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US, WB pledge continued support to Afghan agriculture KABUL: United States and World Bank (WB) officials have pledged AT News Report continued support and assistance to the development of Afghanistan agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Live- stock (MAIL) said on Tuesday. The pledges came at high-lev- el meetings between Afghan Min- ister Assadullah Zamir and senior US and World Bank officials in Washington, the ministry said in a statement. It said the meetings proved KABUL: The National Director- Kabul s residents condemn civilians beheading in Zabul fruitful as Afghanistan s donor ate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday community emphasized the im- said that it has rescued eight pas- AT Monitoring Desk Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi portance of agriculture to the se- sengers, abducted by the Taliban KABUL: A number of Kabul residents took out to the street to give vent to their anger against the beheading curity and prosperity of the Af- several months ago. KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or a senator from Kapisa, also con- of seven civilians by the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, in southern Zabul province. Condemning the ghan nation. The NDS s spokesman Hasi- Upper House of the Parliament on demned the brutal killing of pas- beheading of civilians, they gathered in Zarnigar Park in Kabul. They asked the government to declare a day Zamir met with senior repre- bullah Seddiqi confirmed release of sentatives from the United States the passengers saying that the spy Tuesday criticized the National sengers in Zabul and said the kill- of mourning over the heartbreaking incident. They also called on concerned officials to transfer the dead Unity Government (NUG) for its ings show weakness of the NUG bodies to Kabul. Younis Akhtar, a protestor who is also member of a civil society told Pajhwok Afghan Agency for International Develop- agency operatives succeeded to ment (USAID), United States De- rescue eight passengers who were failure to improve law and order as it failed to provide security to News that they would arrange a mass funeral ceremony in front of the Presidential Palace for those killed in Zabul. This is worth mentioning that Daesh fighters had abducted seven resident of Jaghori district of partment of State, United States from the group of 31 Hazara pas- situation and rescue the abducted the citizens. Institute of Peace (USIP), United sengers abducted by the Taliban passengers who were beheaded Pointing to protest of the Nan- Ghazni province nine months ago and behead them on Sunday in Khak-i-Afghan district of Zabul. Three States Department of Agriculture on the Zabul-Ghazni highway nine recently by Daesh in Zabul prov- garhar varsity s students he said women and a child were also among the beheaded people where their bodies have been handed over to the (USDA), United States Congress, months ago. ince. that not only the chancellor but Jaghori residents. While condemned the beheading of seven civilians, President Ashraf Ghani said that the and the World Bank during the first The rescued passengers, in- In today s session, the govern- the provincial officials including brutal act was a sign of desperation and defeat of the enemies of the people of Afghanistan. The brutal three days of his ten-day execu- cluding five men, two women and ment was not only castigated for governor are also responsible. killing of innocent people is not justifiable in any religion, he said. Maulvi Abdul Raman Rahmani, a tive fact-finding mission to the a teenager, would be handed over its failure to secure release of the Member of Religious, Cultur- lawmaker from northern Balkh province, told reporters that Daesh fighters were more extremist compared United States. to their families soon, the spokes- to the Taliban. He said that Daesh want to intimidate people and divide them on ethnic lines. Islamic State, man added. It is pertinent to men- hostages but also for its failure to al and Education Committee of the Recognizing agriculture as the tion that from the group of 31 ab- take action against those protest- which is also popular as Daesh is an extremist group that has recently emerged in different parts of backbone of Afghanistan s econo- ducted passengers 19 of them were ing students of the Nangarhar Uni- See P2 Afghanistan. my and the sector key to the released in the month of May 2015. versity who waved flags of the growth and stabilization of the According to media reports Taliban, Daesh and other terrorist Afghan nation, the US and World two kidnapped passengers were organizations. Bank senior officials confirmed killed by the insurgents to press their continued support and While condemning the behead- pledged increased assistance to the government for not meeting ing of passengers by Daesh, the their demands which had not been Afghanistan s farmers and agri- senators said that both President business community. made public. The spy agency in- Muhammad Ashraf Ghani and formed about release of the eight Larry Sampler, Assistant to the passengers at a time when the gov- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Administrator in the Office of Af- ernment is criticized for not im- Abdullah Abdullah had taken the ghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at proving law and order situation issue lightly and did not take steps USAID, commended Zamir on his which resulted into beheading of to release the passengers who were ministry s ambitious but highly seven Hazara passengers. The pas- abducted from Ghazni province. achievable strategic vision. sengers were beheaded by Daesh Asking the government to pro- He stressed USAID s desire to three days ago in Zabul. vide security to public, they said continue opening a new chapter of the NUG failed to protect the cit- closer engagement, consultations izens. The president and the CEO and partnership with MAIL as Infighting are responsible for killing of the they work together to achieve Zamir s goal of food security and passengers because according to wheat self-sufficiency by 2020. ongoing the Constitution it is responsibili- The same message of close ty of the government to provide collaboration, support, and in- between rival security to the public, said Mu- creased assistance was echoed by hammad Raheem Hassan Yar, a Annette Dixon, World Bank Vice senator from Ghazni. President for the South Asia Re- Taliban factions Farhad Sakhi, a senator from gion. Dixon, herself an enthusiast Kabul, said that the enemy has tar- of Afghanistan s dried fruit, nuts, in Zabul geted an ethnic group in order to and award-winning saffron, con- create differences among Afghans. firmed the bank s interest in in- AT Monitoring Desk He said that Afghans are united and creasing funding to MAIL both share joys and sorrows as a one in the long and short term in or- KABUL: Intense infighting be- nation. der to help in the rehabilitation Regarding the protest of stu- of Afghanistan s agricultural infra- tween two rival groups of the Tal- structure and to create job oppor- iban militants is ongoing in south- dents in Nangarhar in support of tunities for the millions of unem- ern Zabul province, said an offi- militant groups, Sakhi said the ployed Afghan citizens. cial. chancellor of the university must Gul Islam Sial, spokesman for be sacked because the varsity has the provincial governor office, told turned into the center of enemies Azadi Radio that serious fighting supporters. between the main Taliban militant Maulvi Muhayuddin Munsif, group led by Mulah Akhtar Mu- hammad Mansoor and the splin- ter group led by Mullah Muham- MoD promises mad Rasoul is ongoing in Arghand- ab, Daichopan, and Khak-e-Af- tight security ghan districts of Zabul province AT Monitoring Desk over the past three days. AT Monitoring Desk Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, a KABUL: The Ministry of Defense spokesman for the splinter group (MoD) on Tuesday assured of KABUL: Operatives of the Na- of the Taliban, confirmed the fight- ramping up security within a tional Directorate of Security month in the country as insecuri- ing and said that Mullah Akhtar ty has been intensified recently. (NDS) detained three members of Mansooor s side is receiving sup- Dawlat Waziri, the spokesman to KUNDUZ CITY: Voicing support and current suggestions about elec- gestions and recommendations of reform commission, the Chief Ex- Haqqani network in southeastern port from regional spy agencies. MoD, said that security situation for electoral reforms, the people toral reforms should be respected Kunduz people about reforms to ecutive Officer (CEO) s office and Khost province. A statement is- He added that they will restrain will change in the next two or three of northern Kunduz province on by the government and violations the election bodies, the electoral the President. sued by the NDS on Tuesday said their rival group s activities across weeks and recently 14 anti-mili- Tuesday urged the government to committed in the past elections that three members of the network, the country. tant operations are being conduct- not to allow fraud and irregulari- should not be repeated in future identified as Rahim Khan, Naim ed in 11 provinces in a bid to es- ties experienced in the past to be elections. ACSEN chairman for Spokesmen of the two groups tablish writ of the government in Khan and Najibullah, were supply- said that at least 80 militants have insecure parts of the country. repeated in future elections. Near- northeastern zone, Dr. Moham- ing weapons and ammunition the died in the infighting so far. More troops will be deployed ly 200 representatives from the mad Haroon, said the conference insurgent group in the province. However, a senior member of to the insecure areas, he said. How- Afghan Civil Society Network was aimed at gathering people s It added that the militants were the main faction of the Taliban led ever he added that his ministry has (ACSEN) participated in a confer- opinions and discussing their role involved in a number of terrorist by Akhtar Mansoor s told Reuters made comprehensive plans for next ence in Kunduz City, the provin- in the electoral process and re- attacks against civilians and Afghan on condition of anonymity that year s spring offensive against the cial capital, to call for improved forms. Civic education manager at forces in Musakhel district of the Taliban and other insurgent out- Islamic State militants were sup- fits. Atiqullah Amarkhel, military electoral process. A tribal elder, the Afghanistan Independent Elec- province. Acting on a tipoff, the porting the splinter group, which affairs expert, told Tolonews that Hajji Haikal, from Aliabad district, tion Commission, Hamidullah NDS operatives also seized two was also backed by about 400 those areas once cleared of insur- told the conference that in the pre- Baloch, said the conference would catches of weapons related to Sp- Uzbek militants closely allied to gents must not fall again to the vious conference, they had pro- help propose amendments to the inghar, a commander of Haqqani Mullah Mansoor Dadullah one militants. He said the government posed changes to the electoral sys- election law and code of conduct network, said the statement. The of the main leaders of the splinter should adopt an effective plan for tem and had stressed the issuance of the electoral system and would weapons recovered by the NDS maintaining security in these ar- of electronic ID cards and replace- find resolutions to challenges, ir- group. Most of these Uzbek eas. Security officials say that cur- include a suicide vest, an RPG 7, fighters are affiliated with IS in rently the Taliban insurgents con- ment of commissioners on the elec- regularities and fraud. Haroon said 20 Kalashnikovs, four pistols, and Afghanistan, he said. trol eight districts in the country. toral bodies.He said their previous they had already submitted sug- several other military equipments.

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When Niloofar Rahmani was eight ican man. years old, her mother realised that In Afghanistan, where young Meet Afghanistan's there was something different women and girls are often called about her daughter. names for acting in any way per- It was the late 1990s, and, like ceived to be outside of strict cul- first female conductor millions of other Afghans escap- turally conservative norms, 'may- Once denied their right to music wants to. ing Taliban rule, the Rahmanis had be' can be all it takes. and education by the Taliban, the fled their home in Kabul and were On second look, some specu- girls of Afghanistan are finally And that s how she went back living as refugees in neighbouring lated, the other woman holding her, breaking their shackles as the coun- to pursuing her passion. She rep- Pakistan. couldn't that also be an American try finds it s first female conduc- resented her music school in USA Niloofar's mother had taken the man? Soon they concluded that tor in a 17-year-old, reported BBC. in February 2013. She played the eight-year-old and her older sister what the picture actually showed Negin Khpolwak, a student at sarod at Carnegie Hall, New York to an amusement park. Worn down was two American men baptising the Afghanistan National Institute and the Kennedy Center, Wash- by an onslaught of childish whin- Niloofar. of Music, leads a concert of an all- ington DC. ing, she had finally relented and When I first saw the photo that female ensemble in the midst of It was so amazing. I felt so allowed the girls to ride the park's was circulated, it was captioned: terror-struck Kabul. good but I had always wanted to star attraction: a rickety roller- "The Afghanistan military at the The only school of its kind in become a pianist, she said. coaster. service of American alcoholics." the country, it boasts of boys and Upon her return to Kabul, she "They were just kids," she Google Niloofar's name in her girls who play a variety of instru- started practicing the piano and shrugs. She suspected it would be language Dari, a dialect of the Per- ments including the piano, cello conducting a mixed orchestra with a case of tough love. "I thought sian language spoken in Afghani- and flute as well as traditional Af- male and female students from her they would come back crying." stan, and it's not difficult to find ghan stringed instruments such as school. And, as expected, as soon as the trolls. On the Facebook page the rubab and sarod. It was my first time [con- the carriage ground to a halt, Niloo- of an Afghan official, there's a pho- Silence is golden: China tight- ducting a performance] today. I far's sister climbed off, terrified and tograph of her in a headscarf, trou- ens screws on online music was so happy. I cried when I got running for the comfort of her sers, and a long jacket. She's re- All I want is to become an on the stage and saw all the people mother. ceiving a US state department outstanding concert pianist and in the audience. I want Afghani- But Niloofar, smaller and award; being recognised as an "In- conductor, not only in Afghanistan, stan to be like other countries in younger by two years, dismount- ternational Woman of Courage". but in the world, Negin told BBC. the world, where girls can become ed in fits of laughter. She wanted "She's a prostitute," one per- The young talent comes from pianists and conductors, said to go again. son remarks below the picture. an underprivileged family in the Negin. "I just loved being so far away "Death to this kind of girl who calls conservative province of Kunar Ahmad Sarmast, the founder from the ground, being up in the herself a Muslim," says another. Two years ago, Niloofar Rahmani became Afghanistan's first female fixed- (north-east of Afghanistan with and director of the institute, be- sky," Niloofar remembers. "It was But there were worse conse- strongholds of the Taliban insur- lieves that it is a common problem so fast and it went so high, so scary quences. There were threatening wing pilot [Andrew Quilty/Oculi] gency) and has no musical back- to face pressures of the extended for a child. But I loved it." phone calls from men speaking in ground. family. A child is enrolled with That moment - the love of Pashto, a language she doesn't un- Girls in Kunar don t go to the full blessing of the parents but weightlessness and confrontation derstand. Later, a letter signed by "You fly over the mountains sibility in which she has no choice pressure she's endured. Over the trees and greens but to succeed. She needs to suc- "It is a great opportunity for school and many families don t then an uncle or aunt or grandfa- of fear - would later crystallise into the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan allow them to study music. So, I ther or village elder starts putting a near impossible goal, as her fa- was dropped at her doorstep, tell- Over the rivers and valleys ceed for her family and for Afghan- her and hopefully at the same time You're flying above like a dove istan". the training may alleviate some of had to go to Kabul to fulfill my pressure on the parents to pull the ther talked of his own unrealised ing her to quit flying, or face death. dream. My father helped me, she child out of the music programme dream of becoming a pilot. Her extended family - cousins and Like a parrot, let your heart But the circumstances in which the pressure on her," said the US sing she has found herself mean she has official, before emphasising: said. or from education, he said. He had never had the oppor- uncles she barely knows - have Negin revealed that her father Apart from these traditional tunity. Afghanistan didn't - and still harassed her immediate family, You're a hero in the air sometimes had to be more than "She's duly qualified." You're a hero Niloofar pilot just a pilot; becoming a symbol for Niloofar has a public Facebook sent her to a children s home in reservations, the institute had also doesn't - have a civil aviation forcing them to move from house Kabul at the age of nine for the been a victim of violence because school, and such careers were tra- to house every couple of months. I am Khatool paratrooper" women's rights as well. profile, where she has uploaded Niloofar once flew Moham- "In our country the way [peo- pictures of herself in uniform. In sake of education. there are many who still believe ditionally reserved, through the Each time they have tracked That was the first time she lis- that music is sinful. military or by travelling abroad, for them down, issuing threats and, on madzai, and other high-ranking of- ple] think is that women have to one recent post, she asks her ficers, to Jalalabad, a city in Af- stay in the house," Niloofar ex- "fanz" how they are doing. tened to music and watched the In an unfortunate incident last the sons of Afghanistan's financial one occasion, beating her brother performances on television. She year, a suicide bomber attacked the and political elite. in a shopping mall. In another in- ghanistan's east. plains. "They think women are "Her Facebook profile to me She recalls with a smile how physically weak, and they can't - doesn't say that she is trying to later joined the music institute, concert organised by one of the But, 10 years after that roller- cident, Niloofar says, her brother which has more than 200 students students, resulting in one death and coaster ride, as Niloofar was fin- was shot at when leaving his uni- the older woman hugged her after they're not allowed - to do this. keep a low profile. I'm not sure if the flight. This kind of thinking is a motiva- it's naivety or a lack of understand- (quarter of them being girls), and leaving Ahmad with impaired hear- ishing school, she heard a radio re- versity late at night. Her father lost has been studying there for four ing and eleven pieces of shrapnel port about how Afghanistan would his job; his colleagues shunned "She said she was really proud tion for me." ing," said the US official. of me," Niloofar remembers. "It We are seated in my dining I put this to her friends . years now. lodged in his head. now accept women into its mili- him, saying he should be ashamed Negin s parents were really German musicians captivate tary. This is my chance, she of his daughter. meant a lot." room. She picks a few cashews "Why should she have to alter thought. "The worst thing is my extend- Part of Niloofar's work has from the snack bowl only when I herself for others?" says Motley. Three years later, Niloofar ed family," Niloofar says. "They been to transport high-ranking mil- leave the room; I can hear her "Why should you or I have to ad- Rahmani became Afghanistan's are like a shadow that is always itary and government officials crunching on the tape recorder just our lives to meet others' ex- first female fixed-wing pilot - the with me." around Afghanistan. when I listened back later. Barely pectations? There's nothing unto- first woman to be trained as an When she went to senior offi- In her pre-flight briefings, it touching her tea, she talks quickly ward on her Facebook and frank- Afghan Air Force pilot in more than cials at the Afghan Air Force, they hasn't been unusual for her male and listens intently when I men- ly, she is a 23-year-old girl, and 30 years. said they couldn't help. passengers to express disbelief that tion that in my home country of girls in their 20s have Facebook." It was the realisation of a long- You knew this was going to Niloofar would be their pilot, and Australia, the military recently "She is forcing people to adapt held dream. happen, she says they told her. refuse to board. opened many front-line combat to her," says Wardak. "She gets But it has brought more trou- "You know this society, you "I try not to get upset, they've roles to women. negative comments all the time, she ble than she could ever have imag- decided to come anyway," Niloo- never seen a female fly a plane be- "Wow, I think that's great, just gets harassed, and she acts classi- ined. far recalls them saying. "Now this fore," she says. "I just tell them, awesome," she says. ly and doesn't react. She might be 'Like a shadow' is happening, there is nothing we 'Sir, the aircraft is ready and we're "If they allowed that here, I the only one, but she is forcing Many Afghans have heard of can do, you have to take care of it going in five minutes.'" would be the first one ready to do change." Niloofar. She has been on local tele- yourself." Most of the time they com- this." When I ask about her detrac- vision, and her pictures have been She admits that a couple of plain but eventually take their seat Niloofar's dream wasn't the tors, Niloofar says she doesn't published on popular local news weeks ago, after a tense telephone on the plane, she says, and when military. She wanted to be a pilot want them to know they can get websites. On television, she comes conversation with a superior, she the flight goes just fine, as it al- and the air force was her only op- under her skin and also, important- across as cool and professional. cried in her mother's arms. ways does, some of those men have tion. She admits that she would ly, she doesn't want to discourage In person, she is confident and It's at this point in the inter- apologised for doubting her capa- have preferred to have trained as a other girls from following their polite. view, as her face grows tense from bility. She has changed some minds civil aviation pilot. dreams too. She recounts the threats she recounting it all, that it hits me: and challenged some preconcep- But Niloofar became Afghani- "I want men to know I have tions, she acknowledges. stan's first female fixed-wing pilot not been scared of them," she says. supportive of her education but her Lahore has faced, apologising in advance She is only 23 years old. mother including her uncles On a question about whether if it gets boring - she isn't trying to She has been through so much These small, rare wins - an and continues to serve despite so "I just smile to them and pretend encouraging word from a colleague, many around her saying she there is nothing wrong in my life. I weren t happy with her learning or not the possibility of further downplay them, she's just very and feels, I think, very alone. music. bombings scares him, Ahmad said, matter-of-fact. 