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KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president strongly condemned Thursday’s suicide attack in Kabul AT Monitoring Desk situation in the country, city, calling it against human and politicians, religious scholars and Islamic values and principles. A KABUL: Lawyers and analysts tribal elders have been repeatedly suicide bomber blew himself up said that traditional Loya Jirga has emphasizing on holding the Loya among a gathering just outside a ecurity to be organized by the Afghan Jirga to overcome challenges. The wedding hall in the police district sources say at nation instead of the government. Unity Government has dismissed 11, killing at least 19 people Analysts believe that traditional publicly popular demand. including seven police officers and least 19 Loya Jirga is more appropriate as It comes at a time when the a TV cameraman. Daesh terrorist people, including constitutional Loya Jirga not met Presidential Palace in a statement group claimed responsibility for eight police force the pre-requisites and conditions. denounced holding Traditional the attack. “There are ominous Commenting into the Loya Jirga, cautioning the hands behind the attacks against members and 11 prevailing situations, analysts said government servants to avoid such mosques, funerals and civil moves civilians, lost their that traditional Loya Jirga as the gatherings. that try to silence people’s voice lives in the only remedy is the need of the time The Presidential Palace said and deprive them of their rights,” to pull out the country from the that Loya Jirga had been defined Karzai said in a statement, asking explosion. ongoing heart-wrenching by the law, adding that the current the people to be more vigilant and problems. situation is not favorable to hold fight such plots in unity. Karzai Considering the worsening traditional Loya Jirga. emphasized that unity would be the only way to fight those who The deadly suicide attack, which conference hall, UNAMA said in want to weaken Afghanistan. He targeted participants of a gathering a statement. Daesh claimed wished paradise for the dead, outside a restaurant in PD11 in responsibility for the deadly patience for their dears and quick Kabul City on Thursday, claimed attack. “This attack in Kabul today recovery for the wounded. the life of an employee of Rah-e- is totally unacceptable; it is an act Farda TV station, rising the death of terror and a serious violation of toll to 19. Husain Nazari, a humanitarian law,” said Tadamichi cameraman in Rah-e-Farda TV, was Yamamoto, the UN Secretary- critically wounded in the explosion General’s Special Representative on Thursday afternoon. He was for Afghanistan and head of taken to the Emergency Hospital UNAMA. “At a time when in Kabul but he succumbed to his Afghanistan is facing so many injuries early on Friday morning. challenges, and with so many The explosion claimed the lives of Afghans yearning for peace, such ddressing a forum in Washington the 19 people including eight police attacks simply cannot be justified,” CEO said the government and election force members and 11 civilians. he stressed. “The use of explosive Despite being a member The UN Assistance Mission in weapons in civilian-populated commissions are trying hard to regain Afghanistan (UNAMA) areas must stop, without nation of the TIR condemned the attack saying that exception.” The United Nations agreement, Afghanistan is the public’s trust in elections. the explosion killed at least nine maintains that all parties to the still not being allowed to AT Monitoring Desk civilians, including one child, and conflict must strictly adhere to CEO Abdullah Abdullah has said commission of Afghanistan and the aspect of it has more clarity than injured at least 16 others. their obligations under transport goods abroad that timely and fair elections in independent elections complaints any other time, the fact that KABUL: The US Department of Preliminary findings indicate that international humanitarian law to by road in accordance Afghanistan would have a significant commission which are in place sanctuaries (in Pakistan) have been in the Labe Jar Area of Aspa take all feasible measures to protect impact on the peace and security in based on the law. These days there indented,” said Abdullah. At the Defense announced that at least with the accord. 3,000 additional troops were Square, a suicide attacker civilians from harm. UNAMA the country. Abdullah, who is in are serious discussions among the meeting, McMaster reaffirmed that deployed in Afghanistan under detonated a body-borne expresses its condolences to the The Afghanistan Chamber of Washington, also called for more commissions for reform and the US will continue supporting the President Trump’s new improvised explosive device where families and colleagues of those Commerce and Industries solid and comprehensive efforts to bringing changes to gain the Afghanistan in uprooting terrorism strategy on Afghanistan and South a large gathering of Jamiat party killed in the attack and wishes a (ACCI) officials said Afghanistan be made to ensure that the next confidence of the public as well as and extremism in the region. Asia, Media pool reported. The members had taken place and when speedy recovery to those injured. has not benefited from the elections are held on time and in a the political forces,” he said adding Abdullah meanwhile also met with Pentagon had previously attendees were leaving the (ToloNews) Transport and Civil Aviation transparent way. The government that this would lead to a new energy US Defense Secretary James approved deployment of (MoTCA) agreement in the past and the independent election in order to help bring about Mattis. At the meeting, Abdullah additional troops in the country 13 years. The ACCI officials said commission is trying to regain public parliamentary elections in 2018 and and Mattis exchanged views on the to enhance professional Afghan truck drivers are trust in elections by holding presidential elections in 2019. US’s new war strategy for capabilities of the Afghan National prevented from transporting transparent and well organized Abdullah also met with US National Afghanistan and South Asia Defense and Security Forces. goods to Transport International polls, Abdullah said in a speech at Security Advisor HR McMaster including counter insurgency, Now the number of US troops in Route (TIR) member countries the Special Operations Policy and the two officials held cutting off of state support of the country has been raised to despite Afghanistan being a Forum in Washington. “The discussions on mentoring, training terrorism, safe havens and financial about 14,000. “We have just signatory to the agreement. electoral reform process started and equipping the Afghan Forces support and the issue of state completed a force flow into “We have talked with ARU unfortunately a bit late,” he said. and the war on terrorism. “It is a sponsorship of terrorism. Afghanistan,” Joint Staff Director (Afghanistan Road Union) However he added that the election long-awaited strategy, it is Abdullah said that Afghanistan has Lieutenant General Kenneth law was now in place. “Then there conditions-based, that is an made and continues to make McKenzie told reported at the organization and agreed to send a Pentagon in Washington, DC, on number of drivers, who want to is the independent election important element. The regional enormous progress. (ToloNews) Thursday. “The New number for WASHINGTON : The United Coalition Support Funding for use the TIR system, to Tajikistan Afghanistan is now States Congress on Thursday reimbursement to Pakistan for in order to get technical training,” approximately 14,000. Might be passed a $700 billion annual activities carried out in support of ACCI spokesman Siyam Psarlai a little above that might be little defense budget, authorising $4.9 US operations in Afghanistan. It said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Terrorist groups below that we flex according to billion for the Afghanistan Security directs the Secretary of Defense Transport said it is working on a use religion as the mission,” he added. In August, Forces Fund. This also includes to develop a strategy for plan to implement the TIR the US President Donald Trump $1.7 billion to advance the strengthening defense cooperation agreement. “We have done our business: Egyptian outlined his strategy on assessments. Some of the Afghanistan. In a blatant U-turn capabilities of the Afghan Air Force between the United States and transport companies have the Fatwa Council from his presidential campaign, and $41 million to support the India. recruitment, training and The conference report which was required equipment. We Trump said his views have been KABUL : Dar al-Ifta al Misryyah changed since entering the White integration of women into the passed along with NDAA 2018 introduce them to chambers of Officials in the Ministry of Hajj or the Egyptian Fatwa Council, has Afghan forces. Passed by the commerce through which they House. Trump administration has says the US and India should work and Religious affairs reporting on condemned the killing of Afghan taken decision to continue military House of Representatives and the closely with Afghanistan to will be introduced to TIR,” attempts to return Afghan religious police forces in southern Kandahar spokesman for the ministry, intervention in the country to Senate, NDAA-2018 now heads promote stability in the region to scholars from neighboring province, saying terrorist groups suppress militant groups in to the White House for President include targeted infrastructure Hekmatullah Qoyanj said. Pakistan. According to the used religion as business. The According to ACCI, the lack of battlefield and force them to Donald Trump to sign it into law. development and economic officials, those Afghans who are Egyptian Fatwa Council on its negotiation table. The Pentagon NDA-2018 also authorises 3,500 investment, means to address programs in place to make better studying in Pakistani religious Facebook page posted a statement, has authorized thousands of visas for individuals who are capability gaps in country, and use of the TIR, the lack of schools are being misused and which was published by some additional troops requested by the eligible for special immigrant status improved humanitarian and information among drivers about trained by the country’s intelligence Arab media outlets. The US Gen. John Nicholson, under the Afghan Allies Protection disaster relief assistance. the laws around TIR and the lack agency against their own people. terrorists should not be funded and Afghanistan Government Media commander of Resolute Support Act. It allows $700 million in (Pajhwok) of an effective program within “Under the name of Madrassas and Information Center (GMIC) forces and US forces in the government for the better equipped and at the same time also published the statement. Few country. However, Nicholson’s and trainings the regional countries terrorists centers such as Shuras utilization of opportunities and are misusing from this opportunity days back, 22 policemen were demand list had requested about other challenges are among the of the Quetta, Miranshah and killed and 15 others wounded in a 16, 000 additional troops. The and seducing [Afghan students],” Peshawar must be closed,” said key issues that have had a said religious scholar, Shamsul Taliban attack in Kandahar NATO Secretary General negative effect on the issue for Defense Ministry Deputy province. The Egyptian Fatwa Stoltenberg has repeatedly Rahman Frotan. Spokesman, Mohammad emphasized on the member the Afghan business community. The Afghan Defense Ministry Council condemned the attack and What is TIR? TIR is the world’s Radmanish. This comes as earlier killing of the Afghan police forces. country to increase number of is also expressing concerns about reports emerged on the increasing troops in Afghanistan. According only universal transit system, the existence of religious schools “Islamic Sharia and all Abrahamic allowing truck drivers to safely links of some Madrassas – Islamic religions do not accept to media report, the United Arab in Pakistan beside the terrorists seminaries – in Pakistan with Emirates and Qatar have been move goods across borders with hideouts. unjustifiable killings and assaults,” minimal delay while saving much- Afghan Taliban who are fighting the council said. The council formally agreed to join US-led “Pakistan should not provide NATO war on terror in needed time and money for the Afghan government and U.S.- stressed all terror groups were Eyewitnesses say safe sanctuaries for terrorists inside led international forces in selfish, plotters and using religion Afghanistan. The new US customs authorities. its soil. It is very important that strategy on South Asia treated (ToloNews) Afghanistan. (ATN) as business. (Pajhwok) Lieutenant Pacha rushed Pakistan as enemy and towards the suicide Afghanistan and India have been recognized as its strategic partners bomber and hugged him in the region. Following tougher A policeman, Lieutenant Sayed when he did not stop Removal of Ahmadzai lacks legal basis: Experts approach on Pakistan, Basam Pacha, 25, whose bear hug after he was recognized. Washington has given another stopped a suicide bomber from KABUL : The Jabha-i-Milli same commission. Jabha-i-Milli parliamentary and district council prolonged or incurable illness, chance to Pakistan and allowed the killing more people outside a Naveen Afghanistan political party Naveen spokesman Syed Jawad elections. However, political absent from office for more than US military aid for the country in restaurant in Kabul, had two a big crowd in the area, but he did on Thursday welcomed the ousting Hussani told a gathering in Kabul experts said the government’s 20 days. Legal expert Dr. Kabir order to turn around its project of bachelors degrees. Lt. Pacha not hesitate to act as soon as terrorism. In the meantime, studied politics before joining the possible. The explosion happened of the Independent Election that Ahmadzai removal as the IEC move to oust the IEC head lacked Ranjbar told Pajhwok that Nicholson repeatedly said Commission chief while legal chief was a positive development. legal basis and was against the members of the election Afghan National Police. after he hugged the suicide bomber. Pakistan still remains stuck to its He also went to Turkey and experts said the move lacked legal He said the new IEC head should election law. Article 16 of the commission were appointed for a pro-terror policies and harboring Government officials and other basis. be appointed in consultations with election law says a member of the specific term in office and no one studied for five years in a police Afghans took to social media, national and international terrorist academy and returned home at President Ashraf Ghani political parties and civil society election commission can be had the right to remove them groups on its soil. Besides sharing Pacha’s pictures, calling yesterday decreed removal of IEC groups in order to further people’s terminated under following without convincing reasons. increase in troops level, Afghan- least two years ago. On Thursday, him a hero. "Heroism cannot be chief Najibullah Ahmadzai. The trust in the electoral regime. conditions: Forgery in academic Najibullah Ahmadzai was owned and Afghan-led peace and he was assigned to maintain the more than this. I don't know how presidential decree said removing Hussaini demanded reforms in the documents, conviction of crime, appointed as member of the IEC reconciliation process must be security of a restaurant which to express my feelings to the Najibullah Ahmadzai as member of election commission, saying time having membership of a political and later as chief of the given meaningful chance to prevail hosted a big gathering. people and his family," acting the election commission was based was running out for making party while on-service, violations commission on November 27, durable peace and stability in the Pacha saw the suspect at the interior minister Wais Ahmad on the decision and demand of the preparations for next year’s of the constitution and other laws, 2016. (Pajhwok) war-hit country. first moment when he tried to enter Barmak said. (ToloNews) SATURDAY .NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Regional cooperation stressed for sustainable security Until recently, disagreements between various interest groups, Mohmand said the ongoing conflict political parties, lawmakers, and had implications for regional factional leaders had blocked the countries. issuance of electronic ID cards as Instability in Afghanistan they pushed for or against writing would impede regional energy the holder’s religion, nationality, projects, affect trade through and ethnicity on the new cards. different routes and obstruct the Afghan President Ashraf smooth execution of work on the Ghani attempted to end these China Pakistan Economic Corridor disagreements by decreeing earlier (CPEC), he warned. this year that both nationality and Determined efforts were ethnicity should be written on the needed to bring stability to electronic ID cards. Afghanistan, where violence had Late last month, Wolesi Jirga, left the region losing immense the lower house of the Afghan economic opportunities, the parliament, however, rejected the former ambassador said. presidential legislative decree. Pakistan would benefit the Competing sides in the debate most if there was stability in are still trying to enact their Afghanistan and in the same way version of the Population it would suffer the most if the war Registration Law that was first raged on in that country, he adopted in 2013. remarked. Ahmadzai says his office is Vladimir Potapenko, deputy Afghanistan’s government “We have estimated that some is estimated to be 30 million. These geared toward implementing the secretary-general of Shanghai estimates that as many as a third 10 million Afghans still do not have figures are based on census surveys presidential decree. “We will Cooperation Organization (SCO), of the country’s population -- an ID cards,” Rohullah Ahmadzai, conducted four decades ago. Most process our work based on the law PESHAWAR: Regional exploitation of mineral resources said they desired peace and estimated 10 million citizens -- spokesman for the Afghan Afghans now carry a handwritten that has been officially printed,” cooperation will result in of Afghanistan unless normalcy stability in Afghanistan. have no identity documents. Population Registration ID card called Tazkara. It is a vital he told the independent Tolo TV. sustainable security, an Afghan returned to the country. He urged the government in The Afghan Population Department, told Radio Free identity and legal document. The current and previous official said on Wednesday, Speaking at an international Kabul to respect human rights and Registration Department is now Afghanistan on November 16. “We Children are considered eligible to Afghan governments have failed to stressing the need for cordial conference on “Regional Dynamics freedoms and maintain friendly planning to distribute handwritten want to soon launch a campaign to receive one when they begin conduct censuses because of relations between Kabul and and Strategic Concerns in South relations with its neighbours. The identity cards to those who still issue ID cards to all these people.” attending school. Individuals can insecurity, a lack of resources, and Islamabad. Asia” in Islamabad, Wahidyar Astana declaration supported don’t have one. The office also His office is aiming for a four- also receive one later in their lives. political wrangling. Dr Attaullah Wahidyar, senior referred to Pakistan’s concerns efforts of the government and aims to distribute forms to month campaign from March to For more than three years now, Radio Free Afghanistan advisor to the Ministry of about India’s interest in people of Afghanistan for creating eventually issue electronic ID cards July next year to target remote Kabul has struggled with replacing correspondent Yousaf Zadran Education, hoped improved ties Afghanistan. He said Afghanistan a stable state, free of terrorism and to the recipients of the current regions across the country. these handwritten documents with contributed reporting from Kabul, between the neighbours would desired cooperative relations with illegal drug trafficking. handwritten ID cards. Afghanistan’s current population electronic ID cards. Afghanistan. (GANDHARA) pave the ground for a more secure all neighbouring countries. Ex-ambassador Mohammad and prosperous region. He said Afghanistan’s immense mineral Sadiq called the in Afghanistan a Pakistan had concerns about wealth would remain untapped as stalemate, saying the government India’s interest in Afghanistan, long as normalcy did not return to of President Ashraf Ghani would which wanted good relations with the country, he added. not collapse. He linked differences all the neighbouring countries. He Pakistan’s former ambassador in the government to continuing Watchdog:Troopssaytheywere admitted there was no chance of to Afghanistan Rustam Shah instability. (Pajhwok) toldtoignoreAfghanchildsexabuse A new inspector general report War is fu elin g illegal released Thursday found that while the Pentagon did not have formal guidance discouraging the reporting of child sex abuse in m igr at ion : Moh aq eq Afghanistan, several troops say they were still informally told to ignore it. CEO Abdullah Abdullah’s second Addressing a conference on migration in “Following a review of DoD deputy Mohammad Mohaqeq on Instructions, Command Policy and Wednesday said that war and Kabul, the CEO’s second deputy said the issue Service guidance, we did not violence in Afghanistan has been identify any guidance or policy one of the main reasons for the of illegal migration needs to be addressed. that expressly discouraged migration of Afghans. personnel from reporting incidents He also expressed concern over of child sexual abuse,” according what he described was a systematic to the unclassified version of the transfer of Daesh fighters to Department of Defense inspector Afghanistan. “The process of 3 Kuchis, 150 general