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Sino-India Most parts military drill of Page 4 unfairly targeted: cleared of CHINESE DAILY : MoI By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Ministry of Interior Britain urged (MoI) on Monday said that Af- ghan security forces have cleared to accept most parts of Kunduz city of the Page 5 more Syrian Taliban militants. Siddiq Siddiqi, Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi commission will hold meetings with spokesman for the MoI, while various figures including tribal el- refugees commending progress of security KABUL: The fact finding com- ders, politicians, provincial council forces in Kunduz province said mission started its work on Mon- members, women traders, general that most parts of Kunduz city day to investigate the reasons be- masses and displaced people in or- hind fall of Kunduz city to the der to prepare an accurate report on have been cleared of the militants Taliban. The former intelligence fall of Kunduz city. Wardak said that in the past 48 hours. Speaking at chief Amrullah Saleh and former the commission is committed to find a press conference here on Mon- minister of education Farooq the main reasons behind fall of the Qatar day, he said that displaced people Wardak are leading the fact find- city. Fazal Karim Aimaq, a member sees of Kunduz city are gradually re- ing team. Talking to a press con- of the commission, said that those turning to their homes. Siddiqi ference, Saleh said that the com- who have bravely fought against the Page 9 oil price added the clearance operations are mission was different from previ- Taliban militants should be appreci- ongoing in the province. Af- ous fact-finding teams, because it ated and those who have committed recovery ghan forces priority will be clear- was an independent and impartial negligence in their duties should be in 2016 ing Chahardara and Dasht-e-Ar- body. The commission has been punished.The government lost con- chi districts of the Taliban mili- formed based on the presidential trol of Kunduz city around two tants, he asserted. Siddiqi said decree and will find factors behind weeks ago. Security forces after sev- that the Taliban militants still have collapse of the city, he added. He eral days of fighting retook control presence in Chahardara and said that the fact-finding team is of the city. Kunduz was the first Q&A For Dasth-e-Archi districts. non-governmental, but will report major city to fall to the Taliban mil- He added that Afghan forces to President Ashraf Ghani. The itants in the past 14 years. Israel have arrested eight terror suspects over the past 48 hours. He once UNAMA Page 8 'Palestinian again urged public to cooperate IED kills two with Afghan forces in clearing the blood is province of the rebels. Siddiqi said worker killed in very cheap' that the government has devised a KABUL: Chief Executive Officer the CEO claimed the Taliban could cops in Kunar Kandahar security plan to ensure better se- (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, not conduct huge operations or AT News Report curity of the residents of Kunduz commenting on the Pakistani spectacular attacks in AT News Report city. The MoI spokesman said prime minister s remarks about the if they were not supported from KABUL: At least two policemen that the Taliban militants conduct- revival of Afghan peace talks, said abroad. Afghanistan has a clear were killed and two others were KABUL: A female employee of ed six attacks on different points on Monday the government in stance on the peace process: If injured when an improvised ex- the United Nations Assistance Turkey's of the Gazni province over the Kabul would welcome such move Pakistan wants to demonstrate its plosive device (IED) went off in Mission in Afghanistan past 10 hours. He said that the if Islamabad stopped supporting honesty about this reconciliation Wata Pur district of eastern Ku- (UNAMA) was killed by un- missed Taliban militants stormed police terrorist groups. A day earlier, process, it should renounce sup- nar province on Monday. The known gunmen in the city of Kan- Page 7 post in Giro district, police head- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told port to militants, Abdullah ar- provincial police chief Abdul dahar, official sources said on opportunity quarters in 3rd district of Gazni a press conference that his admin- gued. The first round of face-to- Habib Sayedkhel told media that Monday. Spokesman for the pro- city and police checkpoint in Jagh- istration remained willing to help face peace talks between the Af- two policemen were killed and vincial governor, Samim Khpal- to district. IED blasts destroyed revive the , ghan government and the Taliban two others were injured in a blast wak, said on Monday that Toor a bridge in Ab-e-Band district, namely negotiations between was held in Murree, a tourist re- early Monday. The policemen Pekai Olfat, an Afghan national, Siddiqi added. He said that secu- Kabul and the Taliban. Abdullah sort near Pakistan s capital Islam- were traveling in the vehicle when was on her way to the office from rity forces resisted against the at- said the Afghan government wel- abad. America and China attend- the IED hit and destroyed their home when two gunmen riding a 's tacks. He added that additional comed Sharif s remarks, but Pa- ed as observers. The second round vehicle. The Afghan soldiers and motorcycle opened fire on her. She forces have also been deployed to kistan should stop supporting the of negotiations was scheduled to police casualties have risen this was killed on the spot. Adam Lallana the areas soon after the attacks. militants blamed for attacks inside be held in China or Pakistan on year as the coalition forces in Af- UNAMA in a media state- relishing chance The terrorist attacks were re- Afghanistan. It would be an ef- July 30, buy it was suspended ghanistan have switched from ment confirmed Olfat s death and Page 11 pelled by security police forces fective step toward stability in after the announcement of Taliban combat to support role, namely said the incident is under inves- to work with only. The Taliban are still present Afghanistan. Addressing a meet- leader Mullah Mohammad training, advising and assisting tigation. No group has claimed Jurgen Klopp in some areas, he added. ing of the Council of Ministers, Omar s death. (Pajhwok) Afghan security forces. the responsibility.

Is the world Taliban militants reportedly closed and Farah provinces in the coun- passengers in his vehicle. "I was passengers now want compensa- needed medical treatment. the Kabul-Kandahar highway on try's southern and western parts. the first car in a line to move to- tion. The head of one of the bus Another driver who covers the Page 6 really a danger- Monday in the Qarabagh district Owners of transport companies in wards Herat but my friends called companies told TOLOnews on Kabul-Kandahar Highway route in Ghazni province in the hope of Kabul told how they are faced with me and advised me not to travel condition of anonymity that a told TOLOnews that they were attacking six parts of the province. ongoing security threats on the because there was a battle going number of buses and other vehi- stopped on the road by the Tali- ous place? However, their attack was foiled highway and that their problems on in Qarabagh district in Ghazni cles from the company had turned ban and barred from continuing. by Afghan security forces who were made worse after the Taliban and the Taliban had closed the back to Kabul at 2 am local time "They [the Taliban] told us not to battled the insurgents for a few closed the highway for hours on way," he said. According to the on Monday. He said that a num- go forward as there was the danger hours. The highway is a key tran- Monday. Zikria, a driver for one transport companies, more than 90 ber of passengers had been taken of bombs and grenades. They [the sit route as it connects Kabul with of the transport companies, said vehicles including buses had to a Ghazni hospital but he did Taliban] have not done anything Trapped Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, Herat he avoids the highway if he has been stuck in Qarabagh and their not give reasons as to why they to anyone so far," he added. Wolesi Jirga Editorial P6 ANA chopper in extremism crashes in Bamyan approves MoUs An Afghan National Army heli- with UAE, China copter has crashed in Afghanistan s Bamyan province. Initial reports AT News Report Armeena suggest that two people have been KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) killed and five others wounded in or Lower House of the parliament Khan to go the incident. Deputy Governor of on Monday approved three mem- Bamyan province said that the he- The commander of NATO-led my command." He said. German orandums of understanding Page 10 from damsel in licopter crashed due to technical in soldiers contribute a large percent- (MoU) with the United Arab distress to ro- error in Fawladi area. Asif northern Afghanistan Brigadier age of Resolute Support mission Emirates (UAE) and China. The Mubaligh said that militants did General Andreas Hanneman said troops based in northern Afghani- security deal with the UAE in- bot gone rogue not have hand in the incident. Min- on Monday that alliance forces stan. In a new development, Ger- cludes a preface and 15 articles istry of Defense had not comment- have struggled to boost war capa- man commander has pledged the and exchange of the criminals with ed on the report by the by the time bility of the Afghan National Se- alliance's long term cooperation to the UAE includes 20 articles. The curity Forces (ANSF) in an effort Afghan forces. "Afghanistan is a defense cooperation deal between it was filed. the defense ministries of Afghan- Analysts to enable them handle insurgent country to where we have the long- istan and China was also approved criticize Taliban deputy gover- threats. He said that Germany will est lasting relationship that start- unanimously. The deputy chief of Page 2 however, continue to provide sup- ed even in the First World War. It International Relations Commit- Kunduz nor killed in Farah port and assistance to Afghanistan was continued through the Second tee (IRC) Muhammad Dawood operations Afghan commandos have killed for the next ten years. As Taliban's World War even and it stayed after Kalakani told Afghanistan Times Mullah Ibrahim Shiwani, the shad- insurgency gathers momentum in the war," Hanneman added. Cur- that the MoUs cover social, po- ow deputy governor of Taliban for northern Afghanistan, NATO has rently, 850 German soldiers serve litical and security areas. Exchange western Farah province. also reaffirmed its longstanding in Afghanistan with the majority of intelligence information on ter- support to the Afghan security of them deployed in northern ing that Germany will keep its rorism and cooperation in anti- Abdul Rawouf Rahmani, troops beyond 2016. It appears narcotics campaigns between Normalcy limping spokesman for Afghan National forces to help them in tackling provinces particularly in Balkh. threats from the insurgent groups. Following the fall of Kunduz city that the fall of Kunduz has led to Kabul and Dubai are the main Army (ANA) in Farah province serious concerns among Afghani- parts of the agreements, he said. back to Kunduz said on Monday that commando "First of all its fun, and it's really to the Taliban two weeks ago, the fun to work together with 22 na- German foreign minister said that stan's western partners and Secretary of Defense Committee Page 3 City; price hike units have been conducting opera- NATO's decision to keep troops of the WJ, Semen Barekzai, told tions against Taliban in Bala Ba- tions because it's simply a huge in light of the ongoing insurgency, Afghanistan Times that Beijing persists experience I never had before in his country will focus on a calen- in the country after 2016 is testi- look District from the past three mony to this concern, say analysts. will donate 3.5 million yuan to days. the size especially directly under dar based troop drawdown, stress- Afghan defense ministry.

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As widespread battles continue in CEO Abdullah Abdullah and Pres- to Kunduz during their election sis in the past two weeks. They suburbs of Kunduz city in north- ident Ashraf Ghani. campaigns and pleaded with the say this means over 100,000 peo- ern Afghanistan, the Afghan pub- "Ghani and Abdullah made people to vote for them. But to- ple are in need of assistance. lic's criticism over government's commitments to the people dur- day they do not bother to come to One civil society activist, Ab- handling of the situation and that ing their election race. Ghani prom- see for themselves what people are dullah Rasooli said: "Reports of security in the embattled prov- ised to change Kunduz into a hub dealing with. Neither of them have which we have on the condition of ince has gathered momentum in the of peace and prosperity," a resi- come back to Kunduz after the families (who fled to) several prov- past two weeks. dent of Kunduz, Nasir, said. elections," said Meena, another inces are quite worrying - particu- A number of displaced Kun- Nasir said the president's member of a displaced family. larly regarding their health." duz residents said on Sunday that words at the time were: "At some The fall of Kunduz has left The key city of Kunduz col- the National Unity Government stage people were saying if some- tens of thousands of residents lapsed to the Taliban nearly two leaders have not kept promises one wants to die go to Kunduz. homeless with the majority of weeks ago. Reports of major hu- they made to change Kunduz in to But I will change this perception them seeking refuge in Baghlan, man rights violations committed a hub of economic development and will say that if you want to Kabul and Takhar provinces. by the Taliban during the siege have and commercial activities. live in peace go to Kunduz." According to officials, 20,000 also emerged these include mass This was in reference to pre- "What kind of leaders are they? families are registered as having murders, rapes and looting. election commitments made by They (Abdullah and Ghani) came been displaced by the Kunduz cri- (TOLONews)

Criticizing the government over the cials. management of troops in pushing called on the security forces to Shaima Baburi said: "We do not slow progress of ongoing military "Those who are managing mil- back the Taliban. speed up their operations and pave want to live in other provinces. We operations to clear Kunduz city itary units are not familiar with the "Our troops are going forward the way for them to return home want our province secured as soon and surrounds of insurgents, a war. They are afraid. The manage- carefully because they do not want as soon as possible. as possible." number of analysts said on Sun- ment has gaps in it. If we [police] to harm the civilians there. From "They [government's top of- The Taliban captured Kunduz day there is the need for proper have these facilities [provided to the President [Ashraf Ghani] to ficials] should not play games with city two weeks ago and have held war management in this regard. army and special forces] we would the Chief of Army Staff, all are try- the blood, property and lives of on to parts of the city since their Security officials also raised succeed quickly," a policeman told ing to prevent civilian casualties," people. They should get Kunduz well-planned attack. Military op- the same issue, saying that the Tal- TOLOnews. the deputy spokesman for MoD, out of this situation," said Rahim erations started immediately after iban could be defeated and pushed The Ministry of Defense Dawlat Waziri, told TOLOnews. Khan, a displaced person from the siege but still threats remain back in one day if there was prop- (MoD) meanwhile rejects these However, a number of dis- Kunduz. especially that of insurgents hid- er coordination among senior offi- claims and say there is proper placed families from Kunduz have Another displaced resident ing out in civilian homes. In side the hero ic effo rt 6,0 0 0 Afghan patients m onthly to brin g the in tern et to yo un g visit RMI in Peshawar alone PESHAWAR: Some more than 6,000 Afghan pa- resident of Balkh province, said: said some middlemen were Af- tients visit Rahman Medical Institute (RMI), one If you go out of RMI vicinity, ghans who sought a large amount of the most expensive one in Peshawar, the capi- police will capture you to snatch of money under different pretexts w o m en in Afghan istan tal of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prov- some money even if you have le- from their Afghan patients. ince, every month, it is learnt. gal documents. He said there was Tariq Khan said any employ- Lacking health facilities and quality medicines no proper place for people at- ee of the hospital if found guilty in home country, many Afghans move to Pakistan tending their patients. Moham- of taking illegal money would be for treatment. Pajhwok Afghan News reporter vis- mad Rasoul, another Afghan, said immediately sacked. Types of ited RMI and talked to some Afghans there. RMI earned millions on a daily patients RMI officials say nearly They said more Afghans would lose faith in bases, but there was no proper 6,000 Afghan patients monthly medical facilities inside home country if proper place for people s stay. RMI of- arrive at the hospital with most attention was not paid to their development. Af- ficials of them suffering from heart, stom- ghans from different provinces were seen visiting RMI officials confirmed prob- ach, jaundice, cancer, childbirth, hospitals in Peshawar. Mohammad Tariq, RMI lems Afghan patients and their nerve problems, kidney and or- in-charge, confirmed more than 6,000 Afghans attendants faced, but said most of thopedic diseases. monthly visited the hospital for treatment, with the problems had been resolved. Dr. Attiqu Rahman, orthope- about 2,000 of them ending up hospitalised and RMI director Mohammad dic doctor at the hospital in Haya- the remaining discharged after treatment. Tariq Khan told Pajhwok Afghan tabad, a posh locality in Pesha- Ill-persons and their family members Most News police in the past would war, said they treated mostly of these Afghan patients and their relatives said harass attendants and demand those Afghan patients whose Afghanistan lacked health facilities and quality money from them, but now the bones were broken in car accidents medicines, leaving them with no option to reach issue stood resolved after he re- and in bomb blasts. RMI. Mohammad Zahir, a kidney patient, said: peatedly raised it with police of- He said the number of pa- I underwent a lot of treatment in Jalalabad, Nan- ficials. tients with injuries from laser garhar s capital, but there was no relief and finally He did not deny the presence weapons have recently increased. it was decided I should come here for treatment. of middlemen taking illegal mon- Curing such patients is very Abdul Malik, a resident of Logar province who ey from Afghan patients, but said complex and cost more than other brought her niece to the hospital, said though he he had sacked a number of em- diseases, Rahman added. A num- was a poor man but had no option except taking ployees found involved in accept- ber of Afghans also work at the her to RMI. ing kickbacks. hospital. He visited multiple doctors in Kabul, but no Khan did not care of such One of the hospital s employ- one prescribed his niece proper medicine. Big prob- employees and asked patients ees, Dr. Khalida, said most of Af- lems: Security and legal stay documents, unavail- attendants to refer all their com- ghan patients visiting the hospi- ability of residences and delays in appointment plaints to his special section that tal were unfamiliar with Urdu lan- with doctors are some of the problems Afgan pa- listened and registered such com- guage and others lacked enough tients and their families have to facing whenever plaints. An Afghan employee at money to treat their diseases. She In a darkened room on a Saturday heart. ment and education. In Afghanistan, superheroes like they arrive in Peshawar for treatment. Hamid, a the hospital, wishing anonymity, asked Afghan people to treat their morning, a large group of students That same year, 10 IT training the ones people grew up with in the U.S. do not exist, patients inside their country and and teachers in Afghanistan lined centers were constructed to sup- so teachers asked students to create their own versions do not waste their time by travel- up to talk to me over Skype. Each port Digital Citizen Fund, then of superheroes. In the eyes of the students, Afghan ing abroad that further increases one s eager to tell their personal known as the Women s Annex superheroes aren t necessarily strong or powerful. To the problem of patient. She said story, describing ways computers Foundation. them, superheroes bring peace, are kind to strangers, some Afghans had no serious have changed their lives. If they can assault one Mala- and help their neighbors when needed. problems and were simply curable The young women speak al- la, what about 10 Malala, what The students first sketched their ideas and will soon inside Afghanistan, but they trav- most-fluent English, and any ques- about 100, what about thousands learn how to turn them into digital art. The organization el to Peshawar and waste their tions that risk being lost in the lan- or hundreds of thousands of Mala- wants to create comic books with the students designs money and time. guage barrier are handled by a trans- la? Mahboob said in an interview, and, funds permitting, buy 3D printers to print the Khalida also urged Afghans to lator. Some girls tell me they will outlining her inspiration for the girls creations. avoid drinking beverages and en- become accountants; another, a Digital Citizen Fund. The Tali- While the art is beautiful, it s the young students ergies because these things also poet; at least one young woman ban or terrorists cannot stop it. behind it who are so inspiring. Almost all the girls tell caused various diseases. Sugges- says she wants to be a computer We believe if we create thousands me their fathers needed the most convincing concerning tions: The Afghan patients in RMI programmer. One common thread or hundreds of thousands of Mala- their educations. Nadia, a middle school student in Her- asked the Afghan government to throughout the conversation relates la, it would be very difficult for at, began taking the class without her father s permis- address their health related prob- to their personal, not educational, people to change it. sion. It took him witnessing how her education is im- lems and provide high quality journeys a path that traces back As one of Time s 100 most in- proving her life before he would give her his blessing. health services inside the country. to the Digital Citizen Fund, a non- fluential people of the year in My mother supports me very much; she says I They said the government should profit organization founded by 2013, Mahboob understands first- should go to the course because it s very good for my build governmental or private but Roya Mahboob, one of the coun- hand the threats educated women future, she says. But my father said I should be at advanced hospitals in Kabul, Nan- try s first female IT CEOs and can receive. She said her rising home and do chores and said it wasn t good for girls. garhar, Balkh, Kandahar and Her- founder of software development popularity in her home country Last week, my father had a problem with his com- at provinces so that people would firm Afghan Citadel. contributed to threats of violence, puter, then I went to solve his problem for him, and no longer travel abroad for medi- The Digital Citizen Fund pro- personal attacks, and efforts to described that it was the course that allowed me to fix it. cal treatment. (Pajhwok) vides Internet and technology block the new IT centers being And now he thinks it s a very good thing, and I should training classes for young women built by her organization. go. in high school classrooms. So far, In the last three years, the Dig- Nadia wants to become a cashier at an international the group has built 11 Internet ital Citizen Fund has built three bank, a career that would require at least some technical training facilities across Afghani- more IT centers and the Herat training. She says her favorite part of the Digital Citizen stan. Students learn how to use Media Center located in the heart Fund is Bitlanders, where she can write and engage with social media, blogging, photogra- of the city, where the Skype ses- other students around the world while earning Bitcoin phy, and software, including de- sion is being held, and one other to support herself and her family. sign programs and Microsoft Of- media center. In the process, it s While the art is beautiful, it s the young students fice. Some students even learn ba- worked with more than 55,000 behind it who are so inspiring. Mena, who just graduat- sic coding skills to build simple ap- young women. Most of the class- ed 12th grade with a newly discovered passion for pho- plications. es are taught in Afghanistan, but tography, uses social media to connect with her cousins High schools in Afghanistan the organization also recently in and other friends outside of Afghanistan. Her usually don t have computer labs, launched classes in Mexico and has father, too, was skeptical of her using technology and tablets, or other electronic resourc- plans to expand even further. thought it might corrupt her values. es you might find in U.S. class- Programs provided by the Dig- First he told me it s not good, don t learn it, it will rooms. In fact, there s a place in ital Citizen Fund bridge the gap make your future dark and it will make lots of bad things Afghanistan where villagers call a between traditional education and for you, she says. But now he thinks it s really good. computer Satan s Box, and when technical skills: Students from dif- He is supporting me more than everyone in my family. Mahboob originally tried to set up ferent schools and backgrounds can Mena says she wants to photograph special photos a classroom in rural Afghanistan participate in the technology train- that highlight people s emotions both in her community to teach young women about tech- ing programs. Security at the and abroad. nology, the students weren t al- schools is tight, and Mahboob says Photography is frequently mentioned as one of the lowed access to the Internet. that all the courses are at the most girls favorite courses. Aziza, the photography teacher, Taliban rule has violently pre- secure institutions, so girls can encourages students to share their feelings and capture vented young girls from attending learn safely. Students are also able images no one else has the opportunity to see. classes in the past, and in 2002, to make money and secure some By educating women in our society, they can solve there were fewer than 200,000 girls financial independence for them- their problems, their family problems, their economic enrolled in schools. In 2013, that selves and their families. Girls can problems, Aziza says. I understand how to take a number had risen to 2.7 million. contribute to the social media site photo, to edit, to take a video, and now I have this job While girls education continues to Bitlanders and get paid in the dig- and income for me and my family. improve, male students still sig- ital cryptocurrency Bitcoin for Although education for women is improving, it s nificantly outnumber female stu- their freelance work. Bitcoin, Mah- still very difficult for women to find work. In Afghani- dents. boob said, has given the young stan, women account for just 16 percent of the labor In neighboring Pakistan in women the ability to make money force less than neighboring Iran, and considerably less 2012, 15-year-old Malala without having to have their own than Bangladesh, where women make up 40 percent of Yousafzai was shot in the head by bank accounts, an obstacle for fi- the workforce. But the hope is as education opportuni- the Taliban for going to school ev- nancial stability in many develop- ties improve, so too will the potential for future careers. ery day and for being an outspo- ing countries. Education in social Later, as each girl tells me about using Twitter for ken advocate of education and hu- media is very important for wom- the first time, or taking the perfect photo, or using Bit- man rights. She s now a household en, because it gives them freedom coin to achieve financial independence, Laleh Farzan, name for both her remarkable re- to think and freedom to talk about the manager of the Digital Citizen Fund in Herat, is covery and her continued support what is in their mind and their visibly proud. Their smiles light up the dark room in of women s education around the heart, Mahboob said. It s valu- Afghanistan, and the confidence they d cultivated from world; last year, she became the able for communication. going to class is palpable through the screen. youngest person to ever receive The Taliban or terrorists can- There are many problems about women and you the Nobel Peace Prize. not stop it. hear about it, but these are girls that are very brave, It gives them freedom to The organization s most re- Farzan says. Students that are studying in our cours- think and freedom to talk about cent project, called Superheroes, es, these are girls that can go outside and continue these what is in their mind and their illustrates the focus on empower- courses. That s why they are here. 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. TUESDAY . OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

