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KABUL: A political party in the followed by several criticisms. United States has declared oppo- “This action is particularly sition to Donald Trump adminis- disturbing in the immediate after- tration’s use of the world’s largest math of the missile strikes in Syria non-nuclear bomb. and operations in Yemen. We con- “We stand opposed to acts of demn this pattern of choosing cost- aggression, such as the MOAB ly, unauthorized, unilateral, mili- (Massive Ordinance Air Blast) tary engagement over broad-based, Bomb the United States recently multilateral, peaceful solutions,” used on the Achin district of Af- the party said in a statement. ghanistan, which borders Paki- The statement added that mega stan,” said the New Jersey-based ordinance, such as this MOAB Green Party, a peace and non-vio- with its one mile radius, shows a lence party. complete disregard for human life. Thursday’s aerial attack by the The mechanics of this weapon are US forces on Nangarhar’s Achin described as sucking out all the district apparently targeted the oxygen from an area and setting Daesh terrorists’ strongholds, was the air on fire...P2 4 bomb-making factories destroyed in Helmand KABUL : Ahmad Zia Massoud, ment on the unity government for- LASHKARGAH : Four bomb- In Nawa, the forces also de- former special envoy on reforms mation existed and the president making factories have been de- fused many roadside bombs plant- and good governance, on Tuesday reserved no right to fire him, the stroyed by Afghan forces in Mar- ed by militants, he said. claimed the president had no right ex-advisor maintained, asking ja district of southern Helmand The governor’s spokesman, to dismiss him under the agreement Ghani to revoke his orders and tell province, an official said Monday. Omar Zwak, said the operation in on the formation of the national the people that his decision was The factories were destroyed Nawa district was going success- unity government (NUG). wrong. Earlier, the Presidential Pal- in Pinzam Blak area of Marja dis- fully. “The areas we have captured Talking to reporters here re- ace said Massoud had been sacked trict on Sunday night, Lt. Col. are now being demined,” he said. garding his sacking, Massoud al- under Article 64, Clause 13 of the Mohammad Rassoul Zazai, the A border police border, who leged the government had not come Constitution. What prompted ANA’s 215th Maiwand Military wished to go unnamed, said the to power through a free and fair Ghani to remove Massoud, who Corps spokesman in Helmand, Taliban had brought two armoured AT News Report Stressing that the Afghan peo- why regional and neighboring election. “Massive rigging had hap- has lately been critical of the gov- told Pajhwok Afghan News. vehicles for fighting against the ple don’t allow foreigners to make countries should join hands in or- pened in the (2014) election ernment, remains unclear. He said two vehicles, two Afghan forces during the operation KABUL: Former President Hamid any aggression against them, he der to save Afghanistan from the “Subsequently, all agreed on Massoud was first vice presi- walkie-talkies and some explosives in Nawa. Karzai lambasted Washington for said, “therefore, by its Thursday current situation, reciprocally, we creating a government based on dent from 2004 to 2009 in the first were also seized from the facto- The tanks were destroyed in dropping a BGU-43/B ‘mother of operations, the US has lost the le- should also be cooperative with compromise and power-sharing to elected government of Hamid ries. No gunshots were fired dur- an airstrike by the Afghan and all bombs” the largest non-nuclear gitimacy for any claims and it them.” bring political stability to the coun- Karzai. He ran with then foreign ing the destruction of the factories NATO forces. The Taliban have weapon in its arsenal – on Nangar- should leave Afghanistan.” He furthered, “nearly two de- try. My struggle in the election minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul in the in Marjah. being resisting over the past sev- har province as an action that could He added, “if the current situ- cade presence of US in Afghani- was to prevent instability; other- 2014 presidential election, but en- A separate operation by the eral days and lost a large number never be forgiven, and said the US ation continues, it would follow stan not only sensational in bring- wise we would have witnessed a dorsed Ghani in the second round Afghan forces was ongoing in near- of fighters in airstrikes, the official should leave Afghanistan. with no desirable future, and that’s ing peace and stability,...P2 civil war,” he said. A written agree- of the vote. (Pajhwok) by Nawa district, Zazai said. added. (Pajhwok) Financial losses caused by BPF arms depot blaze KANDAHAR CITY : Financial losses have resulted from a pre- dawn fire at an arms depot of the Boarder Police Force (BPF) in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province, an official said AT Monitoring Desk on Tuesday. The fire that broke KABUL: Local provincial author- out at around 1:00am left residents ities on Tuesday said that ten mil- of locality worried, as it triggered itary and civilian officials have small and heavy explosions at the been detained in central Kapisa arms depot. The governor’s provinces on charges of corrup- spokesman said the cause of the tion. Police Spokesperson Mo- fire could not be ascertained so far. hammad Ayub Yousafzai told Pa- Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwok jhwok Afghan News that the indi- Afghan News a team had been dis- viduals were detained on Monday patched to the site to ascertain the by Ministry of Interior’s Heinous Head, Hussain Sajni confirmed the cause. He said a car was burnt to Crime Department Personnel. Po- arrest of 10 officials by MoI dele- ashes and a clinic near the site dam- lice chief, administrative and crime gation that came from Kabul. aged. But a security source, who branch heads for Kohistan-2 dis- However, there have been no com- wished to go unnamed, said six trict were among the detainees af- ments so far from the governor’s health officials of the clinic were ter the MoI delegation carried out house. Anti-corruption campaign investigations against them. Seven of the government is underway. wounded in the incident. Residents more provincial administration of- The government has taken impor- of the area were worried by the ficials among them were sin Mah- tant steps to overcome the cancer massive fire. “It was midnight and mood Raqi, the capital of Kapisa. of corruption in the country. people were sleeping when a se- A source, meanwhile revealed that Many civilian and military officials ries of blast were heard in the area,” some security officials accused of had been arrested and sent behind said Abdul Shakoor, a resident of corruption. Provincial Council the bars. the locality. (Pajhwok)

Masoud condemns Achin bombing