report. “In some cases, the systematic transfer of terrorism interviewees explained that they, particularly Daesh and its outfits or someone whom they knew, were to Afghanistan has taken on a new sheep dead in Achin told that nothing could be done dimension and it has created major about child sexual abuse because concern among the people of of Afghanistan’s status as a Afghanistan,” said Mohaqeq. sovereign nation, that it was not a Addressing delegates at the Third cave collapse priority for the command, or that Scientific Conference on it was best to ignore the situation Immigration in Kabul on and to let the local police handle Wednesday, Mohaqeq said that and overcome any frustration investigators that the chain of further found there was no war and violence have been the it.” Controversy erupted last year caused by cultural differences that command didn’t care until The Pentagon training specific to main reasons for illegal migration after news reports alleged a they may experience during their New York Times reported on the identifying, responding to and and that this needs to be addressed. Pentagon policy kept U.S. troops deployments,” while the Marines issue. reporting child sexual abuse by Meanwhile, Tadamichi Yamamoto, from reporting when Afghan police one “tells Marines to be mentally “The initial reaction of the staff Afghan forces until 2015. and militia officials sexually UN Secretary General’s Special prepared to encounter this was ‘we don’t really care about “The first express command Representative for the United assaulted children in a practice attitude, and to ‘move on,’” this, and we’re not going to do guidance including a specific known as "bacha bazi" — or "boy Nations Assistance Mission in according to the report. anything about it,’” the interviewee requirement to report instances of Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said play." U.S. troops were allegedly Further, several current or said, according to the report. child sexual abuse was issued in punished when they did report the that an end to the ongoing war in former service members told “Then, after The New York Times September 2015, after media Afghanistan was crucial so as to abuse. investigators they were told to article came out, and the issue got reports surfaced with allegations control the outflux of refugees and The Pentagon repeatedly ignore the behavior. traction, we had to pay attention from U.S. personnel who had been denied any such policy existed. But to it.” pave the way for the safe In one example cited in the deployed to Afghanistan,” the repatriation of Afghan refugees lawmakers were outraged and report, an interviewee said a mock A third interviewee said they report said. from other countries. asked the inspector general to Afghan village was set up in Camp had reported to the chain of But there’s still no specific “To ensure that these citizens investigate. Lejeune, N.C., where students command an incident involving a guidance from the Office of the Though the Pentagon did not were told to let local officials Under Secretary of Defense for can return to Afghanistan with 14-year-old boy and a former safety and dignity, there must be have a policy against reporting handle child sexual abuse. Afghan Local Police commander, Policy for reporting gross an end to the conflict through peace child sex assault, some services’ “During the simulation, but that “there was an attitude of violations of human rights such as settlement, the UN family in JALALABAD : Three young Kuchi youth guided their sheep to cultural awareness training did students were told that if they 'Afghan problem, Afghan solution' child sexual abuse, which the Afghanistan remains committed to Kuchi tribesmen and their 150 the cave due heavy raining, but the identify child sex abuse as a witnessed child sexual abuse, they when it came to the removal of report said means there is “no supporting an Afghan-owned and sheep were killed in a cave collapse cave fell on them. culturally accepted practice in should let the local officials or police officers.” certainty” all allegations have been Afghan-led peace process which incident in eastern Nangarhar Governor Mohammad Gulab Afghanistan, according to the police know and not interfere with A fourth interviewee said they reported to the U.S. military. The is inclusive and protects the rights province, an official said Mangal expressed his grief over the report. the locals,” the report said. “The also reported to the chain of inspector general identified 16 of all citizens,” he said. Thursday. Governor’s spokesman, incident and directed Natural Army and Air Force training interviewee said that the reason command, but that they were told, cases of child sexual abuse According to Mohaqeq, a Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Disaster Management Authority do not discuss pedophilia in given as to why not to interfere “There’s nothing we can do about involving Afghan government surge in activity of militant groups Afghan News the cave collapsed officials to survey the rain-induced Afghanistan, but Navy and was due to maintaining it,” “It was out of our control,” officials reported to and tracked and in the war has been forcing the in Pairakhel area of Achin district damages in the province and Marines training does. The Navy cooperation with the Afghans.” “This is Afghanistan,” or “It’s their by the Pentagon between 2010 and people to think about migration. on Wednesday night following provide assistance to the affected training “advises readers to control Another interviewee told country.” The inspector general 2016. (THEHILL) (ToloNews) frequent rains. He said the three households. (Pajhwok) Ch ick en bein g Career conferencefor female d ist r ib u t ed t o 2,200 ShariaLawstudents held in Balkh Par w an w om en MAZAR-E SHARIF : Under the Afghan-German Cooperation’s project a career conference for 90 He said the project costing 35 female law students was organised million afghanis was being funded on Thursday in Mazar-i-Sharif, the by the Ministry of Agriculture and capital of northern Balkh province, Livestock Development in to promote the rule of law and the partnership with Community Sharia and Law Faculty of Balkh Livestock and Agriculture University, according to a Programme (CLAP). statement. Three female legal According to the director, each practitioners presented their of the 2,200 women would receive professions, educational 15 chickens with 52 kilograms of background and career path to the chicken feed and breeding participants, the statement said. equipment. The project will take A Sharia student said: “It was one week to complete. great to learn more about justice Beneficiaries of the programme are institutions, their procedures and pleased to receive assistance. to know that there are possibilities Shaimma, 45, a resident of for the female student to work as Mousam area who received 15 professional lawyers”. chickens, said: “I am very happy “Entering the job market in the with this assistance, which will justice sector is challenging for benefit us economically and I will female graduates. The conference no longer be unemployed.” aimed at informing female law CHARIKAR : Chickens and Thursday. The department informed that students about the various career “According to my experience, deputy stated. knowledge and helped them to breeding equipment worth 35 Abdul Karim Farzam, director about 6,000 women had received opportunities and meeting law individual competence and self- Adding that debating with network. “The legal practitioners million afghanis are being of agriculture and livestock, said chickens with feed and other practitioners. A series of similar confidence are two factors that will female role models that were that are working as judges, distributed to more than 2,200 the chickens and feed were being equipment in Saydkhel, Salang, events will follow, supporting help you to overcome obstacles on successfully leading a professional prosecutors, lawyers and women in central Parwan given to deserving women in Bagram and Jabalus Saraj districts access to the job market for female the way to your desired career”, career strengthens the students’ professors gave advise and shared province, an official said on Jabalus Saraj and Bagram districts. this year. law students.” Balkh’s prosecution office’s motivation to acquired additional their experiences.” (Pajhwok) SATURDAY .NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Suicide cases among Daikundi women on appearance of handcarts everywhere affected the beauty of the rise the city. Peddlers association NEILI : Providing contradictory Jalalabad Peddlers Association figures, provincial officials in says they formed the body in EMERGENCY central Daikundi province have compliance with orders from the said cases of suicide among women municipality and they also have CALLS and violence against the gender fghanistan Cricket Board says the obtained work license from the have increased in the province. Ministry of Justice. Police Daikundi is a traditional national U19 cricket team will play The Jalalabad municipality province where 40 percent of Pakistan in the final match next says some 2,300 peddlers exist in people live are poverty-stricken, the city while the peddler 100 - 119 according to statistics. week. association head puts the number The women in Daikundi also at 1,200 only. face economic issues, lack access The National Under-19 Cricket history. Afghanistan has so far The association said they Hospitals to social prosperity, education Team moved to the U19 Youth Asia defeated Pakistan and UAE teams collected 200 afghanis from each and are subjected to domestic Cup’s final after winning the match in the same group, but the national peddler to meet their office FMIC Hospital violence. According to women’s against Nepal on Friday. The squad lost their match against Sri expenses and give salaries to 32 Behind Kabul Medical rights officials, domestic violence, national squad defeated Nepal by Lanka. public order personnel. University: forced marriages, poverty, seven wickets. The national team won their first The peddlers association gives polygamy, lack of access to justice Team Afghanistan will play match against Pakistan during the 7,400 afghanis salary to each 0202500200-+93793275595 and safe housing facilities are Pakistan in their final match next tournament on November 08. public order personnel and the reasons that force women to week on Sunday. This happens for The event was held in Malaysia. amount of salaries they give to 32 Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital commit suicide. Jawad Dadgar, the first time in the country’s cricket (ToloNews) personnel reaches 236,800 head of Afghanistan Independent JALALABAD: Provincial Council Shukrullah Jalandari, head of afghanis. The association says Pule Bagh-e- Umomi (PC) members, shopkeepers and the Cloths Traders Union (CTU), Human Rights Commission they collect 240,000 afghanis each 070263672 (AIHRC) for Daikundi, said 310 residents of Jalalabad City, the said due to the presence of vendors, month. But municipality officials cases of violence against women capital of eastern Nangarhar most of the garment shops were in say the association collects money were registered with his office province, say the municipality has losses. He said they had shared the from 2,300 peddlers. A public order Khairkhana Hospital since the beginning of the current given footpaths to vendors against issue with the authorities personnel of the association, who solar year. While the cases of rent creating great inconvenience. concerned, but received no wished to go unnamed, said that a 0799-321007 violence registered during the Meanwhile, the vendors say assurance. Local residents also part of the money went to the 2401352 entire last year were 238, and so they are not sure if the rent they complained against the vendors’ municipality. Response of far 310 cases had surfaced during have been paying to the phenomenon. Commuting inside Jalalabad municipality officials the first eight months of the municipality officials is deposited the city has become difficult, Acting Jalalabad Mayor Eng. Indira Gandhi Children current year (since March 22). to the national kitty or went to specially for women, they say. Hakimuddin Omarkhel said Contradictory statistics about private pockets. Jamaluddin, a resident of peddlers were positioned in the Hospital, Wazir Akbar violence against women More than 2,300 vendors have Rodat district, who had to city against the law. But he added Khan, Kabul 2301372 Daikundi women’s affairs occupied footbaths in different Jalalabad for shopping, said there was no good alternative. department also said violence areas of Jalalabad City against 700 whenever his female family In response to shopkeepers’ against women and suicide cases to 1,200 afghanis in rent per members had come to the city for complaints that their income has Ibn-e- Seena among the gender had increased month. shopping, they had complained of cut in half, Omarkhel said: “It is in the province. Zakia Rezai, head The monthly rent includes multiple problems. right that their income has affected, Pul-e-Artan, Kabul 500 to 1,000 afghanis as “You can see there is no way the department, they had but it makes only one-fourth of 2100359 registered 153 cases of violence municipality taxes, 10 afghanis as to move or a free space in front of their income that goes to peddlers.” against women since the beginning bank charges, 150 afghanis for shops, most of the area is occupied He said the municipality of the current solar year. personnel of public order and 50 by vendors, making it impossible collected 1,000 afghanis from 70 Wazir Akbar Khan She said the cases included afghanis as membership fee of for women to move.” percent of peddlers and 500 committing suicide by six women. vendors’ society. Nawaz Khan, a resident of the afghanis from the remaining 30 Hospital Her department last year The vendors say they use to fourth municipality district, says percent each month. 2301741, 2301743 registered 164 cases of violence deposit the rents at the Pashtani the municipality has created huge “The number maybe higher and against women, compared to 153 Bank but they do not know where problems for residents for the sake rules would be applied in other cases in eight months of current the money goes from there -- of revenue. Criticism by the parts of the city as well”, he said. Ali Abad government or private pockets. provincial council year. On the other hand, officials “Each handcart generates jobs for Shahrara, Kabul in Daikundi Civil Hospital, said Hundreds of people have Nangarhar provincial council three persons, it means nearly suicide cases among both men and benefitted from the opportunity deputy head, Dr. Lal Mohammad 7,000 people are busy”, the mayor 2100439 women had increased in the to start businesses amid Durrani, said that stopping argued. He said in the past roads province. They said 44 women complaints about the process. handcarts and taking money from faced fr equent blockades but now and seven men who attempted According to people, more crowds their owners in the name of roads were open. About the money Malalai Maternity are seen around vendors municipality tax was illegal. He suicide this year were brought to collected from peddlers, he said it Hospital the hospital, with one man and occupying roadsides, badly said some figures were involved in was added to the municipality one woman losing their lives. affecting the beauty of the city. the illegal practice to secure their account and used for cleanness, 2201377/ 2301743 Dr. Khan Mohammad Hamta, The PC members termed the personal interests. reconstruction, repairing of roads a doctor in the hospital, said most municipality’s step to rent out He said they had several times and other welfare activities in the of the people who attempted roadsides to vendors as against the investigated the issue and handcart city. Banks suicide were aged between 15 and law but municipality officials said owners had also complained about Governor’s House 30 years. Najiba, 19, a resident of they were compelled to do so. the municipality over demanding Governor’s spokesman, Da Afghanistan Bank Daikundi province, who Who takes money from vendors? money from them. Attaullah Khogyani, said the 2100302, 2100303 attempted suicide but survived, Vendors say they give 700 to But handcart owners did not provincial government was said: “My family wanted to 1,200 afghanis to the municipality, talk in meetings with officials monitoring the process and the Bakhtar Bank forcibly marry me to a man who I 200 afghanis to individual in- because they fear losing their work. governor’s house had so far did not like, that was the reason I charge of public order, and 10 Durrani said he had no exact received no reports about 0776777000 tried to end my life, but I survived afghanis as commission every figures, but money was taken from violations. and my family agreed with me.” month. thousands of handcarts as “This process is aimed at Azizi Bank Seema, a resident of Kuhna They say the money is municipality fee. Another maintaining order in the city and 0799 700900 Deh Tamran village of Kiti collected by an elder of every street provincial council member, Sayed enabling many people to eke out a district, ended her life after who hands it over to the Vendors Mahdi Pacha, also said stopping living”, he said. He said after the Pashtany Bank knowing her lover was engaged to Union. A vendor at Dand Gharai handcarts on roads and then taking Jalalabad city became congested, 2102908, 2103868 another girl. area of Jalalabad City, who wished money from their owners was the municipality devised a Laila Hussaini, a women to go unnamed, said street elders against the law. He said the procedure to deal with handcars rights activist in Daikundi, said collected the monthly rents from municipality should find a solution and peddlers and now they were Air Services domestic problems including them Ahmad Waseel, another to the problem because the organized. (Pajhwok) separation from husbands, vendor, confirmed street elders Safi Airways violence, polygamy and bad collected money from them and treatment in family prompted handed that over to the union. But 020 22 22 222 women to take the extreme step. KABUL : Iran has condemned a the killing of innocent people and both have no idea where the money She asked women’s rights deadly suicide attack in Kabul, offered his condolences to the goes. Shahid, a vendor at the Ariana groups to help resolve problems killing at least 19 people and Afghan nation, as well as the bracelet street, said he had been women faced in the province and wounding many others. Iranian bereaved families. About 700 running his stall for years but only 020-2100270 create awareness through media Foreign Ministry spokesman supporters of the governor of a few months ago municipality and and mosques. She asked the Bahram Qassemi, according to northern Balkh province, attending union people started collecting Kam Air government to generate jobs for Tasnim news agency, denounced a conference in the capital, were rents from them. both women and men. the attack claimed by Daesh the apparent target. Public, vendors, shopkeepers’ 0799974422 (Pajhwok) (Islamic State). Qassemi slammed (Pajhwok) complaints The Shopkeepers and Businessmen Union (SBU) says Hotels the growing number of roadside vendors has made it difficult for Safi Landmark them to do businesses. Azizurrahman Arab, deputy 020-2203131 head of the Union, said the municipality had rented roadsides SERENA to vendors in fronts of their shops. 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 Ministry of Agriculture said Afghanistan cultivates eight tons of saffron every year but that it has the capacity to produce up to 100 tons. Exchange Rate 1.00 USD Following reports about a dramatic Agriculture, Irrigation and Meanwhile, investors said 68.50AFN increase in saffron cultivation and Livestock (MAIL), saffron saffron production in the country processing in parts of the country, production has increased by more is less than other countries that also Afghanistan Chamber of than 30 percent in the country in export the product. They said this Commerce and Industries (ACCI) the past year. has affected the Afghan saffron 1000.00 IRR on Thursday said there is an urgent MAIL figures show that the price on international markets. 18.00AFN need to expand the sector in order areas under saffron cultivation rose According to investors, one to meet the export demand. to more than 3,500 hectares this kilogram of processed saffron is ACCI figures show that export year and that it is expected that sold this year for 90,000 AFs, 1.00 UAE volumes of 1.5 tons currently – to farmers will harvest over eight tons down from 130,000 AFs last year. China, India, Arab nations, US and of saffron. “Our production is “Afghanistan has a small share 18.60AFN European countries - will rise to improving. Last year, 2,500 in the world market. International five tons a year in the near future. hectares of land was cultivated saffron prices affect the prices in 1.00 EUR “There is a bigger market (for with saffron while this year it is Afghanistan, therefore the saffron 82.20AFN Afghan saffron). The demand is expected that this amount will rise prices have decreased due to the high, but our production is low. to 3,500 hectares. Last year, at change in prices on world The production should increase. least six tons of saffron was markets,” said Barakatullah We are committed to getting processed while this year we Rahmati, head of Herat Saffron 1000.00 INR Afghan saffron to world markets foresee more than eight tons (being Company. 1055.00AFN and to do marketing for it and sell processed) so that we become the The agriculture ministry said it at a good price,” ACCI top producers of saffron in the Afghanistan has the capacity to 1000.00 PKR spokesman Siyam Psarlai said. world,” MAIL’s senior advisor produce up to 100 tons of saffron 641.00AFN According to the Ministry of Mohammad Hashim Aslami said. eventually. (ToloNews) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Moody’s rating upgrade is seen as an endorsement of a range of bold economic decisions made by PM?Narendra Modi, including the rollout of GST.