esidents of Nimroz say the fairs has left people frustrated culture.This has an obvious ef- cent years weekly and monthly ment, who did not wish to be media situation in the with the local media, having no fects on the Afghan culture. publications such as Sada-e- named, acknowledges: Apart Rsouthwestern province is of choice but to turn towards the Ira- Due to paucity of funds, the Nimroz, Sitara-e-Sistan, from some local channels, there is grave concern, paving the way for nian media that is easily accessi- print media are not functioning Qalamwa Bayan, Hangin, nothing else in Nimroz. People Iranian news outlets to influence ble for most of them. Attaullah, anymore and radiostations are fo- Ghotai, and Nida-e-Jawan have no access to news. He adds: the local culture. There are cur- resident of Charburjak district, cused on business and advertise- have been shut due to lack of At the moment I read Daily rently no daily newspapers in the laments: Unfortunately, there is ments. To attract ads, they air funds. Bashir Ahmad, who was in Kherad that comes from Kabul. It province, whose residents at no TV, Radio or newspaper in our entertainment programmes. When charge of Qalamwa Bayan ,says: was published last month and I times find themselves in a vacu- district. We have no option but to it came to enriching local culture We couldn t afford the publica- got hold of it now. It is a daily and um as far as current affairs and listen to Iranian media only. the role of media in Nimroz was tion of our monthly paper and had I should have read this a month coverage of daily happenings are On the one hand, he says, this close to zero, he added. no choice but to close it. Its in- back. Amanullah Hatef, informa- concerned. Arman and Nawa, pri- makes people less aware of the Local residents are of the opin- come was not enough and no or- tion and culture department s act- vate radio stations, air programmes newsy events in the province. On ion that media should play a con- ganisation helped it financially. ing head, confirms print media has in the province and news bulle- the other hand, the Iranian media structive role in reflecting peo- Sitara-e-Sistan monthly and a lot of difficulties in the province In a report released by the United tins from their offices in the cen- would have a lot of impact on lo- ple s grievances, raising awareness, Ghwaledalai magazine that fo- due to financial challenges. Earli- Nations, statistics show that the tral capital Kabul. Other private cal families and their culture. Nim- highlightingpublic problems and cused on women s issues have er, media activists in Faryab and has spread radiostations in the province, like roz shares a border with Iran and making officials pay attention to also stopped functioning due to Bamyan also complained the print through more of Afghanistan than Dost, Sistan and Barak, only due to strong antenna that the Ira- resolving them. Mahmood, a financial hardship. Sohaila, an em- media in their provinces faced the at any point since their downfall broadcast music and entertain- nian TV channels have, five of young resident of the province, ployee of the women s depart- same hardships. Lack of govern- EMERGENCY in 2001. Data compiled by the ment programmes. Their focus on them are watched in the province. complains: We don t have news ment in the province, says the ment support, funding sources United Nations as well as inter- news and current affairs is almost The Iranian currency, toman, is about our province. There are periodicals highlighted women s and printing press are the main CALLS views with numerous local officials non-existent. The local TV and widely used by residents of Nim- only formal functions that the problems. Women and girls in challenges. Following the fall of in areas under threat, the study Nimroz publication only pro- roz, Farah and Herat provinces. government holds and official Nimroz face rampant violence and the Taliban regime, more than Police found that in addition to general mote government policies. Resi- Najibullah, a culturist in Nim- media broadcast. He suggests it was these publications that did 1,400 media organisations started security threats, the United Na- dents complain media outlets in roz, claims the Iranian media is declarations of the media outlets their part in preventing it, she functioning in the country. But tions Assistance Mission in Af- the province are not reflective of only focused programmes regard- that do not reflect people s prob- continues. Another staffer of the few of them are alive today. 100 - 119 ghanistan (UNAMA) has over the their situation. This state of af- ing their own country, people and lems should be withdrawn. In re- information and culture depart- (Pajhwok) past two weeks evacuated four of its 13 provincial offices around the Hospitals country - the most it has ever done Kandahar for security reasons - according to FMIC Hospital local officials in the affected areas. Normalcy limping In addition a UNAMA member of PC tightens Behind Kabul Medical staff a female doctor was as- University: sassinated on Monday while walk- oversight on back to Kunduz City; ing in the streets of Kandahar city. 0202500200-+93793275595 The data, compiled in early Sep- public entities tember - even before the latest surge in violence in Kunduz in northern price hike persists Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Afghanistan - showed that U.N se- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi curity officials had already rated the threat level in about half of the 070263672 country's administrative districts as either "high" or "extreme," more FEROZKOH: I want to go to of the previous solar year, 21 inci- than at any time since the Ameri- my mother and father and play dents took place, but during the Khairkhana Hospital can invasion ousted the Taliban in with the kids outside. It was the same period this year, the incidents 0799-321007 2001. That assessment, which has wish of an eight -year-old girl stood at 86, including six murders. not been publicly released but is whose parent entered her into an Other incidents include suicide, 2401352 routinely shared by the U.N with arranged marriage with a 15-year- elopement, torture and not paying countries in the international coa- old boy last year. Salima, who the alimony. One woman commit- lition, appears at odds with the as- lives in Madrasa village of Feroz- ted suicide, three were wounded Indira Gandhi Children sessment of its American com- koh, the provincial capital of west- wounded, one was kidnapped and KANDAHAR CITY: The pro- ern Ghor province, complained the remaining either forced into Hospital, Wazir Akbar mander, Gen. John Campbell, in vincial council (PC) says it has his testimony to Congress last about life without her parents. marriages, tortured or denied ali- tightened oversight on activities Salima s father, 35, gave her in mony. Anwari said they were con- Khan, Kabul 2301372 week, said the U.N in a statement. of the provincial government en- "The Afghan security forces have tities in southern Kandahar prov- marriage in return for marrying cerned about the increasing inci- displayed courage and resilience," ince for the sake of reforms and another girl from her in-laws dents of violence against women Ibn-e- Seena Campbell testified to the Senate better services delivery to people. house as his second wife. Know- and urged sincere efforts from the Armed Services Committee on A member of the council, Haji ing little about real life, Salima told government to check violations of Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Tuesday. "They're still holding. Nimatullah Sherdeli, told Pajhwok Pajhwok Afghan News it bothered women s rights. Underage marriag- The Afghan government retains Afghan News they had encour- her to be away from her parents. es pave the way for suicides as 2100359 KUNDUZ CITY: The capital of city and blockade of supply I always help my mother-in-law well. Gul Andam, 33, was married control of Kabul, of Highway One, aged provincial departments to northern Kunduz province has routes. Electricity was restored its provincial capitals and nearly work more because the people of with the chores at home. It has when she was 13. After her mi- returned to normalcy after two last night, while people still suf- been long since I haven t seen my rage, her family and in-laws fell in Wazir Akbar Khan all of the district centers." Afghan Kandahar faced problems in many weeks of fighting, but residents fer from a shortage of water, he officials in many districts current- spheres of life. He said the pro- parents, she said, choking back a dispute over their arranged mar- Hospital complain against soaring prices of adds. Hashmatullah, another resi- the tears that prevented her from riage and it was Taliban s regime. ly under attack by the Taliban de- vincial council had set up various essential commodities and possi- dent of Kunduz City, recalls: We pict a significantly different situa- commissions tasked with investi- speaking. Abdul Rahim, Salima s She said her start of the new life 2301741, 2301743 ble insurgent attacks. Two weeks have gone through horrible times neighbor, said her husband did not was in violent manner and the vio- tion. Even Highway One, a ring gating people s problems and over- back, hundreds of Taliban mili- over the past two weekswhen war road connecting all of Afghanistan's seeing the performance of the de- allow her to visit her parents be- lence continued. After some years, tants stormed the strategic city was underway in the city. Our cause her father did not give per- her husband married her cousin and Ali Abad main cities, has long suffered re- partments concerned. Sherdeli, from various directions, captur- families had to be content with peated Taliban ambushes and road- who heads the commission on mission to his second wife to vis- violence on her increased. She said: ing the town after a few hours of eating only bread. We were un- it her family. Her mother-in-law Currently I live in my father s Shahrara, Kabul blocks in southern Afghanistan; education and health, said his col- clashes with the security forces. der threat of food and water short- over the past two weeks the in- leagues had been visiting districts does not allow Salima to play with house and I am tired of life which 2100439 But the city was purged of insur- ages, he says, confirming the other children. Most of the times is full of tension and violence. I surgents repeatedly cut the high- to monitor activities of the local gents gradually and peace had rates of basic items shot up dur- way in the Doshi and Baghlani Ja- administration. He said there had she works at home. She also gets don t want to get back to my hus- been restored to most parts. ing the siege of Kunduz City. The bothered by her husband s broth- band s house which is terrible for did districts of Baghlan Province - been complaints from some dis- Shops have reopened, but resi- man urges the authorities to ad- Malalai Maternity long an uncontested government tricts that the education sector ers, their wives and other mem- me. Gul Andam has now seven there was rife with corruption and dents continue face problems and dress people s urgent issues. Po- bers of the family, he added. The children but the dispute still ex- Hospital stronghold. Few government offi- the authorities have failed to ad- lice spokesman Syed Sarwar Hus- cials now use the highway along most of the children were out of neighbour said Salima s husband ists. Some institutions such as the 2201377/ 2301743 school. As head of the education dress their concerns. Some peo- saini verifies clash with rebels are was a labourer who stayed out- women s rights, judicial and pub- much of its route. In many dis- ple say a large number of inhabit- still underway on the outskirts of tricts that are normally under gov- and health panel, the public rep- side home from dawn to dusk and lic health have decided to raise their resentative said he recently visit- ants come out of their houses the city. The Taliban, without had no time for his wife. Abdul voice against underage marriages in ernment control, like Musa Qala without any fear. There is no im- fighting, have left some areas and Banks in Helmand Province and Charchi- ed Arghandab, Panjwai, Zheri, Rahim said child marriages were Ghor because a single entity can- Maiwand and other districts and mediate threat from the rebels. security forces are advancing to- widespread in his village of about not address the issue. no in Uruzgan Province, govern- Mohammad Rassoul, 45, has eight ward more sensitive locations, he Da Afghanistan Bank ment forces hold only the govern- evaluated the education process 100 families. The Afghan civil law Nasrullah Nasratyar, head of there and talked to local officials family. He claims many are faced asserts. He insists the entire pro- bans giving girls less than 16 years Neda-i-Zan organization, said un- 2100302, 2100303 ment buildings in the district cen- with lack of food items because vincial capital has been purged of ter and are under constant siege by and residents about reforms in this of age into marriages. Another derage or children marriages were regard. He said the provincial coun- they have already consumed all rebels and check-posts have been woman, Khadija, 21, who was just one of the reason behind growing the insurgents. More than half of they had during the Taliban s cap- installed on all entry and exits Bakhtar Bank the districts in Afghanistan are rat- cil was committed to working a 10 years old when her father gave women s rights violations. We lot in area of education in order all ture of the city. He told Pajhwok routes. Chief Executive Officer her in an exchange of brides be- want to work on this issue in coor- ed by the U.N as having either a Afghan News 7 kilograms of flour (CEO) Abdullah Abdullahtold a 0776777000 substantial, high or extreme level children find access to education tween her and her in-laws fami- dination with government institu- and curb corruption. However, he sold for 350 afghanis, up from 220 Cabinet meeting on Monday a lot lies. She was married to a man tions. A survey by Neda-i-Zan in Azizi Bank of risk. "We do not have any way acknowledged their inability to afghanis before the crisis in Kun- of progress had been made in re- to escape," said Wali Dad, the po- whose sister wed her brother. I five zones of the country dubs , 45 travel to remote districts due to duz erupted. The price of one cent days in Kunduz City as se- was 15 when my first child born. percent of marriages as underage 0799 700900 lice chief in Charchino, where 400 security concerns. About the Na- bread jumped from 10 to 50 af- curity forces had cleared most police officers have been surround- Now I have three children and marriages. Neda-i-Zan (Woman s Pashtany Bank tional Solidarity Programme ghanis due to the capture of the parts of the town. (Pajhwok) pregnant. She did not face much Voice) is a non-governmental orga- ed and pinned down for months, (NSP), Sherdeli said the provin- 2102908, 2103868 read the report. "If we get any cial council had monitored NSP violence at in-laws home but she nization which has been active over means of escaping, I will not stay projects in various districts and has always been ill for getting the past two years in consultancy for a second in the district. The had dissolved local councils for Jujube yield in Farah up, married at that early age. Khadija and defending women s rights. The Air Services government is failing in their gov- failing to effectively discharge visited Kabul twice for treatment organization is also responsible for erning, and it's better to let the their responsibilities. He said and but it did not work. Neither women s shelter houses. Nasrat- Taliban rule," Dad said. Campbell bringing reforms to village coun- price doubles this year could I enjoy my childhood nor yar said 20 women were reunited Safi Airways the wedding and now sick. Ac- with their families after their prob- meanwhile testified that the Af- cils was crucial for preventing 020 22 22 222 ghan security forces had "reversed fraud in spending funds. Sherdeli cording to the provincial Women s lems were solved, while 13 other almost all of the Taliban gains in also talked about their efforts at Affairs Department four underage women were still living in the shel- northern Helmand after a consid- resolving tribal feuds, saying the marriages were registered with the ter house. Underage marriages are Ariana erable effort." He also said they provincial council had been able department last year and 12 this also dangerous in child delivery had retaken Musa Qala and held to resolve even some long-running year. Masooma Anwari, Ghor Ghor Civil Hospital Director Dr. 020-2100270 on to other districts, like Sangin feuds among tribes in various dis- women s affairs director, said the Jumma Gul Yaqubi said mortality and Kajaki, that had been threat- tricts. He said of the conflicts now figures did not include marriages rates among mothers aged between Kam Air ened in that area. On Saturday, resolved had claimed numerous that went unreported. When a 15 to 18 years have doubled. He however, officials in Musa Qala lives, but their efforts changed girl goes to her husband s house, said children born of underage mar- 0799974422 said the government held only the many enmities into friendships. she stops schooling and longs for riages were weak or disabled com- district government compound, About price controls, Sherdeli said parent s love. She faces mental pared to mothers giving births in Hotels with no freedom of movement out- the recently deteriorated econom- challenges and when gets pregnant higher ages. He said mothers in side it because of Taliban threats. ic condition of local residents was FARAH CITY: The jujube yield Afghan farmers meeting the de- at an early age it creates many lower age were mentally not pre- Safi Landmark "Only the government can enter further exacerbated by soaring has increased this yearin western mand. The price of one kilogram physical and psychological prob- pared to give birth to infants. The the district center, and there are no prices of essential commodities, Farah province, where the of jujube this year hovered be- lems. Anwari said most incidents mother also faces lack of blood and government activities outside the but they held meetings with trad- drupaceous fruit price has dou- tween 80 and 160 afghanis, com- of violence against women result- other problems and cannot feed her 020-2203131 district center," said Haji Moham- ers and shopkeepers and deter- bled, an official and growers said pared to last year s rates of 56-80 ed from underage and forced mar- infant properly, Yaqubi said. Un- mad Sharif, the district governor. mined prices of some essential on Monday. A total 1,050 hect- afs in the local market, the official riages. Although underage marriag- derage brides forced into hard la- SERENA The UN's data suggests that the goods. Calling lack of electricity, ares of land were brought under added. A jujube orchard needs less es are not allowed under the law bour: Ghor Labour and Social Af- tempo of the insurgency has in- poor economy and unemploy- jujube cultivation, producing agricultural labour and less water, which is difficult to be enforced fairs Director Dr. Gul Ahmad Us- 0799654000 creased in many parts of the coun- ment as some of the major prob- 1,470 tonnes of the fruit in 2014 yielding higher income, according in traditional societies like Afghan- mani called underage marriage an try where there had been little Tal- lems people faced, the provincial and 1,187 tonnes this year, the to Mohammad, who said farmers istan. Anwari said the situation unacceptable culture. New Rumi Restaurant iban presence in the past, includ- council member urged the central extension manager at the agricul- were increasingly growing the fruit was so dire in Ghor that girls were He said families with no elder girls ing some areas in the north with government to pay attention to ture department said. Shah Mo- in Farah. given into marriages against mon- for household works often engaged 0776351347 scant Pashtun populations. The these issues. He described as 80 hammad told Pajhwok Afghan New jujube orchards on 230 hect- ey, animals or blood feuds. She their minor daughters in exchange Taliban have been a largely Pash- percent satisfactory the security News the quality of the fruit had ares of land were established in said 80 percent of marriages did for elder girls for their sons to do Internet Services tun-based insurgency and have situation in Kandahar and said also improved. As a result demand Pushtkoh, Shebkoh, Pushtrod, not involve girls consent as the their household works. they had been regularly meeting for it has gone up in the domestic Khak-i-Safid and the provincial final say came from men. In most Such girls performed hard works UA Telecom been historically strongest in Pa- elders to muster support for Af- shtun-majority areas in southern market, as well as in Pakistan and capital Farah City this year, he of the cases women who face vio- at home and underage marriages 0796701701 / 0796702702 and eastern Afghanistan, with ghan security forces in maintain- India. India, using jujube in medi- continued. lence cannot raise their voices or caused psychological problems in ing security. cine manufacture, had asked for A grower from Raj village on seek government assitance. They girls, he said. some pockets in the north, such as The Kandahar provincial Kunduz. the organic production of the fruit the outskirts of Farah City,Abdul have no choice but to suffer until He said government departments Exchange Rate council meets twice a week and die, the director added. Statistics together with religious scholars, "We have had fighting in 13 prov- people from Kandahar City and and avoiding sprayingthe plants Malik, said his two-hectare or- inces of Afghanistan over the past with pesticides or fungicides, he chard had produced one tonne of with the women s affairs depart- people, civil society and media Purchase: districts visit their office to share ment show incidents of violence should work for eliminating the six months, simultaneously," Pres- their problems with the public said. India had also cautioned jujube. Last year, the same or- ident Ashraf Ghani said this month representatives. (Pajhwok) against the use of chemical fertil- chard had yielded 850 kilograms against women have increased this scourge of underage marriages. in response to criticism after the isers in growing the fruit, with of the fruit. (Pajhwok) year. During the first six months (Pajhwok) One US$ = fall of Kunduz. The Taliban took 64.25Afs the northern city of Kunduz two weeks ago after a year of advanc- One Pound Sterling= ing toward the area. It is the first Iran-Afghanistan railroad to launch operation soon 97.96Afs major city to fall to their control One Euro = since 2001, but the insurgents con- TEHRAN:Iranian Minister of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Chi- thankful.He noted that the objec- In April 2014, Iranian Deputy government starts financing the tinue to attack other areas through- Roads Abbas Akhundi in a meet- na, the railway of the Silk Road tives of his visit include being ben- Road Minister Mohsen Pour project. 71.96Afs out rural Afghanistan. ing with his Afghan counterpart through the southern coasts of Iran efited from Iran's precious experi- Seyed Aqayee announced that the Iran is one of the most impor- 1000 Pak Rs = All four of the United Nations Seyyed Saadat Mansur Naderi in to China will be completed," he ence in trade and rural development foundations had been laid in Iran's tant donors to Afghanistan which 612Afs provincial evacuations took place Tehran announced that the railway added. Expressing content about fields."We intend to invite and en- territories and the furnishing op- has kept its promises to help to in northern Afghanistan. that connects Iran to Afghanistan the current trade turnover between courage the Iranian merchants and erations were started. the reconstruction of the war-hit Sale: The United Nations evacuat- will be put into use in the near fu- Tehran and Kabul, the Iranian min- capitalists to have a share in Af- He said that the operation for country. One US$ = ed all of its personnel and their ture. ister said that construction of the ghan reconstruction," he said, add- laying the foundations in the third Iran has built some roads, families - both Afghan and inter- "Khaf-Herat railway will soon intended railway will ever increase ing that the government of Afghan- part which is 63km in length and power transmission lines, and bor- 64.45 Afs national staff - from Kunduz as be put into operation and load and this level. The Afghan minister, istan is ready for full cooperation is located in Afghanistan had also der stations, among the other in- One Pound Sterling= the Taliban overran that city on cargo would be transferred via this for his part, said that Iran has al- with them. been completed by Iran and it was frastructure projects which would 98.76Afs September 28, and then a day later railroad directly," Akhundi said on ways acted as Afghanistan's close Iran-Afghanistan railway links ready for furnishing works. better link the two nations. it evacuated its staff from Pul-e- Sunday. friend and assisted the Afghans in Iran, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pour Seyed Aqayee also un- Iran has also contributed more One Euro= Kumri, about 30 kms to the south, "In order to make best use of various scenes greatly, for which China. Two parts of the path are derlined that the fourth part of the than $50mln annually to Afghan 72.56 Afs in response to reports that the this railroad it is necessary for it the people and government of Af- in Iran's territories and two parts corridor in Afghanistan would be anti-narcotics efforts in the last 1000 Pak Rs= 620Afs Taliban would attack there as well. to be connected to the railways of ghanistan have always been are in Afghanistan. launched by Iran once the Afghan decade. (FNA) 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. TUESDAY . OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES We were not