AT News Report er ways to target Daesh fighters. KABUL: Political expert and Ex- Daesh threat is a stranger phenom- president Karzai’s advisor Shahza- enon, which imposed on Afghans da Masoud on Tuesday con- by strangers, he added He believed demned the use of mother of bombs that using of biggest bomb is not by US forces on Daesh tunnels in the solution way, if using of heavy Achin district of eastern Nangar- weapons were the right track Rus- har province. He said that there sian used different kinds of bombs was other proper ways to target and missiles, but it was result-less. Daesh fighters. The US forces Af- Using of biggest bomb was a kind ghanistan conducted an airstrike of testing weapon and a military against ISIS-K complex in Achin show to Russia, Iran and North district Nangarhar province on Korea, he claimed. Pointing to Thursday and targeted Daesh hide- former President Karzai stance out by GBU43 the biggest un-nu- against US airstrike in Achin, he tries. He said that only summon clear bomb. This attack had dif- said that it is most of the nation of traditional Loya Jirga can be a ferent positive and negative reac- stance and we strongly support it. proper way to overcome all chal- tion inside the country and in Urging people to unity, he said lenges. All political figures, parties abroad. “US forces could target that ex-president must present a and people must mobilize and Daesh through other proper ways remedy to current crisis in order make a clear decision to address such as guided missile,” said Ma- to be followed by people and say current challenges, he noted. Giv- soud. He said that using of biggest farewell to current problems. He ing massage to all insurgents group bomb in Afghanistan is violation stated that Afghan people at the that war is not the way for solu- of sovereignty of Afghanistan. light of respecting sovereignty of tion, he called on Afghan insurgents Slamming Daesh brutal attacks on Afghanistan willing to have good group to join traditional Loya Jir- civilians in Nangarhar, he said that relation based on mutual interests ga in order to reach to peace and there were more simple and prop- with all neighboring and world coun- stability across the country. WEDNESDAY.APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, has started pro- viding insurance services to big com- panies in Afghanistan. According to In former Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, many still believe a a World Bank report, MIGA has so woman's place is in the home. But two Afghan sisters far insured three big companies in want to bring a digital revolution to their country by teaching the country – collectively worth girls how to code and use computers. about $154 million USD. MIGA’s mission is to promote foreign di- rect investment into developing Groups of teenage girls huddle gy." Women's rights have advanced countries to help support economic around computers in a bright blue in Afghanistan, and the streets of growth, reduce poverty, and im- classroom, some typing furiously, the capital Kabul are a testament prove people's lives. “World Bank others browsing blogs with the lat- to the shift. Some women still cover has insured a number of companies est fashion trends. Just outside, themselves head to toe in the pow- through MIGA in Afghanistan, but people go about their daily busi- der-blue Afghan chador, but count- there is little awareness about the ness in Afghanistan's bustling city less others wear skinny jeans services at the moment and there is of Herat, famed for its ancient for- teamed with long tops, leather jack- a need to promote awareness in or- tress and beautiful tiled-mosque. ets and open toed shoes and clutch der to provide better opportunities A few months earlier, these teen- their handbags as they head to of investors in Afghanistan,” said agers didn't know how to switch work, school or college. But for all Abdul Qadir Bahman, Afghanistan on a computer. These days, the that, there is still a widespread Chamber of Commerce and Indus- girls at Goharshad Begum High belief in the Taliban-ruled country tries (ACCI) CEO. However, busi- School in Afghanistan's third-larg- that a female's place is in the home ness owners have said that the World est city, post to Facebook and – and not online. The Mahboob Bank needs to help speed up efforts Twitter, update their blogs and sisters wanted to change this and regarding this service. Officials code with ease. Their newly ac- provide opportunities for women from Industry Owners Association quired skills are as a result of com- in the increasingly important tech said that at the moment there is no puter training programs set up in sector by outfitting girls' schools guarantee of investment protection tablished 13 computer and coding impact in more ways than one. this more interconnected world. NATO and many Afghan govern- in the country and investors are 2012 by the Digital Citizen Fund with computers and other equip- centers in Herat and Kabul, get- "They really love it because they Their family fled to Iran during the ment ministries among its clients. (DCF) – the brainchild of Afghan ment, and teaching them how to exposed to huge threats. “Taking ting more than 55,000 female stu- can connect, talk with their friends, Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Still, Mahboob and those working in to account that besides existing entrepreneurs and sisters Roya and use it. "IT is the most important dents online. That's no small share their blogs and ideas," says and stayed there until 2003, two in the program have faced a back- problems, necessary requirements Elaha Mahboob and Italian busi- field right now," said Elaha Mah- acheivement in a country where Mahboob. "After the training we years after the collapse of the Tal- lash. Calls and emails threatening must be provided in this sector so nessman Francesco Rulli. "We boob, sitting in a bright and airy adult female literacy rates stand at provided, we saw a change in their iban regime. In their twenties now, violence led one teacher to stop companies have a source of guaran- learned film programs, Gmail, Kabul office, eye on her constant- around 18 percent and where minds and their interests in their the sisters studied computer sci- teaching the computer courses. But tee for investments otherwise there Twitter and Viber," said teenager ly pinging smartphone. "We want women are verbally harassed in computers … Some of them also ence at Herat University and DCF refuse to quit. Instead, they will be no more investments in the Hilai, while working on her com- to empower women through IT, public internet cafes. DCF plans decided to study this field... They founded IT consulting firm Afghan are trying to challenge the fears country,” said Sakhi Dad Paiman, puter in the school's bustling com- because it will be very useful for to train a further 5,000 female stu- became more connected to other Citadel Software, which defies so- some parents and local leaders have head of the Industry Owners Asso- puter lab. "It developed our knowl- them and their futures." dents in financial and digital litera- worlds." Elaha Mahboob and her cial norms by employing mainly about introducing women to com- ciation. edge and awareness of technolo- So far, the nonprofit has es- cy and codingm, and tt's having an sister are themselves a product of women. The company counts puters. (DW) (ToloNews)

Editorial P6

