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15 killed, 13 injured in Parwan suicide attack AT News Report KABUL: Fifteen people were killed and 13 more injured on Mon- day afternoon in a suicide blast carried out by the Taliban militants in northern Parwan province of the country. A security official in the KABUL: Deputy Chief of Army province, who wished anonymi- Staff Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad ty, told Afghanistan Times that the on Monday said the troops were suicide bomber was possibly riding ready for the spring offensive and a motorcycle targeted a local po- they were no more in a defensive lice commander and his bodyguards mode. He told a press briefing in Syagard district of the province. here that the Afghan forces were According to the source, 15 peo- fully prepared for future challeng- ple including the commander and es. He said the Ministry of De- and they had lost international eight civilians were killed and 13 fence was pulling out troops from support. He said another insur- more injured in the attack. The in- parts of the country to prevent gent group under the name of Is- jured were rushed to the provin- troops’ causalities in the upcom- lamic State (IS) emerged in recent cial hospital for treatment. Some ing spring offensive. Lt. Gen. years, but the outfit was defeat- of them are in critical condition. Murad said militants used all their ed by security forces with their The Taliban in a media statement resources in 2014-15 against the bravery. Murad said unlike pre- claimed that their bomber has country’s security forces to show vious winter seasons the securi- killed a local police commander and the international community they ty forces faced challenges this several of his men today afternoon were resurgent. He claimed the winter, but they were prepared in Parwan. Parwan is among rela- enemy sustained heavy causali- to face challenges ahead. tively calm provinces of the coun- ties in last year’s fighting season (Pajhwok) try. Afghan youngster develops m-gover- nance software JALALABAD : Land plots mea- the residential scheme consists of chased illegally and a mechanism the Afghanistan Freedom House suring 1,500 acres have been 8,000 plots. But only 5,000 plots was being worked out to retake the (AFH), an investigative institute. usurped by powerful individuals have been distributed to returning usurped plots and prevent such in- The survey titled ‘The Black Sea- on a township in the capital of east- families and the remaining plots cidents in future. He said the pro- son of Land Grabbing’ and ‘The ern Nangarhar province, an offi- have been occupied or sold by pow- vincial government was committed Consequences of Land Grabbing cial said on Monday. Refugee and erful individuals. To a question, to retaking the grab land and so far in Afghanistan’ cites credible in- Repatriation director Ghulam Hai- Faqiri said buyers of the grabbed dozens of land grabbers had been formation from government and dar Faqiri told reporters here that plots could not dare to name the detained. A new investigative report non-government organs. The sur- nearly 3,000 plots had been land grabbers. He said when offi- claims nearly two million acres of vey that interviewed 70 govern- grabbed in the Chamtali township cials arrived in the area, the land land was usurped by 15,800 indi- ment officials said usurping gov- area. The Chamtali Township was grabbers disappeared to avoid be- viduals in 18 provinces only under ernment and private properties has constructed for families who had ing arrested. The governor’s former president Hamid Karzai dur- a long history in Afghanistan but Pakistan has allegedly set up been built and destroyed several returned back to Afghanistaninfo- spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, ing the past 14 years. The survey in most of the public properties were An Afghan computer science checkpoints inside Afghanistan's times in the past. "We have threat- icon. Situated on the outskirts of said most plots in the Chamtali three chapters and 100 pages has grabbed during the last four years. student has developed new soft- territory in Bahramcha area of De- ened them that such actions will Jalalabad near Sara Rud district, Township had been grabbed or pur- been prepared in three months by (Pajhwok) ware for mobile governance - sho district of southern Helmand undermine the environment of which is said to be the first of its province, said members of Helmand trust between the two countries," kind in the country. The software provincial council. They claim that he said. Previously, Pakistan had 37 INSURGENTS which is known as 'Lemar' has the check posts have been set up built installations in bordering ar- KILLED IN KUNDUZ been designed by student Aqa three kilometers inside Afghani- eas in Paktika and Nangarhar prov- Malook, 22, over a 14-month stan's border. "Pakistanis still want inces. Even though officials con- AT News Report period and covers about 24 cate- to attack our soil. They have set stantly say that such issues should gories including elections, univer- posts in and have built military in- be resolved through diplomatic KABUL: Thirty-seven Taliban stallations in Bahramcha," said ways, the Ministry of Foreign fighters were killed and 25 oth- sity entrance exams and banking. Malook believes that using the Ataullah Afghan, a member of the Affairs (MoFA) said that they ers wounded during a series of council. Commander of 215 Mai- have not received any official let- clearance operations launched software in government institu- tions will help curb corruption wand Military Corps, Mohammad ter in this regard so far. "Although by the national army in north- ture. He said that mafia groups and the government remained silenced Moeen Faqir, confirmed that Paki- such remarks are being made, the ern Kunduz province, ministry AT Monitoring Desk within these departments. He powerful individuals were in- over the issue, the day would not says that election fraud during stan has set check posts inside Af- MoFA have not received any fresh of defense announced Monday. volved in land grabbing. “Common be far to see that public property ghanistan, but said that he had dis- reports and details from security “Afghan National Army KABUL: Ghazni police chief on presidential elections motivated Monday vowed to protect state- people cannot do so,” he said, re- usurped by the land mafia. A tribal him to do something extraordi- cussed the issue with Pakistani of- organizations recently in this re- (ANA) has conducted differ- ferring to the land grabbing. He did elder in Ghazni city, Khalilullah ficials. "I have discussed the issue gard," said Shekib Mustaghni, ent clearance operations against owned lands, which is increasing- nary. Despite the encouragement ly targeted by land grabbers. Warn- not disclose any names involved Hottak, said that besides Ghazni by domestic and international with them [Pakistani officials] and spokesman for the MoFA. Paki- Taliban insurgents in the Archi in the land grabbing. “At least City, public land had been usurped they have said they didn't do this. I stan has in the past built military district of Kunduz province,” ing land grabbers of strict action, organizations, so far no one has Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhil 150,000 acres of land had been il- in Jaghori, Malistan, Nahur, Gi- reached out to help expand the told them that both of us should installations in Angor Ada area of the ministry said in a statement. legally occupied by strongmen and lan, Maqur, Andar and Deh Yak visit the area in a helicopter and if Barmal district in Paktika prov- In these operations, 37 in- told newsmen that no one would software and its utilization, he dare to usurp government lands in mafia groups in the province,” a districts. He said private land of said. Key to this is the user needs the installations were not built, then ince. This move by Pakistan was surgents including two Paki- provincial council member, Abdul nomads had also been usurped. I am going to apologize, otherwise faced with a strong reaction from stani and three Tajik citizens the future as the police was ready to be in possession of an elec- to send behind bars the usurpers. Jamay Jamay, was quoted by Pa- This comes at a time when Afghan- tronic ID card to be able to use you should destroy the installations officials in Afghanistan. The were killed and 25 others were jhwok Afghan News as saying. He istan Freedom House on Sunday and if you don't do this, then we MoFA said that they have dis- injured, it added. He confirmed that thousands acres the software and not misuse it. of land had been grabbed in the said that public lands are still said that 1.9 million acres of state Currently only 150 people, are going to destroy them for you," cussed the issue with Pakistan of- The operations were con- grabbed and the government could lands have been grabbed by pow- he said. The army's Deputy Chief ficials and Pakistanis troops are ducted with the aim to foster province, but he warned that sim- mainly relatives and friends, of ilar crime committed in the past not prevent mafia groups from erful individuals in 18 provinces Malook are using the software.. of Staff, Gen. Murad Ali Murad, expected the leave the area soon. security in the district, accord- usurping the lands, adding that if in the past 10 years. said that such installations have (ToloNews) ing to the statement. would not be allowed in the fu- (ToloNews) Three army soldiers were also killed during operations, the statement underlined. Archi is an insecure district and Taliban militants carry out attacks against the security By Akhtar M. Nikzad “Taliban cruelly murder innocent people; behead civilians on travel forces, government servants KABUL: Amid efforts to encour- and civilians from time to time. and organize terrorist attacks Kabul electricity is likely to be offensive to clear Dand-e-Ghori age Taliban to peace talks, the La- against security forces. Therefore, reconnected by close of today as district. The pylons were trans- bor and Development Party (LDP) peace with such criminal group is believes that government’s endeav- the workers are busy repairing the ferring electricity to capital Kabul ENGLISH TRANS- unacceptable for people,” he men- damaged pylons destroyed by the from the neighboring Uzbekistan, ors in this regard are ineffective and tioned. The government had earli- LATION OF cannot ensure peace and stability er marked that it would conduct Taliban militants nearly a month the main source of power supply GHANI KHAN'S in the country. Head of the party peace talks with those Taliban who ago. Javid Faisal, spokesman for to the capital. Nawid Zulfaqar said Monday that accept the constitution and con- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Most of Kabul’s 5 million res- POEMS peace with Taliban would “never” demn terrorism and extremism. Abdullah Abdullah, told report- idents were left without electrici- ensure constant security and sta- Efforts are still followed by the ers in Kabul that the power lines ty after the cables were severed LAUNCHED bility in the country because the Quadrilateral Coordination Group have been fixed. Citing officials by the militants, with some resi- “sworn Taliban” are not interest- (QCG) of Afghanistan, Pakistan, from Da Afghanistan Breshna dents having only two hours of ed to negotiations with the gov- the United States and China. To- ernment and the Taliban delega- resulted to insecurities in the coun- Sherkat (DABS), Faisal further electricity a day. The operation in ernment. He said that people are day (Tuesday) the fourth meeting tions in the fourth round of peace try. He stressed that the interna- added that the electricity will like- Dand-e-Ghori was launched last thirsty for peace and stability, but of the QCG is scheduled to be held meeting. On the other hand, Zul- tional community donated millions ly be reconnected by the end of month amid concerns that the Tal- they never permit government to in Kabul. Afghan government is faqar said the government did not of dollars to the council to facili- the day. The electricity pylons iban militants were building safe initiate talks with Taliban insur- hopeful for the QCG to explore succeed to have direct talks with tate reconciliation process, but all were destroyed by the Taliban havens , training fighters and pro- gents who tyrannically murder in- ways for holding direct peace talks Taliban since the High Peace Coun- the aids were wasted for the pay- militants last month after the Af- curing for the upcoming offensives. nocent people by terrorist attacks. between representatives of gov- cil was formed in 2010, which also ment and privileges of ...P2 ghan security forces launched an (KhamaPress) NDS rescues hostage as kidnappers Ghor passengers’ massacre: Families demand public trial of killers demanded $1m ransom A hostage was released from the demanding a ransom of $1 million Suspected Taliban insurgents killed 14 passengers in Ghor last year The English translation of a col- restive Maidan Wardak province but was released during an opera- lection of poems by prominent of Afghanistan with the interfer- tion by the intelligence operatives By Farhad Naibkhel including three women and one Sayed Basir Mesbah, the nephew volved criminals, he added. “What Pashtun poet Ghani Khan was ence of the Afghan intelligence and was safely handed over to his KABUL: The families’ of the vic- child. They shot them dead at the of a martyr. “I require the govern- I felt is not sensible for those who launched at a special ceremony at operatives as the kidnappers de- family. tims and Civil Societies Network spot. Recently, the NDS has ar- ment to prosecute seriously the killed my innocent father on the the Ministry of Information and manded a ransom of $1 million for No further details were given on Monday praised National Di- rested the mastermind of the inci- case of the murderer and punish way in Ghor province,” said Sayed Culture on Monday. The collec- his release. The National Director- by NDS if any suspect was ar- rectorate of Security (NDS) forc- dent identified as Mawlawi Abdul him.” Speaking at a joint press Shoaib, son of another martyr. The tion is published in a 259 page ate of Security (NDS) said the hos- rested in connection to the abduc- es for arresting the mastermind of Rahman in Ghor. Families of the conference with civil society ac- detained mastermind of Ghor inci- book. ? Khan was the son of Khan tage was kept in Syedabad district tion of Ahmadullah. the Ghor passengers’ killing, and martyrs and Civil Societies Net- tivists in Kabul, Mesbah said that dent must be punished to dead Abdul Ghafar Khan, one of the after he was kidnapped by the un- Kidnap for ransom cases still urged government to trial the in- work asked the government to se- the accused murderer Abdul Rah- penalty, he insisted. Civil society founders of the nonviolence ideol- identified gunmen. Identified as continue in parts of the country dict publicly. Last year suspected riously prosecute the case and bring man must be transferred to Kabul activist Husain Anosh said that ogy on the Indian subcontinent. Ahmadullah son of Hamidullah, an despite the Afghan intelligence Taliban fighters stopped two bus- the captured criminal before pub- to prevent his probable chance of there were rumors of some plots Khan was fond of poetry and original resident of Syedabad dis- nabbed two MAFIA bosses in- es on their way to the western lic justice and give a lesson to oth- escape from Ghor jail. Beside to release Abdul Rahman. “The art, particularly painting. He spent trict, the hostage was kept in a shop volved in major kidnappings who province of Ghor. They checked er criminals. “Insurgents killed my punishment of the mastermind of government is required to serious- most of his life in India and the in Koh Sandawar district. were later executed by the govern- the passengers’ identities and uncle without on his way home in Ghor incident, the government ly prosecute the case.” Another United States. (ToloNews) NDS said the kidnappers were ment. (KhamaPress) dragged out 14 Hazara nationals Ghor province one year ago,” said must take steps to arrest other in- civil society activist ...P2 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Soala gazes at her prized high school diploma with tears in her eyes. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Zarghuna Ana high school in Kandahar province, she had dreamed of going on to study medicine. But her hopes were dashed when her father and older brother said that they would not allow her to carry on her education. As a doctor, Soala said, she would have been able to serve the wider society and help rebuild her country. Conservative traditions She said that only 14 incidents tions.” now meant that her studies were of girls being forced to curtail their Islamic scholar Maulawi Ab- at an end. studies taken had been reported to dul Bari Madani said that there “If I had known that they them over the last year, but the was no religious reason to prevent would not allow me to go on to numbers were clearly much high- girls and young women from pur- higher education, then maybe I er. Most cases of girls being de- suing their studies. would not have struggled so hard nied further education were sim- “The religion of Islam orders throughout the 12 years [of ply not reported. its followers to learn Islam never school],” she said. “I wanted to The chance to chance to con- prevents the education, where hi- serve the women of Kandahar in tinue studying was a human right, jab [modest dress] is observed,” the field of medicine after graduat- Sahar continued, and the commu- he said. ing from university. My father and nity needed to support talented Civil society activist Abdul older brother killed my hope. young women so that they can in Aziz Akrami said that one issue What good will this certificate do turn could go on to serve society. was the fact that, unlike high me now?” Zalmai Toryal, the head of the schools, colleges were co-educa- Soala’s older brother Asadul- teachers’ training institute of Kan- tional. lah said that he could not face the dahar, also said that many families “One of the reasons that many humiliation of friends teasing him in Kandahar refuse to allow female families in Kandahar that are not because his sister was allowed to family members to continue their willing to send their daughters to go to university. education. In addition to cultural universities and teacher training “My conscience cannot ac- traditions, Toryal said that con- centres is that there both girls and cept my young sister leaving the cerns over security led many fam- boys study together,” he said. “If house every day and studying to- ilies to prevent girls continuing classes for girls and boys were sep- gether with young men she does their studies. Another factor is that arated, this might help solve the not know in the same class,” he many young women end their ed- issue.” said. “I am also ashamed of my ucation when they get married. Toryal agreed that this might friends mocking me. If they say He said that 1,346 students encourage more young women to even one bad word about my sis- study at his institute, of which continue studying. He said that his ter, my honour won’t be able to only 321 are girls. institution was encouraging their bear it.” “If you look at the number of female staff to undertake more Access to education has im- our students, you will notice the teaching hours. proved significantly in the south- low level of female students at- “We also tried to give our fe- ern province of Kandahar since the tending the teacher training insti- male teachers more classes so that fall of the Taleban in 2001. But tute. Although we arranged spe- we can achieve a women- domi- even those families who send their cial facilities for them, still the fam- nated educational environment,” he daughters to school are often un- ilies are not ready to send their said. willing to allow them to continue daughters to academic institu- (IWPR Afghanistan) studying past the age of 15, let alone go on to higher education. Hazratmir Totakhail, the head Govt efforts to reconcile with... of Kandahar university, said that If one were to ask the general Amer- street artist in Afghanistan who is ly sending a message to the world a majority of people who believe a although 2,060 high school gradu- ican to picture Afghanistan, most getting a lot of attention recently, with them too, especially in the woman’s place is in the home. To ...P1 dozens of the council mem- as the new chairman and former ates had taken entrance exams to bers. He asked the government Vice President Karim Khalili as would probably see dilapidated and her name is Shamsia Hassani. United States. Right now, there is avoid most conflict, Hassani uses begin studying for a degree last ruins left behind after a barrage of She is the country’s first female an argument if burqas and hijabs a method she calls “dreaming graf- to revoke the peace council and deputy chief of peace council. year, only 230 of them were fe- stop “fake” talks with Taliban. The new appointments took bombs dropped by American street artist, and she uses her tal- should be banned. Conservatives fiti” in which she paints on digital male. forces. They would also probably ents to paint hijabs on walls to argue it is hard to identify people images of city structures. That “People never support peace place in response to the interna- The prospects for younger with sworn enemies of the hu- tional donors who announced see the stern faces of Afghani citi- express feminism. who wear such garments. They doesn’t mean Hassani does not go girls hoping to finish high school zens living in such a situation, day All one has to do is look at the paint scenarios of Islamic terror- out to paint though. When Has- manity because they are in the suspension aids to the council due are even starker. According to Kan- hands of Pakistan intelligence to lack of the leadership. The after day. Though such a view pictures of Shamsia Hassani’s ists traversing freely in public un- sani is out, she must be careful to dahar’s department of education, seems stereotypical, it is actually paintings in her gallery at the Kab- der the guise of wearing burqas and avoid not just the majority men- agency.” He asked the govern- Quadrilateral Coordination there are 75,000 girls currently at ment to hold an international con- Group is to specify the date of true as shown in recent pictures of ul Art Project to see just how tal- hijabs. Hassani wants to refute tioned above, but dangers left be- school in the province. However, the country’s urban areas. ented she is. Born in 1988, Has- those Western assumptions, as re- hind from war. A lone wall may sensus about reconciliation