'Complete freedom' or just an acknowledgement for couldn't and the threats against her want them to know that other fe- being competent at her job - loom and her family. males are coming." Honouring Bach: Capital gets No. We are part of this struggle. In 2013, when she completed Afghanistan's security force is a taste of European classical mu- We are standing against violence her first solo flight, in a Cessna- funded almost entirely by the US. large in her mind. She recalls these "When people tell me you can't When I ask her if she is proud moments in a level of detail that do something, it hurts me," she of herself, she responds with a sic and terror with our arts and cul- 182, the military publicised her In those early post-Taliban days, My uncle told us, No girls ture, particularly with music. achievement, and Niloofar's world in a massive rush of aid dollars, suggests just how important they says. "I always want to show them quiet, "Oh yeah." are to her. that I can." "Have you worked hard ?" I in our family should learn music. That s one of the ways we can changed. donors pushed for gender integra- It s against tradition , she said. educate our people about the im- Training had been tough. She tion, a huge cultural shift for Af- When she opens up, she is ef- She says she has only once ask. fusively warm, and smiles with gap thought of quitting . Training was "I did. I really did," she says. Due to her uncle s pressure, portance of living in peace and har- felt a distinct lack of support from ghanistan's military. she had to quit the institute for six mony, rather than killing each her male Afghan colleagues, she "Some Afghan men see wom- teeth she tends to hide in photo- harder than she ever could have "Sometimes when I'm talking graphs. imagined. About halfway through, about my situation, it's easy to put months. But her father came to her other. Part of my inspiration is says. There had been no harass- en in the military as a threat; they rescue and stood up for her. He Negin and students like her, who ment, no violence, just an under- take it almost as a personal threat, She uses phrases like "awe- the feelings of isolation and of be- it into words, but living it has been some", "that sucks", and "cool" - ing sidelined by her male colleagues difficult. But this is the only way." told her uncle, It s Negin s life. keep coming here despite the dif- current of some willing her to fail , if a woman can do the same job as She should study music if she ficulties, he added. Tribune she explains. them to the same ability," said a telltale signs of time spent around became overwhelming. She confid- Al Jazeera At best they saw her as a to- US official, speaking on the condi- US military personnel. She poses ed in an American female mentor ken female, she elaborates. At tion of anonymity . patiently but a little nervously for whose response was to give her a 3 policemen dead, worst, some accused her, behind Ambitious goals were set: 10 a portrait. book - a biography of Amelia Ear- Meshrano Jirga her back, of being a prostitute or percent of Afghanistan's military After our first meeting, she hart. 1 critically drug addict. should be women - a ratio that ex- hugs me and says, "You're my "When I read her story I rea- wounded in I think that everyone came out ceeds countries like Norway and friend now". Apart from a couple lised she as a woman - okay, in censures govt for failure to watch to see if I would screw it Denmark and isn't much lower than of Afghan women, most of the America, many years ago, in a dif- Uruzgan attack up, maybe even crash the plane. the US' at around 15 percent. friends she mentions are foreign ferent time - but she went through Niloofar Rahmani That policy has now been re- women - coalition soldiers, jour- exactly what I'm going through," TIRINKOT: Three policemen nalists, a well-known lawyer. she says . to rescue hostages Her first solo flight, a major vised, with the aim, instead, for have been killed and a fourth hurdle for any pilot, attracted hun- 5,000 Afghan servicewomen with- "She has an eagerness to con- I realised that it always has to From P1 nect to women, to develop a sis- be someone who brings change. wounded during a Taliban attack dreds of her Afghan colleagues, as in the next 10 years. Meshrano Jirga, Lailuma Ahmadi, said that anti-government pro- in the Deh Rawood district of cen- terhood," says one of her Afghan This time, it has to be me. It might testers showed support for the Taliban in the previous year as well. well as some international mentors There are currently fewer than tral Uruzgan province, an official who had helped with her training. 1,000 in total, and only around 50 friends, Mariam Wardak. "I think be really tough, but I thought I have Therefore, the chancellor of the Nangarhar University is responsible "I think that everyone came in the air force. she is missing that." to be strong like [Earhart]. Maybe and he must be punished because he has not informed the security said on Tuesday. out to watch to see if I would screw While she trained alone, Niloo- I ask her about love. one day it will be me who writes a officials about increasing support for militant organizations in the uni- The attack took place Mon- it up, maybe even crash the plane," far isn't the only female fixed-wing "To be honest, I've seen too book and inspires someone else. versity, she suggested. day night when the insurgents she recalls. pilot in the Afghan Air Force. many bad, dishonest men," she Niloofar Rahmani Chairing the session, the deputy chairman of Meshrano Jirga, Mu- stormed a police check-post in But she didn't feel entirely There's one other, who keeps her says. "In my work I have proba- Even though they were de- hammad Alam Ezedyar, said that the government has committed negli- Zarkani locality, Aminullah Khali- without support. She recalls how identity private. Others have gone bly met a thousand different men cades apart, reading Earhart's bi- gence in its duty while not providing security to the public. qi, the town s administrative chief, one US commander gave her his through the training, but family and I never found one that I could ography made Niloofar realise that The government has showed inefficiency and failed to rescue the told Pajhwok Afghan News. trust or know he's a good person. she wasn't alone. "We shared the "wings" badge - the one you re- pressure has precluded them from passengers, who were beheaded by Daesh. Those who committed neg- He said the injured policeman ceive when you become a pilot - taking on active duty, according to That has taken away any idea of same problems with the behaviour ligence must be punished, he said. romance for me." of men," she reflects. "I'm not the was in critical condition and the before the flight, saying: "I know Niloofar and the US official . Terming protest of the Nangarhar university students a serious threat militants also took away weapons She wears a fake engagement only one who has faced this situa- to the national security, he said that those officials who had not taken you'll keep this safe for me." She also isn't the only well- and ammunitions from the check- The flight went just fine. When known female air force officer. The ring at work to stave off harass- tion." action against supporters of the Taliban and Daesh should also be pun- she clambered out of the plane, she highest-ranking woman in the air ment. To keep up the ruse, she even Reading that book, a few pag- ished because they did not fulfill their responsibilities. post. felt excited and proud. Some exu- force is Brigadier General Khatool told her closest friends that she was es every day, she says, "my mind He directed the concerned committees to summon the officials of Taliban spokesman Qari berant female coalition soldiers in- Mohammadzai, who trained as a engaged. completely changed". She realised Higher Education Ministry and security officials to probe the case be- Yousuf Ahmadi claimed four po- sisted that she be dunked in water paratrooper during Afghanistan's Beyond her immediate family, that what she was doing could be cause the protestors have claimed that they have not received their six- licemen, including their command- - an international tradition for air communist era. Niloofar is guarded about who she something bigger - something more month allowance which sparked the protest. er, were killed in the attack. force pilots after their first solo In the past, Mohammadzai has lets into her life. "I think even one than just for herself. flight. been open about being badly treat- day my best friend could become "I realised that it always has A British and an American, ed. In 2011, she told The National my worst enemy," she says. to be someone who brings change. both women, picked her up. Some- newspaper that some in the army But flying allows Niloofar to This time, it has to be me. It might First comprehensive book on one - no one knows who - took a wished death upon her . Other forget these troubles. be really tough, but I thought I have photo. colleagues called her "that ugly les- "When I'm in the air, I feel all to be strong like [Earhart]. Maybe Afghanistan s minerals published That photo was quickly cir- bian". But now, when asked about my heavy thoughts lift from my one day it will be me who writes a culated online and, suddenly, the Niloofar and how women are treat- shoulders. I feel complete free- book and inspires someone else." The very first comprehensive dates of the exploration and extrac- lack of capacity in the Ministry of millions of Afghans who are ed in the Afghan Air Force, she dom," she says. 'Forcing change' book on Afghanistan s minerals, tion of the mines, composition of Mines, lack of transparency in hooked on social media heard the chooses her words carefully. A responsibility to succeed Niloofar is now in the US to called Afghanistan s minerals, the minerals and the location of the mining contracts, involvement of name Niloofar Rahmani for the "We have a lot of difficulties - "The remarkable thing is she spend the next two years training contracts and challenges , has been mines. The second part of the book mafia and powerful individuals in first time. but all women all over the world hasn't given up," says Kimberly to pilot a C-130, a large military published. provides information on the min- illegal extraction of the mines and That's when the problems be- do," she says. Motley, an international lawyer, transport plane, which inspires The book is written by one of ing contracts, the duration of the payment of royalties both to the gan, because in that photo where They hardly know each other, and a friend of Niloofar's. awe in online plane forums, and is the engineers of the Ministry of contracts and the royalties applied government and Taliban. everyone, Niloofar included, is but Mohammadzai speaks warm- When Niloofar started her pi- described as "an incredibly tough Mines and Petroleum, Moham- by the government. Zaki wanted to expose the smiling and celebrating, one of the ly of Niloofar. She mentions, al- lot training, says Motley, "it was bird to fly". mad Anwar Zaki. The last section of the book power individuals involved in Af- women holding her up, hair tucked most as an afterthought, that she a personal dream, but now that It's been suggested that the US The first part of the book cov- examines the challenges facing the ghanistan s mining sector, but due underneath her cap, looks like she has written poems in Niloofar's she's older and evolving as a per- government offered her the train- ers topics on the quantity and qual- mining sector. Some of the chal- to pressures and restrictions his could, maybe, be a man - an Amer- honour and offers to recite one: son, I think she sees it as a respon- ing to escape the threats and the ity of Afghanistan s mines, the lenges the book reflects upon are research was left incomplete. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Nangarhar students carrying Taliban, IS flags being probed

JALALABAD: Local officials on ty students had repeatedly rallied Tuesday promised investigating a in support of militants. He also recent rally in Jalalabad, the capi- called for the government not to tal of eastern Nangarhar province, allow a recurrence of such inci- where participants carried the flags dents. of a militant outfits. Nangarhar University Chan- Some days ago, a number of cellor Babrak Miakhail said an Nangarhar University students, NDS delegation had arrived after carrying the flags of Islamic State the rally and collected information (IS) and Taliban, staged a protest on the issue. He also supported in the city against what they called calls for action against the students hostel accommodation problems. creating a law and order situation. The students action triggered The governor s spokesman, EMERGENCY a strong reaction from some civil Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Pajh- society activists and social media wok Afghan News that the gover- CALLS users, who asked the government nor had also met the NDS team to take stern action over the bra- and other security officials on the Police zen show of support to militants. rally. One of social media users, Khushal Khalil, a political ex- Roohul Amin Hassan, wrote on his pert and resident of Nangarhar, said 100 - 119 Facebook account: Nangarhar supporting militants was not a new University has been converted into issue in Nangarhar University. BERLIN: A growing sense that ening and the fighting is increas- that they had more to worry about Under political pressure, the a terrorist base, where students are Fueling extremism has been a long- Hospitals Afghanistan is slipping into great- ing, Mr. Atti said. There is the than the possible closing of bor- government has tightened some of suffering from multiple problems. running problem, according to him. er chaos and will not stabilize any- Taliban. There is ISIS. It is very ders or the hardships of travel. its policies, adopting measures to He urged the government, par- He added that fueling extrem- FMIC Hospital time soon is driving rising num- bad, he added, referring to the I have been told that Germa- weed out new arrivals who are ticularly the National Directorate ism was begun in 1992 when Paki- Behind Kabul Medical bers of Afghans to flee for Europe, militant group also known as the ny will only accept you if you are unlikely to qualify for asylum and of Security (NDS), to initiate seri- stan s Jamiat-I-Islami and other University: hopeful that they will enjoy the Islamic State or ISIL. under the age of 18, Sayed Mo- limiting asylum-seekers ability to ous action against organisers of the religious groups representatives same welcome given to Syrians and Germany s own foreign min- hammed, 28, said in Lesbos last bring additional family members. rally. were teaching in the university 0202500200-+93793275595 Iraqis seeking safety from war and istry urgently warns against trav- week. Do you know if that is Mr. de Maizière, who bore the Another social media user, during Mujahideen and Taliban re- terror. el to Afghanistan. true? brunt of the criticism for being Mohammad Rafiq Zazai, asked the gimes. Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Aided by smugglers, and wor- Melissa Fleming, spokes- There is no age limit on Ger- unprepared for the migrants ar- authorities to follow in the foot- The university was also ig- ried that borders would soon close woman for the United Nations ref- man admissions, although several rival, has raised the issue of the steps of the Sudanese government, nored by the government of former Pule Bagh-e- Umomi along the migrant trail through the ugee agency, said some of the Af- of the Afghans on Lesbos seemed Afghan migrants several times in which indiscriminately cracked president Hamid Karzai, he al- 070263672 Balkans, about 64,000 Afghans ghan migrants might be leaving for to know of special programs for recent weeks. down on Arab Spring rallies in leged. Since Karzai did not want were registered entering Greece in a better life in Europe s most pros- minors in Germany and claimed to His criticisms appear to have 2013. the students to protest against October, according to the United perous countries, but for many, it be under 18, though many looked taken hold in German society, high- Sudan s intelligence agents in him, he did not bring reforms, he Khairkhana Hospital Nations High Commissioner for is well documented that these are older. lighted by a recent article in the plainclothes entered crowded pro- claimed. He said old lecturers of Refugees, second only to Syrians extremely dangerous situations Mr. Mohammed paid $3,000 mass-circulation newspaper Bild tests and captured 150 students. the university were trying to re- 0799-321007 and more than double the 27,500 that they face living in Afghani- to a series of smugglers who guid- that raised questions about Af- After that, no one dared protest move newly-appointed teachers, 2401352 who were registered the month stan, one of the poorest countries ed him from Kabul to Iran, on into ghans claims of personal danger, a against the government, he re- who were against their ideas. The before. on earth. Turkey, and finally across the sea condition of asylum. Bild said its called. clash of perceptions has paved the On a recent morning on the At the same time, Afghani- to Lesbos, he said. He had been on reporter had found fake Taliban Saeedullah, another social me- ground for extremists on the cam- Indira Gandhi Children Greek island of Lesbos, a black stan s sophisticated networks of the road for 30 days. death sentences, meant to reinforce dia user, said Nangarhar Universi- pus. (Pajhwok) rubber dinghy slid gently onto smugglers appear to have acceler- As a Hazara, a Shiite Muslim false claims of personal threat, sell- Hospital, Wazir Akbar shore in the first light, and Hadi ated their operations, capitalizing ethnic minority targeted by the ing for 1,000 in Kabul. Khan, Kabul 2301372 Atti, 17, a baby-faced high school on growing fears over advances by Taliban, who are Sunni, Mr. Mo- Germany is balking at looking student from a village outside Kab- the Taliban, and inroads by the Is- hammed had been threatened many after Afghans on both ends. Since ul, the Afghan capital, shouted, lamic State. times, he said. The Taliban would German troops were first deployed Ibn-e- Seena We are here, we are here! About 67,000 Afghans have have killed me if I remained, I am to Afghanistan in 2001, in post-9/ Mr. Atti said the crossing from entered Germany seeking asylum certain of it, he said. 11 solidarity with the United Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Turkey was smooth but very cold. this year almost half of them His dream, he said, is Germa- States, 54 German soldiers have 2100359 But we made it, and now we can last month alone, officials said. Mr. ny, but he will try Sweden instead. been killed, the biggest toll of any continue on, he said. de Maizière has said that the ar- After more than four years of German deployment abroad since Migrants walked atop a dike rival of so many members of Af- war in Syria and a recent bombing 1945. Wazir Akbar Khan as Slovenian riot police escorted ghanistan s middle class was un- campaign by Russia in support of Noting that American, German them to a registration camp out- acceptable. President Bashar al-Assad, more and other forces will now stay be- Hospital side Dobova last month. War, We are in agreement with the Syrians than Afghans continue to yond 2016, Ms. Merkel has ar- 2301741, 2301743 drought and more are driving mil- Afghan government, he said, of enter Greece, though the pace from gued that that commitment plus lions of people from their concerns that Afghanistan s pop- Syria has dropped slightly. more aid can give Afghans more homelands.A Mass Migration Cri- ulation would be depleted of fu- In September, 110,512 Syri- possibility to build up their coun- Ali Abad sis, and It May Yet Get ture leaders. We do not want that. ans entered Greece, according to try. Shahrara, Kabul WorseOCT. 31, 2015 Afghan migrants in Germany the Hellenic Coast Guard, but the Mohamed al Zoda, 20, a Haz- Where to? Germany! sever- said they were already feeling the tally decreased to 90,718 in Octo- ara from Baghlan Province at the 2100439 al of his travel companions shout- effects of the government s harder ber. Over the same period, the num- main migrant center in Berlin, said ed. Austria, one man said. I will line. ber of Afghans more than doubled he did not buy Ms. Merkel s argu- go to Sweden, Mr. Atti said. On Thursday, Sayed Aliraza, to 64,000, according to the United ment. Malalai Maternity But after a month of harrow- 24, was among the thousands of Nations. The case here is that our gov- Hospital ing travel, rushing to reach Central new arrivals waiting in Berlin s After 35 years of war, Afghan- ernment is bribed, he said, sitting and Northern Europe before more main migrant reception center, hop- istan is a leading source of refu- among a group of young Afghan 2201377/ 2301743 borders are closed, the Afghan mi- ing to appeal what he said had been gees. Afghans began arriving in men at the center last week. They grants may be facing a new obsta- his rejection from German-lan- Europe in significant numbers as are not good guys. cle to their dreams of safety and guage classes. the Taliban took hold in the 1990s, Foreign countries give aid, Banks security: a hardening stance by the Mr. Aliraza said he had bro- and in 2001 were the single largest he added, but the government gets German government on who gets ken off his studies of law and pol- group arriving on the Continent, the money and put it in their pock- Da Afghanistan Bank to stay for a year, or more. itics in his third year at Kabul according to the United Nations et. 2100302, 2100303 German officials argue that University and left for Europe in refugee group. The International They do not have any solu- Afghanistan is not universally un- April with his parents, brother, Organization for Migration esti- tions for people, he said. Bakhtar Bank safe, so not all migrants should be sister-in-law and their five chil- mated that 260,000 Afghans were NYTIMES granted asylum. The interior min- dren. on the Continent from 2010 to 0776777000 ister, Thomas de Maizière, has said He said he was in his third day 2012. that applicants would be judged of seeking redress from a Berlin And because Afghanistan is SIKANDAR SHERPAO CALLS FOR FRIENDLY Azizi Bank on a case-by-case basis, adding that bureaucracy severely strained by also the world s leading opium pro- 0799 700900 not all of the people who come the migrant influx, to present a ducer, finding a smuggler is easy. RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN to us as refugees from Afghanistan paper he said showed approval to They are waiting at border cross- Pashtany Bank can expect to stay in Germany. start the classes. He said the gov- ings to Iran, where busloads of AT Monitoring Desk 2102908, 2103868 Officials in Germany also note ernment, which insists newcom- Afghan migrants arrive daily to KABUL: The Senior Minister of which are the reason of the deteri- on it. that the country has had troops in ers learn German, was no longer begin a journey they hope will end Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sikandar orated relation between the two Answering a question during Afghanistan for 14 years and has helping Afghans. in Europe. Or one can get a referral Hayat Khan Sherpao said that Pa- countries. conference he said that FATA has Air Services poured more than 2 billion euros, I think the German govern- to a smuggler at Kabul s pre-emi- kistan and Afghanistan must re- Sikandar Sherpao also dis- a significant strategic location that or about $2.15 billion, into civilian ment does not want for Afghan nent mall. build the friendly ties to restore cussed the status of Federally Ad- should not be ignored. It is time to Safi Airways projects. Chancellor Angela Mer- people to learn Deutsch, he said. Germany s hardening stance lasting peace in the region. ministered Tribal Areas (FATA), take measures for the development kel has suggested that those efforts I understand the government on the Afghan migrants comes as Speaking at a news conference adding that tribal belt should be of these areas and provide a pros- 020 22 22 222 fulfill Germany s commitment to of Germany doesn t have place for discontent over the open-door mi- in Mardan district of Khyber Pa- merged into Khyber Pakhtunkh- perous future to the people, he care for those in need, meaning it refugees. But we are also human. gration policy of Ms. Merkel s khtunkhwa, he said the other day wa. He condemned the federal added. Sikandar Sherpao said that Ariana should not necessarily have to shel- We don t have any security government deepens. The giddy that friendly relations of Pakistan government of Pakistan for not his party will never compromise ter Afghans in Germany, too. there, he added, referring to Af- joy that greeted the migrants when with Afghanistan is the only way initiating work on western rout of on the rights of Pakhtuns. Activ- 020-2100270 That tougher stance by Ger- ghanistan. That is the reality. Af- they started pouring into rail sta- to have peace in the region. He said the China-Pakistan Economic Cor- ists of various political parties, in- many is emerging as the biggest ghanistan is not secure, and the tions in early September is giving that both countries share the same ridor (CPEC). He said the federal cluding Rifaq Khan, Asghar Khan Kam Air test case yet of Central and North- government of Germany knows way to a dreary exhaustion as cit- religion, culture and language so it government is not taking the deci- and others quit their respective 0799974422 ern Europe s willingness to absorb this. ies and towns struggle to accom- should not be harming each other. sion of the All Parties Conference parties and announced joining the people from the world s most trou- The unwelcome message does modate thousands of people who Sikandar, who is also leader of (APC) seriously, adding that the QWP. The Qaumi Watan Party bled regions. At the same time, it not appear to have fully trickled do not share a common culture, the Qaumi Watan Party, said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly leaders Hashim Babar, Tania Bibi, Hotels may force a debate over who qual- into Afghanistan itself, although language or religion and who Islamabad should manage to re- has collectively passed three legit- Abdul Ghaffar Mohmand, Ijaz Safi Landmark ifies as a refugee. migrants arriving in Greece last must be protected before the win- store the cordial ties with Afghan- imate resolutions about the west- Khan Hoti and others joined the Life in Afghanistan is wors- week expressed a growing sense ter sets in. istan and eliminate those elements ern rout of CPEC for starting work conference. 