Right now, more than 600,000 Bangladesh border. The silence Rohingya of Myanmar are from Suu Kyi, her government, and cramped into crowded refugee the generals who talk of reform on camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, one hand while brutalising inno- leaving everything behind in a des- cent victims on the other, and ev- perate bid to reach safety. These ery soldier or bureaucrat in Nay- victims were forced to flee from pyitaw, is truly deafening.Last their homes in neighbouring Ra- Wednesday, United States Secre- khine state by the actions and bru- tary of State Rex Tillerson visited tality of Myanmar’s security forc- the junta’s showcase city. But in- The National Accountability Bu- er,” the order added. “It shows that es and troops, forces that turned stead of holding back, Tillerson let reau (NAB) has recommended plac- two different medical reports of their weapons on the Muslim mi- fly with both barrels, issuing a ing the name of Finance Minister two different doctors are produced nority, aiding and abetting other crushing and rightful condemnation Ishaq Dar on the no-fly list. The without any medical report about Myanmarese as they burned of the actions of the Suu Kyi gov- development came shortly after an the latest position of the accused. homes, torched mosques, looted ernment and its forces. “We are accountability court on Thursday Therefore, the application submit- businesses and shop and engaged deeply concerned by credible re- released its three-page detailed or- ted for exemption of accused from in a killing spree of frenetic pro- ports of widespread atrocities der, issuing Dar’s non-bailable ar- personal appearance is not enter- portions. Instead of assisting the committed by Myanmar’s securi- rest warrants while rejecting his plea tainable,” the court order read, add- Rohingya, the security forces ty forces and by vigilantes who seeking exemption from personal ing that the accused was not ap- opened fire, killing innocent fami- were unrestrained by the security appearance on medical grounds over pearing before the court ‘deliber- lies by the thousands. It’s hard to forces during the recent violence a pending corruption reference. ately’. The court also directed know how many Rohingya were in Rakhine state,” he said, a sting- “After issuance of non-bailable Dar’s guarantor, Ali Ahmad Qud- killed. Myanmar has cracked down ing rebuke to the Nobel laureate warrant of arrest against Ishaq Dar, dusi, to ensure presence of the ac- on humanitarian aid and rights’ and her government. NAB has recommended the Minis- cused on the next hearing, Novem- groups who might shed an objec- His words came too as the UN Moody’s Investors Services up- governments and companies raise government tackle the narrative try of Interior (MoI) to place his ber 21, otherwise his surety bond tive light into this darkest of many detailed more allegations of mass graded India’s sovereign rating for capital in global financial markets. around the economy, which is grow- name on the ECL,” read a statement would be forfeited in favour of the chapters in that nation’s turbulent rape, killings and abuse by Myan- the first time in nearly 14 years on Also, institutional investors rely on ing at its slowest in three years, as issued by the accountability watch- state. politics and history. As far the mar’s security forces after inter- Friday, saying the country was ratings for an indication of a coun- it heads into a series of elections dog. The finance minister is already On October 27, Dar flew to Tajiki- United Nations is concerned, the viewing refugees now cowering in poised for fast growth because of try’s socio-political environment over the coming months. All mar- in London where he, according to stan on special aircraft of the prime government overseen by Nobel the Cox’s Bazar region of Bang- wide-ranging economic and institu- before making investment decisions. kets including stocks, bonds and his counsel, is getting treatment for minister for a one-day official trip Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi ladesh. Tillerson has called for a tional reforms by Prime Minister The rating upgrade seen as an en- rupee rallied on the upgrade. “We ischemic heart disease. Dar’s coun- to attend a conference. However, engaged in a classic case of ethnic credible investigation into the Narendra Modi’s government. The dorsement of a range of bold eco- believe that it is a belated recogni- sel had sought his exemption from later he changed his plans, extend- cleansing. It has embarked on a events that unfolded in Rakhine US-based agency lifted ratings on nomic decision made by Prime tion of all the positive steps which personal appearance before the ed his stay and flew to the UK deliberate and meticulously since mid-August. That is a call India’s sovereign bonds to Baa2 Minister Modi, including the roll- have been taken in India in the last court for a period of three to six where his health condition report- planned and executed policy of that must be taken up by the UN from its lowest investment grade out of a landmark Goods and Ser- few years, which has contributed weeks contending that “much time edly deteriorated. Court summons genocide — to the point that My- and international justice officials. of Baa3, and also changed the out- vices Tax that forged India into a to strengthening of Indian econo- is required by the doctors to give a Dar, surety-giver on 14th An ac- anmar’s border forces laid anti-per- What happened in Rakhine is a look for the country’s rating to sta- unified market. It comes just weeks my,” finance minister Arun Jaitley final advice about Dar’s medical countability court has been hear- sonnel mines, a horrible weapon- crime against humanity, and those ble from positive. Sovereign credit after the World Bank moved India told a press conference. ? “Many condition”. However, in its short ing a corruption reference against ry that indiscriminately kills and responsible must be brought to ratings are a barometer of a coun- up 30 places in its annual ease of who had doubts about India’s re- order, the court on Tuesday reject- him for accumulating wealth be- maims those who cross their path justice. try’s credit profile and regulatory doing business rankings. The good form process would now seriously ed the request and issued Dar’s non- yond known sources of income. as the Rohingya tried to reach the (PressTV) climate. A favourable rating helps news will help the ruling BJP-led introspect on their position.” bailable warrant. The written order Dar has skipped last three hear- (Hindustan Times) issued on Thursday said: “The de- ings of the case, which was filed in fense counsel has contended that view of the Supreme Court’s July vein of the heart of the accused is 28 verdict in Panamagate case. This ruptured and he is admitted to a reference is one of the four refer- Two hospital but no such report has been ences that apex court ordered NAB annexed with the application for to file respectively against former motorcycle exemption from court’s proceed- premier minister Nawaz Sharif, his ings.” “Two medico legal reports three children, son-in-law and Dar. are submitted. The last one is is- On November 2, the accountabili- riders sued by Dr Ranjit Deshpande, con- ty court had ordered a freeze on all sultant cardiothoracic surgeon, on the domestic assets, properties, November 6. The report is procured bank accounts and investments killedin by the accused from an Indian doc- owned by Dar and his family tor. Previously, medico legal report members. jhaparoad was issued by Dr Christopher Bak- (Tribune) accident Two people were killed when a motorcycle they were travelling on, collided with a microbus on a Juke culvert section along the East-West Highway in Kankai Municipality-1 of Jhapa district today.The deceased have been identified as Rangalal Dhakal (53) and his wife Manamaya Dhakal (52) of Damak Municipality-3, according to the District traffic Ten Tamil Nadu fishermen were rai along with their boat. They Police Office, Jhapa. The Dhakal on Friday arrested by the Sri Lan- have been lodged in the naval camp couple who were travelling on the kan Navy when they were alleg- and would be produced in a court, motorcycle (Me 1 Pa 9899) col- edly fishing near Neduntheevu in he said. At ASEAN-India lided head-on with the microbus the island nation waters, a fisher- Yesterday, 10 fishermen from ies department official said. Akkarapettai in the same district (Ba 3 Kha5887) heading in a west- The fishermen from Thideer Kup- were arrested when they were fish- ward direction. The critically in- pam village in Nagapattinam dis- ing in Neduntheevu. summit,PM jured couple succumbed to inju- trict were held on charges of poach- On November 7, four fisher- ries during the course of treatment ing fish near Neduntheevu, Assis- men from Pudukottai district were at the Birtamod-based B&C Hos- tant Director of Fisheries Depart- arrested by the Lankan naval per- pital, Birtamod, police said. ment Gangadharan said. sonnel. NarendraModi (AP) They were taken to Kangesanthu- (Colombo) calls for endof I HC issued last terror,makes warning to veiledChina protesters reference Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ASEAN) is considered one of the defying court order today called for intensifying re- most influential groupings in the gional cooperation to effectively region and India and several other deal with terrorism and pitched for countries including the United LAHORE: The Islamabad High a rules-based security architecture States, China, Japan and Australia Court (IHC) issued last warning for the resource-rich region, seen are its dialogue partners. to the protesters on the Faizabad as a veiled reference to China's ex- In a clear reference to the South Interchange and ordered capital’s pansionist posturing in the Indo- China Sea (SCS) dispute which Sri Lanka’s Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka assured that the district administration to take all Pacific. In an address at the has cast a shadow over the sum- government would not allow the so-called Aava group, or any other necessary steps to clear the area ASEAN-India summit in Manila, mit talks, Modi said India would criminal gang, to raise its head in the North. Minister said the Police had by 10am Saturday. Justice Saddiqui Modi identified terrorism and ex- continue its support to the unleashed its full strength to curb the activities of the criminal gang and remarked that the protesters of tremism as the major challenge fac- ASEAN for establishing a rules- bring its members to book. “It was reported that the gang had launched religious parties are not taking the ing the region and said that time based security architecture in the 08 attacks in the Northern Province recently,” Ratnayaka said in a state- court order seriously. He further had come for the countries of the region. "India assures the ASEAN ment. “The Police have already arrested six individuals in connection added that the district administra- region to join hands to collectively of its steady support towards with these incidents and further investigations are underway to arrest tion of the capital has failed to use deal with it. "We have individually achieving a rules-based regional other members of the group.” To expedite the investigations, the Police it powers to maintain law and or- strived very hard to fight terror- security architecture that best at- have cancelled the leave of all officers in the Jaffna police area, the der in the city. The freedom of ex- the protesters of the religious parties camped at the Faizabad inter- ism and violent extremism. It is tests to the region's interests and Minister added. “We don’t want to restrict our operations against crim- pression does not by any chance change, demanding for the resignation of the Law Minister Zahid Ha- time that we jointly address this its peaceful development", he said. inal gangs to the Northern Province,” He said similar operations are mean that the constitutional rights mid. They further demand strict action against the people behind the challenge by intensifying cooper- China's aggressive military build- already underway in other parts of the country as well, and the Police of other citizens do not value,” he amendment to the Khatm-e-Nabuwat oath in the Elections Act 2017. ation in this crucial area", he said. up in the SCS was one of the focus have made significant progress in this regard. “Crucial details of some added. The daily life in the capital However, the government has declared it to be a ‘clerical error’ and has The 10-nation Association of areas of the deliberations at the ‘masterminds’ operating the underworld from overseas have already city has been greatly disturbed by restored it to the original form. Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN summit. (AP) been uncovered.” (LBO) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Egypt orders China resumes oil hoarding suspected despite higher prices Libyan Satellite imaging data suggests that China has started to build Turkish President Recep Tayyip its crude oil inventories after two Erdogan says that Turkey has with- months of declines, Orbital In- militant drawn 40 soldiers from a NATO sight said. According to the com- military exercise in Norway, after pany’s data, the first nine days the country’s founding leader of November saw an inventory Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Er- increase of 37 million barrels, af- detained dogan himself were allegedly de- ter a 120-million-barrel draw in picted as “enemies.” In an address September and October. Earlier to his ruling party’s provincial lead- Orbital data suggests that over ers on Friday, Erdogan said his and the three years from 2014, Chi- over attack Ataturk’s names were placed on a na has built its inventories by 22 “table” listing “enemies” during the million barrels on average over NATO drills. He said he had per- the last two months of the year. sonally instructed the immediate Orbital started offering its clients withdrawal of the Turkish troops Chinese oil inventory data last “even if those names are removed” year. The company uses a com- from the table. bination of satellite imagery and The Turkish leader said of the machine learning to calculate the NATO alliance: “There can be no levels of oil inventories by mea- such pact, no such alliance.” suring the shadows cast by the NATO wasn’t immediately able to floating roofs of the storage provide any information about the tanks. As the level of oil in the alleged incident. tanks changes, the roofs either Copyright 2017 The Associated sink or rise, which is reflected in Press. All rights reserved. This the length of the shadows they material may not be published, cast. China’s oil inventories are broadcast, rewritten or redistrib- believed to be among the highest uted. in the world, but the country (WP) does not provide official data on their levels. This is what has made Orbital and other satellite CAIRO — Egyptian authorities including high-ranking counterter- data analysis firms so popular: say a suspected Libyan militant rorism officers, perished in the at- China is the world’s biggest. will remain in custody for 15 days tack some 135 kilometers (84 pending an investigation into a miles) southwest of the capital, Johnson: deadly attack in the country’s Cairo. Prosecutors said Thursday Western Desert. A statement from a “foreign” militant involved in that Russia veto of prosecutors Friday says the Lib- attack was captured alive follow- yan and 14 other suspected mili- ing a retaliatory airstrike and is a chemical tants face terror-related charges, Libyan citizen from the city of including killing police forces and Derna, considered a hotbed for Is- weapons joining a terrorist group. lamic militancy. Copyright 2017 Sixteen police were killed in the The Associated Press. All rights inquiry Oct. 20 attack, according to an of- reserved. This material may not be ficial tally issued by the Interior published, broadcast, rewritten or 'appalling' Ministry. Security officials have redistributed. British foreign minister Boris told journalists that dozens more, (Reuters) Johnson said on Friday it was “appalling” that Russia had blocked a U.S.-drafted resolution to renew an international inqui- ry into who is to blame for chem- Sudan:Bashir vowsto ical weapons attacks in Syria. Boris Johnson, Britain's Foreign Secretary, arrives in Downing backGezirastate Street, London, November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls “It is appalling that the UN Joint governor in Investigative Mechanism has been closed down,” Johnson said President Vladimir Putin signed a soldiers marched towards the front in a statement. “The United King- decree on Thursday which said lines at the Red Square in Mos- dom will not let the end of the presidential elections Russia’s armed forces numbered cow, Russia November 5, 2017. Joint Investigative Mechanism just over 1.9 million people, includ- REUTERS/Grigory Dukor The stop work with international ing over 1 million military service- TASS news agency said the new partners to identify and hold ac- men. Russian Army members ride decree replaced an older one from countable those responsible for on historical tanks, during a re- 2016 which had put the total num- using chemical weapons.” hearsal for a military parade to ber of personnel in the armed forc- The vote at the United Nations mark the anniversary of a histori- es at around 1.8 million. on Thursday sparked a war of cal parade in 1941, when Soviet (WP) words between Russia and the United States in the Security Council. (Reuters) Angela Merkel’s Kurdistan Joint tribunals should be used to so; possibly including joint tribu- Coalition Talks try Libyan war crime suspects to nals”. Salame reiterated his action end the impunity in the country, plan to bring about a political con- in Germany Go UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salame sensus on the basis of the Libyan heading has said. Speaking to the UN Se- Political Agreement (LPA) that Into Overtime curity Council yesterday, Salame was signed in 2015 and was sup- also called for a review of the man- posed to act as a foundation for agement of Libya’s frozen assets the next Libyan unity government. towards BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and representatives of which he claimed was causing the The national conference planned three German parties planned to country the “silent loss” of hun- for next February in Libya is hop- return to the negotiating table in dreds of millions of dollars. “Freez- ing to adopt a new constitution and Berlin on Friday afternoon, in a ing the assets is one thing,” he ex- pave the way for new elections. settlement, last-ditch effort to define the plained, “however, their misman- “I insist the conference be inclu- terms of a future government co- agement is another. We should re- sive for all the Libyans,” Salame alition, after 15 tense hours of visit how Libya’s external wealth added, “in order to allow the adop- debate on issues like migration and investments are taken care of, tion of a true national charter and says Kurdish ended in deadlock overnight. Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ayala is currently the head of the so that they are not silently and provide guidelines for the legisla- “There were many issues where Al-Bashir said yesterday that he Gezira branch of the ruling Nation- gradually lost for future genera- tion needed to end the transition.” there was an understanding for will step down from his position al Congress Party. tions.” Salame warned of the im- According to Salame, the new different position, but there were in 2020, adding that he will back He commented on Al-Bashir’s punity that continues to prevail mechanism to select a Presidency official no results,” Armin Laschet, a se- the governor of Gezira state, Mo- support by saying he would back as violence increases daily and cau- Council and government has to be nior member of Ms. Merkel’s hamed Tahir Ayala, in the presi- the Sudanese president if he ran tioned that murders such as the transparent and fair. “We will not Christian Democratic Union, said dential elections should he decide for a third term in office. recent killings by gunmen near tailor a process to pick particular early Friday. The talks — among to run. Al-Bashir rose to power in Ayala added, at a public gathering Benghazi and Wirshefana over the candidates,” he insisted. I am Ms. Merkel and the leaders of 1989 through a bloodless coup. He attended by Al-Bashir: “The de- last month were jeopardising the pleased to report that the Libyan the business-friendly Free Dem- is wanted by the International mand of the Gezira people and my political process. “I cannot accept public has overwhelmingly wel- ocrats, the ecologist Greens and Criminal Court on charges of war demand is for 2020 to be the year that repeated calls for justice go comed this principled approach. the Bavarian party Christian So- crimes in Darfur. where Al-Bashir is elected for a unattended…if Libyans alone can- UNSMIL is intensifying its work cial Union — seek to define the In a speech televised by state tele- third term in office. That’s the de- not combat impunity for war with armed groups towards their terms to be used in formal nego- vision yesterday, Al-Bashir said: mand of all of the Sudanese peo- crimes, it is time for the interna- gradual reintegration into civilian tiations on building a coalition “If Ayala runs for president in ple.” tional community to consider life. government, and they are expect- 2020, I will support him.” (AP) mechanisms that can help them do (BBC) ed to continue into the weekend. Failure to reach an agreement could have wide-ranging implica- tions for Germany, the Europe- an Union and beyond: First, Pres- ident Frank-Walter Steinmeier would most likely nominate Ms. Merkel as chancellor, given that her party has the largest bloc in Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Par- ing with the Special Representa- Parliament. If lawmakers voted liament, Hammam Hamoudi, has tive and Head of the United Na- to confirm her nomination, she said that players involved in the tions Assistance Mission in Iraq would have to choose between crisis with the Kurdish region (UNAMI), Ján Kubiš. Hamoudi leading a minority government or north of Iraq are moving towards a stressed that “Iraq has overcome dissolving Parliament, which settlement. Hamoudi made the re- the risk of tearing apart its unity”. would lead to new elections with- marks on the sidelines of his meet- Earlier in the day, Iraqi President in two months. Ms. Merkel and Fuad Masum called for the air her center-right Christian Demo- embargo imposed on international crats emerged from the Sept. 24 A North Korean soldier who was tient's intestines was 27cm (11in) cretive country What are North flights to and from Kurdistan to elections weakened and without shot while fleeing across the border long. How do you get a parasite? Korean snacks like? While some be lifted. Meanwhile, a member of a clear path to forming a new gov- has an extremely high level of para- Humans can get parasites through don't cause any severe symptoms, the National Alliance bloc, Is- ernment, winning only 30.2 per- sites in his intestines, his doctors eating contaminated food, by be- others can be life-threatening, ex- kander Watut, told Anadolu news cent of the vote. say. The defector crossed the de- ing bitten by an insect or by the plains Prof Peter Preiser from the agency that the regional govern- The emergence of the far-right militarised zone on Monday, but parasite entering through the skin. School of Biological Sciences at ment is expected to hand control Alternative for Germany, or AfD, was shot several times by North In the case of the North Korean Nanyang Technological Universi- of the border crossings to the fed- as the third-largest force in Par- Korean border guards.Doctors say defector, the first case is most like- ty in Singapore. "What they all do eral authorities without any prob- liament upset a balance of power the patient is stable - but "an enor- ly. Parasites which enter the body is take nutrients away from your lems. “The federal government is that had dominated since the mous number" of worms in his body via contaminated food are often body," he told the BBC. "So [even] waiting for the region to hand over 1950s, in which one of the two are contaminating his wounds and worms. The North still uses hu- if most of them might go unno- control of the border crossing [so centrist parties has traditionally making his situation worse. His con- man faeces as fertilisers. If these ticed, they all indicate a poor health it can] be run according to the Iraqi had enough seats to form a coali- dition is thought to give a rare in- faeces are untreated and fertilise status. To put it simply: people constitution along with all the oil tion with a smaller party. Angela sight into life in North Korea. "I've vegetables that are later eaten un- who have parasites are not fields” he said. On Tuesday the Merkel’s Tortuous Path Toward never seen anything like this in my cooked, the parasites get into the healthy." The North Korean sol- Kurdish Regional Government a German Coalition NOV. 8, 20 years as a physician," South mouth and the intestines of the dier is rushed on a stretcher into a welcomed the Iraqi Federal Su- 2017. Korean doctor Lee Cook-jong told person. Nine charts which tell you hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Prov- preme Court interpretation of ar- journalists, explaining that the long- all you need to know about North ince. ticle 1 of the constitution, which (Reuters) est worm removed from the pa- Korea Inside the world's most se- (BBC) bans any component. (BBC) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Graphic-Designers: Spending less on nuclear weapons Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: could actuallymake us safer Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0782344728, 0778894038 By William J. Perry and on nuclear weapons is a dollar taken CBO’s new cost estimate is much marily for conventional missions away from other military needs, such higher than previous ones and but could also be armed with nuclear Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan James E. Cartwright as sustaining conventional forces should be a wake-up call that cur- gravity bombs now being rebuilt. Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 and countering terrorism and cyber- rent plans must be rethought.We Bombers could be sent into the air The United States plans to spend attacks. The United States cannot support building an appropriate in a crisis, and, once there, could Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press $1.7 trillion over the next three afford to do it all. During the Cold number of new nuclear-armed sub- loiter for many hours, allowing them decades to replace its nuclear arse- War, the greatest danger to the Unit- marines as the most survivable leg to wait out an alarm while airborne. nal. This is a lot of money, more ed States was a “bolt from the blue” of the deterrent. No adversary could It is time to step back and take a annually than the country spends from the Soviet Union — a massive believe that a surprise attack would fresh look. The United States does on the entire State Department. surprise nuclear attack. We armed destroy all of our at-sea submarines. not need to arm its bombers with a The constitution says Even so, if we thought this level of ourselves to the teeth to prevent And any one of them (carrying as new generation of nuclear-armed spending were required to ensure U.S. this. Thankfully, those days are over. many as 192 thermonuclear war- cruise missiles. We should no longer Article 85: national security, we would support The Soviet Union disappeared 25 heads) is capable of inflicting unac- run the risk that a conventionally The individual who becomes a candidate or appointed to the membership of the National Assembly, in it. It is not. The nation can spend years ago. Current Russian belliger- ceptable damage on that adversary. armed cruise missile might be mis- addition to the completion of the conditions of the election, shall have the following qualifications: 1. Shall much less and still be safe. In fact, ence, although worrisome, does not Thus our submarines alone give us taken for one with a nuclear war- be a citizen of Afghanistan or shall have obtained citizenship of the state of Afghanistan at least ten years safer. This may sound counterintui- constitute a renewed Cold War. an assured deterrence. head, thus starting a nuclear war by prior to candidacy date or appointment; 2. Shall not have been convicted of crimes against humanity, as well tive, but if we scale back plans to Today, the greatest danger is not a Moreover, because the submarines mistake. According to the CBO, can- as a crime or deprivation from civil rights by a court; 3. Shall have completed twenty-five years of age on replace the nuclear arsenal, we will Russian bolt but a U.S. blunder — are not vulnerable to a first strike, celing this weapon would save $30 candidacy day for the House of People, and thirty-five years on candidacy day or appointment for the actually improve our security. And that we might accidentally stumble there is no reason to launch their billion. Similarly, the United States House of Elders. we will save hundreds of billions of into nuclear war. As we make deci- missiles under warning of attack. should cancel plans to replace its dollars. How can this be? Current sions about which weapons to buy, This avoids serious concerns about ground-based ICBMs, which would plans call for building new nuclear we should use this simple rule: If a accidental war that are inherent to save $149 billion. We should con- weapons as if the Cold War had never nuclear weapon increases the risk ICBMs, which certainly would be the sider all aspects of our nuclear pos- ended. This is dangerous. In the past, of accidental war and is not needed first targets of any surprise attack ture and our conventional forces’ we lived with great risks that, at the to deter an intentional attack, we and cannot be recalled should they needs before rushing headlong into time, we thought were justified. No should not build it. The Cold War be launched in response to what these expensive and contentious longer. It is time to take a hard look arsenal includes intercontinental turns out to be a false alarm. This is development programs. We believe, at the arsenal and replace the weap- ballistic missiles (ICBMs), subma- not a theoretical problem. We had too, that taking a more prudent ons we need for today’s threats — rines, long-range bombers, cruise three false alarms during the Cold course in rebuilding our deterrent and forgo the rest. missiles and the nuclear warheads War, and on one of those, we nar- systems could help avoid a new arms We support a strong U.S. nuclear they carry. Last month, the Con- rowly averted a nuclear catastrophe. race with Russia that neither side deterrent as long as nuclear weap- gressional Budget Office estimated As an insurance policy in case sub- should want. Certain nuclear weap- ons are held by other nations. But that maintaining and replacing the marine survivability becomes ons, such as the cruise missile and we do not support replacing every arsenal over 30 years would cost threatened, we also support an ap- the ICBM, carry higher risks of ac- weapon in the arsenal. At a time of $1.2 trillion in constant dollars, or propriate number of new stealth cidental war that, fortunately, we no tight defense budgets, a dollar spent $1.7 trillion with inflation. The bombers, which would be used pri- longer need to bear. (WP) he Afghan people have stuck in difficult situation as they don’t unknown location where he was know either to be optimistic or have concern regarding their forced to make a televised state- ment prepared in advance by the future. It is obvious that continued fighting had put negative Saudi state announcing his resigna- impact on their life and made them hopeless about their future. The tion as prime minister and fiercely attacking Hezbollah and Iran. This Afghan masses also believe that at some how the upcoming springs was broadcasted on Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya channel. would be more deadly and their condition become worse as we did This is a precedent that violates all not reach regional consensus in the fight against terrorism. It has international charters resort ed to by any country in the world. This been over a decade that we have been fighting militant outfits but no By Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh and Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, the sentative be present. However, their incident reminded me of Agatha Saudi ambassador to the US for 25 requests were denied. It is ironic that Christie’s 1923 novel The Kid- end see in sight, instead by cover and overt support of some neigh- There is no doubt that the ambi- years, a friend of President George Prince Mohammad Bin Salman pur- napped Prime Minister. Did she pre- boring countries, they (militants) is getting stronger. But at the same tious and arrogant Prince Moham- W Bush, and owner of the famous chased a yacht for half a billion dol- dict the future in 2017? Prince med Bin Salman, crown prince of arms deal, Al-Yamama agreement, lars shortly before questioning them. Mohammad’s arrogance went as far time when we see changes in regional approach and our foreign Saudi Arabia, has entertained the along with the scandal and bribe that In order for this dramatic scene to wanting to impose Bahaa Hariri on world with an action series, similar accompanied it with the British gov- be complete, a helicopter carrying Lebanon as a replacement for Saad policy, it creates hope to be optimistic regarding future of our moth- to a Mexican soap opera, the first ernment and major businessmen and Prince Mansour Muqrin Bin Abdu- Hariri, as leader of the Future Move- erland. When we see Pakistan—a state that has been supporting episode of which began with Crown Bin Laden, owner of a major con- laziz, son of the Crown Prince un- ment, the biggest Sunni bloc in Leb- Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef step- tracting company in Saudi Arabia. der the late King Abdullah, and oth- anon, thus allowing him to assume and harboring terrorist outfits since long time, become under pres- ping down from his position. It was This company is responsible for er Saudi officials, who, according to the position of Prime Minister. This followed by the episode where mod- expanding the two Holy Mosques in reports, were fleeing outside of the is because the Future Movement rep- sure, it give us some more optimism. However, when we see that erate intellectuals and clerics were Saudi Arabia and owners of the most country to escape arrest and harass- resents the largest number of seats arrested. The episode that has filled well known satellite channels in the ment and to avoid the fate of the in parliament, giving it the power our Afghan security forces are giving huge casualties to the part of us with suspense the most was when Arab world, MBC and ART. They other princes, was shot down by to choose the Prime Minister. It militants, it gives us optimism as well. When we see our foreign the princes, his cousins, were arrest- were detained inside a hotel after Mohammad Bin Salman with a mis- seems that this is being prepared at ed, including Mutaib Bin Abdullah, tricking them with a dinner invita- sile, killing everyone in the plane. the moment, as French President policy is working very well, it also gives us hope. When we see head of the national guard, and his tion with the Crown Prince. It was To make things even more dramat- Macron invited Saad Hariri and his brother, sons of the late King Ab- their last supper before they sepa- ic, Mohammad Bin Salman went to family to France, which was accept- there have been some numerous changes, especially Afghanistan dullah, as well as the Chief of the rated them from their guards and pay his respects to his uncle after ed by Hariri, who is planning to go has now giving more priority by the international community, so it is Royal Court under King Abdullah, the outside world, stripping them of the death of his son! This was a in the upcoming days. Khaled Al-Tuwaijry, the most im- their mobile phones and personal uniquely dramatic scene where the The series has not come to an end a positive change. However, looking at problems from IDPs to at- portant figure in the royal palace, belongings. Their money and prop- sadness and anger were apparent on yet and its episodes are on going. who ruled on behalf of the king in erty was confiscated under the pre- the face of the father, Prince Mu- No one knows where the arrogant tacking our worshippers in mosques, from carrying out of big sui- several instances. This was especial- text of corruption and money laun- qrin, who cannot look his son’s kill- prince Mohammad bin Salman will ly true when the King’s health dete- dering, but reality proves otherwise. er in the eyes, let alone punish him. take Saudi Arabia to after fragment- cide attack in Kabul, the capital city, to our military basis—to do a riorated in his final days. He had The committee formed to investi- The most exciting episode in the ing the ruling family and causing quick scan all the situation in the country, it gives anther picture prepared a decree to remove Prince gate them, the formation of which series of the arrogant prince is the breaks in its backbone. He also broke Salman as Crown Prince and hand was carried out based on a decree kidnapping of the Lebanese Prime the religious institution, and dealt a while washing away concepts to be optimistic. However, a new the position over to Prince Mutaib, issued by King Salman, and headed Minister Saad Hariri after he was blow to the businessmen and entre- but fate did not allow them to im- by his son, the Crown Prince, im- suddenly summoned to meet the preneurs in the country. All three of survey recently reported that optimism among the Afghans about plement their plan and King Abdul- mediately confiscated their money King. Once his plane landed in Riy- these are the foundations on which the direction of the country has slightly increase, reversing a de- lah passed away, changing and claimed that the princes refused adh, the security services quickly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were everything!Also among the arrest- to be questioned. Most of them have surrounded him and stripped him, as built upon. Let’s wait and see what cade-long downward trajectory in the national mood. But at the ed princes is the well-known billion- foreign passports, and therefore, well as his secretary, of their belong- happens, for the days are full of sur- aire, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, one there have been claims that they ings and mobile phones. They were prises by the arrogant prince. same time, fears about security and economy affect attitudes about of the wealthiest men in the world, demanded that an embassy repre- separated and he was taken to an (Truthout) future as a large number of the respondents indicate they would leave the country if afforded the opportunity. The finding of the survey conducted by the Asia Foundation are based on face-to- face interviews with more than 10,000 Afghan citizens representing all major and most minor ethic groups in all 34 provinces. 