pro- direct talks with Taliban in at a statistics indicate that only a hand- cess and put pressure on Paki- time that the army withdrew from To this day, Afghanistan is still sani work has been featured inter- ported by Huffington Post. seem harmless, but there might be ful go on to finish high school. recovering from the onslaught of nationally. She even provides a “There are a lot of people landmines buried in the land Has- stan to refrain supporting Tali- Musa Qala and Nawzad districts Education spokesman Nazar ban. On Sunday, President of Helmand province and fight- Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wheth- statement on what she paints to around the world who think that sani must traverse to get to it. It is Mohammad Samimi told IWPR er Americans, or the world, be- the project too. the burqa is the problem. They also dangerous for Shamsia Has- Ashraf Ghani appointed jihadi ing is going on in various parts of that only 528 girls had graduated leader Pir Sayed Ahmad Gilani the country. lieves it was necessary or not, it “Usually I am painting wom- think that if women remove the sani to go out at night since that is from high school in the last aca- did leave the country mostly in en with burqas in modernism shape burqa, then they have no problems. the time the bombings happen. demic year, reflecting the fact that shambles. Fortunately, Afghani- on walls, I want to talk about their But this is not true. I feel that there Shamsia Hassani is the current art- many families did not allow girls stan has their fair share of creative life, to find some way to remove are lots of problems in Afghani- ist-in-residence at the Hammer to continue past year six of their Ghor passengers’ massacre... people, and some of them have them from darkness, to open their stan for women. For example, Museum in Los Angeles, Califor- education. taken to the ruined walls of their mind, to bring some positive when women cannot have access nia. Her graffiti series, “Secret,” ”Many families in Kandahar ...P1 Mohammad Farzan government neglect over punishment of crim- cities to express their beliefs changes, trying to remove all bad to education, this is more of a prob- “Birds of No Nation,” and “Once face this problem; and I think that inals will lead strengthening of criminals’ gang, therefore government through creative means. One group memories of war from everybody’s lem then wearing a burqa.” Proba- Upon a Time,” are featured there. this is worse in the districts,” must take legal actions against criminals to have achievement in the of artists, known as the “Art mind with covering sad city’s walls bly the most inspiring detail about Hassani is even up for the Artrak- agreed Shogofa Sahar, the head of aspect. Lords,” paint the walls of Afghan with happy colors.” Shamsia Hassani’s art isn’t the art er Award, which seeks to support the women’s affairs sections of the Civil society and victims’ families also issued a resolution in which cities as a means of helping to “heal Though women with burqas itself, but what she goes through artists working in conflict zones Afghanistan Independent Human they asked for the transfer of Abdul Rahman from Ghor to Kabul, his them,” as reported by Voice of may come off as a central theme to to express her artistic passion. or whose works deals with issues Rights Commission (AIHRC) in public trial, arrest of other involved criminals in the incident and America. However, there is one her art, Shamsia Hassani is actual- Hassani must constantly confront of conflict.—(Inquisitr) Kandahar. support the martyrs’ families. 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Nasir Ahmad Ahadi, Procurement Officer & Acting Director, Procure- Email: [email protected] ment Unit, 2nd floor, Ministry of Energy & Water, DarulAman Road, Kabul Afghanistan. Email: :[email protected] Tel : +93 (0)700686110 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES ZABUL WOMEN’S AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION KABUL : Tehran is ready to meet Afghanistaninfo-icon’s demand for QALAT : A number of womenin- fuel through the construction of a fo-icon in southern Zabul province terminal and a warehouse, an Ira- accuse the provincial Women’s nian official has said. Affairs Department of widespread Ali Osat Hashemi, governor corruption in its training pro- general for Sistan-Balochistan grammes, but the department head province, was quoted as saying by rejects the allegation. Attending a a news agency that Iran would training workshop at the women’s transport fuel to the energy-defi- affairs department, a number of cient neighbour through pipelines. women claimed financial corrup- Given its capacity for loading EMERGENCY tion was being committed in their and unloading transit commodities, training programmes. One of them, the Chabahar Port could emerge as CALLS Aqila, told Pajhwok Afghan News a commercial hub for Afghan and that half of the funds an aid-giving Iranian traders, he believed. Police agency had provided for work- Hashemi made the remarks at shops on agricultural issues were a recent a meeting with visiting being pocketed by the women’s Afghan Consul-General Abdul 100 - 119 affairs director. She said on every Rahim Nikpour in the capital of agricultureinfo-icon issue a two- Zahedan province, according to Hospitals day workshop was being orga- IRNA. More than 100 Afghan nized and each participating wom- merchants and companies are ac- FMIC Hospital an was given 500 afghanis per day, tive in Chabahar, showing the com- but the second day money went mercial opportunities offered by Behind Kabul Medical to the director. Another woman, the port located near the Gulf of University: Bakht Bibi, claimed she was told Oman. (Pajhwok) prior to the start of the workshop 0202500200-+93793275595 to give half of the money she re- ceives to the director, otherwise Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital her name would be removed from the list of workshop participants. AFGHANISTAN Pule Bagh-e- Umomi Anar Kali, another participant of 070263672 the training workshops, said she was extremely poor and was strug- NOT SAFE FROM gling with financial hardships, but Khairkhana Hospital the women’s affairs director pock- 0799-321007 eted her one day’s money. These CYBER women said they had time and again 2401352 registered their complaints against GARDEZ : The governor of south- the director, but corruption con- eastern Paktia province on Mon- tinued. An official of a charity foun- day vowed to eliminate adminis- THREATS: NSC Indira Gandhi Children dation, Khushal Charity Founda- trative corruption and introduce Hospital, Wazir Akbar tion, Shabana Khushal told Pajh- corrupt officials to the attorneys. wok Afghan News that they had Nasratullah Arsala expressed ADVISOR Khan, Kabul 2301372 also received complaints against the these views during a meeting with women’s affairs director. She said civil societyinfo-icon activists and yesterday the women’s affairs di- tribal elders at his office in Gar- Ibn-e- Seena rector thrashed a woman after she dez, the provincial capital. demanded rickshaw fare from the He said high-ranking officials Pul-e-Artan, Kabul director who the woman said had lacking the capacity to work ef- 2100359 pocketed her money being given fectively had been removed and to participants of the workshops. efforts were in place to improve Khushal said the poor woman had the administrative affairs. Wazir Akbar Khan been injured in the foot by the di- The governor pledged to refer Hospital rector. Over the past two months, soon some top provincial govern- the training workshops have been ment and military officials involved 2301741, 2301743 taking place as part of the Region- in corruption to the attorney’s of- al Agricultural Development Pro- fice for further investigations and gram-South (RADP-South) aimed proceedings. In the past three Ali Abad to advance food security, regener- KABUL: Chief advisor to the Na- lenges in this regard. He said the months, six employees of the edu- tional Security Council on Sunday Afghan government was duty- Shahrara, Kabul ate agribusiness and boost agricul- cationinfo-icon department and ture sector jobs and incomes. The said Afghanistaninfo-icon was not bound to develop the capacity 2100439 four policemen have been intro- safe from cyber crimes that threat- needed to deal with cyber United States Agency for Interna- duced to the attorney’s office af- tional Development (USAIDinfo- ened the country’s important na- threats, calling the establishment ter they were accused of corrup- tional economic, security and cul- of the IT Competence research icon)-funded programme is being tion. (Pajhwok) Malalai Maternity managed by DAI, an international ture foundations. centre a positive step in this re- NSC advisory office head Dr. gard. The German-funded centre Hospital development organization. One of Afghanistan beats the programme’s monitors, Balqis, Afghanistan to harvest 4,000 Mohammad Aziz Hakimi told this cost one million Euros. Berlin- 2201377/ 2301743 said the allegation of corruption in Hong Kong by 66 runs while inaugurating the first-ever based technical university teach- the ongoing workshops was right kg saffron this year: Ministry Information Technology Research er and head of the IT Compe- Banks and that soon a decision in this re- Afghanistan on Monday beat Centre (IT Competence) in Kab- tence centre, Dr. Nazir Peroz said Hong Kong by 66 runs in the Asia ul. “Many developed countries the centre provided innovation gard would be taken. Balqis, who Da Afghanistan Bank was in southern Kandahar prov- Cup T20 qualifiers in Bangladesh. face cyber threats and Afghanistan opportunities to IT students and ince, told Pajhwok Afghan News Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad is also not safe from them,” he said. teachers. German Ambassador in 2100302, 2100303 over the telephone that she close- Nabi ensured that Afghanistan However, he said the Afghan Kabul Markus Potzel said stayed in the hunt for the main government had prepared an anti- through the important centre, ly monitored the workshops two draw of the Asia Cup, beginning Bakhtar Bank days ago in Zabul after complaints. cyber crime strategy which was in information technology ideas Wednesday. Najibullah scored 60 the phase of being implemented. could be regulated and extended 0776777000 She said she had prepared a report off 35 balls to lead Afghanistan to which she would soon forward to He said the spy service and the across the country. He said the 178. Afghanistan, however, need Ministry of Telecommunication centre would serve like a bridge Azizi Bank the officials concerned for a deci- Oman to beat UAE in the second sion. But the women’s affairs di- and IT had a key role in imple- between the people and experts. match of the day Monday to qual- mentation of the anti-cyber crime Higher Educationinfo-icon 0799 700900 rector denied any type of corrup- ify. ESPN reported that Hong tion in her department and reject- strategy, which was approved by Minister Farida Momand Pashtany Bank Kong's openers blasted off in the the National Security Council ear- thanked Germany for its assis- ed the allegations against her as a Officials from the ministry of ag- provided training to at least 200 chase, reeling off 50 by the sixth 2102908, 2103868 conspiracy of her rivals. Sadiqa over. But Nabi soon struck with lier this year. tance with Afghanistan in diverse riculture and irrigation have said farmers on how to help them cul- He said the strategy was aimed fields and said the new centre Jalal told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghanistan will harvest 4,000 tivate the herb and it has also tak- his third ball to break the thriving she had committed no corruption stand when he pinned Shah lbw at identifying threats and finding would support the capacity of Air Services kg of saffron this year as farmers en more inclusive programs to ex- solutions to current and future chal- innovators and their work. in any project since taking office across the country continue to cul- pand saffron cultivation. Mean- for 29. (ToloNews) as the provincial women’s affairs tivate the valuable herb. They said while a number of experts have said Safi Airways director four years ago. She said if that this year saffron will be culti- that Afghan saffron maintains a she wanted to take money, she vated over 900 hectors of land in prominent reputation in world 020 22 22 222 would take it from the NGO not 24 provinces as government is tak- markets, calling on the government Falcons among 27 rare from the poor women. “I have nev- ing measures to provide technical to undertake inclusive measures to Ariana er committed corruption and and financial cooperation to farm- develop the field through effective would not commit in future.” She ers. "Based on the statistics, this marketing systems. It is said that 020-2100270 also rejected if she had beaten a year more than 4,000 kg of saffron Afghanistan's climate and soil are birds released in Farah woman for not giving her money, will be harvested which shows a ideal to grow saffron. Based on sta- Kam Air saying violence was not their visible increase compared to pre- tistics, Afghanistan can produce 0799974422 norm. The director said the wom- vious years," Lutfullah Rashid, more saffron than any other saf- an might have been misguided or spokesman for the ministry of ag- fron producing country if neces- provoked by her rivals to accuse riculture said. sary support is provided to farm- Hotels her of corruption. (Pajhwok) He said that the ministry has ers. (ToloNews) Safi Landmark DUPREE HONOURED FOR CATALOGUING 020-2203131 AFGHAN HERITAGE SITES SERENA 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 Exchange Rate Purchase:

from the museum’s collection had One US$ = been destroyed during the Taliban- FARAH CITY : A Qatari charity The Qatari organization would projects in Farah and work on 69.04Afs info-icon regime. organization on Monday released release each year from 500 to 1000 some is underway. A newly con- Nancy Dupree, director of the 27 rare and endangered birds into birds under agreement with the structed mosqueinfo-icon in Farah One Pound Sterling= Afghan Centre at Kabulinfo-icon the wild in western Farah prov- Afghan Ministry of Agriculture- City by the Qatari organistion was 98.10Afs University, said Mullahinfo-icon ince to increase their populations. info-icon and Environmentinfo- inaugurated a day earlier. One Euro = Mohammad Omar had not ap- The birds released included icon Protection Agency. Speaking at the inauguration proved the Taliban cabinet deci- falcons, Shaheen falcons, hawks Under the agreement, the Qa- ceremony, Farah governor Mo- 76.28Afs sion to blow up the Bamyan Bud- and eagles by Al-Gharafa charity tari organization would increase the hammad Asif Nang said the pres- 1000 Pak Rs = dha statue. Following the Taliban’s organisation’s head Sheikh Ali Al- population of the rare birds, but ence of Arab traders was in the in- 692Afs ouster from power in 2001, the na- Sani in Kafar Qala area of Farah they could hunt down 30 percent terest of Farah. tional museum launched efforts to City, the provincial capital. of the birds as well. He said the Qatari organiza- Sale: catalogue artifacts with help from Farah educationinfo-icon direc- For the past few years, Arab tion had inked agreements with One US$ = PESHAWAR : A strong sense of danger Islam,” said Noor Agha international organisations, said tor Eng. Manan Matin told Pajh- nationals have been visiting Af- Afghanistan for projects concern- wok Afghan News the charity or- ghanistaninfo-icon, particularly ing environment projection, agri- 69.24 Afs public ownership of archeological Noori told participants of an event Abdul Hafiz Latify, another ar- One Pound Sterling= sites is essential to ensure the suc- on preserving national heritage in chaeologist. Noted writer Ahmed ganization would release another Farah province, for hunting birds culture, residential apartments, all cess of preservation, an official of Pakistaninfo-icon’s Lahore city. Rashid, who moderatedthe event, 150 rare birds next Thursday in in defiance of a ban imposed in costing $160 million. 98.90Afs the National Museum of Afghani- Over 120,000 stolen artifacts presented Dupree a lifetime Farah. He said the organization had compliance with a presidential de- He said $20 million of the One Euro= staninfo-icon says. have been returned to the museum achievement in recognition of her brought some of the birds from cree. money would be spent in Farah 76.88 Afs Qatar and had reared others in The Qatari organization has province on agriculture develop- “People should be made to since the start of excavation ef- contribution to cataloguing heritage 1000 Pak Rs= 650Afs understand that statues don’t en- forts. He alleged 2,500 statues sites in Afghanistan. Farah. carried out a number of welfare ment. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

In India, 19 people have died and the capital New Delhi is facing se- vere water shortages after week- end protests over caste division triggered widespread looting and arson. Indian protesters demanding better conditions for their caste said they had accepted a state govern- ment offer to reinstate quotas for highly sought after government jobs and university places, after days of riots that left 19 dead. "We have accepted the govern- ment offer and are in the process of consulting other Jat leaders to arrive at a consensus before decid- ing about calling off the agitation today," said Yashpal Malik, head of a group of organisations repre- senting the Jat caste. Members of the rural Jat caste protesting north of New Delhi ear- lier sabotaged one of the capital's key water supplies, prompting severe restrictions. The country's army took con- trol of the canal which supplies 60 per cent of the city's water after protesters blocked it, the state's chief minister said, raising hope that a water crisis in the metropo- lis of more than 20 million people could be averted. PK Das from the Haryana state government said another 200 people were injured BEIJING: Pakistan was the tenth F-16 fighter jets from the US to of major arms by France and Ger- in the protests, saying the violence largest arms importer in the world Pakistan, saying, "We disagree with many, the fourth and fifth largest appeared to have abated with cur- in 2015, down one spot from num- their rationale that such arms trans- weapons exporters, fell over the fews lifted in some districts. "There ber nine the previous year, a mili- fers help to combat terrorism". same period. were a few clashes in parts of Bhi- tary think tank database reveals, The US rejected India's con- "The Chinese until ten years wani district overnight, where a while Saudi Arabia was the leading cerns, claiming the transfer was ago were only able to offer low- curfew is still on, but the curfew thousands of troops were sent to Court reclassified the Jats as an India's strong economic growth. arms importer in the world, fol- made in the interest of regional sta- tech equipment. That has changed," has been lifted in other districts," quell the demonstrations. "upper caste" group, meaning they India sets aside a proportion lowed closely by India. bility and counter-terrorism ef- said Siemon Wezeman, Senior Re- he said. "Most of the road links The Jat caste had demanded no longer qualify for a guaranteed of jobs and university places for The Stockholm International forts. searcher with the SIPRI Arms and have been restored in the state and changes to a contentious policy quota of government jobs tradition- Dalits, known as "untouchables", Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The largest exporter of arms Military Expenditure Programme. we hope to be in control of the which allocates public sector jobs ally reserved for the country's dis- and for other so-called "backward database shows India was the top to India is Russia with arms trans- "The equipment that they produce situation by the end of the day." to the traditionally disadvantaged advantaged classes. castes", under measures intended arms importer in 2014. fers worth $1,964m, followed by is much more highly advanced than Transport was disrupted, members of Indian society. Members of the Jat caste say to remedy centuries of discrimina- Trend indicator values of im- Israel and the United States (US) ten years ago, and attracts interest schools and factories closed and A year ago, India's Supreme they struggle to find work despite tion. ports of arms in Pakistan 2014 and with $316m and $302m in trans- from some of the bigger markets." 