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AT News Report Muslims to keep unity in order to avoid disastrous plotters against KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower Islam and Muslims. House) of parliament on Saturday Parliamentarian also emphasized released from police custody after strongly denounced the US that Jerusalem and Baitul a short time. He said the incident President’s decision regarding Muqaddas is a redline for all took place on Friday night at Jerusalem the shift of Israel’s Muslims of the world and we will 01:00am local time. Qaderi said capital to Jerusalem, saying the city defend from it at any cost. two of those wounded in the is “the red line” for the Muslim Parliamentarian also released a incident are in critical condition. community. “Baitul Muqaddas resolution regarding Trump One of them is a child. He said the (Arabic name for Jerusalem) decision in which they strongly victims include four women, four belonged to over 1.5 billion condemned the decision and called children and two men. “I run Muslims of the world, we defend it against all UN law and toward the neighbor’s house when from it,” said a lawmaker, Abdul conventions. They called on all I realized about the shooting. My Sattar Khawasi. He said that nations of the world and US brother said lets attack them by Trump with such illogical decision representative to denounce the stone, but I asked him to run and told him that the attacker had a would be changed as the next decision and take step for AT Monitoring Desk private sector in the country, Ghani Mikhail Gorbachev for the USA, international peace and security in gun,” said one member of the The incident took place in Khairkhana area in family. The family had a number noted Afghanistan annually which will lead to division of the world. They also asked the Kabul’s PD15. Eyewitnesses said four armed men imports goods worth 1.5 billion America to different states. UN and UN council to hold step of guests when the incident KABUL: The President Ashraf attacked the family members at night. occurred. Three of the guests were Ghani has pledged on Saturday to USD. Close cooperation between Khawasi insisted that Afghan for cancelation of this the government and private sectors government in reaction to the announcement. wounded in the shooting, support the private sectors and AT Monitoring Desk incident took place in Khairkhana eyewitnesses said. Interior production of local items to could turn the country to be Trump Jerusalem decision must They called this decision a exporter in the near future, he cancel the Bilateral Security dangerous step against peace in the area in Kabul’s PD15. He said they Ministry’s deputy spokesman improve trade balance in the KABUL: At least 10 members of lost 10 members of their family in Nusrat Rahimi confirmed the country. Addressing a local furthered. Responding to the Agreement (BSA) and sever all world and called on all Islamic demand of investors, complaining diplomatic ties with USA. government to suspend all a single family have been murdered Friday night’s homicide incident. incident and said the family has products expo here in Kabul, by unknown armed men on Friday According to him, the suspect had lost 10 of its members in the President Ghani emphasized on lack of electricity to run the “Trump’s decision is against commercial and diplomatic ties industries, President Ghani vowed United Nations resolution and a with USA till cancelation of the evening, it has been reported. One a legal issue with the family and homicide case. He said police have local production to improve life member of the family, Hamid that he was recently jailed on started investigation into the standard for all across the country. to overcome shortage of electricity kind of support from Israel cruelty announcement regarding in coming days. “The issue of against people of Palestine,” Jerusalem. Parliamentarian also Qaderi, told TOLOnews that the charges of two murders, but he was incident. “People’s lives will not change another legislator, Shekiba unless we improve the trade power shortage will be resolved urged Taliban and other insurgents balance of Afghanistan. One third within the upcoming two years. Hashemi said. She said that this group to take lesson laydown Afghanistan will be self-reliant in decision is clear sign of weapons using against Muslims of our people go to bed with imperialisms and against Islam, MP accuses President Ghani of selling empty stomachs every night,” terms of providing power within and keep unity in the country. It is Ghani said. To reach the most the coming four years,” Ghani which will fun flame of war pertained to mention that people pledged. The President further continually. Legislator Mawlawi also staged anti- US protest wanted goal, President Ghani Shazada Shahid, while strongly military factory to Aga Khan Foundation stressed close coordination and went on saying, “We will address regarding Trump decision in Kabul, joint work between the government insecurity and we will end up land condemning the Trump decision Takhar, Herat and Balkh provinces AT News Report money for the 2019 presidential it would seriously probe the regarding Jerusalem, called on all and private sectors to boost up the grabbing. We will implement and on Friday. election. But, presidential office allegation and would not prevent country’s economy and add to exercise the law against those who KABUL: A member of the denied the allegation, saying Ghani the sale if it was true. thought they will not be held parliament accused President people’s standard. “The private had ordered defense ministry to The military factory was built sector and industries in Afghanistan accountable.” At least 100 local Eight militants killed in Uruzgan Ashraf Ghani of attempting the empty the factory because he around 130 years by then king Sher companies took active part in the land belonged to the Kabul military are two cooperative sectors with planned to use the establishment Ali Khan at the heart of the capital. each other. We will be dependent three-day expo which kicked off AT News Report capital city of the province,” factory to the Aga Khan in other purposes. In response to The factory was making small last week on Tuesday. The three Foundation, claiming that the on others, unless we have provincial police headquarters said the industrialists’ demand for arms and military equipment, but industries. Cooperation means days expo under the brand “It is KABUL: At least eight Taliban in a media statement. Mullah president had ordered defense providing them with place for was inactive for the past decades. insurgents have been killed in a that government has the Great, It is Made in Afghanistan” Qasim, a Taliban commander was ministry to vacate the factory, exhibition, the president said he The government had earlier was organized by the Ministry of foreign forces airstrike in Uruzgan KabulNews reported. responsibility to support the also killed in the airstrike, the would hand them the Kabul sold several acres of government industries and the domestic Commerce and Industries. This province, local officials said on statement said, adding that three Qazi Rahela Salim also alleged military factory if they were lands to a private company in a Saturday. “The strike carried out products,” he added. Highlighting productive event was aimed at other Taliban insurgents sustained that the president decided to sell interested to hold exhibitions. low price. The move sparked introducing the local products and in the Zabzak area in Tarinkot, the the land with an aim to use its lack of required coordination injuries. The parliament said Saturday reactions of people and legislators. between government and the seeking markets for the items.

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Police forces in southwestern Nimroz province have seized a drug-laden vehicle and arrested one individual, local officials said on Saturday. Lt. Col. Ahmad Parvez Sistani, counternarcotics director, said police force have captured over 319 kilograms of drugs that were stored in a house in the Masoom Abad area An explosion in Kabul’s PD6 on narrated different stories about the of Zaranj, the provincial capital of the province. He Friday afternoon claimed the lives nature of the explosion. Some said said the drugs included 229kg of opium, 42kg of heroin, of seven people and injured nine explosives were placed on a 8tkg of chemicals and 40kg of hashish, adding a others. TOLOnews journalist motobike while others said it was suspected individual arrested in connection has been Nargis Musavi reporting from the a gas balloons explosion. The referred to departmental investigation. The drugs were blast scene said still the nature of house of second deputy chief planned to be smuggled to Iran. The Unity Government the explosion is not known, but executive Mohammad Mohaqiq is has launched anti-narcotics campaign across the three vehicles in the have been close to the blast scene. country. Some days back, 18 tons of drugs that were critically damaged. Eyewitness (ToloNews) seized in Kabul were set on fire by the Ministry of Interior. Prior to that, The Afghan and the US forces conducted a coordinated operation against the drugs and the US air force bombed Taliban’s opium laboratories in the southern Helmand Province. The top US military commander Gen. Nicholson said Taliban have been generating its economy from opium and other types of drugs. That’s why, anti-drugs campaign would be continued to root out it in the country. The Unity Government and the US forces should gear up their efforts to make free-drugs Afghanistan in a short time. AT News Report and air force During these operations, 31 Taliban fighters KABUL: At least 68 militants including four local commanders were killed and 29 others wounded named Mawlawi Musa, Qari Amir in different operations launched by Mazhari, Mansour and Abdul the security forces within the past Hakim were killed and 17 other 24 hours, security officials said were wounded in Imam Sahib Saturday. In a statement, ministry district of Kunduz, 12 rebels were of defense said that the Afghan killed and four other wounded as National Army with the well as 12 Taliban strongholds AT Monitoring Desk cooperation of the Afghan National destroyed in Sangeen district of Police and the National Directorate Helmand, nine insurgents killed in KABUL: The Chief of Awami National Party, of Security (NDS) conducted Logar and 11 Taliban fighters were Asfandyar Wali Khan has emphasized on better operations against insurgents in killed and five other injured in relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan to establish different areas of Nangarhar, Chora district of Urgan province. durable peace and stability in both countries. Logar, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Similar, three insurgents killed, two Addressing a worker’s convention in his native Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand wounded and one arrested in district, Charsadda on Friday, Asfandyar said a provinces. The statement said that Ghormach district of Faryab, two prosperous Afghanistan is necessary for peaceful and in these operations 68 insurgents rebels were killed and one was developed Pakistan. including four local commanders wounded in Hesarak district of Islamabad and Kabul should be engaged in and two Pakistani insurgents were Nangarhar and three insurgents meaningful talks, seeking solutions to bilateral issues killed and 29 others were injured. were arrested in Qarabagh district in order to defuse tensions on both sides, he suggested, Afghan forces also arrested four of Kabul. In past 24 hours, seven adding failure in improving relations would be insurgents and handed over them planed clearing operations, 12 to the judicial organs for further Special Forces operations disastrous. inquiry. During these operations conducted in five provinces; also, “Both the countries should invest in education, in the past 24 hours, Afghan Air forces conducted 47 aerial health and other sectors,” Asfandyar proposed, saying National and Defense Security operations supporting Afghan the young Pashtun generation is being needed of pens forces shelled and bombed the National army including 11 strikes and books, instead of explosives. enemies’ positions by artilleries on enemy’s sanctuaries. SUNDAY .DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES The International Criminal Court is set to investigate alleged US war crimes

The Afghan government is working to turn the country’s landlocked location into an asset. in Afghanistan