Taliban’s gains, loss since 2006 Karzai calls AT News Report These attacks have resulted in de- He went on saying in his email stroying of 50,733 vehicles and that Taliban have lost 11,974 in- recent.... KABUL: Taliban spokesman Qari tanks. Moreover, 551 airplanes surgents of the Islamic Emirate and ...P12 as less than human beings, Yousaf Ahmadi in an email calcu- have been destroyed during the 13,261 others had been sustained Currently into the 16th year of its precedented MOAB strike is its i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists well, of course they can do what- lating statistics and figures of Tal- various operations, conducted by deep injuries. He added that 1,276 never-ending war in Afghanistan, impact on Pakistan’s anti-terror- who had developed their training ever they want.” Karzai added iban’s fight over the past ten years the Taliban insurgents. He fur- vehicles of Islamic Emirate have last week the U.S. military, for the ism efforts. Islamabad has been camps in Nangarhar province. has said, since 2006 till 2017, the thered that during the these period also been destroyed during the var- that one of the fundamental rea- first time ever, dropped the most deeply concerned about terrorists From there, they would launch ter- sons that he refused to sign the Taliban insurgent groups have car- 48,152 foreign troops were killed ious operations. He said that the powerful non-nuclear bomb in its fleeing from Pakistan (after the rorist attacks in Pakistan and then ried out 103,927 operational ac- and 32,010 others sustained inju- statistics and figures of the opera- bilateral security agreement with arsenal — the “mother of all country’s successful anti-terror- go back to their hideouts in Af- the United States when he was the tivities against Afghan government ries. He added that 155,080 inter- tional activities have been pub- bombs,” as it is nicknamed — in ism efforts) to sanctuaries and personnel and foreign troops. This nal Afghan stooges had been killed lished in Al-Samood magazine of ghanistan. Acclaimed Pakistani president was specifically to pre- includes 1,075 suicide attacks. and 97,631 others wounded. the Islamic Emirate. eastern Afghanistan. As per the hideouts across the porous Afghan journalist Hamid Mir, who has vent such actions. “I told the peo- U.S. Department of Defense, the border. Pakistan believes that ter- extensive experience reporting ple of Afghanistan in the Loya Jir- strike targeted a “tunnel complex.” rorists continue to operate freely from the Pakistan-Afghanistan ga (Grand Assembly) we must not Reportedly the tunnel complex, from across the border. Given Pa- sign the BSA with the U.S., that located along the Pakistan-Afghan- kistan’s long-standing concerns border region, maintains that when No forgiveness for Nangarhar attack: Karzai the Pakistan military started tar- we must not give them bases till istan border in Nangarhar province, about attacks that were traced back the day they bring peace to Af- was being used by the Afghan af- to terrorist elements based on Af- geting terrorists’ hideouts in Af- ...P1 but rather by dropping of dropping of mother of all bombs in attacks, Afghans are one nation, ghanistan through artillery fire (es- ghanistan,” he said. “Why would filiate of the Islamic State (ISIS) ghan soil, here it is important to the Afghan people want to give dangerous bomb has threatened Nangarhar was an act of evil and and has a home of their own, and pecially in wake of the deadly at- physical and psychological health violence against the people, soil, en- should not be exploited by foreign- group to launch attacks in other ask if the latest U.S. strike, which the U.S. bases? For what? To con- of a nation. Besides this, the prob- vironment and the national sover- ers. Therefore, American by drop- parts of the province. According potentially destroyed terrorists’ tack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan tinue the war in Afghanistan, to lem of Durand Line between Kab- eignty of Afghanistan, the presence ping bomb on Thursday has lost to General John W. Nicholson, hideouts along AfPak border, that was claimed by ISIS operat- become more insecure, to lose ul and Islamabad remained unre- of US as a country that creates fear its legitimacy, and should leave our commander of U.S. forces in Af- would go on to ultimately benefit ing from Afghanistan), the opera- peace forever, to suffer, to receive solved—Taliban has showed no and panic, is not for the goodwill of country.” He believes that if US ghanistan, the strike was designed Pakistan by consolidating the re- tion had its limitations. As per Mir, more bombs, to receive a weapon willingness to start peace talks— the nation. Regarding controversy wants peace in Afghanistan, has to minimize the risk to Afghan and sults of its anti-terrorism efforts. for at least three years now the of mass destruction? Or for secu- cooperation of the regional coun- created between Afghanistan and to compatible with Moscow meet- U.S. forces conducting clearance Enjoying this article? Click here to Pakistani government has been re- rity, for peace and for a better tries to end current crisis was also Pakistan over Durand Line, Karzai ing in a bid to have Afghanistan operations in the area “while max- subscribe for full access. Just $5 a questing that Kabul and Washing- life?” The U.S. National Security not colorful, and in addition to that said, “We would never acknowledge and the region free from terrorisms. imizing the destruction” of ISIS month. It is pertinent to note that Adviser H. R. McMaster met with Constitutional Loya Jirga has not its legitimacy because Durand Line Hamid Karzai by pointing out to- ton launch joint ground operations fighters and facilities. The tunnel in wake of a string of terrorist at- in the problematic areas of Nan- President Ghani during a visit to convened, the parliamentary elec- is a historical and inalienable right wards not holding of the Consti- complex is also said to have been tacks in Pakistan in February this tion was also not held.” Karzai dur- of the Afghan people, but that does tutional Loya Jirga, end of the garhar province. He says if the Afghanistan on Sunday. Accord- used by al-Qaeda, the Haqqani year, Pakistan’s army chief ex- ing to statement from the office of ing an interview with Fars News not mean that we don’t want good National Unity Government agree- Network, and the Taliban in the pressed his concerns to General MOAB strike is analyzed from Agency expressed his views re- relations with Pakistan.” Regarding ment, and the future of the coun- this perspective, then Pakistan is the president, the pair discussed past. The huge 22,000-pound Nicholson over continued acts of mutual counterterrorism efforts, garding several issues such as re- peace challenges between National try, said, “Despite all our prob- Massive Ordnance Air Blast terrorism in Pakistan being com- indirectly a beneficiary. Most of cent use of ‘mother of all bombs’ Unity Government and Taliban, lems, and despite of a bomb that the militants present in ISIS train- security and economic develop- (MOAB) bomb, developed in the mitted with impunity from Af- ment. The U.S. estimates 600-800 by US in Nangarhar on the pretext Karzai pointed out that the goals US collapsed on us and despite all ing camps in Nangarhar province of destroying Daesh terrorists— and objective of the outer world, the odds that we are affected with, early 2000s, had been available to ghanistan. It was reported that the IS fighters are in Afghanistan, the return of Gulbuddin Hekmat- especially America and Pakistan is the future