Municipal Centre for Internation- prepared for al Studies said. "In my view, a joint military exercise is a barome- ter of bilateral relationships. As a PML-N rigging new measure of establishing mu- tual trust, there is no point in mak- ing a fuss over the drill. Confron- tactics again: Imran tations in recent years were not ISLAMABAD: In his first comment Islamabad, Rasheed said that "mak- created on purpose, but happened after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's ing election results controversial is by accident. Leaders from both (PTI) Aleem Khan lost the contest tantamount to maligning democrat- China and India have consensus for the coveted NA-122 seat, party ic institutions of Pakistan." and enough means to take diver- chairman Imran Khan has said that He said Imran Khan's demands gences under control," the article his party will counter the "rigging to ensure transparency in the by- said. tactics by PML-N" that they "were election were met, but even then "Western media tend to view not prepared for again." On Sun- the PML-N and PTI bagged the these issues with coloured glass- day, PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan lost same number of votes as they did es, and therefore often misread the the by-election in NA-122 to PML- in 2013 general elections accidental confrontations on the N’s Sardar Ayaz Sadiq however, Rasheed said Imran had been borders," it said. Highlighting that PML-N candidate Mohsin Lateef repeating for the past two and a not a bullet was fired along the was defeated by PTI’s Shoaib Sid- half years that Ayaz Sadiq had sto- borders for a long time, it said "ac- diqui in PP-147 constituency, which len the seat through 50,000 fake cording to Western commentaries, falls within NA-122, In a series of votes. According to Imran Khan's despite the fact that no gunfire took tweets posted Monday, Imran calculations, he said, Ayaz Sadiq place near the line of actual con- termed the outcome of by-elections should have received 20,000 votes trol over the past decades, India's a "moral victory for PTI" saying in the by-election. defence sector is still vigilant about that this election would strengthen As per unofficial results, Sadiq the Chinese military's rapid mod- the PTI as it had challenged the secured 76,204 votes and his rival ernisation." "Moreover, the grow- PML-N with its government pow- Aleem Khan 72,043 in NA-122. ing presence of Chinese nuclear er. The PTI chief went on to say PTI's Ashraf Khan Sohna managed submarines and conventional sub- that his party will "learn from our only 7,000 votes in Okara and lost marines in the Indian Ocean is in- mistakes". In a separate tweet, Im- his deposit while the PML-N can- tensifying New Delhi's anxiety," ran said his party is investigating didate bagged 41,000, the minister it said. "There is no need to be the number of "PTI votes thrown said. Examine: Independent candi- astonished over the joint drill, for out of NA-122 at the last minute", date wins in Okara Imran Khan the idea of peaceful coexistence has adding that they will approach the wasted two and a half years of the already been deeply rooted among Election Commission of Pakistan nation in the politics of baseless people from both China and India. (ECP) after the probe. While no allegations, he said. The PML-N "Both China and India have agreed major complaints of rule violations had buried the hatchet between the to enhance their military coopera- or rigging had been received, the two parties following the general tion, and to boost people-to-peo- commission said it had gotten elections but it was Imran who dug ple exchanges. New Delhi has also around 35 smaller complaints in out the old rivalry and has kept it suggested bilateral cooperation in NA-122. The PTI chief also con- alive for the past two and a half anti-terrorism, combating smug- gratulated Aleem Khan for "his hard years, Rasheed said. There were gling by sea and anti-piracy oper- work and persistence against two 30 complaints filed with the ECP ations. Joint military drills will PML-N governmental machineries." relating to by-elections in NA-122 surely promote bilateral collabo- Meanwhile, Federal Information Lahore, most of which were regard- ration," it said. "China and India, Minister Pervaiz Rasheed has said ing the non-registration and ab- BEIJING: Terming the past standoffs at the India-China border as "accidental confrontations", an article in a state-run Chinese daily today blamed as the two nations with the largest that Imran Khan should quit 'the sence of names from the voter's the western media for unfairly targeting their joint military exercise by focussing on the border tensions. "As always, Western public opinion is population, are facing the same politics of lies' as the victory of list, while complaints were also paying close attention to the Sino-Indian military ties, as well as the impact of the Sino-Indian border disputes on Asian geopolitics," the article in task of development, and are in PML-N in by-election of NA-122 filed with Returning Officers re- Global Times said. The article came as India and China today kicked off joint military exercise in Kunming, Yunnan Province. "Given a series of urgent need of a peaceful, stable proved the transparency of 2013 garding non-functioning CCTV military confrontations between the two nations near the line of actual control, foreign media expressed surprise toward the joint drill, as if the time market both inside and outside general election. cameras installed at the polling sta- is not yet mature for Beijing and New Delhi to conduct such an exercise," the article written by Wang Dehua, Director of the state-run Shanghai their countries, it said. Talking to media personnel in tions. Protesters vow to disrupt India launch of book by former Pakistan minister DHAKA: Bangladesh police said ficials say he is now recovering. Monday they had arrested five The attack came only days af- militants for the attempted mur- ter gunmen shot dead an Italian aid der of a Christian pastor whose worker and a Japanese farmer. The throat was slashed in the latest of Islamic State organisation has a string of attacks blamed on reli- claimed responsibility for both of gious extremists. those killings. Attacks on Chris- The five members of the out- tians, who make up less than one lawed Jamayetul Mujahideen percent of Bangladesh’s 160 mil- Bangladesh (JMB) group have lion people, are rare although 10 been detained on suspicion of plan- people were killed in 2001 when ning or carrying out last week’s Islamists bombed a church in the attack on Baptist pastor Luke Sark- southern district of Gopalganj. er in the town of Iswardi. One of Experts say militants pose a grow- those arrested was suspected of ing danger in Muslim-majority having attacked Sarker before mak- Bangladesh, warning that a long- ing his getaway on the back of a running political crisis has radica- motorbike, while the other four lised opponents of the govern- were believed to have been in- ment. The assassination of four volved in plotting the attack. atheist bloggers since the turn of “They carried out the attack to the year undermines the govern- draw international attention and ment’s efforts to play down the destabilise the country,” district threat posed by hardliners, experts police chief Alamgir Kabir told say. The JMB killed 28 people in AFP. Sarker, who runs a church in 2005 when they carried out a se- the mainly Muslim northwestern ries of bomb attacks on courts. town, was attacked on October 5 While its top leaders were subse- while trying to respond to a ques- quently executed for the bombings, tion about Christianity. He was police say the JMB is now re- rushed to hospital but medical of- grouping.

Indian police are being deployed have fought four wars, three of to protect the launch of a book by them over the divided territory of Sri Lanka President a former Pakistan foreign minister Kashmir, since the partition of In- Bangladesh criticized in Mumbai after a rightwing or- dia in 1947. The Shiv Sena inci- meets with special envoy ganisation said it would disrupt the dent takes place amid a growing event. The threat comes only atmosphere of intolerance in In- weeks after a Muslim man suspect- dia. Concerns over freedom of of Chinese government ed of eating beef was lynched by a speech have been growing after the for impunity over mob on the outskirts of the capital killing in August of MM Kalburgi, Liu Zhenmin Delhi and is the latest in a series of a leading secular scholar who had acts involving real or threats of vi- angered hard-line Hindu groups. olence by rightwing groups in re- Several Indian winners of the blogger murders cent months. A leader of Shiv Sena, prestigious Sahitya Akademi (Na- a Mumbai-based Hindu national- tional Academy of Letters) award Bangladesh's failure to deliver jus- system, according to Father Albert cases. However, they have also yet ist political party, told media its have handed back the prize in re- tice for a series of murders of jour- Thomas Rozario, secretary of the to file charges in the cases. With- supporters would prevent Mon- cent days in protest at Kalburgi’s nalists and bloggers has drawn bishops' Justice and Peace Com- out the cases proceeding to court, day’s launch of Neither a Hawk murder. They include respected sharp criticism from rights moni- mission. "Our judiciary fails to local journalists say, the sort of im- nor a Dove: an Insider’s Account journalist and author Nayantara tors and activists, including the deliver justice because of govern- punity that allowed the killings to of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy by Sahgal, a niece of India’s indepen- church. The South Asian nation ment influence. Most judges are happen in the first place will only Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, what- dence leader and former prime was ranked among the 14 coun- appointed politically and they of- continue. "If criminals don't get ever the precautions taken by au- minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In an tries in the world with the worst ten fail to deliver neutral judg- punished for crimes, they are en- thorities. “We will ensure that the open letter, Sahgal wrote that “In- records of violence against journal- ment," said Father Rozario, who couraged to commit crimes again," function does not take place no dia’s culture of diversity and de- ists and bloggers, according to a is also a Supreme Court lawyer. said Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, pres- On behalf of the Chinese government, Liu Zhenmin congratulated Sri matter what the obstacles are be- bate is now under vicious assault”. report from the New York-based "This can only change if there ident of the Bangladesh Federal Lanka on successfully holding the parliamentary election and forming fore us,” said Ashish Chemburkar, “Rationalists who question super- Committee to Protect Journalists. is solidarity between political par- Union of Journalists. "As long as the new administration and expressed that no matter how the interna- Shiv Sena’s leader. Earlier on Mon- stition, anyone who questions any The group ranked Bangladesh ties to allow the judiciary to be the culture of impunity exists, the tional and regional circumstances and domestic situations of Sri Lanka day, activists from Shiv Sena aspect of the ugly and dangerous 12th worst in the world on its glo- truly independent and to bring an abuse and killings of journalists and may change, China will insist on its friendly policies towards Sri Lanka. doused an organiser of the launch distortion of Hinduism known as bal impunity index for violence end to the blame game in the great- bloggers won't stop." The state's These policies will always be oriented to Sri Lanka as a country and all in black ink after hauling him from Hindutva – whether in the intel- against journalists and bloggers — er interest of the nation." In Au- failure to protect journalists and of its people. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and United National his car. Sudheendra Kulkarni, who lectual or artistic sphere, or whether joining the likes of Iraq, Syria, the gust, atheist blogger Niladri Chat- bloggers — and prosecute perpe- Party (UNP) have both made important contributions to promoting said he had also been roughed up in terms of food habits and life- Philippines, Sri Lanka, Afghani- terjee became the fourth journalist trators — poses a great danger to China-Sri Lanka friendship. It is hoped that the national unity govern- by the activists, condemned the style – are being marginalised, per- stan, Pakistan and India. to be killed this year in Bangladesh. Bangladesh, according to Baki Bil- ment jointly formed by the two parties under the leadership of President incident as an “attack on democra- secuted, or murdered,” Sahgal said. At least four atheist bloggers He was allegedly hacked to death lah, a prominent blogger. He sees a Maithripala Sirisena will work together with China to continuously cy”. “We will not buckle under this Many of the broad principles have been murdered this year, al- by Islamist militants. Bloggers direct link between the bloggers' inject positive energy into the development of China-Sri Lanka relations. coercion, it’s an assault on democ- underpinning Hindutva – a cultur- legedly by Islamist militants, Ananta Bijoy Das and Washiqur deaths and the recent unsolved kill- Both sides should work closely with each other and accelerate the imple- racy, an assault on the Indian con- al, religious, political and national- sparking outrage from faith lead- Rahman and writer Avijit Roy were ings of an Italian aid worker and a mentation of important consensus reached during President Xi Jinping's stitution and assault on Indian cul- ist revivalist project – are shared ers and the public. Over the last also killed this year. All had previ- Japanese man. "If the cases of jour- visit to Sri Lanka last September and President Maithripala Sirisena's ture,” he said. Events to publicise by the ruling Bharatiya Janata par- decade, five of seven victims of ously written on topics promot- nalist and blogger killings were tak- visit to China this March. Both sides should seize the opportunity of Neither a Hawk nor a Dove in ty, led by the prime minister, unsolved murders were bloggers ing secularism or denouncing reli- en seriously, the recent killings of co-building the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" to firmly promote Delhi last week did not prompt Narendra Modi, who has been crit- who criticized religious extremism, gious extremism. Local police said foreign nationals would not hap- cooperation on major projects so as to push China-Sri Lanka relations to any protests, although tensions are icised for not speaking out strong- the committee said in its Oct. 8 they have made arrests in all four pen," Billah said. new heights. Maithripala Sirisena said that Sri Lanka and China are high between India and Pakistan. ly against the attacks. The writers report. Since 2005, only one case friendly and close neighbors. The SLFP with him as the President keeps Shiv Sena, a junior partner in a rul- said they were also protesting at — the murder of journalist Gautam close exchanges with the Communist Party of China (CPC). The tradi- ing coalition with the Bharatiya the government’s failure to con- Das — has seen its perpetrators tion can date back to the age of late Prime Minister Solomon Ban- Janata party (BJP) in the local state demn the lynching in Uttar Pradesh tried and convicted. "Prime Min- daranaike and Mme. Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka. China has not government, was last week accused last month. That killing occurred ister Sheikh Hasina and the nomi- only offered long-term assistance to Sri Lanka's economic and social of using threats to force the can- after a mob heard an announcement nally secular ruling Awami League development, but also provided valuable support to Sri Lanka in the UN cellation of an appearance in from a local temple alleging a local party have done little to speak out and human rights and other international and regional affairs. The Sri Mumbai by the Pakistani singer Muslim man had eaten beef. Mo- for justice in these crimes, allow- Lankan government and people owe great gratitude for that. The new Ghulam Ali. Shiv Sena has a histo- hammed Akhlaq, a labourer, was ing political interests to trump rule government of Sri Lanka and him will continue to firmly pursue friendly ry of attempting to prevent cul- then hauled from his bed and beat- of law," the group said in a state- policies towards China and stand ready to work with the Chinese side to tural and sporting exchanges be- en to death. The cow is sacred in ment released with the report. The further enhance bilateral friendly relations and firmly advance the Co- tween India and Pakistan taking the Hindu religion. A government culture of impunity that surrounds lombo Port City and other cooperative projects in various fields so as to place in Mumbai, where the party minister later described the inci- the killings of journalists is a re- energize practical cooperation between the two countries in infrastruc- is based. The neighbouring states dent as a “misunderstanding”. sult of Bangladesh's failed legal ture construction, investment, people's livelihood and other fields. 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. TUESDAY . OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Egypt court or- ders release of Mubarak’s sons in graft case