020-2203131 KABUL SERENA HOTEL Baghlan-Kunduz highway blockade lifted after 5 days SERENA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY PUL-I-KHUMRI: Protestors re- Markazi district, demanding the issue. However, the delegates assured protestors the issue would opened the Baghlan-Kunduz high- shifting of the provincial capital failed to satisfy the protestors be resolved soon. But Sabawoon, 0799654000 Kabul Serena Hotel celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 8th November way after five days of closure on and university. Over the past five during initial talks. Provincial High who also leads the delegation, was 2015. Tuesday after fruitful negotiations days, the road was reopened only Peace Committee (HPC) Chairman quoted as saying that shifting the New Rumi Restaurant The Hotel was inaugurated on 17th Aqrab 1384 or 8th November with a delegation from the Presi- at night. Late on Monday, a dele- Abdul Samad Stanikzai, who was provincial capital was a subject that 0776351347 2005 by His Excellency Hamid A. Karzai former President of the Islam- dential Palace. More than 200 peo- gation from the Presidential Pal- part of the delegation, told Pajh- should be discussed between dis- ic Republic of Afghanistan, in the presence of His Majesty Mohammad ple blocked the busy highway in ace arrived in Baghlan in a bid to wok Afghan News presidential trict elders and President Ashraf Zaher Shah Baba-e-Milat and His Highness the Aga Khan. The Hotel the Parchawah area of Baghlan-i- find a negotiated settlement of the advisor Wahidullah Sabawoon had Ghani. Internet Services was originally built in 1945. However, it was completely refurbished UA Telecom and extended by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development after 0796701701 / 0796702702 the civil war. Insecurity impedes delivery of telecom services in Helmand Recently, the Kabul Serena Hotel was awarded Afghanistan s Lead- LASHKARGAH: An unprece- the private mobile firms had ing Hotel at the World Travel Awards at the Asia & Australia Gala dented increase in violence has stopped providing their services Exchange Rate Ceremony 2015 held in Hong Kong. The international recognition rein- been impeding the delivery of tele- due to increasing incidents of vio- states the fact that Kabul Serena Hotel is the leader in Afghanistan s communication services in south- lence in the province. Sell: hospitality industry. (Press Release) ern Helmand province, the Minis- The mobile companies had try of Communication and Infor- resisted a lot, providing services One US$ = mation Technology (MCIT) said in the daytime. But the insurgents on Tuesday. continued to warn them and 66.95Afs Provincial Council Chairman torched their facilities in some ar- One Pound Sterling= Karim Khan Atal confirmed the eas. As a result, they had to halt 98.59Afs disruption of private telecommu- their operations, he argued. nications services in the province According to Samim it was the One Euro = over the past few days after the final decision to close services as 71.24Afs Taliban s warnings. Residents the companies could not resist to 1000 Pak Rs = have since been faced with prob- the Taliban cruelty. He added the lems. MCIT had been in contact with 621Afs He suggested the MCIT mobile companies and security in- Buy: mount pressure on private tele- stitutions to find a way of dealing One US$ = communications companies to with the issue of restartingthe tele- start their services in the restive communications services in Hel- 65.45 Afs province. If thefirms did not mand. Four years back, the Afghan One Pound Sterling= launch services. The ministry Wireless Communications Com- 97.79Afs should cancel their licences, the pany (AWCC), Roshan, Etisalat public representatives proposed. and MTN halted their services in One Euro= But Mohammad Yasin Samim, Helmand due the worsening secu- 70.64 Afs the MCIT spokesman, confirmed rity environment. (Pajhwok) 1000 Pak Rs= 613Afs This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Regrouped opposition Civil, military worries Modi leaders agree to NEW DELHI: The Modi govern- ment is worried that the crushing defeat for the Bharatiya Janata speed up Karachi op Party (BJP) in Bihar will spur A machete-wielding man on Tues- Tension has risen since Prime Minister Hasina ordered Islamist leaders suspected of atrocities during the splintered opposition parties to day injured a military policeman 1971 war of independence from Pakistan to be put on trial for war crimes. ISLAMABAD: Top civil and mil- operation, and the meeting ap- regroup in parliament and that their in an attack at an army check post Hasina's rivals accuse her of settling political scores by hunting down members of the Jamaat-e-Islami, an itary leaders have decided to speed proved the pending decisions. regained swagger could impact ad- up the surgical operation in Kara- Sources said the outcome of these versely on his close aides and par- in the Bangladesh capital, police ally of the main opposition group headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The government denies said, the second law enforcement these assertions. chi which has apparently slowed decisions would be visible in the ty officials, analysts said on Mon- down in recent weeks. Moreover, coming days. day. official to be targeted in a week. Prime Minister Narendra Fears are growing that Bang- they fine-tuned the agenda of army First stage of Karachi security Modi has been held accountable ladesh's secular democracy is un- chief General Raheel Sharif’s up- operation complete: Rangers for several acts of omission and der attack following the killing of coming crucial visit to the United The meeting reiterated that the commission in fueling hatred be- two foreigners and a spate of dead- States. Karachi operation would continue tween Hindus and Muslims in the ly attacks on bloggers and publish- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif till it achieved the set goals. Sourc- run-up to the polls, a subject the chaired a meeting on security on es said the law enforcement agen- opposition is spoiling to pounce ers prompted by articles critical of religious extremism. Monday, his office said in a state- cies have completed investigation on. His own party is in a quanda- ment. “Issues of national security in key cases that involve senior ry about the as-yet-unknown full At the time of Tuesday's at- impact of the shock defeat. tack, the policeman was on duty were discussed and different stag- leaders of political parties in Sindh. Adding to Mr Modi’s troubles at a check post at the entrance of es of the National Action Plan However, arresting high-profile is perceived rebellion from Hindut- the Dhaka Cantonment, police of- [against terrorism] were reviewed,” political figures required the go- va ranks. Former BJP minister ficial Abdul Halim said. it added without elaborating. ahead from the government. Arun Shourie has complained bit- He was taken to a military Karachi operation moves into The security huddle also dis- terly about the abusive language higher gear cussed the state of special courts against his physically challenged hospital for treatment, Halim add- ed, with one person arrested over Attendees at the meeting in- set up under the Protection of Pa- son being hurled on the social me- cluded army chief Gen Raheel kistan Act which are still dormant. dia by people followed by the the attack. prime minister. "This is a pre-planned attack Sharif, cabinet members Ishaq Dar Sources said the military leader- An indication of the growing to create fear among law enforc- and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, ship had urged the civilian govern- worry within the ruling establish- ers," police commissioner Asaduz- Chief of General Staff Lt Gen ment, particularly the interior min- ment came as the government zaman Mia told reporters. Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Nation- ister, to refer cases to special courts reached out to the opposition to Police in Dhaka earlier de- al Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) as well. help pass key reform Bills and Nasser Khan Janjua, PM’s Advis- Sources said the meeting fina- urged them to not interpret the tained 11 suspected members of a banned militant group with explo- er on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, lised the agenda for the army Bihar poll result as a “mandate to Tariq Fatemi and other senior civil chief’s visit to Washington later disrupt Parliament”. sives and weapons, a police The government also an- spokesman said. and military officials. this week. nounced the winter session will On Wednesday, two men on a Though the official readout did Performance review: Rangers meet between Nov 26 and Dec 23. motorcycle hacked to death a po- not say much about the meeting, claim Karachi operation helped The Cabinet Committee on liceman at a checkpoint on the out- sources said the Karachi operation curb crime Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) skirts of Dhaka in an attack later was the main talking point. The The premier’s top aides, in- headed by Home Minister Rajnath meeting took important decisions cluding Janjua, Aziz and Fatemi, Singh also took a decision to call a claimed by Islamic State. The government, however, re- vis-à-vis Karachi operation which gave their input to the army chief special two-day sitting of Parlia- will play out in the coming days, on the agenda of his five-day trip. ment on the first two days of the jected Islamic State's claim and session to commemorate the adop- blamed the growing violence in according to sources. Key subjects expected to be tion of the Indian Constitution on Bangladesh on its domestic politi- The Karachi operation appar- discussed during Gen Raheel’s trip November 26, 1949, and honour cal opponents linked to Islamist ently slowed down, especially af- include the US’s plan to limit Pa- its architect, B.R. Ambedkar. parties. ter federal and provincial lawmak- kistan’s nuclear and missile pro- “CCPA met today and decid- "This is a conspiracy to de- ers of the Muttahida Qaumi Move- gramme in exchange for support- ed to call winter session from No- ment resigned en bloc, and the gov- ing Pakistan’s bid to enter the Nu- vember 26, which will continue till stabilize the country and to foil the war crimes trials," said Home ernment engaged them in talks in clear Suppliers Group and a po- December 23 depending on the an attempt to persuade them to tential civil nuclear deal like the one exigencies of business,” Parliamen- Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. tary Affairs Minister M. Venkai- rescind their decision. Washington signed with New Del- ah Naidu told reporters after the Terrorists targeting LEAs to be hi. The subject was due to be meeting. arrested in next phase of Karachi raised during Nawaz’s meeting “All concerned need to under- Pakistan may be polio free by next year: UNICEF stand the Bihar verdict in the right perspective. People of Bihar want PESHAWAR: With an 85% reduc- be declared a Non-Endemic coun- 2014 due to inaccessibility to these Polio campaign: 400,000 chil- development just like people in the tion in recorded polio cases in try for polio virus.” area.” dren to be vaccinated other states. To realise rapid eco- 2015, Pakistan may be declared a Disease eradication: Polio He noted that in 2015, only According to Dr Johar, “The nomic growth, we need to have the ‘non-endemic country for polio drive to begin on November 10 16,000 children were missed in the right environment in place, which main reason behind the rise in num- requires considered reforms. virus’ by next year, a Unicef health Aqeel Ahmad, the media liai- country which is highly commend- ber of polio cases between 2005 “To interpret Bihar verdict in official said. son officer of the Polio Emergen- able. to 2014 was inaccessibility to tribal any other manner only amounts Pakistan, which along with cy Operation Center (EOC) Fata, Both Ahmad and Dr Johar as- areas where hundreds of thousands to questioning the wisdom of the Afghanistan remains the only said, “Around 292,000 children sociated this achievement to the people of the State. All parties have place where the crippling disease from Khyber Agency, North military’s efforts in improving se- of children were missed from im- to understand it and enable Parlia- is still rife, has registered only 36 Waziristan and South Waziristan curity, especially after launching munization, resulting in the con- ment to pass the reform measures. polio cases so far this year, as Agencies missed immunisation in Operation Zarb-e-Azab. tamination of disease.” Bihar verdict is a clear statement compared to 306 cases recorded of people’s aspirations. It should not be interpreted as a mandate to last year. obstruct Parliament,” Mr Naidu The year 2014 is considered operation: Rangers with President Obama at the White said. by health experts as the darkest The MQM lawmakers with- House last month, but intense Former union minister Arun year for the Pakistan polio eradi- drew their resignations after the media scrutiny leading up to that Shourie has said that he has been cation programme. government acquiesced to their meeting meant that the topic was the target of severe abuse online Anti-polio drive: Nearly 450 demand for a ‘Grievances Redres- dropped from the agenda. by BJP supporters ever since he teams to be deployed sal Committee’ on the Karachi On Afghanistan, sources said turned a critic of Mr Modi. Mr Unicef Team Leader for Polio Shourie, a one-time admirer of Mr operation. Sources said that dur- the army chief might take up the Modi, also said that the BJP sup- eradication in Khyber-Pakhtunkh- ing its drawn-out negotiations with matter of a trust deficit between porters did not even spare his son, wa and Federally Administered the MQM, the government gave Islamabad and Kabul on resump- who has cerebral palsy, reports Tribal Areas (Fata) Dr Muhammad an impression that the Karachi tion of the stalled peace process. said. Johar said, “Efforts to eradicate the operation has been frozen which First stage of Karachi security “If you gave me an opportu- disease have been severely hin- did not sit well with the ‘stake- operation complete: Rangers nity to read the kind of abuse that dered in recent years by militants holders’. Last week, the Rangers Pakistan had in July hosted the has been hurled at me and my hand- who attacked immunisation teams had announced the launch of next first direct talks between Kabul icapped son, your viewers will be and polio workers were not al- horrified,” Mr Shourie told NDTV, phase of the Karachi operation, to and the Afghan Taliban. However, citing one such insensitive remark. lowed in certain areas for adminis- apprehend terrorists suspected of the talks were scrapped after “They wrote, ‘Iska mental son hai, tering drops.” involvement in attacks on law en- news of the Afghan Taliban chief woh aur bhi mental banega.’ These “The progress and achievement forcers, lawyers and witnesses. Mullah Omar’s death emerged. damned fools are followed by the in polio eradication efforts has According to sources, there Noting the divisions in the PM on the social media,” he said. raised the confidence of health were a number of key decisions Taliban, the Afghan government A visibly upset Mr Shourie teams and Pakistan has set the tar- about the Karachi operation which too has not expressed its desire to made the remarks during a discus- get of complete obstruction of were pending approval of the po- resume talks. In this regard, the sion on the perception that the polio transmission in the country BJP’s election campaign in Bihar litical leadership. The military lead- army chief is expected to convince was negative and often divisive. by May 2016,” he said, while add- ership convinced the civilian lead- US authorities to bring Kabul back “The result of this election has been ing, “In May 2016, Pakistan may ership on the future course of the to the negotiating table. that the direction the country was being hurled, which was division, which was abuse, has been blocked Bangladesh shuts factories, 20,000 workers affected Sri Lanka by the people of Bihar.” Air chief warns ‘China Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, a senior DHAKA: Bangladesh has shut building housing five garment fac- tiative. releases 126 BJP leader who was also present down 73 garment factories for safe- tories collapsed on April 24, 2013, Considerable progress has making moves to on the panel, condemned the on- ty reasons since the country's at the outskirts of Dhaka, killing been made to develop more accu- line abuse, saying it was regretta- Indian ble. “It really is very painful to worst-ever industrial tragedy in more than 1,130 people, mostly rate lists of RMG factories which know that there were certain kind 2013, affecting nearly 20,000 workers. are operational in collaboration contain India’ of remarks on the social media,” workers. According to the assessment with the Bangladesh Garment Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Pradesh (AP) and claiming of Ak- fishermen Mr Sahasrabuddhe said, adding "A total of37 factories were report, the Bangladesh government Manufacturers and Exporters As- Marshal Arup Raha China’s grow- sai Chin and part of AP as part of COLOMBO: In a humanitarian that PM Modi had warned against closed which affected 16,938 has completed the inspection sociation and Bangladesh Knitwear ing influence in the Indian sub-con- China have diluted the agreement gesture, Sri Lanka has freed all the hate speech in his interactions with workers," Xinhua quoted Syed phase of its efforts to assess thou- Manufacturers and Exporters As- tinent as a major security challenge of five principles, Panchsheel supporters on social media. 126 Indian fishermen arrested by Ahmed, inspector general of the sands of exporting garments fac- sociation. for India. Delivering the inaugural signed way back in 1954,” ACM its navy for allegedly poaching into Allegations that the Modi gov- department of inspection of fac- tories for structural, fire and elec- A study on remediation financ- ernment has directly or indirectly address at 12th Subroto Mukerjee Saha noted at the seminar organized the country's waters. fueled hatred between Hindus and tories and establishments, as say- trical safety, with emphasis now ing, jointly launched by ILO and Seminar at Centre for Air Power in the memory of Air Marshal Sub- Their release came as Lanka Muslims in India are justified. ing on Tuesday. switching to remediation. Syed Ahmed's department, is on- Studies, ACM Raha said that Chi- roto Mukerjee, who was the first and India completed the formali- "Production has been sus- Syed Ahmed said: "Following going. Srinivas Reddy, Internation- nese growing influence was with a Indian Commander-in-Chief and ties for the release of fishermen pended partially in another 36 fac- Rana Plaza, commitments were al Labour Organisation (ILO) strategic aim in mind, and it was Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian detained in each other's country for BRITISH tories with 2,041 workers affect- made to assess the structural in- Bangladesh country director, being factored in India’s foreign and Air Force (IAF). allegedly fishing in each other's ed," he said while revealing a latest tegrity of all active export-orient- stressed the need for prioritising defence policies. Noting that the rise of China, waters, Colombo Page reported. SCHOLARS garments assessment report. ed factories to identify those with the corrective measures, saying “China has increased its eco- India and ASEAN has shifted the All fishermen are from Tamil The department, in collabora- high risk of collapse. that it is absolutely time for reme- nomic and military ties with all our global economic centre of gravity Nadu. CONCERNED tion with the International Labour "Virtually all have now been dial action plans. "Carrying out neighbours. Rapid infrastructure and hence, the strategic centre of Indian authorities are also ex- Organisation (ILO), launched the inspected with 37 closed, helping these inspections is a significant development is taking place in the gravity to the Asia Pacific Region, pected to release 37 Lankan fish- ABOUT CRISIS safety assessment after the 2013 avoid potential loss of life. We milestone yet it is only the begin- TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region). ACM Raha said that India faced a ermen from their custody. Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh now turn our full attention to the ning. Our full attention must now World’s highest airfield at unique challenge – it has the dual Only 116 Indian fishermen IN NEPAL that sounded a harsh wake-up call challenge of remediation and en- turn to remediation. ILO will help Daocheng Yading, highest railway task of physical security of the were released from jails yesterday to authorities to improve working suring a safer garments sector for build the capacity of the Bang- line from Xiniang, Qinghai prov- borders and maintaining harmoni- as formalities for the release of 10 The Britain-Nepal Academic conditions at some 5,000 garment all who work in it." ladesh authorities to put in place ince to TAR capital, development ous relations with its neighbours. others could not be completed. Council (BNAC) has urged Nepa- factories that employ nearly 5 mil- According to the report, a an effective system for all remedi- of the Gwadar port and Economic Talking about Pakistan, ACM The 10 fishermen had criminal li leadership to take immediate lion workers -- about 80 percent number of significant actions have ation and regulatory oversight once corridor through PoK and Paki- Raha observed that the “support charges filed against them for al- steps to address the current polit- of them women. taken place to underpin the inspec- the support of partners ends," he of the Pakistan Army to the mili- legedly ramming a Sri Lankan Navy ical stalemate to avoid the rise and Rana Plaza, an eight-storey tion process under the national ini- said. potential spread of communalism tant organizations and continuous patrol craft. or racism between different interference in the internal affairs Although the Attorney Gen- groups, especially between Hill of Jammu and Kashmir will remain eral has decided to withdraw the people and Plains (Madhesi) peo- a source of friction between the cases against the 10 fishermen, the ple. Issuing a press statement on two countries.” “Despite the grim decision was not communicated to Monday, the BNAC said, “We internal situation, Pakistan has wish to express our deep concern relevant authorities in Jaffna in about the current political situa- managed to strike a balance in its time. They are expected to be freed tion in Nepal.” “At a time when at relations with China and USA. It today. least 12 districts of the country has steadily built up its nuclear and Fisheries and Aquatic Re- are struggling to come to terms stan, development of roads in TAR ballistic missile capability with sources Minister Mahinda Ama- with the effects of the devastating up to Indian border and increasing covert assistance from China and raweera had earlier said that Sri earthquakes, Nepal finds itself in economic and military ties with Sri North Korea while continuing to Lanka was taking measures to re- a deep political crisis,” it said in the statement Stating that it con- Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan receive monetary support and con- lease the 126 Indian fishermen as a demns the unofficial blockade by and Myanmar are all strategic ventional weapons and aircraft humanitarian gesture. the Indian state, which has caused moves by China to contain India”, from both USA as well as China. The Minister said that Sri Lan- considerable hardship for the peo- ACM Raha said. Highlighting Their gamble of ‘Running with ka will continue to hold the boats ple of Nepal and severe damage to Beijing’s other regional moves, Hares and Hunting with Hounds’, and equipment of the Indian fish- the economy, the BNAC has said, ACM Raha added that “China has while proclaiming itself as a mem- ermen arrested for allegedly poach- “We urge the Government of India been making sustained efforts to ber of GWOT is paying off hand- to ensure that the rights of Nepal ing. as a land-locked country under in- make its presence felt in the IOR somely due to various geo-politi- The Tamil Nadu fishermen are ternational law are respected, that (Indian Ocean Region), including cal reasons,” ACM Raha added. likely to be repatriated to India on the vulnerability of Nepal is rec- dispatch of submarines in the name On the internal security challeng- Friday as the sea is "too choppy" ognised, and that the smooth flow of Piracy control, with a strange es, ACM Raha said that it is be- for immediate repatriation, the of goods, including essential sup- logic.” “Incidents of border stand- coming increasingly difficult to paper quoted the Indian Consul plies, across the Indo-Nepal bor- off in the North, issuance of paper separate the internal threats to se- General in Jaffna, A Natarajan, as der remains unimpeded,” read the statement. visa to the residents of Arunachal curity from the external ones. a humanitarian gesture. 