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keep track of foreign [media]. And stunningly insensitive to the work By Ekaterina Blinova Russia is a foreign country. I don’t of Russian journalists. I think lead- necessarily find it that horrible as ing up to this foreign agents thing Russia's State Duma has adopted in long as we all play by the same rules, that’s particularly troublesome and the third and final reading an amend- which to me is what Russia is now the fact that almost every media ment that allows it to mark media doing. And I would say this: As long outlet here, it’s not a fake news. But outlets funded by foreign countries as Trump is in office I guarantee every media outlet tends to always as foreign agents, in response to US you that any of that hostility, it just say that if there is a Russian jour- actions. Radio Sputnik has discussed won’t end. There is just really a bad nalist, they work for state-controlled the issue with Stephen Ebert, an in- feeling in America and it tends to media. And they have been saying dependent political analyst. have a lot to do with Trump to be that forever and they have been Sputnik: Is there any likelihood that honest, so I think if and when it treating them as such. They may the US will change its hostile policy ends, it won’t end while Trump is not have run up on the street say- towards the Russian media and get a president. Sputnik: How will the on- ing, “Hey we are going to take your message that their step was wrong? going tensions affect the work of microphone and camera away.” And Stephen Ebert: I actually do not see journalists in both countries? What I don’t think they will now. But they that in the near future. I think at impact will it have on international haven’t treated them as colleagues, this point we have come across a journalism in general? Stephen Ebert: they just haven’t. So I don’t think bridge. I personally look at require- I have to say and I am a bit embar- they will get perceivably worse for ments depending on what the word rassed as I haven’t read into the de- the work in any country. From what “foreign agent” means, but I don’t tails of the foreign agent’s require- I have seen from Russia they have find it terribly unusual. Having said ments. I don’t see a lot of impact been more reactive in the last four, that, what’s good for the goose is on the work of journalists here, but five years. People like symmetrical good for the gander. So I take it from at the same time […] I am not so answers and I don’t see Russia chas- a broader picture, I see this globally. sure it’s the foreign agent’s law. The ing down Western journalists in Countries have the right to track or US journalistic community has been Moscow. (Spuntak)

ist said. Following the "use-of- force" threats, the US president called Kim Jong Un "short and fat" By Takura Zhangazha there are not as many people nor this a now increasing possibility. Yet international disputes involving the in one of his latest tweets. Accord- informal street vendors plying their they have been gone to great lengths state. "Trump may very well be on ing to the peace activist, "insults trade into the late hours of the night. to explain that their actions and course which tells us how incredi- do not translate into a foreign pol- It did not have to come to this. Zim- bly dangerous the world has become icy." ?"If following up on Obama's babwe's ruling Zanu-PF party nursed Nor are the conversations about statements are not tantamount to a politics as loud or as raucous as usu- military takeover. The ZNLWVA given that North Korea, Russia and gift of the THAAD missile systems its factional politics to the point of China have not sat idly by," Wein- to S. Korea and continuing the mil- brinkmanship and translated its in- al. In other major cities, including has already announced that it is Bulawayo, the second largest, the seeking the recall of President By Ekaterina Blinova crass," Weinberg said, commenting berg noted. The Navy's forward- itary exercises then I suppose ternal crisis into what is now a na- on the matter. It appears that deployed aircraft carrier USS Trump has a foreign policy toward tional one. It resulted in forced po- streets have remained relatively Mugabe from the Zanu-PF's leader- N. Korea," the scholar remarked. calm. But the metaphoric streets ship. This once again confirms the US President Donald Trump con- Trump regards the acquisition of Ronald Reagan and the forward-de- litical change in which the Zimba- the weaponry as a panacea for the ployed Arleigh Burke-class destroy- Fighter jets on board the U.S. Navy bwean people did not participate yet of social media have been very busy. fact that the current political crisis tinues to push ahead with the mili- aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter (in in the country has its origins in the tarization of the Asian-Pacific re- Korean crisis. er USS Stethem steam alongside again. There were many warning While in Japan, Trump explained ships from the Republic of Korea (CVN 70) are prepared for patrols signs that began in earnest with de- the order of their popular use by succession politics of the ruling par- gion following in Barack Obama's off the disputed South China Sea ordinary Zimbabweans) have been ty, which regrettably have spilled footsteps, the peace activist that Tokyo would be able to shoot Navy in the waters east of the Ko- bates over succession within Zanu- down North Korean missiles if it rean Peninsula on October 18, 2017 Friday, March 3, 2017 laced with humour, trepidation and over into the national domain. So founder of "Show Up! America," Like Obama, Trump Playing Into PF. It didn't end with just talking. Jan R. Weinberg, has told Sputnik, simply bought more weapons from US vs. North Korea: 'Insults Don't The first female vice president in in part muted celebration. Some of while the people of Zimbabwe al- the US, something he stressed would Translate Into a Foreign Policy' the Hands of Defense Contractors the dominant debates are about what ways expected better from their lead- emphasizing that the power of the Weinberg emphasized that "both Zimbabwe's history, Joice Mujuru was armament industry in the US has also be good for American jobs, the Meanwhile, during his recent visit unceremoniously removed from her political change means and how the ership, they now have to be con- activist recalled. Weinberg wonders to Seoul, Trump called upon Russia Obama and Trump have foolishly actions of the military could lead to tent with a precarious political real- seemingly exceeded that of the married the subject matter of in- post at the instigation of the First American president. if Trump was informed that Japan's and China to back him over North Lady Grace Mugabe in 2014. The a change of political leadership from ity that requires, once again, exter- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe basical- Korea. "We are calling on all re- ternational trade to the issues of Mugabe to Mnangagwa. Or whether nal regional mediation. They will The power and influence of what national security interests — accusation she faced was that she 34th US President Dwight D. Eisen- ly articulated the same thing when sponsible nations, including Russia sought to replace Zimbabwe's long- the role of the military should be accept it not only for lack of an addressing the Japanese Diet on and China, to demand an end to the through armament sales, the for- applauded or condemned. Either option but also for lack of their own hower called "the military-industrial ward deployment of military assets serving ruler, President Robert complex" is bigger than the presi- February 15, 2017. "National se- North Korea nuclear threat for Mugabe. Fast forward to 2017 and way, there appears to be a public capacity to democratically bring the curity and the economy should be peace," the US president told jour- and enhanced military-to-military acceptance of a political reality that ruling party to account for the cur- dency, Jan R. Weinberg, a US peace 'power projection' exercises." "It's again a stridently ambitious Grace activist and founder of "Show Up! separated as a matter of course, but nalists. Beijing and Moscow pro- Mugabe sought a repeat of her ac- many Zimbabweans never thought rent national crisis. I believe that buying US defense pose the "double-freeze" plan, which not that Obama didn't successfully or felt that they had democratic The primary challenge for those America," told Sputnik, comment- foster the sales and gifting of a tions, this time leading the charge ing on the continued militarization equipment will contribute to the US envisages suspending Pyongyang's against vice President Emmerson power to determine or control. that are now in charge of the transi- economy and job creation," Abe said nuclear and missile tests and US war multitude of weapon systems Therein lies the rub. A lot of Zimba- tion processes as it occurs is how of the Asia-Pacific region. In the throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific Mnangagwa. She succeeded for all course of his 12-day Asian tour US as quoted by Asahi Shimbun. Abe's games in the region. Will Trump of one week. Mnangagwa was ver- bweans are watching events with a they will arrive at new methods to stance is hardly surprising: The embrace the plan, previously reject- — it's just that Obama went about curiosity that belies their preference ensure that this does not happen President Donald Trump con- it in his typical smooth noncha- bally humiliated in public for hav- vinced Japan and South Korea to prime minister is seeking to bolster ed by his administration? ing exactly the same intentions as for (any) political change, and with again - either in the country or in Japan's military capabilities. Speak- Weinberg remains skeptical about lant manner," the founder of "Show acquire more American weapons as Up! America" noted. Obama's pol- his predecessor of removing her very limited regard for how it oc- the region. What is significant how- protection against Pyongyang. ing to Sputnik China, Liu Chao, a it. "I cannot fathom if Trump ac- curs or its eventual meaning. ever is that as the current Zimba- specialist on Korean Peninsula af- tually has an actual North Korea icies directly benefited the Ameri- husband from political office. With- "President Donald Trump, though can defense contractors through his in a week and in response to what This is a key issue that Zimbabwe- bwean crisis, first in the ruling party he probably would not want to ad- fairs at the Liaoning Academy of policy, reason being Trump comes ans are not debating vis-a-vis the and more importantly in the coun- Social Sciences warned against the off as if he is still in the campaign Pivot to Asia initiatives, the activ- he called the disrespect to those who mit it, has followed in President ist noted, adding that the president fought in the country's liberation meaning of the new direct role of try, pans out, the people of Zimba- Obama's footsteps — albeit, when Japanese military buildup, stressing trail — only offering invectives in the army in being a key determi- bwe remain on the terraces - watch- that the country's authorities are the direction of North Korea's Kim was de facto contributing to the struggle, the Commander of the it comes to hawking the merchan- escalation of an arms race, while Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), nant of political change. For many ing and waiting. dise of the armament industry currently revising the Constitution Jong Un and nothing of a substan- Zimbabweans, the familiar route out (Aljazeera) in order to abolish Article 9 that tive nature; merely offering the ignoring the reactions of North general Constantine Chiwenga, Trump comes off a great deal more Korea and China. (Spuntak) threatened to intervene. Very few of this political/military impasse outlaws war as a means to settle treats of 'fire and fury,'" the activ- Zimbabweans believed it remotely would be the intervention of the possible, at least not while Presi- Southern African Development dent Mugabe was in charge. With Community (SADC). Expectedly hindsight, it turns out Mugabe was the regional body has already seized no longer in charge of the army the matter into its own hands and when on November 15 the military judging by the previous time it had announced that it "intervened" to to intervene, it may consider the deal with what it called "criminal" option of an inclusive government elements that were undermining the to resolve the political impasse "Commander in chief of the ZDF". again. What is, however, apparent All the while the army was control- is that the primary solution had ini- ling access to key government build- tially resided within the ruling Zanu- ings and denying that their actions PF party, its current leader Mugabe and his belligerent and ambitious uting parties. Chaos is prevalent at tion to Counter Daesh, in August intention was truly reconstruction, are tantamount to a military take- the moment, firstly due to the lack 2017: This is not reconstruction; without direct or indirect corruption. over. There appears to be a public deputy Mnangagwa. The latter was the one who had announced that he of coordination between the various it’s not nation building. Stabilisation Direct corruption includes the com- acceptance of a political reality that parities (international organisations, is demining. Stabilisation also means mission paid to the local leader, re- many Zimbabweans never thought will return to lead Zimbabwe after he was fired. His key allies in the donor countries, the Iraqi govern- rubble removal so that trucks and gardless of their position, as for indi- or felt that they had democratic ment and civil society). Secondly, equipment can get into areas of need. rect corruption, it is the large sums power to determine or control. ZDF as well as those leading the Zimbabwe National Liberation War After the announcement of Mosul’s because of the sense of distrust re- It means basic electricity, sewage, of money spend on conferences and In the aftermath of this unprece- By Haifa Zangana liberation, the spotlight was focused garding how the funds are being used, water, the basic essentials to allow forums that host officials, NGOs and dented military intervention, the Veterans Association (ZNWLVA), have taken centre stage in making on rebuilding the city that every- as (local and international) corrup- populations to come back to their journalists (often well-known), to streets of Harare are not empty, but one agreed had been 80 per cent ru- tion has been prevalent since the oc- home. “Now, sometimes we meet promote and market terms and con- ined on the right side, including bridg- cupation in 2003, especially in the with local councils and they say, ‘We cepts that are suitable for interna- es, hospitals, water, electricity, field of reconstruction. The Ameri- really want you, the United States, tional consumption, but have noth- schools, homes and government can and British companies and or- to help us with the – you’re going ing to do with the people’s bitter re- LETTER TO THE EDITOR buildings. Meanwhile, its left side ganisations have proudly institution- to run the hospitals, aren’t you? ality. In order to accelerate the re- lacked the basic necessities of life. alised and spread corruption by means You’re going to run our school sys- construction process and the return This turned half of the city into ru- of cooperation with local politicians. tem.’ And no, we’re not – we’re not of the displaced people to their ins, emitting the smell of death, and Although some aspects of the Amer- doing that. We’ve learned some les- homes, Iraqi individuals and institu- a cemetery for many of its inhabit- ican and American-Iraqi corruption, sons and we’re not very good at that, tions, such as the Mosul Foundation, ants, who died under demolished in particular, were uncovered in re- and also that is not our responsibil- have called for Mosul to be consid- buildings as a result of the fighting cent years, the corruption with Iran, ity. We will do basic stabilisation.” ered a disaster city, and have request- and bombing of the US-led “human- as a second occupying force, are still McGurk’s clarification of the chang- ed international protect in order to itarian” coalition aiming to “liber- firmly buried. The third point is the ing objectives of the relief policy to pave the way to reconstruction and ate” the inhabitants. Like an auc- difference in agendas amongst the the journalists raises a number of rely on the competencies of the peo- tion, we heard various estimates of various donor countries and organi- questions, most importantly: If what ple of Mosul, who are known for their the cost of reconstructing the ruins sations, whose last concern is chari- he said is true, then why increase educational and civilisations progress, Afghanistan has been in war for more than three decades. The Afghan masses want a full stop to in Mosul, while the state of other ty and goodwill. Their agendas change the number of troops, mercenaries as well as their ability to survive over this prolong war. However, this war should be concluded through any ways and means as the liberated cities indicate they are still first and foremost based on their in- and security company employees? the ages. The government’s inability Afghan masses have been tired of war and desperately looking toward peace and security to be living in ruins, in every sense, in- terests. All of this occurs with a com- If the goal is to restore stability, then to teat Iraqis as citizens with the right restored in the war-hit country. cluding deliberate human sabotage plete disregard for reconstruction and shouldn’t this occur faster and at a to life, dignity and equality in accor- Peace is the first demand of the masses. The National Unity Government should take every in the form of hindering and pre- national development projects, and lower cost by employing local la- dance with the law has prompted the venting the displaced people from Iraqi competencies, except for a few bour, i.e. providing job opportuni- people to look for solutions, some available resource to restore peace and security in the country. No more room left for the already returning to their homes a year af- rare exceptions. They are most of a ties and dignity to the youth, which of which lack foresight. This is oc- troubled Afghans to further bear the brunt of casualties. Government should convince the Taliban ter liberation. Donor countries, UN proposal of observations and gener- would protect them from the dan- curring in several municipalities and insurgents to renounce violence or they will face with iron hands of the Afghan security forces organisations, and several other in- al political ideas rather than projects gers of slipping into organisations the Mosul catastrophe is at the top through