of Afghanistan is bright, the United States throughout the U.S. commander then shared his were also involved in terrorist ac- mostly in Nangarhar. American yar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Af- to create obstacles towards peace and the future is at hands of the Iraq war but it was never used. In plans to undertake special coordi- tivities in Pakistan. Although it is forces have concentrated on fight- ghanistan—controversy created in Afghanistan. Moreover, he youth, who is now more stronger, this context the exceptional nation at the appropriate level be- far from clear that the U.S. mili- ing them while also supporting over the Durand Line between warned that if US doesn’t cooper- well-educated and more compre- MOAB strike in Afghanistan tween Resolute Support Mission tary strike was motivated prima- Afghan forces against the Taliban. Kabul and Islamabad—the peace ate in bringing peace, Afghanistan hensible.” Regarding the outlook raised many eyebrows, especially (RSM), Afghan security forces, rily by Pakistan’s repeated re- The U.S. has more than 8,000 process of the National Unity with its neighbors and powerful of security situation over the next so far as its timing, desired pur- and Pakistan. Similarly, the Paki- quests, it can be fairly argued that troops on the ground in Afghani- Government with the Taliban, and countries support would five year, Karzai added that if the pose, and impact are concerned. stani government had also con- Pakistan must have felt relieved by stan, training local forces and con- its challenges—the capacity of the workaround for peace. Regarding current situation continues, there In this context, one significant di- veyed fears to Kabul as well as the new military action on the oth- ducting counterterrorism opera- neighbors in its contribution to- US policy, Karzai said, “We and would not be good future, and mension of the United States’ un- Washington about ISIS and Tehrik- er side of the border. (CNN) tions. (AP) wards peace and stability in the other nations who preserve dignity that’s why regional countries country, and also about the upcom- for themselves, would never give should join hands in removing cur- ing election. Karzai believes that right for the foreigner to carry out rent circumstances. Afghan duo on the mark in orange USparty opposes Trump’s use of MOAB.... army’s match against KXIP Following Monday’s night nail- the act and took out David Miller and pick a crucial wicket for the almost won it single-handedly,” he ...P1 These kinds of weapons are of climate change-induced disaster, without Congressional approval. biting IPL match, which saw Sun- and Wriddhiman Sahain in the fol- team. “I hope to better my per- said. Rashid meanwhile said: “I did an act of psychological as well as it is nothing less than violence Our Representatives and Senators risers Hyderabad beat Kings XI lowing over. Speaking to IPL’s formance if I get a chance in the get under the pump once I went physical warfare, with their effects against our own people - especial- must take a clear stand on the side Punjab by five runs, praise was Bhuvneshwar Kumar after the coming games,” he said. Mean- for runs but I had self-belief that I reaching far beyond their intended ly the most vulnerable among us - of peace and emphasize the im- lavished on the Orange Army’s match, Nabi said: “I was a bit un- while, Rashid, known as the man will come back stronger in the next targets, according to the statement. to waste money on bombs. If we portance of prioritizing the needs bowlers, including both Afghan der pressure playing my first with a golden arm, went for runs few overs. “The estimated cost of one of want our country to be “great,” of everyday people. players Mohammad Nabi and game. “Obviously playing in one not before picking two wickets at “I know I have been hit for runs these bombs is 16 million dollars. we must cut our excessive military “The Green Party of New Jer- Rashid Khan. Commentators sim- the biggest stages is bound to put a crucial juncture of the game. on deliveries that I bowled too In a time when millions of Ameri- spending by at least two thirds, sey is opposed to all US military ply stated “Sunrisers bowlers you under pressure. I am glad I got Speaking about the pressure while loose. I wanted to bowl to the wick- cans are unable to access quality end perpetual warfare, and invest intervention and occupation of were right on the money.” a chance to bat and bowl in my fielding in the last, nail-biting mo- et and according to the plan. It did healthcare and education, unable to in meeting the needs of our people other countries. The United States For Nabi, Monday night’s game very first game. “My first over ments, of the match, Nabi said: go haywire but I will try to better feed and house their families, do at home.” It said the New Jersey has been an occupying force in was his first IPL appearance and was forgettable though, being hit “My heart was racing. It was a my performance in the next game,” not have safe drinking water, are congressional delegation should not Afghanistan for 15 years, and this despite conceding ten runs in his for a six. I just wanted to bowl tight contest and to add to it there he said. “Every time I come to crippled by student loans and oth- have allowed President Trump to is just one of a long series of impe- first over, he returned for a second wicket to wicket and make sure were two wides in the last over bowl, I try to outthink the bats- er debt, when our infrastructure is usurp their constitutional authori- rialist invasions of sovereign coun- over and castled Eoin Morgan. that I tie down the runs. which made the target even closer. man. crumbling and we are on the brink ty by engaging in these acts of war tries,” the party concluded. Fellow Afghan, Rashid, joined in But I am glad I could come back “Manan Vohra was brilliant and (ToloNews) WEDNESDAY.APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Female entrepreneur’s dream comes true By Ezzatullah Mehrdad

By Farhad Naibkhel must be strengthened among peo- ple, we should not think only about KABUL: Experts participating in our home, we must consider and EMERGENCY the Rana Think Tank monthly ses- thinks about the whole country, sion on Monday expressed con- he claimed. He came up with an CALLS cerns over current crisis, calling example said that “ in Wazir Ak- social integration the only remedy bar Khan people have built big lux- Police to lead the country toward stabil- ury houses but in front of his house ity and development. Political and is dusty street, so it is essential to social experts who participated in motivate people think about 100 - 119 the Think Tank monthly session, streets.” Since decades people have said that discord, nepotism and left separately based on sectarian- Hospitals Since 2014, Nargis Azizshahy has sectarianism are the main factors ism and tribalism, which this issue been saving money on her bank behind all crisis across the coun- lead the country toward discord, FMIC Hospital account to become rich enough to try. he mentioned. Behind Kabul Medical start her private business. “Run- They believed that in the past four He said that we must start from ning a business was my desire since decades Afghans are involved in home to school, from school to University: when I was studying for Master conflict under the pretext of trib- university and to work area to in- 0202500200-+93793275595 degree in Business Administration alism, sectarianism, language, reli- tegrate Afghan tribes back and lead at the American University of Af- gion and party significant. Most them toward nationalism and uni- ghanistan.” Azizshahy recalled. of the enemies used the mentioned ty. Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Her dream wasn’t dashed. “Medi- issues as tools and fun the flame He emphasized that the govern- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi um investment which doesn’t re- of war in the country. ment must draft a policy to work quire a lot of money is my ICAFE No policy have been drafted in the over children, to they grew up as 070263672 business.” She said. About a month past three decades to work over an Afghan not as a Tajik, Pashtoon, ago, she opened ICAFE at the social integration, thus it is essen- Hazara, Uzbek and etc. Khairkhana Hospital downtown of Kabul city. She has tial to the Afghan government and “We must train each Afghan to hired three women and three men national figures to work of social think about who Afghanistan and 0799-321007 to provide services for ICAFE’s integration in order to reach to a consider Badakhshan, Kandahar, es should be a condition for work- He highlighted that we must cre- know nothing regarding discord, 2401352 visitors that visit from 8:00am to prosperous Afghanistan, experts Bamyan or other provinces chal- ing in governmental administration ate the nationalism emotion among whatever is doing in the aspect is 9:30pm. “I want to provide a place suggested. lenges all national challenge,” he in order to foster national unity. people and motivates them to con- behind high educated people. for young people that can get on “Afghanistan is a multi-cultural noted. He said that Afghan people had sider any part of the country trag- He claimed that nepotism cul- Indira Gandhi Children together and cultivate café culture and multi-language country, thus Never strangers will help Afghan- in Afghanistan.” Azizshahy add- the emotion of nationalism and pa- edy his/her own tragedy. ture is mostly fuelling and com- opportunity should be used in istan to reach to self-reliance, only triotism, but after occupying of Afghanistan also need to reach to mitting by officials and high edu- Hospital, Wazir Akbar ed. “Before launching it, I was positive ways,” said Social and Afghans through unity can lead this hopeless to see all tea Afghan peo- the country by invaders this idea developed and stable economic in cated people in administration and Khan, Kabul 2301372 Human Rights Expert Hadi Me- country toward development and eliminated among people. Point- order to boost up unity, he added. universities than rural areas. ple and doubting whether people hran. durable stability, he underlined. like to have coffee or not. But ing to National Unity Government Ex-Kabul governor Abdul Jabar University Teacher Pashtana He said that multi culture must be Professor Jamdar said that till date he said that this not a real National Taqwa said that discord flame fu- said that nationalism and patrio- Ibn-e- Seena now,when I see people that come used as a positive tool to lead the Afghan society not politicized and there to taste coffee, it gives a Unity Administration, adding that eling by education and high educa- tism must be preached from school Pul-e-Artan, Kabul motivation to continue the busi- country toward development. political not supported by pow- no one from NUG criticized US tion people including officials in and during university funning the ness and believe that I have done “Afghanistan needs social integra- erful cluster solving social issue is bombing attack in Achin. Universities and governmental or- flame of discord should be consid- 2100359 the right and good thing.” Café cul- tion, Bamyan people must be impossible. Head of Regional Studies Center gans, so government must concen- ered as crime. mixed with Kandahar, similar Kan- Another Expert Mr. Safai govern- ture which depends heavily up of Afghanistan Rafiullah Niazisaid trate and root out the issue from She said that a subject under Wazir Akbar Khan coffee is describes a social atmo- dahar to Bamyan,” he insisted. ment must work to force all peo- that besides mobilizing people to- governmental organs. the title of “nationalism and patri- sphere usually in urbanized cen- Nationalism emotion must be ple to learn the two official lan- ward nationalism, government He said that rural areas are away otism” must be taught at school Hospital ters around the world. The centers boosted up among people, he add- guages of Pashto and Dari, even must have a clear definition for of discrimination and discord, add- for children till graduation in order 2301741, 2301743 have been seen as place of artist, ed. The emotion of patriotism understanding of the two languag- national interests. ing that farmers and shopkeepers to lead them toward unity. painters, writers and intellectual thinkers. ICAFE like other cafés Ali Abad around the world hosts intellectu- als who are highly educated. Roya Shahrara, Kabul Haidari has returned to Afghani- US national security 2100439 stan from Turkey where she was studying and currently works as photographer and director, and fre- adviser discusses Malalai Maternity quently visits ICAFE. “It’s very new for our people to go to Cof- Hospital feehouse.” She said. “Sometime Afghanistan in India 2201377/ 2301743 you need to go somewhere to think, write, read, and work. All and asphalted roads in the back- over the world, café culture is like ward district,” he said, adding some Banks this.” In Afghanistan today, bu- of patients, particularly pregnant women, lost their lives on way to Da Afghanistan Bank reaucratic jobs require young Af- hospital in the provincial capital. ghans to spend eight hours to Another resident of the area, who 2100302, 2100303 work. “A cup of coffee can relax wished to go unnamed, said: “My you after a stressful work day.” wife was taken ill during pregnan- Bakhtar Bank Azizshahy said. Coffeehouses like cy. But we have no clinic and the ICAFE reclaim young people and main road is insecure. I was forced 0776777000 make them smile. Meanwhile, to take her to a hospital in another Azizshay wants to spread café province but she lost her life on Azizi Bank culture. “I will open another the way.” Zerok residents asked 0799 700900 branch of my café in another part the officials concerned to resolve of Kabul city, and then other prov- their health-related issues as soon Pashtany Bank inces of the country.” She optimis- as possible and accord priority to 2102908, 2103868 tically said. the development of the district. Public Health Director Dr. Wali Gul acknowledged that not only Air Services Zerok residents, but people of oth- er remote areas were faced with Safi Airways Residents of the Zerok district of clinic, there is only one vaccinator similar problems. However, he southeastern Paktika province are who treats all visitors. He added a President Donald Trump's nation- dian TV stations broadcast images promised the two clinics in Zerok al security adviser discussed the of McMaster and Modi, each 020 22 22 222 faced with acutely inadequate large number of women lost their that would be