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Israel that is partly surrounded by The percentage of illegal pil- Lavrov on Monday said countries The United States and some other countries involved in the conflict however say Moscow is making the situation worse by targeting groups Israel’s controversial separation grims has dropped to 10 per- will hold “enlarged” talks on the that oppose Assad rather than focusing on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and other militants. barrier. cent this year from 78 percent Syrian conflict soon, accusing some Washington last week cautioned Moscow against using its air force “to stiffen the Assad regime’s resistance to a political transition.” “The heads of the network, last year, according to Emir of of trying to evade negotiations. Lavrov said that Moscow has already shared with its partners on Syria “our list of terrorist organizations” and expects that a new round of talks who ran the regional headquarters, Makkah region Prince Khaled Speaking in the capital of Ar- will come up with a “unified list, so that there are no issues about who is striking whom and who is supporting whom.” were operating to renew Hamas Al-Faisal, who is the chairman menia at a press-conference, In Moscow, deputy minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with a delegation of Syria’s tolerated opposition National Coordination Committee, led by activity in the area and plotting of the Central Hajj Committee. Lavrov said the list of players at- Abdelaziz al-Khayer, the foreign ministry said in a statement. terror activity,” the army said. The emir attributed this tempting to find common ground Those detained included “se- huge drop in the number of ille- over the conflict that killed 250,000 nior Hamas operatives who have gal pilgrims to awareness cam- people has grown since last been previously arrested for par- paigns which focused on the month’s unprecedented talks in ticipating and planning Hamas ter- theme: “No Hajj without Per- Vienna. ror activity,” it said, adding that mit.” “There will be another meet- around $9,000 had been seized. Saudi Prince Khaled ap- ing in the nearest future in an en- Palestinian security officials proved a workshop next month larged format... that is about 20 confirmed the overnight raids. to evaluate the performances of countries and organizations,” he The arrests come amid a flare- all government and private agen- said. up of violence in Israel and the cies concerned with Hajj. The Arab League and the Or- Palestinian territories that has seen He also called for making ganization of Islamic Cooperation 10 Israelis and 75 people on the plans for next year’s Hajj. will join the table, which includes Palestinian side - one of them an The workshop will discuss the United States, France and Iran, Israeli Arab - killed since Oct. 1. a number of services being pro- to continue discussing the possi- Many of the Palestinians killed vided to pilgrims, including ac- bilities of a political settlement for were alleged attackers. commodation, transportation, Syria after four years of fighting. The unrest has largely consist- food, reception on arrival, de- Lavrov added that making ed of apparent lone-wolf attacks parture and grouping. progress ahead of the next meeting by young Palestinians on Israelis He asked all departments on the Syrian conflict is difficult but Israel has accused Hamas of concerned to present their pro- due to some countries’ attempts encouraging the violence from its posals on how to ensure a to “evade” doing the work required bases in the Gaza Strip and in exile smooth and comfortable Hajj. and the talks themselves. in Qatar. In a meeting, Prince Khaled “A whole range of our part- reviewed the statistics on the ners are still trying to evade con- number of pilgrims, flight crete work, the talks, and to limit schedules, and the relocation of the issue to abstract calls on the government departments from necessity of President Assad’s de- holy sites to their new premises parture,” Lavrov said, calling it an in Makkah. approach that distracts from work As many as 27 government that brings results. departments involved in Haj Bombings ongoing services have vacated their of- Moscow has been carrying out fices in Mina, Arafat and a bombing campaign in Syria since Muzdalifah and shifted to their September 30, when it said it new offices near Makkah. would strike terrorist targets to The emir asked all govern- support the offensive of Bashar ment departments involved in Haj services to hand over their offices in holy sites to the Min- Chad imposes istry of Haj to be uses for the Rapprochement with Latin Obama praises Erdogan accommodation of pilgrims. state of Australian police emergency in America ‘isolates Iran’ on Turkey vote win Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- stance and because it does not have out upon the leadership of Saudi U.S. President Barack Obama con- ing down on opponents and criti- quell riot at Boko Haram- Jubeir said Arab countries’ rap- many friends across the world.” King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Riy- gratulated his counterpart Recep cal media. detention camp prochement with South American Jubeir added Tehran has be- ad al-Maliki, the Palestinian FM, Tayyip Erdogan on recent elections Expanding powers hit area countries will increase Iran’s iso- come “weak” and “seeks to gain commented on the summit and that extended the Turkish presi- Opponents fear that if he suc- Australian police have retaken lation in the world ahead of a Latin favor from any country.” told Al Arabiya that Arab foreign dent’s term in office. ceeds in expanding his powers, it control of an offshore detention Chad's government has imposed a America-Arab world summit in Meanwhile, Bahraini FM ministers participating in the sum- Days before traveling to Tur- would mean fewer checks and bal- camp holding asylum seekers state of emergency in the flash- Riyadh on Tuesday. Sheikh Khaled al-Khalifa called on mit in Riyadh were informed of key for a G20 summit, Obama ances. after clashing with prisoners point Lake Chad region saying it Prior to the Summit of the Arab Iran to stop interfering in Arab the circumstances of the current spoke to Erdogan to “congratulate Obama has had a sometimes protesting the death of a Kurdi- has become a gathering point for and South American countries, countries’ affairs. “If Tehran wants Palestinian developments. “A pro- the Turkish people on the Novem- difficult relationship with Er- sh refugee who attempted to es- Boko Haram fighters. Jubeir told Al Arabiya News Chan- good relations with Arab countries, posal was suggested on ministers ber 1 elections” and discuss the dogan, amid difference of approach cape. The area also straddles Nige- nel that South American countries it must stop meddling in their af- and approved. It includes a num- summit, the White House said. to the war in Syria and other key The country's Department ria, Cameroon, and Niger and is have always supported Arab caus- fairs,” Khalifa said, adding that ber of measures such as heading to Earlier this month, Erdogan’s foreign policy issues. of Immigration said Tuesday that frequently targeted by Boko es, adding that “Iran seeks to es- Arab countries must defend them- the U.N. Security Council and de- long-dominant Justice and Devel- Both have vowed to fight the security forces had taken "full Haram. tablish relations with these coun- selves against these interferences manding international protection opment Party (AKP) regained its Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and effective" control of the The announcement on Mon- tries due to its weak international and that this role is being carried for the Palestinians,” he said. parliamentary majority in a poll (ISIS) group, but Erdogan’s efforts camp located on Christmas Is- day came as two female suicide seen as pivotal for the future of thus far have focused on combat- land, adding all detainees were bombers reportedly attacked a the troubled country. ing the Kurdish separatist PKK, accounted for. mosque in northern Cameroon, The result was a huge person- and, to Obama’s chagrin, Kurdish "This morning's operation to killing three people, and a day af- al victory for 61-year-old Erdogan, groups fighting ISIS in Syria. regain control of the centre and ter a similar assault killed two oth- Turkey’s divisive strongman who The White House said both ensure the welfare of those not ers in Chad. may now be able to secure enough men discussed “the situation in participating in criminal damage Under the decree, the gover- support for his controversial am- Syria and the importance of ex- activities was achieved largely nor of the remote region will have bitions to expand his role into a panding joint efforts to strengthen through negotiation and cooper- the authority to ban the circula- powerful executive presidency. the moderate Syrian opposition ation with detainees," the depart- tion of people and vehicles, search He was hailed in the West for and step up pressure against” ISIS. ment said in a statement pub- homes, and recover arms. creating what was once regarded Obama called for an end to lished on its website. The government said health, as a model Muslim democracy, but PKK “terrorist attacks” inside "Some force was used with education, and economic develop- is now accused of blatantly crack- Turkey, it said. a core group of detainees who ment in the area must also be a had built barricades and actively priority as authorities struggle to resisted attempts to secure com- stem Boko Haram's recruitment pounds, including threatened use drive. of weapons and improvised "President [Idriss] Deby has weapons." ordered the minister of finance to Violence broke out after the unlock a fund of 3 billion CFA death of Iranian Kurdish refugee francs [$4.8bn] for development Fazel Chegeni on Saturday, two in the region," according to an offi- days after he escaped the facili- cial statement read on national ra- ty. dio. Since the start of the year, the Chadian army has been on the front France proposes UN resolution to halt Burundi violence Jordan: Two line of a regional military opera- tion against Boko Haram, whose France presented a draft resolution prolong his term in office in April, ing days. except in some areas of Burundi's conference from Bujumbura. Americans attacks have spread from north- to the UN Security Council aimed with more than 210,000 people At an emergency meeting capital, Bujumbura, where "small Burundi snapshot [Al Jazeera] east Nigeria - its traditional strong- at toughening the international re- fleeing the country. called by France, Burundi's For- groups of criminals are active". The foreign minister urged the killed by police hold - to the neighbouring coun- sponse to an outbreak of violence At least 240 people have been eign Minister Alain Aime Nyamit- "Burundi is not burning," said tries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Security Council not to resort to officer in Burundi, but the foreign minis- killed since then, "with bodies we said the "country was calm" Nyamitwe, speaking by video sanctions, calling them "ineffec- Chad's Foreign Minister ter rejected the move and an- dumped on the streets on an al- Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaking tive". He said the government was A Jordanian policeman shot nounced "the country was calm". most nightly basis", UN High holding a dialogue with the oppo- at a security forum in Dakar, called The measure threatens target- Commissioner for Human Rights dead on Monday two U.S. on other African nations to give sition, as demanded by the United instructors, a South African ed sanctions against Burundian Zeid Raad al-Hussein told the Nations. his country more financial support leaders who incite attacks or ham- council on Monday. and two from his home coun- for the fight. Russian Deputy Ambassador try before being gunned down per efforts to end the crisis that Burundi's civil war from 1993 Petr Iliichev said sanctions would Boko Haram, affiliated with followed protests over President to 2006 left about 300,000 people at a police training facility east the Islamic State of Iraq and the not help ease the crisis. "We should of the capital, a government Pierre Nkurunziza's election for a dead as rebels from the majority find an approach that contributes Levant (ISIL) group operating in third term. Hutu people clashed with an army spokesman said. Syria and to the political process," he said. Government spokesman "The escalating violence in dominated by the minority Tut- Iraq, has been hit hard by the Burundi has reached a very wor- sis. The draft resolution calls on Mohammed Momani said the offensive, losing territory, but it UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- assailant also wounded two rying stage, maybe a tipping On Monday, two people were has launched a wave of attacks and point," French Deputy Ambassa- killed and a policeman wounded in moon to present options within other American instructors bombings in response. 15 days on reinforcing the UN's and four Jordanians during dor Alexis Lamek told reporters on gun battles in Bujumbura, just days The group, believed to be hid- Monday. after a UN employee was among presence in Burundi. lunchtime before he was shot ing out in Nigeria's Sambisa forest dead by police colleagues at "We must face the reality: If nine people killed at a bar by armed Police launched a security op- and the lake's many islands, is held we let the tensions escalate with- men in police uniform. eration in the capital's opposition the center in al-Mowaqqar, 30 responsible for 17,000 deaths and kilometers from Amman. out doing anything, the whole France's draft calls on the gov- districts searching for weapons for making 2.5 million people country could explode," he ernment and all sides to "reject any after an ultimatum to give up arms Momani quoted by Jor- homeless in its six-year campaign dan’s state news agency Pe- warned. kind of violence" and condemned expired on Saturday. of violence seeking to make an Is- Burundians flee capital in run- the killings, torture, arbitrary ar- Many residents of those dis- tra said the three instructors lamic state in the region. killed were on contract with up to crackdown rests and other rights violations in tricts have fled Bujumbura, nearly the Jordanian police. Burundi has been rocked by Burundi. emptying areas that have seen A Jordanian official violence since Nkurunziza The UN Security Council some of the worst violence in re- source has also denied any launched the controversial bid to could vote on the draft in the com- cent months. death toll increase after three U.S. government sources said eight people have died in the attack with another six in- ‘High probability’ ISIS bombed Russian jet: UK jured, without giving further details of their nationalities Britain’s foreign minister said on had received information about the than not an explosive device on the ISIS propaganda and was acting in the name of ISIS without necessarily The gunman’s motive for Monday it is highly likely that a Oct. 31 disaster that had caused it aircraft,” Hammond said of the being directed.” opening fire at the U.S.-fund- bomb planted by an Islamic State to suspend flights to the Egyptian cause of the crash, which killed all British officials have been criticized by Russia and Egypt for sug- ed security training facility of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group sup- resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and to 224 people on board the Russia- gesting that a bomb caused the crash before investigations are complete, were not immediately known porter downed the Russian pas- order the evacuation of British bound flight. but Hammond said he was speaking on the basis of information he had and one of the U.S. sources senger jet lost over Egypt. tourists there. “There’s got to be a high prob- received. cautioned that the situation is Arriving for talks at the U.S. Speaking alongside Kerry, ability that ISIS was involved,” he very fluid. State Department with his Ameri- Hammond said the pair would dis- added, using an alternative acro- The White House later can counterpart John Kerry, Phil- cuss “the possibility that the air- nym for the Islamic State network. strongly condemned the se- ip Hammond said the definitive liner in Sinai was brought down “That doesn’t mean that it was curity incident. White House cause of the crash would be deter- by an explosive device placed on a directed attack from ISIS head- spokesman Josh Earnest said mined by Egyptian-Russian inves- board.” quarters in Syria,” Hammond said. the latest updates indicate two tigation of the wreckage. Earlier, in an interview with “It may have been an individ- U.S. trainers were among the But in the meantime, he CNN, he had gone further. ual who was inspired by ISIS who victims. warned, the British government “We think it was more likely was self-radicalized by looking at This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] By: David Corcho ibly increased instead. Without Borders (MSF) and lence, with the boom of new www.afghanistantimes.af Hernandez According to researcher caused the death of 22 inno- forces in the country. Dominic Tierney, of the For- cent people and wounded 35. The former president re- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Thousands of deaths, a coun- eign Policy Research Institute, An international committee ferred this way to the self-called Advisory editorial board try devastated by violence and among the US citizenry and the is analyzing if the incident was IS, present in 25 of the 34 Af- more belligerence by the armed political society a feeling of fa- a mistake, as the US top com- ghan provinces, with not less Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, opposition are the only results tigue can be seen, as if the Af- mands have claimed, or if it was than 2,000 members, according Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal of 14 years of foreign military ghan war were a burden that a deliberate action. to a UN report published on occupation in Afghanistan. the country would like to get Anyway, the case caused September 22. Graphic-Designers: The “Afghan adventure,” rid of. There is also a feeling of an international protest, be United Nations estimates as some politicians and military pride among the US politicians cause it was not the first time that during the first six months Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari men in Washington call it, is the and military men, who are try- that NATO forces kill civilians of this year, 1,600 civilians died Marketing & Advertising: longest war in the history of the ing to find an honorable solu- in Afghanistan. and 1,300 were wounded, num- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 United States and has con- tion, not recognizing another To Kugelman, the incident bers that added to the 100,000 sumed $600 billion USD and lost strategy against the Af- has tarnished Washington’s dead people and 150,000 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan 2,200 US lives so far. Suppos- ghan armed opposition. reputation even more, because wounded others since the Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 edly, the war in Afghanistan According to Tierney, the besides being an attack against NATO intervention in 2001, un- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press was a noble war, to eliminate recent Taliban offensive a civil facility, it happened pre- der the pretext of the war the organization Al Qaeda, an against the northern city of cisely in the month of the 14th against terrorism. To the repre- intervention that contrary to Kunduz, awoke the ghost of the anniversary of the beginning of sentative of the top interna- the war in Iraq, was approved Islamic warmongering guerril- the war. tional authority in the Asian The constitution says by the international communi- las in the world, as if it was not After the bombing, there country, Nicholas Haysom, the ty. enough to the United States were voices that criticized the end of the conflict seems to be However, with the passing with its failed maneuvers violence, the long occupation, more distant every time after The Vice-Presidents can according to the provisions of this Constitution, of time, the public opinion in against syria, the boom of the the economic disaster and the the failure of the peace talks be- nominate themselves as presidential candidates. In the absence of the the United States began to re- Islamic State (IS) and the in- boom of the new armed groups. tween the insurgency and the President, the duties of the First Vice-President shall be determined by alize the true problem that the creasing influence of Russia on Among those voices, Pres- Government, sponsored by the President. conflict turned out to be, ac- the region. ident Hamid Karzai’s stands China and Pakistan in July this cording to Michael Kugelman, The offensive by the Tali- out. He stated, in an unexpect- year. expert in international relations ban movement against Kunduz ed turn on October 18 that the According to Haysom, oc- of the Wilson Center. Kugel- began in September and ended foreign occupation brought the cupation of Kunduz showed man added that the turning with the occupation of the city, only consequence of aggravat- that the armed opposition was point appeared when President an unprecedented event in 14 ing the insurgency. Karzai add- determined to expel the foreign Barack Obama decided to in- years of war. ed that at the turn of almost one occupying forces, said Taliban crease the number of troops up Trying to help the Govern- and a half decade, the United supreme leader Ajtar Mansur in to 100,000 military men, al- ment troops, US aircraft States did not meet its goal set a communique circulated on though the Taliban’s belliger- bombed a hospital of Médecins in 2001, finishing Al Qaeda, and September 26.