military operation in order to eliminate them all. ternational relief and development capable of being immediately imple- that feed on marginalisation and of this, in an atmosphere of sectari- Mozamel Ahmad, Kabul Afghanistan organisations, in addition to the Iraqi mented and have a developmental exclusion? The situation is further an and ethnic conflicts and the op- government, have contributed to strategic aspect. With regards to the clouded by the vagueness of what is pression of civil society initiatives. the estimates of the “reconstruc- donor countries’ agendas, America, being proposed by various parties, The delay in reconstructing and re- tion” budget. The estimated required for example, has made changes to including the Council of Ministers building destroyed cities is first and budget ranges from $1 billion to $10 the formulation of the aid pro- and UN organisations. They are act- foremost the responsibly of the gov- billion. The World Bank provided grammes’ policies. They no longer ing as if the reconstruction of Mo- ernment, especially after the removal Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must $400 million at the end of October claim to aim for “reconstruction” sul, despite the daily tragic state in of the Daesh excuse. The initiatives have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: for projects to restore basic servic- and “building democracy” as Ameri- the city, came as an unexpected proposed by the people of Mosul, in- [email protected] es in the liberated cities, including ca had claimed before and after the storm that took them by surprise. cluding university students and union Tikrit, Ramadi and Diyala in Iraq, invasion. Now its new policies are The UN Human Settlements Pro- members, will remain of great signif- and to Syria. Reading the details of limited to “restoring stability” rath- gramme, sponsored by the Council icance, especially if they are success- the projects and the achievements er than reconstruction. Furthermore, of Ministers secretariat, hosted a ful, not in reconstructing the city on of the World Bank available online, the UN has adopted the same term symposium in Baghdad on 31 Octo- their own, as the magnitude of the Disclaimer: along with bright and shiny pictures, in its publications. What is the dif- ber, but for what? To discuss the disaster is too great for that, but in suggest that the two countries are ference? How will this reflect on the prospects for planning the recon- presenting proposals regarding the The views and opinions expressed in the articles are experiencing heavenly prosperity lives of the inhabitants of Mosul and struction of Mosul, which is some- priority of the projects, monitoring during this difficult time. However, other destroyed cities which the US thing is should have done at least a their implementation, and raising those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or reality suggests the opposite. This bombing campaign had a role in turn- year ago, in order for the plan to be awareness in the community in order is not only limited to the projects ing into ruins? The clarification was implemented immediately after the to restore what has been weakened opinions of the Afghanistan Times. supported by the World Bank, but made by Brett McGurk, special pres- city was evacuated of Daesh fight- by years of exclusion and fighting. spreads to include all other contrib- idential envoy for the Global Coali- ers. This would be the case if their (Middleeastmonitor) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

A special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping not been unveiled, but diplomatic sourc- arrived in North Korea Friday, a report said, amid es said that he may make a four-day visit apparent strains between the two communist al- to the North, during which he could meet lies due to Pyongyang's recent nuclear and mis- with North Korean leader Kim. Seoul's sile provocations. In a report from Pyongyang, unification ministry said that China's Ru ssia m ay Japan's Kyodo News said the Chinese Envoy, special envoys dispatched to the North Song Tao, met with Choe Ryong-hae, a vice chair- after the party congresses in 2007 and man of the North's ruling Workers' Party, shortly 2012 met with former North Korean rul- after his arrival in Pyongyang. Song and about er Kim Jong-il and the current leader, re- d efen d Ir an four other Chinese officials were earlier seen at a spectively. China's foreign ministry said Beijing airport with North Korean ambassador in that the two sides will exchange views Beijing Ji Jae-ryong seeing them off. Song's trip on issues of mutual interest at the party if at t ack ed to the North comes after the recent conclusion of and country level, and that Song will re- the Chinese Communist Party Congress. Seoul port on the outcome of China's party officials noted Beijing has traditionally sent a congress. Experts say that the issue of ranking official to its communist ally to explain North Korea's nuclear and missile pro- by Isr ael: US the outcome of its party congress. Song current- grams is likely to be discussed at a time ly heads the international relations department at when Pyongyang has suspended its pro- the Central Committee of the Communist Party. vocative acts for more than 60 days. Sch olar However, his trip also follows Xi's bilateral sum- Joseph Yun, the top U.S. nuclear envoy, mit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing reportedly said at a recent meeting that if last Thursday. During his 12-day tour of Asia, North Korea halts nuclear and missile An American scholar and political lowing is the full text of the inter- which included visits to Japan and South Korea, testing for about 60 days, that would be commentator said Russia might view: Tasnim: Lebanese Prime the U.S. president called on China to do more to the signal Washington needs to resume defend Iran if Israel launched a Minister Saad Hariri announced his Hu m an military attack against the Islamic resignation in a televised statement rein in North Korea's evolving nuclear and mis- direct dialogue with Pyongyang. sile programs. Details about Song's itinerary have (BBC) Republic over its support for Leb- from Riyadh, citing several rea- anon’s Hezbollah resistance move- sons, including the security situa- t r affick in g ment. “Should Saudi Arabia and tion in Lebanon, for his sudden Israel attack Hezbollah and Iran decision. He also said that he real- 5 ISrecruits comes to its defense, Russia may ized a plot being hatched against be drawn into the fray on the side his life. What is your take on this? heldin 'r ife' in of Iran. Russia cannot afford to Fetzer: This appears to be a clas- have Syria fall to Saudi Arabia and sic case of an extorted resignation. Kerala Israel, which is the ultimate game Saad al-Harari may not have had a plan. If Israel uses Iranian support gun to his head, but I bet that he Roh in gya of Hezbollah as a pretext for at- had a sword to his neck. There was received tacking Iran, then Russia becomes no good reason for his resignation, the decisive player, with the abili- especially when, upon his return, moneyfrom ty to destroy Israeli missiles he was going to be meeting with cam p s: Aid launched against Iran, which Rus- the IMF, the World Bank and im- sia can destroy in flight or even proving the infrastructure of Leb- Armenia FM: Azerbaijan gulf country redirect against the nation that fired anon. He appears to have been them. This scenario could rapidly forced to assert that Hezbollah has attempts to appear in sheep’s before agen cies escalate to a world war in which created a government within the Israel itself is turned into a gigan- government of Lebanon, which clothing will not succeed tic sheet of glass,” James Henry echoes the position of Israel, sug- YEREVAN. – Armenia has always iting Brazilian colleague. He noted trying to Fetzer told Tasnim. James Henry gesting collusion between Crown stood for intense negotiations that the respective negotiations Fetzer is an American philosopher Prince Mohammed bin Salman of aimed at the resolution of the have no alternative, and added that leavefor of science. He is an editor at Veter- Saudi Arabia and Israeli PM Bibi Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The from this viewpoint, the Armenian ans Today and co-founder of Netanyahu. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ar- party to this conflict underscores Scholars for 9/11 Truth. The fol- (Tansim) menia, Edward Nalbandian, on Fri- the mediators’ efforts aimed sole- Syria day stated the above-said at the ly at a peaceful settlement to this joint news conference with his vis- conflict. (AP) UNresident coordinator in Yemen is on Azerbaijan talks development of women’s the verge of entrepreneurship the world's The development of entrepreneur- tled "Development of Entrepre- ship among women is an impor- neurship among Women in Azer- tant catalyst for the implementa- baijan", held within the Global Widowed and alone 21-year-old worker Mohammad Hossain tion of the Sustainable Develop- Entrepreneurship Week in Baku Umme Kulthum had hoped for a Shikder runs workshops in the largest famine ment Goals (SDGs), UN Resident Nov. 17. The representatives of Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Po- fresh start in Bangladesh, but was camps to educate refugees about Coordinator in Azerbaijan Ghulam embassies, international organiza- lice have found that five people forced into prostitution instead, the tactics employed by people Isaczai said. Isaczai made the re- tions, the Azerbaijani government arrested in Kannur for suspected falling victim to what aid groups smugglers Young girls in particular marks during the conference enti- and "think tanks". (Trend) Islamic State links received finan- and officials say is a growing traf- are at high risk, with the IOM doc- cial help from a Gulf country be- ficking scourge targeting refugees. umenting cases of refugees being fore their planned journey to Syr- Women and children make up the lured with promises of marriage or ia. Five people were arrested on majority of the more than 600,000 jobs in big cities that end instead EU, Turkmenistan mull October 26 in Kannur police with Rohingya Muslims who have fled in forced labour or sex work. "In suspected IS links. Of the five, violence in Myanmar for neigh- one case, a number of adolescent topical regional issues three were PFI workers. They bouring Bangladesh, many escap- girls, who were promised work as Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry istan and noted the importance of were trying to go to Syria and had ing with only the clothes on their domestic helpers in Cox's Bazar hosted a meeting with the Europe- further cooperation within the EU- about $400 with them. Police back and desperate to survive any and Chittagong, were forced into an Union Special Envoy for Af- Central Asia dialogue on security sources also say that another way they can. Confined to con- prostitution," the IOM said in a ghanistan, Ambassador Roland with the participation of Afghani- $40,000 has been transferred into gested tent cities near the border statement this week.Kulthum lost Kobia, the Turkmen Foreign Min- stan. Noting Turkmenistan’s inter- the account of one of the arrested, without any prospect of work, her husband in the ethnic violence istry said in a message Nov. 17. est in ensuring security, peace and Midhilaj. Police have identified refugees are willing to take what- that tore through Myanmar's Ra- The sides exchanged views on top- sustainable development in Cen- that the cash was transferred through KOP Tasleem. They are ever comes their way -- and many khine state this year. Separated ical issues of the regional agenda, tral Asia and Afghanistan as well have fallen prey to traffickers, ac- from her parents and children dur- discussed the current security sit- as the country’s positive experi- also investigating where he got the cash from and on whose advice he cording to the International Orga- ing the journey to Bangladesh, she uation in Afghanistan and the ence, proposals were made to con- nization for Migration (IOM). was approached by a Rohingya This week, the UN warned that af- ahead. The case included reports mechanisms of regional coopera- solidate joint efforts in this direc- transferred it. Police had been monitoring the accused for some Local charity worker Mohammad man after arriving in Kutupalong, ter three years of bombing and con- and evidence from the UN, as well tion of the Central Asian countries tion, says the message. The meet- months before making the arrests Hossain Shikder runs workshops a gigantic camp housing hundreds flict Yemen is on the verge of the as some of the most respected and Afghanistan. The parties ex- ing’s agenda included the fight on October 26. in the camps to educate refugees of thousands of refugees. His mar- 'largest famine the world has seen NGOs in the world, explicitly ac- pressed support for a peaceful set- against international and regional (AP) about the tactics employed by riage proposal offered a brighter in decades.' Millions of lives are cusing Saudi forces of carrying out tlement of the situation in Afghan- threats to security. (Trend) people smugglers Local charity future away from. (WP) under threat, but the Saudi-led very serious breaches of IHL. Un- bombing has intensified, and those fortunately, and after four months that are providing arms and sup- of deliberation, during which the Kazakhstan extends subsoil port have continued to look the oth- bombardment continued unabated, er way while terrible atrocities and the judges sided with the govern- use on Caspian Sea for Russia abuses have taken place The crisis ment. Under pressure Theresa has been exacerbated by the ongo- The verdict was very disappoint- President of Kazakhstan Nursul- Chelyabinsk, Trend reported . tan Nazarbayev and President of The protocol provides for an in- ing Saudi-led blockade, which has ing, and if it is upheld it will be Russia Vladimir Putin on Novem- crease in the contract territory for prevented food and lifesaving med- seen as a green light for the UK to ber 9, 2017, signed the additional the Kurmangazy project and pro- Maytries to reassure EU icine from reaching those that need continue to arm and support hu- protocol to the Protocol to the vision of an additional exploration it. Less than 45% of the country's man rights abusers. It would send Agreement between Kazakhstan period to the operator for a period medical facilities are operational, the message that a dictatorship and Russia on the delineation of of 6 years with the option of a and UNICEF has warned that, un- with an appalling human rights on Brexit divorce bill less the ports are re-opened, Ye- record could inflict one of the worst the bottom of the northern part of subsequent extension for 4 years. men will run out of fuel and vac- human rights catastrophes in the the Caspian Sea in order to imple- Authorized organizations for the given, it will require more work and ment sovereign rights to subsoil use Kurmangazy project are a whol- cines by the end of the year. In Sep- world on the poorest country in that time is short. And he will ask tember, the UN finally agreed to the world and the UK would still signed in 1998. The deal was signed ly-owned subsidiary of KazMu- Mrs May how the UK plans to within the framework of the XIV nayGas- KazMunayTeniz (50%) set up an independent investigation continue to sell it military aircraft progress on the three key issues into human rights abuses that have and bombs. Almost as soon as the Forum of Interregional Coopera- and Rosneft (50%). for phase one." The PM said: “I tion of Kazakhstan and Russia in (Trend) taken place. The inquiry is definite- verdict was declared, we an- look forward to the European ly to be welcomed, but it will do nounced that we would appeal it. Union responding positively to almost nothing to halt the conflict We are determined not to let it rest, Turkish defense industry that so we can move forward to- on the ground, or to stop the bombs and to keep pushing until we get a gether and ensure that we can get that are being dropped from the sky. result that favours the rights and targeting South Asian markets the best possible arrangements for Many of those bombs are being lives of people in Yemen over arms the future that will be good for made here in the UK. Since the in- companies' profits. Leaders from the Middle East, dustry. Also, Pakistan is closely people in the United Kingdom and tervention began, the UK govern- We have no doubt that public opin- Central Asia and the Far East are interested in Hurkus trainer air- across the remaining EU27." Mean- ment has licensed £4.6 billion worth ion is on our side. Poll after poll showing a lot of interest in Tur- craft, also manufactured by TAI, while, Brexit Secretary David of fighter jets, bombs and missiles. has shown a widespread and grow- key's defense companies. For ex- and Anka drones. Turkey's search Davis appeared to blame France It is beyond question that these ing opposition to the UK's uncrit- ample, Pakistani Prime Minister for markets in South Asia is not and Germany for stalling progress. have been used in attacks on civil- ical political and military support Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, during his confined to Pakistan but includes “What they believe is very influ- ian infrastructure, with thorough for Saudi forces. The most recent recent visit to Ankara, personally Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the ential,” he told the BBC. “Coun- and authoritative reports from Hu- poll, carried out by Opinium LLP participated in a test flight of a T- Philippines and Vietnam. Turkish tries like Denmark, countries like man Rights Watch, Sky News and in September, found that almost 129 attack helicopter manufac- defense companies participated in Holland, countries like Italy and Amnesty International explicitly 70% of UK adults oppose the tured by Turkish Aerospace In- the Bangkok Defense and Securi- Spain, countries like Poland can linking UK arms to attacks on ci- arms sales, with only 12% in sup- dustries (TAI). Pakistan is think- ty Fair, held Nov. 6-9, and touted see the big, big benefits in the fu- vilian sites. That is why UK arms port. ing of spending $1.5 billion to re- T-129 helicopters, MILGEM ture deal we are talking about.” sales to Saudi Arabia were the sub- However, further action could be place its worn-out Bell AH-1F Class corvette warships, armed and Theresa May holds crunch talks bill, citizens' rights and the North- European leaders have pressed ject of a High Court review earlier very expensive. We have already and AH-1S Cobra attack helicop- unarmed drones, Hurkus training with EU Council President Donald ern Ireland border when the pair Theresa May to clarify her posi- this year, following a landmark case been ordered to pay £40,000 in ters with 30 T-129s from Turkey. aircraft and armored combat vehi- Tusk as the latest Brexit deadline meet in the margins of a Gothen- tion on key Brexit sticking points brought by Campaign Against Arms court fees for the original case, and Technology transfer from TAI to cles. It also promoted its weapons edges closer. The Prime Minister burg summit. EU leaders have “suf- including the so-called divorce bill Trade. Our lawyers argued that the if our appeal is granted it could Pakistan Aeronautical Complex systems, rockets and missiles, bor- will be warned her hopes for trade ficient progress” is needed on the and the Northern Irish border. Irish arms sales were illegal under UK considerably increase that cost. (PAC) would allow for joint pro- der security solutions, night and negotiations to be given the green three issues before teams can dis- prime minister Leo Varadkar sug- arms export law, which says that if With that in mind, we have duction. If Pakistan approves the thermal observation systems, ra- light next month“is not a given”, cuss the future UK-EU relation- gested the UK had not thought there is any 'clear risk' that arms launched a crowdfunder, which has deal, and it is expected to by July, dars, smart munitions and much revealed a Brussels source. Polish ship. A Brussels source said: "Mr through its approach to leaving the 'might' be used in a serious viola- already seen over 600 people do- this will be the biggest single sale more military hardware. former PM Mr Tusk will press Tusk will inform Mrs May that European Union ahead of a meet- tion of international humanitarian nating to support our case. made by the Turkish defense in- (Akpress) Mrs May over Britain's divorce such a positive scenario is not a ing with Mrs May. (AFP) law (IHL) then a sale should not go (WP) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