equipped with pro- health services, saying there is lives each month during childbirth situation in Afghanistan with In- flanked by officials, sitting together fessional doctors in the near fu- dia's prime minister on Tuesday, at Modi's home in the Indian cap- Ariana only a single clinic in the town and due to the shortage of health cen- ture. A plan to reduce mother mor- that too has no doctors. Surat Khan ters and medics in the area. Mo- nearly a week after the U.S. mili- ital. McMaster also held two- tality rate has also been drawn up. tary dropped a massive non-nu- hour-long talks with his Indian 020-2100270 Zadran, a resident of the district, hammad Hashim, another dweller Zarok is one of remote districts of told Pajhwok Afghan News, they of the district, also complained of clear bomb in the country that it counterpart, Ajit Doval. The talks Paktika and most of its areas are said killed 95 militants. H.R. Mc- with Indian officials also focused were faced with many health is- a total absence of health services under Taliban control. Paktika is a Kam Air sues in addition to chronic insecu- and other civic amenities in the Master's meeting with Prime Min- on the security situation in the re- 0799974422 province that has not even a single ister Narendra Modi marked the gion and Trump's Afghan strate- rity. “We have only one clinic that long-ignored district. “Insecurity female doctor. has no doctors.” At the district is ubiquitous; there are no clinics first visit by a Trump administra- gy. (Pajhwok) tion official to India, a key ally in New Delhi wants Washington to Hotels Asia. The U.S. Embassy said that pressure Pakistan to stop its sup- the two also discussed ways to port for Taliban militants and act Safi Landmark increase defence and counter-ter- against them. McMaster's visit to rorism co-operation, and McMas- New Delhi was a part of regional 020-2203131 ter assured Modi of India's status consultations that included stops as a major defence partner in the in Kabul and Islamabad. SERENA global fight against terrorism. In- (Theglobeandmail) 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant The U.S. military’s decision to drop its largest conventional weap- Afghan first lady 0776351347 on Thursday on positions held by the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Internet Services Afghanistan came as a surprise to urges protection of girls many who noted that the jihadists UA Telecom had only managed to instigate a 0796701701 / 0796702702 low-level insurgency in the Cen- against child marriage tral Asian nation. While the huge, costly blast may have sent a mes- Afgh an First Lady Rula Ghan i on Tuesday called for the Exchange Rate sage about President Donald protection of Afghan girls against child m arriages. Trump’s willingness to use ex- According to her, forced marriages opportunities,’’ she added. The Purchase: treme measures against his oppo- affect physical health of young first Lady noted that getting mar- nents, one of America’s biggest girls and robs them of their child- ried in an appropriate age reduces bombs may have missed the true hood and future. “Child marriage girls’ risk for physical, sexual, psy- One US$ = target. The U.S. Air Force dropped Mohammad Nabi became the sec- at crucial stages of the match to chance in the coming games," he is a depressing phenomenon for the chological as well as economic 66.75Afs an 11-ton explosive, known as the ond Afghanistan cricketer to play help Sunrisers Hyderabad beat told Bhuvneshwar Kumar on young generation of Afghanistan abuse. UNFPA country represen- One Pound Sterling= “mother of all bombs” or Massive in the Indian Premier League and Kings XI Punjab by five runs. iplt20.com. The match went down and it is a national responsibility tative at the event, Bannet Ndy- Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), on was immediately introduced to the Nabi, who has an invaluable expe- to the wire with KXIP needing 11 to stop the menace,’’ she told au- anabangi said a girl, below 18, was 80.87Afs a system of caves and tunnels pre- pressure of a nail-biting contest. rience of playing 135 international from six balls. Siddarth Kaul held dience in an event held in Afghan capable of rapidly gaining wisdom One Euro = viously identified as a known hub Nabi's Afghanistan teammate matches, said he was nervous in his nerves to defend the target. The Media and Information Centre. and knowledge from the people 70.05Afs for ISIS activity in Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan has bamboozled the his first-ever IPL game. "I was a 32-year-old praised Bhuvneshwar, The event marked the inauguration around her. “She can be one day an restive Nangahar province. The 30- batsmen with his leg-breaks and bit under pressure playing my who finished with 5/19 from 4 of “National Action Plan to Elim- inspiring leader, a productive work- 1000 Pak Rs = foot-long, $16 million bomb was googlies making him David Warn- first game. Obviously playing in overs, for his brilliant spell in the inate Early Child Marriage’’ by er, an innovator, a caring parent or 611Afs capable of causing a nearly 500- er's go-to-man as holders Sunris- one the biggest stages is bound to death-overs. "My heart was rac- Afghan Ministries of Women Af- take any other role that empowers foot blast radius and Thursday’s ers Hyderabad look to defend the put you under pressure. ing. It was a tight contest and to fairs and Information and Culture. a society. “She can shape the fu- Sale: attack killed an estimated 36 mili- title. I am glad I got a chance to bat and add to it there were two wides in The inauguration was supported ture of her society. “But all of this One US$ = tants loyal to the ISIS. Trump laud- On Monday, it was Nabi's turn to bowl in my very first game. My the last over which made the tar- by the Embassy of Canada in Af- depend on how we support her 68.30 Afs ed the mission, which appeared to showcase his talent. (Mohammad first over was forgettable though, get even closer. ghanistan and the UN Population today,’’ Ndyanabangi said. Accord- One Pound Sterling= be authorized directly by the mil- Nabi becomes second Afghanistan being hit for a six. I just wanted to Manan Vohra was brilliant and al- Fund (UNFPA). “I urge all Afghan ing to a statement issued by UNF- itary, as “another very, very suc- cricketer to play in IPL) Nabi had bowl wicket-to-wicket and make most won it single-handedly. You families to avoid child and forced PA, the plan of action adopts two 81.67Afs cessful mission.” Elsewhere in Af- a mixed debut, picking up 1/28 sure that I tie down the runs. But I were brilliant with the ball at the marriages. Your girls face a huge approaches, it outlines initiatives One Euro= ghanistan, however, another hard- from his four overs of off-break am glad I could comeback and pick death and changed the face of the risk when they get married at designed to prevent and end early 72.50 Afs line Sunni Muslim group, the Tal- bowling. The Afghan duo made a crucial wicket for the team. I hope game in the end," he said. young age. “Early marriage robs child marriage. 1000 Pak Rs= 631 iban, has been regrouping. (AP) good comebacks to pick wickets to better my performance if I get a (Indiatoday) them of their childhood and future (Vanguardngr) WEDNESDAY . APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES I ndia, Bangladesh revitalize their