An Egyptian court Monday ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s two sons who were sentenced to three years in jail for cor- Britain must accept more Syrian refugees faster in re- ruption, a judicial official and sponse to a humanitarian crisis of people fleeing con- their lawyer said. The court flict, a group of over 300 lawyers demanded in a state- ordered Alaa and Gamal ment released Monday. The group, which includes a Mubarak to be released after former president of Britain’s supreme court and other having taken into account time prominent figures, called for the suspension of a sys- served since their arrest in tem whereby asylum seekers claim asylum in the first 2011, the judicial official and EU country to which they arrive. “We consider that defence lawyer Farid al-Deeb the UK Government’s offer to resettle 20,000 of the said. “Yes, the court has or- most vulnerable Syrian refugees from camps in the dered their release,” Deeb told Middle East, spread over five years, is too low, too AFP. He insisted that both men slow and too narrow,” the statement read. Stephen Sed- have served their time in pris- ley, a signatory of the petition and a former appeal on and should be allowed to go court judge, said that “stable and prosperous” Britain free. A security official said the could do far more. “As the statement explains, it is brothers could be freed as ear- within the UK’s power to curtail the lethal boat traffic ly as “today (Monday) or to- by enabling refugees from countries such as Syria and morrow”, depending on how Iraq to travel here lawfully in order to apply for asy- quickly their release is pro- lum,” Sedley said. “Since refuge from persecution and cessed. Mubarak and his two war is a universal human right, this means recognizing sons were all arrested in 2011, that our Government’s present offer to take no more months after the former strong- than 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years is wholly man was toppled in a popular inadequate.” Over four million Syrians have been forced 18-day uprising after three de- to flee their war-torn country since a brutal conflict cades in power. In May, a court broke out in 2011, with millions more internally dis- sentenced the trio to three placed. Charity Oxfam has accused a range of countries years in prison each for having including Britain, France and Russia of failing to do embezzled 125 million Egyp- their fair share for Syrians. In response to the lawyers’ tian pounds ($16 million) from criticism, Britain’s newly-appointed minister for Syri- funds meant for the mainte- an refugees Richard Harrington said taking more refu- nance of presidential palaces. gees would take “careful and meticulous” planning. “We They were fined that same are working closely with UNHCR to identify and re- amount plus an extra 21 mil- settle those in the regions who are the most vulnera- lion pounds. In January, Alaa ble,” Harrington said. “This also deters people from and Gamal were released brief- attempting these perilous journeys which have already ly after their pre-trial detention led to so many tragic deaths.” period expired, but they were arrested in May after the ver- dict was pronounced. Their re- lease is likely to present a di- lemma for President Abdel Fat- tah al-Sisi, a former army chief whom opponents accuse of re- viving Mubarak-era autocratic practices. Sisi took power af- ter ousting the country’s first post-revolution leader in 2013 -- Islamist president Moham- ed Mursi -- and won a land- slide victory in last year’s pres- idential election. Sisi, who has unleashed a deadly crackdown on Mursi supporters, has faced accusations of being even more authoritarian than Mubarak. Two Turkish soldiers killed in clash after PKK ceasefire call Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with Kurdis- tan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in eastern Turkey at the weekend, the military said, as conflict continued despite a PKK ceasefire call. The PKK announced its ceasefire on Saturday in re- sponse to calls to lower ten- Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Democratic Party (HDP) has sions ahead of a Nov. 1 elec- on Monday said Turkey was in- claimed the toll is far higher at 128 tion, telling militants to act vestigating the Islamic State of Iraq but this has not been confirmed only if they face an attack in a and Syria (ISIS) group as the by the authorities. move three months after it prime suspect in the bombings on Footage screened by broad- ended a two-year-old cease- a weekend peace rally in Ankara caster CNN Turk showed a line of fire. Hours earlier, two suicide Iraqi security forces say they have Iraqi security sources have previ- The statement did not make clear dangers, was martyred, do you that killed 97 people. young men and women holding bombers launched an attack on struck the convoy of Abu Bakr al- ously claimed several times that when the strike was carried out. think the State of the Caliphate “Looking at how the incident hands and dancing, and then flinch- a rally of pro-Kurdish and left- Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic Baghdadi had been injured or killed Coordinated air strike The state- would end? Do you think we took place, we are probing Daesh ing as a large explosion flashed be- ist activists at Ankara’s main State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in strikes, but the claims were ei- ment said the operation was con- would leave?" said a tweet from a as our first priority,” Davutoglu hind them, engulfing people car- train station, which a pro-Kur- group, in an air strike near the ther never verified or later denied. ducted in coordination with Iraq's supporter. said, using an alternative Arabic rying HDP and leftist party ban- dish party said killed 128 peo- country's border with Syria. The army statement said Iraqi interior ministry intelligence ser- An ISIL fighter told the Reu- acronym for ISIS. ners. "Like other terror attacks, the ple. On Sunday, the Turkish "The Iraqi air force carried out aircraft struck Baghdadi's convoy vices and the joint operation com- ters news agency on the phone He said that the attacks were one at the Ankara train station tar- military said its warplanes a heroic operation targeting the as it was "moving towards Karab- mand centre that includes military that he could not confirm whether definitely carried out by two sui- gets our unity, togetherness, broth- struck PKK targets in north- convoy of the criminal terrorist la to attend a meeting of the Daesh advisers from the US-led coalition. Baghdadi had been in the convoy cide bombers. erhood and future," said Turkey's ern Iraq and southeastern Tur- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi," Iraq's se- terrorist leaders". ISIL supporters said on Twit- that was struck, but he said the “We are close to identifying President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, key over the weekend. Late in curity forces said in a statement Daesh is an Arabic acronym ter on Sunday that even if Baghda- group would fight on whatever his one of the bombers,” he told NTV who has vowed to crush a Kurdi- the day, it said an operation on Sunday. "His health status is for the ISIL group, which last year di has been killed, his self-pro- fate: "Even if he was martyred then television, adding that this would sh militant insurgency since the had been launched against mil- unknown," it said. Pentagon offi- proclaimed a caliphate straddling claimed caliphate will survive. it will not affect the Islamic State. help name the organization behind collapse of a ceasefire and resump- itants in the eastern province cials told Al Jazeera that they could Iraqi and Syria. "Does the entire world not We will lose a leader, but there are the attacks. tion of intense violence in July. of Erzurum. not "corroborate or confirm the Karabla is located on the Eu- know that even if, hypothetically, a thousand Baghdadis. Davutoglu however remained Witnesses said the two explo- Iraqi government claim of striking phrates river barely five kilome- our Sheikh al-Baghdadi, God save "Every minute a leader is born cautious, saying that authorities sions happened seconds apart EU aviation or killing Baghdadi at this point". tres from the border with Syria. and protect him from all evils and in the Islamic State." were investigating three groups shortly after 10 a.m. as crowds, agency issues including Islamic State but also the including HDP activists, leftists, outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Par- labour unions and other civic safety note over New stabbing in East Jerusalem, 1 attacker killed: Police ty (PKK) and the far-left Revolu- groups, gathered for a planned tionary People’s Liberation Party- march to protest over the deaths Caspian missiles Two “terrorists” stabbed two Is- Front (DHKP-C) as “potential of hundreds since conflict resumed raelis in the east Jerusalem settle- suspects.” “It would not be accu- between security forces and the BERLIN : The European Avi- ment of Pisgat Zeev Monday, the rate to give an indication right now,” Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ation Safety Agency has issued day’s third such attack in the city, he said. ‘Two male suicide bomb- in the mainly Kurdish southeast. a safety bulletin to airlines and police said, adding that one attacker ers’ Earlier, his office said in a state- "I heard one big explosion first authorities regarding Iranian was killed and the other shot. “The ment that two male suicide bomb- and tried to cover myself as the and Iraqi airspace after Rus- victims were Jewish minors, one ers carried out the devastating twin windows broke. Right away there sian warships in the Caspian gravely wounded, the other seri- bombings this weekend in Ankara was the second one," said Serdar, Sea last week fired cruise mis- ously,” a statement said. It was the as the toll rose to 97 dead. 37, who was working at a news- siles toward Syria. 18th stabbing attack targeting Is- It said that the attack, the dead- paper stand in the train station. EASA said in a bulletin raelis or Jews since Oct. 3. Earlier, liest in the history of modern Tur- "There was shouting and crying dated Friday that "before a female attacker stabbed an Israe- key, had claimed the lives of 97 and I stayed under the newspa- reaching Syria, such missiles li policeman near the force’s head- people, raising slightly the previ- pers for a while. I could smell burnt are necessarily crossing the air- quarters in Jerusalem on Monday ous toll of 95. At least 246 people flesh." Meanwhile, NATO Secre- space above (the) Caspian Sea, and was shot by the victim, police were also wounded, dozens of tary-general Jens Stoltenberg on Iran and Iraq, below flight said. Police said the officer, a bor- whom were hospitalized in inten- Monday urged Turkey to be “pro- routes" used by commercial der policeman, spotted a woman sive care, according to Davutoglu's portionate” in the way it respond- aircraft. The agency says it has who appeared to be behaving sus- office. Of those killed 92 have been ed to terrorist attacks even though no specific recommendations piciously and tried to stop her. The attacker was taken to hospital, while initial indications were that the officer was not seriously wounded. identified and work is continuing it had suffered from crises in the at this point and was issuing When he pursued her, she turned The stabbings and rioting in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have led to warnings of the risk to identify the five others, it add- Middle East more than any other the bulletin to inform airspace and stabbed him, and he shot her. of a full-scale Palestinian uprising, or third intifada. ed. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' NATO member. users about the potential haz- ard. EASA said it will be amended "if more specific in- formation is received" about Syrian troops gain as Putin defends Russian strikes the situation. Moscow, Washington and Riyadh Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet ported by Turkey and the United sponse.” The military did not spec- concern, and must cease immediately,” the draft prepared by EU am- Russia said last week that did not agree in full “as yet” on the Davutoglu said on Monday that States. Russia was previously crit- ify what that response was, but it bassadors said, referring to Islamic State militants. it was using warships in the final solution for the Syria crisis, Ankara would hold talks with Rus- icized for not targeting Islamic State was the first time it referred to such “This military escalation risks prolonging the conflict, undermining a Caspian Sea to target the Is- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei sia and Iran to work towards a of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in a response after around a week of political process, aggravating the humanitarian situation and increasing lamic State group in Syria. Lavrov said on Monday but said political solution in Syria but Syria. On Monday, Russia’s De- harassments of its jets. EU to con- radicalization,” the draft said. EU foreign ministers were meeting in Air France said Monday there was clear progress in talks would not take a foreign policy fence Ministry said Russian mili- demn Russia strikes In a related Luxembourg on Monday. that it "has temporarily applied between the countries on the con- stance which “legitimizes the Syr- tary airplanes had carried out 55 story, European Union foreign special rules with regard to flict. Lavrov’s statemets comes af- ian regime.” Davutoglu said in an sorties in Syria in the past 24 hours ministers will condemn on Mon- overflying Iran and the Caspi- ter President Vladimir Putin on interview on NTV that Russian air and hit 53 ISIS targets there, Rus- day Russia’s air strikes on West- an Sea." It said they were im- Sunday met with Saudi Deputy strikes in Idlib and Aleppo in Syr- sian news agencies reported. In the ern-backed rebels in Syria and warn plemented Saturday following Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- ia could cause a further influx of same time, Syria-based missile they risk prolonging the conflict, its security division's recom- man on the sidelines of the Rus- refugees into Turkey. Russian systems harassed four Turkish F- according to a draft statement seen mendations. The airline didn't sian Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia. strikes against rebels helped pro- 16 warplanes near the border be- by Reuters. “The recent Russian elaborate in a brief statement, The two discussed Syria and steps government forces reclaim territo- tween the two countries on Sun- military attacks that go beyond but noted that it doesn't fly to establish a peace process in the ry in Syria over the weekend and day, Turkey’s military said in a Daesh and other U.N.-designated over Syria and Iraq anyway. war-torn country. Turkey to hold on Monday, dealing a fresh set- statement on Monday, adding that terrorist groups, as well as on the talks with Russia, Iran Meanwhile, back to opposition groups sup- its units gave the “necessary re- moderate opposition, are of deep 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. TUESDAY .OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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] By Christopher Lee trouble. His corps de ballet mil- decade of this century. In Afri- about. Two years from the orig- Email: [email protected] itaire performed exquisitely in ca, there is no way that Libya inal protest in Damascus in If you listen to the sounds em- Pyongyang’s main square, jets is on the road to peaceful gov- March 2011, the deaths had www.afghanistantimes.af anating from the television and flew above in tight formation, ernment but nor is the carnage reached 100,000. That was a Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi radio, or read the Opinion and tanks and full missile carriers of just a couple of years back landmark figure that continued Editorial pages of the newspa- rumbled below and Mr Kim being repeated. Further south to multiply and does not look Advisory editorial board pers you’d be forgiven for made his first public speech in the Boko Haram threat is broad- like stopping. thinking the world is close to three years. Then they went ened but not any greater. The Daesh, Islamic State, or Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, World War III. home. Not even a missile test gunmen are on the streets of whatever we are to call the Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Syria is on the brink of worth the bang. Guinea but the elections will go butcher terrorists, is all about something, although few pun- China is building artificial ahead as planned. The UN has asymmetric warfare. It is not Graphic-Designers: dits can say what. Afghanistan islands in South China Sea. 19,000 troops in the Democrat- ‘state on state’ and thus, and Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari is about to go under. A third America and Japan says they ic Republic of Congo, 12,500 in this is hard to say, not so bad should not, so China has car- South Sudan, 12,000 in the Cen- as might have been. So this Marketing & Advertising: Intifada is revving up. NATO is sending more troops to the ried on building knowing that tral African Republic and 10,000 very crude audit of world war- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 old Soviet borders. no-one is going to war over in Mali. Something’s working fare says there is plenty of pol- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Oil is creeping back - a sure this. In Sri Lanka, the civil war there in spite of minor conflicts, itics, plenty of expensive ord- sign that no one is in control. moral tragedy is a matter for the skirmishes, coups and corrup- nance being used but not so Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Gold is up - a sure sign that a United Nations but no-one is tion. In Europe, there is many killed. In truth 95% of Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press global problem is slipping into fighting. To the north, Paki- Ukraine. Potentially but most- the world is not at war. Most crisis status. But is the world stan and India still disagree ly theoretically, there is a people have never heard a shot really in such a social and se- over Kashmir, but apart from a chance of an East West con- fired in anger. We might think The constitution says curity meltdown? Could it just few practise shots, no one is frontation but not really. Why? on that as part of the reason be that the globe is coping with going to war over that blunder Because in spite of posturing that there are no boots on the little local difficulties and not as once they did. In Afghani- and statements from NATO, ground anywhere that mat- Article 59: much more? A quick round-up stan, the security mess will get the Alliance will not go to the ters.—(Forces TV) No individual shall be allowed to manipulate the rights and liberties from East to West is in every- worse. The Taliban both in Af- mattresses over Ukraine and Christopher Lee is the one’s interests. ghanistan and from Pakistan Russia bets on this. There’s BFBS Defence Analyst. As well enshrined in this Constitution and act against independence, territorial North Korea’s beloved will make inroads. The US will nothing doing in the rest of as appearing on Forces TV he integrity, sovereignty as well as national unity. leader Kim Jong-un said a cou- deploy troops for longer than Europe other than a few sepa- can be heard on Sitrep, the only ple of days ago that his coun- expected, but there is nothing ratist groups. Of course there weekly radio programme devot- try is easily ready to defend it- going on that suggests a return is Syria, etc. Is it so bad in his- ed to discussing the big issues self if the starts to the events of the opening torical warfare terms? Just in Defence.