2015 in millions of dollars at con- fers respectively. China has invested billions stant prices. Trend indicator val- Know more: 'Disappointed' developing its homegrown weap- ANTI-INDIA ues of imports of arms in Pakistan India summons US ambassador ons industry to support its grow- SLOGANS BY JNU 2014 and 2015 in millions of dol- over sale of F-16s to Pakistan ing maritime ambitions in the lars at constant prices. Pakistan A SIPRI report on global arms South China Sea and the Indian STUDENTS spent $735 million on arms im- transfers shows China has almost Ocean, and also with an eye to- ports in 2015. In comparison, In- doubled its weapons exports in the ward foreign markets for its com- Questioning the feasibility of Free- without much marketing expens- tage of economies of scale, Ring- ‘DEFINITELY dia imported arms worth $3,078m. past five years as the world's third- paratively low cost technology. dom 251, Datawind CEO Suneet es" is allowing them to deliver the ing Bells has to be of the likes of AMOUNTS’ TO The largest exporter of arms largest weapons exporter poured Its total military budget in Singh Tuli trashed the explanation world's cheapest smartphone. It is Samsung in the market. The prom- to Pakistan in 2015 was China, capital into developing an ad- 2015 was 886.9 billion yuan given by Noida-based startup questionable as to what impact ise of just delivering 25 lakh units SEDITION: N with arms transfers worth $565 vanced arms manufacturing indus- ($141.45 billion), up 10pc from a Ringing Bells that domestic manu- does online sales and marketing online and another 25 lakh units million, followed by the United try. year earlier. facturing have allowed them to of- have on the actual cost of compo- offline is not that big to have such SANTOSH HEGDE States (US) with $66m in arms Chinese exports of major arms, In 2011 to 2015, China's arms fer the world's cheapest smart- nents or the total bill of materials. a drastic impact on the making Former Solicitor General of India transfers. which excludes most light weap- imports fell 25pc compared with phone for just Rs 251 or less than During the launch, Chadha while costs. Also, it is absurd to hear that N Santosh Hegde today said he is Pakistan is also China's larg- onry, grew by 88pc in 2011-2015 the previous five year period, sig- $4. "Firstly, make in India is actu- justifying the price of Freedom 251 online sales will have an impact on in “favour” of the sedition law as est buyer for arms, accounting for compared to the earlier five-year nalling a growing confidence in the ally assemble in India. While local said, "The cost of making one unit the bill of materials. some “restrictions” are needed to 35 per cent of total arms sales in timeframe, SIPRI said. country's homegrown weaponry assembling is the first step towards of the smartphone is around Rs " Commenting on the 'make in In- stop people from abusing and talk- the country, followed by Bang- The country still accounted for despite key areas of weakness, the local manufacturing, it is impossi- 2,000. By making in India, this dia' advantage, Tuli said, "In reali- ing against the country. ladesh and Myanmar. only 5.9pc of global arms exports report said. ble to have such a huge impact on price goes down by Rs 400. Then ty, make in India costs more than The retired Supreme Court Close military ties between from 2011-2015, well behind the China still needs to import the bill of materials," Tuli said. we will sell online only. So, this made in China. judge argued that the act of some Pakistan and China have some- US and Russia, by far the world's weapons including large transport Ringing Bells president Ashok pulls down the price by Rs 400 Local assembly simply provides JNU students, who allegedly times stoked tensions with India, two largest arms exporters. The aircraft, helicopters as well as en- Chadha in an interview with The further. We are sure that this smart- some duty benefits. However, in termed the execution of Parliament which is seeking to boost its own US exported $10,484m in arms in gines for aircraft, vehicles and Times of India said that the com- phone will be in a lot of demand. no way can it help Ringing Bells attack convict Afzal Guru as “ju- homegrown weapons industry and 2015, while Russia exported ships, according to the report. pany would not only sell the smart- We are assuming to save around reduce the cost by around Rs 400 dicial murder” and raised anti-In- has long objected to other coun- $5,483m during the same time pe- China, the world's second larg- phone for Rs 251 but also make a Rs 500 from this economy of scale. per unit for a Rs 2,000 smart- dia slogans, “definitely amounts” tries forging defence deals with riod. est economy, signed deals in 2015 profit of Rs 31 from each unit. At last, we wait for our platform phone." Amidst all apprehension, to sedition. Pakistan. The US and Russia saw weap- to buy air defence systems and two Chadha primarily stressed that to grow, so, that we can make mon- the Aakash maker summarised the JNU Students Union Presi- Earlier this month, India raised ons exports grow by 27pc and dozen combat jets from Russia, its "economies of scale, domestic ey from other services." In reply entire hype around Freedom 251 dent Kanhaiya Kumar was arrest- concerns regarding the sale of eight 28pc respectively, while exports largest arms supplier. manufacturing and online sales to this, Tuli said, "To take advan- by saying. ed on sedition charges earlier this month. Five students, accused of sedition and missing for days, sur- faced on the JNU campus last India set to seal major power night. “I believe in sedition law. I am a patriot. Any patriot cannot go on abusing the country. There are deal in Bangladesh, beating China certain parameters,” the former Karnataka Lokayukta said. “Many people think differently in NEW DELHI: State-run Bharat seal the contract. bids for infrastructure projects in tivists warning that the movement this country whose allegiance is Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is On Friday, Libor stood at 1.13 the region in recent years, with of coal posed a threat to the near- with some other country or some poised to seal a contract to build a percent for a dollar loan for a year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra by Sundarbans, the world's largest other group..if democracy has to $1.6 billion power plant in Bang- "Exim is very positive about Modi pushing for a greater engage- mangrove forests. survive, then there should be some ladesh, beating out a Chinese com- it, very bullish about it and look- ment with smaller neighbours af- They said the government had restrictions on the people talking petitor in the latest commercial ing to taking this forward," David ter years of neglect. acquired the land and pressed on against the country. tussle between the region's two Rasquinha, the bank's deputy man- The loss of the power project with the power station even be- “Forget all other things. You dominant powers. aging director, told Reuters of the is the second setback for China, fore the environmental assessment criticise the government, criticise After China's recent success in Khulna project. after Japan muscled into Bang- was completed. the individuals, criticise the sys- pushing development projects in It would be the biggest foreign ladesh's port sector last year, of- "This will have a devastating tem. Patriotism can never be criti- Sri Lanka, a breakthrough in Bang- project by an Indian power firm, fering 80 percent financing on easy and irreversible impact on the cised,” he said. ladesh would be welcome news for eclipsing a plant already built in terms for a seaport, barely 25 km Sundarbans, its ecology and biodi- Hegde said he does not believe Indian officials who have long fret- Rwanda and a planned one in Sri from a $8 billion deep water port versity," said Anu Mohammad, in the previous judgement of the ted over Beijing's encroachment on Lanka. that Beijing was negotiating to con- secretary of the National Commit- Supreme Court that says mere talk to territory it considers its own Officials at China's Harbin struct. tee to Protect Oil, Gas, Power, is not sedition and should be fol- back yard. who dealt with the bid were not The proposed power plant Port and Mineral Resources. lowed by actions, something con- India believes Bangladesh is a immediately available for com- will have two units of 660 MW "We need power but not at the trary to law. part of a "String of Pearls" China ment. But an employee in the af- that will generate power for local cost of Sundarbans." “I don’t believe in that judge- is building across the Indian Ocean ter-sale service department said: consumption. Nearly two-fifths of Bangladesh Finance Minister ment. Sedition means propagating that stretches from Gwadar port "The company has been involved Bangladesh's 160 million people do Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, how- some views which are against the in Pakistan to Djibouti on the Af- in many such tenders, it is very not have access to electricity, ac- ever, told reporters recently that nation. As long as the judgement rican coast where it is building a normal - either we win or lose the cording to the World Bank. the necessary steps had been tak- of the Supreme Court is there, I Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on actionary forces, but nothing can naval base. bids." SECOND SETBACK In- The project, though, has raised en to reduce the impact on the en- am bound to say its the law of the Monday said that there is no ho- justify oppression.” After years of negotiations, dia and China have stepped up environmental concerns, with ac- vironment. day today. I am one of those per- nour in honour killing and steps Such despicable practices are BHEL will sign a contract to build sonswho would say that the judge- are afoot to bring about legislative repugnant to the teachings of Is- a 1,320-megawatt (MW) thermal ment should be changed,” Hegde and administration changes for lam, and for that matter, any other power station in Khulna in south- said, citing events in JNU after the women in Pakistan. religion. Islam grants full rights to ern Bangladesh on Feb. 28, offi- Nepal does not play India or February 9 controversial event, “We are proud of Sharmeen women with the Quran and the cials in New Delhi and Dhaka said. including violence in Patiala Obaid-Chinoy’s significant Prophet (PBUH) giving clear di- China's Harbin Electric Inter- House. achievement and her work is an rections for the same, Nawaz said. national Company Ltd, which has China card: KP Sharma Oli “You can’t meddle with patri- inspiration for the cause of social “We are striving to give wom- power projects in Iran, Turkey and otism. Everything is alright (but) change for women worldwide,” the en their rightful place in the soci- Indonesia among others, lost the NEW DELHI: Nepalese Prime in the past few months following Madhesi community, Swaraj "reit- patriotism can never be compro- premier said. The premier was ad- ety, both economically and politi- bid on technical grounds, said a Minister K P Sharma Oli today the promulgation of the Constitu- erated" her gratitude to Oli for hav- mised,” Hegde said. dressing a gathering at the screen- cally and end all sorts of violence Bangladesh official, speaking on said his country does not play In- tion. In my meetings with Presi- ing put in place a political mecha- He strongly sought to counter ing of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s against them and bring the perpe- condition of anonymity since he dia or China "card" and there is dent, Vice President, Prime Min- nism to address their concerns. those who favour junking the cen- Oscar-nominated documentary “A trators of attacks on them to jus- was not authorised to talk to jour- "no question" of favouring one ister and all other leaders I tried to "This is the power of democracy tury-old sedition law saying it’s Girl in the River: The price for for- tice,” the PM added. Let’s call ho- nalists. over the other as it is not a viable clarify what we did in the past few that we resolve our issues through an archaic legislation and a relic of giveness” at PM Secretariat. nour killings pre-meditated mur- But Anwarul Azim, a spokes- "policy option". "Misunderstand- months, what our intentions were political dialogue." Touching upon British colonialism. “What about Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s der: Sharmeen Pakistan has repre- man for the Bangladesh-India ings" between India and Nepal "do and how we want to advance as a the country's relations with its Indian Penal Code. How old is it? documentary bags Oscar nomina- sentation of women in all walks of Friendship Power Company Lim- not" persist anymore, Oli said, nation. "Having exchanged views northern neighbour China, Oli said You scrap Indian Penal Code be- tion life and they are even lawmakers, ited, a joint venture set up to build terming it as the "most important" with them I am convinced that there was no "basis" to the percep- cause somebody is involved in a “More than the awards, Chi- the premier added. PM Nawaz the coal-fired plant, said BHEL outcome of his first visit to India whatever misundertsanding was tion that Nepal "uses this or that crime? (and wants it to be noy’s greater contribution lies in also commended the Oscar-win- was the lowest bidder. after assuming office in last Octo- there does not perisist anymore. card". "There is no question about scrapped). Its a 230-year-old act. her choice of her themes which are ning filmmaker for her remarkable The Indian government's exter- ber. He made the remarks while This in my view is the most im- aligning with the one or the other. You change it,” Hegde said, react- technically difficult and socially success. Earlier, addressing the nal lending arm, the Exim Bank, delivering the 21st Sapru House portant outcome of my visit," Oli We cannot do it and it is not a viable ing angrily to suggestions in some challenging,” the PM said. gathering, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has backed up BHEL's offer with Lecture of the Indian Council of said. Oli, who is the first Prime policy option either. As neighbours quarters on scrapping the sedition “She [Sharmeen Obaid] has said, “Speaking the truth is diffi- nearly 70 percent funding of the World Affairs here which was pre- Minister under the newly adopt- we continue to have good relations law. “There are ways and means drawn our attention to the dark cult in Pakistan but the courage project's costs at a soft interest rate sided over by External Affairs ed Constitution of Nepal, said "in- with both and one is not compara- of saying it. There are people who side of societal behaviour; some- given by my father enabled me to of around 1 percent above Libor, Minister Sushma Swaraj and at- termittent" issues between two ble to the other," he said. When es- say they don’t believe in death thing about some of us choose to take the initiative.” Sharmeen said the leading global benchmark for tended by top members of the vis- countries and governments sential supplies from India were hit sentence. But I would ask them a remain uninformed,” he added. that her father stood with her to- pricing transactions, an Indian gov- iting Nepalese delegation. "The "should not lead us" to actions that by the Madhesi agitation, Nepal question. What happens to the “The long struggle for rights wards her ambition and she was ernment official said. main mission of my coming to In- are unwarranted and impact peo- was reportedly exploring option of fundamental right of a victim who of women across culture and ages happy that the film was being He declined to be named, say- dia was to clear misunderstanding ple's daily lives adversely. On re- getting petroleum products and oth- died? Who was killed by some- has always been challenged by re- screened in Pakistan. ing the two sides were about to and apprehensions that surfaced solving the issues flagged by the er supplies from China. body else. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief

Lebanese justice minister Ashraf Rifi resigns Lebanon’s justice minister Ashraf Rifi resigned on Sunday, citing reasons related to former ternational community and the minister Michel Samaha being United States first, to end the stale- freed on bail last month and not mate in the peace process between being brought to trial, Al Ara- Palestinians and Israelis and to biya News Channel reported. move towards a two-state solu- Rifi also cited “unaccept- tion". able practices” being carried out American diplomats said Ker- by Lebanese Shiite movement ry and Abdullah also discussed the Hezbollah's “statelet and its al- Syrian conflict. lies,” according to the Daily Kirby said Kerry had stressed Star Lebanon. to Abbas Washington's commit- The outgoing minister ac- ment to seeking a sustainable two- cused Hezbollah of breaking up state solution "and to working with the state and placing Lebanon's all parties to that end". ties with Arab nations in the "He also reiterated our policy "worst dangers," the news site on the illegitimacy of Israeli set- added. tlements," Kirby said. Earlier this week, Rifi an- U.S.-brokered peace talks be- nounced that he had decided to tween Israel and the Palestinians refer Samaha’s case the Inter- collapsed in April 2014 and the national Criminal Court, accus- prospects of fresh dialogue have ing some members of the cabi- appeared increasingly remote. net of blocking the referral of Some analysts say Palestinian the proceedings to Lebanon's frustration with Israeli occupation Judicial Council. and settlement building in the West Samaha was freed on bail U.S. Secretary of State John Ker- an American and an Eritrean, ac- olence, incitement and inflamma- Bank, the complete lack of after serving a jail term for smug- ry met Palestinian president Mah- cording to an Agence France-Presse tory rhetoric," State Department progress in peace efforts and their gling explosives into Lebanon moud Abbas Sunday and discussed count. spokesman John Kirby said. own fractured leadership have fed from Syria and planning attacks, tensions between Israelis and Pal- At the same time, 176 Pales- Kerry was in Jordan where he the unrest. the national news agency said. estinians in the West Bank and tinians have been killed by Israeli also met King Abdullah II, a key On Thursday, the Palestinians Samaha was sentenced to Jerusalem, the U.S. State Depart- forces, most while carrying out US ally in the fight against the Is- welcomed an initiative put forward 4-1/2 years in prison in May, ment said. attacks but others during clashes lamic State group, in the southern by France for an international having been detained since Au- Since October 1, Palestinian and demonstrations. port of Aqaba. Middle East peace conference, a gust 2012. A jail year in Leba- knife, gun and car-ramming attacks "The secretary continued to A palace statement said the proposal which Israeli Benjamin non is nine months. have taken the lives of 27 Israelis, urge for calm and a decrease in vi- king stressed "the need for the in- Netanyahu dismissed. A military court released him on bail, secured by 150 million Lebanese pounds London’s Boris ($100,000). Bombings claimed by ISIS in the Syria’s largest city and commer- Johnson backs Britain Syrian cities of Damascus and cial hub. Syrian insurgents, includ- Homs killed nearly 130 people on ing Western-backed rebels, seized ‘One in five’ British leaving 28-nation EU Sunday, highlighting the threat several neighborhoods in 2012. posed by the extremists as the The heavy fighting near Alep- A new battle for Britain erupted girls sexually country’s warring factions fight for po led to collapse of peace talks Sunday, with London Mayor Boris the northern city of Aleppo and earlier this month. World powers Johnson saying he would join the harassed in school world powers chase an elusive later agreed on a “cessation of hos- campaign to encourage Britain to cease-fire. tilities” to begin within a week, but At least one in five British leave the European Union. The The blasts came as Secretary the deadline passed with no letup women experienced unwanted move posed a direct challenge to of State John Kerry said that a in the fighting. sexual contact while they were Prime Minister David Cameron, “provisional agreement” has been Kerry has since reached out to in school, a children’s charity who has launched a major push to reached on a cessation of hostili- his Russian counterpart, and dur- reported on Monday, and of keep his country within the 28- ties that could begin in the next ing a visit to Jordan on Sunday, that number, nearly half said the nation bloc. few days. But he acknowledged said they had struck a “provision- abuse was frequent. The popular, raffish Johnson that it’s not finalized and all par- al agreement” and must now reach After surveying more than immediately becomes the most ties might not automatically com- out to the opposing sides on the 2,000 women in Britain, Plan prominent Conservative Party ply. ground. Russia is a key ally of UK found that 22 percent had politician to break ranks with fel- A series of blasts ripped Assad’s government, while the experienced sexual touching, low Conservative Cameron’s vi- through the Sayyida Zeinab sub- U.S. backs some of the rebels fight- groping, flashing or rape during sion of the best course for Britain urb of Damascus, killing at least ing to overthrow him. their school years. in a June 23 referendum on EU 83 people and wounding more than Kerry declined to go into the Around 60 percent of membership. 170, the official SANA news agen- details of the agreement, saying it women who said they were sex- The referendum has divided cy said. The Britain-based Syrian “is not yet done.” ually harassed as a child have Cameron’s Conservative Party - Observatory for Human Rights, “The modalities for a cessa- never reported the incident. while most in his Cabinet back his which relies on local Syrian activ- tion of hostilities are now being “School should be a com- wish to stay, several Cabinet mem- ists, said the blasts killed 62. SANA completed,” Kerry said, adding pletely safe space. When sexu- bers oppose his stance and are cam- said the bombs went off near that it was “possible over the al harassment happens in paigning for the country to break schools during the afternoon rush course of these next hours.” schools, it dramatically reduc- free of EU bureaucracy - a so-called hour. Assad meanwhile said his gov- es girls’ ability to engage in all “Brexit.” A general view shows the site ernment was ready to take part in of their opportunities,” Lucy The decision of Johnson, a of a two bomb blasts in the gov- a truce as long as it is not used by Russell, Plan UK campaign two-term mayor who has been ernment-controlled city of Homs, militants to reinforce their posi- manager, told the Thomson touted as a possible future prime Syria, in this handout picture pro- tions. Reuters Foundation. minister, deals a blow to Cam- vided by SANA on February 21, “We announced that we’re “It can deeply affect some- eron’s hopes of a united front ahead 2016. (Reuters) ready,” Assad told Spain’s El Pais body’s confidence. Obviously of what is expected to be a hard- The neighborhood is home to newspaper in remarks published it can have serious physical fought referendum. The Specialized Criminal Court of ing very important and dangerous al-Qatif. 