in the region in the production of academic research. UCV’s faculty members in particular were recog- nized internationally — among them the award-winning poet Rafa- el Cadenas. That national preemi- nence is now in jeopardy. Under the worsening financial pressure, students at some universities are dropping out in droves and many top-level teachers have joined a broader exodus of emigrating pro- fessionals. Campus violence is also surging, as the country’s economic desper- ation reaches epic levels. Severe budget shortages, meanwhile, have resulted in a rash of unlit class- rooms, broken toilets, leaking ceil- ings and cracked floors. Not all schools are affected equally, how- ever. At least some of the prob- lems appear to be by official de- sign — with President Nicolás Maduro’s government taking aim at top public and private institu- tions it sees as bastions of the wealthy elites it often depicts as enemies of the state. Outspoken professors and students have been CARACAS — Nicolás Bianco, outside. “How do you explain to of a power grab by the ruling so- targeted. vice rector of the Central Univer- students what real college life is cialists. But it is also threatening In February, Santiago Guevara, an sity of Venezuela, sat under a wall supposed to be like?” said Bianco, the country’s future by ravaging economics professor at the auton- of framed academic honors, gazing an alumni of the university, the higher education. Universities here omous University of Carabobo in out his office window. The sprawl- country’s largest. “They’ll never — especially the Central Univer- Valencia, was jailed after he pub- SoftBank plans to invest as much quoting people familiar with the ments of as much as $10 billion in ing institution founded in 1721 know.” Venezuela’s economic and sity of Venezuela, or UCV in Span- licly denounced the government. as $25 billion in Saudi Arabia over matter. The report said SoftBank Saudi Electricity Co. coincideing once teemed with students. But the political crisis has sparked food ish — have long ranked among In May, Jorge Machado, a philos- the next three to four years, re- has plans to deploy up to $15 bil- with efforts by the [public sector 74-year-old was silent as he sur- and medical shortages, the world’s Latin America’s best. As recently ophy professor at UCV, was jailed ported Bloomberg on Wednesday. lion in the new city called NEOM power utility to diversify into re- veyed the near-empty campus highest inflation rate and allegations as 2010, Venezuela was rated sixth for four months on terrorism The Japanese technology compa- on the Red Sea coast that Crown newables and solar energy. Some charges after he served as an ad- ny headed by Masayoshi Son is Prince Mohammed bin Salman an- of SoftBank’s portfolio companies viser to the opposition. strengthening its investment ties nounced last month. SoftBank’s will also open offices in NEOM, Saudi energy (WP) with the kingdom, says the report Vision Fund also plans invest- the sources told Bloomberg News. Global energy minister: demand to Crackdown will not hit increase by investments delegation met with senior oil offi- Saudi Arabia’s corruption investi- cials, including officials from state- 30pc by 2040 gations are linked to a just few in- run SOMO, to discuss ways to dividuals and will not hinder in- restart Kirkuk oil exports,” the vestments in the kingdom, its en- statement said. Baghdad’s meeting ergy minister said on Thursday. was attended by senior officials Khalid al-Falih said the crackdown from the Turkish energy ministry, was way overdue and would also state-owned energy company TPAO and Turkish pipeline oper- not have any impact on plans to ator Botas, according to the oil float shares in oil giant Saudi Aram- ministry. co. “Everybody understands that “The two parties discussed finan- this is a limited, domestic affair that cial and technical issues which de- the government is simply cleaning lay Kirkuk oil exports resumption. house,” he said on the sidelines of The talks are to be completed in the UN climate conference in Ankara,” the statement said. Iraqi Bonn, Germany. The energy min- oil officials accuse Kurdish author- ister said many foreign investors ities of not responding to requests who had been have been doing busi- made by the oil ministry to use the Kurdish pipeline to resume ness in Saudi Arabia for decades exports from Kirkuk. “will tell you that they have not Iraq needs at least three months to seen corruption in their interactions repair an old pipeline which was The World Energy Outlook has released a report on Monday that fore- with the Saudi government or with shipping Kirkuk crude to Ceyhan casts energy demand for the next few decades. According to the World the Saudi entities”. “It (the crack- port in Turkey, SOMO has said. Energy Outlook 2017 (WEO 2017) report of the International Energy down) has no impact on foreign A Turkish energy delegation has Ceyhan, Iraq’s oil ministry said in Kurds last month in retaliation for The main 600,000 bpd Kirkuk- Agency (IEA), the global energy demand will rise by 30 percent by direct investment. It has no impact met with Iraqi top oil officials in a statement on Thursday. Exports a Kurdish referendum on indepen- Ceyhan pipeline had been offline 2040 despite the lower growth rate than in the past. Moreover, accord- whatsoever on the kingdom's open- Baghdad to discuss issues includ- from oilfields in Kirkuk have been dence which was widely opposed since March 2014 following insur- ing to the report, China will still have the highest energy demand in the ness, capital flows and our wide ing the resumption of Kirkuk oil on hold since Iraqi government forc- by Turkey, Iran and Western pow- gent attacks. world but the largest contribution to the demand growth will come from open investment environment,” he exports via the Turkish port of es took control of them from the ers. “A high level Turkish energy (AP) India. "The largest contribution to demand growth – almost 30% – added. Saudi Arabia’s plan to float comes from India, whose share of global energy use rises to 11% by around 5 percent of Aramco in an 2040 (still well below its 18% share in the anticipated global popula- initial public offering (IPO) is a tion)," the press release said, adding that the Southeast Asian nations centerpiece of Vision 2030, a wide- Cambridge will also contribute to the global energy demand's growth. Aditionally, I MF backs lower ranging reform plan to diversify the the WEO2017 expects that the energy demand will decrease in some Saudi economy beyond oil. Falih toOxford developed countries. The report also added that urbanization and in- said a decision is yet to be made creasing household incomes will trigger the growth of the global energy on where the listing would be reserve requirement demand. As for the Russian commitments, the IEA Oil Market Report made. On the upcoming meeting expressway confirmed that Russia fulfilled its obligations under the oil output cut of the Organization of the Petro- deal by 98 percent in October and by 104 percent in September. Under leum Exporting Countries in Vien- the output cut deal Russia reduced its oil production by 294,000 barrels on PHL banks would na at the end of the month to de- per day in October, according to the IEA report. "Adherence to agreed cide the fate of a global oil produc- output cuts from the ten non-OPEC countries party to the supply cut tion cut, Falih said an extension 'boost deal reached 107% in October, down from an upwardly revised 142% in beyond the March 2018 expiry September. Russian compliance slipped to 98% from 104% a month was needed to rebalance the oil economyby earlier," the report said. (Spuntak) market. £160billion Bank of Albania:Investments ayear' in economy,highest A new £7 billion expressway link- ing Cambridge with Oxford and Milton Keynes “would boost the region’s economy by £160 billion increasesince2011 a year”.The call for the major road On November 2, two days before - which also includes plans for the the Lebanese prime minister Saad the first new towns in 50 years Hariri resigned suddenly while on along the route - has been put for- a seemingly routine visit to Riy- ward by The National Infrastruc- adh, his economy minister Raed ture Commission (NIC) ahead of Khoury announced that the gov- The International Monetary Fund to a single digit level. The reserve The policy rate remains low at 3 Chancellor Phillip Hammond's ernment was trying to thrash out a (IMF) supports the plan by the requirement is the percentage of percent, but the unremunerated re- budget next week (November 22). policy that would reverse what he Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) bank deposits and deposit substi- serve requirements for banks are high As well as improving road links called Lebanon’s “gloomy econom- plan to trim the reserve require- tute liabilities that banks must set at 20 percent, the IMF representa- between the two major cities and ic situation”. All that seems a long ment ratio of banks by 50 percent. aside with the BSP. The amount tive noted. "This has resulted in high creating many more homes, the time ago and, dare I say, we would "The authorities’ intention to un- cannot be used for lending. The re- interest rate margins and a tighter commission has also established an do anything to be back in that par- wind the high reserve requirements serve requirement is part of the cen- monetary policy stance than implied east-west rail link would massive- ticular “gloom” right now. The on banks over time would help re- tral bank arsenal to control liquidi- by the policy rate," he said. "High ly boost the county's economy. streets of downtown Beirut are duce macrofinancial risks," IMF ty or the amount of money circu- reserve requirements have also in- Describing the county as one of empty. No one is in the mood to resident representative Yongzheng lating in the financial system. "But creased financial intermediation the "most important parts of the go out and the city has that famil- Yang said in a press briefing in this reform should be carefully cal- costs and the risk that financial in- UK", the NIC said the region cur- iar smell of desperation. The Leb- Manila on Thursday. BSP Gover- ibrated and timed to keep domestic termediation may migrate to the less rently generates £90billion per anese are aware that they are once nor Nestor Espenilla Jr. earlier said liquidity broadly unchanged," Yang regulated non-bank financial insti- year towards the national econo- again in crisis, one that not only the BSP was planning to cut the said. "It will have to be a data-driv- tutions," he added. Yang said reduc- my but this could increase to more threatens to destabilise the coun- reserve requirement ratio of banks, en exercise. You have to look at the ing the reserve requirement needs to than £250 billion a year with the try but also smash to smithereens currently at 20 percent, by half or liquidity in the market," he added. be done gradually. (BBC) changes. That would mean an in- what was left of a vulnerable econ- crease of more than £160 billion a omy. year. It is hoped the east-west rail Already, we are experiencing the link could be completed by 2030, fallout: yesterday it was an- with new and better road links. nounced that the Four Seasons and Emaar Properties to raise $1.3 b in Chairman of the National In- Movenpick hotels, both of which frastructure Commission Lord billion) in Dubai's first major IPO in three years. Emaar Development Adonis said: “The arc spanning belonged to the Saudi billionaire priced the IPO at 6.03 dirhams, according to a company statement on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, are up Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Thursday, against an indicative range of 5.7-6.9 dirhams per share set Oxford attracts the brightest and for sale and are said to be on the development unit's IPO earlier this month. Emaar Properties is selling a 20 percent stake or 800 market at well below what they best from some of the most cut- Emaar Development, a unit of Dubai property firm Emaar Properties, priced its initial public offer of million shares in its local development unit in the first major listing in ting edge industries. are worth. shares below the mid-point of an indicative price range, valuing the deal at 4.82 billion dirhams ($1.31 Dubai since late 2014, when Emaar Malls raised about $1.6 billion. (Reuters) (BBC) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

I can’t afford This biopic to show to go wrong how Lakshmi with my Parvathy ‘trapped’ roles, films: NTR, Pooja Kumar Taapsee to play the lead Pannu Director Kethi Reddy Jagdeswara Reddy an- The only two conditions to survive nounced another film based on the former here are that either you have a chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, NTR. strong support or your films are working, says ‘Pink’ actor

Coming from a non-filmy back- HT City after wrapping up the who shot to fame with critically where I am dressed glamorously, ground and making a mark in the shoot for Anubhav Sinha’s Mulk acclaimed film Baby and has also have flowing hair and do a lot of tinsel town is no mean task. De- in Lucknow. A software profession- acted in Naam Shabana and Jud- dancing on London streets,” she spite all the success she has seen al, Tapasee says the only option waa2. says.“Things have worked for me in her filmy career, Pink-fame ac- she has is that “All my film needs Her different avtaars only when I have surprised peo- tor Taapsee Pannu feels that she to do well else I’ll be thrown out In Mulk she was spotted in a ple. Take any of my film and at can’t afford to go wrong with her of the industry.” “For that, I try simple avatar. “I try to keep my that point of time no one thought roles and films. “I still don’t con- to work hard and get involved in looks different in every film. Here, that I can do this. My 10 minutes sider myself safe or a star. I have all possible ways to bring the best I play Rishi (Kapoor) sir’s daugh- role in Baby left an impact on au- lost many films even when they out of it. I don’t act for money. I ter-in-law. She is a lawyer who has dience. In Pink, even with Mr were about to start. The only two am a software engineer and acting come from London and fights for Bachchan around, my role sur- conditions to survive here are that just happened to me. I have not the family’s pride. She has very prised all and in action-packed either you have a strong support learnt acting and all my training has proper, smart yet very realistic Naam Shabana my role backed the or your films are working,” she tells been on the sets,” tells the actor simple looks. It’s unlike Judwaa2 film and its title. (Tribune) Sheeba: My

father-in-law It is three films on NTR and count- have Pooja Kumar playing the role asked to remove the name Veera ing. After N Balakrishna announced of Lakshmi and is titled, Laksh- Grandham. But we won’t.” How- was the a biopic on his father and Ram mi’s Veera Grandham. The direc- ever, the crew was not allowed to Gopal Varma’s version titled Lak- tor of the film Kethi Reddy also do research shoot in NTR’s village shmi’s NTR, director Kethi Red- revealed that the film will show as the locals thought the film will producer of Saat dy Jagdeswara Reddy announced how Lakshmi ‘trapped’ NTR. shed a negative light on NTR. Kethi another film based on the former Speaking of Lakshmi opposing this Reddy said, “We got permission chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. version, Kethi Reddy told Deccan to shoot there, but the locals as- Hindustani, Amitabh NTR’s family has been against Chronicle, “She (Lakshmi) even sumed that we are making a film Ram Gopal Varma’s version as it called the police and threatened to against NTR, in favour of Laksh- Bachchan’s first will be told from the point of view commit suicide if we shoot our film. mi. We immediately stopped of his third wife. Now, it appears But we will go ahead with it. The shoot.” He further explained, Lakshmi Parvathy is against the shoot starts from December 1. It’s “They thought we were the unit movie third version of the film, which is unfair that she is encouraging one of RGV’s film, so they stopped about how NTR met Lakshmi and person to make a film while she is us.” Actor Sheeba says that she played the their life together. This film will threatening us. She called us and (Hindustan Times) lead in Bollywood movies, and is now doing powerful characters on TV. She shares that she is not the only one from Ajay Devgn Gal Gadot her family who is into films. replaces confirms that For any actor, getting to play var- been friends with everyone whom Sanjay Dutt ied roles and collaborations with I have worked with and it has been disgraced director the right kind of talent satisfies a smooth and eventful journey. in 'Total their creative thirst. Sheeba is no There have been no controversies different. The actor, who has done and I had enjoyed the ride,” she Dhamaal'! Brett Ratner will not films such as Suryavanshi (1992), says. Sheeba says the reason she Dum (2003) and Sanam Teri gave her nod to Haasil is because Kasam (2009) and is currently the character is unique and an inte- be involved with seen in the TV show Haasil, says gral part of the story. “She is very she has had an eventful journey in powerful, elegant, ambitious, and Wonder Woman 2 showbiz. “I started my career in when she walks into a room, she movies with all A-list actors, and owns the space. She is a pivotal my first film was with [Sunil] Dutt character of the show,” adds the Saab (in Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi; actor. Talking more about her TV 1991). I also worked with Salman career, Sheeba adds, “When I did Khan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali films, I was very young and I was Khan and Anil Kapoor. I think playing the lead. Now that I moved with pretty much everybody and to television, I am doing more pow- then Vivek Oberoi [in Dum]. I have erful characters.