By Bashir Goth one significant factor in my view an African country, Rwanda, prides date, and there is now a campaign is women’s glaring absence from itself for having the highest num- to appoint a woman for the top Trapped in extremism Recently when I read that Kenya the leadership of international or- ber of women parliamentarians seat of the UN. A number of arti- was lobbying for its extremely ca- ganisations. Of all the internation- worldwide. Women in Rwanda cles have been written and there is pable and first woman foreign min- al and continental organisations occupy 63.8 per cent of seats in even a movement called “Cam- Peace loving Afghans are the worst victim of extremism, insurgen- ister Ameenah Mohammad to fill that exist today it is only the Afri- the lower house. The report cites paign to Elect A woman UN Sec- cy and terrorism. Their peaceful way of life has been challenged the UN Secretary General post can Union (AU) that is led by a 37 countries in which women ac- retary- General” with a dedicated after Ban Ki-moon exits at the end woman. This is a big leap for Afri- count for less than 10 per cent in website and a list of outstanding and diluted by the anti-Afghanistan elements, who are always in the of 2016, I immediately thought of ca as its international and regional one of the houses and six cham- women from around the world who quest to enslave Afghans, both mentally and physically. Friends Angela Merkel and her distin- counterparts such as the Arab bers with no women at all, while could fill the post. guished leadership of the recent League, the European Union, Nato, as of January 2015 only 17 per However, as the fervour for are a few and foes are many. Some are in the guise of allies and after Syrian refugee crisis. I thought how the Shanghai Cooperation Organi- cent of government ministers were the idea gains momentum, I won- their own interests. It is the main reason that over three decades of apt it would be to see a woman sation, and above all the UN, are women. der if it has dawned on anyone leading the UN for the first time all led by men. Only four out of In global business, the UK’s what the founders of the organisa- violence is crippling Afghans but there is no effort on parts of the on its 70th anniversary and a the UN’s 17 specialised agencies Equalities and Human Rights Com- tion or the legal experts who wrote regional and international community to put an end to it. Number woman succeeding are led by women. They include mission estimated that women fill the UN’s Charter had in mind of Afghan refugees is staggering high. Likewise, more and more as US President. It would be a dif- the International Monetary Fund, only 24 per cent of senior manage- when they drafted article 97 of the ferent world indeed. UNESCO, World Health Organi- ment roles, while only 26 female charter, which says: “The secre- people are becoming displaced. If there had been the element of But the contrast of reality is sation, and UN Women. Financial CEOs made this year’s Fortune tariat shall comprise a Secretary- sincerity in the actions of our neighboring countries and internation- quite stunning. When you visit any institutions such as the World 500 companies, and a meagre 54 in general and such staff as the or- bookstore or magazine rack when Bank, African Development Bank, the top 1,000. ganisation may require. The secre- al friends, the situation has been different now. shopping, you will not miss the Asian Development Bank, Inter- This is a pathetic record for tary-general shall be appointed by These political players have put the issue of terrorism and ex- ubiquitous presence of women on American Development Bank, and the world which always sings the general assembly upon the rec- every cover. Models, music divas, Arab Monetary Fund all have men about women’s empowerment but ommendation of the security coun- tremism on the back burner despite vowing in most of the summits tennis players, cinema stars, all in the driving seat. fails to translate the pompous slo- cil. He shall be the chief adminis- and bilateral meetings to help the people and government of Af- kinds of female dolls. This is how On international and regional gans and agreements on gender trative officer of the organisation.” the advertisement industry wants courts, only the Inter-American equality into reality, particularly Note the word ‘he’. But that char- ghanistan in the area of security. If they would have committed consumers and eventually all soci- Commission on Human Rights has as women make up half of the ter misstep aside, the world is in towards security and stability of Afghanistan then there would have ety to view women. In a world a woman president while its coun- world’s population, and studies need of having a woman who, in been result-oriented steps in the sight and a set of genuine commit- hypnotised by this stereotyped terparts, such as the African Court have proven that, worldwide, girls my view, is better positioned to sexual objectification, one can be of Human and Peoples’ Rights, outperform boys in education. understand women’s issues such ments. Their pledges are of no use for Afghans as the security forgiven for missing the real, hard European Court of Human Rights, To elect a woman, therefore, as violence against women, female situation is worsening day by day and international support is shrink- working and intelligent women Inter-American Commission on for the top UN Seat at the end of genital mutilation, family choices, lost in this male gaze milieu. Human Rights, and the Internation- 2016 when Ban Ki-moon’s second trafficking, family health and edu- ing. As far as the regional countries are concerned, they are also Now, ask anyone if they can al Court of Justice, have men term expires may be a good way cation, gender equality, as well as trapped in extremism but have different definition of terrorism and name any woman of note that holds perched on the top. to catapult women to world lead- issues that are core to achieving a position of political, academic or On the domestic level, accord- ership and to cast a positive light global peace and prosperity. And insurgency. The concept of “good” and “bad” militants is destabi- business influence and probably ing to a UN Women report, wom- on them. what a powerful message it would lizing South Asia. Some of the neighboring countries are using vio- the only two names that will come en account for only 22 per cent of Since its creation in 1945, eight be to the whole world to elect an to mind will be Angela Merkel and national parliaments as of August men have served as Secretary Gen- African Muslim woman, allowing lence as a tool to execute their foreign policy successfully. They Hillary Clinton. 2015, while only 11 women served eral, who came from Europe, Afri- Kenya, which has given us the first prefer their own policies over the broader security paradigm. Limit- There is a plethora of reasons as Head of State and 13 worked as ca, Asia and Latin America. But no black American President, to once ed engagement between the South Asian governments had over- that experts cite for this invisibili- Head of Government out of 193 continent has until now put a again give us the first black wom- ty of women’s cerebral power, but shadowed the opportunities of mutual cooperation and growth. UN Member States, and here again woman’s name forward as a candi- an UN Secretary-General. Recent statement of Pakistani interior minister Chaudhry Nisar is a good epitome of the self-propelled policies of the South Asian nations. In his visit to Balochistan province he said that Pakistan is not a watchman of Afghanistan to tame insurgency. He is right. Pakistan is not a watchman, but it is supporter of the Taliban. If Islamabad could not help Afghanistan to become stable then it should not support elements that are destabilizing it. The interior minister of the neighboring Pakistan has got short memory. He should recall that where Osama bin Laden was killed and where the Afghan mili- tants met. His statement is validating the argument that Pakistan would nev- er cooperate with the world community and Afghanistan to put an end to extremism and insurgency. The history has taught us that those who sow violence shall reap violence. Breading snakes for others is not a wise idea. 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of drones have resulted in blacked-out responses to FOIA requests. This week the US moved toward direct confrontation with Russia and China. In Syr- By Kevin Zeese - ia, the US is engaged in an un- that the country may not be authorized war supposedly Margaret Flowers over rights to the ancestral digenous villages and fields, lands. This July, in Argentina killing civilians, ranging and merely overrun, but destroyed. against the Islamic State in Syr- after years of protest, a statute scalp hunting – became the But you will not by any means ia, but also to achieve its long The confluence of Columbus of Columbus was taken down basis for the wars against the listen to any overture of peace term goal of putting in place a Day Weekend and the Kunduz and replaced by a female free- Indigenous across the conti- before the total ruinment of US friendly government in Syr- hospital bombing has us think- dom fighter central to their nent into the late nineteenth their settlements is effected.” ia. There is a lot ing about the deep levels of fight for independence. century.” In Vietnam does anyone of misinformation and confu- cultural violence in the United Progress has come with con- This week the US military think that the widespread use sion about this war, which has States and what can be done flict: received intensive worldwide of napalm did not result in mass now been joined by Russian to change it. How does the “In 1982, Spain and the Vat- criticism for bombing a Me- killings of civilians? From 1965 aerial attacks. Unlike the US, US move from a country domi- ican proposed a 500-year com- decins Sans Frontieres (MSF or to 1973, eight million tons of Russia was asked by the Syri- nated by war culture to one memoration of Columbus’s Doctors Without Borders) hos- napalm bombs were dropped an government to help prevent dominated by a humanitarian voyage at the UN General As- pital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. over Vietnam. And, Agent Or- terrorist attacks in Syria. The culture? And, how do we do it sembly. The entire The DoD has changed its sto- ange, the chemical poison that US has been covertly using the in time to avoid war with China not only kills people, causing African delegation, in solidari- ry multiple times, after MSF re- CIA for ground operations with By David Lepeska against ISIL, the time is ripe for and Russia, which both ad- serious health problems supposed moderate Syrian ter- ty with Indigenous peoples of futed each version, evolving a greater effort from Turkey. vanced closer this week. the Americas, walked out of the from a mistake, to that the Af- for generations, but poisons rorists while also conducting Four score and a dozen years What does Celebrating Co- meeting in protest of celebrat- ghans requested it, to that it the land was also used. Be- an aerial campaign. There are ago, when Mustafa Kemal Atat- Even so, this seems a stunning lumbus say About the Charac- tween 1962 and 1971, the Unit- widespread deaths of civilians urk forged a new republic from lapse. ISIL appears to be attack- ing colonialism-the very was ordered in the US chain of ed States military sprayed near- ter of the United States? system the UN was supposed command in violation of US and a massive exodus of refu- the detritus of a fallen empire, ing the Turkish state for turn- Popular Resistance has re- ly 20,000,000 gallons of Agent gees. Rhetoric is escalating, to end. The commemoration rules of engagement. When Orange over Vietnam. By 1971, he chose as its capital not the ing its back after a couple of ported on the the legacy of was crushed, and the Margaret Flowers, MD was sit- former National Security years of what many view as C o l u m b u s . H o w a r d 12 percent of the total area of great, storied metropolis of UN declared a celebration of ting in the audience before the Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski is tacit support, and the Kurds for Zinn describes the true histo- South Vietnam had been calling for retaliation against Constantinople, but Ankara, the World’s Indigenous Peo- Senate Armed Services Com- their stout fighting in northern ry of Columbus and the Indig- ples Day and the Decade for mittee hearing and General sprayed with defoliating chem- Russia while Senator John hoping to unite his people in enous people of North Ameri- the World’s Indigenous Peo- John Campbell walked in to tes- icals, at an average concentra- McCain says the US is in a the Turkish heartland of Ana- Syria. If its objective is to weak- ca. There is a great need for the tion of 13 times the recommend- proxy war with Russia. Talks in tolia. en its enemies and create cha- ples, which began in 1994. The tify, she wanted to make sure ed level of use. Five million Columbus myth to be revised second Decade was declared in he heard the anger of people Geneva, without any precondi- Modern Turkey had seen os, it's succeeding. with realities. When the truth acres, 20 percent of forests and tions as to the status of Presi- 2005, and the UN adopted the over the Kunduz bombing and 24 million acres of agricultural pogroms, coups, and spasms After Suruc, the PKK is understood, it is evident the Declaration of the Rights she said “Bombing hospitals is dent Assad, are urgently need- quickly struck the state, killing US is celebrating a brutal war land were destroyed. of violence, but never had ter- of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.” a war crime. Stop the bombing ed. two police officers and spark- criminal and that it is time to The Vatican continues to now.” Sen. John McCain or- And, Tom Hayden asks Regarding China, last rorists wreaked the havoc they abolish Columbus Day. show ongoing blindness on dered her arrested for making in Democracy Journal whether week the US announced that did last Saturday, killing as ing the tit-for-tat battle that After-all, Columbus lost at Indigenous issues. The Pope this statement. people remember “the US within the next two weeks it was many as 128 people and continues today. As a conse- sea, “discovered” a continent, bombing of Hanoi’s Bach Mai going to send US war ships quence, ISIL is free to do its failed to denounce ”The Right The DoD will be investigat- hospital on December wounding hundreds more with or an island near it, where up to Of Conquest” which provided ing itself, so we know how that inside the 12-nautical-mile twin blasts on a peace rally in bidding and Turkey is less a hundred million people al- 22, 1972, when 28 doctors and zones that China claims legal justification for coloniza- will turn out before it even be- nurses lay dead among the ci- the heart of the capital. The at- stable.That last attack went so ready lived. He enslaved the tion and stealing of land and gins. An independent investi- as territory around islands it well, ISIL might have thought: indigenous peoples, treating vilian casualties? That sparked tack punctured Turks' sense of resources from Indigenous gation is needed. The DoD’s has built in the Spratly Chain. Let's do it again - but bigger them as workhorse animals and Peoples. Pope Francis, in his latest is to deny a congression- American and global outrage, The next day China stability - or what was left of it. sex slaves; he fed live natives visit to the United States, can- al request for the audio and vid- caused the Pentagon to go into responded that it would not Speaking on national televi- this time, and during a tense to his dogs and cut off the onized a California missionary, eo cockpit tapes of the bomb- a defensive crouch, and tolerate violations of its terri- sion, Prime Minister Ahmet Da- election campaign. Turkey's hands of those who did not spurred the mass movement for torial waters and told the US leaders seem to have taken the Junipero Serra, some now call ing. A request for the tapes was medical aid to Indochina vutoglu called it "the most pain- work hard enough; he slaugh- the Saint of Genocide. He re- made in closed door congres- not to take any provocative ful incident in the history of the bait. Both Erdogan and Davu- tered tens of thousands, begin- [MAI].” fused to meet with 50 Indige- sional hearings this week. DoD actions. This sets up a poten- Turkish Republic". toglu have portrayed it as an ning a process of ethnic cleans- nous Nations to discuss the acknowledged they had re- During the Iraq War, when tial conflict that the US has ing across the continent, and the US attacked Fallujah, days Within hours, thousands "attack on our unity". Strange, issue. People protested the viewed the tapes which provid- been stoking in the region, us- considering Turkey has of late his son was one of the origina- canonization by replacing Ser- ed important evidence but re- after George Bush won re- ing allies like the Philippines, descended on Istanbul's great tors of the African slave trade. ra’s name on street signs with fused access to Congress be- election, health services were Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam pedestrian artery, Istiklal Cad- been as divided as it's been in Many Indigenous peoples the name Toypurina, an Indig- cause of the ongoing investi- the initial targets of attack. as proxies for conflicts with desi. They waved flags and decades, thanks in part to AKP of North America do not cele- “By Saturday, November 6, China over the Islands. rhetoric, and had in recent enous woman who led a revolt gation. Edward Snowden first the assault on Falluja began. vented their ire at the ruling brate Columbus Day because against Serra for his treating In- suggested these tapes would War Is Not the Answer, Justice and Development Par- months seen an end to a the reality of his human rights U.S. rockets took out their first digenous as slaves, destroying provide valuable evidence Time to End US War Culture ty (AKP). lengthy spell of peace with the violations make it a celebration cultural rights and actions and Wikileaks has offered a target: the Hai Nazal Hospital, Ralph Nader points to the of a brutal war criminal. Cities a new facility that was just "Thief, murderer: AKP!" PKK. Rather than an attack on which led to the deaths of $50,000 reward to find out. DoD recent war losses in Iraq, Af- Turkey's unity, why not view are renaming Columbus Day as thousands. should release the audio and about ready to open its doors. ghanistan and Syria and says they chanted, calling on Presi- Indigenous People’s Day, or It is not just about renam- video tapes of the bombing A spokesman for the First Ma- there are lessons for the Unit- dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan to this as an opportunity to unite? after local Indigenous Peoples. rines Expeditionary Force said, ed States. The US has been resign. That same anger sim- Embrace the PKK's ceasefire, ing the day, it is about ending run. Sign our petition to Presi- ‘A hospital was not on the tar- The most recent discrimination dent Obama demanding release unrestrained by international mered in Ankara Sunday, when announced a few hours after are Albuquerque and multiple get list.’ But there it is, reduced law and used “military power against Indigenous peoples. of the tapes so the truth about to a pile of rubble. Then on thousands turned out to the Ankara bombing, in an ef- cities in Oklahoma. Others Albuquerque’s Indigenous the bombing can be known to anywhere and everywhere, re- fort to move towards reconcili- include Seattle, Bellingham, Minneapolis, Sunday night the Special Forc- mourn the victims, gathering People’s Day proclamation de- all. gardless of national boundaries ation and ensure a safe and St. Paul, Berkeley, Portland, es stormed the Falluja General and the resulting immense ci- near the blast site to wave po- clares the day “shall be used The Kunduz bombing and secure election? Or investigate Lawrence, and Santa Cruz. to reflect upon the ongoing recent US wars are all consis- Hospital. They rounded up all vilian casualties.” The US has litical banners and chant anti- Alaska, Hawaii, Washington struggles of Indigenous peo- tent with the “US Way of War” the doctors, pushed them face created “wonton destruction government slogans. the recent attacks and come and Oregon, do not recognize down on the floor and hand- and violent chaos” and de- Erdogan, for his part, linked together to battle the real ene- ples on this land.” The reality which includes terrorizing com- cuffed them with plastic straps Columbus Day, which did not is that Indigenous men aged 20 munities, killing civilians of all stroyed functioning govern- the bombing to recent attacks my, ISIL? The enemy within become a US federal holiday behind their backs. With the ments. to 24 are the group most likely ages, denying them healthcare hospital occupied, those on Turkey's security forces - a There's little point in denying until 1937. to experience police violence. and even food. We see the lat- Nader describes the blow- that Syria's war has spilled into This is an international wounded by the U.S. aerial clear reference to the Kurdis- There is a massive, inadequate- ter two in tactics like economic back caused by “reckless Turkey. With the US ending its movement. In 1977, the Interna- bombings headed to the Fallu- slaughter of civilians – wed- tan Workers' Party (PKK), ly addressed reality of missing sanctions that increase pover- failed train-and-equip pro- tional Indian Treaty Council, and murdered woman, espe- ty or make prescription drugs ja Central Health Clinic. And so ding parties, schools, clinics, which has fought an off-and- the international arm of the cially in Canada. Indigenous unavailable. These tactics go at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, No- peasant boys collecting fire- on war with the state for three gramme and flailing in its fight American Indian vember 9, U.S. warplanes wood on a hillside – from sup- decades and with whom vio- against ISIL, the time is ripe for people continue to fight for the back to the founders. bombed that clinic as well, kill- Movement, called for the glo- survival of their culture and to George Washington or- posedly pinpoint, accurate air- lence has flared in recent a greater effort from Turkey. bal end of the celebration of ing 35 patients, 15 medics, 4 planes, helicopter gunships, stop the sale of sacred artifacts. dered the Six Nations of the nurses, 5 support staff and 4 months. And the will is there. Nearly Columbus Day and And, they continue to fight Indigenous Peoples in New drones, or missiles. Hatred of half the Turks surveyed by the declared instead the Interna- doctors, according to a doctor Selahattin Demirtas, co- to keep their land and York attacked with orders to kill the Americans spreads as peo- German Marshall Fund in July tional Day of Solidarity and who survived (The Nation, 13 ple lose their loved ones.” As a chair of the Kurdish-led Peo- r i v e r s a n d a g a i n s t or capture civilians of all ages: would support sending Turk- Mourning with extraction of energy, minerals “The immediate objects are December). U.S. fire also target- result, the US is perceived as ples' Democratic Party (HDP), I n d i g e n o u s P e o p l e s . and resources from their land. the total destruction and dev- ed an ambulance, killing five “invaders on a rampage” re- said the Ankara blasts had been ish troops to fight ISIL. That Throughout the years we have patients and the driver.” sulting in countries producing "perpetrated by the state number will have spiked after At the root of many problems astation of their settlements, Jon Schwarz of the seen aggressive protests in with the ongoing ethnic cleans- and the capture of as many pris- an endless supply of “motivat- against the people". last weekend. Interactive: Tur- Latin American countries over Intercept provides a series of ed fighters” and “suicide ing is the failure to recognize oners of every age and sex as examples of the bombing of ci- From politicians, the finger- key roundtable: War at two Columbus Day. In 2013 15,000 treaty rights. possible. It will be essential to bombers.” US wars’ “’blow- fronts? But Turkish leaders protesters, organized by Indig- vilian facilities since 1991 in- pointing is almost understand- The US Way of War ruin their crops now in the back’ policies are fueling the seem to have little use for uni- enous Peoples in Chile, called The United States has con- ground and prevent their plant- cluding: Infant Formula Pro- expansion of al-Qaeda off- able, particularly in the run-up for an end to Columbus Day ducted war in brutal ways since ing more. I would recommend, duction Plant, Abu Ghraib, Iraq shoots and new violent groups to parliamentary elections on ty, accountability, or security. and the police turned water before the country was found- that some post in the center of (January 21, 1991), Air Raid in over 20 countries.” November 1. But among the Hours after the bombings, Tur- cannons on them. Thousands Shelter, Amiriyah, Iraq (Febru- Nader points out that “all key's Interior Minister Selami ed. In the “Indigenous People’s the Indian Country, should be ary 13, 1991), Al Shifa pharma- general citizenry, a response more marched in 2014 in Chile History of the United States,” occupied with all expedition, this could have been avoided” more about vengeance than Altinok said he saw no securi- and the police attacked Colum- ceutical factory, Khartoum, as there were scores of retired Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, writes with a sufficient quantity of Sudan (August 20, 1998), Train sorrow and peace felt dispirit- ty vulnerabilities. Turkey's EU bus Day protesters with tear about the origins of the ‘US provisions whence parties military officials who warned Minister suggested PKK and gas and water cannons. The bombing, Grdelica, Serbia ing - and highlighted the deep Way of War:’ “This way of war, should be detached to lay all-out war was a mistaken ISIL were "in cahoots" over the Columbus protests are tied up forged in the first century of waste all the settlements (April 12, 1999), Radio Televi- course. Further, al-Qaeda, the divisions in Turkish society. with disputes between the larg- colonization – destroying In- around, with instructions to do sion Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia Taliban and their off shoots are Turkey has a long history attack, along with foreign est Indigenous community it in the most effectual manner, (April 23, 1999), Chinese Embas- not winning the ‘hearts and of brazen political violence, states. Many believe Turkey's sy, Belgrade, Serbia (May 7, minds’ of the people with their and AKP politicians, like Er- government escalated the war 1999), Red Cross complex, Kab- brutal policies but their prom- against the Kurds to spark sup- ul, Afghanistan (October 16 dogan, have in recent years ise of law and order is better embraced a polarising "us" ver- port for the government and cut LETTER TO THE EDITOR and October 26, 2001), Al than the chaos of US militarism. into the vote share of the HDP. Jazeera office, Kabul, Afghani- These war policies seeking sus "them" perspective. Still, stan (November 13, 2001), Al to achieve full spectrum domi- this government must shoulder On Sunday, the workers' Jazeera office, Baghdad, Iraq nance have also had negative some blame. Along with the July groups that had organised the (April 8, 2003), and the Pales- effects at home. Nader points bombing of a pro-Kurdish Ankara peace rally blamed Er- tine Hotel, Baghdad, Iraq (April to “the harm to and drain on youth rally in Suruc, which dogan and his political allies for 8, 2003). our soldiers, our domestic Throughout the Obama killed 33 people, and a twin starting a civil war and declared Put end to poppy cultivation economy, the costly, boomer- blast on an HDP election rally a two-day anti-government presidency and during the end anging, endless wars overseas of the Bush presidency, the US in Diyarbakir, the Ankara attack, strike. Referring to the AKP, Afghanistan is faced with several challenges. Among them is poppy cultivation. This illicit plant and what empire building has has been using drones to done to spread anxieties and which struck the HDP contin- Demirtas said, "They want to has ruined the lives of thousands of Afghan youths. And also it has provided financial source bomb multiple countries. There gent at the rally, makes three give this message: We can kill for some illegal armed groups and as well as some local powerful figures in parts of the country. lower the expectation level of have consistent reports of the American people for their with similar hallmarks since anybody who stands against Unfortunately, the counter-narcotics ministry has done nothing tangible to put end to poppy d r o n e s k i l l i n g public budgets and public ser- us and cover it up." cultivation. Poppy cultivation has been one of the main reasons that increase insecurity in the civilians including Obama kill- June. No arrests have been vices.” made in any of these cases. A Also on Sunday, the mili- country therefore the government should adopt a new policy for boosting up security in restive ing at least 8 Americans. This How do we get out of these areas where poppy cultivation is in its peak. In the meantime, drug smuggling should also be week the Obama administration dangerous game What's more, tary dismissed the PKK cease- depraved quagmires of our fire and bombed a predominant- stopped as it has given a grim picture of Afghanistan to the world and it is Kabul’s duty to took these killings a step fur- own self-creation? Nader gives Turkish police believe one of overcome this challenge by implementing proper plans. ther, trying to deny legal access an answer – a change in ap- the Ankara bombers may have ly Kurdish town in Diyarbakir Obaidullah Khan, Shahrak-e-Telaee, Kabul to the victims’ families proach to the world, an end to been the brother of the Suruc and PKK camps in northern by seeking dismissal of their war culture and a move toward bomber. As I suggested in Au- Iraq. The PKK, for its part, case. The US is seeing protests a humanitarian culture. As killed two Turkish soldiers in Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must even in allied Germany against gust, the government's Gu- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: Nader says it: “Not repeatedly lenist purges and simultaneous an attack near Erzurum. And their use of drones. Efforts to doing what has failed is the first [email protected] bring transparency to the use wars against Marxists, the PKK, Ataturk's dream of Turkish uni- step toward correction. How ty receded further still. David much better and cheaper it and the Islamic State of Iraq would be if years ago we be- and the Levant (ISIL) have like- Lepeska, is a freelance journal- came a humanitarian power – ly undermined Turkey's secu- ist based in Istanbul. His work Disclaimer: well received by the deprived rity apparatus. focuses on Turkey and the billions in these anguished There's little point in deny- Middle East. The views ex- lands.” Let’s stop repeating the ing that Syria's war has spilled pressed in this article are the The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) mistakes that have been with into Turkey. With the US end- author's own and do not nec- and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. us since Columbus.Let’s end essarily reflect Al Jazeera's ed- the American culture of war. ing its failed train-and-equip (counterpunch) program and flailing in its fight itorial policy. 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. TUESDAY . OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