4- Working on the recruit- one of Shiite Islam’s holiest Sunday. harm, depending on the act. And “The last thing I wanted was Riyadh on Sunday presented a list information related to the military ment of people that work in State shrines, which his heavily guarded “It’s about preventing other that means perhaps they’ll start to go against David Cameron or of accusations prepared by the field. apparatus for the purpose of es- by Lebanon’s Hezbollah move- countries, especially Turkey, from dropping out [of school]. It can the government, but after a great Bureau of Investigation and Pub- 2- Divulging secrets regarding pionage and spying for the benefit ment and other Shiite militiamen sending more recruits, more terror- have long-term knock on effects deal of heartache I don’t think there lic Prosecution (BIP) against 32 defense strategies and seeking to of the Iranian intelligence, prepar- from Iraq and elsewhere. Hezbol- ists, more armaments, or any kind for their education.” is anything else I can do,” Johnson people accused of spying for Ira- commit sabotage acts against eco- ing them and sending them many lah’s Al-Manar TV said the blasts of logistical support to those ter- One in three British wom- told reporters outside his London nian Intelligence. nomic interests and vital, econom- encrypted reports using an en- were caused by a car bomb and rorists,” Assad said in English in en between 18 and 24 said they home. “I will be advocating vote The accused were Saudis from ic facilities in the country as well cryption software to the Iranian two suicide bombers. the interview, which was also car- had experienced unwanted sex- “leave” ... because I want a better al-Qatif Region in Eastern Saudi as disturbing the peace and public Intelligence through emails. The bombings in the central ried by state news agency SANA. ual contact as a schoolgirl, deal for the people of this country Arabia along with two others, an tranquility, dismantling the unity 5- Carrying out hostile acts city of Homs killed at least 46 peo- Assad’s government refers to while one in 10 women over 65 to save them money and to take Iranian and an Afghan. of the community, creating chaos against Saudi Arabia and commit- ple and wounded dozens, accord- all the armed groups battling to had similar experiences. ‘Not a back control.” The prosecution has already and inciting for sectarian strife. ting high treason against their coun- ing to Syria’s Foreign Ministry. overthrow him as terrorists. Tur- new phenomenon’ So far, no country has ever left completed the list of charges 3- Meeting - some of them - try and their King. The Observatory said 57 people, key and Saudi Arabia are among Russell said that including the EU, and several European against the accused. with Ali Khamenei, the Supreme 6- Owning banned books, including 11 women, were killed the leading supporters of the in- older women in the survey countries outside the bloc are still The list includes the follow- Leader of Iran, in collaboration publications and automated com- by two car bombs set off in a most- surgents. showed that sexual harassment working to reform their economies ing: 1- Establishing a spying unit with members of the Iranian Intel- puter devices which might be prej- ly Alawite neighborhood. Syrian Assad said the Aleppo opera- was not a new phenomenon, and governance systems so they in collaboration with members of ligence and supporting demonstra- udicial to public order and the se- President Bashar Assad hails from tion is not about “recapturing the rather it is deeply entrenched can join. the Iranian intelligence and provid- tions and riots that took place in curity of Saudi Arabia. the Alawite minority, an offshoot city,” but “closing the roads be- in society and largely tolerated Cameron made a firm commit- of Shiite Islam. tween Turkey and between the by women regardless of their ment three years ago to give vot- Syrian TV footage from Homs terrorist groups.” age. “This is a behavior that girls ers a simple “in or out” referen- Russia’s defense minister makes surprise visit to Iran showed streets filled with debris The United States, Russia and have been told to expect. dum if he was re-elected in 2015. Russia's Defence Minister Sergei and mangled cars, and the charred other world powers agreed Feb. 12 They’re being told... you He was acting to quell divisions Shoigu arrived on Sunday in Te- body of a man being taken away on a deal calling for the ceasing of should just put up with it. “It within his own party, which has hran for a surprise visit, Iran's state on a stretcher. Footage from Sayy- hostilities within a week, the de- also means that we may have long had a strong vein of anti-Eu- television reported. ida Zeinab showing people running livery of urgently needed aid to grandmothers and mothers who rope sentiment. Shoigu is expected to meet in narrow streets as others carried besieged areas of Syria and a re- also haven’t reported what was Cameron has seen Justice Sec- President Hassan Rouhani and his the wounded, including several turn to peace talks in Geneva. Aid going on. So you’ve got a really retary Michael Gove and several counterpart Hossein Dehghan dur- children. “He’s alive, he’s alive,” a shipments were allowed into sev- extensive scale of hidden vio- junior ministers defect to the ing his trip to discuss the "situa- man shouted as he tried to admin- eral besieged areas last week. lence and sexual assault that’s “leave” campaign, but none with tion in the region", it said. ister CPR to an unconscious man. German Foreign Minister not being talked about. the political heft of Johnson. The trip comes days after De- The TV later called on citizens to Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he Two other highly touted pos- hghan visited Moscow on Tues- donate blood. welcomed the latest provisional Polls close in Niger sible future Conservative leaders - day, during which Shoigu said Rus- ISIS claimed both attacks. The agreement and called on all region- Treasury Chief George Osborne sia and Iran were ready to step up extremists are dug in on the out- al powers to use the “window of amid tight security and Home Secretary Theresa May their military cooperation. skirts of the two cities and have opportunity” to exert their influ- - have cast their lot with Cameron Russia and Iran are both long- repeatedly targeted Shiites, who ence on the warring parties. Voting has closed in the presi- and will back the “stay” campaign. time allies of Syrian President they view as apostates deserving In northern Syria, meanwhile, dential and parliamentary elec- Johnson’s decision was not a Bashar al-Assad's regime. of death. the Syrian army captured 31 vil- tions in Niger amid tight secu- complete surprise because the 51- Moscow launched air strikes The deadly blasts may lages on Sunday that were con- rity as President Mahamadou year-old former journalist has for in support of Syria's government strengthen the government’s argu- trolled by ISIS, according to the Issoufou, 63, who is seeking several decades criticized the grow- on September 30. ment that it should press ahead pro-Syrian Lebanon-based Al- another term in office, prom- ing EU bureaucracy, first in his Tehran supports Assad by with a major offensive in the north Mayadeen TV and Hezbollah’s Al- ised a "knockout" blow to his newspaper and magazine columns sending "military advisers" and of the country, where troops Manar station. Both outlets often opponents. and later from Parliament and city volunteers to fight alongside the livery of S-300 anti-aircraft batteries to Iran. backed by Russian airstrikes are have reporters embedded with Al Jazeera's Mohamed hall. Syrian army. According to Russian and Iranian media, Iran also wants to buy close to sealing off Aleppo, once Syrian troops. Vall, reporting from the capital Striking likely campaign Russia has authorised the de- Sukhoi 30 fighter jets from Russia. Niamey, said most of the poll- themes, Johnson criticized EU ing stations had closed and courts for taking too active a role counting had started across the in British affairs and said the en- country as of 19:00 GMT on tire European project was in dan- Sunday, with exceptions in ar- ger of spinning out of “proper Libya army claims advances in Benghazi eas where election materials democratic control.” arrived late. The mayor was immediately Military forces loyal to Libya's security vacuum to expand their At least three sol- In one voting station in praised by one of the leaders of eastern government said on Sun- presence, and militants loyal to diers and 15 Islamist Niamey, counting started un- the “leave” campaign who have day they had pushed back Islam- ISIS control of the city of Sirte, to fighters were killed in der the dark because of lack of been searching for a charismatic ist fighters in several areas of Beng- the west of Ajdabiya. Ongoing vi- Sunday's clashes, the electricity, he said. A total of figure with mainstream appeal. hazi, seizing the strategic port of olence military said. 7.5 million people were eligi- “We’d like to offer the Mayor Marisa. Benghazi, Libya's second-larg- Marisa would be a ble to vote during at 25,000 of London a warm welcome to the The Libyan National Army est city, has seen some of the significant gain for the polling stations across the im- Brexit campaign,” said Leave.EU said it had also taken control of worst fighting, with violence esca- army as the groups it poverished country. Top bud- co-chairman Richard Tice. “We the town of Ajdabiya, about 150 lating when military commander has been fighting have get priority Niger is endowed share his vision of a UK with full, km (90 miles) south of Benghazi, Khalifa Haftar launched a cam- been receiving weap- with abundance of minerals in- democratic control of its affairs, another city where it has been bat- paign in 2014 against Islamists and ons deliveries through cluding uranium, the country's and a relationship with Europe tling Islamist groups. other armed groups. the port. leading export. It ranks fourth based on free trade and voluntary Libya has been riven by con- Munthir al-Khartoush, a "We have com- among global producers after cooperation.” flict since the 2011 uprising against spokesman for the army's Battal- pletely cut off the sup- Kazakhstan, Canada and Aus- It is not clear to what degree Muammar Qaddafi, as armed fac- ion 309, said that as well as Marisa plies coming to the tralia. However, defence re- Johnson will lead the “leave” cam- tions supporting rival govern- port, the army had taken control front line for the Islam- mains a top budget priority for paign. He told reporters he did not ments in Tripoli and the east have of the nearby neighbourhood of Al- ist groups in the west the country on the edge of the want to take part in rallies and de- fought for power and a share of Halis, and had advanced in the dis- of Benghazi by captur- Sahara Desert, with security a bates on the issue but would make the country's oil wealth. trict of Boatni, which also saw ing Marisa Port," Khar- growing concern . his feelings clear. Islamist fighters have used a heavy fighting on Saturday. toush said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af By Peter Leahy aside and about 270 Australian Diggers in their own words. you in and then propels you Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi troops remain in Afghanistan The upcoming television forward through our time in Today, as we fret over Islamic today – seemingly tied to an documentary, by the accom- Afghanistan with them as ever- State in Iraq, the Australian American presence in the coun- plished director of Leaky Boat present guides. Advisory editorial board ground mission in Afghanistan try. and Surviving Mumbai, Victo- It serves as a reminder to Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, continues. After nearly 15 The one constant over all ria Midwinter Pitt, provides the politicians that Australian sol- years, the security situation these years has been the pres- opportunity to hear the unadul- diers will do as they are told. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal there has not much improved. ence of our ground forces in terated stories of the war from The challenge for the politi- Al-Qaeda remains, the Taliban the country. Apart from occa- those Australians who fought cians is to tell them the right Graphic-Designers: are resurgent, IS has a grow- sional glimpses of their work, it on the ground. The ABC’s thing to do by setting a strate- Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi ing presence, the Afghan gov- centred around big battles and Afghanistan: Inside Australia’s gy that can be achieved, moni- ernment is divided and corrup- visiting politicians, we didn’t War, starts on Tuesday, Febru- toring its progress, adjusting it Marketing & Advertising: tion and poverty are common- see much of what the Diggers ary 23. when necessary and allocating Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 place throughout the country. were doing. Along with Iraq, The Diggers give a differ- the appropriate resources to We are still struggling to find Afghanistan must be one of ent perspective of the war on ensure success. Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan an exit strategy. the most little reported wars in terror than that provided by the Until now, the army has Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Afghanistan might have Australia’s military history. government and it is challeng- been denied part of its history. slipped from our attention, but The military, the govern- ing. It is an exclusive glimpse Media coverage has been Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press the mission goes on. Over ment and the media can share into what it means to be a sol- sparse and tightly controlled. time, our politicians did not tell the blame. They might argue dier in the Australian Army to- There are few books and, apart us much of our strategy. There over who was most at fault, but day. from a few commendable efforts The constitution says is a good excuse – we didn’t the end result is that a substan- The Diggers come across by journalists such as Chris have one. tial slab of the Australian Ar- as thoughtful, mature and ar- Masters, very little documen- The mission might have my’s history has not been told. ticulate. They talk about what tary coverage. Article 138 been clear at the start: ven- The Australian public do not motivates them, the bonds that At last, the story of the Dig- There shall be a provincial council in every province. Members of the provincial councils geance against al Qaeda and fully understand the bravery, unite them, their loyalty to Aus- gers in Afghanistan is closer to according to law, shall be elected for four years by the residents of the province, get rid of the Taliban, who motivation, loyalty and com- tralia and why they keep going being told. We see our Diggers proportionate to the population, through free, general, secret as well as direct elections. were supporting it. But be- mitment of the more than 30,000 back. This is the authentic voice doing remarkable things in the The provincial council shall elect one of its members as President. yond tightly constrained suc- soldiers who have served in of Diggers who just tell their most difficult circumstances cessive missions of recon- Afghanistan since 2001. story in the same blunt and di- and, in their own words, telling struction, mentoring and train- We saw occasional media rect way that they approach the stories of Afghanistan that ing, the coalition struggled for glimpses, but never saw it from their work. Their honesty and make it an indelible part of the a strategy and then, after 13 the perspective of those who lack of political correctness is history of the Australian Army. years, we decided to leave the served there. Now we can – and infectious. Their humour, larri- Peter Leahy, a former chief country, “ready or not”. Even it is an inspiring story. It is in- kinism and emotions are on dis- of army, is the director of the that didn’t work and due to a spiring because it is devoid of play. They are Australians who National Security Institute at worsening security situation, political and Defence Depart- have served their nation well the University of Canberra.— the withdrawal has been put ment spin. It is the story of the and truly. Their story brings (The Age) Woes of immigrants Most of the European Union member states are selective in their approach towards immigrants, especially Afghans. Skepticism and discriminatory political ideologies are eclipsing the authentic voice of those Afghan immigrants who face genuine problems. The west- ern audiences see regular media glimpses in this aspect, but their BY MARK MOYAR egy. Some of those decisions ran For this reason, they did not dividuals in these cases, its exper- governments are not ready to own the reality that Afghans are the in direct contradiction of the mili- assign American troops to the in- iments in democratization might real victims of terrorism, poverty, corruption and political oppres- Strategic defeat often results from tary’s advice. The military can be vasions in the numbers required for have fared better. As history has an accumulation of tactical failures. faulted for some significant tacti- countering insurgents after regime shown in such places as Botswa- sion. However, they shall see the ground realities from the perspec- Repeated battlefield setbacks can cal errors, such as ignorance of change and did not plan to keep na, Chile and Kosovo, leadership tive of NATO soldiers who served in the war-ravaged country. destroy an adversary’s capabilities, counterinsurgency in the early American troops for more than a quality is often a critical factor in as befell Napoleonic France, or its years of the Iraq war and exces- short period beyond the formation the viability of nascent democra- Surely, the real life experiences of these soldiers would push their will, as befell Britain in the Ameri- sive reliance on population-centric of new governments. cies. In Iraq, the Bush administra- respective governments towards understanding of the important can War of Independence. counterinsurgency doctrine in the This thinking reflected both a tion excluded Baathists and mili- challenges that Afghans are facing. In such cases, military organi- middle years of the Afghan war. lack of understanding of the fac- tary officers from the postwar gov- zations may deserve at least some But the military eventually cor- tions in those countries and an ernment, casting its lot instead with Despite the fact that if one has to ask a citizen of any western of the blame for the strategic loss, rected its major tactical problems, underestimation of the difficulties exiles, outcasts and Shiite politi- country to picture the war-hit Afghanistan, he or she would proba- because in most countries the mili- and none of those problems of establishing liberal democracy cians, who turned out to be less tary leadership bears primary re- thwarted strategic success. Incom- in societies with authoritarian tra- virtuous than anticipated. The new bly see ruined buildings and insurgents lashing women, but several sponsibility for training, equipping petence, in the form of bad judg- ditions. The short-term strategic Iraqi government lacked the gov- industrial countries are not ready to open borders for Afghan immi- and commanding armed forces, ment and disorganization, contrib- successes of regime change that ernors, police chiefs and military functions that are fundamental to uted heavily to the mistakes of America’s tactical successes made officers to cope with the insur- grants. Macedonia and Serbia are also participating in the crack- tactical effectiveness. both the Bush and Obama admin- possible in Afghanistan and Iraq gents, many of whom were former down on Afghan asylum-seekers. Macedonian government has Military strategy, by contrast, istrations. Reliance on flawed the- evaporated as the new democratic Baathists or military officers. Be- banned entry of Afghan immigrants. Macedonia is allowing only is often set by civilian leaders, and ories, which could be attributed to governments failed to take the mil- cause of their ineffectiveness, the in the case of the United States it is ideological fervor as well as incom- itary and political actions required U.S. military had to step into the Iraqis and Syrians to enter. It serves as a reminder to Afghan politi- the statutory prerogative of the ci- petence, also hurt both adminis- for stabilization. Obama engi- breach. Subsequent decisions to cians and those who want to leave the country in search of better vilian commander in chief. When a trations. Theories on democratiza- neered the overthrow of Libya’s allow former Baathists and mili- country enjoys tactical military tion made Bush and Obama over- Muammar Gadhafi based on the tary officers back into the govern- future. As far as the Afghan government is concerned, it has failed success as consistently as the Unit- ly optimistic about the prospects same misplaced confidence in de- ment contributed to the stabiliza- to protest this discriminatory decision. On the other hand, scores ed States, responsibility for strate- for intervention in certain coun- mocratization. Unlike Bush, he tion of th Prime Minister Nouri of Afghans are still leaving the country despite knowing risk of gic success must rest primarily tries. President Obama’s adherence pursued regime change without al-Maliki, a highly sectarian Shiite with those who make strategy. The to McGovernite ideology fueled an deploying U.S. ground forces, ar- whom Obama kept in power fol- deportation. American military could be held undue aversion to the use of Amer- guing that American forces would lowing the disputed 2010 elections, There is no denying to the fact that over three-decade war has culpable for recent strategic set- ican military power. In addition, be an impediment to Libya’s sta- undid the progress by removing backs were it highly influential in preoccupation with domestic pol- bility and political development. many of those same individuals left the country in shambles and inflicted severe damage. However, the crafting of strategy. But its in- itics and personal popularity guid- Libya’s democratic experiment when the U.S. military withdrew the trend of illegal immigration should not be allowed to gain fur- fluence under the Bush administra- ed many of Obama’s ill-fated stra- yielded even poorer results, as anti- from Iraq. He thereby weakened tion was much more limited, and tegic decisions. democratic forces dismembered the the government’s security forces ther popularity. At the same time, the woes of the immigrants and under the Obama administration its Excessive Confidence in De- democratic government in less than and rekindled Sunni antagonism Afghans living in their country should not go unnoticed. It is also strategic advice has largely been ig- mocratization 1. three years, ushering in chaos and toward the central government, true that many of these immigrants do not face real threats. Further- nored. A review of America’s mili- President George W. Bush and violence. Poor Selection of Local leading to the rise of the Islamic tary interventions since 2001 re- key advisers believed that the hos- Allies 2. Bush and Obama erred State. more, human trafficking should be discouraged at all levels by the veals that seven broad errors ac- tile governments of Afghanistan repeatedly in their choices of al- In Libya, the Obama adminis- government, pressure groups and international community. Afghan- count for America’s inability to and Iraq could be replaced with lies within contested societies, to tration backed rebels about whom turn tactical successes into strate- democratic regimes capable of include many of the people who it knew very little, and who were istan needs talented local brains in this period of great turmoil. gic victories. In every instance, the maintaining domestic order and led the newly installed democra- ultimately too weak to establish Unfortunately, the government and its western allies equally share error was the direct result of pres- suppressing extremists on their cies mentioned above. Had the governmental control over the the blame for repeated political and security setbacks and Taliban idential decisions on policy or strat- own. United States chosen different in- country. (Continued…) resurgent that pushed people to leave the country. In order to discourage illegal immigration, the European Union (EU) should allow the Afghan asylum-seekers to enter because dis- crimination would give space to hatred. Once they enter the pro- cess of submitting application and facts verifications should be accelerated. Potential immigrants back at home would be discour- aged if they see that people with fake cases have been deported. It will also provide relief to those who face real threats. As a second step, the EU shall pressurize the Afghan government to root out corruption and fight favoritism. The industrial countries can also help Kabul in drafting positive results producing economic and security policies. Poverty and insecurity are key issues mentioned in almost all asylum cases. Afghanistan has the potential to generate hundreds of thousands jobs given that the government works whole- heartedly and is supported by the allies. 