—(Prensa Lati- The botched diplomacy ence did not decrease, but vis- Sans Frontiÿres/Doctors it rather paved the way to vio- na) Afghan officials have failed times and again to employee diplomacy prop- erly and secure the national interests. Sometimes they ignore the proto- cols and most of the times they overlook importance of diplomacy in the international politics to present aspirations of Afghans. Recently, the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) de- nied giving official protocol to Afghan ministers and lawmakers. Howev- er, it was the Awami National Party which criticized the provincial gov- By Charles Gray popularity. The first is perhaps tance of socialism may be on fordable Care Act has seen ernment of KP while the Afghanistan’s Embassy in Islamabad kept silent the simplest: As the GOP has the upswing in the US. The growing acceptance by the on the issue. Democratic presidential candi- moved further to the right, it has Cold War ended in 1991, before American people. For many of date Bernie Sanders has been both placed socialism in a better this election’s newest voters Sanders’ supporters, the time Moreover, the interference of the neighboring country has increased enjoying overflow crowds light and made the mainstream were even born. The obsession has come for a new progressive but our foreign ministry is reluctant to garner support at international even as his popularity has Democratic Party look power- with Communism and the relat- and socialist movement to di- caused great distress among less. Accusations of socialism ed claims that socialism is mere- rectly confront what they see level and pressurize Pakistan to stop supporting the Afghan Taliban. Here Hillary Clinton’s advocates, as lose much of their punch when ly another word for it largely as the GOP’s toxic ideology. again, the Pashtun nationalist parties in KP are doing the job of Afghan well as those who fear that one notes just how many GOP belong to an era that only old- Ultimately, the question as to Sanders may not be electable presidents would be tarred with er Americans remember. To put whether or not the US has be- diplomats who urged the military and civilian establishments of Pakistan in the general election, regard- the RINO (Republican In Name it bluntly, socialism has lost come friendlier to socialism is to normalize ties with Afghanistan and support the Afghan government in less of his current popularity. Only) brush today. Equally, the much of its stigma because the dependent on whether Sand- Perhaps most dramatically, inability of Obama and the Dem- term now conjures images of ers’ support becomes a long- the war against terrorism. On Monday, the senior minister of KP, Sikan- some pundits are reconsider- ocratic Party to carry through on European democracies rather term phenomenon. Will his dar Sherpao, and on Sunday the Awami National Party leader Asfandyar ing whether or not his mes- some of their promises has left than visions of the Soviet supporters remain active and sage, decried as socialist by mainstream Democratic politi- Union. In addition, younger engaged after the 2016 election Wali Khan urged Islamabad to cement relations with Afghanistan and re- his critics, is gaining new trac- cians looking unattractive to Americans have been dispro- season? Will they engage in store durable peace in the region. Asfandyar said that Pakistan would also tion among the American peo- those who wish for radical portionately impacted by the both national and grass-roots suffer if someone tried to destabilize the neighboring country. ple. The question facing both change in the US. Ironically, one various economic problems activism, working to create lo- his supporters and detractors potential cause for the rise of that have confronted the US cal political majorities? Will a At a time when the nationalists are annoyed by Pakistan’s policy on is whether or not a socialist this new socialist movement in over the last decade. To these socialist movement be able to Afghanistan, our government is focused on the coming Heart of Asia Con- agenda can become a main- the US has been the success that voters, a future where the fi- motivate its base, not simply stream stance in a nation that the far right has had in influenc- nancial sector is heavily regu- during the presidential elec- ference which would take place in Islamabad on December 7. It is very has long seen socialism as a ing the GOP’s policy decisions. lated and where universal tions, but also during the mid- unfortunate that when the government is talking about a regional alliance curse word. Of course, one Demographically, Sanders en- healthcare and education are term elections that have prov- problem in judging this issue joys great support among young- well-funded government prior- en so trying for the Democratic against terrorism, excluding Pakistan, our foreign ministry has not changed is that the definition of social- er voters. According to a Wall ities is a highly attractive one. Party? If the answer to these the venue of the summit. ism can vary dramatically from Street Journal/NBC News poll, To them, Sanders represents an questions is yes, then Sanders’ person to person. Despite GOP Sanders is currently seen favor- alternative to Hillary Clinton’s campaign may be the start of a Afghanistan should change the venue because Islamabad is not cooper- claims that socialism will lead ably by 45 percent of 18 to 34 more conservative positions. At resurgent socialist movement ating with Kabul on the war against terrorism. The boycott would give to a Stalinist dictatorship, year old voters. While this sup- the very least, they hope that in the US. If the answer is no, Sanders has pointed out that port may not be enough to se- Sanders could force her cam- then it is likely that these events weight to the stance of Kabul that it would not mend ties with Islamabad his beliefs align closely with cure victory in a primary process paign to move to the left in or- will have little long-term impact unless the latter stopped supporting insurgency in Afghanistan. socialism as it is practiced in that is dominated by older vot- der to appease his supporters. on the political order. Regard- Though, the diplomats find abundance of time to keep abreast of all Western Europe. His views, so ers, it shows that Sanders’ posi- Finally, there is the fact that the less, Sanders’ current success- radical in the US, are part of tions have a great deal of sup- right wing has been proven es have demonstrated that that is happening in the region, but unfortunately they have failed to give the mainstream of European port among younger Americans. wrong on many issues. Same- many voters are dissatisfied politics. There are several fac- This is probably one of the key sex marriage has not destroyed with the traditional political sta- output while taking decisive action. Seemingly, many of the officials in indicators as to why the accep- the country and Obama’s Af- tus quo.—(Global Times) the foreign ministry have nodding acquaintance with the foreign policy tors that can explain Sanders’ tools and tracts despite the fact that Pakistan is adamant to follow the policy of strategic depth. This response of the Afghan officials adds fuel to the fire. Afghan government should change the venue for the conference rather than entertaining Pakistan. If the venue has not changed it would cost, because Islamabad will get positive response from the international com- munity and cover its policy of interference with this conference. Pakistan and Afghanistan are at sixes and sevens, including on the issue of terrorism because the former is not ready to expel the Afghan Taliban, yet Kabul is ready to give Islamabad the opportunity to garner interna- tional support on its policy of balance of power. Failure of the diplomats to realize this important point is begging the question that whether the government wants to support Pakistan’s approach on the balance of power or come up with a new approach of its own. The government should be the master of the situation. At a time when Afghans are caught between insecurity and foreign aggression, Afghan diplomats shall cash all opportunities to secure the national interests. Subscription Rates

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WEDNESDAY .NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES The US President can close Guantanamo By Gregory B. Craig and Cliff Sloan As the US President Barack pproaches the final year of his Daniel L. Davis presidency, the urgency of By closing the Guantanamo Bay On October 15, President detention facility looms large. Barack Obama announced a Some maintain that the Con- change in the plan regarding gressional ban on transfers the U.S. troops that are current- from Guantanamo to the US ly in Afghanistan. The original prevents closure without plan had been to reduce their Congressional approval. But number by half before the end that is wrong. Under Article II of this year and withdraw the of the Constitution, the pres- rest by 2016, leaving only ident has exclusive authority enough to protect the embas- to determine the facilities in sy. Now, as the President said, which military detainees are the U.S. will “maintain our cur- held. Obama has the authori- rent posture of 9,800 troops in ty to move forward. He should Afghanistan through most of use it. next year, 2016.” Critically, he Despite difficulties and also added that the troops’ controversy, the president “mission will not change.” That has made significant is regrettable. American efforts progress, slashing the num- in Afghanistan, through two ber of detainees at the facility ties in which specific detainees cilities any particular prisoners consecutive administrations, by more than half, to 112, the must be held and tried. Yet that could be held. Indeed, during have resulted only in seeing the lowest level since it opened is precisely what Congress has the Gulf War, amid concerns war worsen and American in- in 2002. attempted. over resettling some former Ira- terests deteriorate. If ever there The pace of transfers of Congress’s purported ban qi soldiers in the US, the only was a time to change the mis- cleared detainees to foreign on funding any movement of action Congress took was to sion, it is now. countries has begun to tick up detainees from Guantanamo pass a nonbinding “sense of The number of Taliban at- again and is expected to ac- Bay to the US restricts where the Senate” resolution. tacks increased during virtual- talks brokered by Germans to be had. The entry point for all parties participating in the talks celerate until all who can be “law-of-war” detainees can be Some have argued that the ly every year between 2003 and started between U.S. and Tali- must be an understanding that no one is going to get all they transferred are gone. At least held and prevents the president Guantanamo restriction is legit- 2010. With each increase in at- ban in Germany.” However, he want and likely most won’t be happy with the final terms. But it is some current detainees, how- from discharging his constitu- imate because it is a limitation tacks, there was a subsequent said, “The White House never in America’s national interest for this war to come to an end. The ever, will need to continue to tionally assigned function of on appropriated funds. But it increase in the number of U.S. supported those talks proper- military-focused policy we’ve pursued since October 2001 has be incarcerated. Ten detain- making tactical military deci- makes no difference that Con- combat troops—which result- ly and the military were against utterly failed. American military power will never bring the con- ees, for example, face serious sions. Accordingly, it violates gress styled the ban as a fund- ed in yet another expansion of them.” But that hadn’t been the flict to an end. American diplomatic power, on the other hand, criminal charges in military the separation of powers. ing restriction. Almost 70 years the violence. Despite the two only opportunity for peace can. U.S. policymakers must honestly ask themselves: does it commissions, including Kha- ‘Unfettered control’ ago, in United States v. Lovett, troop surges into Afghanistan scuttled in 2010. make sense to continue supporting military operations that have lid Shaikh Mohammad and The determination on the Supreme Court ruled that (2009 and 2010) and the with- In February 2010, not, and in fact cannot, attain American strategic objectives, or the other accused 9/11 co- where to hold detainees is a Congress may not use its ap- drawal of most combat troops the Washington Post reported change course and place considerably more resources and effort conspirators. tactical judgement at the very propriations power to achieve in the years that followed, the what was assumed to have behind diplomatic efforts that have a real chance to end the war? Congress has enacted core of the president’s role as goals otherwise beyond its violence in Afghanistan and been a boon in the fight against It’s time to end our addiction to these military-first policies (which legislation banning the use of commander in chief, equivalent constitutional authority. Con- the strength of the Taliban the insurgency: the capture of have served us so poorly) and instead employ the superior pow- funds to transfer Guantanamo to decisions on the disposition gress cannot, for example, con- have continued to grow, and a major Taliban figure. “Inter- er resident in diplomacy. (The National Interest) detainees to the US for any of troops and the use of equip- dition military funding on a re- are greater now than at any cepted real-time communica- purpose, including incarcera- ment. The question here is not quirement that the president time since 2001. Part of the rea- tions handed over to Pakistani tion and prosecution. But that whether the president can uni- target a particular enemy com- son for this continually deteri- intelligence officials,” the Post How Khamenei irrational prohibition need not laterally take the nation to war batant at a particular time and orating situation is America’s reported, “have led to the ar- inhibit the closure of the fa- or hold detainees without con- place. The principle is precise- reliance on the military option rests in recent days of Mullah cility. The restriction is plain- gressional authorisation. The ly the same with the location of to solve political, historical and Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Af- ly unconstitutional. question is whether Congress detention and prosecution for exploits Obama ethnic problems. Had our lead- ghan Taliban’s No. 2 command- The Constitution assigns can tell the president where detainees. ers spent at least as much ef- er.” As important as it was, the Congress the important pow- military detainees must be held. Obama has explained that fort on reaching a negotiated capture appeared to represent er to “declare war”. But Arti- The answer is an emphatic no. Guantanamo “weakens our na- end to the conflict as they have a new level of cooperation be- through the cle II designates the president One need not accept a particu- tional security by draining re- on lethal force, it is likely the tween the U.S. and Pakistan as “Commander in Chief” of larly broad view of executive sources, damaging our relation- war would have ended years that could help defeat the Tali- the military. Recognising that authority — let alone the Bush ships with key allies and part- ago. ban. But as Dexter Filkins later nuclear deal the president needs flexibility administration’s sweeping ners, and emboldening violent In 2009 then-General David reported in the New York By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh there is another condition to be to select among tactical op- view that the president has “ex- extremists.” Congress has tried H. Petraeus, the man who Times, things were not as they met as well. After Khamenei had tions in the conduct of war, clusive and virtually unfettered to force the president to main- would become the commander appeared. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah his president and nuclear team add the Framers explicitly reject- control over the disposition of tain a specific military detention of Obama’s second surge a year Instead of improving the Khamenei has masterfully sniffed the condition of the removal of an ed giving Congress the pow- enemy soldiers and agents cap- facility for specific detainees later, famously noted that lead- chances of ending the war, the out the weaknesses of President arms embargo to the nuclear agree- er to “make war,” rather than tured in time of war” (an extrav- that, in his judgment, is harm- ers “have to promote reconcil- capture of Mullah Baradar ac- Obama and his administration, and ment in the eleventh hour, he is declare war. As Alexander agant assertion with which we ful to US national security and iation. You can’t kill or capture tually ended a promising the revelation of his new condi- now adding the removal of all sanc- Hamilton explained in the Fed- disagree) — to see that the re- far too costly. That is no way your way out of an industrial- chance to negotiate an end to tions on the nuclear deal suggests tions (including the ones linked to eralist Papers, “Of all the cares strictions Congress has im- to conduct a war, and the Con- strength insurgency.” Yet that it. Filkins wrote: that Khamenei is ready to milk the Iran’s terrorism and human rights or concerns of government, posed are unconstitutional. stitution does not permit it. is exactly what American lead- Now, seven months later, administration more and obtain violations) to the already-done the direction of war most pe- Ironically, those who argue The president has attempt- ers have done virtually every Pakistani officials are telling more concessions. A flimsy deal nuclear deal. The intriguing aspect culiarly demands those quali- most vehemently for this re- ed to work with Congress to year of the war. I was deployed a very different story. They say has been signed by six world pow- of this power struggle is that on ties which distinguish the ex- striction — and against clos- eliminate the detainee transfer in Afghanistan during the they set out to capture Mr. ers and Iran. Two prominent in- the one hand, Iran did not allow ercise of power by a single ing Guantanamo — invoke the restrictions. From a practical height of the surge (2010–11) Baradar, and used the CIA to stitutions, the U.S. congress and the West to bring any issues to the the Islamic Republic’s parliament hand.” history of law-of-war detention. standpoint, the constructive and observed firsthand how help them do it, because they negotiating table other than Iran’s (Majlis) ratified the deal as well. nuclear program– not even Te- Thus the president, in his But this type of Congressional involvement of Congress American policy was focused wanted to shut down secret Khamenei is now fully invested in hran’s ballistic program. But on capacity as commander in intrusion is fundamentally at would be helpful. But the pres- almost exclusively on militarily peace talks that Mr. Baradar his political game of playing with the other hand, Iranian leaders ob- chief, has the exclusive au- odds with that history. Deci- ident does not need Congress’s had been conducting with the defeating the Taliban. Pakistani President Obama. Hence, one tained numerous concessions thority to make tactical mili- sions about the location of de- authorisation to act. journalist Ahmed Rashid was Afghan government that ex- tary decisions. Congress can tention have long been under- If Congress is unable or would imagine that the agreement which were not related to the nu- even more direct. In a recent cluded Pakistan, the Taliban’s is considered to be a 100 percent clear program; lifting the arms em- declare war but cannot direct stood to fall within the presi- unwilling to work with him, email message he sent me, he longtime backer… “We picked the conduct of military cam- dent’s exclusive purview. Obama should use his exclu- done-deal. Also, one would assume bargo, lifting sanctions related to wrote, “The U.S. military was up Baradar and the others be- that Khamenei would now back terrorism and human rights abus- paigns. It can pass generally For example, during the sive authority as commander in always against negotiations cause they were trying to make applicable military regulations Second World War, Congress chief to move the limited num- away after the Majlis ratified the es, lifting sanctions against mili- especially when Petraeus was a deal without us,” said a Pa- deal under his indirect order and but cannot direct the military’s passed general laws regulating ber of detainees who cannot be tary leaders, as well as many more in Afghanistan.” kistani security official… “We after being assured that his power items. Since the nuclear agreement response to contingent devel- the treatment of more than sev- transferred to foreign countries The best chance to reach a protect the Taliban. They are grip is no longer threatened by appears to be a flimsy throw-away opments. It can authorise de- en million prisoners of war held to secure institutions in the US, negotiated end of the war came dependent on us. We are not Western economic sanctions. deal, Khamenei's confidence has tentions and military tribunals by the US — including some shutter this notorious facility, during the surge. Rashid, who going to allow them to make a Khamenei’s New and Post-Nuclear been bolstered and he will contin- and broadly regulate the treat- 400,000 housed in US detention and end this blight on Ameri- covered the situation exten- deal with Karzai and the Indi- Deal Conditions According to a ue to exploit the United States and ment of prisoners of war, but facilities — but it conspicuous- can values and national secu- sively, noted, “The real oppor- ans.” new guideline sent to the Presi- play with the Obama administra- it cannot direct specific facili- ly did not specify in which fa- rity. tunity was in 2010 when secret American political and mili- dent Rowhani and posted on tion's weakness. That is why after tary officials have only made Khamenei’s website, the Supreme the deal, Iran tested its ballistic tepid efforts in trying to secure Leader is demanding the United missiles in “clear violation” of the a negotiated settlement. Initial- States and other European coun- U.N. Security Council resolution. LETTER TO THE EDITOR tries guarantee and provide “solid Khamenei positions himself above ly, U.S. officials publicly stated they would not negotiate with and sufficient” proof that all eco- the law Khamenei is positioning the Taliban unless they re- nomic sanctions against the Islam- himself in a very comfortable area; nounced violence and agreed ic Republic are lifted before Iran he demonstrates that he is above to abide by the Afghan consti- fulfills its part and complies with the law when it comes to any mat- Discourage brain drain the terms of the nuclear agreement. ter including the nuclear deal. This tution—which the Taliban would never do, as it utterly Therefore, all the months which allows him to enact new rules and In a campaign held here in Kabul titled “Afghanistan Needs You” urged the young and educate Afghans not to leave the country, instead work were spent deliberating over Iran’s breach or bypass existing ones at indefatigable to steer the country toward development. The development would not take place if the government remain silent and see the brain rejected the Afghan constitu- drain from the country. Because a large number of young and educated Afghans had fled the country to European countries. It is stark fact that tion; it would be tantamount to nuclear program and the actual his will. As I mentioned few signing of it have apparently months ago, Khamenei was not life is hard in the country, but our country is like our mother. You don’t leave your mother when she is sick, rather you take her to doctor for an admission of defeat. The treatment. Now Afghanistan also need treatment, and it became healthy when the young and educated Afghan start working here. Afghanistan amounted to a joke. The Supreme going to approve or disapprove of U.S. later quietly dropped those is in dire need of educated and young workforce. Based on UNHCR report, around 150,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived on Greece and Leader’s new condition of lifting the nuclear deal publicly for two Italy’s shores so far this year. Of course the current brain drain from the country will be a biggest threat to the future of Afghanistan. They think demands, but to date has done sanctions before Tehran’s compli- major reasons. First of all, he does to start life from zero will be easy for Afghans, while knowing not that it is too difficult to live in a society where you don’t know even its little of substance to energize ance to the terms seemingly vio- not desire to hold responsibility language. So it would be foolish to think to have a comfortable life in a society where everything is quite different to you. peace talks. That must change Though it is the responsibility of the government to create better security and employment, but we can’t put everything in lates the deal that was reached. An or accountability for the outcome the hands of the government. The young Afghans should stop fleeing the country, instead stay in the course and spare no for this war to end. additional condition that the Su- of the deal. Secondly, he would like efforts to prompt the country toward progress. Reaching a settlement now preme Leader presented is to rule to have the luxury of pulling out Ahmad Khan, Kabul Afghanistan is going to be much harder than out any “snap-back” option with of the deal at any time he wishes Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and it was in 2010. But it doesn’t regards to the sanctions. First he for any reason that he deems wor- address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] matter how hard it is. Concert- wants sanctions to be lifted at the thy (preferably after economic ed, focused and relentless dip- outset, then he wants to make sure sanctions are fully lifted). But lomatic leadership by the Unit- that the international community there is another reason that he re- ed States might be the only will not have any mechanism mained neutral as Khamenei was Disclaimer: thing that could end the war in through which it can re-impose aiming to obtain additional conces- the foreseeable future. The sanctions in the very likely sce- sions after the nuclear deal was goal must be to seek the best nario that Iran decides to pull out signed and after President Rowhani The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) conditions under which the of the nuclear agreement and go and his nuclear team had already and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. fighting can end. But the fact full speed ahead on uranium en- secured numerous concessions is there are no good solutions richment. But wait, that’s not all, during the nuclear talks. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