PESHAWAR: Days after a univer- FIR, saying, “Congratulations to relationship, sity student was murdered in Mar- everyone, we have killed him dan over blasphemy accusations, [Mashal].” The development co- a video has gone viral which shows incides with PTI chairman Imran a group of alleged witnesses pledg- Khan’s visit to the slain student’s ing to not reveal the name of his home where he offered his condo- yet problems shooter. lences to Mashal’s grieving father “Nobody should disclose who Iqbal Khan. “As a father, I can un- shot him [Mashal] and if anyone derstand the pain of Mashal does, he would have betrayed Khan’s father,” he said. The PTI remain Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),” chief also vowed to give an “exem- PTI councillor for Iram Colony, plary punishment” to those re- Arif Mardan, can be heard saying sponsible for Mashal’s murder. as he urges the alleged witnesses “Mashal Khan did not commit to pledge loyalty. blasphemy, it was a conspiracy Will make sure no one is wrong- against him,” he said, adding re- ly accused, killed over blasphemy gardless of their political affiliation, charges: Imran Khan the suspects will be punished. The crowd chanting religious Mashal, a 23-year-old student of slogans can be seen congratulating journalism and mass communica- everyone on the lynching of the tion at Abdul Wali Khan Universi- 23-year-old student. The man ty, was shot and beaten to death openly challenges law enforcement by a mob of fellow students on agencies to nominate him in the campus on April 13. (TRIBUNE)

China scales down offensive

At a time when China has made a term, comprehensive defense pact against India considerable headway in South with Bangladesh. Delhi was al- Asia, the bilateral relationship be- ready worried about the growing BEIJING: At least three Indian tween Bangladesh and India gets a multidimensional cooperation be- ministers, including foreign minis- timely boost during the Bang- tween Bangladesh and China. ter Sushma Swaraj, are expected ladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Chinese President Xi Jinping’s to visit China to attend the up- Hasina’s four-day state visit to visit to Bangladesh in last October coming BRICS summit in the coun- India last week. In the presence of took the bilateral relationship to a try's Xiamen city. The visits come the prime ministers, the two coun- new height. The next month Bang- amid repeated Chinese warning+ tries signed as many as 22 deals ladesh’s navy received the deliv- that bilateral relationship had been that included a separate agreement ery of two China-made diesel-elec- badly damaged by the recent vis- on civil nuclear and defense coop- tric submarines. Around the same it+ of the Dalai Lama to Arunachal eration, both a first between the time, Delhi scaled up its effort to two South Asian neighbors. India seal a defense deal with Bangladesh. Pradesh. also agreed to offer Bangladesh a The underlying principle is not The official website of BRICS $4.5 billion line of credit on top of hard to guess: to counter the grow- has put up a detailed schedule of another $3 billion that was previ- ing Chinese influence in Bang- meetings by ministers of Brazil, ously sanctioned by New Delhi. ladesh. Though largely unnoticed in Wash- President Maithripala Sirisena and Russia, India, China and South But despite that progress, A series of high-profile visits ington, the United States has been Prime Minister Ranil Wickremes- Africa. As a member, India is ex- Bangladesh and India had yet to by Indian officials during the past making a big push to strengthen inghe, is obviously floundering. pected to attend all the meetings finalize the long-awaited water few months in the run-up to Hasi- ties with the South Asian island Tricky coalition politics and, more NEW DELHI: External Affairs Mukherjee and Prime Minister at the ministerial level from June, share treaty over a common river, na's visit demonstrated India’s ea- nation of Sri Lanka. This policy importantly, a lack of political will Minister Sushma Swaraj today Narendra Modi, among other In- sources said. Teesta, further deepening Dhaka’s gerness for a military pact. But shift began during Barack Obama’s mean that we should not expect discussed bilateral ties with visit- dian leaders. PM Narendra Modi is expect- frustration. Dhaka was hesitant to sign one in tenure and, thus far, has continued dramatic changes in the coming ing Nepal President Bidhya Devi Shaping our shared historical ed to attend the final summit in Initially scheduled in Decem- the fear that such a move might since Trump assumed the presi- years. Yet, instead of providing a Bhandari. and cultural linkages. EAM @Sus- September. Finance minister Arun ber last year, but canceled twice, alienate China, the largest provid- dency. Public remarks from U.S. more accurate assessment of where "Shaping our shared historical hmaSwaraj calls on President Jaitley, commerce minister Nirmala Hasina’s visit created a buzz in er of Bangladesh’s military equip- government officials (about the things stand, it appears U.S. gov- and cultural linkages. EAM @Sus- Bidya Devi Bhandari at @Rash- both Bangladeshi and Indian me- ment. A comprehensive military Sitharaman and power minister current state of affairs in Sri Lan- ernment officials may simply cre- hmaSwaraj calls on President trapatiBhvn pic.twitter.com/ Piyush Goyal are expected to vis- dia. Bangladeshi newspapers spec- pact is, therefore, more important Bidya Devi Bhandari at @Rash- uTj9H1JPsF ka) have been misleading and even ate fictitious stories for domestic it China to attend minister-level ulated on a possible timeframe on to India than it is to Bangladesh. inaccurate. Unfortunately, the con- and international consumption. trapatiBhavan," External Affairs This is Bhandari's first visit the Teesta water sharing treaty, For India, it serves two purposes. tinuation of excessively congratu- For, example, according to remarks Ministry spokesperson Gopal abroad after assuming office in meetings of BRICS and the meet- while Indian media focused their One, India wants to give the signal latory remarks from the Trump by American Ambassador Atul Baglay tweeted. 2015. She was scheduled to have ing of its financing agency, the attention on the soon-to-be-signed to Beijing that it regards South Asia administration would probably Keshap on April 1: “Our growing Bhandari, who arrived here visited India last May, but the trip National Development Bank, in defense pact. Days before Hasi- as its zone of influence. Two, a discourage needed reform in the military-to-military cooperation yesterday on a five-day visit and was cancelled after the then cabi- June and July. NSA Ajit Doval is na’s trip to Delhi, however, it be- defense deal would give a boost to country. To be clear, Sri Lanka ex- reflects the progress Sri Lanka has was accorded a ceremonial wel- net in Nepal said it was not ade- also due to attend a security relat- came clear that the Teesta deal was Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” perienced a big political change in made on reconciliation and justice. come at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, quately prepared for it. ed meeting of BRICS, sources said. unlikely. This, in turn, stoked hype campaign that aims to transform January 2015 — when longtime As Sri Lanka continues to make is slated to meet President Pranab (INDIATIMES) In fact, China is already trying for the Indo-Bangla defense pact. India into a leading arms exporter. authoritarian Mahinda Rajapaksa progress in implementing its com- to soften its tone towards India Under the defense agreement, After all, India needs buyers of its was defeated in his quest for an mitments to its people and the in- and gradually take the focus away India will offer $500 million to help indigenously-produced arms. unprecedented third term. U.S.