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TUESDFAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES MAKE THINGS PEOPLE WILL BUY er framing developing the ex- By HASAN JAFRI ternal economy in three PRIME MINISTER Nawaz “plays.” Sharif has declared developing The China play: Pakistan Pakistan’s external economy a does have a competitive ad- national priority. He should be vantage, thanks to its long- applauded for focusing on standing close relationship tackling a major weakness. with the world’s second-larg- However, Pakistan’s interest in est economy, most recently By Sharif Nashashibi trade is not new, and is a case solemnised by the China-Paki- The conflicts in Iraq and Syria study in lost opportunities. stan Economic Corridor. have enabled Kurdish forces in Pakistan was less than a For CPEC to be a success year old when in 1948 it became — for Pakistan — its explicit both countries to make signifi- a founding member of the Gen- goals must include: cant territorial gains, with the eral Agreement on Tariffs and — A substantial increase in help of weaponry and air sup- Trade (GATT) with just 22 oth- Pakistan’s domestic manufac- port from various foreign pow- er countries. Aside from influ- turing capabilities, and minimis- ers. Besides the Iraqi govern- encing global policy when the ing the hollowing out that has ment, the Kurds are the only foundations of the modern glo- been experienced when trade party to the multi-layered con- bal economy were being built, ties with China deepened. Pakistan enjoyed access to the — New manufacturing ca- flicts in both countries that en- most important developed pability must include an export joys the support of key mem- economies — the US, the UK, element and linking Pakistan to bers from both coalitions. France, the Netherlands, Aus- not just the Chinese but also The impetus behind West- tralia and Canada, for example. the China-linked global supply ern military aid to Kurdish forc- Privileged access to these mar- chains. Non-Chinese compa- es - besides long-standing kets today is highly competi- nies must be included in indus- tive. trial infrastructure that is being close ties between the United When the World Trade Or- developed with Chinese loans. States and Iraqi Kurdistan - is ganisation (WTO) replaced CPEC would be another their reliability and organisa- GATT in 1995, Pakistan was missed opportunity if all it does tion, making them effective again a founding member. Like is turn Pakistan into a highly against the Islamic State of Iraq GATT, the WTO then was still barricaded truck ka adda. and the Levant (ISIL). a relatively exclusive club with The MNC play: Along with 76 members. China only joined capitalising the China linkage, More recent Russian sup- the WTO in 2001, a decision Pakistan has some 200 global port, particularly in the form of that transformed China and the companies already operating in air strikes in Syria, stems from global economy. Today, the Pakistan. Many have served tensions between Moscow WTO has 163 members and the domestic market for de- and Ankara sparked by the lat- supplementing it are dozens of cades and also benefited from ter's downing of a Russian war- bilateral or regional arrange- tax and other incentives — and plane over Turkish airspace in ments. Aside from the WTO, paid taxes. are wary of a domino effect Partnership with Assad Heightened concerns over cause such a strategy is sim- Pakistan is a member of one of Most importantly, their sup- November. the least successful and most ply chains are global – if not Turkey calls on allies to should Syrian or Iraqi Kurds How will Syrian Kurdish Kurdish nationalist ambitions, ply putting off, and potentially politically toxic groups, the regional — and highly sophis- fight Syrian Kurdish fighters gain independence. Ankara's forces square their partnership and the military support that aggravating, an almost inevita- South Asia Free Trade Agree- ticated, focused on delivering As such, the reasons for concerns have been height- with Assad with his vow earli- may inadvertently realise them, ble clash of interests that could ment, and has a smattering of quality goods and services. Russian support - and that of ened in recent months by the er this month to retake the may complicate and potential- lead to direct conflict. other bilateral agreements that Other countries have taken ad- the Syrian regime - differ from resurgence of Kurdish militan- whole country? Will they seek ly hinder the fight against ISIL This regional game of chess add little export value. vantage of that connectivity by cy in Turkey. comfort from Moscow's rebuke if the jihadist group is seen, or being played in Syria and Iraq Pakistan’s position is even plugging into these supply those of the West in that they more dire given that over the chains. Turkey, for one, used are meant to stick the Kurdish Syrian Kurds in the oil-rich of this vow as "not in accord portrays itself, as a vanguard is all the more complex and dan- decades, the global economy the Customs Agreement with thorn deeper into Turkey's side, northeast have had de facto with the diplomatic efforts that against those ambitions. gerous because of the number has become highly connected Europe to become a major ex- and to nurture another allied autonomy since the early days Russia is making"? Just as the Kurds in Syria of pieces that are both pawns and interdependent with inter- porter of vehicles and auto ground force against Syrian of the revolution against Pres- Similarly, Barzani may be and Iraq have their agendas in and kings. Sharif Nashashibi is national merchandise trade ris- parts. Recently, Toyota said it rebels. ident Bashar al-Assad. They banking on America's blessing seeking military support, so too an award-winning journalist ing to $19 trillion in 2014 from will make hybrid cars in Turkey declared autonomy in Novem- for Iraqi Kurdish indepen- do their benefactors in provid- and analyst on Arab affairs. $5.168tr when the WTO was for export to 58 markets. Domestic implications created. Irrespective of the cur- Beyond just seeking feed- The strategy so far is prov- ber 2013, and again in January dence, but the US is highly ing it. That both sides seem to The views expressed in this rent slowdown, the global back from MNCs — feedback ing effective on both counts. 2014. unlikely to support a move that be overlooking the divergenc- article are the author's own and economy will continue to be- that at times is simply ignored Syrian Kurds, having initially Referendum on indepen- would so antagonise major al- es in these agendas for imme- do not necessarily reflect Al come more interconnected. — the government should in- focused on fighting ISIL, are dence lies in the region. diate gain is short-sighted, be- Jazeera's editorial policy. So, how has this particular centivise the MNCs to export now making gains against rebel This month, Masoud Bar- founding member of GATT and from Pakistan. Every time Mr zani, president of Iraqi Kurdis- the WTO fared from this inter- Sharif travels abroad, he should groups in the north of the coun- national architecture it helped engage the CEOs of MNCs try. tan, reiterated a call for a refer- create? Not so well. operating in Pakistan and seek This has infuriated Turkey, endum on independence that Pakistan’s share of this solutions to boost the external which says that it will not ac- he initially made in July 2014. $19tr worth of global merchan- economy. cept Syrian Kurdish control of "It's the right of Kurdistan to dise exports is a tiny 0.13pc and The private equity play: achieve independence," he its share of global imports is the border, but has backed off While the supply chain issues from initial threats of a ground said at the time. "From now on, 0.25pc, according to WTO data. can be addressed, how can Pa- we won't hide that that's our More worryingly, exports re- kistan upgrade manufacturing intervention. By Afyare Abdi Elmi narratives for different reasons. The new US policy should main concentrated in sectors to make things people overseas However, in their fervour to goal. Iraq is effectively parti- Frontline states Ethiopia and incorporate these three critical where competition is increas- would buy? support Kurdish forces in Iraq tioned now." To stabilise Somalia, donors and Kenya are determined to keep the objectives. First, helping to de- ing — textiles — and a majori- Private equity is one busi- and Syria, parties from both The Kurdish issue is caus- friends must calibrate their poli- country fragmented into sub-clans velop an inclusive, well-trained ty of imports are either energy- ness model that can help re- coalitions are overlooking two ing tensions within the US-led cies. Chief among them is the Unit- and family-owned territories that and well-equipped Somali nation- related or simply for domestic solve this issue. Private equity issues that have major region- anti-ISIL coalition. US support ed States. are wholly dependent on them. al army is necessary, as the pro- consumption. Latest official works because their financial The US is no longer on the They consider the prospect of a longed reliance on external forces data from July 2015 to January returns and their ability to raise al as well as domestic implica- for Syrian Kurdish forces has angered Turkey, a major region- fence regarding Somalia. On May united and functioning Somali state has not delivered sustainable se- 2016 show exports fell 14.4pc funding — and the bonuses of tions. 5, 2015, Secretary of the State John as a strategic threat. Ethiopia and curity. This is the only way the to just $12.1 billion. Meanwhile, their managers — are directly While parties supporting al ally and coalition member. Kerry visited Mogadishu. The Ankara, which earlier this Kenya have hijacked the AMI- defeat of al-Shabab and other vi- a new three-year trade policy aligned to how quickly the com- Kurdish forces insist on the Obama administration also an- SOM peacekeeping operation. olent non-state actors in the coun- is already late. panies they acquire improve territorial integrity of Syria and month started shelling the same nounced that US boots were on Trade policy is a political and increase sales of product They are busy creating their own try can be ensured. Iraq, that very support is em- forces supported by Washing- the ground and that the president proxy clan politicians and militias Second, to help build demo- issue worldwide — just men- and services. ton, on Sunday called on the tion rice to the Japanese — and In China, when state- boldening separatist senti- had appointed a new ambassador, on the ground. cratic institutions and expand the is subject to exchange rate, red owned companies were being ments and actions among US to give it unconditional sup- Stephen Michael Schwartz, to So- Ironically, Washington and participation of citizens, wom- tape and other factors. There’s sold or shut down, many pri- Kurds in both countries... port in this regard. malia. Moreover, Washington other donors finance the policies en, groups and clans. Since its in- a more fundamental problem: vate equity players purchased US backing of Syrian Kur- plans to spend more than $1.5bn of hostile neighbours that are at ception, the UN-engineered con- The first is the catalogue of over the next two years, of which Pakistan is unconnected to all small state-owned companies, abuses, including war crimes, dish forces has also angered odds with the strategic interests stitution has been source of po- the major — and valuable — kept existing staff and turned nearly $800m will be spent on se- of the US, Europe and the Muslim litical discord. While the Somali committed by those forces rebel groups, including those curity. Analysis - Al-Shabab at- export value chains such as these companies into medium- directly backed by Washing- world. parliament is the body responsi- electronics, pharmaceuticals, sized companies that became against civilians in captured tacks African Union base in Soma- Finally, international organisa- ble for fixing this, an arbitrary auto, construction and build- suppliers to larger companies. territories, documented by ton. lia Despite these positive devel- tions and NGOs - exploiting the body, led by few individuals, re- ing materials and consumer Once out of the government’s Amnesty International, Human US military support to Iraqi opments, nothing much will vacuum created by the absence of placed it. goods, for example. control and in a commercial Rights Watch, the United Na- Kurds has caused unease in change until US policy toward state authority and often motivat- If unchecked, the few unelect- In the global marketplace, environment, many of these tions and other organisations. Baghdad - another major ally Somalia and the narratives that in- ed by the next big project - present ed politicians that assumed pow- Pakistan has remained, for half companies flourished. In Tur- and coalition member - where form this policy are reassessed. themselves as credible entities er will institutionalise a system a century, a parchoon ki dukaan key, private equity helped con- The second issue, which has potentially wider ramifica- there are suspicions that such Only then could progress towards more capable of delivering public dominated by two clans, thus where customers can buy solidate sectors too fragment- aid may eventually be used in peace-building, reconstitution of a services. Accordingly, most of the generating new grievances. The some rice, new underwear, fresh ed to be efficient by buying tions, is that while parties sup- functioning state, and robust bi- functions of the state have been parliament must lead the process bedsheets and maybe a nice controlling stakes and giving porting Kurdish forces insist pursuit and defence of inde- lateral relations be achieved. De- pendence. outsourced to them. of the transition. football. No surprise then that the founder-owners good fi- on the territorial integrity of structive narratives The US ap- Donor nations have followed Lastly, Washington should Pakistan’s entire annual exports nancial returns once the com- Syria and Iraq, that very sup- Moscow and Damascus proach has largely been conceived policy prescriptions that stem encourage policies and practices of about $25bn is about half of panies were subsequently sold port is emboldening separatist see an immediate benefit in bol- on the basis of a destructive narra- from these destructive narratives that support inclusive citizen- China Telecom’s annual reve- or listed on the stock market. stering Syrian Kurdish forces. nue. To add perspective, Chi- China, MNCs and private sentiments and actions among tive spun by certain domestic and for more than 20 years - at which ship. The current approach that na Telecom is only the 16th larg- equity are not the only options Kurds in both countries, who However, they may be creating foreign elements. point more than $55bn was spent encourages clan-owned territories est Chinese company by reve- to boost exports. But Pakistan have expanded into hotly dis- a momentum that they will be This narrative would suggest on Somalia - with nothing substan- is utterly misguided and likely to nue. Where Pakistan currently doesn’t have the luxury of time unable to contain if Syrian that Somalis are too corrupt, too tive to show for it. re-ignite civil war. A sustainable puted territories and those be- incompetent, or too clannish to sits — somewhere inconse- to sit back and continue to yond their traditional heart- Kurds cement or expand their Ironically, there is little devel- political solution lies in the cre- quential — it has no other op- watch the world pass it by. form a viable state, and that key opment in the areas of security, ation of a Somali-negotiated de- lands. autonomy, or press for inde- political actors belong to sinister tion but to look up. While work- The writer is founder & pendence. Rejection of either economy and political institutions. centralised unitary state with in- ing on improving the enablers MD of a Singapore-based in- This is of great concern not Islamist groups. This approach has neither reduced formed and empowered citizen- — safety in the country, weak vestment and country assess- just to Iraq and Syria, but also scenario is one thing that both Indeed, like other failed states, corruption nor enhanced capacity. ry. revenue collection, poor edu- ment advisory company. Iran and Turkey, which have the regime and opposition corruption is rampant, capacity To the contrary, it has perpetuat- The arbitrarily established cation — Pakistan can consid- [email protected] sizable Kurdish minorities, and groups largely agree on. deficiency is by and large factual, ed negative stereotypes and made administrative districts and re- and tribal identity is strong within donor nations more apprehensive. gions that the military govern- society. Somalia has also various Adopting these narratives has ment left behind, or those that Islamist groups ranging from mod- also undermined efforts to build a the neighbouring countries de- LETTER TO THE EDITOR erate to radical. But, relentlessly strong state that is based on inclu- signed, cannot become political advancing the same old pattern of sive citizenship and democratic units as this would exclude many unsubstantiated narratives is nei- governance. communities. In other words, the ther objective nor constructive. Instead, it empowers external current approach of gerryman- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, actors and legitimises sectarian dering political districts and re- President of Somalia [REUTERS] politicians who are determined to gions must stop. If this narrative is to be be- divide the country into clan-based In short, the US administra- lieved, Somalis cannot be trusted property where some are privi- tion's sustained interest in Soma- and donors are justified in adopt- leged as owners and others are lia is a positive first step. Ker- ing policies that bypass or under- marginalised as subjects. ry's visit to Mogadishu sent a The National Unity Government should take immediately steps to prevent land mafia from further grabbing the public lands. Based on mine the will of the Somali peo- Alternative approach strong message to the forces that Afghanistan Freedom House, 1.2 million of state lands have been grabbed by powerful individuals in 18 provinces in the past 10 years. According ple. This means, for example, If the objective of Washing- have perpetuated the status quo to the report, if one meter square of land costs 2.5 dollar, 1,297,000 acres of lands estimate 6.4 billion dollars and 4.5 million acres of lands granting all hefty contracts related ton's current policy is a "united, that Somalia was not an appen- estimate over 22 billion dollars. It is a lucrative business for the land mafias. It must be stopped as soon as possible. The government should to security, humanitarian and de- peaceful and democratic Somalia" dix to Nairobi and Addis Ababa. establish a special court to prosecute dossiers of suspects and those individuals involved in usurpation of state lands should be punished strictly. velopment to external actors. Forc- - an objective that most Somalis The new policies should not Land grabbing by powerful wings has now become an established culture. Immediate efforts and timely action by the government is the need es perpetuating the status quo aspire to - be merely symbolic. Substantive of the hour aimed at erasing the culture of land grabbing from the country forever. Somalia's sectarian political the US and other donors must change in dealing with Somalia is Mubashir Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan class, neighbouring states as well re-assess the current arrangement long overdue. Such a change starts as international organisations have and critically scrutinise prevalent with considerate respect for the perpetuated these destructive nar- narratives and the policies that they Somali people and support for ratives for different reasons. inspire. united, citizen-based democratic Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and The political elite contributes Granted, this may require tak- institutions. address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] to this through its zero-sum polit- ing some measured risks in trust- Afyare Elmi is an assistant ical competition that is nothing but ing the Somalis and investing in professor at Qatar University a selfish race to the bottom. They Somali institutions while install- and the author of Understanding are engaged in widespread corrup- ing robust mechanisms of account- the Somalia Conflagration. tion and divisive politics. This ability and transparency. Abukar Arman is the former underlines why the Somali politi- And this certainly hinges on Somalian Envoy to the United Disclaimer: cal class have collectively failed to the competence and vision of the States and is an analyst and writ- offer viable alternatives. anticipated new leadership in Au- er. Somalia's sectarian political gust 2016. The views expressed in this The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) class and neighbouring states as Washington should encourage article are the author's own and and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. well as international organisations policies and practices that support do not necessarily reflect Al have perpetuated these destructive inclusive citizenship. Jazeera's editorial policy. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES PRACHANDA: NEPAL'S ERA OF CHANGE AFTER 'PEOPLE'S Iran's Assembly of Experts, made WAR' up mostly of elderly clerics, has not mattered much for years. The KATHMANDU: Nepal complet- body's main task is choosing Iran's ed its democratic transition last supreme leader, but that job has September, when it passed its long not come vacant since 1989. delayed constitution. This time it's different. Given The Himalayan nation has en- the ailing health of Supreme Lead- tered a new era of politics 20 years er Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 76, the after Maoist fighters launched an Assembly to be elected on Feb 26 armed rebellion that finally result- for an eight-year term is likely to ed in the removal of 240-year-old pick his successor, charting the monarchy in 2008. course of the country for many The South Asian nation of 28 years to come. million people has just come out The Supreme Leader is the of political and economic crisis af- highest military and judicial au- ter five months of anti-constitu- thority in the country and has tion protests by Madhesi parties, broad powers overseeing other who want more economic and po- branches of government. Even the litical rights. president, who is directly elected, The Maoist party was credit- has less authority. ed with the biggest political change, Khamenei, hardline successor but they have been accused of to the Islamic Republic's founder compromising their core ideologies Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has after coming to power. ensured for decades that Tehran Al Jazeera sat with Maoist remains hostile to the United party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal States abroad, and slow to embrace or "Prachanda" - the second most cultural reforms at home. powerful politician after Prime Elections for parliament are Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma scheduled for the same day, but it Oli - at his home in Kathmandu to is the outcome of the Assembly hear his views on a range of issues election that is likely to have a facing Nepal. much greater long-term impact. Al Jazeera: You have said that In terms of numbers, hardlin- the new constitution has empow- ers are almost certain to have the ered the minority and marginalised. upper hand. The Guardian Coun- But why are groups such as cil, a hardliner-dominated govern- Tharus and Madhesis protesting ment body which reviews the eli- against it? gibility of candidates, has already Prachanda: The issue of the disqualified 475 candidates, many constitution is republicanism, fed- thought to be moderates, leaving eralism and secularism and inclu- just 161 people vying for 88 plac- Moderation." Their campaign slo- Khamenei did not have the could replace Khamenei. di, Jannati and Yazdi from the elec- er under Khamenei and will want sive representation of the margin- es. Among those disqualified was gan: "Moderation is Islam." appropriate religious rank to hold Complaints over disqualifica- tion than gaining a majority," Amir to ensure that is not threatened by alised people. Khomeini's grandson Hassan Within the assembly, a conser- the position at the time, so the tions Mohebian, a conservative Tehran- his successor. "There are powers All these major issues have Khomeini, a charismatic reformer vative majority bloc is likely to be constitution was amended to al- Moderate politicians and oth- based political strategist and ana- that are bigger and more important been addressed in the new consti- blessed with his grandfather's po- led by hardline clerics like Mo- low him to take his post. Similar ers have complained about the dis- lyst who has advised top Iranian that are outside the Assembly," tution. The new constitution is tent name. The Council questioned hammad Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi, dealing may take place in order to qualifications by the Guardian politicians, wrote in an e-mail, re- said Saeed Leylaz, a Tehran-based progressive in terms of the em- his religious qualifications. Ahmad Jannati and Mohammad choose Khamenei's successor. Council, arguing that they skew ferring to the top conservative can- political analyst who worked as powerment of marginalised peo- But the list of those permitted Yazdi. "Shi'ite clerics are really mas- the electoral field in favour of hard- didates. an advisor to former president ple. to stand includes other prominent Nevertheless, the moderate ters of the art of the deal," said liners. Still, there is an acknowledge- Mohammad Khatami, referring to However, the Tharu and Mad- moderates, first and foremost Pres- minority could still play an impor- Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of Rafsanjani publicly criticized ment of the high stakes. theRevolutionary Guard. "These hesi people are unhappy with the ident Hassan Rouhani himself, tant role in choosing the next Su- the International Campaign for the disqualification of Hassan "The hardliners are very anx- powers will have a bigger say in delineation of provinces. They who is riding a wave of domestic preme Leader. Human Rights in Iran, a US-based Khomeini. And 296 university ious about succession and the fu- who becomes the next Supreme agree on key issues of proportion- popularity after helping seal a nu- When Khamenei was chosen organisation which has criticized professors from around the coun- ture direction of the country," said Leaderthan the Assembly itself." al inclusion, republicanism, secu- clear deal with world powers last in 1989 after Khomeini's death, the the widespread disqualification of try signed a letter of protest to Sanam Vakil, an associate fellow What remains to be seen is larism, and federalism. year. decision was taken only after elab- candidates. Rouhani over widespread disqual- at Chatham House who focuses on whether the moderates can negoti- I am hopeful that within a He is joined by one of his most orate backroom dealing that went "So while it is important how ifications for both the parliament Iranian affairs. "The hardline ob- ate with a hardline majority with- framework of this constitution the influential predecessors, Ali Akbar far beyond a simple tally of votes big your faction is in the Assem- and Assembly election. jective is to prevent any social or in the Assembly, or whether the remaining issues can be solved Hashemi Rafsanjani, who already in the Assembly. bly of Experts it does depend on Hardliners say the complaints political liberalisation within the conservatives can consolidate their through an amendment to the con- holds an Assembly seat and will There was discussion of put- who the charismatic dealmaker is are unfounded and stem from a re- state." Behind the Assembly's de- support for a candidate. stitution. In fact, the process of be campaigning to keep it. ting together a leadership council, at that time." alisation among moderates that cision there will be other groups "There will either be a majori- amendment has already been initi- Earlier this week, Rouhani re- before a handful of top clerics in In December, Rafsanjani broke they will not win a majority of looking to influence the choice, ty leaning toward one person or a ated. leased the names of 16 candidates, the Assembly, including Rafsan- a taboo by noting that a group had seats in the Assembly. none moreso than the Revolution- very strong dealmaker who can Prachanda says economic de- including Rafsanjani, in a bloc call- jani, pushed for the nomination of been formed within the Assembly "The reformists are more fo- ary Guard, who have gained mili- even sway his opponents," said velopment is vital for long-term ing themselves the "Friends of Khamenei. to review possible candidates who cused on eliminating Mesbah-Yaz- tary, political and economic pow- Ghaemi. peace in Nepal [Navesh Chitrakar/ Reuters] Al Jazeera: The Prime Minis- ter KP Sharma Oli-led government Between East and West: The Cold War's legacy in Africa (of which you are a part) finally passed the amendments. Why did Though often absent from retell- erty was under threat from reac- amphitheatre, where film screen- of liberation, as palpable in the nificant way in Angola's civil war, pecially with so much information it take so long? ings of the Cold War, the interven- tionary and, above all, racist forc- ings were held. "It was there, at streets as in the Mozambicans we which did not end until 2002. about the era still locked in ar- Prachanda: It is unfortunate tions and alliances conceived in es," says Christabelle Peters, the School No. 50, that I saw Sarah met," remembers anthropologist But perhaps the most under- chives. that it took five months for the Southern Africa between the 1960s author of Cuban Identity and the Moldoror's film Sambizanga for the Nadine Wanono, then a student of covered chapter in this history is The truth is nuanced. The first amendments to be passed. It and 1980s, had a profound and Angolan Experience and a postdoc- first time." The film is set in 1961 French cultural ethnographer, Jean how pivotal the Cuban interven- USSR and Cuba's involvement in took so long because we tried our sometimes devastating impact. toral research fellow at the Uni- and depicts the anti-colonial strug- Rouch, with whom she travelled tion in Angola was, in bringing countries like Angola and Ethiopia best to convince the Madhesi par- Newly independent nations versity of Warwick. gle of the MPLA forces during the to Mozambique in 1978, to teach about the end of apartheid rule in has dark episodes too, and has been ties that they should own this such as Angola, Mozambique and "Fidel Castro referred to the Angolan War of Independence. Super 8 film techniques to FRE- South Africa. heavily criticised. Many members amendment. Unfortunately, we the Democratic Republic of Con- ties of blood and history that linked Film and cinema LIMO's post-independence gov- Cuban Prime Minister Fidel of the Non-Aligned Movement could not succeed in convincing go (DRC) provided the stages for the two nations (a large percent- From the 1960s, cinema was ernment. French director Jean Luc Castro, right, shows Angolan (which brought together govern- them. some of the most bloody proxy age of the enslaved Africans one of the most important aspects Godard went to Maputo at the Movimento Popular de Libertação ments and liberation movements Al Jazeera: Do you think the battles between "East" and "West", brought to the island to work on of the alliances between Cuba, the request of FRELIMO during this de Angola (MPLA) President Ag- from across the Global South) saw nationalist rhetoric espoused in as the United States, apartheid-era coffee and sugar plantations hailed USSR and African liberation move- time as well. During this trip he ostinho Neto how to drink a daiki- both Soviet and Cuban interven- recent months has made hill peo- South Africa and China tried to from Angola). He emphasised that ments. famously criticised Kodak film ri, a frozen Cuban drink made with tion as another form of colonial- ple suspect the Madhesis even prevent the spread of communism these links placed a burden of debt Filmmaking (both documenta- stock for being "inherently racist". rum, ice and sugar, during a recep- ism, a sentiment echoed in some more? in the global south, while Cuba and upon Cubans that they were duty- ry and fiction) in support of rebel- The Soviet Union, too, played tion in his honour in Havana, July accounts from Angola at the time. Prachanda: There is a huge the Eastern Bloc sought to sup- bound to repay." lious causes were emerging across an important role in the develop- 28, 1976 [The Associated Press] There are also political reasons communication gap between the port it. Jo Ractliffe's Triptych I, is a the world, from Palestine to Latin ment of African cinema, training Without Soviet and Cuban that parts of this history have been two communities. We need to in- This month, as part of its "Red series of black and white photo- America, and young members of some of the continent's most cele- weaponry, and without Cuba's airbrushed from mainstream retell- teract more with the Madhesi par- Africa" research project, Calvert graphs from a 1975 mural on a guerilla movements such as the brated filmmakers in Moscow, in- 50,000 troops, the MPLA would ings of the Cold War - not just in ties and community. 22 , a London-based, Russian-fi- house in Angola, showing Cuban PAIGC's Flora Gomes and Sana cluding Ousamene Sembene, Sou- almost certainly not have beaten the West but also in Russia, which There is plenty of confusion nanced foundation, presents leader Fidel Castro; the first An- Na N'hada were sent to Cuba to leymane Cissé and Abderrahmane UNITA and the South African sought to downplay Cuba's role among the masses of people in "Things Fall Part", a nostalgic ex- golan president, Agostinho Neto; learn the language and techniques Sissako. Defence Force at the battle of Cui- compared to that of the USSR, and Madhes, and we are trying our best hibition of various artworks draw- and Leonid Brezhnev, then presi- of Third Cinema, the values of rev- In the liberation struggles, film to Cuanavale, in 1988. even Angola, where " former ad- to communicate what exactly we ing on the legacy of the "friend- dent of the USSR [© Jo Ractliffe. olution and social justice of which was a tool not only to document The defeat fatally undermined versaries of the MPLA - mainly have achieved through this new ships between Africa, the Soviet Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape echoed the early, utopian ideals of ongoing struggles and spread pro- the apartheid regime, and Nelson the USA and China - have become constitution and its shortcomings. Union and related countries dur- Town-Johannesburg] African anti-colonial struggles. paganda, but to inspire a sense of Mandela would declare: "We are the most important trading part- If everything is clearly ex- ing the Cold War". Cuba had already been provid- As African movements attract- post-colonial, national identity. deeply indebted to the Cuban peo- ners," as Christabelle Peters plained, then the people will be- A closer reading of the objects ing low-level support to the ed international solidarity, film- War and conflict ple for the selfless contribution points out. come convinced that the new con- on display, however, reveals a nu- MPLA since 1965, when Che Gue- makers went to support them, But the moment in which they made to the anti-colonial and "Where lies the incentive to stitution is more progressive than anced and conflicted history, the vara was in the Congo, but from both by making films and by train- these practices flourished in Afri- anti-apartheid struggle in our re- bring up an uncomfortable or in- the previous one. impact of which is still palpable 1975, the game had changed. ing filmmakers. ca, was short lived. The interne- gion … we will never forget those convenient historical fact?" Al Jazeera: What's your take today. Gabriel Garcia Marquez later Nadine Wanono sits against an cine conflicts within Mozambique, who stood by us in the darkest The recently initiated rap- on the future of India-Nepal rela- A Soviet poster from 1967 wrote: "In that fleeting, anony- oil drum during a Study for Mon- Angola and the DRC, which had years of our struggle against apart- prochement of the US and Cuba tions? reads: 'The dawn of freedom can- mous passage through Africa, Che ument to Jean Rouch's Super 8 film been stoked by Cold War powers, heid." It is easy to romanticise the could change that - but on this, his- Prachanda: Prime Minister KP not be prevented.' [Courtesy of Guevara was to sow a seed that no workshop in Mozambique Col. J. were now gathering a momentum "historic friendships" that the torian Edward George suggests a Sharma Oli's visit is a goodwill vis- Yevgeniy Fiks as part of the Way- one will destroy." Navacierra [Angela Ferreira] of their own. USSR, Cuba and Yugoslavia of- Russian expression. it. It will create a positive atmo- land Rudd Archive] Almost 450,000 Cubans "I was aware of participating A large number of foreign coun- fered African liberation movements "The trouble is, you never sphere for the normalcy of the re- From 1960, the Soviet Union served in Angola between 1975 in a historic moment for the coun- tries - at least 36 according to Ed- and governments, as Calvert 22's know what's going to happen yes- lationship and to move forward. became involved in several Marx- and 1991, according to historian try. There was a sense of freedom, ward George - intervened in a sig- "Red Africa" season seems to, es- terday." The situation has already be- ist, African struggles, providing Edward George, not only in the come better since there is no block- political support, weapons and military but also as much-needed ade in border areas, the Madhes military training, including to the doctors, teachers and technicians. agitation has been addressed to People's Movement for the Liber- "In 1979 my family lived very some extent, and [the] other issue ation of Angola (MPLA) in their close to a camp for Cubans who of delineation is being looked into. fight against the Portuguese. were constructing some buildings The trust deficit is there but the But, as in the neighbouring in Luanda," recalls Angolan writ- visit will create an atmosphere of DRC, Soviet support alone was er, Adriano Mixinge. trust between the two govern- not enough to secure power. "The Cuban camp was the ments. Al Jazeera: What will be Between East and West brightest and cleanest place in the Nepal's foreign policy vis-à-vis In 1975, when the Portuguese neighbourhood, and they were India and China? Prachanda: We made a clumsy exit from Angola, known as being hardworking, want to keep equidistance between the MPLA was already embroiled friendly, fair and fun. They were them. Our religion, history, cul- in a war against two rival move- popular and well liked." ture, geography clearly dictate us ments (the FNLA and UNITA), Soon after, Mixinge became to have a unique relationship with funded by the CIA, Zaire (now one of the tens of thousands of India. With China we don't have known as the Democratic Repub- Africans to travel to Cuba for an open border, and the religious lic of Congo or DRC), and the schooling. He was just 11 when he and cultural ties aren't there. Al South African apartheid regime - and his sister left Angola. He did Jazeera: What do you think the none of whom were keen to see an not return for 14 years. Maoist movement achieved and African, Marxist party take pow- Adriano Mixinge and fellow what remains to be achieved? er in oil-rich Angola. Angolan students on the Isle of Prachanda: Many changes have But Fidel Castro knew that Youth, Cuba, 1979 [Courtesy of been institutionalised in the new the US, reeling from its messy with- Adriano Mixinge] constitution. These are the drawal from Vietnam, would not "When we arrived on the Isla achievements of the Maoist Peo- be drawn openly into another for- de la Juventud ['Isle of Youth'], we ple's War and Maoist movement. eign war. Starting then, the Cuban were taken to different rural Without that we can clearly state 'Operation Carlota', to support the schools, they were all close to plan- that there could not have been any MPLA, was to change the course tations of limes, papayas and republicanism, federalism, secular- of history in southern Africa. yams. We were given two uni- ism, and inclusive democracy. Thir- "The Cuban mission was rep- forms, one for classes and one for ty-three percent women represen- resented as a noble and selfless act working in the fields," Mixinge re- tation in parliament and all other of internationalist solidarity with calls. special rights are clearly mentioned a sister state whose hard-won lib- He still remembers the school's in the new constitution. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . 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ry that Britain might vote to leave Pacific shares outside Japan gained PIPELINE FIGHT and the uncertainty is going to rise 0.9 percent, having rebounded into the referendum." more than 4 percent last week. British shares, however, rose, China's benchmark indexes in line with other European bours- rose 2 percent as investors wel- SENDS WOES es. London's resources-heavy comed Beijing's decision to replace FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) was up its top securities regulator and on 1.1 percent, though a 4.7 percent signs the government was stepping DOWNSTREAM fall in HSBC (HSBA.L) after the up its economic stimulus efforts. bank's 2015 profit fell short of ex- Tokyo's Nikkei (.N225) closed pectations took its toll. up 0.9 percent, helped by a weak- "Brexit is not a story for equi- er yen (JPY=), which fell 0.3 per- ties at the moment but that might cent to 112.88 per dollar. change.... For sure the probability The euro (EUR=) fell 0.4 per- of Brexit has increased after the cent to $1.1085, just above last positioning of Boris Johnson," said week's low around $1.1064 RIGS Jurgen Michels, chief economist at Oil prices rose as a fall in the BayernLB in Munich. number of U.S. rigs was expected Ten-year yields on UK gov- to lead to reduced output. Global WILMINGTON: Within weeks, the $35 million owed to Cheniere ernment debt rose 2 basis points benchmark Brent crude (LCOc1) two low-profile legal disputes may as a "deficiency fee" for failing to to 1.44 percent. German 10-year rose 2.3 percent, or 79 cents a bar- determine whether an unprece- meet minimal volume commit- yields , the euro zone benchmark, rel, to $33.79. dented wave of bankruptcies ex- ments since the gathering system were flat at 0.2 percent. Russia and the Organization of pected to hit U.S. oil and gas pro- went into effect in September European shares extended last the Petroleum Exporting Coun- ducers this year will imperil the 2014. week's gains even after surveys of tries (OPEC) proposed to freeze $500 billion pipeline sector as well. Ryan Bennett, a Kirkland & economic activity painted a mixed production at January levels, In the two court fights, U.S. Ellis attorney representing Sabine, picture. The pan-European FT- though analysts said this would energy producers are trying to use told Bankruptcy Judge Shelley SEurofirst 300 index (.FTEU3) not help cut oversupply which Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Chapman at a Feb. 2 hearing that LONDON : Shares rose in Europe while the euro rose 1.1 percent to the cost of hedging against weak- gained 1.2 percent, lifted by min- has seen prices fall 70 percent to shed long-term contracts with Sabine had plenty of options once and Asia on Monday along with 78.17 pence. London Mayor Boris ness in sterling hit its highest in ers as the price of oil and other since mid-2014. the pipeline operators that gather it shed the Cheniere contract. oil and commodity prices, while Johnson, a political heavyweight more than four years (GBPVOL=). commodities rose. Copper (CMCU3) hit a two- and process shale gas before it is "Maybe we do renegotiate sterling fell against the dollar and in David Cameron's ruling Conser- "The 'out' camp were struggling A survey of private sector week high on hopes for a revival in delivered to consumer markets. with Nordheim. Maybe we buy euro on concerns Britain may vote vative Party, on Sunday defied his to get a figurehead who was popu- business activity showed it in- Chinese demand. The metal trad- The attempts to shed the con- their gathering system after this is to leave the European Union. leader by saying he would support lar and Boris has given them that creased at its weakest pace in more ed up 1.3 percent on the day at tracts by Sabine Oil & Gas all over," he told Chapman. The pound fell 1.5 percent to the campaign to leave the EU in a boost," said Alvin Tan, a strategist than a year this month, according $4,680 a tonne. (SOGCQ.PK) and Quicksilver Nordheim, like many mid- a three-week low of $1.4175, put- June 23 referendum. with French bank Societe Generale to Markit's composite flash Pur- Gold (XAU=) fell as stocks Resources (KWKAQ.PK) are stream operators, has long consid- ting it on track for its biggest daily With dealers expecting chop- in London. chasing Managers' Index. and the dollar rose. It was at $1,207 viewed by executives and lawyers ered its gas gathering and transpor- percentage loss in 11 months, py trading in the run-up to the vote, "I think there is genuine wor- MSCI's broadest index of Asia- per ounce. as a litmus test for deals worth bil- tation agreements to be nearly lions of dollars annually for the so- bankruptcy-proof. called midstream sector. The Cheniere affiliate argued Camera boost and Pipeline operators have argued the contracts with Sabine went virtual reality in the contracts are secure, but re- beyond a typical commercial structuring experts say that if the agreement and transferred to Nor- new Samsung two producers manage to tear up dheim Sabine's ownership right to or renegotiate their deals, others collect and transport the gas col- gadgets will follow. That could add a new lected within a certain area. To revive interest in smartphones, element of risk for already hard- The midstream operator's law- Samsung and LG are improving hit investors in midstream compa- yer compared it to a property deed their cameras and embracing the The outlook for the oil exporting nies, which have plowed up to $30 restriction that forever limited the nascent world of virtual reality. nations in the MENA region — billion a year into infrastructure to height of building. Such restrictions Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Ku- serve the U.S. fracking boom. are said to "run with the land," and wait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi joined Samsung at the Mobile "It's a hellacious problem," generally cannot be rejected in Arabia, and the UAE – is general- World Congress show in Barcelo- said Hugh Ray, a bankruptcy law- bankruptcy. ly and unsurprisingly quite diffi- yer with McKool Smith in Hous- Sabine's lawyers seemed to na, Spain, to announce that their cult as they adjust to the ‘New companies are teaming up to push ton. "It will end with even more sway the judge when they coun- Normal’ of oil prices being in a rath- bankruptcies." tered that the contract language VR in mobile phones and social er lower range, National Bank of networking. A judge on New York's influ- never transferred ownership rights, Abu Dhabi (NBAD) published its ential bankruptcy court said on and if it did, it applied to mineral Virtual reality “is now mainly Global Investment Outlook 2016 used for gaming, but that is quick- Feb. 2 she was inclined to allow rights, not land rights. entitled ‘Investment Strategies in Houston-based Sabine to end its Judge Chapman did not say ly changing,” Zuckerberg said. Today’s Volatile Markets’ said. pipeline contract, which guaranteed when she would rule but told the “That is why Facebook is invest- The report said supply pres- it would ship a minimum volume hearing she was "inclining" toward ing so much in VR, so we can de- sures are expected to persist for of gas through a system built by a ruling in Sabine's favor. She encour- liver these social experiences.” the time being in the oil market, Cheniere Energy (LNG.A) subsid- aged the parties to reach a deal. Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and with extra supply expected to come iary until 2024. Sabine's lawyers Lawyers told Reuters some S7 Edge promise better photos on from Iran and Iraq. argued they could save $35 mil- gathering agreements did not ap- under low-light conditions, in part Iran is expected to reach pre- lion by ending the Cheniere con- pear well protected against bank- with sensors that capture more sanction oil production levels by tract, and then save millions more ruptcy, in part because the con- light. Both will work with the $100 the end of 2016, meaning an addi- by building an entirely new sys- tracts were written when one com- Gear VR headset that Samsung re- tional 500,000-700,000 million tem. pany owned both energy produc- leased last fall. And Samsung will barrels. Fort Worth, Texas-based tion and midstream operations. In now make a 360-degree camera for Saudi Arabia is estimated to Quicksilver's request to shed a con- recent years, the industry has un- everyday folks to capture and have an additional 1.5-2.0 million tract with another midstream op- dergone significant reshuffling and share VR images. barrels of capacity available, erator, Crestwood Equity Partners many energy producers spun off VR is still in its early days, NBAD report added. (CEQP.N), is set for Feb. 26. gathering systems. with much of the interest coming With serious pressure on bud- The concerns have grown For example, the Quicksilver from hard-core gamers and tech gets, almost all the exporters will more evident in recent days, raised agreement was struck when the pioneers. Samsung wants to make register ‘twin deficits’ (current ac- in law firms' client memos and in- midstream operator was part of the it easier for everyday people to count and fiscal) for 2015/16. Due vestment bank research notes. Quicksilver corporate family. create VR videos — so that friends to fiscal adjustments, however, the Last week, executives from In October 2010, Quicksilver will buy VR headsets to view magnitude of these deficits is ex- Williams Companies Inc sold its gas gathering and process- them. pected to decline in the current (WMB.N) and Enbridge Inc ing operations in Texas to a master LG will also have its own VR year, it noted. (ENB.TO), two of the world's limited partnership -- a once-pop- headset and 360-degree camera, There has been much made of largest pipeline operators, sought ular type of tax-advantaged cor- while the main camera on its up- the extent to which the oil export- to allay growing investor fears, porate structure -- affiliated with coming G5 smartphone will have ers, especially the GCC members, being they will maintain their cur- Despite the asset depletion arising from a new idea, asset class saying they were reviewing con- Crestwood Equity Partners for two lenses — one for standard have foreign assets that can be sold rency regimes, despite pressures mentioned earlier, the GCC coun- or company, or due to an existing tracts or securing additional credit $700 million. The gathering oper- shots, and another with a wider and/or which generate other in- resulting from them, the report tries as a group have financial buff- asset being oversold. Investors will guarantees to minimize the impact ations included a pipeline agree- angle to capture more of what’s in come, although these assets were further said. ers in place, together with low sov- need to exercise patience and then of the biggest oil bust in a genera- ment with Quicksilver that expired front of you. being depleted at an alarming rate The GCC currency pegs force ereign debt, and are therefore bet- have the courage required to deci- tion. in 2020. Sunday’s announcements at during 2015, it further said. governments to follow US mone- ter prepared than many other oil- sively deploy funds when oppor- So far, relatively few oil and Earlier this month, Quicksil- the Barcelona show come as Especially during the second tary decisions, irrespective of exporting nations for low oil pric- tunities arise.” gas producers have entered bank- ver asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge worldwide smartphone growth has half of 2015, falling oil exports and whether this is appropriate, be- es. According to the report, oil ruptcy, and most were smaller Laurie Silverstein to end that deal slowed, particularly for high-end declining government revenues cause the GCC economies are The report moreover said gov- prices are expected to trade in a firms. But with oil prices down 70 in order to save the sale of its U.S. devices such as Samsung’s S and were met with reductions in gov- slowing down, they could be fac- ernment spending in the GCC range of $25-45 during the remain- percent since mid-2014 and natu- assets to BlueStone Natural Re- LG’s G series. Many consumers ernment spending, which is turn ing monetary tightening at the countries, although at reduced lev- der of the year. Investors are ad- ral gas prices in a prolonged slump, sources for $245 million. If Quick- have turned to lower-cost Android led to a further slowdown in eco- wrong time, it said. els, will still be at levels consid- vised to continue to fully empha- up to a third of them are at risk of silver fails to break the pipeline devices that sport features consid- nomic activity via negative multi- During 2016, the GCC region ered healthy by many other na- size quality government and other bankruptcy this year, consultan- agreement, it would have to settle ered top of the line just a few years plier effects is expected register an overall fis- tions. investment grade bonds in their cy Deloitte said in a Feb. 16 re- for a lesser bid that includes just ago. This year, further fiscal adjust- cal deficit of around 10% of GDP, Claude-Henri Chavanon, portfolios. Whilst headwinds will port. $93 million in cash, according to Phone makers used to guaran- ments will be necessary to avoid indicating continued vulnerability NBAD’s Head of Global Asset persist during 2016, NBAD be- Midstream operators have court documents. tee upgrades by making phones further significant asset depletion. unless oil prices rally and/or there Management said: “The fall in the lieves attractive investment oppor- been considered relatively secure The infrastructure that mid- bigger and bigger — but phones The UAE was the first nation in are further spending cuts. oil price has complicated invest- tunities will arise, for instance in as investors and analysts focus on stream firms have built remains in can’t get much bigger for one-hand- the GCC to respond to the oil price – Saudi Arabia registered a fis- ment decisions around the world, selected emerging and frontier mar- risks to the hundreds of billions of high use so far, including the more ed use. In fact, the new LG phone decline. State energy subsidies cal deficit of 16% of GDP in 2015 and has been described as the kets, and also especially within dollars in equity and debt of firms than 12,000 miles of new pipelines is shrinking to 5.3 inches, from 5.5 have been reduced, non-critical (~ $100 billion), and is expected to ‘New Normal’. commodities. most directly exposed to commod- commissioned since 2010. U.S. oil inches last year. Samsung’s Edge projects have been postponed, and register a budget deficit of 13% of It is a significant shift in the While a bear market in US eq- ity prices. production is expected to fall only is getting bigger, at 5.5 inches, but alternative methods to fund gov- GDP in 2016, NBAD report said. global investment landscape that uities is likely to unfold, this That's because firms such as modestly, and most analysts ex- because the sides curve like a wa- ernment spending are being con- The Saudi riyal is thought to investors have to deal with. The should lead to buying opportuni- Enterprise Products (EPD.N), pect prices to rebound somewhat terfall, the phone won’t be much sidered, including VAT, income and be theoretically overvalued by risks associated with a strong dol- ties in other markets, some of Kinder Morgan (KM.N) and Plains in coming years. wider. The main S7 model is stay- corporate taxes, privatizations, around 16-17% vs. their main trad- lar are amongst those uppermost which are already very depressed. All American (PAA.N) relied upon Still, the pain is accruing al- ing constant at 5.1 inches. and bond sales. ing partners’ currencies, it added. in our minds, especially insofar as Within MENA, for instance, UAE multi-year contracts -- the kind ready. Plains All American said this With size out of the equation, The GCC oil exporters’ deci- On a similar basis, the UAE dirham this could exacerbate the reduction equities could easily be described targeted in the two bankruptcies - month that it expected a default phone makers have to innovate sions to focus on fiscal policy could be overvalued by more than in US corporate earnings. Howev- as being oversold, and cheap in - that guarantee pipeline operators from one unidentified customer elsewhere. strongly suggest that for the time 25%, it noted. er, there are always opportunities terms of valuation. fixed fees to transport minimum who contracted for 10 percent of “Their problem is that phones volumes of oil or gas. its BridgeTex pipeline, which from two to three years ago are Now, with U.S. oil output transports crude from west Texas still in use,” said Ian Fogg, head of shrinking and gas production stall- to the Houston area. Reuters later mobile analysis at IHS Technolo- ing, many of the cash-strapped identified the customers as a little- gy. “VR is essential. It is a smart- producers entering bankruptcy known, privately held merchant phone-industry initiative to drive will be seeking to rid themselves called Stampede Energy. consumers to upgrade.” of pricey agreements, particularly Analysts at Credit Suisse said That’s been particularly im- those with so-called minimum vol- Williams Partners (WPZ.N) could portant for Samsung, as its chief ume commitments that require lose up to $400 million in earnings rival, Apple, largely matched Sam- paying for space even if it is not before interest, tax, depreciation sung on size, while boosting the Egypt’s central bank plans to float used. and amortization, or EBITDA, if iPhone camera’s resolution to 12 the United Bank of Egypt, in "They will be probably among Chesapeake Energy Corp megapixels from 8. The iPhone has which it holds a 99 percent stake, the first things thrown out," said (CHK.N), the second-largest U.S. also gotten better at low-light in an initial public offering, Gov- Michael Grande, director for U.S. natural gas producer, uses creditor shots, even surpassing some stand- ernor Tarek Amer said on a talk midstream energy and infrastruc- protection to shed its minimum alone, point-and-shoot cameras in show on Sunday. The United Bank ture at Moody's. volume agreements. performance. was formed out of the merger of In bankruptcy court, Sabine’s While Chesapeake has denied “Having seen everything the three failing banks which the cen- lawyers argued for undoing a pipe- any plans to file for bankruptcy, smartphone can deliver, at Sam- tral bank acquired in 2006. “We line and gathering contract with the head of the general partner of sung we have other ideas,” said D.J. are in the process of getting rid of Cheniere unit Nordheim Eagle Ford Williams took time on Thursday Koh, the head of Samsung’s mo- it. We are not supposed to own Gathering that is worth tens of to explain to analysts and inves- bile business. the United Bank, we just bought it millions of dollars in coming years. tors why he believed their deals In a few months, Samsung will for a specific purpose, to fix it. Instead, a different midstream were bankruptcy-proof. start selling its Gear 360 camera, a Now that the reform process has operator would be hired to build a "We believe gathering con- device with front and back lenses started we will float it,” Amer said. new system that Sabine's lawyer tracts such as ours are not the type to stitch together 360-degree vid- The last time state-owned compa- told the bankruptcy court would of contract that would be reject- eos for VR devices and apps. Sam- nies were listed on the Cairo ex- literally ed," said Alan Armstrong, Presi- sung phones will come with apps change was in 2005 when shares "wrap around" Nordheim's dent and CEO of Williams Com- for viewing those videos on the of Telecom Egypt, the state’s land- AMOC were floated. The state owns vast swathes of the economy, including three of its largest banks - existing infrastructure. panies Inc. But he also said they Gear VR and sharing them with line monopoly, and oil companies National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and Banque Du Caire - along with much of its oil industry and real If Sabine gets the ruling it were following the Sabine case friends. Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals and estate. wants, it would immediately save closely. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Actor Emma Watson revealed she will taking a year-long hiatus from acting, reported IANS. The UN goodwill ambassador, known for the HeForShe initiative, said she wanted to study feminism – a topic that she takes deep interest in. “I’m taking a year away from acting to focus on two things, really. My own personal development is one and studying feminism is the other,” she said. “My own personal task is to read one book a week and also to read a book a month as part of my book club. I’m doing a huge amount of reading on my own.” Watson also All dudes want to drop the flab around their midsections to added that, “I almost thought about going and doing a year of expose that concealed six-pack. What could be better than gender studies, then I realised that I was learning so much by getting the scoop directly from the iconic ab-possessed? As being on the ground and just speaking with people and doing compiled from eatthis.com, Men’s Health magazine and the my reading.” The Harry Potter actor mentioned she wants to bestseller Serve to Win, get the world’s finest fat-melting, listen to the stories of different women in the world and work muscle-building tips by some of the fittest men on earth. towards helping them. “I actually want to keep on the path that I’m on. I’m reading a lot this year, and I want to do a lot of listening,” said Watson. “I see so many women struggling with issues of self-esteem. They know and they hear it and they read it in magazines and books all the time that self-love is really important, but it’s really hard to actually do,” reported Washington Times.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who is busy shooting for her Hollywood debut project "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" with The San Andreas star was arrested nine times by the time he action star Vin Diesel, says was 17. The Rock then met someone who got him on track she is looking forward to by enrolling him into a football team, and eventually became meet her female co-star Nina the star’s football coach. “We didn’t have anything. We were Dobrev. poor, $500-a-month apartment, so there was always drama, When Dobrev tweeted and I realised I was just adding to the drama. "Happy to be home.. Looking forward to starting XXX this week", Deepika also re- sponded to it by writing Amitabh Bachchan says he is trou- "Can't wait to see you Nina! bled with a mild body ailment @ninadobrev @Deejaycar". which has laid him low. The me- Deepika took off to gastar added that he has been deal- Toronto, Canada, to shoot for ing with it for many days now, and the film earlier this month, hopes to be back on his feet soon. The cine icon shared through his and has been keeping her official blog early on Sunday his fans updated about her health update with his fans and Hollywood sojourn through admirers, who he fondly calls his photographs and videos. 'extended family'. "It is not alarm- In fact, her rumoured ing... but it is... and it puts me hor- boyfriend, actor Ranveer izontal, with minimum move- Singh also met her during his ment... and grief... grief for regret- short trip to Toronto. ting my appearance (sic) at the Zee In some of images shared Awards where I was to present the lifetime award to Veeru Devgn, the by Diesel, the actor is seen master action director, producer shirtless, showing off his and father to our Ajay Devgn," Big tattoo-covered abs, while B shared. The 73-year-old added: Deepika is wearing a bold "When the body is troubled, so is black leather outfit which not the mind, so is the soul and so the just shows her washboard desire to write to communicate abs but also some temporary with the loved ones, the Ef... It tattoos for a power-packed has been so for many days now look. and I do feel a disconnect each day, but it shall repair soon I hope and The Wolverine hunk believes in pushing through and The new film will follow we shall be back to winning ways working around body limitations. When the actor was Diesel's Xander Cage who as they say." The actor, who has younger, he injured his back. “One day I was playing cricket returns to the National been part of the film industry for and did this kind of reflex catch, reaching up, twisting, and I Security Agency after an over four decades, went on to ap- caught the ball. I’d completely ripped out all the muscles at eight-year absence. preciate the hard work and dedica- the base of my spine. I knew from that day that I’d always In "xXx: The Return of tion of Veeru Devgn, calling him a Xander Cage", Samuel L. "care concerned director of stunts". have to keep myself fit, especially my core,” shares the The "Piku" star said: "A remark- beefy actor. Discussing his workout regimen, Hugh con- Jackson is back as Augustus Gibbons, with Ruby Rose, Jet able life story for Veeru ji... from fesses he likes to ramp it up, “I do an hour and a half a day being another stuntman to where in the gym and I train really hard. I crank up Godsmack and Li, Conor McGregor and he ended and the numerous high- Metallica, which help with my strenuous workouts.” Tony Jaa joining the cast. lights that his career exhibited... D.J. Caruso is taking the "Veeru-ji matured soon enough director's seat, and F. Scott from this scenario to an action di- Frazier has written the rector then he became a producer script. No official release and eventually directed a film date is set for the movie yet. which I worked in too.. Are Bipasha and Karan Singh Grover taking their relationship to the next level? If the grapevine is to believed, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover are getting serious about each other and are ready to take their relationship to the next level. Though they prefer to be tightlipped, buzz is that Karan wants to begin anew with the Bong bombshell and keep his previous failed marriages in the distant past.