National Infrastructure Plan the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea, transport sector priorities reflect passing through the Arabian the importance of regional trade Peninsula and the Indian connectivity, and the national subcontinent and finally wrapping priority of completing the ring around Asian markets. This road. Three of the six Central Asian pathway has several problems. Regional Economic Cooperation First, maritime cables are more (CAREC) corridors have a major prone to damage, and require more link in Afghanistan synchronous maintenance. Second, given the with the national highways. In long pathway, it takes roughly 130 addition, in the context of China’s milliseconds for data to make the Belt and Road Initiative, trip. The digital CASA program Afghanistan will be along the and the fiber optics networks will corridor connecting Tajikistan with increase internet connectivity by Iran via Afghanistan’s border catalyzing private sector towns of Sher Khan Bandar and investment in infrastructure and Bandar Islam Qala. Similarly, later modernizing relevant policies and this year the Turkmen railroad will regulatory frameworks. Currently, reach Aqina on the Afghanistan internet penetration remains low The decision by the chief States were less inclined to border, paving the way for the across the CASA countries, despite prosecutor of the International support the ICC because they Lapis Lazuli Corridor, which high levels of mobile cellular Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an could not directly control the court. offers an alternate route for goods penetration, in part due to high investigation into alleged war During the George W. Bush from China as well as imports and costs. The government’s recent crimes perpetrated by U.S. administration, the United States exports from Afghanistan to get to approval of an open access policy military forces and the CIA in passed legislation to prohibit any Europe via Turkmenistan and the to remove the existing monopoly Afghanistan has been widely U.S. support to the ICC and Caspian Sea. will enable telecommunication described by some observers and authorized the government to use Afghanistan’s proposed companies to actively invest and legal scholars as a brave step toward “any means necessary” to railroad beltway will provide new where necessary form public- global justice. repatriate any American citizen opportunities. The government private partnerships, which will But as diplomats, advocates detained by the court. The Bush Back in 1776, Adam Smith Pakistan and Iran both have used jobs and connects goods to markets has prioritized three regional rail result in lower costs and expanded and interested observers gather at administration also employed observed that “all the inland parts” their trade routes for political in Afghanistan and the region. This investments. The Turkmenistan- user services and access. the Assembly of States Parties of coercive diplomacy to pressure of Africa and Asia were the world’s leverage over the Afghan regional connectivity will be Afghanistan-Iran line will include As part of the TAPI gas the International Criminal Court in states into signing bilateral least developed areas. Even today, government. In November 2011 achieved through improved extensions of the Islam Qala line pipeline, Afghanistan will be New York to assess the standing immunity agreements, stating that well over two centuries later, most when a U.S. unmanned drone killed transport systems, freight, and extension (from Joye Now) to installing fiber that will connect and future of the ICC, here’s the they would never surrender U.S. of these landlocked countries are 24 Pakistani soldiers, the logistics supply chains; energy Herat, and the Torghondi-Herat India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and question many are pondering: Can citizens to the ICC. still trapped in poverty. Countries government of Pakistan decided to supply; and high-speed link, which connects into the Lapis Turkmenistan. Additionally, as the ICC survive its latest This anti-ICC platform without direct coastal access to the block the supply route to telecommunications. Given the Lazuli route. The Aqina to part of the Trans-Eurasian challenge? backfired, unwittingly lending the sea and to maritime trade face many Afghanistan in retaliation. enormous geopolitical shift in the Andkhoy rail link has seen design Information Superhighway The possible reasons behind court a perception of being more challenges from the outset that limit Thousands of Afghan-bound region, Afghanistan is in a unique work completed and construction (TASIM) project, the above fiber the prosecutor’s decision to seek powerful — and making it appear their potential gains from trade in containers loaded with commercial position to utilize its geographic will soon follow. Finally, the will be connected under the an investigation on the as if it were determining the this globalized world compared to goods were stranded in the port dividends and serve as the regional Northern Line (Turkmenistan- Caspian Sea to the port of Baku Afghanistan war have been detailed interests and behavior of major their coastal neighboring countries. city of Karachi. Perishable goods hub connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan-Tajikistan) rail link and then to Italy. In other words, elsewhere. The reality is that there powers. U.S. officials soon The Human Development Index is were spoiled and non-perishables South Asia as well as China to connecting Andkhoy, Sheberghan, Afghanistan can be the most is every chance that the court’s changed course and began to engage a stark indication of how poorly were grounded for weeks, which Europe in an east-westerly Mazir-e-Sharif, Kunduz, and Sher efficient pathway to provide a investigation into Afghanistan will more positively with the court. landlocked countries are resulted in massive losses for direction. The Infrastructure Plan Khan Bandar, would link to China shorter and more reliable data never result in a successful ICC Under President Barack Obama, performing: low standards of businesses. streamlines the following through Tajikistan. communication route between prosecution of a U.S. official. this cooperation grew deeper, with living, high child mortality, high Due to these challenges, investments to support regional The national railway plan has Europe and Asia. This would While the United States may still the United States playing an levels of poverty, low health care Afghanistan had a 77 percent trade opportunities that have strong also identified opportunities that potentially reduce transmission cooperate with the ICC on cases instrumental role in the surrender quality, and crippled education imbalance last year, with a $3.2 domestic returns and benefits. exist for railway spurs to Pakistan time by over 30 milliseconds. that advance its interests, self- of a number of ICC suspects to systems. In the Human billion trade deficit. In order to Planned regional energy via Torkham and Spinboldak Moreover, the route will offer an incriminating cooperation from the The Hague. Development Report of 2016, 10 address the lack of access to the projects. Image courtesy of the ports, which will facilitate the alternate pathway to the Trans- U.S. government regarding its own As relations with the United out of the 32 countries with the sea, for the first time, the Afghan Afghan Ministry of Finance. movement of goods to and from Siberian fiber. decisions and actions in States improved, however, the lowest HDI scores are landlocked. government has developed a five- Moving Energy Pakistan to Central Asian The connectivity projects Afghanistan won’t happen. ICC’s relations with other states In today’s competitive world, year blueprint for infrastructure Afghanistan will serve as the countries. Similarly, with the outlined above have the potential Without any cooperation from — especially African states — it is an understatement, to say the development that highlights utility corridor connecting the development of Chabahar and to generate significant transit states to build cases and enforce worsened. There were a number least, that landlocked countries structural challenges for this energy-rich Central Asian nations Gwadar ports, Afghanistan can revenue for Afghanistan. This is arrest warrants, the ICC’s of reasons, but at its core is the generally face a difficult situation. landlocked country and the way to energy-poor South Asia. There provide the most economical route particularly the case with regard reputation as a criminal court would widespread perception that the Although being landlocked is a forward for transforming are three projects that are for Central Asian countries to reach to the proposed data movement surely suffer. And Afghanistan is court has done the bidding of major challenge, it is not destiny. Afghanistan from a landlocked currently in the pipeline: the TAP international markets and to (TASIM and Digital CASA), not the only tricky situation the powers, especially the United Afghanistan – a landlocked, country into a land-connected transmission line that would connect with the Arabian Peninsula which could raise several hundred ICC faces. The court’s ongoing States. underdeveloped country – is taking country. Infrastructure remains a initially move 2000 megawatts and beyond both for imports and million dollars in the long-term. investigation into the 2008 war What happens now for the practical steps, discussed below, critical constraint for Afghanistan. (MW) from Turkmenistan to exports. Trade facilitation and TAP could generate $200 million between Georgia and Russia as ICC? As much as the court wishes to turn the liability of being a While significant infrastructure Pakistan via western Afghanistan transport logistics are a or more, while CASA-1000 transit well as its most recent intervention otherwise, it will never receive full landlocked country into an asset investments and improvements and could eventually carry up to government priority, as outlined in fees are estimated to be $40 million. in Burundi also may get hung up cooperation from states whose for the prosperity of this war-torn have been achieved since 2002, 4000 MW; the TAPI gas pipeline the Afghanistan National Peace and In sum, Afghanistan is for lack of cooperation from either officials it investigates. Its role as nation. there are still major gaps that will transport natural gas from Development Framework adopting a model that would Moscow or Bujumbura. a court of law may consequently Afghanistan is one of 48 non- constraining growth due to poor Turkmenistan to Pakistan and (ANPDF) transport sector transform this country into a There is a real risk that the ICC suffer, as the ICC ultimately relies coastal counties in the world. It is transport connectivity; barriers to India via Afghanistan; and the masterplan, and in the CAREC regional hub for the movement of may soon face an empty docket. on state cooperation to gather surrounded by six countries: Iran regional market integration; CASA-1000 transmission lines Transport and Trade Facilitation energy, goods, and data across the At the current pace, its caseload evidence and enforce its arrest in the west, Pakistan on the incomplete policy and regulatory that will move over 1000 MW of Strategy 2020. region in the near future. Given the will wrap up within two years. warrants. southeast, and Tajikistan, reforms; institutional capacity and electricity from Kyrgyzstan and To improve the country’s trade enormous geopolitical shift in the Surprise surrenders of alleged But as an international Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and human skill constraints; ongoing Tajikistan to Pakistan via competitiveness and lower the region, Afghanistan is in a unique perpetrators could change that and organization, the ICC will now be China in the north. The two closest security conflicts; and limited Afghanistan. These three projects cost of transport logistics for position to utilize its geographic are not uncommon for the court. the first to put the alleged war sea ports to Afghanistan are operations and maintenance are building on earlier work, and regional connectivity, priority dividends and serve as the regional The sparse workload, in crimes of senior U.S. officials Karachi port in Pakistan, which is funding for existing infrastructure. are the next stage for bulk energy projects to support large hub connecting Central Asia and combination with the ICC’s under scrutiny and investigation. 1,406 kilometers away from The government strategy is to transfers regionally. infrastructure investments will South Asia as well as China to decision to directly challenge major That could prove legitimizing for Kabul, and Iran’s Chabahar, which improve infrastructure investment The three projects will require include improvements to border Europe in an east-westerly powers such as the United States, an institution that many believed is farther away — about 1,840 efficiency. Infrastructure large investments, with TAP crossing points and the direction. As a utility corridor, may require the institution to think would not, and perhaps could not, kilometers from Kabul. Pakistan investments into an integrated having an estimated cost of $500 development of multi-modal hubs, Afghanistan will connect the carefully about how it stand up to global powers. and Iran are the top two sources transport network, systematically million, TAPI $12.5 billion (with dry ports, and logistics centers. In energy-rich Central Asian nations communicates its work moving [The International Criminal of import for Afghanistan, planned and implemented, are $7 billion to be sourced from the addition, the government will to energy-poor South Asia. In forward. Court convicted a war criminal. representing total import market focused on facilitating the private sector), and CASA 1000 improve standardization of addition, three of the six Central The ICC is a criminal court — And that revealed one of the ICC’s shares of 17.22 percent and 22.83 country’s economic growth and $1.17 billion. procedures, and regulations, Asian Regional Economic and an international organization weaknesses. subscribe percent, respectively, in 2016. development through expanding As an example of the computerization, and address Cooperation (CAREC) corridors The ICC is a unique The story must be told. India, Pakistan, and Iran are the access to domestic, regional, and opportunities that may exist, other constraints to market have a major link in Afghanistan, institution. It is a court of law, International organizations, top three export destinations for international markets and social Pakistan is expected to need more development and growth (lack of which makes it easier to transfer charged with investigating and like other political entities, regularly Afghan products, with total services; increasing employment; than 15,000 MW of additional trade finance, cold storage facilities, goods to different countries. prosecuting individuals for war invest in framing how they appear amounts of $220 million, $199 and spurring trade, transit, and electricity in the coming decade, and insurance). Finally, as currently roughly half crimes, crimes against humanity to their constituents. As with all million, and $15.1 million, logistics. This will involve rail and one of the most economically The high cost of transport of the world’s internet traffic is and genocide. It’s also an communication strategies, getting respectively, in 2016. linkages and road investments, viable and environmentally logistics reduces the country’s between Asia and Europe, international organization, which out in front of the story can yield Enjoying this article? Click including completing the Kabul ring sustainable sources of supply for trade competitiveness. Afghanistan is well positioned to makes it fundamentally political. important advantages. here to subscribe for full access. road, border road connections, this forecast demand would be Moving Data provide a shorter and more reliable As Michael Barnett has shown in So what can we expect to hear Just $5 a month. Salang Tunnel and access roads, and such bulk power transfers from As currently roughly half of data communication route between the case of the United Nations — about the ICC in the weeks and Afghanistan not only faces the road operations and maintenance Central Asia via Afghanistan to the world’s internet traffic is Europe in Asia that can potentially and as my research on the ICC months ahead, given that the challenge of distance but also the programs; urban transport; civil Pakistan. between Asia and Europe, the reduce the transmission time. Abid illustrates — international organization is delving into challenges that result from aviation; trade facilitation; dry Afghanistan ring road map. future is with data transfer Amiri is the Director of Policy organizations operate according to uncharted waters? Challenging a dependence on a sovereign transit ports; and transport logistics. In Image courtesy of Afghan Ministry opportunities. The current data Analysis for Infrastructure, Urban, institutional interests and an global superpower will require country, through which trade from addition, the infrastructure plan of Finance. Moving Goods and transfer pathway can handle and Mining National Priority unyielding drive for self- strategic communications that Afghanistan must pass in order to outlines a roadmap for regional Merchandise Moving goods and approximately 15 terrabytes per Programs at the Ministry of preservation. So the decision to clearly articulate the ICC’s efforts access international shipping connectivity with efficient merchandise across Afghanistan to second using the maritime fiber Finance in Afghanistan. investigate alleged crimes by U.S. as an international organization to markets. In the post-Taliban era, infrastructure delivery that creates the region is a top priority. The that runs under the Mediterranean, (THEDIPLOMAT) officials in Afghanistan has led to protect international norms of some confusion — and many justice. To preserve itself as an questions. The ICC may emerge international organization, the ICC as the lone tribunal in history to could recognize its political self, directly confront alleged war and make clear to its global crimes committed by U.S. forces. audience(s) that it has no control H igh a ler t for U S tr oops in Afgh a n ista n But, again, it is clear that the United over the politics that will lead to States will not cooperate in the any and all noncooperation from investigation. If cooperation is the Washington on the Afghanistan a fter J er u sa lem m ove: R epor t the Palestinians, calling the recent lifeblood of an international case. And the court actually may step by Washington “a clear institution such as the ICC, how benefit in the long run. As can the court survive an onslaught counterintuitive as it seems, the US troops in Afghanistan are on a - Iraqi paramilitary group order,” Andrews told the paper, Popular Mobilization Units – challenge to the Muslim world.” Trump announced his decision of major-power hostility and more vociferously negative the U.S. special ‘Notice to Move’ alert Alerts can be given for “any adding there has been “no change warned that the US Jerusalem widespread noncooperation? response, the more likely that following the US’ Jerusalem sort of contingency,” and the in posture.” CENTCOM neither decision may unleash attacks on to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6. Speaking law to power global perceptions about the court decision, according to the Military troops are typically trained for confirmed nor denied that any US troops deployed in the region. The ICC became operational will improve. Being two things at Times. Donald Trump’s rescuing downed pilots, according forces had been put on alert “Trump's stupid decision... “Today, we finally acknowledge the obvious – that Jerusalem is in 2002, designed to be the first once isn’t easy — but there may announcement has been met with to the official. The notice in following the US president’s will be the big spark for removing permanent and independent be an advantage for the ICC in this anger across the Middle East, question was allegedly a result of decision. “At US Central this entity [Israel] from the body Israel's capital. This is nothing more or less international criminal tribunal with case. While the potential stoking fears of US troops being heightened threats in the region Command, we have not issued any of the Islamic nation, and a a mandate to prosecute war crimes, investigation in Afghanistan may targeted. after the White House special orders or directives. We legitimate reason to target American than a recognition of reality,” he said during a speech which sparked crimes against humanity, and undermine the ICC’s effectiveness “We’re all in a ‘one hour notice announcement, he said. have a policy not to discuss force forces,” said Akram al-Kaabi, the genocide. Small and middle-power as a criminal court, its relevance to move’ status right now,” an It is not surprising that troops protection measures,” it said. Iraqi organization’s leader. fury and outrage across the Middle states were particularly attracted and reputation as an independent unnamed military official told the would be put on alert in The command added, The Yemen-based terrorist East and beyond. to it, including African nations, international organization paper. “Notice to Move is the Afghanistan because these forces however, that it has “contingency group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian On the night and day that which saw the ICC as an ultimately may be enhanced. Mark third-rate QRF [Quick Reaction are always ready to react to threats plans in place in the event that Peninsula (AQAP) said the followed, massive anti-American institution that could transcend the Kersten is the deputy director of Force] they run here with the and events in the region, according violence breaks out across our area decision to move the US embassy rallies erupted in the West Bank, hierarchy of international politics the Wayamo Foundation, a fellow Theater Reserve Force. We’re to Air Force Lt. Col. Michael of operations.” in Israel was the result of what it Jordan and Turkey, often involving and challenge what they viewed as at the Munk School of Global supposedly able to move Andrews, a Pentagon The report comes just a day called “normalization steps” burning of Israeli and US flags. the excesses of global Affairs at the University of anywhere in Afghanistan or Mario spokesperson. In the meantime, after Iraq’s Shiite paramilitary between some Gulf Arab countries Protesters shouted anti-American superpowers. Toronto and the creator of the blog TamaUS troops may become there has been “no overall directive grouping Harakat Hezbollah al- and Israel. It also urged its insults and called for revenge. Unsurprisingly, states such as Justice in Conflict. targets after US Jerusalem decision from CENTCOM or theater-wide Nujaba – part of the powerful militants to be ready to support (RT) Russia, China and the United (WASHINGTONPOST) SUNDAY .DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KANDAHAR CITY: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) officials in the southern region say poverty, Jawzjan Governor says joblessness, parental inattention it is not possible for and other factors have contributed to an increase in sexual harassment Daesh militants to of children in Kandahar province. extract the mineral Shamsuddin Tanwir, child resources in Darzab affairs director at AIHRC, told EMERGENCY Pajhwok Afghan News in an district in the province. exclusive interview seven cases of CALLS sexual harassment were registered Following reports on presence of in Kandahar during the first nine Police Daesh militants in Jawzjan months of the current solar year, province, in Afghanistan’s north, compared with only three last year. a member of provincial council of He said the actual number of 100 - 119 the province said the insurgent children’s sexual harassment cases group has access to mineral was higher than that registered Hospitals resources in that part of the because people did not want to country. reveal such incidents for cultural AIHRC official claimed. Shah Spar, agreed children had been FMIC Hospital Member of Jawzjan Provincial reasons. In general, children He said they had registered affected by decades of conflict in Council, Halima Sadaf, said the involved in hard labour due to two cases of children working in Afghanistan. Behind Kabul Medical group would possibly extract and poverty were often subjected to police ranks and one of the child Insecurity, poverty, lack of University: smuggle the assets in Darzab such abuse. policemen was recently injured in parental guidance and other district in the province. “Most of children from poor the Shah Walikot district of problems were being experienced 0202500200-+93793275595 She said the Daesh militants families are forced into begging or Kandahar. Militants also use by children, who were forced into also have access to historical sites working as labourers are faced with children as fighters. hard labour and even crimes, he Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital in Jawzjan. sexual harassment,” he said. He said children’s education explained. She told TOLOnews that Tanwir alleged parents cared had generally improved but 40 Nazir Ahmad is a 14 years old Pule Bagh-e- Umomi mines such as diamonds, emerald, less about such children, who could percent of minors were still boy forced into child labour due to 070263672 uranium, and oil deposits in the not earn enough and were easily deprived of it. the poor economic condition of his district could be accessed and trapped for sexual harassment. Girls either had no access to family. After the death of his father exploited by Daesh. He said around 20,000 children education in districts or were in a bomb blast, he has been the Khairkhana Hospital “We have mines in Darzab President Mohammad Ashraf cooperation. He said the (or two percent of the entire ordered by families to stop only breadwinner for his family -- 0799-321007 districts which are under the population of Kandahar) were attending schools due to cultural two sisters and a brother. Ahmad Ghani says a major portion of the government plans to further pave 2401352 control of Daesh and the group can benefits from pine nuts exports the way for the exports of the involved in hard labour in the restrictions. has been working in an auto repair use the raw material to boost their goes to the pockets of the outsiders Afghan products outside the province. It was the responsibility of the shop to support his family. financial support,” Sadaf said. Most of children aged between government to encourage society He told Pajhwok that despite which amount up to $500 million country, emphasizing that any Indira Gandhi Children “We have eighteen kinds of a year. Speaking during the closing truck importing goods to Kabul 15 and 18 are engaged in eight types to support children and provide doing a hard job, the shop owner mines, including emerald, ruby, ceremony of industrial exhibition should not return empty and in of hard labour -- day labour, them education and healthy humiliated him with abusive words Hospital, Wazir Akbar gold, diamonds and oil. We have in Kabul, President Ghani said pine return must export the Afghan working at construction sites, training instead of sending them and even thrashed him at times. the best mineral resources of nuts export from Afghanistan commodities through the ports in collecting waste, begging and some into hard labour, he believed. Fazal The boy complained he felt Khan, Kabul 2301372 Afghanistan in this district, which amounts to $700 million a Mazar and Herat. other tough jobs. Albari Baryali, provincial even more lacerated when some are under the control of Daesh.” year.However, he said the turn In other parts of his speech, He called scavenging an information and culture director, people asked hm for sexual The member of the provincial over as a result of the exports of President Ghani said the air irritating job for children as it also expressed concern over favours. Ibn-e- Seena council said Daesh can fund and the pine nuts from another country corridor program as part of the damaged their health. Concrete children’s situation. He said there Ahmad said he was very Pul-e-Artan, Kabul equip itself more effectively than reaches to $1.2 billion a year as government’s policy will further steps were needed to prevent it, was need for national programmes interested in going to school but at any other time by extraction and the third country exporting the expand in a bid to pave the way he stressed. and mechanisms to improve he could not because he was the 2100359 smuggling of these minerals. Afghan products make an annual for the exports of the Afghan Many children accepted hard children’s situation. only one in the family to work and Meanwhile, local officials in labour due to poverty of their It was everyone’s job to help earn. (Pajhwok) profit of up to $500 million. traders commodities. Wazir Akbar Khan Jawzjan acknowledged the large President Ghani said the He said the first flight as part families, something linked to war prevent violence against children Daesh presence in the district, but government remains committed to of the air corridor left for Tashkent and insecurity that also took lives and provide them with education, Hospital said the group is not technically of many parents, Tanwir said. he said, asking the government to support the private sector in a bid last week and further flights are 2301741, 2301743 able to extract materials and gems to boost the domestic revenues expected to take place to Baku and Many children were lost to the invest in training of children and from the mines in the area. through coordination and other destinations soon. (KP) war and explosions while others public awareness programmes. "There is no report of how were sent into armed conflict, the A civil society activist, Ahmad much of the materials they (Daesh) Ali Abad can extract,” Jawzjan Governor Shahrara, Kabul Lotfullah Azizi told TOLOnews. Corruption “It is not possible for them to 2100439 illegally extract the mineral massively rife in resources in the (Darzab) district DABS, report finds KABUL: The prices of diesel, because the area is limited for them petrol and sugar have dipped Malalai Maternity and they cannot operate in a wide KABUL: Corruption is still while that of other essential items Hospital region.” (ToloNews) massively rife in Da Afghanistan remains steady during the 2201377/ 2301743 Breshna Shirkat (DABS, the Joint outgoing week in the capital Anti-Corruption and Evaluation Kabul, market sources said Committee (MEC) claimed on Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker Banks Afghan, US Saturday. Ajmal Shaker, evaluation at Wazir Abad Fuel Station in in-charge at MEC, told reporters Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan Da Afghanistan Bank special forces they had newly conducted a News that the price of one liter of research about corruption at the diesel decreased from 47 Afghanis 2100302, 2100303 power utility. He added: “This to 46 Afghanis and the same to target research was conducted in Kabul, amount of petrol from 46afs to Bakhtar Bank Herat, Kandahar, Bamyan, Parwan 45afs. However, the prices of insurgents and Balkh provinces.” The MEC, firewood and liquefied gas remain 0776777000 comprised of six senior Afghan and foreign experts, came into being unchanged. Haji Hassan, a Azizi Bank in North firewood seller in Charahi Shaheed back in 2011 in compliance with 0799 700900 the orders of the then president area of Kabul, said that 560 Pentagon says US and consensus of international kilograms of unpeeled oak cost Pashtany Bank soldiers and Afghan community. Shaker said the MEC 8,000afs Afghanis and the same research was completed in six quantity of cedar 7,500afs. Seyar 2102908, 2103868 Special Forces will month from March to August, Ahmad, a gas dealer in Taimani soon start operation to during which 380 consumers and area, said the rate of gas remained Air Services 138 employees of DABS were steady at 60afs a kilogram. eliminate insurgents in interviewed. “The result of these In food items, the price of Safi Airways north of Afghanistan. interviews show massive sugar slightly decreased. Food corruption happen in distribution Traders Union head Fazal Rahman 020 22 22 222 Pentagon officials said the United of electricity, distribution of said the price of 49-kg of Pakistani States forces in Afghanistan along meters, power consumption, and sugar decreased from 1,870afs Ariana the Afghan National Army's revenue of the DABS,” he said. to1,850afs. But he said 50-kg (ANA) Special Forces are (Pajhwok) Kazakhstani flour cost 1, 200afs, 020-2100270 preparing to eliminate Daesh 24-kg Pakistan rice 1,850 and 16- militants in Afghanistan’s north, kg tin of Khurshid ghee 1,070afs, the same rates of last week’s. Kam Air especially in Faryab province. 0799974422 According to Pentagon, the US Meanwhile, Noor Ahmad forces in coordination with the Khairkhwa, a tea seller in Kabul Afghan Special Forces have Mandavi, said a kilogram of Hotels Indonesian green tea cost 280afs photographed and surveyed the The construction of the remaining parts of the ring road includes 151 kilometers of and the same amount of African Safi Landmark Daesh militants’ strongholds in road from Qaisar area to Dara-e-Boom region in Badghis province. black tea 300afs -- same prices as Faryab and Jawzjan provinces last week’s. (Pajhwok) from air and these hideouts will 020-2203131 soon be targeted from air and ground. SERENA Afghan Interior Ministry meanwhile said in these 0799654000 operations, the Afghan and US soldiers will eliminate Deash New Rumi Restaurant operatives in the two provinces. 0776351347 “Planning, investigative and intelligence process have been finalized in this respect,” a Internet Services spokesman for Interior Ministry UA Telecom The Asian Development Bank Officials from Ministry of Nusrat Rahimi said. 0796701701 / 0796702702 Although before this (ADB) has approved $150 million Commerce and Industries said government officials rejected USD for the construction of the considering the opening of the existence of Daesh in Faryab, but remaining parts of the country’s international transport corridor to Exchange Rate ring road. Afghanistan, the completion of the recent reports indicate that Qari Bank officials said they transport infrastructure is crucial 1 USD Hekmatullah, a commander of a continue their efforts to complete for the country. group of 145 armed men, carry out the ring road in Faryab and The officials said working 68.90AFN activities in support of Daesh Badghis provinces, in the north of groups of the Lapis Lazuli group in Jawzjan’s Qush Tepa Afghanistan. Corridor will soon start working district which borders with “We are working right now to to expand the business route to the 1000.00 IRR Faryab’s Bulcharagh district. finish the ring road across world. 16.70AFN “Foreign Taliban fighters, Afghanistan which is very “It is possible and we can opposition groups to Uzbekistan important. In the north-west corner travel to the four connecting and other counties who fight in of Afghanistan, the ring road has countries with the vehicles we Afghanistan, all exist here,” not been completed,” the ADB have. We would also have this 1.00 UAE Faryab Governor Mohammad country director in Afghanistan capacity in Torghundi and Aqina 18.70AFN Humayun Fawzi said. Thomas Panella said. ports to provide facilities for Meanwhile, ANA Special According to the Asian unloading and loading of foreign 1.00 EUR Forces said they have launched Development Bank, with the help vehicles transporting goods to special operations in Faryab. of the bank's new budget,151 these ports,” said Sayed Yahya 81.80AFN “In a special night raid that we kilometers of the final ring road Akhlaqi, head of the transit and had in parts of Ghormach district, from the Qaisar area to the Dar-e- commercial department of the 1000.00 INR we killed four insurgents and Boom area in Badghis will be ministry. Analysts said 1060.00AFN wounded six others. Our constructed by using this fund. government needs to provide the operations are ongoing in north and The budget for the remaining ground and ensure the safety of north-east,” Jawed Salim, part of the ring road was approved major projects in the country, 1000.00 PKR spokesman of the ANA Special last week, the ADB official particularly in northern parts of 636.00AFN Forces said. (ToloNews) confirmed. Afghanistan. (ToloNews) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