prise Institute and also speak at also occurs against the backdrop the Center for American Progress, of a four-year war in Syria, and a a left-leaning think-tank. He is due recent Russian deployment there back in Israel on Thursday. of some 4,000 personnel at four According to Zilber, he will bases to bolster President Bashar try to win back Democrats after al-Assad's government, which is the Iran row. fighting multiple rebel groups. Netanyahu knows he will Obama and Netanyahu will discuss have a better relationship with the a brutal conflict that Moscow has next president than with Obama, nudged in Assad's favour, Vijay and likely sees the 2016 election Prashad, a scholar at Trinity Col- as a source of relief rather than lege, Connecticut, told Al Jazeera. anxiety. "There is now a major Rus- Jonathan Cristol, analyst, sian force on the flight path be- Wold Policy Institute tween Israel and Iran, and Israel "He'll try to sweep these dif- must contend with this new reali- ferences aside when he speaks at ty," said Prashad. "Russia's entry the liberal Center for American to the region and Iranian confidence Progress. The Democrats want to have opened a new period in west keep the White House in 2016, Asia that is difficult to define." they don't want to look weak on For Cristol, Israel benefits guaranteeing Israeli security now," from regional tensions. said Zilber. "The Iran deal has taken some Last week, Hillary Clinton, one pressure off Israel over the peace of the main Democratic contend- process," he said. ers, wrote of the US' "unbreakable "Not from the US, but from bonds" with Israel. the Gulf Arabs. Israel has always "Netanyahu knows he will had tense relations with its Arab have a better relationship with the neighbours, but shared concerns next president than with Obama, over Iran's nuclear programme have and likely sees the 2016 election pushed Israel and the Gulf states as a source of relief rather than closer together." anxiety," said Jonathan Cristol, an Others describe a changing geo- analyst at the World Policy Insti- political landscape that works tute, a US-based think-tank. against Israel. But Nitin Sawhney, a scholar "Netanyahu could previously at The New School, said Israelis use Canadian Prime Minister may pay a price for Netanyahu's Stephen Harper's government as a divisive acts. "More Americans see hardline bulwark to discredit through Netanyahu's rhetoric and Obama, but the liberals who now younger voters, including Jewish run Ottawa talk of reform and new The last time Israeli Prime Minis- bullets and live ammunition against and saying US Secretary of State where Netanyahu's heart lies," Seth with such a vital role, knew his ones, are drifting away from him," allies in the Middle East," said ter Benjamin Netanyahu was in demonstrators, including children. John Kerry's "mental age" was no Morrison, a member of Jewish background and, once again, under- Sawhney told Al Jazeera. "The Sawhney. Washington, he sided with Repub- Since October 1, Israeli army older than 12. Voice for Peace, a US-based activ- estimated US concerns about Isra- pro-Israel lobby lost much influ- "Russia is back in the region licans and blasted US President and police have killed at least 77 Netanyahu rejected the state- ist group, told Al Jazeera. el's behaviour." ence because of the Iran deal; we and France is trying to play a role; Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Palestinians - among them alleged ments and said he would meet "Given Israel's world-class in- In the US, Netanyahu will meet are at a point where the US-Israel the Palestinian question is moving Iran as a disaster. attackers, unarmed protesters and Baratz once back in Israel. telligence apparatus, one must con- lawmakers, receive an award from relationship could be redefined." away from a US-Israel issue to a When he returns to the US cap- bystanders - while a series of Pal- "The appointment showed clude that he vetted somebody the right-wing American Enter- Russia's entry Netanyahu's visit multilateral concern." Aljazeera ital on Monday, the two leaders estinian attacks have left 10 Israe- will try to sweep that aside and lis dead. focus on a multibillion-dollar US- In the past, Obama criticised Israeli arms deal while avoiding Netanyahu for building settle- Fierce contest for world robot supremacy fresh spats over a wave of violence ments in the West Bank and hurt- between Palestinians and Israelis, ing plans for Palestinian autono- analysts told Al Jazeera. my. Meanwhile, last week, Ben From robot football to volcanic ash-mining robots. member of the team of judges for "No breakdowns or break- Rhodes, the US deputy national ash-mining robots, the Qatari cap- One team also demonstrated a mining robot which automatically activated a gas mask on the face of the category, and a former student throughs in the US-Israel relation- security adviser, said there was no ital has this weekend been hosting nearby miners if dangerous gasses were detected. Each team was judged on their creativity and ingenuity. who participated in previous ship are likely this week," Aaron "clear pathway" towards a two- more than 3,000 young robot en- "We have luckily now and then seen something that is way out of the box," says Rasmus Lunding, a events. Miller, a former state department state solution. thusiasts. "Like someone who found mi- adviser, told Al Jazeera. With slim chances of an accord The students, from more than croorganisms, which you can say "The row over Iran is essen- between Israelis and Palestinians 45 countries, designed, built and is a natural resource." tially over, peace with the Pales- before Obama leaves office in Jan- programmed robots, largely from Teams from Taipei won many tinians is as elusive as ever and the uary 2017, he is not likely to chal- plastic LEGO blocks. of the prizes, but a Malaysian team next US presidential election ap- lenge Netanyahu now, Neri Zilber, These were then tested against took the top prize for robot foot- proaches. No transformational re- an analyst at The Washington In- a number of challenges including ball. set looms between the two lead- stitute think-tank, told Al Jazeera. one which required the robots to With two LEGO robots on ers; but Obama and Netanyahu "Why would Obama pick a read a basic colour code, then de- each side, using sensors to detect have more reasons to get along these fight with Netanyahu on the peace liver the correct blocks to the top and chase or block the ball, teams days than not." process when it's not likely to of the correct mountain - no easy spent thousands of man-hours be- The two men have notorious- move the ball very far down the feat, when it has to operate with- hind the design and building of each ly strained relations. They wors- field?" asked Zilber. out human intervention. player. ened when Netanyahu courted "If you take the long historical If that was not challenging "When you look at what they Republicans and addressed the US view, relations are still pretty enough, the teams had just 2.5 have been able to program these Congress in March, saying healthy and Israel remains Wash- hours to finalise their designs and robots to do, it is absolutely in- Obama's deal threatened Israeli ington's most reliable ally in the then build the robot. credible," said Lewis Affleck, man- security by paving the way for a region." In another competition, teams aging director of Maersk Oil Qa- nuclear-armed Iran. Before Netanyahu headed to were asked to design robots to ex- tar, a leading sponsor of the event. In September, Republicans the US, tensions arose over his tract resources from potentially "If science is fun and if educa- failed to halt the agreement, which appointment of a new spokesman, dangerous places. tion is fun, then people will be in- trades sanctions relief on Tehran Ran Baratz. Israeli journalists dug These ranged from an Iranian terested - and [they] will be inter- for curbs on the country's nuclear up old comments from Baratz ac- robot designed to produce water ested in becoming the scientists and programme. cusing Obama of anti-Semitism on Mars, to Philippine volcanic- engineers of the future." New defence deal Dan Shapiro, the US envoy to Israel, said talks would be "look- ing forward" and aimed at calming Poland's modest refugee policy proves controversial tensions. The leaders will discuss new arms spending to ease Israel's The Polish government's decision Jazeera. first is that media coverage has family from Homs in Syria, who ful integration depends on the will things," said Ehssan. fears that a wealthier Iran might to accept 6,800 refugees fleeing 'Emergence of diseases' portrayed Muslims and Islam in a agreed to talk to Al Jazeera on the of both sides, and it can take a long However, these negative ex- boost support to groups like Syria and Eritrea has created a Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of negative light. The second, she said, condition that their last names not time. His own efforts to assimi- periences have not put him off Hezbollah and Hamas. fierce debate dividing Polish soci- Poland's largest opposition Law is that few Poles have met or lived be used. late have already started paying off from getting engaged in helping A new 10-year defence deal is ety with opponents of the deci- and Justice Party, recently warned near foreigners because of the coun- "There is no safe place in Syr- - he has been employed by an air- the 6,800 refugees expected to expected to replace the current ac- sion dominating the discussion. refugees from the Middle East try's ethnic homogeneity. ia now… Fighters used to shoot line in Poland. arrive in Poland between 2016 cord that expires in 2017. It will Since January, almost 600,000 could bring dangerous disease and "In everyday life we do not from the top of the roof of our Although he and his loved ones and 2017, as part of EU and not be finalised this week, but may migrants from the Middle East, parasites to Poland. have any contact with refugees, house. We could see empty bul- are surrounded by a community UNHCR relocation and resettle- feature an increase in the more than Asia and Africa have reached the "There are symptoms of emer- and it's usual that people fear the lets falling down on us. We had a assisting them in settling in Poland, ment programmes. $3bn in US military aid that Israel shores of Greece and Italy. Poland gence of diseases that are highly unknown. It also comes from not plan to run away, but we couldn't Ehassan has met other Poles who "I really want to help because receives each year. has agreed to take just 1.1 percent dangerous and have not been seen being aware of these realities and make it because of high costs and are not as keen on foreigners living we lost our first home. I don't Netanyahu knows full well of this number. Nevertheless, this in Europe for a long time: cholera people," Gorczyska explained. the danger of travelling by sea," in the country. want us to lose our second home. what virtually the entire Israeli policy has spurred thousands of on the Greek islands, dysentery in Witold Waszczykowski, a said Ehssan, who lives with his "Sometimes people give you a I believe that a lot of steps can be defence and security establishment Poles across the country to take Vienna… There are various types member of parliament for the Law mother, 24-year-old brother and different look in the bus and don't taken to improve the situation. does: all things considered, the Iran to the streets to participate in anti- of parasites and protozoa that … and Justice Party, said the main 15-year-old sister in Poland's Low- want to sit beside you. It hap- We are all human beings and ev- deal is a good one for Israel strate- refugee marches organised by far- are not dangerous in the bodies of issue is integration. er Silesia region. pened. I can't blame them, because eryone deserves to be given a gically. right groups, and to flood social these people, [but] could be dan- "These [Arab] communities In Ehssan's opinion, success- some Syrians did really bad chance," said Ehssan. Marc Sirois, independent an- media with comments insulting the gerous here," said Kaczynski. will demand from Europe to re- alyst mainly Muslim refugees. His comments were heavily spect the way they are used to liv- Talks may also cover the US- Poland's religious and ethnic criticised in the media and by some ing. Only a few people will inte- funded Iron Dome missile defence homogeneity is one factor behind of his political opponents. Janusz grate. We are just afraid that we shield and pledges that Israel will the opposition to assisting refu- Palikot, a leader of the left-wing will have to deal with the same receive more than the 33 stealth F- gees. Just 0.1 percent of the coun- party Your Move, slammed Kac- problems related to Muslim exist- 35 fighters already ordered, preci- try's population consists of for- zynski's statement as racist and ence that some European countries sion munitions and a chance to buy eigners, the smallest percentage in fascist, and notified the public have been facing during the last V-22 Ospreys and other hardware. the European Union. Poland also prosecutor of an offence of incite- few years," said Waszczykowski. "Netanyahu knows full well has the heaviest concentration of ment to ethnic, religious, national 'No safe place' what virtually the entire Israeli Catholics in the world with 94 or racial hatred, in violation of Pol- A private initiative called defence and security establishment percent of Poles identifying with ish law. Foundation Estera received ap- does: all things considered, the Iran the religion. Nevertheless, a poll recently proval from the Polish authorities deal is a good one for Israel strate- Poland's pledge to accept conducted by the Polish Research in July to organise the arrival of gically," said Marc Sirois, an inde- 2,000 migrants sparks debate Centre found that two-thirds of more than 150 Christian Syrians pendent analyst. Rafa Kostrzyski, the United Poles oppose taking in refugees to Poland. The Syrian families have "All he's doing now is negoti- Nations High Commissioner for from the Middle East and North been assigned to various Christian ating the price of a begrudging ac- Refugees' (UNHCR) spokesper- Africa. communities helping them assimi- quiescence." son in Poland, said Polish politi- "I would kick them [refugees] late. Backdrop of violence cians' opposition to accepting ref- all out," said an entrepreneur in his But Polish NGOs accused The summit comes against a ugees has been another factor stir- mid-30s, who preferred not to give Foundation Estera of applying dis- backdrop of violence in Israel. ring up resistance among the gen- his name. "They will all come here criminatory criteria by choosing Triggered last September by eral public. and spread their diseases, bring refugees of only one religion. Al- Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa "To me the resentment that has terrorism and rape our women. I'm though all of the 150 Syrians were Mosque compound, protests been recently activated has been considering vaccinating my family provided shelter and financial sup- against Israel's ongoing occupation stimulated mostly by politicians against hepatitis." port, the spokesperson for Foun- have given way to a spike in vio- who were either giving xenopho- According to Marta Gorczys- dation Estera, Przemysaw Kawa- lence in Israel, the West Bank, and bic statements related to the refu- ka, a lawyer at the Helsinki Foun- lec, said more than half moved to the Gaza Strip. gee crisis, or seemed to have only dation for Human Rights, there are Germany. Israeli forces have used tear a little idea of what they were talk- two major reasons behind such Among those who stayed is gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated ing about," Kostrzyski told Al staunch anti-migrant views. The 26-year-old Ehssan, along with his This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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NOVEBMER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Europe’s quiet Strain of low oil prices currency war Long-term oil market fundamentals besets nations robust despite price drop, Saudi says apparent at Gulf meeting On stage only a short time after said Daniel Yergin, vice chairman losing inflation Long-term oil market fundamen- petitors. a sustained period of low oil pric- “As a responsible and reliable the United Arab Emirates said it of IHS and the author of a Pulitzer tals remain robust but prolonged Prince Abdulaziz said cuts in es can’t be easily ‘erased’.” producer with a long-term horizon, would increase its oil production Prize-winning book on the histo- grip low prices could threaten security oil industry investments elsewhere Prince Abdulaziz said a pro- the kingdom is committed to con- despite low worldwide prices, the ry of oil. “OPEC’s not the only of supply and pave the way for a in the world would lead to a drop longed period of low oil prices was tinue to invest in its oil and gas oil and gas minister of neighboring balance of the market. The United From Stockholm, where the Riks- price spike, Saudi Arabia’s vice oil in crude supplies from non-OPEC unsustainable, warning it could sector, despite the drop in the oil Oman did not pull any punches. States is back in the role of swing bank published the minutes of its minister said. countries in 2016 and beyond that “reduce the resilience of the oil in- price,” Prince Abdulaziz said. “This is (a) man-made crisis producer, a role it hasn’t exerted latest policy meeting on Tuesday, The world’s largest crude ex- was unlikely to be reversed. Mean- dustry, undermining the future se- “These measures validate our to Prague, Copenhagen and Zur- porter will continue investing in while, growth in demand fuelled curity of supply and setting the belief in the strength of the long- ich, officials in countries circling its oil and gas sector, Prince Abdu- mainly by Asia would remain scene for another sharp price rise”. term fundamentals of energy mar- the currency bloc are waiting for laziz bin Salman said. strong, though slower than in the “Just as the assertions, heard kets, and demonstrate the impor- the European Central Bank presi- “For a major reserve holder, past. a few years ago - that the oil price tance that Saudi Arabia attaches to dent to say next month whether oil producer and exporter such as “The potential impact of cur- would reach $200 a barrel - were maintaining its oil export capabili- he’ll expand stimulus. Only then Saudi Arabia, our focus has always rent cuts in expenditure on future proved wrong, so the recent asser- ty and spare capacity.” will it be clear whether they’ll need been on the long-term trends shap- oil supplies is both substantial and tion that the oil price has shifted Prince Abdulaziz also rejected to retaliate with more asset pur- ing the oil market,” he said in a long-lasting,” he said. to a new low structural equilibri- the idea of some analysts that the chases, rate cuts and currency in- speech at an Asian energy confer- “Non-OPEC supply is ex- um will also turn out to have been current oil price drop resembles terventions of their own to dig in ence in the Qatari capital Doha. pected to fall in 2016, only one wrong.” one in the mid-1980s. against imported disinflation. “Rather than being a commod- year after the deep cuts in invest- Oil companies around the “The current low levels of Draghi’s bonanza of cheap ity in decline, as some would like ment. Beyond 2016, the fall in non- world have deferred some $200 spare capacity, together with the cash is depressing financial returns to portray, supply and demand OPEC supply is likely to acceler- billion worth of projects including robust growth in demand, indicate in the euro area and driving invest- patterns indicate that the long-term ate, as the cancellation and post- complex, expensive ventures that that the current market fundamen- ment flows into neighboring coun- fundamentals of the oil complex ponement of projects will start hold huge resources, such as Ca- tals are different from those of the tries, pushing up their currencies remain robust.” feeding into future supplies, and nadian oil sands and deep-water early 1980s, and that comparisons and defeating their efforts to hit The comments suggest the the impact of previous record in- projects in Africa and southeast with that period are therefore mis- in our industry we have created. ... in six decades,” he said. The Emir- their own inflation targets. Looser OPEC heavyweight is satisfied vestments on oil output starts to Asia. placed.” And I think all we’re doing is irre- ati energy minister said he believed monetary policy is in the cards with its strategy of not cutting its fade away. But Saudi Arabia appears keen In 1985, global oil consump- sponsible,” Mohammed bin Hama prices would rise in 2016, even as even in countries where economic production and allowing low pric- “Previous cycles have shown to send a message to the market tion was just over 59 million bar- al-Rumhy said as his Emirati coun- he said his country planned to growth is strong and asset markets es to reduce supplies, without los- that the impact of low oil prices is that it is moving ahead with its oil rels per day and available spare terpart forced a smile next to him. ramp up production to 3.5 million are overheating. ing its market share against com- long-lasting, and that the scars from and gas projects. production capacity was at a his- Even among friends, the bot- barrels of oil a day from a current “These countries don’t want toric high of over 10 million bpd, toming-out of oil prices, which are 2.9 million. The UAE was the to be the losers in the currency war meaning the ratio of spare capaci- down more than 50 percent since world’s sixth-largest oil producer they think the ECB is participat- ty to global consumption was the middle of last year, has strained in 2014, according to the U.S. En- ing in,” says Marchel Alexandrov- about 17 percent, he said. both budgets and relationships ergy Information Administration. ich, senior European economist at In 2015, oil consumption is across the Gulf and other oil-pro- That 3.5 million barrel production Jefferies International Ltd. in Lon- estimated at 94 million bpd while ducing countries. will come in the “next two to three don. “It’s a zero-sum game. If usable spare capacity, mainly in And while Emirati officials at years,” said Abdulla Nasser al-Su- you’re trying to devalue, then Saudi Arabia, is estimated at 2 mil- the annual Abu Dhabi Internation- waidi, the director-general of the there’s always someone on the lion bpd - a ratio of spare capacity al Petroleum Exhibition and Con- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. other side of that trade.” to consumption