lence? If Israel's reaction to the Israeli occupation forces pro- burning of the Dawabsheh family vide protection to settlers who at- is to be compared with its reaction tack Palestinians. In many in- to the killing of the two settlers stances, attacks take place before who were killed last week, one can the eyes of Israeli soldiers who come to a conclusion that Pales- keep watch and provide protec- tinians' blood is very cheap in the tion to settlers. If the attacked Pal- eyes of Israeli authorities. Elayyan: estinian tries to defend himself or Settler violence has always been herself against a settler attack, they there, but it fluctuates from time get beaten or arrested by the sol- Israeli o ccupatio n fo rces pro vide pro tectio n to settlers w ho attack Palestin ian s, says Palestin ian rights activist. to time. There are Palestinian ar- diers. eas that are more vulnerable to set- Most, if not all, settlers who tler attacks. The Old City of attack Palestinians and their prop- Hebron is a case in point. Com- erty have not been brought to jus- pared to the period between 21 and tice. This has encouraged settlers 27 September, it is noticed that to go further into their violations there is a surge in settler violence. and made them feel shielded Al Jazeera: Anti-Arab racism against any accountability process. is nothing new, but what are the On top of this, the government new elements at work this time encourages Israelis to live in settle- round? Elayyan: Throughout the ments. Privileges are given to those years of Israeli military occupa- who chose to move to the occu- tion, Palestinians have come to the pied territory. Protection that Is- conclusion that Israeli judiciary is rael provides to settlers in the field not impartial if the perpetrator is and the lack of accountability in- a Jew and the victim is Palestin- dicate some level of complicity in ian. Examples of this are numer- crimes perpetrated by settlers. ous. Al Jazeera: Where are things Israeli occupation authorities heading? And, in your experience, declared that they know the set- has this been the worst wave of tlers who burned the Dawabsheh violence? Is a third Intifada in the family's home in July 2015. Yet, making or is this scenario far- they decided to hold them under fetched? administrative detention. Elayyan: The events in the If Israel's reaction to the burn- West Bank are, so far, taking the ing of the Dawabsheh family is to shape of a wave of anger against be compared with its reaction to Israeli violations. the killing of the two settlers last Inside Story - Is Israel main- week, one can conclude that Pal- taining the status quo at al-Aqsa estinians' blood is very cheap in Mosque? the eyes of Israeli authorities. Other similar waves have taken Israeli occupation authorities place previously but did not de- acted swiftly to find suspects and velop into a systematic Intifada. arrest them. Five suspects have However, reasons and elements of been arrested. They will definitely the big eruption exist. receive a very high sentence. The so-called peace talks have In the same vein, the Palestin- reached a deadlock. Israeli viola- ians' popular reaction to settler tions, including killings, house violence is faced with lethal force. demolitions, arrests, etc are still Israeli occupation forces used live continuing. Settlement expansion ammunition against Palestinian is ongoing. The Al-Aqsa Mosque protesters after the Dawabsheh has been under direct attack dur- family crime. However, settlers are ing the past few months. protected by the Israeli army It might be divided. Besides, when they attack Palestinians. the international community has This is done contrary to Israel's failed to bring Israeli officials ac- legal responsibility under the cused of serious international Palestin ian s' po pular reactio n to settler vio len ce is faced w ith lethal fo rce [AP] Fourth Geneva Convention, which crimes to justice. obligates Israel to provide protec- Opportunities for a peaceful Palestinians have been killed and nitively demolished. "Israeli set- ian injured, 52 of whom are in seri- killing of Fadi Alloun saults include stone-throwing at tion for Palestinian civilians. Al solution that leads to the estab- injured "at an alarming rate" tlers, often with the presence of ous condition as Israeli forces have Al Jazeera: What are the latest Palestinian cars on roads between Jazeera: What is the Israeli lishment of an independent Pales- throughout the occupied West Israeli occupation forces, have in- used live ammunition and rubber- figures on settler violence against cities, shooting at and beating Pal- government's culpability in settler tinian state that controls all of its Bank and in Israel, warned one creased their attacks against Pal- coated steel bullets against Pales- Palestinians? Tahseen Elayyan: estinian civilians, vandalising violence? Elayyan: Under interna- territory have diminished. Pales- Palestinian human rights group in estinian civilians and their prop- tinian protesters. According to Al-Haq, between homes, blocking streets to obstruct tional humanitarian law, the occu- tinians, in general, have lost faith a statement issued on Saturday. erty," said the statement. Al Jazeera spoke to Tahseen September 28 and October 4, at Palestinians' movement and setting pying power may not transfer its in the whole international justice Al-Haq, a rights group based Since October 3, the Red Cres- Elayyan, al-Haq's head of the moni- least 29 incidents of settler vio- ablaze olive trees and crops. These civilians into the occupied terri- system. Along with other factors, in Ramallah, said that since Octo- cent and the Palestinian health min- toring and documentation depart- lence took place against Palestin- assaults are the result of Israel's tory. Doing so amounts to a war such as internal political split, high ber 1, the Israeli Occupation istry say 22 Palestinians have been ment, about the latest round of Is- ian civilians and their properties systematic failure to provide ac- crime under the Rome Statute of levels of unemployment and cor- Forces have killed 20 and injured killed including a pregnant mother raeli human rights violations in the West Bank. In many of the countability for attacks against the International Criminal Court ruption - these are elements and at least 1,000 Palestinians. Four and her child in a raid on Gaza on against Palestinians. attacks, more than one Palestinian Palestinians. Al Jazeera: Would and entails individual criminal re- factors that could lead to a third Palestinian homes have been pu- Friday, more than 1,100 Palestin- RELATED: The controversial were affected. Examples of as- you say there is a surge in the vio- sponsibility. Intifada. Al Jazeera Deadly An kara bo m bin gs: On e terro rist attack, larly the politicians, need to real- ize that we are moving fast to- several questio n s wards an internal upheaval, per- haps eventually ending up a civil The horrific twin bomb attacks in survived the attack just with light war,” he noted. “Those who are in Turkish capital Ankara on Satur- injuries although she saw the burnt charge also have to realize that day that killed at least 95 people flesh of many. “Many of my Turkey has become extremely sus- Thousands of refugees removed from the island ahead of Greek PM Tsipras' visit to Camp Moria to conceal the squalor. and injured about 246 once again friends died in front of my eyes. ceptible to mass violence. This is triggered social fears about secu- One of the bombs exploded just not a country that the EU would Lesbos, Greece - Police beatings, people slept exposed to the cold bones get broken in the stampede," with food and chairs put out. rity for civilians in the country. behind the place we were standing like to accept as a member, this is tear gas, hunger and chaos. It at night without tents, sleeping said Prins. Police on Lesbos de- Meanwhile, the sick and injured The blast, which rocked a at for the final preparations of the not a country that Middle East sounds more like the repression of bags, or warm clothing. Volunteers clined to comment on the allega- from the previous night went un- peace rally organized by unions, rally,” Akkaya told Al Arabiya countries would like to emulate the Arab Spring than an official save their blankets for children and tions of brutality against the refu- attended. UNHCR consultant Ron some political parties and mainly News. An injured man hugs an in- and this is not a country that can UN registration centre for refugees. those who arrive soaked in sea gees. "Any difficulties that may Redmond told Al Jazeera the bus- Kurdish-affiliated civil society jured woman after an explosion inspire others,” Cakmak added. But at Camp Moria on the Greek water. The toilets consist of a few arise in relation to crowd manage- ses were parked in the interests of groups, is considered one of the during a peace march in Ankara. Litmus test Getin Gurcan, a island of Lesbos, this is the real- portable toilets and concrete ment due to high numbers of new the prime minister's safety. bloodiest terrorist attacks in the (Reuters)Akkaya, who was an- security analyst and a former spe- ity. Until, that is, Prime Minister rooms floored with swamps of arrivals [do] not constitute an ex- Tsipras' visit to Moria Camp country. The body parts of vic- gered by what she described as cial-forces officer, said that the Alexis Tsipras showed up last human waste. Between two locked cuse for the use of violence or any lasted 20 minutes: time for a selfie tims, which were dispersed by the scarce security measures, said that bombs exploded near the main Tuesday, by which time the scene and fenced off "reception centres" kind," said a UNHCR statement with newly materialised UN staff explosions, were covered with she saw no body searches being train station in Ankara; a strategic had been transformed and thou- bristling with razor wire, a steep seen by Al Jazeera. The following and one quick peek behind the bus. flags and banners. The impact of carried out by police on those en- location 5 km away from the sands of people had disappeared. slope leads to the office where ev- day brought something new to the Then he was gone - and that night, the bombs was felt in the nearby tering the rally venue – a serious country’s intelligence agency and Greece has long been on the front eryone must register to proceed to island: the Greek Prime Minister Moria descended again into chaos. high-rise office buildings. Still im- security gap which was also con- 3 km away from the Turkish Na- line of Europe's refugee crisis with Athens - or anywhere else. Hun- Tsipras and Austrian Chancellor "We were being treated like ani- age taken from video shows pro- firmed by other witnesses. tional Assembly building. “This almost 200,000 arriving this year. dreds queued through blistering Werner Faymann. Their visit lasted mals," said 19-year-old Ali who testers dancing during a peace rally “We only saw the police blast is a litmus test to prove the The vast majority are fleeing gov- heat and cold of night while riot a total of three hours. According asked to be identified only by his as a blast goes off in Ankara. forces after the attack when they willingness and capacity of the ernment persecution and advanc- police loomed over the line. to local media, more than 45,000 first name. "We've had no shelter, (Reuters) The state media watch- were pouring tear gas and water Turkish state in revealing not only ing ISIL forces in Syria and Iraq. Women and children, the sick and people were removed from Lesbos no food, no answers - just beat- dog imposed a temporary broad- canons toward us instead of help- the perpetrators but also instiga- They come to Lesbos from injured were all subject to the same over the two weeks before the visit. ings. We said we would walk out casting ban on images of the blast ing people flee from that hell”, tors of this attack. There was a Turkey on what are called "death conditions. The refugees are Journalist Sofia Christoforidou re- of the camp, 1,000 of us all to- on social media to avoid panic Akkaya said. “I have always sup- huge intelligence weakness here,” boats", as the lack of legal chan- traumatised, hungry, thirsty, and ported extra ships were brought in gether." Refugee crisis strains re- spreading. Government officials ported peace and democracy for Gurcan told Al Arabiya News. nels has created an unregulated exhausted. Waves of panic and to take refugees off the island and sources on Greek island Tsipras confirmed that it was a terrorist this country. I will continue with “And it should do it in a trans- market for people smuggling, with frustration are commonplace. block new boats from coming in. A has called again on Europe to help attack and announced that they this despite all these inhumane at- parent and accountable manner to drownings common because of Refugees and volunteers widely new Moria Volunteers and refugees resolve the humanitarian crisis, were investigating the perpetra- tacks,” she added. Cenap Cakmak, give the society necessary safe- overcrowding. The lucky ones are report that the police, lacking any feared that seeing the full extent of saying Greece has neither the fi- tors. Following this, the Turkish Professor of international law and guards that the state takes care of met on the beach by local and in- proper training, often respond the crisis might prompt Tsipras to nancial resources nor moral obli- National Police announced that the politics at Eskisehir Osmangazi people’s security. Otherwise, the ternational volunteers; the rest by with violence. Two volunteers shut the border and trap countless gation to face it alone. But his calls suicide bomber may be linked to University, criticized those who state will lose its legitimacy,” he paramilitary coastguards and riot from the United Kingdom, Annie numbers in Turkey. Volunteers told for "greater collaboration with ISIS and warned about the pres- blamed the attack on “big powers added. According to Gurcan, one police. Volunteers from the PIKPA Risner and Ruby Prins, recalled Al Jazeera the authorities opted Turkey" caused alarm. It foreshad- ence of six ISIS suicide bombers seeking to destabilize Turkey.” of the ways to decrease the in- camp distributed food at Camp how tensions escalated in the early for an unorthodox approach. "The owed this week's negotiations be- within Turkish territories. But no “Everything happens for a reason; creased social trauma in the coun- Kara Tepe. One staff member of hours last Tuesday, ahead of the authorities set up a fake camp, did tween Turkey and the EU, which terrorist group has yet claimed re- and we [the state] and our deci- try is to declare the victims of the the UN High Commissioner for prime minister's visit. a bit of gardening, and brought in a proposes to pay President Recep sponsibility for the attacks. sions are the reason for this. This blast as “martyrs” and give their Refugees (UNHCR) said he had "A diabetic man had collapsed few Syrian families," one volun- Erdogan $1.1bn to expand the However, as a reaction to the is the result of our previous indif- families an indemnity. “We should only 13 colleagues on the entire for want of insulin. An Afghan teer said on condition of anonym- Turkish camps and shut the widespread calls for his resigna- ference to radicalism, extremism, not neglect civilian security for the island. Syrian families huddled in woman recovering from heart sur- ity fearing reprisals. "Volunteers do Greece-Turkey border in collabo- tion, the Turkish Minister of Inte- blatant cases and examples of rac- sake of state security. There is a scarce spots of shade and squalid gery collapsed unconscious in the what they can, but the UN has ration with Europe's corporate rior denied any security weak- ism and indiscrimination,” Cakmak need for a re-prioritization of se- conditions. Refugees described queue. The police wouldn't help," been totally absent … There has border guard, Frontex. Sana - a 29- nesses on the ground. told Al Arabiya News. Internal curity measures in the country. Moria as a "hell hole for non-Syr- said Risner. "We called an ambu- been regular tear gassing and as- year-old Kurdish teacher, who "Like other terror attacks, the upheaval akmak said it is the whole Such a blast would probably not ians". It is Lesbos' main camp lance, then the violence started." saults by police. Shame on the also gave only one name - told Al one at the Ankara train station tar- nation that is affected by this; and have occurred if the rally had in- where all arrivals must register. Prins said police were beating men Greek government, the UN and the Jazeera the Turkish camps "were gets our unity, togetherness, broth- “if Turks do not have a sense of volved high-level officials from the Police prohibit journalists from and women alike. "When they organisations that allowed this to very bad". "They beat us and in- erhood and future," President nationhood, then we have a huge government,” he added. visiting without an escort, speak- throw the tear gas, people really happen." Others repeated the same sult us … They won't even give Tayyip Erdogan said in a state- problem.” “All of us, but particu- ing to refugees, or photographing start to panic because there are bizarre story: busses brought in to milk to the babies. They hate us," ment, and called for solidarity and the facilities. Aid workers are out- families in the line. Kids get obscure the main camp and the she said. Many here also expressed determination. The government numbered by riot police. Many crushed, joints get dislocated, and filth hidden under fresh concrete fears that Erdogan might quietly also declared three days of national push thousands of refugees back mourning, which comes three into Syria and Iraq, trapped with weeks ahead of a critical parlia- ISIL behind them and the steel mentary election in the country. walls of Europe in front. The EU In June, a similar rally organized has long been allocating billions for by the pro-Kurdish Democratic border control with precious little People’s Party, or HDP, was left to fund lifesaving humanitar- bombed in southeastern province ian work in disaster zones, such as of Diyarbakir, again ahead of the Lesbos. general elections. The attack was Al Jazeera asked one Kurdish allegedly carried out by a suspect father if harsher security measures close with links to ISIS. would dissuade him. "Forty-one ‘They died in front of my eyes’ members of my family are dead. Thousands gathered in many My daughters, 10 and 12, were cities after the Ankara attacks to kidnapped and killed themselves protest the ongoing bloodshed and rather than be sold as slaves," he interminable chaos. said with tears in his eyes. "I have Handan Akkaya, a Kurd, was to get my wife and son out, do one of the lucky ones who was you understand? What do I have present at the rally. She had trav- to fear from fences?" eled to Ankara by bus from Istanbul Carnations are seen placed on the ground during a protest against Al Jazeera where she lives. She fortunately explosions at a peace march in Ankara, in central Anatolia. (Reuters) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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Qatar’s oil minister said on Sun- that current low market prices have day he saw signs of an oil price spurred oil firms to reduce their rise in 2016 because of a recovery capital expenditure by almost 20 in the global economy and growth percent this year from $650 bil- The Ministry of Labor will start cover training, Saudization privi- antees a better work environment. ity toward young Saudi men and oping work environment. It also in demand. In a statement, Energy lion in 2014. "This trend of reduc- implementing the new labor law leges, labor contracts, the employ- The ministry will implement the women. The new labor law pro- bans women from harmful and dan- Minister Mohammed bin Saleh al- ing investment in the oil industry from Oct. 18, the Saudi Press ment of women and inspection new law by laying down the best vides incentives to workers to help gerous occupations. Sada -- who is also acting presi- could result in production short- Agency reported on Saturday. mechanisms. The new labor law models for organizing work envi- them find jobs when their contracts The new law also grants Mus- dent of OPEC, the Organization falls down the line," the statement There are 38 amended Articles in protects workers rights in the pri- ronment based on international end with companies for any rea- lim and non-Muslim women em- of the Petroleum Exporting Coun- said. Venezuela -- which has been the new labor law. vate sector and puts a limit to vio- practices in this field. The new law son. It emphasizes the principle ployees pregnancy and maternity tries -- said the oil price has "bot- trying hard to persuade oil pro- Updates are mostly regarding lations that affect the rights of gives incentives to companies for of occupational safety and its im- leaves, as well as leave in case of tomed out" and he sees signs of ducers to cut output to boost disciplinary procedures, and also workers and employers. It guar- their corporate social responsibil- portance in organizing and devel- the death of their husbands. recovery next year. He said world prices -- said Thursday a technical GDP growth in 2016 is slated to meeting of OPEC and other crude- be 3.4 percent as against an ex- producing countries would take pected 3.1 percent in 2015, and place on October 21. On Friday, Aus tralia Egypt expects $1.5b in that this would result in an increase oil edged up in New York and in global oil demand by 1.3 to 1.5 slipped in London as traders million barrels per day (bpd). Cooked profits from the week’s w heat bo ard loans from World Bank and AfDB Growth in supplies from non- rally fuelled by hopes for oversup- Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said, OPEC producers over the past five ply relief from lower US crude as part of efforts to boost foreign years has substantially reduced in production. US benchmark West Iraq ‘kickback’ currency reserves and bolster the 2015 and is likely to show zero to Texas Intermediate (WTI) for de- economy. negative growth in 2016, the state- livery in November rose 20 cents Asked by Reuters when the ment said. "On the other hand, call to $49.63 a barrel on the New York chairm an in co urt World Bank and AfDB loans would on OPEC oil is expected to become Mercantile Exchange. arrive, Ismail said: “it will be be- healthier from 29.3 million bpd in Brent North Sea crude for de- fore the end of 2015.” 2015 to 30.5 million bpd in 2016 livery in November, the global Egypt has struggled to revive as indicated by increasing demand benchmark, fell to $52.65 a barrel its economy since the 2011 revolt from both developed and emerg- in London, a loss of 40 cents from removed Hosni Mubarak from ing markets," it said. Sada added Thursday’s settlement. power and ushered in a period of economic and political turmoil. Foreign currency reserves, which stood at about $36 billion before the 2011 uprising, have more Who can rev Oct 11 Egypt expects to receive Bank and African Development than halved and were $16.335 bil- $1.5 billion in loans from the World Bank (AfDB) by the end of 2015, lion at the end of September. up the w o rld UK economic growth lost momentum