NEW DELHI — Voters in the culation and was particularly hard western Indian state of Gujarat on poor and middle class Indians, cast ballots Saturday in local elec- who still rely on cash transactions. tions that are seen as a crucial test Earlier this year, the govern- of the popularity of Prime Minis- ment announced a new Goods and ter Narendra Modi and his Services Tax and assured citizens Bharatiya Janata Party. Saturday’s the move would boost economic polls are the first of two phases of growth by simplifying the exist- voting in the state that Modi ruled ing tax structure. But the vast ma- as chief minister for over a decade jority of small businesses have before he led his party to a sweep- struggled and been unable to com- ing victory in national elections in ply with new, thrice-monthly tax 2014. A second round of voting will filing requirements. Gujarat has take place Thursday before votes more than 42 million registered are counted Dec. 18. A pre-elec- voters. The winning party needs tion survey and several political to take 92 seats in the state’s 182- analysts have predicted that the seat legislative assembly. The BJP BJP, which has ruled Gujarat for swept state elections in the north- almost two decades, faces a tough ern states of Uttar Pradesh and test in the state this time. Rahul Uttarakhand early this year but Gandhi, who now heads the op- lost in Punjab state to the Con- position Congress party, has gress party. stitched together an alliance with Copyright 2017 The Associ- small but key political groups in ated Press. All rights reserved. This the state. Modi and dozens of top material may not be published, state, like much of India, is also in a surprise televised announce- culation to crack down on tax eva- leaders of the Hindu nationalist broadcast, rewritten or redistrib- reeling from the impact of two ment, Modi said the government sion and corruption. The demone- BJP have been campaigning in uted. Aid groups from across the world children wait for food at a food major economic announcements by was withdrawing the highest-de- tization announcement pulled out Gujarat for the last month. The (WP) have stressed that the Rohingya distribution center in the Thankhali Modi’s government. Late last year, nomination currency notes in cir- 86 percent of the currency in cir- Muslim refugees returning to refugee camp in the Bangladeshi Myanmar from Bangladesh must district of Ukhia, November 23, be allowed to settle in their origi- 2017. More than 600,000 Ro- nal homes. More than a dozen hu- hingya Muslims have sought sanc- manitarian organizations, including tuary in Bangladesh after the mili- Bangladesh Save the Children and Oxfam, said tary in the mostly-Buddhist My- in a joint statement on Saturday anmar launched a crackdown in draws that they were “concerned” by re- their villages across the northern cent announcements that Myan- parts of Rakhine State on August mar would begin repatriating the 25, using a number of armed at- global persecuted Muslim community to tacks on security checkpoints as a the western Rakhine State in two pretext. Myanmar’s officials use months and initially shelter them the term “Bengali” to refer to the attention to in make-shift camps. “There Rohingya. The group, which has should be no form of closed camps lived in Myanmar for decades, has or camp-like settlements. INGOs been denied citizenship in both Rohingya (International non-governmental Myanmar and neighboring Bang- organizations) will not operate in ladesh. During the past three issue such camps if they are created,” months, government troops, apart the statement said, adding that all from raping, have been committing Bangladesh has reiterated its sup- Thimphu-On the occasion of the returns must be on a voluntary killings, making arbitrary arrests, port to the Rome Statute as it urg- 33rd SAARC Charter Day, basis. The statement came after an- and carrying out mass arson of es the world to bring an end to the SAARC Development Fund orga- nouncement generated fears that houses in hundreds of predomi- culture of impunity and to work nized a meeting to mark SAARC the refugees would face the same nantly-Rohingya villages in the towards full implementation of the violence endured before fleeing restive state. Statute. Bangladesh Ambassador to Charter Day and to brief the stake- central Rakhine. Rohingya refugee (Presstv) the Netherlands Sheikh Moham- holders on the ongoing SDF fund- med Belal made this statement at ed projects in Bhutan. The event the 16th Assembly of States Par- was attended by His Excellency- ties of the International Criminal Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Court (ICC) in New York recent- Prime Minister of Bhutan. His Ex- ly, said the embassy on Saturday. cellency Lyonchhen Tshering To- Drawing world's attention to the bgaywished SDF team all the best devastating consequences of a and conveyed his wishes and prevalent culture of impunity in greetings on the occasion of Myanmar's Rakhine State, Ambas- SAARC Charter Day. The meet- sador Belal updated the Assembly ingalso brought together high-rank- on Bangladesh's genuine effort to ing government officials, resident work with the government of My- Ambassadors, heads of interna- anmar to facilitate the voluntary return of the forcibly displaced tional organizations, civil society people to their homes in safety, representatives and implementing security and dignity. Ambassador agencies of SDF funded projects, Belal also shared the insights from among others. Rohingyas, as they shared with the Dr. Sunil Motiwal, CEO of UN and civil society, expressing SDF, said that “SDF, as an um- their appeal for bringing to justice brella financial institution for those responsible for the commis- SAARC project and programs is sion of such heinous crimes in or- fully committed to promote region- der for them to regain the trust and al integration and economic coop- confidence to return to Myanmar. eration among the SAARC Mem- Stop attacks on Rohingyas ber States through project funding UN for tripartite repatriation deal and collaboration.” UN for tripartite repatriation deal (Press Release) Bangladesh Ambassador regretted His Excellency Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan with SDF team that the Myanmar authorities have not given access to the Human Rights Council's Fact Finding Mission, and instead conducted an investigation by its own military that exonerated the security forc- es from any responsibility or wrongdoing. Bangladesh also ex- pressed its appreciation to the States Parties for electing Bang- ladesh, along with Japan and Pal- estine from the Asia-Pacific group, to join in the apex consultative body of the ICC known as Bureau comprising 23 States Parties. "In Bangladesh, our ongoing efforts to bring to justice those who had com- Speaking at inauguration of a 1263-megawatt Liquefied Natural Gas mitted genocide and crimes against (LNG) power plant in Jhang along with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan humanity during our War of Liber- Abbasi on Saturday, Chief Minister Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif said he ation in 1971 are premised on the would like to see chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ask 'complementarity' principle of the for accountability of not just 56 companies, but 56,000 government A leftist alliance between Nepal’s er China or India gets the upper Rome Statute," Ambassador Belal companies as well. London mayor-led delegation shows interest in CPEC former Maoist rebels and moder- hand in the battle for influence in a informed the Assembly. Bang- CM was quick to point out that chairman NAB wants accountabil- ate communists appeared to be nation rich in hydropower and ladesh, however, attaches due im- ity from everyone, but when it comes to himself, there is none. He also heading for a victory in elections home to Mount Everest. Sealed portance to the institutional ar- added that if courts don’t hold former president Asif Ali Zardari ac- aimed at completing a transition ballot boxes are pictured inside the rangements for disseminating ICC's countable, they will have to answer to the people. He also said NAB to democracy after the abolition city hall as officials start counting norms and practices with interest- makes laws to keep everyone in check, but this seems to only be for of the monarchy and end to civil the votes, a day after the parlia- ed national jurisdictions for further certain people, and not all. “If I have stolen a single rupee from the war. An official from the election mentary and provincial elections strengthening 'complementarity', people, if it is proven, nation can hold me accountable and come to me commission carries a ballot box to in Kathmandu, Nepal December 8, bearing in mind the varied contexts directly,” Shehbaz said. “If corruption charges rise against me after my count the votes, a day after the 2017. Nepal emerged from a civil of national jurisdictions, he said. death, I allow you to dig me out of my grave and hang me for it,” CM parliamentary and provincial elec- war in 2006 and abolished its 239- Bangladesh also offered to share Punjab said. “Imran Khan could not achieve anything in Khyber-Pakh- tions in Kathmandu, Nepal De- year-old Hindu monarchy two its national experience in ensuring tunkhwa (K-P) in four years, yet he is dreaming of forming Naya Paki- cember 8, 2017. Early tallies from years later. Guna Raj Luintel, edi- justice for victims of sexual and stan,” he said taking a jibe at chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Thursday’s vote show the leftists tor of the daily Nagarik, said it was gender-based violence, and the ju- Shehbaz blames PTI for delay in Orange Line train completion “If lead in 63 out of 80 constituencies almost certain the leftist alliance dicial and administrative efforts those who have destroyed the nation aren’t held accountable, there’s where counting has begun. Nepal would win. “Trends so far suggest made to ensure due recognition and only going to be a bloody revolution,” he further added. (Tribune) has seen 10 government changes they could win a two-thirds ma- reparation for such victims. in as many years. Instability has jority. If that happened, that will given rise to corruption, retarded be a landslide win,” Luintel said. growth and slowed recovery from There are 165 seats to be decided a 2015 earthquake that killed 9,000 on a first-past-the-post basis for people. The election pits the cen- which voting was held on Thurs- Sri Lankaformallyhands over Hambantota trist Nepali Congress party of day with another 110 seats decid- Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deu- ed by proportional representation. ba, who heads a loose alliance that Few results are in from the south- includes the Madhesi parties from ern plains, home to nearly half of port to Chinaon 99-year lease Nepal’s southern plains and the population, and communists Sri Lanka today formally handed over the southern sea port of Hambantota to China on a 99-year lease. former royalists, against the tight- are thought to have weaker sup- Two Chinese firms - Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) and Hambantota International Port knit alliance of former Maoists and port there. Final results of the elec- Services (HIPS) managed by the China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort) and the Sri Lanka the moderate Communist UML tion, Nepal’s first under its repub- Ports Authority will own the port and the investment zone around it, officials said. Prime Minister Ranil party.The Nepali Congress party lican constitution approved by a Wickremesinghe during a visit to China in April had agreed to swap equity in Chinese infrastructure is considered a pro-India group, special Constituent Assembly in projects launched by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in his home district. Sri Lanka owed China US while the opposition alliance is 2015, could take around 10 days 8 billion then finance minister Ravi Karunanayake had said last year. "With this agreement we have started seen as closer to China. Nepal is a due to cumbersome counting pro- to pay back the loans. Hambantota will be converted to a major port in the Indian Ocean," Wickremesing- natural buffer between the two and cedures. he said while addressing the handing over ceremony held in parliament. (Colombo) the outcome could indicate wheth- (Reuters) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Gaza death toll in US embassy violence rises to 4 as Israel responds to rockets GAZA — Two Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Saturday after rocket fire from the enclave hit an Israe- es were burned down and proper- li town, as the death toll in vio- ties destroyed, Maachok said, add- lence linked to President Trump’s decision to recognize ing that South Sudan’s military, Jerusalem as Israel’s capital rose SPLA, had deployed troops from to four. The Israeli military said the state capital Rumbek to try to it had responded to rocket fire stop the violence. The UN mis- by striking four facilities belong- sion in South Sudan UNMISS es- ing to Hamas in the Gaza Strip: timated the death toll at more than two weapons manufacturing 50 and said it had dispatched a mil- sites, a weapons warehouse, and itary patrol to the area to establish a military compound. It called the the level of destruction and the rockets fired at Israel — one of impact on civilians. “We hope to them hitting the town of Sderot, engage the leaders of the fighting with no casualties reported — a parties to press the need to refrain “severe act of aggression.” Ha- from revenge attacks. We will also mas confirmed two of its mem- intensify patrols to deter further bers were killed in one of the ear- violence,” UNMISS said. South ly morning strikes. In a strike Sudan was plunged into war in Saturday night that hit a military 2013 after a political disagreement facility in a built-up area, 15 peo- between President Salva Kiir and ple were injured including a child, his former vice president Riek according to the Gaza Health Machar escalated into a military Ministry.A day earlier two pro- confrontation. The fighting has testers were shot dead near the killed tens of thousands, uprooted border fence with Israel during a about a quarter of the country’s “day of rage” against Trump’s population of 12 million people decision to recognize Jerusalem and left its small, oil-dependant as Israel’s capital and move the economy moribund. Violence be- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vacillation at any raving dirty wind U.S. embassy to the city. tween rival communities is com- (WP) has “climbed” a 2,744m mountain, on the planet.” North Korea’s state mon in parts of South Sudan, of- state media claimed – apparently media also claimed two years ago At least 45 people have died in soldiers in the town of Kaya, on kam fighters launched a revenge ten triggered by quarrels over fighting between ethnic groups in the border with Uganda, South assault on the Ruop, with the fight- while wearing smart black leather that Mr Kim had climbed the Czech PM scarce grazing land and cultural and shoes. The third-generation dicta- mountain. But images released on South Sudan’s northern state of Sudan, August 26. Shadrack Bol ing still raging late into the day. “It political grievances. But the death Western Lakes, a local official said, Maachok, the state’s information was a very heavy fighting, it has tor scaled Mount Paektu “going Saturday by the state-run KCNA designate: EU toll is rarely large. through thick snow”, it was said. news agency showed Mr Kim in a new source of violence in a minister, said the clashes in Malek left more than 45 people dead and The minister said this week’s skir- country already devastated by a county started after a group of many injured,” he said. The death Mr Kim reportedly ordered that a walking in formal attire and shiny, should not push mishes stemmed from disputes monument to the peak and nearby black leather brogues. He did not four-year civil war. (SPLA-In Op- young people from the Ruop eth- toll is likely to climb as the area is dating back to 2013 but it was not position) rebels fire weapons dur- nic group attacked rival youth from remote and officials are still trying education compound should be appear to be carrying any special- us over clear what exactly sparked the “spruced up”, and that a new ho- ised equipment. Mr Kim is not the ing an assault on government SPLA the Pakam tribe on Wednesday and to gather information on the inci- grievances. (Sudan People's Liberation Army) Thursday. Early on Friday, the Pa- dent, he said. In the clashes, hous- tel and several rest stops should only leader to use photographs to migrants (Reuters) be built. Mount Paektu has a sa- demonstrate his physical prowess. The designated Czech Prime cred role in Korean folklore and Russia’s President Vladimir Minister Andrej Babis said that has been used to lend gravitas to Putin – in robust shape for a man the European Union should not the Kim family’s propaganda of 65 – has been pictured shirtless push Czechs over their refusal UKFOREIGN across the generations. According while on horseback, swimming and UScalls for ending ‘Brutal to the Rodong Sinmun, the official fishing. His strongman persona has to shelter asylum-seekers, be- cause it could strengthen extrem- state newspaper, Mr Kim “said also been burnished with photo- ist parties in the country. Mi- SECRETARY that he had often climbed Mount graphs of him kayaking, practis- grants stand in the facility for Paektu but this is the first time to ing judo and playing ice hockey. detention of foreigners in Bela- ARRIVESIN Repression’by Iranian- have in mid-winter such nice The images from Mount Paektu Jezova, Czech Republic, No- weather, rare to be seen even in stand in contrast to those released vember 5, 2015. Czech authori- spring”. It continued: “His eyes of Theresa May’s own walking ties moved the immigrants to IRANTO backed militias in Yemen reflected the strong beams of the holiday in July, when the Prime improve the conditions in which gifted great person seeing in the Minister was shown alongside her migrants were held in the deten- majestic spirit of Mount Paektu husband Philip using walking poles tion centres after the country LOBBYFOR the appearance of a powerful so- and wearing practical clothes in the faced criticism from the UN cialist nation which dynamically Swiss Alps. Commissioner for Human Rights advances full of vigour without (CNN) and non-government. (WP) JAILEDAID UN calls on WORKER social media British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived on Saturday in giants to Iran, where he is expected to lobby his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for the control release of jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari- platforms Ratcliffe. The visit is only the third by a British foreign minis- used to lure ter to Iran in the last 14 years, and takes place against a com- African plex backdrop of historical, re- gional and bilateral tensions. migrants Johnson will also meet Presi- dent Hassan Rouhani, Ali The U.N. migration agency Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s called on social media giants Supreme National Security on Friday to make it harder for Council, and other officials, the people smugglers to use their state news agency IRNA said platforms to lure West African on Saturday in its report on the migrants to Libya where they visit. Johnson and Iranian offi- can face detention, torture, The United States condemned on necessary to end the conflict in militiamen overrunning Sana’a Iraq has been ''totally liberated'' said: "All Iraqi lands are liberated cials will discuss bilateral rela- Friday Houthi militants suppress- Yemen and to free the country have managed to isolate it, block- from Isis, the Iraqi armed forces from terrorist Daesh gangs and our slavery or death. The smug- tions, including banking and glers often use Facebook to ing political opponents (loyal to from the malicious influence of Ira- ing social networks and text mes- claimed in a statement on Satur- forces completely control the in- economic ties, as well as region- the General People's Congress), nian-backed militias. The White sages, and terrorizing locals. The day. The country's Prime Minis- ternational Iraqi-Syrian borders." reach would-be migrants with al issues and international de- including the killing of former Ye- House also called on the Houthis pro-Iranian group continues to car- false promises of jobs in Eu- ter, Haider al-Abadi, also declared Isis fighters overran nearly a third velopments, IRNA added. meni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. to allow food, medicine and fuel to ry out attacks and arrests against the "end of the war against Isis", of Iraqi territory, including Mosul, rope, International Organiza- “We condemn the Houthis’ brutal be distributed and accused them members of the GPC and loyalists tion for Migration (IOM) Johnson has vowed to leave AFP reported. Its armed forces the country's second largest city, “no stone unturned” in Brit- repression of political opponents of political repression and brutali- of Saleh in Sana'a and neighboring were in control of the entire Iraq- in the summer of 2014. Over the spokesman Leonard Doyle in Sana’a,” Friday’s statement by ty. “The Iranian-backed Houthi provinces. GPC sources said that said. When migrants are tor- ain’s efforts to free Zaghari- Syria border, he said. In the an- past three-and-a-half years, Iraqi Ratcliffe, a project manager with White House spokeswoman Sarah militias must allow food, medicine, the group is seeking to launch a nouncement, Lt Gen Abdul-Amir ground forces supported by the tured, video is also sometimes Sanders said. That includes the and fuel to be distributed through- second wave of arrests and execu- sent back to their families over the Thomson Reuters Founda- Rasheed Yar Allah said combat US-led coalition have retaken all tion, who was sentenced to Houthis’ killing last weekend of out the areas they control, rather tions against second and third rank- operations against the extremists the territory once held by extrem- WhatsApp, as a means of ex- Saleh to punish him for switching than diverted to sustain their mili- ing officials who refuse to pledge tortion, he said. “We really ... five years in prison after being have concluded after Iraqi forces ists, but the group remains capa- sides. The White House statement tary campaign against the Yemeni their allegiance under coercion. A retook control of the country's ble of carrying out insurgent at- ask social media companies to convicted by an Iranian court said that political negotiations were people,” Sanders added. Houthi source close. (BBC) step up and behave in a re- of plotting to overthrow the border with Syria. The statement tacks. (CNN) sponsible way when people clerical establishment. She de- are being lured to deaths, to nies the charges. “The Foreign their torture,” Doyle told a Secretary will urge the Iranians Geneva news briefing. There to release dual nationals where I sr a eli pla n s 14 ,0 0 0 n ew settlem en t were no immediate replies from there are humanitarian grounds Facebook or WhatsApp to to do so,” a foreign office requests by Reuters for com- spokesman said earlier. Brit- ment. Hundreds of thousands ain's Foreign Secretary Boris u n its in occu pied J er u sa lem of migrants have attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Johnson gives a speech at the Europe since 2014 and 3,091 Foreign Office in London De- In the wake of Donald Trump’s Jerusalem announcement, Israeli Hous- have died en route this year cember 7, 2017. Zaghari-Ratc- ing Minister Yoav Galant decided on Friday to promote a plan to build alone, many after passing liffe is not the only dual nation- 14,000 new settlement units in the occupied city, Quds Press has re- through Libya. This year, the al being held in Iran, but has ported. Israeli media added that 7,000 settlement units are expected to number of migrants entering become the most high-profile be approved this week. All of Israel’s Jew-only settlements are illegal Europe is 165,000, about case. Johnson said on Nov. 1 under international law. “Following Trump’s historical recognition,” 100,000 fewer than all of last that she had been teaching peo- Galant told Israeli television, “I decided to increase building in a number year, but the influx has pre- ple journalism before her arrest of Jerusalem’s neighbourhoods [settlements].” On Wednesday evening, sented a political problem for in April 2016, in remarks critics Trump announced his decision to recognise that Jerusalem is the capital European countries. IOM has said could have prompted Iran of Israel and that he had directed the State Department to work on been in discussions with so- to extend her sentence. The cial media providers about its moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In doing so, he has Thomson Reuters Foundation, adopted the Israeli narrative that the holy city is its “undivided capital”, concerns, Doyle said, adding: a charity organisation that is in- ”And so far to very little ef- which is another clear violation of international law. Israel occupied the dependent of Thomson Reu- western part of Jerusalem in 1948 and the eastern part in 1967. It fect. What they say is ‘please ters and operates independent- tell us the pages and we will annexed the eastern part in the early 1980s. ly of Reuters News, said The international community still looks at East Jerusalem as the capital shut them down’. “It is not Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been on our job to police Facebook’s of a future Palestine state. World leaders have condemned Trump’s pages. Facebook should po- holiday and had not been move and stressed that the issue of Jerusalem should be resolved as a lice its own pages,” he said. teaching journalism in Iran. final status agreement. 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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] will prevail." According to al-Aga, www.afghanistantimes.af the US actions de facto protect Is- rael's occupation and the construc- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi tion of new settlements on the ter- ritories seized from the Palestinians. Advisory editorial board "If there is no peace in Jerusalem, then it will be none in the whole Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar world," the ambassador said. "With all confidence, I would say that Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir [Trump's] decision will affect the stability not only of Palestine, but Graphic-Designers: of the region and the world." Jerus- alem Old City is seen trough a door Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada with the shape of star of David, in Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. When asked whether the Pal- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0782344728, 0778894038 By King Toms estinians may counterbalance the US move, al-Aga responded: "We Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan US President Donald Trump's de- can kick off advances in all possible Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 cision to recognize Jerusalem as directions, so that the US under- the capital of Israel will open the stands that they cannot act so un- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press door to a new Middle Eastern cri- fairly. We have international law and sis, Basem Al-Aga, Palestinian the Arab peace initiative at our dis- ambassador to the Kingdom of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister he said the words which I now re- posal. But this is not enough." Be- Saudi Arabia (KSA), told Sputnik. Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro- peat: The Palestinian question con- ing a Palestinian Ambassador to the The constitution says The ambassador warned about the test against the U.S. intention to cerns not only the Palestinian peo- KSA, al-Aga shed light on Riyadh's implications of the move for the move its embassy to Jerusalem and ple, but all Arabs and all Muslims. stance on the matter, citing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the to recognize the city of Jerusalem The American leadership must statements of the Saudi Council of Article 100: world in general. The transfer of as the capital of Israel, in Rafah in understand that any action towards Ministers, the Foreign Ministry and If one House rejects decisions of the other, a joint commission comprised of an equal number of the US embassy to Jerusalem will the southern Gaza Strip Decem- Palestine cannot be unilateral." A the Saudi ambassador to the United members from each House shall be formed to solve the difference. The decision of the commission, after mean the recognition of Israel's ber 6, 2017. It was reported that view of Jerusalem Old City seen States, Khaled bin Salman. He endorsement by the President, shall be enforced. If the joint commission does not solve the difference, the occupation and the erasure of all US President Donald Trump is due from Mount of Olives, Wednes- stressed that the American decision decision shall be considered rejected. In such situation, the House of People shall pass it with two-thirds efforts to achieve peace in the re- to recognize Jerusalem as the cap- day, Dec. 6, 2017. A view of Jerus- undermines all efforts of the KSA majority in its next session. This decision, without submission to the House of Elders, shall be promulgated gion, Basem Al-Aga, Palestinian ital of Israel on December 6. He is alem Old City seen from Mount and Egypt for a peaceful settlement. once endorsement by the President. ambassador to the Kingdom of expected to order the US State of Olives, Wednesday, Dec. 6, Al-Aga praised Russia's efforts Saudi Arabia (KSA), told Sputnik Department to move the US Em- 2017. Commenting on the Pales- aimed at solving the Palestinian is- Arabic. "This is what the great bassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. tinians' response to Washington's sue, emphasizing that Russian Pres- power, which should protect in- The Palestinian ambassador under- move, the ambassador suggested ident Vladimir Putin has always ternational law, is doing," al-Aga scored that the position of Pales- that Mahmoud Abbas, the Presi- supported President Abbas on the said, adding that the recognition of tine and the entire Arab world on dent of the Palestinian National peaceful resolution of the regional Jerusalem as Israel's capital by the the matter is well known. "Every- Authority would hold an emergen- crisis. The ambassador referred to Trump administration "will deal a one is warning [the US] about the cy meeting to discuss the crisis the Tuesday phone conversation be- blow to international law and the potentially dangerous consequenc- with the other Arab leaders. It tween President Putin and the Pal- resolutions already adopted on this es of this decision," he noted. "Let would be followed by the summit estinian leader: "In my opinion, it issue." He stressed that "great me tell you one case," al-Aga con- of the leaders of Islamic countries. was a sign of solidarity and sup- powers must respect the earlier tinued. "When King Salman bin "That's where we start," al-Aga port. President Vladimir Putin rec- decisions and execute them." A Pal- Abdul Aziz was the emir of Riy- noted. He neither confirmed nor ognizes the necessity to resolve the estinian man steps on a represen- adh, he attended the opening cere- rejected the possibility of the new conflict between the two countries, tation of an Israeli flag as other mony of the Saudi Embassy in Palestinian Intifada, stressing that and [supports] international law demonstrators hold crossed out Algeria. There, in the presence of "the people of Palestine are living and the efforts of M. Abbas." posters of US President Donald the ambassadors of Arab countries, in hope that the international law (Spuntak)