(Hindustan Times) Oh No! Ammy 'Pal' by The third film in 'Dhamaal' fran- Virk-Monica chise is ready to hit floors any- time soon and as we all know that Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit Arijit Singh Gill starrer are reuniting once again for this film after 17 years and they will ro- mance each other. There is another from 'Monsoon 'Sat Shri Akaal news about the film, reportedly Ajay Devgn has replaced Sanjay Actor Gal Gadot has confirmed on NBC’s Today show on that Brett Ratner will not be in- Wednesday. “So, everyone knew Dutt in the third installment. Ajay volved in Wonder Woman 2. Ga- what was the right thing to do. But Shootout' is England' gets will step into Sanjay Dutt's shoes dot had been threatening Warner there was nothing for me to actu- who was part of earlier two in- Bros that she would not return for ally come and say because it was stallments. As per reports, Ajay Wonder Woman 2 if Ratner, who already done before this article heart melting! will give a break to romance this has been accused by several wom- came out,” she added. postponed? time, he won't have any actress en of sexual misconduct over the Ratner’s production company, opposite him. Earlier there were past few weeks, is not chucked out, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, reports that Ileana D'Cruz was reports aceshowbiz.com. “There’s helped produce the first Wonder being considered opposite but lat- a lot that’s been written about my Woman film, which went to gross er makers decided to drop this idea. views and the way I feel, and ev- over $800 million worldwide. Ac- 'Total Dhamaal' will be produced eryone knows how I feel because tor Ellen Page also called him a ho- by Indra Kumar and Ashok Thak- I’m not hiding anything. But the mophobic bully after he outed her truth is, there are so many people as gay in front of the cast and crew eria. It will be directed by Indra involved in making this movie, it’s of X-Men: The Last Stand, which Kumar and it is slated for 2018 not just me, and they all echoed he directed. release. (Santa Banta) the same sentiments,” Gadot said (Tribune) Anushka Shetty’s Bhaagamathie set for January 2018 release Anushka Shetty, the queen who stole hearts with her performance in Baahubali 2, will next be seen in a thriller titled Bhaagamathie. The makers of the film announced the release date on Friday. The film, produced by UV Creations will make it to the screens on January Ammy Virk and Monica Gill starrer 'Sat Shri Akaal England' was all set 26, and will encash on the Repub- to releases on 17th November 2017 and fans were eagerly waiting for lic Day weekend. The film will be the film as Ammy has a huge fan following in Punjab and Oversees. But Pal, the most romantic number of the season by Arijit Singh is here. released by Studio Green in Tamil, there is bad news for all the fans who were enthusiastic and exhilarated, and will also see a Malayalam re- Rochak Kohli's composition & Sumant Vadhera's lyrics come together the film has now been postponed. Ammy Virk shared the news on melodiously in this soulful heart melting and memorable track from the lease. This film also stars Unni Instagram with a post which mentions the reason behind the delayed Mukundan opposite Anushka Sh- movie "Monsoon Shootout", a concept thriller releasing on 15th De- release of the film. According to Ammy's post, the film has not received cember. etty. Directed by G Ashok, this the censor certificate yet due to which it has been postponed. The new film has been in the works since 'Monsoon Shootout' stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vijay Varma in release date for the film has not been announced yet. But we are sure the lead, alongwith Geetanjali Thapa, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sreejita 2014, when Baahubali had released. that whenever it will be out all the fans will feel equally elated as they Reportedly, Anushka had to lose De & Neeraj Kabi. are now. (Hindustan Times) almost 20kg weight for her role in (Santa Banta) the film. (Tribune) SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Dawid Malan's century puts England on track for victory in final Ashes warm-up

The winter transfer window does not open until January 1, but clubs across Europe are busy planning and tentative negotiations will have begun in preparation. Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured the European newspapers and websites to bring you the lat- est transfer gossip and news from the continent. Inter Milan and Ju- ventus are battling it out for the ports linking him with a move to Gonalons (Roma) and Corentin Madrid to bring the Brazilian mae- summer and can open talks with boss with pressure mounting after signature of Jose Gimenez, also a Barcelona, claiming he's fully com- Tolisso (Bayern Munich) last stro back to Spain in the future to clubs in January. (Mundo Depor- a poor run of form. (Marca) Diego Dawid Malan hit his first century Liverpool transfer target. The mitted the Serie A side: "I'm not summer but are hopeful they can replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the tivo) Ahead of this weekend's Simeone has picked his starting XI in England colours to put the tour- Uruguayan's contract expires in interested in the market, I'm Inter convince Lucas Tousart to join poster boy for the club. (AS) Bar- Madrid derby, Real boss Zinedine for the match against Real Madrid. ists in a strong position at the end June meaning he's free to talk to and my goal is to play for Inter. I them at the end of the season. celona are keeping tabs on Mesut Zidane has somewhat of an injury The Atletico Madrid boss kept of day three in Townsville. The clubs from January but reports in want to win it, I do not care about (Gazzetta dello Sport) Ozil's contract situation. The La crisis with Keylor Navas and Ga- players behind to examine videos left-hander made 109 in a partner- Spain claim he's extended his stay Barcelona." (Mediaset Premium) Spain Liga leaders ideally want Philippe reth Bale still ruled out. Further- on Thursday after training it is ship of 163 with Joe Root (83) as with Atletico Madrid until 2020. Juventus are hoping it's third Neymar, the world's most ex- Coutinho but, if Liverpool refuse more, Tottenham Hotspur trans- believed these are the ones who England posted 515, giving them a Inter are in the market for a long- time lucky as they enter negotia- pensive player, has a €500m to sell the Brazilian playmaker, the fer target Isco, Luka Modric, Ma- will start the match: Jan Oblak; term successor to Miranda. (Cal- first-innings lead of 265, in their tions with Lyon over one of their (£445.5m) release clause in his Arsenal midfielder has been iden- teo Kovacic and Dani Carvajal are Juanfran, Stefan Savic, Diego Go- final warm-up game before next ciomercato) Inter Milan defender midfielders. The Serie A champi- Paris Saint-Germain contract. It tified as an alternative. The 29- all 50/50. It couldn't have come at din, Lucas Hernandez; Gabi; An- Milan Skriniar has dismissed re- week's Ashes opener. England ons missed out on signing Maxime leaves the door open for Real year-old is a free transfer in the a worst time for the Los Blancos gel Correa. (Sky Sport) spinners Moeen Ali and Mason Crane shared three wickets as the Cricket Australia XI reached 121- 3 at stumps, needing another 144 Be llew vs Haye II:Tony Be llew says to make England bat again on the final day. Having put on 120 for the fourth wicket on day two, Root he paid no atte ntion to the injury and Malan added a further 43 on the third morning before the En- gland captain was caught behind, rum ours about David Haye 17 shy of a hundred. Jonny Bair- stow (19) and Ali (5) fell cheaply Tony Bellew believes David with Malan run out in between Haye's injury rumours were an at- tempt to unsettle him and expects soon after going through to three a vicious assault from his British figures. Craig Overton's struggles rival in this month's rematch. The with the bat continued as he was former heavyweight champion's dismissed first ball, meaning the fitness was the subject of fresh bowling all-rounder is yet to score debate on Twitter, with promoter a run in three innings so far on the Eddie Hearn swiftly denying tour. A last-wicket stand of 58 be- claims that Haye had aggravated tween Chris Woakes (36) and the Achilles injury he sustained in Crane (25no) took England beyond his stoppage loss to Bellew in 500 and bolstered their chances of March. Social media speculation an innings victory. Those chances was ignored by Bellew, who in- seemed much slimmer as the CA sists it was merely an attempt to XI saw off the new ball and thwart- unsettle his preparations, and re- ed the England seamers to move to mains fully focused on producing 80 without loss. However, Ali got another victory in their second fight at The O2 on December 17, live rid of Jake Carder (34) to break on Sky Sports Box Office. "I don't the partnership and then bowled C h a r ley H u ll pay David Haye no attention," Ryan Gibson (49). The hosts Bellew exclusively told Sky slipped to 87-3 as Crane removed Sports. "I know why he's done it. William Pucovski in the next over He's done it to have a little go at but Jason Sangha (26no) and Matt fou r st r ok es me. He's trying to bait me to react Short (8no) halted the slide and and I'm just past caring really. "Lis- saw CA XI through to stumps. ten, all that matters is we get in the England will be targeting a strong off lea d at ring on the 17th of December and I finish on day four before heading punch his face in again." Both mise his speed for an early on- period, and then I will take over in years. He'll be his lightest since I to Brisbane as their begin their bid Bellew and his trainer David Cold- slaught. I expect David to be fast, the fight. Tony Bellew would say he's moved up to to retain the urn. well have predicted that Haye has vicious, dangerous, but I will see "Haye will be at his best and heavyweight," said Bellew. (BBC Sport) C M E shed considerable weight to maxi- that out, I will see through that he'll be at his lightest in about five (BBC Sport) G r ou p T ou r JoseAltuveand Giancarlo C h a m p ion sh ip Stanton pick up Defending champion Charley Hull lowed an eagle-three at the sixth posted an opening-round 70 to get with four gains in an eight-hole within four strokes of the early stretch from the eighth, as Chien leaders at the CME Group Tour birdied three of her five holes on MVPawards Championship. her way to getting to six under. Latest leaderboard Suzann Pettersen birdied four of Jose Altuve, of the World Series champions Houston Astros, won the CME Group Tour Championship her last six holes to get within one American League MVP award on Thursday while Miami Marlins' big- Hull, who claimed a maiden LPGA of the leaders, with Ko holing a hitter Giancarlo Stanton claimed the National League honour. Altuve, Tour title in last year's event, mixed penultimate-hole eagle to get to 27, led the league in batting average and had 204 hits during a campaign five birdies with a bogey and a five under and join Park, Azahara that saw the Astros win their first world championship in the fran- double-bogey to stay in touch Munoz and Karine Icher in tied- chise's 55-year history. The nimble second baseman beat New York with pacesetters Sarah Jane Smith third. Park, who would overtake Yankees' outfielder Aaron Judge, who hit 52 home runs in his first full and Peiyun Chien. Smith and Chien Lexi Thompson at the top of the season in the league. The 25-year-old Judge won the AL Rookie of the - both chasing their first LPGA season-long CME Race to the Year award earlier in the week by unanimous vote. Altuve is just the Tour victories - carded blemish- Globe standings and claim the fifth American League second baseman to win the MVP, which has free 66s to lead at Tiburon Golf $1million bonus with victory this been awarded only 11 times to a second baseman. No position has had Club, with Lydia Ko and Sung week, posted seven birdies and two Hyun Park part of the group a shot bogeys in her round. Hull threat- fewer MVP winners. off the pace. "I holed some nice ened the lead after reaching the turn Miami Marlins' right fielder Stanton narrowly defeated Cincinnati Reds' putts," Smith said. "It was a bit in 33 and picking up a shot at the Joey Votto for the NL award. The 28-year-old Stanton received 302 rough in the beginning, but (I) holed par-five first, only to slip down votes, just two more than Votto in the fourth-closest MVP ballot of all- some nice putts for par and sort of the leaderboard with a bogey at the time. Stanton hit 59 home runs and 132 RBIs and posted a batting kept it going, and then made some third and double-bogey at the next. percentage of .631. good birdies coming in." Smith fol- (Sky Sport) (BBC Sport)

All eyes will be on Finian's Oscar when Colin Tizzard's exciting five- year-old tackles the Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase at Chelten- ham on Friday. The Grade One-winning hurdler - owned by the late Alexander Zverev admitted he "choked" as he Alan Potts - has just three rivals as he attempts to follow up victory at went down in a see-saw encounter against Chepstow on his debut over the bigger obstacles five weeks ago. The American Jack Sock at the ATP Finals on gelding warmed nicely to his task under Bryan Cooper that day after a Thursday. The German lost a see-saw encoun- cautious start to score comfortably by 11 lengths from Tintern Theatre. ter 6-4 1-6 6-4 to Sock who secured a semi- "He's come out of his race really well. He's sharpened up for a bit," said final spot against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. the trainer's son and assistant, Joe."He schooled really nicely with Bry- The American No 1 was well on top as he took an on Tuesday morning. We're hoping for a nice run." Taking on Finian's the first set against third-ranked Zverev, but a Oscar are Paul Nicholls' Movewiththetimes, who was fourth on his major shift in momentum saw the 20-year-old chasing debut on this course three weeks ago, Nicky Henderson's fenc- run away with the second. Zverev took an ear- ing newcomer William Henry and the Nick Williams-trained Coo Star ly break in the third, yet Sock took the next Sivola. Phil Middleton is hoping Exitas can continue his rich vein of four games, only to be pegged back to 4-4, form in the BetVictor Handicap Chase. The nine-year-old has won his before an eighth double fault from Zverev of- last three completed starts, culminating in a convincing display in the fered up match point and a forehand into the Listed Byrne Group Handicap Chase at Ascot. tramlines saw the Nebraska native through. (Fox News) SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 18. 2017-Aqrab 27, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 112 Price: Afs.20

KABUL: Balkh governor Atta support for Noor, a powerful gathering in Kabul had no political Mohammad Noor on Thursday figure in the north, who has or military motive and neither it strongly condemned a suicide criticized the unity government. In was aimed at plotting against the attack apparently targeting his his message about the attack, Noor opponents. He said elements WASHINGTON : Chief Executive supporters in Kabul. alleged some elements within the within the government, known as AT News Report military presence and behavior as Officer (CEO) Dr Abdullah The attack took place in Aspa government, which he called the the fifth pillar, were behind such weakness of Afghans,” Karzai was Abdullah is set to meet US Vice Square in the Labe Jar area, where fifth pillar, were behind such attacks, but he did not name KABUL: Former President, Hamid quoted as saying by a statement. President Mike Pence at the White a large gathering of the Jamiat-i- attacks. He said the same circle in anyone. Because these elements Karzai “strongly” condemned He said that Pakistan and other House on Friday. During the Islami party had just ended and Kabul was behind the attacks on feared upcoming elections and rocket attacks by Pakistani army aliens should learn that Afghans meeting in the historic Roosevelt attendees were leaving the Junbish-i-Rastakhez, Junbish-i- were involved in such incidents, on the Afghan soil, asking have always protected their Room of White House, the two conference hall. The political Roshnai and on Salam Ezedyar’s but they would never succeed, the Islamabad to “immediately stop” sovereignty and have been always leaders are expected to discuss a gathering was aimed to show funeral. Noor said today’s governor said. (Pajhwok) attacks. Pakistani army has vigilant and sensitive, adding that wide range of bilateral security and reportedly restarted rocket and Afghan people were the regional issues. Since the Trump artillery attacks on the villages of conquerors of different problems administration’s takeover, this is the eastern province of Kunar. So created by foreigners. the highest-level visit by an far, more than 500 rockets from He called on Pakistani Afghan leader to the White House. Pakistan side have landed in Kunar. government to be provident and Abdullah has met top officials “The government of Pakistan consider Afghans as brothers and and other countries in efforts for a of the Trump administration over should not misunderstand the US friends and cooperate with them stable region. the last few days, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Advisor HR McMaster. Mattis and Abdullah reaffirmed their continued strong support for the bilateral partnership, the Pentagon said. “They discussed measures to implement the president's South Asia strategy and efforts to ASADABAD : Eight members of advance mutual security and a family have been killed by a counterterrorism cooperation, as snowslide in eastern Kunar well as the importance of province, an official said on Friday. continuing crucial reforms,” The avalanche hit the family’s Pentagon spokesperson Dana W residence in the Bahadar village of White said. (Pajhwok) Chapa Dara district the other day, the police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News. Farid Dehqan said: “The snowslide killed 5 Taliban eight members of the hapless family, including three children.” eliminated, 2 In the Gulsak village of the same district, the police spokesman said, wounded in one person was wounded in a similar incident. Ghulam Ali Subat, Kunduz fighting disaster management chief for Kunar, confirmed the incidents and KUNDUZ CITY : Five militants said they were ready to assist the have been killed in a clash with victim families. (Pajhwok) police in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. A statement from the Police commander among 12 dead in Farah gunbattle ministry said the encounter happened during an operation against the insurgents in the FARAH CITY : Three policemen, the outskirts of the provincial in the gunbattle, which left another district late on Thursday. Two including a unit commander, have capital late Thursday night. five fighters wounded, he added. fighters were wounded. been killed in a clash with Police spokesman Iqbal Bahar Meanwhile, area residents also Kunduz police spokesman insurgents in western Farah told Pajhwok Afghan News three confirmed the clash. One Col. Safar Mohammad confirmed province, an official said on Friday. policemen, including unit inhabitant said three policemen lost the firefight, but said he did not At least nine police personnel commander, Col Dawood Baqizoy, their lives to the overnight battle. have any information about were wounded in the gunbattle that were killed in the firefight. However, he gave no further casualties. (Pajhwok) erupted in the Shamalgah area on Nine Taliban were also killed details. (Pajhwok)