The former chairman of an Aus- about the scheme. “As chairman of in September: Lloyds Bank e co n o m y? tralian wheat firm that allegedly the board of this company Mr paid sanctions-busting bribes to Flugge could have done many things secure U.N. oil-for-food pro- which would have put an effective gramme contracts in Saddam Hus- end to what occurred,” ASIC coun- sein’s Iraq appeared in court Mon- sel Norman O’Bryan said as he out- day more than a decade after the lined how the kickbacks were hid- scandal erupted. Trevor Flugge is den within AWB contracts with the facing a civil case by corporate reg- Iraq grain board. He added that un- ulator, the Australian Security and known to Australia’s international Investment Commission (ASIC), competitors, AWB accepted a low- of breaching his duties as a com- er price for its wheat and the secret pany director. The AWB, former- payments effectively handed cur- ly Australia’s monopoly wheat rency to an Iraqi government des- exporter, allegedly paid Saddam’s perately in need of all the interna- regime some $225 million in bribes tional money it could get. “In effect to secure lucrative grain deals with AWB became an exporter of two Iraq between 1999-2003 under a commodities from Australia, wheat U.N. oil-for-food scheme. Iraq’s and cash,” the Victorian Supreme government suspended business Court was told, Australian Associ- The best candidates to do that are in place and federal agencies per- with AWB in 2006 after its role in ated Press reported. Flugge has de- countries running (a) external sur- fectly capable of enforcing them. the scandal was confirmed by an nied helping negotiate any kickbacks. pluses, (b) low budget deficits (or There is no need for more red tape official Australian inquiry that saw In a statement released by his law- The UK saw a nationwide loss of 2013. The survey follows UK growth is not expected to last balanced public sector accounts) and financial market cops. By con- the then Prime Minister John yers, Flugge said he and his family and (c) inflation rates approximat- trast, the candidate leading the momentum in its economic growth Markit’s purchasing managers in- or lead to any significant worry Howard called as a witness. Two had lived with untested allegations, in September, according to survey dex for the dominant services sec- over the health of the economy. ing price stability. You may be sur- Republican Party opinion polls former AWB executives were pre- rumors and innuendo since ASIC prised to learn that these are not (Donald Trump) has repeatedly figures from a major bank released tor which scored 53.3 in Septem- Separate survey figures from ac- viously fined over their role in the first started action in 2007. “For the this morning. ber – it’s lowest score for 29- countants BDO show business the proverbial "rare pearls." Coun- warned about the trade surplus scandal but police dropped a crim- sake of my family I trust that these tries currently meeting these crite- free-riders. Sadly, his call is barely Lloyds Bank’s purchasing months. “Growth remains posi- confidence is above its long-term inal investigation in 2009 after an will finally be put to rest,” he said. managers’ index – a survey of firms tive but has continued to slow in average. The International Mon- ria represent more than 40 percent registering on the primaries' scale. independent review of the evidence “I fervently believe now, as I did of the world economy. They are And, in spite of his continuing – dropped to a score 53.8 in Sep- September and rounds off the etary Fund expects the UK to grow found there was little prospect of from day one, that I have done noth- tember from August’s 55.7. While weakest quarter of expansion in 2.5 per cent next year, according now showing a combined current public support, he still has to con- a successful prosecution. ASIC is ing wrong.” account surplus of $1.1 trillion. In vince the political establishment it is above 50 and so implies busi- over two years,” said Tim Hinton, to its latest forecasts, one of the now seeking to prove that Flugge The trial is expected to last 10 ness activity is expanding, it marks a managing director at Lloyds fastest growth rates among devel- other words -- and to put it mildly that he will have the staying power knew, or ought to have known, weeks. to infuriate Donald Trump – nearly in the long and grinding election the slowest growth since April Bank. However, the slowdown in oped nations. half of the world economy is liv- process. Europe is even worse. Its ing off the other half. How are they two key leaders, the German chan- doing on public finances? Japan is cellor and the French president the only outlier in this group, but were invited last week to tell the all the others are in the range of European Parliament what they small surpluses (Germany and were going to do to stabilize the South Korea) to a projected defi- EU economies and the area's in- cit of 2.7 percent of GDP (China). creasingly chaotic political scene. Their inflation record is the most They said nothing; both delivered households choosing to travel over- glaring signal that they need to remarkably vacuous speeches. The seas to avoid the crowds. “To avoid boost the growth of internal de- French president was also rudely crowds at traditional tourist sites, mand, instead of relying on exces- insulted by the leader of the right- an increasing number of Chinese sive trade surpluses that are de- wing party expected to win big in households spent time at farms, stabilizing the world economy. December's regional elections. The sports venues and cinemas,” the With an inflation rate of 2 percent, German Chancellor Merkel is not pair note. “Box office sales at cin- China is the only country in this doing well either. Her approval rat- emas surged 70% YOY during the group showing vigor in its domes- ings are falling, and her refugee Golden Week, further up from tic GDP components. The Ger- policy is threatened with a consti- 65.9% YOY growth in the four man-led euro area, Japan and South tutional challenge from a very weeks ending 20 September. In Korea have virtually no consumer powerful prime minister of Ba- comparison, the growth was 74% price increases, while some smaller varia, the head of her twin party. YOY during 2014 National Day East Asian economies (usually la- Smelling blood, her coalition part- Golden Week.” Along with the im- beled – get the misnomer -- as the ners, who are also members of the pressive growth recorded in cinema "dynamic Asian economies") are government, are joining a widen- visits, overseas travel jumped dra- showing a significant price defla- ing attack on her disastrous han- matically compared to levels seen tion. Looking at this enormous dling of the refugee crisis. in 2014. “According to Goldpalm pool of unused (physical) capital That is the state of play in Europe data cited by CNTA, overseas trips and labor resources, it is puzzling -- nearly one-fifth of the world (excluding Hong Kong) increased by to see all the hand-wringing and economy -- where Germany should 36.6% YOY in 1-4 October,” Zhi resignation on the part of people lead the continent out of its mass- and Sheng wrote. “Japan, Korea who are lavishly paid by the tax- unemployment (23 million people) and Thailand were the most popu- payers' money to coordinate glo- and economic stagnation. With a lar overseas destinations, while the bal economic policies in order to current account surplus now run- YOY growth of long-haul travels produce a stronger and a more bal- ning at an annual rate of $280 bil- to US, Russia, France and Italy anced world economy. It's the lion (a whopping 8 percent of China’s seven-day-long National term growth hard landing is quite may have been caused by capac- totalled 29.6 million, down 7.4% surged.” The chart below reveals same thing at the national level. The GDP), a small budget surplus and Day Golden Week has concluded, low, despite the continued slug- ity constraints at traditional do- from 2014 after adjusting for the the explosive growth in overseas frontrunner for the nomination of price deflation, Germany should with retail sales and tourism data gishness in industrial sector activi- mestic tourist sites and an increas- difference in the number of sites travel by Chinese nationals during the Democratic Party in U.S. elec- be duty-bound to stimulate its suggesting resilience in Chinese ties. While retail spending over the ing number of Chinese deciding to surveyed. This was likely caused the first 6 days of October. While tions is saying nothing about the domestic spending in order to household consumption remains golden week holiday grew by 11% holiday abroad to avoid the crowds by the China National Tourism travel to Hong Kong and Macau economic policy, but is making a speed up the euro area recovery resilient. According to Xiaojia Zhi compared to that seen in 2014, and shop for good value. During Administration (CNTA) setting grew fractionally compared to heroic promise to stamp out the and to contribute to faster eco- and Sylvia Sheng, analysts at Bank down on the 12.1% growth rate this year’s golden week holiday, the maximum capacity for each 2014, it soared to other regional des- future financial crises. That is easy. nomic growth in the rest of the of America-Merrill Lynch, this recorded between 2013 and 2014, the number of tourists visiting major site to ensure safety and ser- tinations such as Japan, Thailand We already have all the regulations world. suggests that the risk of a near- Zhi and Sheng suggest that this China’s top 125 major attractions vice quality and many middle-class and South Korea. 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. TUESDAY . OCTOBER 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Big B says he Armeena Khan to go belongs to from damsel in distress no cast or to robot gone rogue creed

MUMBAI: With the cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert marring he pressure of "too much pilot. Now, networks often want creative differences. And then there India’s image, megastar Amitabh TV" is taking its toll, as radical changes if the second epi- are the recastings: The Catch re- Bachchan opted for a cryptic way TTHR analyzes the behind sode doesn't impress. "You can't placed two of its leads, becoming to send out a message that an art- the scenes drama on such shows take the time to find the show — one of more than 10 new series ist belongs to no ‘caste or creed’ as Fox's 'The Grinder,' NBC's 'Chi- and that's true of the casting and (also including ABC's Quantico, and is ‘universal’. cago Med' and ABC's 'Blood & the script," he says. Execs polled Blood & Oil, ABC anthology “I am Amitabh Bachchan and Oil.' A version of this story first at TV's summer press tour cited Wicked City, Fox's Minority Re- I do not know my caste or creed. I appeared in the Sept. 11 issue of the pressure of what FX CEO port, Chicago Med, NBC's Truth am universal and find no reason to The Hollywood Reporter maga- John Landgraf called "too much Be Told and NBC's The Player) to bring differentiation among us all,” zine. To receive the magazine, click TV" as their greatest challenge. shuffle onscreen talent. Add to that Big B shared on his official blog. here to subscribe. It's a stat that Fox's Dana Walden lamented "how the pair of dramas slated for fall The film icon, who has carved a should make the television busi- hard it is to launch a new show." that were bumped to midseason place for himself with perfor- ness very nervous heading into the ABC's Patrick Moran summed up (NBC's Heartbreaker and ABC's mance-oriented films, such as Don, fall season: Half of the 2015-16 broadcast's anxiety after the May Of Kings and Prophets), which in Black and Paa, noted that his fa- rookie class of broadcast series has upfronts: "It's so fiercely compet- turn prompted earlier arrivals for ther and late poet Harivanshrai suffered a retooling, recasting or itive, whether it's for a showrun- Chicago Med and Wicked City. Bachchan instilled in him the val- showrunner switcheroo. Why? ner, a producing director, stage With Grinder, sources say it was a ues of treating all castes as equal. Summer tinkering with fall shows space, your crew …" That pres- case of too many cooks in the “My father did his best. He isn't uncommon, of course, but sure begins to bubble up in Au- kitchen. Malins' vision for the removed caste altogether in our dozens of execs and agents con- gust, when rough cuts from epi- comedy about a TV lawyer who birth … a non de plume became You'd think the delicate damsel mance. Hopefully we can take it ing a lot of sci-fi literature," she tacted by THR say this season is sodes two and three begin coming joins his family's law firm was fail- our identity, and shall continue to from Bin Roye could only wither to Cannes next year. I've previ- shares. Achilles Protocol is slated among the worst they recall, and in and execs start wondering ing to jell with that of EPs Andrew be forever. in the face of adversity, but ously worked in a British short film for release next year and will be they cite several key reasons for whether they have all the pieces in Mogel, Jarrad Paul, Nicholas Stol- But that has never come in the Armeena Rana Khan has signed up called Writhe, which went to filmed over a ten-day period in De- the turmoil. There's more pressure place for success. "There's a push ler and Jake Kasdan. Insiders cite way of any discretion or wiser for a role that couldn't be further Cannes." From romantic drama to cember, while rehearsals will kick than ever on new shows to per- and pull between wanting to be a poor table read in early August counsel,” he wrote. “‘Bachchan’, from that. Armeena, who will also science fiction? "When I stopped off this week. Although this is a form quickly in an environment close to [cable] and a showrunner (Fox execs are said to want more his non de plume or his revolu- soon be seen in Jaanan and in England briefly on my way to great opportunity for her to prove where ratings for the vast majori- knowing they're trying to make a of co-star Fred Savage). On Chica- tion, did not signify any caste creed Yalghaar, has been roped in for a Italy, I had just enough time to do her acting chops, the budding ac- ty of series are tiny. In addition, broadcast show," says one broad- go Med, word is that Dettmann or side … it conveyed equality and short film in the UK titled Achil- a quick scan of the ongoing pre- tress also has her eye on a bigger more shows are being picked up cast exec. "There are a lot of voic- (CSI) wanted to balance medical a levelling among us all and it shall les Protocol, in which she will play productions and Achilles Protocol picture. straight to series based on presen- es, and it becomes nothing but cre- plots with romance and more char- remain ever after.” "a robot that is about to be decom- looked quite interesting to me; the "No actress in Pakistan has tations rather than scripts (ABC's ative differences — and because a acter-driven stories that didn't Read: A celebrity is an inse- missioned". How's that for life- timeline also worked so I decided undertaken such a role to date; it is The Muppets, The CW's Legends showrunner can't fire a network, mesh with the procedural take that cure and isolated individual: threatening? Read: Reham Khan to to audition for it and thankfully, my dream to shout to the whole of Tomorrow, Fox's Scream it's easier to jettison a showrun- Dick Wolf (Law & Order) wanted. Amitabh Bachchan launch film production career with the team liked me enough to pull world that Pakistan has some of Queens and NBC's scrapped ner." On Aug. 24, Fox's The Grind- New, more experienced showrun- The actor, who will be seen on Jaanan? In conversation with Im- me on board." Landing the role may the best talent around and I would Coach revival). And with nearly er became the fourth first-year se- ners already have been brought in. the small screen with the show Aaj ages, Armeena shared that she is have been fairly simple, but pre- love to help establish what I see is 400 scripted originals in produc- ries to change its showrunner, with The series also lost star Laurie Ki Raat Hai Zindagi, said surnames playing the lead role opposite Brit- paring for it is no easy task. "It's a Pakistan’s rightful place in the glo- tion among broadcast, cable and Greg Malins citing creative differ- Holden, who exited for personal are used to define one’s national- ish actor Christopher Faith in the science-fiction movie and naturally, bal cinema sphere," Khan says. streaming outlets — all of them ences as the cause of his departure reasons. ity, which is not wise. “Surnames film. The film is being directed by the technical requirements of Eu- She adds, "Imagine interna- vying for talent — writers, pro- from the Rob Lowe comedy. NBC's The Catch, meanwhile, replaced give nationality and an inkling of Aatif Zafar, who has years of ex- ropean cinema are very different tional production companies ducers and actors are thrust into Chicago Med parted ways with male lead Damon Dayoub with the where, how and who within perience in acting, filmmaking and from Pakistani projects. I have to choosing Pakistan as a film desti- jobs that some of them can't han- first-time showrunner Andrew Parenthood's Peter Krause and our own backyard. production in England. Achilles completely step out of my Jaanan nation or Pakistanis winning inter- dle. "There's not enough people, Dettmann; ABC's Blood & Oil re- Bethany Joy Lenz with Sonya This may not be considered as Protocol is aimed at the film festi- and Yalghaar state of mind and national awards regularly, what it and networks don't have the pa- placed Cynthia Cidre; and Shonda Walger. And all that was before prudent often. In today’s times, val market and I know that the immerse myself in a different way would mean for our industry, our tience," a high-level studio exec tells Rhimes' midseason ABC entry The Schuur exited in an overhaul of the one would fall short of arguments audience is ruthless," Armeena of acting so I'm studying a lot of economy and our youngsters; THR, noting that networks never Catch saw creator Jennifer Schuur Mireille Enos drama about an in- defending either aspect,” shared added about her project. "I have to independent English films to ad- that's what I'm most excited used to fret if the second episode exit, along with her top writers, as vestigator who is the victim of fraud Big B. ensure I give a competent perfor- just my methodology and I'm read- about!" of a series wasn't as good as the part of an overhaul fueled by, yes, by her fiance.

Older women, younger men: Bollywood superstar Salman Read: Propaganda: LHC asked story written by him. into a five-year contract with Yashi to approach another production idea. Justice Gautam Patel of the Hollywood’s Khan’s blockbuster hit Bajrangi to prevent film screening Joshi claims that he registered Multi Media (owned by veteran company, Viacom 18. An em- Bombay High Court has directed Bhaijaan, which melted hearts and A case has been filed in the his story with the Indian Film and Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi ployee at Viacom 18 — Parveez that all the proceeds of the film cougar couples shattered box-office records, has Bombay High Court by Indian Television Producers Council and and his son actor Vivek Oberoi) Shaikh — has been credited for should be kept aside till the case is been slammed with a INR50 crore writer, director and TV producer the Association of Motion Pic- which agreed to produce his film. writing Bajrangi Bhaijaan‘s screen- resolved and has asked all respon- copyright infringement suit, re- Mahim Joshi, who has alleged that tures and TV Programme Produc- But Joshi’s project failed to play. Reports in the India media dents to file their replies by Octo- ported PinkVilla. the film’s plot was copied from a ers in 2007. In 2008, he entered take off in five years which led him insinuate that Parveez stole Joshi’s ber 21. 'Walking Dead' creator