great salute to the bravery of Afghan security forces, especially the Afghan policewomen, who contribute their today for our better to morrow without hesitation of scarifies. Without doubt, several fear- less policewomen who put their lives on the line of duty they loved, have been killed or wounded by the enemies of peace and stability. Previously, nadiloon (strugglers). The language ment exclusive from the rest of Pal- fear in Palestinian youth, not only we had female officers that either killed or wounded in different ambushes By Mariam Barghouti which comes naturally to the gen- estinian society. It is a stark con- of the Israeli aggression but also of eration of the 1948 Nakba and the trast to those in the First Intifada each other, accompanied by a grow- of the militants. Misogynist insurgents have never stopped humiliating Af- generation of the 1987 uprising, and before who were taught the sense ing schism characterised by mistrust. ghan women in order to keep the Afghan society in darkness and Stone Age Palestine experiences a plethora of compared with our new young gen- of a collective struggle and commu- The resentment amongst youth to- daily human rights violations by the eration, is telling of what has hap- nity. For Palestinian youth today, day towards the Palestinian leader- as we experienced unwillingly during Taliban regime. During the black era Israeli occupation. However, the pened to us throughout the years as the First Intifada means more than ship comes from the sense of be- of Taliban, women were banned from going to school or workplaces. Any- soundtrack of gunshots, teargas a Palestinian population. Feda’ee, an echoed chronicle heard through trayal felt by the generation of our thrown between homes, the ar- which stems from the word feda’ in our parents’ generation. It is a tes- parents, which is extended to us by ways nothing can stop women from steps forward, and surly they (women) moured jeeps’ doors closing behind Arabic translates to redemption. tament that if we allow elitist rep- their reactions to any new efforts will find their male colleagues alongside them. Women condition is not detained Palestinians, and the vio- The generation of my grandparents resentatives and flawed leadership at mobilisation. The older genera- satisfactory, but it’s improving. It is worth mentioning that before blaming lence screaming at us in the form of fought to redeem the homeland to speak on our behalf, our struggle tion is bitterly polemical largely due land annexation and discrimination from colonial conquest. Their bat- will be misconstrued and hijacked. to having witnessed first-hand not any individual or institution for the current situation, young female gradu- is not new. This invasion of brutal- tles still ring in their ears, the scars Just as happened in 1994 with the only mass solidarity, but also how ates have to take some sorts of productive initiatives helping them in re- ity and violence into the most inti- passed on to their children in the signing of the Oslo Accords and its easily it was taken from them. A mate places of Palestinians’ life has hope that we do not cease seeking corollaries, which not only killed leadership that partook in and were solving their problems by any ways and means. The good thing is that Af- not only been present from before justice. After constant betrayal by any sense of confrontation but fur- veterans of the First Intifada con- ghan government is committed to end any sort of violence against women 1948; it has also been incessantly the Palestinian leadership, coupled ther buried Palestine with a neolib- tinues to monopolise the history of in its all manifestation and providing them a wide range of opportunities. confronted in revolts and uprisings, with an expanding Zionist project, eral capitalism that makes our daily their resistance while not bringing and even daily by our steadfastness the generation of my parents bred survival completely dependent on any genuine results for Palestinians. But, it is time-consuming. Anyway, I must say that our female security per- and mere existence. For today’s an army of munadiloon which later Israel. There are lessons to be learned The First Intifada offered a glimpse sonnel are a shinning part of our pride and honor. We truly stand by them, young generation in Palestine, the became muqawama. Al-nidal in Ara- from the First Intifada. Not only of into the potential of mass uprising story of rebellion and resistance is bic translates to struggle, and al- collective solidarity and mobilisa- and revolt, yet given the context and thankful for their indefatigable efforts beside their male colleagues entrenched in the chronicles of our muqawama is resistance. It was the tion through all possible fields like that we presently live in, it does not for building a better society for all of us. Noting the fact that policewomen mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles, generation that struggled and resist- art, theatre, agriculture and more, seem to be achievable anymore. as they defied Israeli occupation in ed the Israeli aggression. Our gener- but the fact that if we allow the si- With the fatigue and exhaustion are risking their lives in serving the country, despite they are being ha- the 1980s. The narrative of the First ation did not grow up with this kind lencing of the population, even for overwhelming Palestinians, and the rassed and killed because of stigma and ignorance. Time is ripe for the Intifada is not easily forgotten, but of language, save for the few years a moment, we will lose. The latest large debt facing youth due to the concerned institutions, especially the Ministry of Interior to take care of it despite its importance, it is also a of the Second Intifada. We are the declaration by US President, Donald implementation of neoliberal capi- story that can seem to be gathering generation that grew up under the Trump, to move the US embassy to talism by Fayyadism, new avenues by empowering policewomen in their ranks. Recently, senior foreign offi- dust on the museum shelf, its power banner of the Oslo Accords, the Jerusalem and recognise the city as must be found to push the Palestin- cials, representing key foreign institutions, called on the Ministry of Inte- diminished by nostalgia and lament. words of normalisation which com- the capital of Israel, is telling of ian agenda of justice, dignity and lib- I often listen to the stories of my promises our rights, of “two states”, that. Thus, while the First Intifada eration forward. This would mean rior to strengthen women’s role in police as they have passed through diffi- grandparents and the feda’yeen of and a plethora of legal terms that is hailed for its grassroots efforts that both Middle Eastern countries cult circumstances in severing the country. However, commitment is there the 50s and 60s, while simultaneous- we learned at a young age. Those and communal work, it is also asso- and the international community ly collecting the stories of my par- that continue to mobilise against ciated with the failure of leaders to must listen to Palestinian demands, as Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, said improving women’s role in ent’s generation. The accounts come Israeli aggression are given the ti- take it and nurture it into the pow- and work with them to bring a just police is his top priority. “We want to have a meaningful participation. It with a mouthful of references to the tles of activist or human rights de- erful movement that it had the po- solution to the region. means that women should have first, in terms of their roles, what roles they muqawimoon (resistors) and mu- fender. This breaks them into a seg- tential to be. This failure bred a new (middleeastmonitor) will play, what positions they will hold in the future. Everything should be meaningful not symbolic.” There is high hope that the ministry under wise leadership of Barmak, will double its efforts to further improve opportuni- ties for women in police force, improving their safety and protection of their rights, and other required facilities. It is great news hearing the foun- dation stone of special administrative offices for policewomen was laid in the capital of southwestern Nimroz province on Thursday. This is one step forward to help policewomen and appreciates their achievements, and cour- age. Moreover, a batch of female officers of the Air Force and Military left for India for training purposes. This is a wonderful move to be giving them more roles in security institutions. As a whole it is time to salute their t an anis (policewomen) bravery as it is not easy for them to overcome obstacles f gh created by their own families, leaving the sufferings of discrimination at A the hands of their male colleagues at same stage. 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By AfrasiabKhattak ing coup has been for more messy and ugly as there is no united and After politically almost choking organised opposition to challenge Islamabad to death through a sit in the government on genuine issues by a violent band of religious zeal- and to provide leadership for steer- ots in November, the action of the ing the country out of the prevail- noeuvres with Seoul, including its panied then Secretary-General Ban unfolding coup has shifted to ing crises. PTI has behaved like a By Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady display of B-1 Bombers, while Xi Ki Moon to Tehran in August of Lahore in December to demolish typical king’s party refraining from decided to cut China’s oil exports to 2012.Coming fresh off his role as the provincial government which addressing extremist/terrorist chal- North Korea by one-third to put the US Assistant Secretary of State is the actual base of PML-N rule lenge, foreign policy or civil-mili- pressure on the North Koreans to for Near East Affairs, his presence over the country. By stopping tary relations. Apart from timidly start negotiations, something that raised many an eyebrow at the time, Mian Nawaz Sharif from mobiliz- and meekly following establish- the US had been asking China to do. eliciting denials by then spokes- ing masses, the Trojan horses of ment’s line it has also acted as cheer The day after the latest North Ko- woman for the State Department, establishment in the ruling party leader for the creeping coup, hardly rean launch, President Donald Victoria Nuland, that he was carry- are making it easier for the “um- being able to hide its impatience to Trump called China’s President Xi ing any messages from Washington By Huda al-Husseini pire” to raise his finger and to send jump at the spoils of power. But Jinping to ask that Beijing complete- to Tehran. But the next year, Felt- Houthis is new to Yemen. There’s everyone packing. The arrival of some of the recent positions of PPP With the world reeling from Presi- ly cut off all oil supplies to North man visited Iran’s newly-elected no way for engaging in politics or TuQ from Canada is as sure a sign are also unfortunate. No clear rea- dent Trump’s decision to recognize Korea, ban North Korean ships President, Hassan Rouhani, a visit shaking hands or reaching peace of the beginning of a new stage of sons were given by PPP for the Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and ig- from docking in China, and support that coincided with a stealth out- with them. Their past behavior and the coup as the appearance of Si- withdrawal of the bill from Parlia- niting fury and dismay from friends UN Security Council proposals to reach to Tehran, via Oman. The what we’ve seen in the past 48 berian cranes in early October sig- ment that envisaged across the board and foes alike, the US seems also impose additional sanctions on agenda of those meetings, was to hours imply they are in a state of nalling the arrival of autumn in accountability by bringing generals bent on stoking an even bigger nu- North Korea. The Chinese are hedg- finalize negotiations between the ecstasy that will drag the country Pakistan. By using one card after and judges under the accountability clear catastrophe on the Korean ing their bets. While President Xi Obama administration, P5+1, and It is Yemen. Is it happy? No. A and the region to the abyss.” the other, from corruption card to net along with politicians, civil bu- peninsula in the tit-for-tat spat with stressed that China’s influence on Iran on the nuclear weapons pro- former Yemeni official talked a What’s the Iranian role now? He religious card and then the crimi- reaucrats and other sections of so- that country. However, unlike the North Korea is not as strong as wide- gram deal that came to be known as while ago about five presidents in said: “Iran considers what hap- seemingly doomed and obscure so- nal (murder cases) card, the put- ciety. Similarly by joining or sup- ly assumed, he noted that China has the JCPOA. When asked if the US the south and five in the north and pened as victory. However, histo- schists want to impress upon the porting TuQ’s latest sit in, in Lahore called peace making shuttles by the already tried its best to prevent an backs Feltman’s visit to North Ko- their fate which, due to violence, president’s son-in-law Jared Kush- ry taught us all about temporary so called electable horses that they , which by all manifestations is the outbreak of war on the Korean Pen- rea, State Department officials only was either exile or death. This is and fake victories. Those who read final push by the putschists, PPP ner in the Middle East, now possi- better disassociate themselves insula and then reiterated China’s say they are “aware” of the meet- the nature of givens in Yemen as Yemen’s history and the region’s has damaged its democratic creden- bly buried by the Trump announce- “unswerving” goals, namely the de- ings, an interesting choice of words. from PML-N as it is going to be at those who do not get exiled get history or human history can see the receiving end of the repression tials. It’s true that PML-N had sup- ment, there seems to be some glim- nuclearization of the Korean Pen- It is an intriguing historical, if not killed. All givens, including Mon- ported putschist gimmicks like the mer of hope on the Korean issue insula, maintenance of the interna- negotiating, parallel to the JCPOA that what happened is a national by the deep state. Bruised and bat- day’s developments, were not any and humanitarian disaster.” What’s tered, the ruling political party has so called Memogate against the PPP with once again China showing a tional nuclear non-proliferation re- talks. According to the Chinese way out, helped by an unlikely different. The expected murder happening in Yemen will affect our cracked up at some points under government. It is also true that by gime, and the preservation of peace President, the relationship between happened. It was no surprise but sidelining the Parliament and by not source. The United Nations Politi- and stability in northeast Asia at Beijing and Pyongyang, is not as brothers all the way to the African pressure, but it has proved to be it was painful. My source, the horn. The dangerous repercussions far more resilient than many would reaching out to democratic forces cal Affairs chief, Jeffrey Feltman, large. But China also holds some stra- good as it was in the past, but not as the current ruling party has weak- embarked quietly on a four-day vis- tegic cards to bring North Korea to bad as some “pessimists” would be- Yemeni official, asked: “Does the of violence will not only be seen in have expected it to be and it may new given yield a new result? No. be down but is certainly not out. ened the democratic system. It is it to North Korea, stopping first in the negotiating table as Xi did sub- lieve. While the DPRK will not Yemen. What will come after- particularly true after 2014 sit in Beijing on his way to meetings with sequently order a limited cut-off of “fawn over” China, it does not want The most significant thing in the wards? He said: “The violence will PML-N remains to be a formida- most recent development was dis- ble challenge in electoral arena to when most of the opposition polit- senior North Korean officials, in- oil supplies to North Korea of to break relations with China and be worse.” Will the Muslim Broth- ical parties did stand by the Parlia- cluding Foreign Minister Ri Yong- around half or one-third of oil sup- maintaining relations with North playing the bodies. This happened erhood meet with the Houthis? He the pro establishment political for the first time in Yemen as po- players who had pinned high ment and the Constitution in the ho. What is the significance of this plies to the DPRK as the country is Korea, Xi added, is crucial – China said: “No. I expect them to meet hopes on quick fragmentation of face of threats at the hands of anti- visit and who is Feltman? It is note- known, starting this month. But must never turn North Korea into litical violence in the country has with the ‘congress’ because both the ruling party. But the horrible democratic forces. All the criticism worthy that the trip was in response there was also some Chinese words an enemy, at any time, in any situ- not produced this ‘tazir’, (i.e. pun- parties drank the same poison. Faizabad drama in Islamabad fol- on these grounds against PML-N is to requests since September by North of reassurance to the belligerent and ation. To his internal audience, he ishment for offenses at the discre- What happened to the Brother- lowed by manoeuvres in Lahore valid. But after all politics is not a Korea for a meeting. Beyond the unpredictable North Korean leader- proceeded to assert that both the tion of the judge or ruler) due to hood made them escape while makes it clear that this government tribal feud. Democratic culture can’t fact that this will be the first trip ship, a characteristic it seems they DPRK and the USA were in viola- social and tribal aspects. This those in the ‘congress’ were brav- will not be allowed to survive till be developed by settling scores of made to North Korea by a senior share with the US President, given tion of United Nations Security shocked the Yemenis because it er on the ground. The Brotherhood March and gain majority in the the past political feuds. The vicious UN official since October of 2011, the fiasco of the recent Jerusalem Council resolutions, with the US does not harmonize with their so- too had the state of treachery. I Senate. This is surely not for the cycle of political polarisation which the choice of Feltman, who played policy announcement. However, expanding the intent of UN resolu- cial or political behavior.” It thus expect Al-Islah Party (the Broth- first time that an elected political is systematically exploited by anti- an instrumental backchannel role not all is going well between the USA tions at will. China, he is reported happened for the first time with a erhood) to meet with the ‘congress’ government is being removed by a democratic forces has to come to an during nuclear negotiations with and China. In a separate but related to have said, has fulfilled its obliga- Yemeni president, regardless of or for the region to help in their back room intrigue. This has be- end. Unfortunately most of the Iran, as envoy to Pyongyang is also development, Chinese officials are tions to the UN, at the cost of its whether he was from the north or meeting.” What pushed President come almost a rule in the post Zia political parties are more interested significant in and of itself. Beijing is still fuming over the Trump Admin- relations with the DPRK, while the the south. Men were murdered Saleh to contact the coalition and martial law Pakistan with very few in their individual quest for power bracing for a period of issues with istration's imposition of an anti- US and its allies have failed to fulfil before without even declaring announce his willingness to work exceptions. After the 18th Consti- than developing a genuine democrat- Washington in addition to bilateral dumping and countervailing duty their obligations and to push for where they were buried but the with it and save whatever is left of trade, including Syria, Iran, South tutional Amendment in 2010 that ic culture in the country. For the case against Chinese aluminium pro- talks. Chinese officials fully expect shock today is much worse. I asked Yemen? He said: “I will use a sim- strengthened Article 6 of the Con- latter they will have to first reform China Seas, and North Korea That ducers. While downplaying its im- North Korea to bide for time to my source about this development trip follows a personal call placed ple language. He was like a cat who stitution, sacking of the elected themselves before reforming the pact on the Chinese economy, continue conducting nuclear tests, and he said: “We are not dealing when cornered jumps. He had two state system because only a politi- by President Donald Trump to Pres- Prime Minister through the Su- Beijing is bracing for a period of is- and to launch additional tests of its with a political party but with an options, either to poison himself, cal culture based on democracy, ident Xi Jinping of China the day sues with Washington in addition to Hwasong-15 missile to finalize its preme Court has become the dom- ideological one that believes what like what happened at the Interna- inant trend. But there are few char- transparency, accountability and after North Korea’s launch of its bilateral trade, including Syria, Iran, design over the next few months. it did on Monday will help it go to meritocracy can give political par- Hwasong-15 missile two weeks ago, Taiwan, the South China Seas, and But Beijing’s official policy re- tional Court of Justice, or resist. acteristics of the current creeping heaven. There is a change in the He is brave. He resisted and did coup that distinguishes it from the ties the type of moral strength that a call that was polite, but firmly non- North Korea. So enter Feltman. The sponse will be framed by a stated committal. In the period since, Wash- political map as we’ve currently not give up. The Houthis cornered past operations for the regime can enable them to push through UN envoy to North Korea, is the imperative that UNSC sanctions not entered the phase of political Is- the reforms agenda. But it should ington has ramped up military ma- same UN representative who accom- unduly harm the North Korean. him. They approached his resi- change. One, the Apex Court of lam. This is why political Islam dence and his guards made a deci- the country in its wisdom disqual- also be made clear that criticising (Alarabiya) political parties to put pressure on parties, such as the Muslim Broth- sion to besiege him. In the last 72 ified the elected Prime Minister erhood and the Houthis, adopted without a proper trail. The legal them for reforms is one thing and hours, they wanted to take his per- systematically demonising them for a vengeful rhetoric.” He added: “If sonal guard, his nephew Tarek grounds of the disqualification or- you follow up on the Qatari Al- der were so shaky that most of the doing away with democracy is Mohammed Abullah Saleh who something totally different. Lots of Jazeera channel, you will be in pain was his right arm. They thought sane legal experts questioned its as it’s still referring to Ali Abdul- propriety. Common people could resources and manipulations have Saleh will surrender and meet his also see through the legal charade. gone into campaigns on electronic lah Saleh as the ‘ousted president’ fate or defend himself and get lucky Two, by allowing retired General media for discrediting democracy which is a term that does not suit a and survive.” Strategy Musharraf to leave the country and through demonising politics and murdered man. Brotherhood sup- What’s the Iranian role now? He subsequently refuse to turn up in political parties. But if the recent porters who appear on Al-Jazeera said: “Iran considers what hap- the high treason case, the higher trend on social media is anything to channel also adopt a vengeful rhet- pened as victory. However, histo- judiciary has exposed its weakness go by many people of the country By Nathan Gardels realization of a huge shift underway on their global awareness. In a vid- oric. This behavior is new to the ry taught us all about temporary have been able to recognize the real has now dawned on civilization as a eo report from Inner Mongolia, Yemenis.” I asked him about Ab- in prosecution of a man in uniform, whole. Lifton borrows the term China, Lu Liu shows how the spread and fake victories. Those who read even if he is a retired one. The con- rulers of the country as facade of LOS ANGELES — Every climate dulmalik Al-Houthi and told him Yemen’s history and the region’s the civilian rule is constantly erod- “swerve” from the ancient poet of desertification due to overgraz- how I noticed on Al-Mayadeen trast in their handling of cases event these days, it seems, breaks a Lucretius’ meditation on physics to ing, industrialization and drought has history or human history can see against Nawaz Sharif and General ing. The mentors of the banned out- historic pattern: the warmest tem- confer the departure from a previ- severely degraded the region’s prai- television channel that he venge- that what happened is a national Musharraf is not lost on the gen- fits are well known. The growing peratures on record; the fastest ous trajectory. “I consider the cli- ries and disrupted the herding cul- fully spoke with a great sense of and humanitarian disaster.” What eral public. Slow paddling on mon- harsh criticism of the policies of the shrinking glaciers and ice caps; the mate swerve a movement toward the ture that has existed there for mil- victory. “Yes, he spoke calmly. It’s is the role which the Arab region ey laundering cases against Imran security establishment for patron- most intense storms and unprece- recognition of climate danger and lennia. In the Congo Basin, Mela- like killing in cold blood. He is to- can play to confront this Iranian Khan and Jehangir Tareen has fur- izing religious extremism is a clear dented flooding; ever more ravag- what I call species awareness ? aware- nie Gouby joined British and Con- day talking on behalf of mercy kill- ecstasy? There is a new phase of ther added to the perception of indication of this fact. The country ing wildfires. I write this from South- ness of ourselves as a single species golese scientists investigating how ing. We will enter a new phase of alert. There are manifestations of double standards. Three, Nawaz can’t be left at the mercy of myo- ern California, enveloped this week in deep trouble,” Lifton says. “The the largest tropical peatland on the violence and it will be fierce.” The by smoke and flames, fanned by epic a clear upcoming vision and the Sharif refused to accept the court pic and adventurist policies that swerve is toward that recognition, planet — larger than the size of scene today came as a shock to issue is no longer linked to matters order as a fiat accompli and dem- have already damaged the country. winds. Sooner or later, all these frag- that consciousness.” Nearly 30 years England — acts as a gigantic sink mentary incidents add up to a new Saleh’s family and to the General of peace. The issue, in my opin- onstrated defiance bordering at Whatever is the result of the battle ago, California Governor Jerry absorbing carbon from the atmo- People’s Congress. We’re talking for Lahore , the battle for Pakistan narrative, which itself breaks from Brown and I visited with era-of-lim- sphere. She also documents the ad- ion, revolves around two axes: the mild resistance. Particularly his the past. In his recent book, “The about 30 or 40 years here, i.e. en- region’s victory or defeat, and its GT Road march and huge mass is expected to continue. The writer its philosopher Ivan Illich at his rus- vancing deforestation taking place Climate Swerve,” social scientist tic retreat near Cuernavaca, Mexi- in Congo that reduces the natural tire generations which never tools are the power machine and mobilization had unnerved the is a retired Senator and an analyst worked with any leader but Saleh. of regional affairs. Robert Jay Lifton argues that the co. In those early days of ecology, capacity to absorb carbon. As usual, the roughness machine and noth- putschists. Four, the current creep- Illich was among the first to grasp the culprit is corruption and the in- We politically disagreed with him ing more. I asked: Will all the Ye- that industrial modernization, which vasion of outsider commercial ava- but we did not wish that he dies. meni people accept that the sought to deliver society from ne- rice. “In recent years,” she writes, The psychological state today is Houthis rule all of Yemen? He said: cessity through the conquest of na- “studies have shown that forests are complicated and it hurts us. It’s “No, not after 1,000 years. I am ture, might instead end up provok- better protected by indigenous peo- not just due to the deaths happen- basing my words on experience. LETTER TO THE EDITOR ing doom. “Our common sense has ple whose ownership of their ances- ing but also due to the vengeful They are abnormal people. They begun searching for a language to tral land has been recognized. Those approach around us. The other do not seek political peace but speak about the shadow our future rights have been successfully legis- party is in shock, and the real pa- throws,” Illich intoned in his clipped lated in some Latin American coun- political religion and when religion Austrian-Croatian accent. “The tries, for example, but African in- triotic party and all these devel- gets involved, politics is distort- warming atmosphere is making it digenous communities have been opments will put us through a new ed. The core problem is now be- intolerable to think of industrial mostly ignored by their govern- swirl of violence.” But will this tween the Yemeni groups. The Endemiccorruption growth as progress; now it appears ments.” But the fight is on. “It is swirl of violence be just among missiles launched reflect the mad- to us as aggression against the hu- important for us to protect the in- Yemenis? He said: “We are talking ness, so imagine giving them pow- Corruption is endemic in the country, and it has been eating our infrastructures at high level. Corruption is man condition. Perhaps for the first tact forest, not a degraded forest,” about a Yemeni-Yemeni swirl of er. Imagine if North Korea’s leader a form of dishonest or unethical that being conducting by a person entrusted with a position of authority. time, we can now imagine that, as Gouby quotes a local indigenous lead- violence. The issue of a foreign or Kim Jong Un is here in the region. The corruption is phenomena that directly affects economic and politics situation of the country. Samuel Beckett once put it, ‘This er as saying. “We do not want com- regional factor is just a supporting Will I give him a chance to orga- Despite efforts made by the government to bring corruption at least to low level in security organs, but, earth could be uninhabited.’” Illich’s panies to come exploit here; they factor here but the Yemenis are radical views seem less far-fetched will exploit us too. They’ll give us a nize himself or get rid of him?” Will however, it took further inroads in these important institutions. This trend is more dangerous for the psychologically prepared. There- the region succeed or in this new as the future gets closer. The fact little something [while they] earn a fore, any regional or international stability of the government. that all other nations but the Unit- lot selling our trees. We keep our case it will need real international At the same time it is the responsibility of our countrymen to take step against those officials who ed States are committed to imple- forest for our children and yours.” interventions come within a pre- support? He said: “What’s hap- takes bribe from them. The Afghans should also corporate with the government organize in recognizing the menting the Paris climate accord In a way, some of the least modern pared psychological context.” He pening today is a Yemeni phenom- corrupt officials, and through this provide an opportunity for corruption-free environment in Afghanistan. aimed at decarbonizing the planet is places on the planet are most readi- added: “How can one remove the enon. I think the international com- Basir Ahmad, Kabul Afghanistan at least an incipient move toward ly able to cope with climate change. evil which happened today. The munity is aware that Houthi par- the species consciousness of which As anthropologist Jorge Recharte Houthis’ speeches and practices ties are not political parties that Lifton speaks. Acting on that new reports from the Peruvian moun- made me realize that they do not can be dealt with.” Will this affect awareness, however, is a race with tains, indigenous communities are want to schedule a political ses- Yemen’s unity? “Yes, it will great- the interconnected cascade of con- models of how to adapt to climate sion or sit for dialogue. They need ly affect it. The southern mood sequences that are accelerating cli- change. He explains how mountain a mental institute. They talked today does not want to stay in this mate change. Alarmed scientists villagers have devised a “back-to- about murder as an act that will warn “we are now on a collision the-future” solution, based on the swirl of violence which will last course with tipping points in the practices of pre-Inca civilization, to lead them to heaven. For me, Ab- for long. Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must Earth system” that are irreversible. counter the melting glaciers, whose dulmalik al-Houthi’s appearance Today it’s not possible to co-exist have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: What stands between a changed waters once sustained them. “The today is just like Osama bin Lad- with the mentality of the other [email protected] mind and changing ways is the sys- water management systems devel- en’s. If you notice, Bin Ladeh has party, whether it’s the Muslim temic inertia of the past. U.S. Pres- oped in ancient Peru involved a set the same soft and calm character Brotherhood or the Houthis. At- ident Donald Trump may be the po- of technologies designed to slow or as he speaks. Today, I saw Bin tempts to end the unity will con- litical face of that inertia, but it also retain water in high alpine territo- Laden before me as Abdulmalik tinue and some sort of negotiation resides in the ingrained habits of ries,” Recharte writes. “The purpose spoke. He talks about death and is a must.” My source concluded: Disclaimer: consumer societies that have indus- was to keep water available for use murder in a calm and soft way, as trialized their desires. Mitigating as long as possible in the dry season. The mistakes which maintained if nothing happened. This is ab- the same approaches that led Ye- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are ourselves is the hardest task of all. These ancient systems included dams normal behavior that cannot be This week The WorldPost looks at and reservoirs of different sizes, ir- men to where it is today must not those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or the ongoing consequences of climate rigation canals and large silt traps eliminated via politics. It needs be repeated, or else we will de- change in some of the more remote that kept soil from being eroded in more to be eliminated, just like al- scend from one failure to another.” opinions of the Afghanistan Times. zones across the planet and how years of intense rain. Qaeda and other groups were elim- (Arabnews) some local communities are acting (WP) inated. This behavior by the SUNDAY . DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Israeli airstrikes target Gazaamid tensionsafter Trump's