of about 2 per- ference said Monday they believed “We are hopeful that we will After Draghi announced a 1.1 cent. prices will head back up into next see in 2016 ... a correction,” Emir- trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) bond- “This is one of the few indus- year, others offered a more pessi- ati Energy Minister Suhail Mo- buying program on Jan. 22, hold- tries in the world that is operating mistic view. “It’s a movement of hamed al-Mazrouei said. “Don’t ings by euro-area residents of debt at such a thin cushion. Spare ca- an era of scarcity to one of abun- ask me how big, that’s for the mar- and equity in the nine European pacity acts as an insurance policy dance; it’s a movement from a ket to decide. Don’t ask me who is Union countries outside the cur- against unanticipated changes in oil world of unexpectedly strong de- going to play that role. It’s not rency bloc soared to fresh records, market conditions and is key to mand and tight supplies to a world going to be OPEC only. This is an ECB data show. Total portfolio maintaining oil price and global of ample supplies — even over- international effort. Everyone has investments rose more than 9 per- economic stability.” supplies — and weaker demands,” a role to play.” cent in the first quarter to 2.05 tril- lion euros. The movement of cash had the effect, not unwelcome at the Frank- China’s OPEC chief sees oil Qatar seeks up to $10b syndicated furt-based ECB, of helping push the euro down against currencies inflation including the Swedish krona, Po- market balanced by loan, bankers say land’s zloty, the Czech koruna and Qatar is in talks with banks for a loan into general syndication with- to carry a margin below 100bp the Hungarian forint. Most dra- slows in 2016 on demand growth syndicated loan of up to U.S. in the next couple of days, bank- (base points) over Libor, one of matically, the Swiss National Bank $10bln as it looks to become the ers said. Citibank, Natixis and Gulf the bankers said. on Jan. 15 preempted the ECB’s October Global demand for crude will bring “We should really stabilize this latest Gulf state to try to shore up International Bank are coordinat- It is aiming to complete the deal decision by abandoning its cap on more balance to the oil market as market.” funds depleted by low oil prices, ing the deal, which has been fully by the end of the year. the franc. China's consumer inflation waned soon as next year even with Iran ‘Tough’ Quarters bankers said. underwritten. The bankers said it could be a While ECB officials have re- further last month brought down preparing to increase output, ac- Non-OPEC producers must The Sultanate of Oman is also Qatar is in discussions for a challenge to raise U.S. $10bln as peatedly said they don’t target the by lower food prices, adding, econ- cording to OPEC Secretary Gen- share the burden of any supply expected to launch a U.S. $1bln five-year loan, which is expected local banks are pulling out of the exchange rate, they’ve acknowl- omists said, to signs of slack de- eral Abdalla El-Badri and Pulitzer cuts as OPEC won’t accept less loan market because of the rising edged that a weaker euro helps re- mand and continued slowing in the Prize-winning author and energy than 40 percent of global output, cost of dollar funding and ironical- vive the economy and inflation by world's second-largest economy. consultant Daniel Yergin. he said. Even if the group’s 12 ly, the withdrawal of deposits by boosting exports and pushing up China's consumer-price index Demand will rise by about 17 members decided next month to Wall St. indexes drop Gulf states such as Qatar, which import prices. The single curren- rose 1.3% in October last month million barrels a day to almost 110 reduce production by 1.5 million is putting enormous pressure on cy has dropped almost 7 percent from a year earlier, according to million barrels a day by 2040, with barrels a day, that wouldn’t be their liquidity. on a trade-weighted basis this year the government's statistics bureau. 70 percent of the growth to come enough to balance the market, El- 1pc as rate hike looms “Qatar is talking to a large and since the ECB started consid- The pace was slower than the 1.6% from Asia, the head of the Organi- Badri said. OPEC plans to meet The S&P 500 index suffered its worst loss in six weeks as Wall Street group of banks about the deal but ering new stimulus has dropped year-over-year rise in September zation of Petroleum Exporting on Dec. 4 to assess its output pol- I am not sure it will be able to raise to the weakest in three months. and a tick down from the median braced for an interest-rate hike and fretted about weak Chinese trade Countries said at an industry event icy. “The next few quarters are data. Nine of the 10 major S&P sectors ended lower, led by consumer the whole U.S. $10bln,” one of the Price Stagnation 1.4% gain forecast by 11 econo- in Doha. The oil market will rebal- going to continue to be tough as bankers said. The flipside is that countries mists in a survey by The Wall discretionary and energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average ance in 2016 or 2017, as demand Iranian oil comes back into the slipped back into negative territory for the year, with only two of its 30 Qatar last tapped the loan seeing their currency strengthen Street Journal. Prices of goods at market in 2004 when it agreed a face downward pressure on infla- the factory gate fell 5.9% in Octo- components higher on the day. U.S. companies face the prospect of higher borrowing costs if the U.S. $355mln, five-year loan that tion rates already suppressed by ber from a year earlier, matching paid a margin of 38bp over Libor, falling energy costs. Swedish in- September's decline. Federal Reserve raises interest rates next month, as is widely expected Overall, economists said, the after Friday's strong jobs report. according to Loan Pricing Corp flation is at 0.1 percent compared data. with a target of 2 percent. Den- lack of price pressure, while good "There are short-term myopic concerns about a Fed rate hike,” said mark and the Czech Republic are for some consumers, means busi- Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management nesses are working harder to sell in Tulsa. "Bond and stock prices will decline when the Fed makes that at 0.2 percent. Consumer prices more to make profits and pay are declining in Switzerland, Po- first announcement, but ultimately, stocks will thrive because it will debts--a difficult phase for an econ- prove the U.S. economy is healthy enough to stand on its own," Dollar- land and Hungary. omy that is struggling to meet the “An earlier and faster krona hide said. Investors also focused on renewed fears of a slowdown in government's annual growth target China, a key market for many companies, ahead of the crucial holiday appreciation than forecast by the of 7%. . Riksbank would risk contributing shopping season. China, one of the United States' top trade partners, "It's quite clear, China is fac- ended October with a record high trade surplus, with both exports and toward weaker inflationary pres- ing deflationary pressure," said sures,” Riksbank Governor Stefan imports falling. Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. econ- All three major U.S. stock indexes trimmed some of their losses late Ingves said in the Swedish central omist Shen Jianguang. "The issue bank’s minutes. “Similar questions in the session. is how to revive growth that's been The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended down 1.0 percent at have been raised in a few other below target, while restructuring smaller European countries with 17,730.48 points and the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.98 percent, to 2,078.58. the economy to reduce overcapac- The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 1.01 percent to 5,095.30. their own currencies: Denmark, ity." Switzerland and the Czech Repub- Lower price pressure should The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, known Wall Street's fear gauge, lic. For these three countries and give the central bank leeway to rose 15 percent to 16.52, the most in a single session in six weeks. Sweden, this is very much a mat- continue its easing policy, which Following a dramatic selloff in August, fueled by fears about a slow- grows between 1.2 million barrels market,” Yergin said Monday. “We ing Chinese economy, and then a recovery in October, helped by not-so- ter of trying to avoid domestic ef- has so far failed to spur a pickup a day and 1.5 million barrels a day really see 2016 as the year of tran- fects of the ECB’s monetary poli- in growth despite six interest rate bad corporate report cards, the S&P 500 remains up 0.99 percent for the through 2020, Yergin, vice chair- sition.” Oil prices are unsustain- year while the Dow is down 0.52 percent. cy.” cuts and other measures to spur man of consultants IHS, said in a able at current levels and will rise With euro-area prices also stag- lending and borrowing. Economists With 88 percent of S&P 500 companies having posted their third- speech in Abu Dhabi. gradually as international compa- quarter results, earnings appear to have dipped 0.9 percent compared to nating and the ECB considering expect the central bank to further “The expectation is that the nies defer projects and production whether more stimulus is needed, reduce the amount banks are re- the year before, better than the 4.2 percent decline that analysts on quired to hold in reserve before the market will return to more balance plans, U.A.E. Energy Minister average predicted at the start of October, according to Thomson Reuters countries that have eased policy in 2016,” El-Badri said Monday. Suhail Al Mazrouei told reporters this year face having to do so again, year's end, but said that Beijing will data. increasingly shift to more govern- “We see global oil demand main- in Abu Dhabi. even if unwarranted by domestic taining its recent healthy growth. conditions. ment spending. "China sees the constraints of We see less non-OPEC supply.” Swiss real-estate prices remain El-Badri said Tuesday in Abu risky, according to a measure by monetary policy and will let fiscal policy take the driver's seat," said Dhabi he was “very happy that UAE buys Saab surveillance planes in $1.27b deal UBS Group AG, yet SNB Presi- Commerzbank AG economist Iran is back,” referring to the OPEC dent Thomas Jordan has said the Zhou Hao. member’s steps to boost output The United Arab Emirates Air Force announced Monday a $1.27-billion deal with Swedish defense giant Saab to purchase two surveillance planes deposit rate could fall further from Prices for pork, a staple and a once sanctions are lifted from its and upgrade two others. The two new aircraft are Global 6000 surveillance planes, while the old planes to be upgraded are part of the UAE’s fleet the current minus 0.75 percent. significant part of food inflation, economy. Iran and the rest of of Saab 340s, said Major General Abdullah al-Hashimi at a joint press conference at the Dubai Airshow. The central bank will hold its quar- rose less rapidly in October than OPEC “can work together” to ac- The date of delivery has not been finalized, but could be within two years, he said. The purchase “supports surveillance capabilities” of the terly policy review on Dec. 10, in prior months, according to the commodate additional Iranian Gulf nation’s Air Force, he said. The UAE has been part of the U.S.-led coalition bombing militants of the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria. exactly one week after the ECB’s statistics bureau. Warmer weather crude. “We can do anything for Iran, It has also played a key role in the Saudi-led coalition that launched a military campaign in March against Iran-backed militias in Yemen. next meeting. Swedish property also helped moderate vegetable no problem,” El-Badri said, with- prices have risen almost 50 per- prices, said Yan Ling, an econo- out elaborating. cent since 2009 and gross domes- mist with China Merchants Secu- Global Glut tic product is growing twice as fast rities. Those lower food prices, Oil tumbled more than 48 per- as the euro area, yet looser policy combined with subdued commod- cent last year as U.S. stockpiles may be coming. Deputy Gover- ity prices and a relatively strong and production expanded, creating nor Per Jansson said last week that currency--which reduces the price a global oversupply that the Inter- the Riksbank is moving closer to of imported goods in yuan terms- national Energy Agency estimates intervening in the currency mar- -contributed to the month's slow- will persist until at least the mid- ket, with little scope to cut inter- er growth in consumer prices, dle of 2016. OPEC’s strategy to est rates further or buy more gov- economists said. defend market share has exacerbat- ernment bonds. “The more the Lu Guiqing, a 55-year old re- ed the glut as the group, which kept ECB does in terms of quantitative tired salesperson from a state- its production target unchanged at easing, the more the Riksbank owned company, said that he no- 30 million barrels a day at the last needs to do in order to avoid the ticed that vegetable prices aren't meeting in June, exceeded the ceil- Swedish krona becoming too rising so quickly and that cooking oil prices have declined. He said ing for the past 17 months. strong,” said Par Magnusson, an Current market volatility was economist at Swedbank AB in he is buying more clothes and ap- pliances online at lower prices than caused by oversupply, mostly Stockholm. In Denmark, unem- from high-cost producers, and oil ployment is below 4 percent and at bricks-and-mortar stores. "Though people may want to stockpiles are above the five-year the price of owner-occupied apart- average, El-Badri said. Energy in- ments rose 10 percent in the past raise price, they probably can't," Mr. Lu said, dressed in a green jack- dustry investment in exploration year -- yet action may be needed if et as he peeled a pear. "And even and production fell 20 percent, or the krone’s peg to the euro is to be though the price of soybean oil has by about $130 billion from 2014 maintained. Moreover, figures fallen, I'm using less of it since I'm to 2015, he said. published Tuesday showed infla- trying to eat healthy." This decline in investment is tion slowed in October, and Arne According to price tracker “a seed” for higher prices, he said Lohmann Rasmussen, head of Premise Data Corp., the cost of a Tuesday at a conference in Abu fixed-income research at Danske basket of food staples in China Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Bank A/S in Copenhagen, says rose 1.15% over the past month, Emirates. “We need a price where conventional policy may have run led by seafood, fruit and processed producers can invest and consum- out room. meat. ers have supply,” El-Badri said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Brangelina Mastani embodies didn’t sail today’s woman: through ‘By Deepika the Sea’ LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie said while it was a good experi- ence working with her co-star and husband Brad Pitt on their latest film By the Sea, it was no easy Following fashion trends has be- earrings and bangles on a regular feat. “In the first film, we had a lot come increasingly important over basis can also be harmful. Heavy of fun because of the subject mat- the years, with women going to all earrings stretch your piercings by ter. But this film is very heavy,” lengths to achieve the looks they pulling down your ear lobes, and said Jolie, comparing the film to see on runways and in advertise- can worsen a condition called an- the duo’s 2005 movie Mr and Mrs ments. But some fashion habits terior head carriage. It also causes might actually be doing more harm headaches and neck pains. Heavy MUMBAI: Actor Deepika than you realize. Here are five fash- bangles cause similar damage to Padukone, the Mastani of Sanjay ion habits that are detrimental to your wrists – altering the alignment Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus your health, according to Style- and irritating the radial nerve. Bajirao Mastani, says her charac- Caster and The Loop: 4 make-up products you ter represents the women of to- 1. Wearing high heels should stop using immediately day. Anyone who has worn high 4. Wearing flip flops After unveiling the fragile yet heels for a few hours knows the Like heels, flip flops are also fierce look of her character, Deep- pain that accompanies them. While harmful if worn for extended peri- ika said: “My character Mastani that pain is not enough to deter ods because they don’t provide the embodies today’s woman. Some- women from wearing these highly foot the support it needs – espe- Smith. “It’s not really fun but the one who multi-tasked, someone fashionable shoes, this might be: cially under the arch and heel. Pain who excelled in everything she Wearing high heels forces you to in the lower back, heels, knees and pleasure is breaking through some- thing together and pushing each did… she is not just an amazing walk on the ball of your feet, mak- the ball of the foot (caused by woman; a remarkable warrior, ing your torso lean forward. And dropped metatarsals) occurs when other and getting to the other end of it and learning something about wonderful lover, a mother and a it does not just end there. It also you walk too much in flip flops. It daughter. There are so many puts a lot of stress on your spine also causes calf muscles to tight- each other. So, that was good but it wasn’t easy. But he [Pitt] was shades in this character.” and over time your spinal discs en, shin splints and blisters. She added, “She is so much in compress. Blisters and pain in 15 trendy ways to add spice wonderful,” she added. Pitt had shared his wife’s sen- love with Bajirao that she sacri- toes, calves, hips and back also and drama to your Fall wardrobe ficed many things.” The movie fea- spring up due to prolonged wear. 5. Wearing tight clothes timents, as he previously said the scenes were tough but he felt the tures Ranveer Singh as 18th cen- 6 steps to a natural make-up Trying to fit into clothes that tury Maratha warrior Peshwa Ba- look are smaller than your size or too two worked well together. “It’s not always a pleasurable place to be jirao, while Priyanka Chopra plays 2. Carrying a big bag tight for you is really harmful. Kashibai. For Deepika, who has While big bags are totally the Habits such as sucking in your as far as the scenes are concerned. But we work so well together. We showcased her versatility in films rage right now, they aren’t doing stomach deprive your cells of ox- such as Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani your body any good. The bigger ygen which restricts blood flow and go home together and we get up and go to work together. It was a and Piku, Bajirao Mastani is like a the bag the more it is likely to slows down your metabolism – “once in a lifetime” opportunity. weigh; and because women usual- affecting your concentration and great experience, it really was,” Pitt had earlier said. Bajirao Mastani toughest film ly carry their bags on one side, this performance in whatever you do. of my career: Deepika Padukone uneven weight distribution causes It also means that you’re breath- ‘By the Sea’ shores up Angeli- na’s grief Lauding director Bhansali, she many problems like muscle imbal- ing from your chest instead of your said, “He is co-operative and al- ances and alignment concerns. One stomach and this causes a host of He further added that having his wife as the filmmaker and his ways encourages, letting the actors shoulder may eventually be higher problems like shoulder and neck work freely. Everybody in the than the other because of the im- tension, headaches, stomach aches, boss was ‘sexy’. “It’s surprising how much I enjoyed the direction team is creatively involved with balance, and as the torso shifts to and even depression and anxiety. the filmmaking process.” counterbalance the uneven weight, This goes for footwear too – an ill- of my wife. She’s decisive, incred- ibly intuitive, and might I say, sexy She says the shooting for the your spine may also suffer leading fitted shoe can permanently dam- period drama has been a fantastic to back, neck and shoulder pains. age your bone structure. at her post. I trust her with my life,” he stated. experience. 9 natural beauty treatments So, try to limit or eliminate “It has been the most challeng- you can find in your kitchen these habits. You don’t need to Jolie and Pitt play an unhap- py couple in By the Sea and al- ing film of my career so far… emo- 3. Wearing heavy jewellery compromise your health in the tionally and physically. As an ac- Wearing heavy jewellery like name of fashion! though Jolie had admitted earlier that their marriage isn’t perfect, she tor, it’s an amazing feeling as I can insisted they are nothing like their travel in history through my char- onscreen characters. “Brad and I acter.” have our issues, but if the charac- The first look of Mastani was When Neelam Muneer ters were even remotely close to unveiled on Sunday and it featured our problems, we couldn’t have Deepika, wielding a golden sword. made the film,” she shared. With her eyes set on target, she met Kareena Kapoor looks like she is in an attack mode. The Kapoor-selfie frenzy is taking over social media! Last month we saw Pakistani celebs posing away with Ranbir Kapoor in what can only What Salman has be described as a selfie-spree. Miley Cyrus's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Imran Abbas reaches set, clicks selfie with to say about Ranbir fans worried And now it’s Pakistani actress Neelam Muneer’s turn. While Nee- 'Prem Ratan lum’s photo isn’t a selfie (strictly speaking) and does not feature the over her skinny Bollywood hearththrob, her picture does include an equally famous Kapoor — Kareena! Dhan Payo' box Neelam’s starstruck moment took place in Abu Dhabi where Karee- frame na had gone to promote a jewelry brand. While many fans of the B-town office numbers? Singer Miley Cyrus has left her actress barely got a chance to meet her at the event, our very own Superstar Salman Khan says his fans worried about her health with Neelam got lucky when she met the diva. much-anticipated Diwali release a photograph in which she looks "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" is not very skinny. about box-office numbers or fran- In the image that she posted tic promotions but a film which on Instagram, Cyrus wore a gray every person should watch with sports bra and leggings, exposing the entire family. her flat stomach and super skinny "This film is not about num- arms, reports aceshowbiz.com. bers or promotion. This film is She sat on the passenger seat about 'go and see it with the fami- of a car and stuck her tongue out. "Green tongue!!!!! Sign of good healffffy mornin (sic)," she captioned the image, hinting that she had just consumed a green juice or other healthy drinks. Her fans got worried. One of her followers wrote, "Omg you look like a skeleton", while another commented: "She looks sooo sick".

ly'. Get everyone together, make it like the time when we would go for picnics with family, make this one outing with the whole parivar. Trust me, you'll love it. Full-on Father's ghost once visited Drew Barrymore entertaining film," Salman said at a Actress Drew Barrymore says she press meet. until we were all going to All three of Salman's films was once visited by the ghost of wake up and spread the ash- her father, John Barrymore. with director Sooraj Barjatya -- es. And I felt a thing and I sat "Maine Pyar Kiya", "Hum Aapke The 40-year-old actress claims up in my bed and the door- she felt her father's presence dur- Hain Koun..!" and "Hum Saath knob of my room opened and Saath Hain" -- saw Salman play- ing "a very unique moment" short- the door just opened. And I ly before scattering his ashes at the ing a character in love, with family just sat up in bed and I was values forming an important ele- Joshua Tree National Park in Cal- like, 'Dad?', Barrymore said ifornia, reports femalfirst.co.uk. ment to the love life. on "The Ellen DeGeneres Barjatya says he wants to take "We put his ashes at Joshua Show". Tree. He loved Joshua Tree and I Salman back to that space. "It was a moment where Barjatya's films are known to had spent a lot of time with him you can have hope about there whenever I visited. So we be very clean family films and even anything being possible, and with negative characters around, took his ashes there and I went to it was a very unique mo- this little motel and I was sleeping the film is on the whole very pos- ment,` she added. itive.