The Transporter actor who’s another proud owner of the beloved 6-pack likes to rev up his metabolism by working Putting the Fitoor debacle behind her, Katrina Kaif has started out hard but not for too long. “You can go to the gym six, rehearsing her dance moves for a song shoot for 'Baar Baar seven times a week if you’re stupid enough. You can train for Dekho', which will also feature co-star Sidharth Malhotra. an hour and not see any real results because you’re not With her buddy choreographer Bosco calling the shots, it is a engaging,” says the fiancé of supermodel and Victoria’s comfort zone for the actress as Bosco keeps unwanted eyes Secret Angel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. and questions about a certain RK at bay. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

last year. He did not drop a set or his serve all week and, having defeat- ed Tomas Berdych in the semis, his win in the final made him the first player under the age of 21 to beat top 10 opponents in consec- utive matches since Juan Martin del Potro managed the feat in 2009. And 2016 has been a fine year for the 20-year-old Kyrgios so far as he also teamed up with Daria Gavrilova to win the Hopman Cup for Australia in January. Former US Open champion Cilic was beaten in the Marseille final for the second time in his ca- reer, having also finished runner- up in 2011. "I was serving really well all Brendon McCullum scored 25 Twenty20 internationals. His fi- Tom Latham for 39 and Henry week. I didn't get broken once," runs in his last international innings nal innings lasted all of 36 minutes Nicholls for two as Australia's Kyrgios said. "That was the main as New Zealand slipped toward a and was full of the excitement and bowlers dominated the hosts and thing that was good. And I was series defeat on the third day of drama that has been a feature of edged closer to victory. able to put pressure on my oppo- the second Test against Australia his long career. Earlier, New Zealand paceman nents' serves a lot when I was go- Hugely talented Aussie youngster them, before serving the set out to utes short of an hour and a half. on Monday. McCullum could not repeat Neil Wagner returned career-best ing through my service games real- After making the fastest cen- his first-innings heroics figures of 6-106 to try to prevent Nick Kyrgios has claimed the first love. However, the second set was The Aussie is renowned for his ly quickly. Tour title of his career after beat- a lot tighter, both players saving powerful serving and showed why tury in Test history, from 54 balls, He was the subject of a series the visitors from running up a huge "I didn't really expect to win to lift New Zealand from 32-3 to of vociferous appeals from the vis- first-innings lead. He also claimed ing Marin Cilic 6-2 7-6 (7-3) in the the one break point which they in the final, sending 17 aces past this title this week after having a final of the Marseille Open. faced. Cilic's break point was also Cilic, including one on match 370 in their first innings, McCul- itors for lbws and a bat-pad catch to vital wicket of Adam Voges for couple of weeks off. But from the lum was again called on to play a that television replays showed to 60, ending his run of three straight Kyrgios romped through the a set point at 4-5 but he could not point, against just one double fault. first round I started playing really first set against the fourth seed, convert and Kyrgios then took The World No 41 claimed his match-saving role in the 176th and be a bump ball. Most of those ap- centuries in his last three Test well and just gained confidence as last Test innings of his career. peals came off the bowling of innings.James Pattinson claimed setting up 10 break point oppor- charge of the tie-break, winning it first ATP title in his second final, I kept winning matches." tunities and converting two of 7-3 to wrap up victory in five min- after a runner-up finish in Estoril He came to the crease with James Pattinson, who found dan- three wickets as Australia took ATP Dubai. Click here to bet. New Zealand on 72-3 after Aus- gerous reverse swing in overcast control tralia had been dismissed for 505 conditions late in the day and fin- Wagner had dismissed Steve BUNDESLIGA to take a first innings lead of 135. ished with 3-29. It also reflected Smith for 138 and Joe Burns for Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson McCullum fell with New Zealand the importance Australia placed on 170 late on the second day, which GAME SUS- still trailing by 30 runs, and by McCullum's wicket. ended with Australia just seven to win fourth Welsh Open crown stumps the hosts were 121-4, 14 David Warner congratulates runs behind New Zealand. He used PENDED AFTER runs behind Australia with six wick- Brendon McCullum after batting a barrage of short-pitched balls BAYER Ronnie O'Sullivan was in sublime played a lot better here this week ets remaining. for the final time in international through the first two sessions on form on Sunday evening to con- than I did at the Masters and real- Highlights from day three of test cricket Monday to remove Voges, Mitch- LEVERKUSEN quer Neil Robertson 9-5 and win a ly found some fluency. the second Test between New McCullum needed a few balls ell Marsh (18), Peter Nevill (13) BOSS REFUSES TO fourth Welsh Open title. "It is a fourth Welsh Open ti- Zealand and Australia to settle in and appraise the threat and Hazlewood (13). The 40-year-old has been in tle - but I'd like it better if I could Kane Williamson, left to hold posed by Pattinson, who was able "As a kid growing up you BE SENT OFF dazzling form all week in Cardiff, win it five times. I feel shattered, the New Zealand innings together, to get the ball to swing back late at dream of taking a five-wicket bag was 45 not out, while Corey right-handed batsmen. He hit three against Australia," Wagner said. Sunday's Bundesliga game between but was struggling at the interval and could really do with relaxing in this thrilling final, trailing the for a month, playing some exhibi- Anderson was unbeaten on nine at fours over or wide of the slip cor- "Probably not the way I took it; Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia the close of play. don and a six, pulled off the front you dream of bowling guys out Dortmund had to be suspended Australian 5-3. But 'the Rocket' tions in order to give Sheffield and stormed back to take all six frames the world title a real shot. That's Australia won the first Test at foot, into the crowd beyond the and getting guys out more conven- after Bayer boss Roger Schmidt Wellington by an innings and 52 square mid-wicket boundary. tionally. But you do dream of it refused to be sent off. and he even ended the night with a the one we all want. stunning break of 141 to get his "I think Neil is the best player runs and need only a draw at Hag- But McCullum was out next and it's a dream that came true for Proceedings at the BayArena ley Oval to win the two-match ball, caught by David Warner at me." McCullum also had two came to a halt after 64 minutes, as hands on a cheque worth £60,000. at the moment. He was at 75 or 80 Anthony Martial to Score and per cent tonight but I was deter- win over Joe Perry, O'Sullivan series and reclaim the top Test rank- short mid-wicket from the bowl- catches to assist in Australia's dis- Schmidt stood his ground having seemed to be looking forward to ing from India. ing of Josh Hazlewood. missal and bowled four overs, in- been ordered from the dugout for Manchester Utd to Win in 90 mined that if he won, he was going Mins6/4 O'Sullivan, who also won to have to earn it." facing his fierce baize rival by com- McCullum is retiring after 101 New Zealand had previously cluding two maidens, at a cost of protesting too vociferously against paring Robertson to 'RoboCop'. Tests, 260 one-dayers and 71 lost Martin Guptill for a duck, three runs. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's in 2004, 2005 and 2014, said: "I Speaking after his semi-final strike for Dortmund. Schmidt was incensed after calls for a foul on Stefan Kiessling TREBLE TRIUMPH FOR were dismissed in the build-up to the goal and after he refused to leave his position, referee Felix MICHAEL VAN GERWEN Zwayer took the players off the pitch. TO COMPLETE UK After talks, the teams re- emerged without Schmidt and the Dereck Chisora insists a possible straight stoppage wins ahead of his "Charles Martin and AJ, it's countryman to extend his destruc- match resumed around eight min- fight with Anthony Joshua will 'al- meeting with Martin about who wants it more. Charles tive record of stoppage wins OPEN QUALIFIERS utes after the impromptu break ways be there' and has backed his Back in 2012, Chisora suffered Martin has tasted the good life, he against the American. began. British rival to knock out IBF a creditable points defeat when he wants that good life, and no-one Anthony Joshua admits he Aubameyang's goal proved to champion Charles Martin. faced WBC champion Vitali Kl- wants to lose that. You're world needs to improve if he's to beat be the winner, further adding to Joshua can become Britain's itschko in his 18th ring appearance, champion, you're making so much Charles Martin Schmidt's frustration. latest world heavyweight champi- and insists it is desire rather than money and this and that. Joshua admits he needs to im- Sunday's Bundesliga action on when he challenges Martin for experience that will prove crucial "We're all trying to get to the prove if he's to beat Charles Mar- Read about Dortmund's win at the IBF title at the O2 Arena on in the Martin-Joshua fight. top, we're all fighting for a world tin "I know what his [Martin] Leverkusen and an away win for April 9, live on Sky Sports Box "Every fight in the heavy- title. AJ is ready for it. Everybody game-plan is - he's going to try and Augsburg Office. weight game is a 50-50 fight," said is ready for a world title fight, there box AJ the first two to four rounds "I was sent a signal from 45m Before that fight was con- the 32-year-old. "Dillian Whyte is no risk to take. The only person and try and take it to the deep end, Michael van Gerwen wrapped up Van Gerwen quickly open up a that I should go to the stands. I firmed, Chisora was considered one was a 50-50 fight. It's all about taking a risk is Charles Martin, which might be harder for AJ. But the UK Open qualifiers with a two-leg lead before the former wanted an explanation," said of the favourites to face Joshua, who wants it more in that split who might lose his title." AJ has got the first two rounds third victory in six events as he Lakeside champion was punished Schmidt. but could not agree financial terms. second - that is it. Some guys get Joshua and Martin are yet to and he'll knock him out if he wants defeated Steve Beaton 6-2 in Sun- for missing two darts at tops when "I hesitated too long. It was 'Del Boy' has instead opted to in the ring, but really and truly suffer a defeat in the professional to. "Yes, he's going to win it by day's final in Wigan. a 76 finish gave Van Gerwen a definitely a mistake of mine. I challenge Kubrat Pulev for the they don't want to be in the ring. ranks, but Chisora is favouring his knockout I think." The world No 1 was again in three-leg advantage. didn't think the game would be in- European title, but believes he is electric form as he followed up his Beaton, 51, capitalised on two terrupted. I hurt my team through still a potential foe if Joshua seeks victories in the second and fifth misses in reply to take the fourth that." out a bumper domestic fight in the qualifiers by taking another leg before van Gerwen claimed an- Herbert Fandel, chairman of future. £10,000 first prize to cement his other brace to open up a 5-1 cush- the German football federation's "It's always going to be there," position as the leader on the UK ion. referee committee, said Zwayer Chisora told Sky Sports. "When Open Order of Merit with a total Two missed darts at double acted according to the rules. he wins, he's going to ask to fight of £37,750. seven from Van Gerwen allowed "When a player or even the me or David Haye. It's always Van Gerwen started his cam- Beaton a reprieve, but the 26-year- coach refuses to leave the inner area going to be there. It's a fight which paign on Sunday with wins over old always looked comfortable as after a sending off, stopping play none of us can hide away from. Michael Dawson, Nick Fullwell he fired home double eight in the and threatening to call it off is the Dereck Chisora "It's always going and Kevin Dowling to reach the next leg to claim victory. correct decision," he said. to be there. It's a fight which none last 16, where he produced a su- The day was also memorable "Whether the referee speaks of us can hide away from. But it perb comeback from 3-0 down for Richie Corner as the 53-year- directly with the coach or sends a has to be on great terms for both against Lee Evans. old landed the first nine-darter of leading player is solely at his dis- parties." After defeating Phil Taylor in his career in a 6-0 victory over cretion." Joshua has admitted he is tak- Saturday's semi-finals, the pair met Steve Hine. But Leverkusen sporting di- ing a risk by making the step-up again in the Qualifier Six semi-fi- In total, 96 professional play- rector Rudi Voeller saw the matter to world title level in only his 16th nals and the Dutchman proved too ers secured their qualification for differently. fight. strong again as he raced to a 6-2 the UK Open finals taking place "To interrupt a game like that Joshua has racked up 15 victory before putting a stop to at the Butlins Minehead Resort and to make things so hectic is straight stoppage wins ahead of his Ian White's impressive run in the from March 4-6, where they will completely unnecessary," Voeller meeting with Martin semi-finals. be joined by 32 qualifying ama- said. Joshua has racked up 15 The final against Beaton saw teurs. Kate Richardson-Walsh wins 356th cap as GB draw again with Australia

Kate Richardson-Walsh became ardson-Walsh]. bay. With the visitors surging for- GB's most capped female player "We've played together so ward as half-time approached, that in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Aus- many times and we've been through pressure paid off. Helen Richard- tralia in Perth. so many ups and downs so it was son-Walsh won the ball high up The 35-year-old from really special to share this with her. the pitch and burst clear, drew the Manchester skippered her side in "Coming out here we knew it'd goalkeeper and slipped the ball to Perth and looked set for a double be tight and tough it's always like Haycroft who made no mistake to celebration with the team leading that against Australia. It's all to make it 1-0. the hosts thanks to Sarah Hay- play for in the last match. It's ex- Australia levelled the scores croft's first goal for Great Britain. citing for the crowd and exciting immediately after the restart. Geor- But Georgie Parker's goal a for us and we're looking forward gie Parker's first shot was well minute into the second half spoiled to the final game." saved but the no 19 was able to the party to leave the series dead- GB started brightly with Sus- force the rebound through the goal- locked at 1-1 with one match to annah Townsend causing the Hock- keeper's legs to make it all square. play. eyroos defence plenty of prob- Both teams were lively in at- Richardson-Walsh said: "It lems, while Sam Quek continued tack but the tight defences stood was a really special moment to be her fine form with a series of ex- firm to set up the series decider on out there today with Helen [Rich- cellent tackles to keep Australia at Sunday February 21. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23 . 2016-Hoot 04, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:205 Price: Afs.15

By Mansoor Faizy the second round of talks. Again peace talks between Afghan gov- in the four-nation talks to convince nors said that the council yet to KABUL: The National Unity Pakistan hosted the third round. ernment and the Taliban were Taliban insurgents to shun violence appoint a chief and also head of Government (NUG) is going to “We look forward to the fourth stalled soon after the insurgent and join the Afghan-owned and the secretariat,” he said. host the 4th Quadrilateral Coor- meeting of the Quadrilateral Coor- group confirmed death report of Afghan-led peace and reconcilia- He furthered that the United dination Group (QCG) meeting dination Group (QCG) in Kabul its long-time leader, Mullah Omar. tion process. But the appointed States, Japan, United Kingdom tomorrow (Tuesday) with a hope tomorrow (Tuesday). We expect a Since then the Taliban had intensi- of HPC head can be taken as a and Germany were the major do- to hold direct talks with the Tal- date for first direct peace talks with fied attacks. positive step toward bringing the nors who funded activities of the iban and Hezb-i-Islami Afghani- Taliban as decided in the third QCG The death report also led to wid- Taliban to table of talks. HPC. stan (HIA).Representatives of meeting,” said Javid Faisal, the ening rift among the Taliban com- A month ago, the spokesperson of “The donors pledged to support Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and deputy spokesman for Chief Ex- manders. It is worth mentioning the HPC, Mohammad Ismail the peace council financially at the United States will gather un- ecutive Officer (CEO), on Mon- that the High Peace Council on Sun- Qasimyar, told Afghanistan Times the London Conference. der one roof for the fourth time day. In the third QCG meeting held day confirmed that Pir Sayed Ah- that donors have stopped funding The donors have donated 50 mil- aimed at restoring the stalled in Islamabad on February 6, rep- mad Ghilani has been appointment the council. lion dollars, so far,” he asserted. peace talks between Afghan gov- resentatives from the four nations as head of the council. The council “The fund of the HPC has been In a response to a query he told ernment and the Taliban. First agreed on a roadmap to resume the had no chief for long time. The suspended by the donor countries Afghanistan Times that the US round of the four-way talks was stalled peace talks with the Tali- role of High Peace Council (HPC) for the last three months (by the and Britain had suspended aid to held in Islamabad. Kabul hosted ban. First round of the face-to-face at somehow seemed to be very rare end of their fiscal year). The do- the HPC. PUL-I-KHUMRI : Hundreds of lied and said dozens of civilians people on Monday rallied in had been killed and wounded dur- Rocket hits 16 ministries fire northern Baghlan province, de- ing the clashes that forced hun- experts manding an end to ongoing clashes dreds of families into leaving their Baghlan deputy between Afghan forces and mili- homes. They said the war that de- to 'hire relatives' tants in Dand-i-Ghori and Dand-i- stroyed mosques, houses and governor’s A number of high ranking offi- Shahabuddin areas. The clashes in farmlands should be brought to an cials accuse cabinet members of Dand-i-Ghori area of Pul-i-Khum- end as soon as possible. Borjan, a office, 1 killed hiring relatives instead of experi- ri, the provincial capital, have been resident of Wazghari village of enced directors in sixteen gov- ongoing for the past one month and Dand-i-Shahabuddin, said: “The ernment ministries. The state- PUL-I-KHUMRI : A rocket the violence in Dand-i-Shahabud- ongoing conflict should be ment was made after a number din on the outskirts of the city stopped at any cost.” He held both fired by militants hit the office of directors who were fired, pro- of the provincial deputy gover- tested the move on Monday, and began a week ago. As the clashes Talibaninfo-icon and Afghan forc- nor in the capital of northern said that they have sent a letter continued, the insurgents de- es responsible for civilian casual- Baghlan province on Monday, in this regard to the National stroyed three power pylons in ties and attacking people’s homes. killing one person and injuring Unity Government (NUG) lead- Dand-i-Shahabuddin, cutting off Borjan said the Afghan forces op- four others, an official said. The ers and National Council. In the power supply from Uzbekistan to eration was not well organised and BM1 rocket hit the deputy gov- letter they state that a number of Kabulinfo-icon. The power sup- should be immediately stopped. cabinet ministers have dismissed ply was restored last Saturday af- Ali Mohammad, a resident of ernor’s office in Pul-i-Khumri at ?qualified and experienced staff around 11:15am, said Governor ter hectic efforts spanning three Salangi village of Dand-I-Ghori and on the basis of Afghanistan weeks. Around 800 residents of area, said: “It has been third week Abdul Sattar Bariz. Capacity Building for Results He told Pajhwok Afghan Facility program hired unskilled Zamankhil, Hussainkhil, Dand-i- we are displaced to Pul-i-Khumri News the rocket hit the roof of people at high salaries. Shahabuddin areas and Baghlan-i- and living with our relatives due to his deputy’s office, killing a (ToloNews) Markazi district on Saturday ral- the clashes in our area.” (Pajhwok) worker of the provincial power utility and wounded driver of Ghost teachers, corruption cripple Herat education sector the deputy governor and three civilians. HERAT CITY : Members of the In addition to imaginary teach- He said the deputy gover- provincial council of western Her- ers, he said, teachers in most dis- nor was unhurt in the incident. at province on Monday claimed tricts where schools had been The rocket was fired from Dand- having evidence about widespread closed continued to receive sala- i-Ghori area on the outskirts of corruption and the presence of ries. Alizayee did not provide ex- Pul-i-Khumri, Bariz said. ghost teachers in district education- act number of the schools closed, Acting public healthinfo- info-icon offices of the province. but said all or some of schools in icon director Abdul Bariz Sa- The council head, Kamran Alizay- most of the districts had been shut. hibzada confirmed receiving four ee, told a press conference in Her- “Salaries of teachers in some wounded persons and one dead at City, the provincial capital, that districts are received by principles they had evidence 20 to 30 ghost of the schools,” he said, adding cation sector. He said some teach- body at the provincial civil hos- PUL-I-KHUMRI : Displaced by dreds of families into leaving their Kakar, a Ministry of Refugee offi- pital. teachers in each district were regu- corruption had been ongoing for ers in a number of districts did not the reemerged conflict, residents of houses and seeking shelter in safe cial, said a survey was being con- larly paid salaries without per- years in the province but no one receive their salaries while illiter- It was a 12th rocket to be Dand-i-Ghori and Dand-i-Sha- places. ducted in the two areas to identify fired from Dand-i-Ghori area forming duty. Some teachers in dis- cared about. He said a delegation ate individuals had been forcibly habuddin localities of northern Mohammad Nasim, a resident the exact number of displaced per- trict schools even did not graduate from the central government employed as teachers to some into Pul-i-Khumri this solar Baghlan province are in desperate of Niazullah village in Dand-i- sons and provide them assistance. yearinfo-icon, raising the death from schools but they were paid should assess the issue and bring schools by strongmen. “The edu- need of immediate assistance. Ghori, said: “I left home along with He said UNHCR and the dem- salaries of bachelor’s degree hold- to justice those involved in cor- cation department has begun its toll in the strikes to two includ- Operations against militants my six children and sought refuge ining organization had pledged as- ing a child. The rocket attacks ers, Alizayee added. “There are 47 ruption. Meanwhile, Herat educa- assessment of schools in Adras- were launched in Dand-i-Ghori one in a safe place, but the government sistance with the displaced persons ghost teachers in Adraskan district tion director Abdul Razaq Ahmadi kan, Shindand, Chesht-i-Sharif, had so far injured more than 10 month ago and in Dand-i-Sha- is yet provide us assistance.” numbering around 350 families. people. (Pajhwok) alone, they do not perform duty confirmed corruption and the pres- Oba and Farsi districts over the habuddin weeks ago, forcing hun- But Mohammad Naeem (Pajhwok) but pocket salaries,” he said. ence of ghost teachers in the edu- past six months,” Ahmadi said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.