Amid what it sees as an increase in dents. "We saw anywhere from six day. President Donald Trump and Jerusalemmove unsafe behavior by the Russian to eight incidents daily in late No- Russian President Vladimir Putin military, the US military is con- vember, where Russian or Syrian pledged to continue to uphold cerned it might have to shoot aircraft crossed into our airspace those de-confliction measures in down a Russian aircraft over Syria on the east side of the Euphrates their recent joint statement issued if the Russian plane is seen as a River," Pickart said. "Over the past on the sidelines of the APEC con- threat to US or coalition forces week or so it has decreased slight- ference in Da Nang, Vietnam. The fighting ISIS. "The greatest con- ly, but the frequency of encoun- statement said Trump and Putin cern is that we could shoot down a ters remains a concern that we ad- "agreed to maintain open military Russian aircraft because its actions dress in the daily de-confliction channels of communication be- are seen as a threat to our air or calls," Pickart added, referring to tween military professionals to ground forces," said Lt. Col. the pre-established hotline that al- help ensure the safety of both US Damien Pickart, the spokesman lows military officers from Russia and Russian forces and de-conflic- for US Air Forces Central Com- and the US-led coalition to talk to tion of partnered forces engaged in mand. "As coalition leaders have each other. A senior US defense the fight against ISIS." Officials repeatedly said, we're here to fight official told CNN last month that have said that part of that arrange- ISIS -- not the Russians or anyone US military aircraft flying over ment involves defining where Rus- else," he added. The concern Syria in the last few weeks had sia and US aircraft operate, with comes as the US military has ac- been subjected to unsafe flying those operations historically be- cused Russia and Syrian regime practices by Russian aircraft on ing separated by the Euphrates Two Palestinians were killed Sat- after Friday prayers in Bethlehem. aircraft of violating policies that several occasions. The New York River, which runs through Syria, urday in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, A 30-year-old Palestinian man was were agreed to by the United States Times published additional details with US-backed forces operating the official Palestinian news agen- shot and killed earlier Friday dur- and Russia to prevent such acci- of those unsafe encounters on Fri- to the east of the river. (CNN) cy WAFA reported, as tensions ing clashes between protesters and soared in the region after US Pres- Israeli security forces over ident Donald Trump's recognition Trump's controversial move. Both of Jerusalem as the capital of Isra- Palestinians and Israelis claim el. The Israel Defense Forces said Jerusalem as their capital. More Rocket T wo S wiss- Israeli aircraft had targeted what it than 300 people were injured Fri- identified as four facilities belong- day across the West Bank, Gaza ing to Hamas -- the Palestinian Is- and Jerusalem, 50 of whom need- firedby F r en ch fir m lamist group that controls Gaza -- ed hospital treatment, the Pales- early Saturday in response to rock- tinian Authority's Ministry of ets fired into southern Israel from Health said. An Israeli army state- Gaza. The aircraft targeted two ment said what it called violent ri- Palestine officia ls ch a r ged weapons manufacturing sites, a ots had broken out in about 30 lo- weapons warehouse and a military cations across the West Bank and compound, according to an IDF Gaza. The main disturbances in the fallson wit h fin a n cin g news release. The bodies of two West Bank were in Hebron, Al- Palestinian men aged 28 and 30 Arroub, Tulkarm, Ramallah, Qal- Tajikistan:Popular Comic were found under rubble after the qilya and Nablus. At least 49 peo- Israel D a esh in S yr ia strikes, WAFA said, quoting the ple were also injured Thursday Palestinian Ministry of Health. A during protests over Trump's de- jailed in corruption case 54-year-old Palestinian man also cision, the Palestinian Red Cres- A well-known comic and journal- til 2014, Mirsaidov had worked as died late Friday from injuries sus- cent said. Trump's decision ist in Tajikistan has been arrested, the regional correspondent for Asia- town tained during an earlier Israeli air- Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem weeks after complaining publicly Plus newspaper and for Germany strike in Gaza. The IDF said Is- as Israel's capital and commit to about alleged corruption in his re- broadcaster Deutsche Welle. In No- raeli aircraft had struck a Hamas moving the US Embassy to the gion. Local media reported on De- vember, Mirsaidov wrote a public training compound and ammuni- holy city has prompted interna- cember 8 that prosecutors in the letter to President Emomali Rah- tion warehouse in Gaza. Palestin- tional condemnation and sparked Sughd region are charging Khairul- mon, the general prosector and the ian protesters and Israeli security protests in countries around the lo Mirsaidov with multiple offens- governor of his native Sughd region forces clash after Friday prayers globe, from Indonesia and Malay- es, including embezzlement, which to draw their attention to what he in Bethlehem. Palestinian protest- sia to Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and is punishable by up to 12 years in described as his enounter with at- ers and Israeli security forces clash Egypt. jail. Mirsaidov owes his public tempted extortion by local officials. (BBC) profile to his leading involvement Specifically, he accused the head of with the KVN comedy league, a the sports and youth department much-loved post-Soviet cultural for the Sugh regional government, institution in which teams are pit- Olim Zohidov, of seeking $1,000 ted against one another in tests of in kickbacks. wit and improvasation skills. Un- (BBC) Two top managers of the Swiss- Christian Herrault, appeared in French industrial company La- court for hearings and were re- Turkmenistan appoints fargeHolcim have been charged manded in custody over charges with funneling money to the Daesh of “financing a terrorist organiza- Takfiri terrorist group through the tion,” and “endangering the lives industry minister company’s activities in conflict- of others.” This photo taken on Kerim Durdymyradov has been preneurs, are entrusted with cre- ridden Syria. A judicial source, who February 17, 2012 shows French appointed minister of industry of ating a number of enterprises by A rocket fired from Palestine has spoke on condition of anonymity, cement giant Lafarge CEO Bruno Turkmenistan, according to a de- 2020 in line with the Turkmen state fallen on the Israeli town of Sderot, said the two senior executives at Lafont talking during a press con- cree of Turkmen President Gur- program on the development of reported RIA Novosti news agen- LafargeHolcim, including its former ference in Paris. (By AFP) Eric banguly Berdimuhamedov. Previ- domestic electronics industry and cy of Russia. There are no re- CEO, were charged on Friday over Olsen, who took over from Lafont ously, Durdymyradov served as implementation of measures on ports on any casualties as a result accusations of paying the Takfiri as CEO after the company merged chairman of the Major State Ser- import substitution. This involves of this at least the third rocket at- outfit and other foreign-backed with Switzerland’s Holcim, was vice “Turkmenstandartlary.” In ac- creation of capacities for the pro- tack during the day, from the vi- militant groups through a middle- charged with the same crimes a day cordance with another decree, duction of semiconductors, units cinity of the Gaza Strip man between 2013 and 2014 in an earlier. The three officials have Amanberdi Tuyliev, who headed for processing solar energy, pho- According to the Israeli army attempt to allow the company’s been in detention since the ministry of industry since Feb- tovoltaic equipment, various kinds press service statement, the rock- factory in Jalabiyah in northern Wednesday.Three other top man- ruary 2017, was dismissed from of electronic automatic equipment, et fell on Sderot town, in the south Syria to continue to operate. The agers at the Jalabiya factory were his post for serious shortcomings light fixtures, including LED of Israel. duo, identified as Bruno Lafont, charged in the case last week. The in his work. It was earlier reported lamps, electric meters, etc. for the (CNN) chief executive from 2007 to 2015, company, which produces cement, that the Turkmen Industry Min- population. Work is being carried and the group’s former Syria chief construction aggregates. (AP) istry, along with the Academy of out to create a joint venture for the Sciences, Energy Ministry and the production of energy-saving LED Union of Industrialists and Entre- lamps and light fixtures. Uzbekistan removes restrictions on some tourism activities Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers republic before the time specified approved a decree "On making in the tourist visa. Also the elec- amendments and additions to cer- tronic lists of tourists provided by tain decisions of the government tour operators and specifying the of the Republic of Uzbekistan", passport data, schemes of traffic In another indication of the ad- She said a decision would not be and thus lifted restrictions on eco- routes, places of stops (overnights) vanced US preparations for war made until later and would involve tourism and auto-tourism. The during trips are equaled to the tem- against North Korea, the Trump multiple agencies, “but I think ul- State Committee for Tourism re- porary registration: - in case the administration has suggested that timately the president would cer- ported that the approved changes tour organized by the tour opera- US athletes might not participate tainly weigh in.” Minutes later, stipulate the following: - the con- tor outside the settlements does in the Winter Olympics in South Sanders sought to downplay the sular bureau of the Foreign Minis- not exceed 10 days and is accom- Korea in February for security rea- issue, tweeting that “the US looks try of Uzbekistan was granted the panied by guides/instructors;- in sons. US Ambassador to the UN forward to participating in the right to make appropriate changes case the foreigner purchased an Nikki Haley told Fox News on Winter Olympics.” Of course, pri- to tourist visas at checkpoints on auto-tour and travels on a private Wednesday that the US team’s or to Haley’s remarks, no one had the state border of Uzbekistan in car, motorcycle, bicycle, on foot Rebels have killed 14 peacekeep- keeping base is located about keeping mission in the Democrat- participation was “an open ques- suggested that the US would not case foreign citizen arrive in the or in a group bus. (Trend) ers and injured more than 40 in an 45km (27 miles) from the town of ic Republic of Congo is the largest tion.” While Haley denied she had compete, and Sanders’ tweet hard- attack on a United Nations base in Beni, which has been repeatedly and most expensive in the world heard anything concrete, she inti- ly answered the question raised east Congo. At least five Congo- hit by rebels from the Allied Dem- and is aimed at calming a number mated that “conversations are hap- definitely. Taken by themselves, lese soldiers were also killed in the ocratic Forces rebel group. Jean- of armed groups in the vast, min- pening daily” about the protection the comments could appear innoc- OSCEsecretarygeneral attack in North Kivu province in Pierre Lacroix, UN under-secre- eral-rich Central African nation. of US citizens, “whether it’s about uous. However, amid the extreme the worst attack "in recent memo- tary-general for peacekeeping op- Radio Okapi, which is linked to Jerusalem or North Korea.” Far tensions on the Korean Peninsula meets Kyrgyz,Tajik FMs ry", deputy UN spokesperson erations, said he was "outraged" the peacekeeping mission known from clarifying the issue, White generated by the Trump adminis- Farhan Haq said. The peacekeep- by the attack on Thursday as MONUSCO, reported that House spokeswoman Sarah Huck- tration’s reckless and provocative ers were mainly from the Tanzani- evening. He said on Twitter that peacekeepers on Thursday re- abee Sanders told reporters that threats against North Korea, the an contingent, he added. More than medical evacuations were ongoing pelled an attack by fighters with “no official decision has been remarks point to a hothouse in the 250 people killed in ethnic based from the scene, but did not identi- the Allied Democratic Forces made” about whether the US will White House as war is being dis- massacres in DRC The peace- fy the attackers. The UN peace- (ADF) rebel group. (WP) compete in the Winter Olympics. cussed daily. (CNN)