There was nothing ordinary about the event where Dilwale‘s trailer was released. In fact it was nothing short of grand. Crowds of fans and media gathered in Mumbai and waited for hours for the cast and crew of the film to unveil the trailer. The grandiose display of designer cars at the trailer launch may have won the hearts of many, but did the trailer live up to the hype? The promo starts with SRK and Kajol posing in scenic locations and ends with Shah Rukh telling the love of his life (Kajol obviously) not to show her face to him again or he’ll kill her. The other couple, Varun and Kriti also share a complex equation. Varun plays SRK’s younger brother, and it appears that during the course of the film he is made to choose between his brother and his lover (Kriti). The series of events that follow in the trailer suggest that the film is packed with action and romance with a tinge of comedy to break free from the tension. While the trailer doesn’t shed much light on the storyline, the repetitive car and action scenes become predictable. However that hasn’t stopped people from watching the highly anticipated film’s trailer. In less than 12 hours, the trailer has already crossed a million views on YouTube. SRK could hardly contain his excitement at the trailer launch. “Dilwale was a wonderful filmmaking experience and the results will show on screen. Never enjoyed myself more while shooting for a film, right from reuniting with Kajol after a long gap to shooting the heavy duty action sequences, it was all a delight. I’m glad to be sharing the trailer with you guys as it will give you a perfect taste of the fun family film that Rohit Shetty has made!” he said, according to a press release. Watch: SRK and Kajol back as Raj and Simran! It seems like fans are not the only ones who were excited about the DDLJ jodi coming together. Even Kajol and SRK were just as eager to work with each other after a long hiatus. “Dilwale is an extremely special film. Not only for what it offers but also because of the people I have worked with here. I had a great time working on the film, especially with Shah Rukh, as well as Rohit. I think everybody is gonna have a great time watching it as we had a great time making it,” said Kajol. Varun Dhawan couldn’t believe his luck and was ecstatic to have worked alongside King Khan and Kajol. “I have always been a big Rohit Shetty fan. But never did I expect to do a Rohit shetty film with Shah Rukh sir and Kajol ma’am. They are amazing actors and I’m the first from my generation to have worked with them. Dilwale is a coming together of all generations. It is the biggest family film ever made in Indian cinema, and I feel lucky to be a part of it,” he said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Ronda Rousey wins so decisively, so impressively, so quickly, that she makes us question what we're seeing. The UFC women's bantam- Venus and Serena weight champion has won her last three fights in 16, 14 and 34 sec- onds – and in the process, she's thrust herself into the mainstream reunited in WTA Top 10 in a manner that no mixed martial arts fighter has ever come close to doing. Her bout on Saturday in Mel- bourne, Australia, against unde- feated ex-boxing champion Holly Holm in front of what is expected to be a UFC-record crowd of more than 70,000 at Etihad Stadium is being billed as her toughest chal- lenge ever. Of course, her bout with Cat Zingano at UFC 184 was billed the same way, and Rousey finished it in 14 seconds. She's won so quickly with such regularity that we wonder whether she's that good or that the opposition she's facing isn't that strong. Joe Rogan, the UFC's col- or analyst, thinks that has to at least be considered. "I think you can make the ar- gument for both being the case," Rogan said. "I don't think you can make the case that her competi- tion has been as good as Jon Jones [faced in his run as UFC light heavyweight champion] or as good as "Mighty Mouse" [flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson] or any of the other champions. "I just don't think [Rousey's past opponents] are as good, but Venus Williams' victory in the Zhuhai Masters in China over the weekend sees her climb from 11th to she is. It's a really interesting sce- seventh in the latest WTA standings dominated by her sister Serena. At 35-years-old Venus thereby becomes nario. You have one athlete who is the oldest woman to have featured in the WTA top 10 since Martina Navratilova, who was 38-years-old in not just really dominant in her di- 1995. The five-time Wimbledon and two-time Flushing Meadows champion is a former WTA rankings leader, vision and in her sport, but who a position she last held back in February 2002. Towering over her rivals atop the rankings by a wide margin arguably has the best judo in stands the younger of the Williams sisters Serena, 34, with a whopping 9,945 points, while Romania's Simona Bulls extend MMA, who arguably has the best Helep is second on 6,060 and Spain's Garbine Muguruza on 5,200. The beaten finalist at Zhuhai. Karolina arm bar technique in MMA. And Pliskova. also climbed two places with the Czech clinching 11th place. she's fighting girls who, other than 76ers' losing Miesha Tate, aren't really capable Russell Knox of competing with her." Rousey defeated Tate twice, German FA wins 1st PGA streak to 17 submitting her to win the Strike- Russia reacts after force title at 4:27 of the first round, Tour title at then needing to go to 58 seconds boss resigns games of the third round to beat her at 'systematic doping' UFC 168. over 2006 HSBC Forward Nikola Mirotic Rousey has fought 15 minutes, scored 20 points and grabbed a 25 seconds combined in two bouts accusations Champions season-high 10 rebounds as the against Tate. In her 10 other pro World Cup Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia fights combined, she's fought 10 SHANGHAI: Russell Knox raised 111-88, extending the 76ers' los- The fallout from a damning dop- ever, that "within the scope of this both arms in the air, closed his eyes ing streak to 17 games. minutes, 11 seconds. ing report came fast and furious in investigation, there is clear evi- scandal Ray Longo, the highly regard- and tilted his head toward the heav- Forward Doug McDermott Russia's media on Tuesday after dence of a 'Systemic Culture of ens as if he couldn't believe what scored 18 points and centre Pau ed coach of the Serra Longo Fight calls for bans on Russian athletes - Doping in Russian Sport' perpet- Team that includes UFC middle- he had just done. Gasol added 16 points, nine re- including from the upcoming uated, in part, although not exclu- bounds and six blocked shots for weight champion Chris Weidman, Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero. sively, through coaches and admin- Dating to when the World Golf said in his opinion, Rousey's dom- Championship began in 1999, no the Bulls, who were without The Kommersant daily called istrators, whose collective actions Joakim Noah because of a sore left inance can be explained not by the World Anti-Doping Agency's at times extended beyond mere one had ever won in his debut. pointing out that her opposition Knox wasn't even eligible for the knee. report "the biggest attack on Rus- administrative violations into po- Philadelphia, 0-7 this season, is bad but that she is so good. sian domestic sport in history". tentially criminal acts". HSBC Champions until he got in "I honestly believe she's as 10 days ago as an alternate, and also lost their final 10 games of the "A bomb exploded Monday in In the event, by no means cer- 2014-15 season. Their last victo- good as the hype," Longo said. Geneva," said the Komsomolskaya tain, that the International Associ- then it was a mad scramble in "Every time I think a fight is going Malaysia to get a Chinese visa in ry came on March 25 against Den- Pravda newspaper, responding to ation of Athletics Federations ver. to go into the second round, it the allegations made from Switzer- (IAAF) were to adopt the com- time to play. doesn't even last 20 seconds. She Walking out of the Sheshan Elsewhere, forward Paul land. mission's recommendation, Russia George scored 27 points while wins these fights in such dynamic The report published on could be excluded from major com- International clubhouse on Sunday fashion. And that makes me say guard George Hill added 23, as the Monday by WADA's indepen- petitions including the Olympics with a share of the 54-hole lead, Indiana Pacers dominated the final this: In my opinion, the only per- dent commission said the Russian and Europan Championships. Knox noticed a billboard with son who can beat Ronda Rousey 6-1/2 minutes in a 97-84 victory athletics federation should be sus- The scandal revolves around names and images of past winners over the Orlando Magic. is Ronda Rousey." pended from all competitions, in- accusations that money was de- at the HSBC Champions - Phil Eric Del Fierro has also trained The Pacers trailed 81-78, but cluding the 2016 Olympic Games manded from top athletes to Mickelson and Martin Kaymer, during the final 6:28, they out- some of the best fighters in the in Brazil, citing what it called "sys- "bury" medical tests showing drug world at Alliance MMA, includ- Dustin Johnson and Bubba Wat- scored the Magic 19-3. ing former UFC bantamweight tematic doping" and corruption. use. son. Timberwolves 117, Hawks champion Dominick Cruz and light The Russian athletics federa- The scandal could prove as ''Everyone who wins this tour- 107 heavyweights Alexander Gustafs- tion (ARAF) rejected claims that damaging to world athletics as the nament is a superstar,'' Knox said. The Minnesota Timberwolves son and Phil Davis. it oversaw "systematic" doping by corruption affair now shaking foot- ''I knew this would be the hardest held on to end the Atlanta Hawks' He, too, thinks her success is athletes after calls for the country ball's world governing body FIFA, day in my life.'' seven-game winning streak in a more Rousey's greatness and less to be suspended from internation- where President Sepp Blatter has German football association Pres- For a 30-year-old from Scot- 117-107 win. about weak opposition. al competition. been suspended and 14 officials ident Wolfgang Niersbach has re- land who had never won in 92 pre- "I think she's that good," Del Speaking to the Associated and marketing executives indicted signed over a 2006 World Cup scan- vious tries on the PGA Tour, Knox Fierro said. "When you think of Press, the Russian federation's act- on corruption charges. dal that has tarnished the reputa- made it look like a breeze. He broke what Jon Jones did and his rise at ing president, Vadim Zelichenok, A co-author of the commission tion of the world's biggest soccer out of a five-way tie for the lead Astana granted World Tour licence such a young age, nobody was giv- said demands for Russia to be report, Richard McLaren, said at federation. with two quick birdies to start the ing him the competition he need- banned from athletics were not the weekend its investigation Niersbach, who is being inves- back nine and was flawless the rest for 2016 cycling season "objective" because the organisa- showed a whole different scale of ed. But look what they were doing tigated for tax evasion in relation of the way for a 4-under 68 and a against everyone else. Jon was just tion's management changed in the corruption in causing "significant to the affair, said he was taking the Cycling's world body confirmed on also noting that there was still some spring, after the cases in the re- changes to actual results and final two-shot victory over Kevin Monday that the doping-tainted way to go. that good. And I think you can political responsibility for a con- Kisner. make the same point about Ron- port. standings of international athlet- troversial 6.7 million euro ($7.22m) Astana team will retain its World "The situation of the Astana "I don't believe it is of a sys- ics competitions". ''I always thought I was going Tour licence for the 2016 season. team can be considered as very sig- da. She's the real deal. I'm a huge payment to FIFA that was alleg- to win a big one for my first one,'' tematic nature," Zelichenok said, Authorities last week placed edly used to bribe officials of world The Kazakh-funded outfit, nificantly improved compared fan of what she's done." he said. ''But this is going to take a Ana Julaton is a former wom- adding that Russia had "totally former IAAF president Lamine football's governing body to vote featuring 2014 Tour de France with that revealed by the audit re- blocked" access to doping prod- Diack under formal investigation for Germany's World Cup bid. long time to sink in.'' champion Vincenzo Nibali, was port ordered by the (Licence) en's boxing champion who, like He played alongside Johnson, Holm, has transitioned to MMA. ucts after a string of scandals. on suspicion of corruption and He again denied any wrongdo- one of 11 teams given the green Commission in December 2014, in Julaton fights for One FC and will Russia is a traditional power- money laundering. ing. whose power can be so intimidat- light to compete in the top divi- terms of the training plans for rid- meet Irina Mazepa on Dec. 11, in house of athletics and finished sec- The 82-year-old Senegalese is "In order to protect the DFB ing that Knox didn't watch him hit sion next season after meeting the ers, the team staff, race manage- Manila. ond behind the United States in alleged to have received more than and the position, I step down as a shot for 12 holes. In the group annual registration criteria mandat- ment and medical care," the com- Julaton raves about what Rou- the medal table at the 2012 Olym- one million euros ($1.09m) in DFB president with a heavy ahead was Jordan Spieth, on his ed by the International Cycling mission said in reference to the sey has done for women's combat pics with 17 medals, eight of them bribes in 2011 to cover up posi- heart," Niersbach told reporters. way back to No. 1 in the world. Union (UCI). ISSUL report. sports, but said she's not unbeat- gold. Challenging athletics' doping tive doping tests by Russian ath- "I decided to resign because I rea- The cheers were for Li Haotong, "After reading the conclusions "It would seem possible that able. She noted, however, that minefield letes, the office of France's finan- lised I had to take the political re- the 20-year-old from Shanghai of (an independent review panel), if the Astana team were to manage Rousey has consistently managed The WADA report said, how- cial prosecutor said. sponsibility." who received rock-star treatment the Licence Commission has found to breathe life into the structures to intimidate her opponents and At the heart of the investiga- during a wild final round that end- that the team complied with the with which it seems to have throw them off their game. tion is the 6.7 million euro pay- ed with the best finish ever by a measures required of it," read a UCI equipped itself, it could be in com- Holm, who began as a kick- ment from the DFB to FIFA in Chinese player on the PGA Tour. statement. pliance with the organisation spec- boxer, likes to use her lateral move- 2005 that Der Spiegel magazine ''Incredible for me this week,'' Astana's place in the peloton ifications for professional teams ment and throw a lot of kicks. That alleged was a return on a loan from Li said. ''This for me is very, very had been under threat since five that will be a condition of their reg- could serve to keep Rousey on the the then Adidas CEO Robert-Lou- big.'' Imagine how it felt for Knox, riders with either the professional istration from 2017." outside and make it difficult for is Dreyfus to help buy votes for whose unexpected trip to China World Tour squad or the team's Seven other teams will also go her to use her judo and her sheer Germany's World Cup bid at the ended with a most surprising vic- Continental Tour affiliate failed before the Licence Commission in physical strength. FIFA election in 2000. tory. Knox finished at 20-under doping tests last year. the coming weeks as part of the But Julaton said that while "I was there from the first day 268 and earned $1.4 million, along In February, the UCI had de- standard application process. Holm's technique must be on of the bid for the 2006 World Cup with perks that include his first manded Astana be stripped of its point, her key will be coming into until the end ... and in all these years trip to the Masters in April. World Tour Licence which would the bout mentally strong. I worked not only in a clean way, ''I got married on Saturday of have barred them from the main Rousey, along with tennis su- but also with passion and trust," the Masters,'' he said. ''What a great international races, including the Tour de France and Tours of Italy perstar Serena Williams, is argu- Niersbach later said in a statement wedding anniversary we're going ably the most famous female ath- issued through the DFB. and Spain. lete in the world. She announced to have.'' It was the fourth runner- But an independent commis- He had been at the DFB for a up this year for Kisner - the other her fight with Holm during a live quarter of a century, climbing up sion agreed to allow them to keep appearance on ABC's "Good three were in playoffs. He closed racing in a decision delivered on from spokesman to general secre- with a 70, though his birdie putt Morning America," the promo for tary and then president in 2012. April 23, subject to strict moni- her fight debuted on Ellen DeGe- "That makes it even more de- on the 18th hole was worth an ad- toring over a four-month period neres' daytime talk show, she's pressing and painful to be con- ditional $285,000, a small conso- from the Institute of Sports Sci- hosted SportsCenter and been a fronted nine years later with pro- lation. ''That's all right,'' Kisner ence of the University of Lausanne guest on "The Tonight Show with cesses I had nothing to do with. I said. ''I'll keep finishing second and (ISSUL). Jimmy Fallon." want to make it clear once more I'll keep giving myself a shot, and I Following the end of the pro- None of that means anything that I was not aware of the pay- know I'll win one of them.'' bationary period, ISSUL reported once the bell sounds to begin a ments in question. That's what His birdie was expensive for its final findings to the UCI in Sep- fight, but it can get into the mind makes the decision to suffer the Danny Willett, who closed with a tember, observing that Astana had of an opponent and impact the political consequence so much 62 and tied for third with Ross made considerable efforts to im- way she fights. harder." Fisher (68). prove the team's infrastructure but This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11 . 2015-Aqrab 20, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:103 Price: Afs.15

Govt under fire for failing TO PROTECT PUBLIC LDP condemns beheading of Hazara passengers By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Condemning the brutal killing of eight passengers by the Islamic State in Zabul province, the Labor and Development Party (LDP) said the National Unity Government (NUG) is racked by KABUL: Due to early arrival of percent load-shedding. internal differences that have pre- winter season, power supply will He said that due to early arriv- He said that people during Last year five power pylons vented it from acting to protect the remain off from 5 pm to 9 pm and al of winter season and insufficient winter season use powerful elec- were damaged due to heavy snow- public from the Taliban and Daesh. 5 am to 8 am in all parts of the electricity supply, DABS recent- tronics for heating and cooking. fall and avalanches in Salang area. Denouncing beheading of sev- capital city. ly prepared the load-shedding Electricity generation capacity of Kabul city plunged into blackout en Hazara passengers, Chief of the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sher- schedule for Kabul and other ma- the hydropower dams is also re- for several days. Assuring public LDP, Zulfiqar Omid, said that af- kat, the national power supplying jor cities to supply electricity to duced due to low water flow, he of full preparations to avoid such ter several months of captivity the company, has developed the all consumers equally. added. incident this year, DABS said that schedule for winter after increase Tawhidi added that the elec- Public hospitals and indus- all power pylons that probably abductees were beheaded in Zabul trial parks are exempted from load- would damage due to snowfall and position on the issue before the ty of citizens and national inter- in electricity consumption. tricity supply would remain sus- but the government did not take Speaking at a press conference pended from 5 pm to 9 pm and 5 shedding, he maintained. avalanches were strengthened with satisfactory steps to rescue the public, the LDP chief said. ests. It is the most fundamental here on Tuesday the spokesman am to 8 am in all parts of Kabul Around 450 megawatt electric- concrete shafts. victims. Asking people to take decision obligation of the government to for DABS, Wahidudllah Tawhidi, city. The spokesman asked peo- ity is supplied to Kabul city while Chief of Kabul Electricity, Speaking at a press conference and stand for their own safety in keep its citizens safe from mili- said that due to inadequate power ple to save electricity by keeping the populated city needs at least Mohammad Nasim Ganji, said that here he strongly condemned this the country, he said the govern- tants and protect the vulnerable supply there would be power out- unnecessary electronics off in or- 600 MW. Entire Afghanistan due to rise in the US dollar value, brutal act of Daesh, and urged the ment committed negligence in its from the wicked, but the govern- age in Kabul city this winter. Cur- der to provide power to every needs 7,000 MW but it imports Afs0.20 has been decreased in rate international community and hu- duty. ment is not doing it, he lamented. rently, the city is observing 50 consumer. and generates 1,300 MW only. of per kilowatt electricity. man rights organizations to show Niamatullah was one of the 31 strong reaction against Daesh, Tal- passengers who was abducted nine iban and their supporters. months ago and killed by the mili- Striking Paktia doctors He said that this was not the tants. first incident of kidnapping, but Criticizing the government, vow to continue strike many such other incidents took Niamatullah s son said the author- place on Kabul-Kandahar high- ities failed to secure safe release of GARDEZ: Doctors at the civil hospital in way; however, the government the passengers despite repeated southeastern Paktia province have been on failed to ramp up security. calls. strike for the last three consecutive days Omid said that women and My father was killed after a against non-payment of their salaries over children were also beheaded which few weeks of abduction on Zabul- the past five months. traumatized the nation and ques- Ghazni highway. It has been eight The strike has left patients unattended. tions credibility of the government months that I could not receive One of the striking doctors, Mohammad Asif, and effectiveness of the security dead body of my father. The gov- told Pajhwok Afghan News their strike would apparatus. ernment is not ready to help me, continue until their demand was met. Kidnapping of passengers he said. We are neither receiving salaries nor we started nine months ago when 31 Responding to a question he have medical equipment, how can we treat people were abducted on the Kab- said that high-ranking officials were patients. ul-Kandahar highway; however, not ready to meet with him, espe- Paktia Union of Doctors head Dr. Nazir the government acted as a silent cially the president and the chief Sharafat told Pajhwok Afghan News they spectator. Different incidents took executive. He said the NUG was not a were fully supportive of the strike. place in Badakhshan, Kunduz, He criticised the public health depart- Helmand and Nangarhar provinc- public-friendly government but a family government, focused on ment for not providing essential equipment es in the past year, but the govern- and materials to the civil hospital. ment failed to come up with a clear personal interests rather than safe- Lithuania is mulling to deploy more troops to Afghanistan AT News Report KABUL: Lithuania is mulling to deploy some 20 troops to Afghanistan by 2017, bringing the total number to 50. The resolution is yet to be passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Defense minister of Lithuaniua, Juozas Olekas, told media that the plan comes at a time that the United State and the other NATO allies have decided to keep more forces in Afghanistan. Olekas said that there has been a request for the troops to remain in Afghanistan. After the withdrawal of the Lithuanian special operators from Afghanistan in summer 2014, at least 21 Lithuanian troops remained in the country. The troops mainly include staff officers, logistics and communications specialists. The new deployment of the troops in Afghanistan may not be from the Special Operation Forces, said the minister. He said that the forces will be stationed in Kabul, if approved by the parliament. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.