on the "ever-present danger" in IT seems age is just a number when it comes to celebrity relationships. While many Hollywood men "most intense season yet" have come under fire for pushing the age gap, these foxy ladies aren’t Robert Kirkman breaks down the afraid to hang on the arm of a premiere and previews what to younger man. Most recently, su- expect from the remainder of sea- permodel Miranda Kerr went pub- son six. [Warning: This story con- lic with Snapchat CEO Evan Spie- tains spoilers from The Walking gel, who is six years her junior. Dead season six premiere, "First Meanwhile Kris Jenner has made Time Again."] AMC's The Walk- a smooth transition back into the ing Dead returned Sunday with an dating game with a much younger extended season-six premiere that Corey Gamble. Cougar Couples toyed with time and structure — Miranda Kerr, 32, and Evan Spei- and featured one of the zombie gel, 25, were first spotted together drama's trademark deaths as Rick in July and have been flaunting looked to help protect Alexandria. their love since. Forbes has labelled The episode cut back and forth Spiegel as the world’s youngest between the past — in black and billionaire with a net worth of white — and the present as Rick about $A2.8 billion. Picture: (Andrew Lincoln) rallied the resi- Splash Gamble gets a grilling from dents of Alexandria and devised a the Kris’ protective daughter, Kh- plan to move a massive horde. loe, in an upcoming episode of Only things didn't go as planned Keeping up with the Kardashians. and Carter (Ethan Embry) — who Khloe gave her seal of approval to was planning a mutiny that Rick the budding relationship late last overheard — is bitten and the year. “I love him. He’s so sweet... former sheriff has to put down the My mom is really happy. I like to man whose screams derailed the see her in such a positive, happy herd. Although Morgan (Lennie state. It’s a good Kris Jenner,” James) witnesses Carter's death, Khloe told E! News. The biggest amil film Iruvar (1997) saw said, “I was very very happy. First in town? Talking about the differ- Rick sends him back to Alexandria age gap belongs to Oscar-winning her play the role of a much he shared it [film idea] with me, ent role she is playing in the movie, to update the town. actress Susan Sarandon and her Tyounger love interest of an and I thought he was just sharing she said, “Doing something re- Thanks to Carter's screams, gun- beau, who’s 31 years younger. But older man. This time, however, it. And then he said, I’d like you to freshingly different even in a Karan shots and a horn — which sounds she isn’t fazed. “It’s the soul of a there’s a role reversal as Karan play this part. Johar film, I think that’s always like it's coming from Alexandria — person that interests me,” Saran- Johar casts Ash to play the love And I was like ‘seriously? It’s exciting for the actor in me. As an the walkers are now off track and don told Hello! “When you are in interest of Bollywood heartthrob an easy yes’.” The actress could actor, I am open to the craft — pose a major threat to the ill-pre- love, the questions of age, sex, co- Ranbir Kapoor in his upcoming hardly stop gushing about work- mould me, cast me if you need to.” pared community. lour no longer hold any impor- film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. ing with KJo and shared her admi- “Let this be the director’s medium Meanwhile, Morgan fills Rick in tance.” Actress Gabrielle Union ad- The age difference between the ration for the filmmaker. “I think and let us enjoy the magic of cin- about the Wolves and stresses the mits she was sceptical of dating a two stars spans out to almost a it’s refreshing that Karan is doing ema, whatever it takes. duo need to get to know one an- younger man at first. “[Wade’s re- decade, but that doesn’t bother what he is doing as a filmmaker. Because these are stories be- other as if it's their first time meet- sume] looked like crap... Athlete, Ash as she gushes excitedly about And his cinema has always excited ing told, and they are not far from ing. Daryl (Norman Reedus) from here. thing that was vastly different from going through a divorce, nine years her role. Here’s what Aishwarya the audience… Karan and I, we reality because this is the world pushes Rick that it's important to The premiere is structurally dif- what we've done before. We're al- younger than me,” she told Vibe Rai Bachchan had to say about the have been meaning to work to- we are living in,” added the B-Town go out and find new people — ferent than any episode you've ways trying to up our game and Magazine about her now-husband. “modern relationship” portrayed gether since his first film. So it is actress. though the duo definitely do not done before. Why do half in flash- bring something new to the table “Then, after I had a heart-crushing in KJo’s film. Read: Aishwarya amazing how life has come a full Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is see eye to eye on that. Here, com- backs — in black and white — and every season. breakup with yet another imma- Rai, Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin circle and I’m glad it has eventu- making her comeback into films ics creator/exec producer Robert half in present day? That was This is a big, extended episode and ture jerk, I thought, it can’t be any to do film together In an interview ally worked out,” said the actress. with Jazbaa, scheduled to release Kirkman talks with THR about the [showrunner] Scott Gimple's con- it's a very complicated and in- worse if I date a fetus. Let’s just with Rajeev Masand, Aishwarya Read: Is Fawad Khan the new DJ on Oct 9. premiere and where season six goes struction. 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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq crease the chances of beating En- better prepared this time.” “Los- has identified England middle or- gland. “If you can control the threat ing that series 0-3 would have been der batsman Joe Root as the big- of the opposition’s best player you a bitter experience for them and gest threat to the hosts in the up- stand more chances of winning,” will no doubt make them more de- coming Tests series against the added Misbah. The 41-year-old termined this time,” said Misbah. Three Lions. Misbah said Root believed that although Pakistan The Pakistan captain recognised had impressed consistently would benefit from ‘home advan- the fact that England would be through his performances and was tage’, the Englishmen would be a without the services of spin twins equally adept at playing pace as force to reckon with when the se- Graeme Swann and Monty dam Lallana cannot wait to from 'the Normal One'. "I am ex- Jurgen Klopp has given him- the appointment of Jurgen Klopp he we was against spin bowling. ries kicks off on Tuesday, Octo- Panesar who were the front-line get to work under new Liv cited, very excited, to work with self a four-year target to win the as Liverpool manager will be a “Joe Root will be their key player. ber 13 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in bowlers for the visitors in 2012. erpool boss Jurgen Klopp. the new manager," he said. The Premier League with Liverpool. marriage made in heaven. Phil Th- He has scored runs at home and Abu Dhabi. “England have a new “Their spinners back then, Graeme A abroad and he is equally good team and, on paper, they may ap- Swann and Monty Panesar, were Lallana watched Klopp's unveil- Sunday Supplement panel discuss He's described the job as the big- ompson feels the appointment of ing last week while away with the if Jurgen Klopp can bring success gest challenge in football Jurgen Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool man- against pace and spin,” said pear to be weak compared to the more experienced and destructive England squad but already has his back to Anfield. The Sunday Sup- Klopp has given himself a four- ager will be a marriage made in Misbah in a column for Cricket team we faced on their last visit in and I feel England are going to miss eye on a return to club action ahead plement panel discuss if Jurgen year target to win the Premier heaven. Lallana is looking forward Australia's official website. Root, 2012. But keeping their recent per- them,” he said. of the final European Qualifier Klopp can bring success back to League with Liverpool. He's de- to returning to Merseyside before 24, has amassed a whopping 2733 formances in mind they have the Panesar has not been selected against Lithuania on Monday Anfield. "I saw the press confer- scribed the job as the biggest chal- the first match of Klopp's reign at runs in just 32 Tests for the Three team which can give us a tough for the series while Swann retired night. The former Southampton ence and, like everyone at the press lenge in football "Of course it is a Tottenham, but before that comes Lions and also provides utility time,” said Misbah. England’s last after the historic drubbing of En- midfielder played the last 14 min- conference and the reaction he is big season," Lallana said. "Last England's qualifier in Vilnius. The with the ball. In the recent Ashes Test encounter was the all-impor- gland in the 2013 Ashes series. utes of the 1-1 Merseyside derby getting, it is going to be exciting. "I year was frustrating. Even the be- attacking midfielder started Fri- success, Root was the highest run tant Ashes series against Australia “They had some big-name draw that turned out to be Bren- have obviously got one more game ginning of this season was frus- day's 2-0 win against Estonia and getter for England with 460 runs. which the Britons won with a con- batsmen too, in Kevin Pietersen dan Rodgers' last game, and he will with England and I am fully fo- trating, picking up yet another in- hopes to impress if given another Misbah said Pakistan would need vincing margin. Misbah said that and Jonathan Trott who will be return to Merseyside with a new cused on it, but I am excited to get jury. "I am working really hard to chances in Vilnius. "I am really to come up with a special strategy England would have learned valu- missed,” said Misbah about the man in charge. Klopp has signed a back to the club afterwards." The keep fit because I feel if I stay fit, looking forward to Monday," he against the youngster from able lessons from the their disas- once seasoned and experienced three-year deal to take over from change in management could offer then the club will see the best of said. "It is another opportunity to , Yorkshire. “We will need trous 3-0 defeat three years ago batting duo of the Three Lions of Rodgers and Lallana is among those Lallana a fresh start at Anfield. me. "It was obviously disappoint- impress, but mainly we're going to come up with special plans to and it will be tougher for Pakistan which the former is out of the En- expecting him to bring excitement Signed in 2014, the 27-year-old has ing to see Brendan go and our in- there to get the win and complete tackle him.” According to the Pa- to beat them this time. “They glish side due to disciplinary is- and enthusiasm to the club, having only been able to impress in fits different start, but change happens qualification on a high with our kistan skipper, restricting Root know the mistakes they made on sues while the latter has retired been impressed with what he saw and starts due to injury. in football." Phil Thompson feels 10th win out of 10." from getting high scores would in- the previous tour so they will be from the international scene. targets world Djo ko vic tam es Nadal fo r title at light- sixth Chin a Open cro w n Top-seed beats Nadal for the seventh time in eight meetings and wins 29th successive match in a row at this tournament.

Matthew Macklin is convinced he to fight, but after three rounds of intensity cardio work to sharpen can still win a world title as he pre- feeling sharp, I just felt that I had my stamina, so I am smaller now pares for his first fight at light- no energy in there. "I hadn't been and I think that I will make super- middleweight since 2006. Macklin out of the gym all year and at 33, comfortably." takes on in his training like that, something has got Macklin (R) takes on Jason hometown of this to give. So I think that I still have Welborn on the unde card of Sam weekend on the undercard of Sam plenty to give but it's just been Eggington-Dale Evans Macklin (R) Eggington's British welterweight about changing the way i train a takes on Jason Welborn on the title defence against Dale Evans. little bit, small adjustments, and I undercard of Sam Eggington-Dale The 33-year-old now has six de- think that I am going to be more Evans Standing in the way of feats on his record - three in world imposing at super-welterweight Macklin's latest path to elite level title fights at middleweight - and and my power will be great. "I'd is Welborn, a fellow midlander who considered retirement after he was been thinking about moving down has previously lost British title World number one Novak seven of their last eight meetings, and US Open grand slam crowns. she won her first at last year's beaten by Jorge Sebastian Heiland for a while. The last time I fought fights to and Liam Djokovic continued his recent dating back to the 2013 China Meanwhile, Spain's Garbine Hobart International, and made up 11 months ago. But Macklin has at super-welterweight was before Smith. "I have to win and win it dominance over Rafa Nadal when Open, and is on the verge of level- Muguruza, one of the rising stars for the frustration of losing her two taken another route, and after re- I boxed , but I was well," Macklin said. "He's prob- he beat the Spaniard in the final of ling their head-to-head record. The of women's tennis, beat previous finals this year, at building with successive wins the bigger then and lifting weights four ably going to box 10 per cent bet- the China Open to win the tourna- pair have played each other 45 Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky Wimbledon in July and Wuhan last next step is back down in weight times a week, and I struggled. I went ter than he has before and train ment for the sixth time. The Serbian times with Nadal hanging on to a to win the women's title. Uuguruza week. to 154lbs and a division he last off like a bull from the gates, too, harder than ever too, and he might showed no mercy against world 23-22 advantage. Djokovic has will now rise to fourth in the "For me, to be able to come and graced in a brutal 2006 defeat to which didn't help because the pace think that I will struggle to get up number eight Nadal, who was never been beaten at the China rankings [Reuters] Muguruza won win the tournament after losing in Jamie Moore. "I still think I can was horrendous. "Since then I for this fight. "But I am excited hampered by a foot problem in the Open, winning 29 matches in a a hard-fought final 7-5, 6-4 to cap- the finals of Wuhan last week is a win a world title," he said. "After haven't lifted weights, I've prob- about the future at super-welter- second set, as he cruised to a 6-2 row, and six titles in total. The 28- ture her first Premier Mandatory great achievement," she said at the the fight with Heiland I did think ably been over-obsessed with get- weight - and there is no future with- 6-2 victory at the National Tennis year-old has now 56 career titles, title and climb to fourth in the trophy presentation. "It's amaz- maybe I am not what I was. He is ting down to the weight early, so a out beating Jason, so I am well up Centre in the Chinese capital. eight of them this year, including world rankings. It was just the 22- ing, and I can't wait to come back a good fighter with a horrible style lot of my training is down to high for this." Djokovic has now beaten Nadal in the Australian Open, Wimbledon year-old's second WTA title, after and defend my title next year." Esteban Chaves seals Abu Dhabi Dettori set for Ribbons ride To ur title as Elia Vivian i w in s fin ale stage it was very important to do the work and take a good position into the last corner. When I saw [Daniele] Bennati and [Daniel] Oss in front of me I thought, 'Okay, these guys are fast, but not faster than me'. "It was perfect because they had a good progression and when I decided to go, I could go. I knew it would be easier to stay at the front. It was a close finish, but when I crossed the line I knew immediately that I had won." Stage four took place on the Yas Marina F1 circuit Stage four took place on the Yas Marina F1 circuit Chaves, meanwhile, celebrates the first overall victory in a stage race of his career. He said: "To win the first Team Sky’s Elia Viviani sprinted claim his second win of the race Sky) finished 27 seconds back in Abu Dhabi Tour is beautiful. It is Ribbons will have the assistance will be reunited with James Stakes at the Curragh in Septem- to victory on stage four of the in- and eighth of the season. Chaves third. Esteban Chaves secured the first edition of the race, and my of man-of-the-moment Frankie Fanshawe's inmate at the weekend. ber, when she was ridden by Tom augural Abu Dhabi Tour as Esteban (Orica-GreenEdge) crossed the line overall victory of the inaugural Abu first GC too. I'm happy for the team, Dettori in the QIPCO Champion "She runs and Frankie rides," said Queally. She was in contention for Chaves sealed overall victory. in the peloton to complete a 16- Dhabi Tour Viviani's win also and the team is very happy for me. Stakes at Ascot. Fanshawe. Bet nowBet £5 get £20 the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp Viviani edged out world cham- second triumph over runner-up clinched victory in the points clas- As I follow my winter training pro- The on-song Italian last sea- free Ribbons warmed up for the last weekend but was taken out of pion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) at Fabio Aru (Astana) in the general sification for the 26-year-old Ital- gram, I will be remembering this son won a Group One in France Champion Stakes with a half- the race as the ground at the Paris a floodlit Yas Marina F1 circuit to classification. Wout Poels (Team ian. He told teamsky.com: "On this race." aboard the five-year-old mare and length victory in the Blandford track was considered too quick. 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. TUESDAY . 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Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba aimed at eliminating militant northern city's collapse to the Tal- ple of Kunduz, most of whom tion to stand by the security forc- (LeT) and other foreign militant groups from northern Waziristan, iban two weeks ago. Pakistan were left homeless, Stanekzai said es and Jihadi leaders who have groups were involved in the Kun- which is along the Afghanistan- should have launched the opera- it was the support of the people recently held meetings over the duz attack after Pakistan launched Pakistan border. The operation tion years ago, when foreign troops that helped drive insurgents out of country's security situation. a military operation to oust them however evoked widespread criti- were still in Afghanistan, said the city. However the battle is still This comes after some Afghan from the tribal areas of northern cism from Afghanistan after hun- Stanekzai. Furthermore, Stanekzai ongoing in parts of the city. He officials accused Pakistan's mili- Waziristan, said Afghan acting de- dreds of militants reportedly fled linked the increasing insecurity in noted a large-scale operation was tary of discrimination in their fense minister Masoom Stanekzai to Afghanistan. Stanekzai told a the country to the withdrawal of being conducted in Kunduz and Waziristan operation. According to on Monday. Pakistan launched a media briefing Monday that for- international troops from Afghan- that insurgents have been pushed the officials, Pakistan military did large-scale joint operation called eign militants, including those who istan a plan which is being re- back and the situation is slowly not target Haqqani bases which "Zarb-e-Azb" in mid June 2014 fled Waziristan were behind the vised by the United States. Ex- improving. is accused of being behind many which Pakistani officials said was Kunduz attack, which led to the pressing his sympathy to the peo- In addition, he urged the na- complex attacks in Afghanistan.

police seized and defused at least pocket pickers, six illegal guns hold- Capital police arrests 182 criminals 22 BM1 missiles, 19 anti-person- ers, 30 drug peddlers and 32 others sures in Kabul. Speaking at a press nel and anti-vehicle mines. The allegedly involved in moral crimes. AT News Report conference here on Monday, Kab- provincial police chief said that in Police recovered seven AK-47s, ul Police Chief Abdul Rahman the past two weeks at least 182 three pistols and 78kg narcotics Rahimi said that law enforcement criminals were arrested from var- including hashish, heroin, opium agencies were all set to foil terror ious parts of Kabul city in differ- and liquor from the suspects.The attacks and avoid any untoward ent operations. Rahimi said that police chief said that the alleged incident. He said that troops, po- the detained criminals were in- criminals have sparked a wave of licemen and the secret services volved in various crimes and ma- concerns among residents of the agents are deployed in all districts jority of them were handed over capital city. He further said that the of to stave off the to the relevant judicial body for carjackers were active in the past KABUL: A British Puma Mk 2 General , its concern over the situation in terror attacks. Rahimi said that prosecution of their cases. He said two and half years and hijacked 29 helicopter crashed in Kabul, kill- First Vice President, who this Afghanistan and they told us that joint operations are carried out the detained criminals include vehicles. Rahimi said the criminals ing five coalition members and in- weekend returned home from a they will help Afghanistan s army. every day against the anti-state eight murderers, 47 robbers, six confessed to their crimes without juring as many others, the alliance trip to Russia, India, Chechnya, At the moment they will provide elements in insecure districts of burglars, 11 carjackers, and 11 any pressure. said on Monday. A statement from UAE and Turkey, said that gov- us with attack helicopters.... And Kabul. A comprehensive secu- NATO s Resolute Support Mis- ernment had been aware of the they should help the gunners with sion said the helicopter crashed rity plan has been chalked-out and due to a non-hostile incident heightened threats against Kunduz weapons and long-range mortars. is implemented by all law enforce- ahead of the Taliban s attack. He The Russian senior officials said around 4:15pm Sunday at Kabul ment agencies. Homes of suspects Camp. The crash of the helicop- said government also knows of that they would not be careless are searched by police with coop- plans against other provinces. over the security of this country, ter assigned to the Resolute Sup- eration of the local elders. Patrol- port Mission resulted in the death Dostum said the government did he said. Before the fall of Kun- ling on the streets during night time of two British service-members, however work to prevent insur- duz, Dostum said that if the pres- KABUL: Amid growing security has increased, he outlined. Hint- two US troops and one French gent attacks on Kunduz and are ident orders him to launch a clear- concerns, Kabul Police on Mon- ing to the achievement of police contracted civilian. Five other working at preventing the same in ing operation in northern Kunduz day assured residents and foreign- in the last two weeks, he said as a NATO personnel were injured. other provinces. We knew that province he will do so gladly. ers of foolproof security mea- result of multiple operations, the We re deeply saddened by the they had plans for Kunduz, Fary- loss of our teammates, said Brig. ab, Helmand and Kunar prov- Gen. Wilson A. Shoffner, Reso- ince... we have done a lot to pre- lute Support deputy chief of staff vent the attacks and Kunduz res- Russian military support will prove effective in war-on terror: Analysts for communications. idents should know that we are On behalf of Gen. Campbell not careless, he said. He also says Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi with Russian weapons. Head of of Moscow. Russia considers of the Russian Federation Coun- copters to Afghan forces. Kun- and the entire Resolute Support that during his visit to Moscow the Defense Committee of the insecurity in Kunduz as threat to cil (upper house of parliament) duz city would not have fallen to team, our heartfelt condolences go the Russian government promised KABUL: The experts believe that Wolesi Jirga, Iqbal Safi, was also the Central Asian region, he as- Committee on International Af- the Taliban, if Afghan security out to the families and friends of to provide military assistance to Russian weapons will prove more optimistic about Russia s military serted. It is worth mentioning that fairs, recently said that Afghani- forces had helicopters, he quot- those affected in this tragic inci- Afghanistan if needed and said effective in war against terrorism, support to Afghanistan. He said the northern Kunduz province stan needed Russia s military sup- ed the lawmakers as saying. The dent and we pray for the full re- Russian officials have expressed than the weapons provided by that Russia s support to Afghan shares border with Tajikistan. port. Talking about his meeting Vice-President, Abdul Rashid covery of those injured. With the their concerns about the presence NATO and US to Afghan securi- security forces will prove helpful Security analysts believe that lack with a number of Afghan lawmak- Dustom, in his recent visit to Rus- incident currently under investi- of insurgents in northern parts of ty forces. in fight against terrorism. Safi said of sufficient weapons, particular- ers, Morozov said that the parlia- sia urged the country to lend its gation, the mission said it would the country. Dostum emphasized Jawed Kohestani, a military that presence of NATO troops in ly helicopters and fighter jets, is mentarians supported Russia s ac- military support to Afghanistan. release additional information as that the Russian Defence Minis- appropriate. and political analyst, told Afghan- Afghanistan will be an obstacle one of the main challenges faced tions in Syria. The lawmakers Sultan Faizi, spokesman for Dos- In London, the British Minis- ter General Sergey Shoigu was istan Times that Russian weap- before Russia s support to the by the Afghan security forces in urged Russia to provide military tum, told media that Afghan forc- try of Defence confirmed two asked to provide necessary equip- ons will prove helpful in war country. Afghans welcome mili- war against militancy. The US and technical support to Afghan es are in severe need of modern Royal Air Force members were ment for the Afghan security forc- against terrorism. He argued that tary support of any country, par- and NATO didn t provide forces, he added. He said that military equipment in war against among the dead when the helicop- es, especially for army troops, in former army soldiers and the mu- ticularly Russia, he added. He enough weapons and aircrafts to the parliamentarians asked Mos- militancy. He said that Russia has ter crashed while landing at the order to fight Daesh and Taliban jahedeen who fought against the said that fall of Kunduz province Afghan forces over the past 14 cow to provide modern military pledged to support to Afghan forc- headquarters of the Resolute Sup- insurgents. Russia has announced Soviet Union are already familiar to the Taliban has raised concerns years. Igor Morozov, a member equipment, ammunition and heli- es. port Mission. (Pajhwok) 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. 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