OSCE Secretary General Tho- inger said in a tweet after the HowGermanyhasclampeddownonmigrant fraud mas Greminger has today met meeting. In another tweet, Sec- In 2015, when hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria, Iran, Eritrea, Iraq and elsewhere came streaming foreign ministers of Kyr- retary General Greminger said across and around the Mediterranean Sea, European governments were taken completely off guard. Faced gyzstan and Tajikistan in Vi- he and Tajik FM Sirodjidin with a humanitarian crisis that reached their doorstep, they rushed to introduce measures to deal with the enna. During the meeting be- Aslov agreed to intensify newcomers. Amid the precipitation, their rules left loopholes that some desperate or unscrupulous migrants tween Kyrgyz FM Erlan Ab- OSCE-Tajikistan cooperation in were eager to exploit. M.M, who did not wish to use his name when talking to Euronews, was one of these. dyldaev and Secretary Gener- fighting terrorism and violent He says that by faking his nationality and moving from region to region in Germany, he was able to benefit al Greminger, the sides agreed radicalization. “This supports from the free accommodation and monthly financial support provided for asylum seekers, on as many as eight that OSCE needs to be respon- OSCE regional strategy for occasions. “Food and shelter are provided, plus the monthly allowance of 280 to 340 €, which is enough for sive to priorities of host coun- combating transnational somebody that doesn’t smoke. Sometimes I even saved to get a gym subscription”, he adds. But each time he tries. “I support Kyrgyzstan’s threats in Central Asia,” said stayed at the shelter only up to three months, disappearing before the risk of getting caught became substan- human-centered sustainable Thomas Greminger. tial. development strategy,” Grem- (BBC) (Reuters) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES K en ya to h ost C h in a -Afr ica in d u st r ia l expo to sh owca se in vest m en t op p or t u n it ies

A China-EU maritime economy the country's GDP. industrial park will be built in "Ocean-involved companies pro- China-Africa Industrial Capacity investors to come to the country. south China's Shenzhen city, ac- vided 36 million jobs, and the gross Cooperation Exposition will be The counselor said more Chinese cording to the local authority. ocean product exceeded 7 trillion held next week in the Kenyan cap- companies in the country will cre- The China-EU blue industrial park yuan in China last year," he said ital of Nairobi. Guo Ce, Economic ate job opportunities for Kenyans, will be a hub for maritime cooper- Six companies in China and the EU and Commercial Counselor of the upgrade Kenya's manufacturing ation between China and the EU. signed cooperation agreements on Chinese Embassy in Kenya, told level that will pave way for real- Wang Hong, head of the State maritime economy Friday. During reporters on Thursday that the ization of Uhuru Kenyatta Vision Oceanic Administration of China, the 18th bilateral summit between expo will be held from Dec. 13 to for governance. He said already said coastal provinces, which ac- the EU and China, China and the 16 at Kenyatta International Con- Twyford Ceramic Company in counted for 14 percent of China's EU agreed to establish 2017 as the ference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. Kajiado County owned by Chi- territory, generated 60 percent of China-EU Blue Year. (AP) Guo said China Council for the nese private enterprise and the larg- Promotion of International Trade est in East Africa Ceramic factory in partnership with African Devel- has hired 1,500 local employees opment Fund and Kenya Invest- to work in production of floor tiles. ment Authority (KenInvest) will Guo said China Wu Yi has also in- provide space for investment vested about 100 million dollars growth in the country. "The expo to set up Kenya Construction In- will provide a platform for large dustrialization Base. He said next and medium sized Chinese corpo- year, the base will have annual ca- Viet Nam recorded a trade surplus $23.5 billion, accounting for12.1 mates that import turnover in the ration looking for new opportuni- pacity of producing 50,000 cubic of US$2.76 billion in the first 11 per cent of total export turnover. first 11 months of 2017 increased ties in Africa and in return partici- meters of precast components to months of the year, or 1.4 per cent Export of crude, coal, petrol and by a significant 21 per cent year- pants will have an opportunity to meet the growing demand of build- of total export turnover, according minerals is estimated at $3.94 bil- on-year. Asia was also the biggest network and form investors' link- ings for Kenyan people. He said to the Ministry of Industry and lion, up 26.4 per cent year-on-year, supplier of goods, with Vietnam- ages," said Guo. the expo is a move by Chinese gov- Trade (MoIT). This marks a slight accounting for 2.0 per cent of total ese imports from this market rising He said Kenya has demonstrated ernment to open its market and decrease against the $2.9 billion export turnover. The export of pro- strongly by 22.2 per cent year-on- potential for economic growth that promote international trade. Guo surplus seen in 2016. The total ex- cessed goods reached $157.3 bil- year, accounting for 81 per cent of will attract more investment op- said various countries will show- port value during the reviewed lion, up 22.4 per cent over the same total import turnover. The minis- portunities in the country. Guo case their development achieve- period was $193.75 billion and that period last year, accounting for try says that Viet Nam’s total ex- said he was optimistic that the es- ments and urged Kenyan govern- of imports was $190.99 billion, up 81.2 per cent of total export turn- port turnover in 2017 is expected tablishment of the new government ment, business communities and 21.1 per cent and 21 per cent year- over. Asia has emerged the main to reach the highest level since 2011, by President Uhuru Kenyatta will exhibitors to participate and ex- on-year, respectively. The minis- importer of Vietnamese goods, far exceeding the $202 billion tar- usher in another five years of eco- plore the Chinese Market. KenIn- try says that agriculture and sea- with a year-on-year increase of get set for the year. The annual ex- nomic growth that will improve vest Managing Director Moses food exports during this period rose 30.8 per cent, accounting for 52.1 port figure is estimated at $210 bil- investment environment and in- Ikiara called for Kenyans investors 16.9 per cent year on year to reach per cent of total exports. It esti- lion, an increase of 20 per cent com- creased government work efficien- to use the opportunity to show- pared over 2016. (VNS) cy that will attract more Chinese case their products. (BBC)

Muscat, Oman - The future of est GDP per capita among the Gulf dle East … [Oman] is like an is- Oman, situated along a vast stretch Cooperation Council (GCC) coun- land in a sea with a lot of challeng- of coastline reaching the strategic tries and an unemployment rate es happening," Talal Sulaiman al- Strait of Hormuz, is linked to the surpassing 17 percent - wants to Rahbi, the deputy secretary-gen- sea - and the country's ability to refashion itself as a hub for ship- eral of Oman's Supreme Council South Korea's trade surplus for monthly figure since February leverage this connection will be key ping and industry. Facilities such for Planning and the architect of construction plunged in October 2007, according to the data. South to its economic development in the as the special economic zone at the country's economic diversifi- as new orders from the Middle Korea's positive balance of trade years ahead. 2018 marks the mid- Duqm, established in 2011 with a cation plan, told Al Jazeera. "We East dipped due to a decline in oil for construction began falling in dle of a five-year diversification goal of becoming a commercial are looking first into reducing the prices, data showed Saturday. late 2014, when oil prices started strategy that builds on Oman's powerhouse, will play a significant dependence on oil for the national South Korea reported a trade sur- sinking. The value of orders for long-term vision to shift from an role in this transition. But how re- budget, and also to diversify the plus of US$428 million in the con- foreign construction projects oil-based economy towards other alistic is Oman's diversification economy and start other clusters struction sector in October, down stood at$22.6 billion in the first critical sectors, including manufac- plan, and what obstacles could the of industries … in addition, in- 32.9 percent from a year ago, ac- 11 months of this year, down 3 turing, logistics, tourism, fisheries Gulf nation face in the years creasing job opportunities in the cording to the data from the Bank percent from a year ago. and mining. In an era of low oil ahead? "We are aware that we live private sector, away from govern- of Korea. This is the smallest (Yonhap) prices, Oman - which has the low- in a very critical area of the Mid- ment jobs. (WP)

Japan and the European Union GDP. After the announcement was tegic importance” beyond its economic value. “It sends a clear signal to have concluded negotiations on a made late Friday, Prime Minister the world that the EU and Japan are committed to keeping the world giant free trade deal that they said Shinzo Abe hailed the imminent economy working on the basis of free, open and fair markets with clear was reached while “fighting the birth of what he called a “gigantic and transparent rules fully respecting and enhancing our values, fighting temptation of protectionism” — a economic zone” as he confirmed the temptation of protectionism,” the pair said in a statement released in message apparently directed at that the negotiations had been con- Brussels. Through the deal, the EU hopes to get better access to one of U.S. President Donald Trump. The cluded. “Japan and the EU will join the world’s richest markets, while Japan hopes to jump-start an econo- deal, which the EU called its big- hands and build an economic zone my that has struggled to find solid growth for more than a decade. Japan gest ever, must be signed and rati- based on free and fair rules,” Abe is also hoping to seize an opportunity to offset the failure of the 12- fied by both sides. The broad out- told reporters in Tokyo Friday. nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive free trade deal that was lines of the deal were agreed to in Abe and European Commission torpedoed by Trump in January. The deal will open up the EU market July. Once completed, it will forge chief Jean-Claude Juncker said ear- to Japanese cars and auto parts and the Japanese market to European an economic zone of 600 million lier that the agreement, which was dairy and agricultural products.Japan will eliminate tariffs on 94 per- people worth 30 percent of global four years in the making, had “stra- cent of all imports from the bloc, including 82 percent on farm and fishery products. (AFP)

2018”. President of PRCAN, John Ehiguese, said that Nigerians are generally aware of how much the recent economic recession has ad- versely affected their lives and businesses. Now that it is confirmed that The Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), the umbrella body of Public Relations Nigeria is finally exiting the recession, we thought it was a good idea to consultancy firms operating in Nigeria, has put together a session to forecast how macroeconomic factors prepare the Nigerian Marketing Communications community to be able will impact the Nigerian Marketing Communication sector in 2018. Described as a ‘Fire-side Chat”, the to see new opportunities that will be emerging, and to take maximum event will feature a Question & Answer session with renowned economist, Dr. Biodun Adedipe, with the advantage of them. theme: “Macro-economic Factors That Will Impact the Nigerian Marketing Communications Industry in (BBC) SUNDAY. DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Actor Saiyami Kher, who debuted alongside actorAnil Kapoor’s son, Harshvardhan, says he is getting work not because of his father, but because of what he can deliver.

Warner Bros is mulling drastic changes in leadership after Justice League failed to meet expectations - both critically and commercially.

Actor Matt Smith wants singer-actor Selena Gomez to play British royal Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle on Netflix’s The Crown. The 35-year-old actor currently plays Prince Philip on the popular It’s been more than a year since sportsperson Abhinav Bindra. rected by Vikramaditya Motwane, drama about the British monarchy. Smith and his co-star, Claire Foy, actor Saiyami Kher’s debut film, Asked about this one-year hiatus and both Harsh and I are a fan of appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Thurs- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s and what’s stopping her from tak- his work. Unfortunately, the kind day where a caller asked them who they wanted to play Markle on the Mirzya (2016) released and tanked ing up films, Saiyami explains that of stuff that came my way wasn’t screen, reports E! Online. “The thing is they are so young, aren’t they? at the box office. And the actor is she is quite particular when it good enough. I can’t do a film I And they are probably not going to be on the show for another five yet to sign any new project. How- comes to choosing the right script. don’t feel excited about. In fact, I years, so we are going to have to choose someone who is about 11 or ever, her co-star from the same “I’m happy for Harsh, and for the was supposed to do a Tamil film 12,” said Foy, 33, who plays Queen Elizabeth. Meghan Markle is film, Harshvardhan Kapoor, broth- kind of films he will be next seen with Mani Ratnam, but the project reportedly engaged and moving in with Prince Harry Warner Bros is mulling drastic thing that Jon approached me er of actor Sonam Kapoor and son in. He’s a dear friend and we re- did not take off,” shares the actor. changes in leadership after Justice about six months ago and he ex- But Smith had someone else in mind. “Who’s that singer? The of Bollywood superstar Anil cently met at an awards show. He With the nepotism debate still rel- singer who…” he began. “Ed Sheeran?” Cohen guessed, thinking Smith League failed to meet expectations pressed his goal was to ultimately Kapoor, has already bagged two has been lucky that good scripts evant in Bollywood, does Saiyami - both critically and commercially. be a producer at the studio. We are was casting the red headed royal, Prince Harry. “No! The singer who good projects — a film with Vikra- are coming his way. He is doing feel that Harshvardhan managed to goes out with Justin Timberlake, no, not Justin Timberlake, Justin Jon Berg, co-president of produc- thrilled that Jon is partnering with maditya Motwane and a biopic on Bhavesh Joshi, which will be di- get. (Hindustan Times) tion at Warner Bros Pictures, will Roy and anticipate their company Bieber! Selena Gomez!” Smith said. (Tribune) leave his post at the studio to be- being a valuable source of movies come a producer with filmmaker for Warner Bros and New Line,” Roy Lee, who has backed success- Emmerich said in a statement. This ful movies for the studio including image released by Warner Bros. It and The Lego Movie, reports Pictures shows Ezra Miller, from variety.com. Berg, who was the left, Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot in producer on Justice League, has a scene from Justice League. (AP) been an executive at the studio for Emmerich, the former head of New about a decade. Toby Emmerich, Line Cinema, a year ago replaced President of Warner Bros Pictures Greg Silverman to improve the Group, says it was Berg’s deci- performance of Warner’s movie sion to step down. “This is some- studio. (Hindustan Times) American cable network HBO has director Jean-Marc Vallee and its Oscar-winning stars Kid- announced a second season of the man and Witherspoon. As a result of its success, HBO series Big Little Lies, with A-list- launched production of a second season. Taking the reins ers Nicole Kidman and Reese With- from Vallee as director is Andrea Arnold, who was awarded erspoon both set to return to exec- an Oscar in 2005 for her short film Wasp. utive produce and star in the “Most of the cast is expected to return and negotia- Emmy-winning show. Based on tions are underway,” HBO added in a statement. Children Liane Moriarty’s bestselling nov- of the Emmys: How young stars are taking over this year’s el, Big Little Lies was initially awards Big Little Lies tells the story of three wealthy Cal- broadcast as a mini-series, and was ifornia mothers, who, behind the facade of seemingly per- not intended to run beyond seven fect lives, are embroiled in behind-the-scenes jealousy, se- episodes shown at the start of crets and drama. Writer David Kelley, who also worked on 2017. It was a major hit with view- the first season, “wrote beautiful scripts and Reese and ers, picking up eight Emmy awards Nicole were, once again, a force to be reckoned with,” said including Outstanding Limited Se- Casey Bloys, president of HBO programming. ries, as well as individual gongs for (Tribune)

Fans have loved Ram?Charan’s maiden rural look from his upcoming film Rangasthalam. The makers of Rangasthalam on Sankranti release. Ram Charan, Sa- Shot predominantly against a ru- film,” a source told Hindustan in a special song. She will be seen Saturday released the first look mantha and director Sukumar... One ral set up in Godavari district, the Times. Samantha Ruth Prabhu, in in a peppy folk number, matching poster of the film. In the poster, of the keenly awaited films of film saw the Magadheera star her first time pairing with Ram steps with Ram Charan. The mak- we see a visibly happy Ram Cha- 2018... And here comes the first shoot braving tough conditions and Charan, plays his love interest. The ers for long were on the lookout ran pulling off a dance step in a look... Meet Chitti Babu from Tel- for longer hours. “In one of the film also stars Jagapathi Babu in a for a heroine to do this special dhoti-clad avatar. His rural look is ugu film #Rangasthalam... 30 schedules, Ram Charan bruised crucial role, most likely to be the song. Since they loved the energy an instant hit with his fans on so- March 2018 release... #Rangast- himself while shooting a key scene antagonist. While Devi Sri Prasad with which Pooja danced in DJ, cial. The poster also mentioned the halamFirstLook Being directed by in the bushes but he didn’t stop is composing the tunes, Rathna- they felt she could do justice to film’s release date as March 30 next Sukumar, the film features Ram and went on to add that it was the velu is cranking the camera. The the song and immediately roped year. It was originally planned as a Charan in his maiden rural avatar. most satisfying schedule of the film will also feature Pooja Hegde her in. (Santa Banta) Imtiaz Ali: I have highest regard for Deepika Padukone, directing her is an experience Fukrey Returns, which has four Delhi youngsters running away from a Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has cast several top heroines in his films, be it Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka gangster, has opened big at the box office. The film, directed by Mrigh- Sharma or Alia Bhatt, but there’s one actor he can’t stop gushing about — Deepika Padukone. The two deep Singh Lamba, has earned more than Rs 8 crore on its first day. collaborated for Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Tamasha (2015). “Directing her (Deepika) in any film is an Trade analyst Taran Adarsh has tweeted the first day business figures of experience in its own; one gets to learn a lot of things,” says Imtiaz, who adds that Deepika is very the film and it’s more than impressive for a small film. Richa Chadda, different from her contemporaries. Tamasha turns 2: Did you know it was titled Window Seat and who plays the character of track-suit wearing gangster Bholi Punjaban Anushka Sharma was the first choice? Not Ranbir or SRK, Imtiaz Ali to work with Shahid Kapoor 10 in the film, says, “Well, Bholi Punaban is a criminal and will always years after Jab We Met “She is powerful and a good actor. I have highest regard and love for her. Her remain the same. In the first instalment, she was sent to jail, and in understanding and dedication for a character is what makes her special and different from others.” Imtiaz Fukrey Returns, she is back from the jail, lost all her money and illegal — who has also directed films such as Socha Na Tha (2005), Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014) and Jab business and is struggling for survival. But you know, the film is a Harry Met Sejal — reveals how he wasn’t convinced about Deepika being the right choice for Tamasha. quirky one, so there are a lot of funny elements to it.” SUNDAY. DECEMBER 10, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Steve Stricker and Sean O'Hair lead QBE Shootout

Steve Stricker and Sean O'Hair pro- duced a 15-under par 57 to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the QBE Shootout in Naples, Florida. The duo opened have to find the right solution to up with five successive birdies in Chelsea head coach Antonio Con- midfielder Kante finished eighth in d'Or. For a coach, Kante has to win, player who can challenge them for ognised as the world's best player improve it. "The flame can be big the scramble format over the Gold te says N'Golo Kante would be the voting with Belgium playmak- for every coach." Cristiano Ronal- the right to be the world's best by "When you see these players or little. When you have an infer- Course at the Tiburon Golf Club. his choice to win the Ballon d'Or er Hazard 19th and Conte believes do won the 2017 Ballon D'Or to nurturing this "flame". "Eden has you see a hunger in every moment. no it means you are like Messi, Although they could not continue but admits Eden Hazard is the Kante is destined to always miss equal Lionel Messi's record of win- the right characteristics to try to For this reason, these players are Ronaldo, Neymar." Conte's imme- that on the par-five sixth, a couple Chelsea player most likely to claim out. He said: "Honestly I don't ning the award five times Conte fight with these giants," Conte add- special. "I like to call it a sacred diate concern is Saturday's trip to more strokes were swiftly picked the award. Cristiano Ronaldo won know if N'Golo Kante can win the believes Ronaldo, Messi and Ney- ed. "He has to try to do this. And fire, when you have it inside you, West Ham live on Sky Sports. The up ahead of the turn, which Strick- the 2017 prize in Paris on Thurs- Ballon d'Or in his life because of mar have an inner desire to keep to improve his position in this ta- the desire, the will to win every Italian believes so many London er and O'Hair - who have each won day to equal Lionel Messi's record the characteristics of this player. winning, a "sacred fire" and he reck- ble in the next year. Conte believes game, to score goals. Every one of derbies makes it tougher for the the event hosted by Greg Norman of five Ballon d'Or awards. France "(But) for me, he is the Ballon ons Hazard is the only Chelsea Kante is destined never to be rec- us, we have this sacred fire and we capital's clubs. (Sky Sport) before with different partners - reached at a seven-under 29. By the time the pair strolled up to the par-three 16th, they were on 12 under before an impressive putt from Stricker landed an eagle three on the penultimate hole and the slick round finished with a birdie. Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele are one shot behind follow- ing a 14-under round which includ- ed 12 birdies and an eagle, sunk on the opening par-five hole. Brandt Snedeker and Bubba Watson sit in third place after a 13-under 59, with an eagle at the par-four seventh. Lexi Thompson, the only woman in the field, is tied for ninth after she and Tony Finau carded a nine- under 63, which saw a bogey on the par-three fifth. Saturday will be played on a modified alternate- shot format, with Sunday's con- clusion over a better-ball round. (Sky Sport)

World Cup-winning teams are of- Cut adrift from the internation- had many highs since, the Adelaide Strikers opener often reminds her- ten littered with players who have al side for two years, the Kent bats- self of how far she has come. "I never thought I would play cricket for exceptional stories and it is no dif- man's last innings on the big stage England again," she admitted. "Being on [my first] Ashes tour [abroad] ferent with the victorious England could well have been a golden duck is some turnaround from that, this is an opportunity I've loved. "When Women. Tammy Beaumont's rise against India in August 2014 if the I was getting in a bit of a mess before the first ball of the Test I decided "Being on my first Ashes tour is some turn- has been spectacular but the 26- cards had fallen differently. How- to remind myself that I wasn't in the last Ashes Test team and did not go year-old is not unaccustomed to ever, Beaumont was given a sec- on the last Ashes tour. around... this is an opportunity I've loved." adversity and just 18 months ago ond chance by newly appointed It was a reality check for me and [I felt] if I got more than 12 I would she believed her brief time as an head coach Mark Robinson in get my highest Test score, so I couldn't fail." international cricketer was over. November 2015 and though she has (BBC Sport) John John Florencesays 'winning titlein Hawaii is ultimatedream' World Surf League champion John League crown. The 25-year-old and Kelly Slater win world titles a unique experience. "The ocean is John Florence says defending his took some time out from prepara- when I was growing up and I would so raw here and it has so much title in front of a Hawaiian home tions to speak to Sky Sports News love to do it that way." Florence energy. It's really unpredictable so crowd is the "ultimate dream". Flo- and explained why winning on the grew up on the famous Pipeline when you do find that one wave it rence is one of surfing's enigmas, beach he learnt to surf on would beach, described by just feels that more special," he says following the likes of fellow Ha- mean everything to him. "Last year surfertoday.com as "the Mecca of with a big smile. "I think when waiian Andy Irons by winning the I won and we had an amazing surfing" and also notorious for leav- you are dropping into a wave with World title in his early twenties. homecoming with all my friends ing surfers battered and bruised if that much energy, water moving Right now he is preparing for Pipe and family but just winning here they misjudge the heavy barrel around you, and then the wave Masters, the last event of the 2017 in the water at Pipeline would be waves. John John needs to finish spits you out of the barrel it's an season, knowing if he can make the the ultimate dream for me," says in the top two surfers and says amazing feeling." final he will retain his World Surf Florence. "I have seen Andy Irons surfing on Hawaii's North Shore is (BBC Sport) Alexa n d er P ovet k in wa n ts to Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were named as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champi- ons on Friday - the first time in 19 years the awards have ch a llen ge gone to players from the same country. Nadal, who claimed the honour for the third time, made a sensational comeback from an injury-plagued 2016, winning a 10th French Open title and the US Open to take his grand slam haul to 16, An t h on y three behind Roger Federer who also won two of the year's majors after returning from injury. The 31-year-old ended the year as world No 1, although he pulled out of the sea- son-ending ATP Finals in London due to a knee injury. J osh u a a s h e Muguruza won the ITF award for the first time after cap- turing the Wimbledon title and ascending to the world No 1 ranking for the first time. She ended the year ranked behind Romania's Simona Halep who is still chasing a first Grand pr epa r es for Slam title. The last time two players from the same country scooped the awards was in 1998 when Americans Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport took the honours. wor ld t it le (Fox News) elim in a t or Blaklion 'worthy' Becher favouriteat Aintree Nigel Twiston-Davies is excited at seeing Blaklion return to Aintree for the Randox Health Becher Handicap Chase on Saturday. The eight-year- Alexander Povetkin has welcomed a fight against Anthony Joshua and could pursue a mandatory title shot old was fourth in the Grand National in April after looking like the at Britain's world heavyweight champion in 2018. The Russian faces Christian Hammer in his home country winner before weakening in the closing stages. He goes back to Liver- next Friday, which could be classified as a final eliminator for Joshua's WBA 'super' title. Povetkin can also pool on the back of an excellent run in the Charlie Hall Chase at Weth- target WBO champion Joseph Parker as victory would boost his ranking with that governing body, but erby, where he was only beaten half a length by stablemate Bristol De admits he wants to share the ring with Joshua in the near future. Asked if he will earn a world title shot in his Mai. That form looks even better after the latter's runaway win in the next fight, Povetkin told Sky Sports: "I hope so." Discussing Joshua, he added: "I want to fight the best in Betfair Chase. "Blaklion has huge Grand National potential. He possi- the world, and Anthony Joshua is by far one of the best heavyweights in the world.I want to fight the best bly went too soon last year and didn't quite get home," said the Naunton in the world, and Anthony Joshua is by far one of the best heavyweights in the world. "I always go into the handler, who is seeking to win the Becher for a sixth time. "It was still a ring with confidence to win." Promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Joshua could be ordered to face really good run and he did look the winner three out. We would probably Povetkin and has already discussed this possibility with the 38-year-old's promotional team. ride him with more restraint next time. "The run in Charlie Hall Chase (BBC Sport) looks very good form. There wasn't much between him and Bristol De Mai and the handicapper has not been too hard on him. SUNDAY . DECEMBER 10. 2017-Qaws 19, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 133 Price: Afs.20

AT News Report spokesman for 20 Pamir Zone police, said at least 31 insurgents, KABUL: At least thirty-one including two notorious Taliban insurgents, including two commanders named Mualvi Musa commanders have been killed and and Mualvi Gul Badin were killed 17 others received injures in a and 17 other including two foreign clearing operation of Afghan militants wounded. security forces in northern Kunduz He said 10 bunkers and some province, an official said on vehicles belonging to militants Saturday. were also destroyed while The clearing operation carried weapons and ammunition captured out in Imam Sahib district, in which by security forces during the still Taliban insurgent received huge underway offensive. KABUL: Turkmenistan will of both countries would discharge casualties. Launched four days ago, On the other hand, Zabihullah provide scholarship to Afghan their responsibility in this regard. the joint security forces’ operation Mujahid, a Taliban’s spokesman, students for higher studies in The Turkmen foreign minister said codenamed “Pamir-14” resulted in claimed 10 security forces had been energy and transport disciplines his country was ready to provide clearing Rostahai Qarghez and killed and five others wounded and reduce the price of electricity more scholarship to Afghan Joyy Begom villages of militants, during the operation. Afghanistan has been exporting students and reduce the price of police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul He claimed the foreign forces from the neighboring country. electricity to Afghanistan. He said Hamid Hamidi told Pajhwok targeted civilian homes and only It was promised by visiting his country’s leadership has Afghan News. two rebels had been killed and three Afghanistan to be important issue Turkmenistan Deputy Prime decided to sell one unit of electricity Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, others wounded. in (RIC) Trilateral Meeting Minister and Foreign Minister against two cents to northwestern threat of terrorism and India is Rasit Meredow who called on CEO provinces of Afghanistan to AT News Report the government takes the efforts likely to push for naming Pakistan- Abdullah Abdullah here, a facilitate people there. of Russia, China and India very based terror groups like Lashkar- statement from the CEO office Meredow extended invitation KABUL: The 15th round of much effective for ending conflict e-Taiba and Jaish-e- Mohammed said. During the meeting, the CEO to Abdullah to officially visit Russia, India and China (RIC) in the country. in the communiqué to be issued thanked Turkmenistan for its past Ashgabat, which the CEO foreign minister’s meeting is going “All terrorists centers and after the talks, citing a similar assistance and demanded Ashgabat accepted without specifying a date to be held in New Delhi on hideouts should be eliminated that move by the BRICS grouping in provide more scholarships to for the visit. Monday, in which Afghanistan will Afghanistan can reach to stability,” September. Afghan students. Abdullah said Bilateral cooperation, Azuru be at the top agenda of the meeting. said Sebqat Ahmad, Deputy The RIC foreign ministers’ Afghanistan was looking forward Corridor and the Kabul process Russian’s foreign ministry said Spokesman of Foreign Ministry. meeting was planned for April here to more cooperation with came up for discussion at the that issues related to Afghanistan The RIC is expected to discuss but it postponed due to scheduling Turkmenistan in energy and transit meeting, the statement said. will be on the top agenda. However, ways to effectively deal with the problems. areas and hoped the commissions (Pajhwok) Ex-Blackwater CEO interested Represtitave image of a school in Jawzjan in Afghanistan’s minerals KABUL : A former chief executive The assessment of Aino Mina assessed in last year and a half, Former President Hamid Karzai’s of Blackwater -- an infamous Township in southern Kandahar and the assessments were being brother Mahmud Karzai. security firm -- has evinced a keen province has been launched since made with no political tensions.” Mahmud Karzai has said that the interest in Afghanistan’s rare 18 months and the issue is not This comes as earlier, the township has no legal issue and minerals, an American Internet political, Nader Naderi, Head of Attorney General’s Office has said the issue shouldn’t be politicized. media company says. Erik Prince, Independent Administrative that a delegation has been The township is considered as who seeks privatisation of Local officials in Jawzjan said that schools that are located in the areas Reforms and Civil Services dispatched to conduct an leading example of reconstruction America’s long-running military more than 50 schools have been under government control are Commission has said. assessment from a technical and and development in Kandahar mission in Afghanistan, expressed closed by Daesh militants in the open. Speaking during a special legal perspective, into Aino Mina province. Its construction work his interest in the country’s province. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, interview with Ariana News, Township in Kandahar, following has begun about a decade ago and Nader Naderi, Head of Independent mineral wealth in a 19-page “Daesh militants have closed the police chief of the province, Naderi said: “Aino Mina is among a presidential decree. The Aino millions of dollars, it said to be Administrative Reforms and Civil proposal published by BuzzFeed all schools in Qoshtipa and Darzab said that they are seeking to the townships which is being Mina township has been built by spent on the project. (ATN) Services Commission News. The plan represents the districts and do not allow anyone conduct a series of operations in first instance of Prince evincing his to study” Lutfullah Azizi, the both districts to clear the areas and interest in Afghanistan’s potential governor of Jawzjan, told 1TV reopen the schools. mineral wealth. He says there are reporter on Friday. Governor of the province rare minerals in Afghanistan worth Halima Sadaf, a member of added that Daesh has increased its over $1 trillion. He suggests the Jawzjan provincial council, said activities since a year ago in the mercenaries will extract the that the number of schools closed province and as part of their plan, minerals to restore the high-tech in the province is more than 70, militants are trying to use underage manufacturing supply chain of the adding the militant group would civilians for their suicide attacks. US. Mining would create jobs for even behead those who try to study Earlier in November, the the Afghans, he argues. In May individually. Institute for the Study of War this year, President Donald Trump He added that more than reported that militants from also expressed his desire to "see 30,000 students cannot attend different countries were expanding where the business deal is". schools due to the ban. their activities in Jawzjan Previously,the electoral (Pajhwok) Azizi said that only four province. (1TVNEWS) commission wanted to A Kabul based law firm, Kakar three others, including Shajjan and Partners, Rosenstock Legal digitalize the elections Advocates, has achieved top-class Advocates, in Band 2. Services is in the same category as and create a digital international recognition in Asia for Chambers and Partners are Kakar Advocates. voters’ list. its services. The “2018 Asia- well known worldwide for its The firm provides services in Pacific Guide” title has been given authoritative legal directory, Kabul and worldwide. Other firms The Independent Election to the Afghan firm for the second publishing seven regional guides including Afghanistan Lawyers Commission (IEC) said on year, Kakar Advocates said in a every year that cover 185 International, RIAALAW Barker Saturday it will send to the statement Saturday. jurisdictions. Gillette AFG, and Shajjan and presidential palace an outline in The global research directory, The directory has said that Associates are in the Band 2 of the terms of which the upcoming Chambers and Partners awarded Kakar Advocates has "solid ranking. Law firms play a critical parliamentary election will be the title to the firm. In the expertise across sectors such as role for businesses in Afghanistan, based on a paper-ballot system. Afghanistan category of the aviation, telecommunications and where bureaucracy and corruption Previously, the commission directory, five other firms are mining". remain key challenges for this wanted to digitalize the elections recognized, with two in Band 1 and According to the Chamber and sector. (ToloNews) and create a digital voters’ list. IEC operational deputy chief Wasima Badghisi said the outline will be sent to presidential palace today or tomorrow. The voters’ list will be prepared based on the paper- type identity cards that people currently hold. On the election day, people holding paper type The cleanliness department of identity documents will be able Kabul Municipality has rolled out to vote. “We plan to send the new measures in a bid to provide a outline to the presidential palace cleaner environment for the today. They will receive it today residents of Kabul city. or tomorrow. We will specify a The citizens of Kabul have timeline on which the presidential been complaining and suffering palace should inform us of its from the piles of solid waste in final decision and to not waste different parts of the city; time,” said Badghisi. however, Kabul Municipality According to Badghisi, the authorities say based on the new upcoming parliamentary election plan they will fine and prosecute might not be held at its scheduled those people who are being time and there might be some careless of dealing with waste in minor changes. the city. “It is possible that some “We have a plan to fine those minor changes could happen in individuals who are being reluctant election schedule, but our main of observing the cleanliness of the focus is to hold the election in city and refer them to Attorney 2018. That also depends on when General,” said Ahmad Behzad we receive the necessary Ghiasi, Head of Kabul equipment and facilities,” Municipality Cleanliness Badghisi added. Department. and I am throwing in its set up Health Ministry, the piles of solid The delay in appointing a Some residents, meanwhile, place in order to avoid pollution waste in Kabul are a major source new chairman for IEC has also welcomed the recent move taken from our city,” said Mahram, a of diseases, air pollution and led to criticism of the by the government. “You see I Kabul resident. environmental problems. government. (ToloNews) have a pile of waste in my hand This comes as, according to (ATN)