-Sri ternational community, this will Bangladesh acquire military hard- It turned out Bangladesh from the Dalai Lama controversy+ Lanka relations during Rajapaksa’s form the basis of further coopera- . China is keen to persuade India ware from India. However, it is not played out the scene quite tactful- tenure soured due to rising author- tion between our militaries.” What clear what types of arms India will ly. Since Bangladesh stopped to participate in an international itarianism and allegations of war- on earth is Keshap talking about? conference on its One Belt, One provide. Apart from this, two oth- short of signing a defense pact, it times abuses which occurred dur- Put bluntly, Keshap’s comments er agreements were signed aiming won’t alarm the Chinese. But for ing the end of the civil war. Short- are ridiculous and a slap in the face Road (OBOR) programme in May, to boost cooperation between the India, it is still an important begin- ly after Sirisena’s ascension, the to the country’s Tamil communi- and make a success of the BRICS two nation’s defense colleges. ning that has the potential to end U.S moved quickly to rebuild the ty (an ethnic minority in a coun- meetings. Significance of a Bangladesh- in a formal treaty, given the bitter- relationship, principally for geo- try that is largely comprised of Earlier, the Chinese foreign India defense treaty sweet history between the two political reasons. That said, Sri ethnic Sinhalese). ministry had accused India of en- India wanted to sign a long- countries. (FORBES) Lanka’s new government, led by (THEHILL) couraging the Tibetan leader to play politics in Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China's Tibet re- gion, and threatening its core in- Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) attackers. An eyewitness said he terests in Tibet. The ministry's Dozens still missing in Sri Lankan chief Imran Khan, in a press con- was accused of belonging to the comments on the issue were far ference alongside Mashal Khan's Ahmadi faith and forced to recite less aggressive on Monday. father Tuesday, issued a strongly verses from the Holy Quran, then "We urge the Indian side to garbage collapse; 30 dead worded condemnation of the 23- beaten savagely even though he observe its commitment on Tibet year-old's lynching on what has so repeatedly denied the accusation. related issues and implement our far proven to be a baseless accusa- No case had been filed against consensus namely they should not Rescuers on Monday were digging tion. the two students prior to the inci- use Dalai Lama to undermine the through heaps of mud and trash "It has become clear during the dent and police had not been in- interests of China. Only in this that collapsed onto a clutch of investigation that Mashal never vestigating the two on blasphemy way can we create a good atmo- homes near a garbage dump out- committed blasphemy. He was charges. sphere to the settlement of the side Sri Lanka's capital, killing at framed in a conspiracy and mur- The mob instead seems to have boundary question," Chinese for- least 30 people and possibly bury- dered," Imran Khan said. been incited by rumours circulat- eign ministry spokesperson Lu ing dozens more. "As a father, I can understand ing among the university's student Kang, said on Monday. He reiter- Hundreds of people had been what Iqbal Khan [Mashal's father] body. After the incident, the uni- ated that the visit will have "a neg- living in the working-class neigh- is going through. This was a cruel versity had said it would investi- ative impact for bilateral relations borhood on the fringe of the tow- deed and they used the blasphe- gate three students, including and also the boundary question my law as an excuse." Mashal and Abdullah, for alleged ering dump in Meetotamulla, a negotiations". town near Colombo, when a huge "I want to assure his parents blasphemous activities and ordered mound collapsed Friday night dur- that I will ensure justice for his them rusticated and banned from China is almost desperate to ing a celebration for the local new death," Imran Khan said. the premises of all campuses of ensure Indian presence+ in the Belt year, damaging at least 150 homes. "Whoever planned his murder the university. and Road Forum, which will be By Monday morning, author- and whoever participated in it will The notification, dated April attended by heads of states from ities had pulled the bodies from be punished and made an example 13, however did not mention any 20 countries. Beijing also expects beneath the debris, according to a of for future generations," the PTI details of the incident or a condem- British PM Teressa May to attend. Disaster Management Center re- chief said. nation of the student's killing, even Most of the other attendees will port. Authorities were unsure how "Even if the culprits are found though the university's provost, be leaders of countries like Paki- many more people could still be to be from the PTI, they will be Fayyaz Ali Shah, said it had been stan which depend heavily on Chi- trapped, with contradictory re- punished. We will not discriminate issued after the lynching. na to build infrastructure. India's ports being released. They an- along party lines in pursuing this Khyber Pakhtun-khwa Chief presence will add much credibility nounced 30 people were missing case," Imran Khan said. Minister Pervez Khattak later told to the conference. Monday but later reduced the three-wheeled vehicles used as lo- the side of the dump, and my tion and renovations in the capi- "The entire country saw [what the KP assembly that no evidence India is reluctant to join be- number to 11. they did]. Even animals don't be- had been found to suggest that Disaster Management Center cal taxis, were crushed or lying daughter shouted that the mound tal. As the garbage piled up, it be- cause one section of OBOR, the topsy-turvy. is splitting," Rasika Sanjeewa, 41, gan threatening the nearby homes, have this way," he added. Mashal Khan had committed blas- China Pakistan Economic Corridor spokesman Pradeep Kodippili said "We will take this as a lesson phemy. the number was reduced after ad- In other parts of the dump of- said Monday. "Suddenly, one slice prompting residents to stage regu- passes through Pakistan-occupied and make sure no one ever misus- "The mobile phone record of justing names that had been entered ficials were mapping places that of the mound came crashing down. lar protests while complaining of Kashmir, and threatens Indian on the list of dead as well as miss- can slide and identifying families The whole area was shaking." health hazards. es the blasphemy law again to the victim has been checked by the claim over the area. New Delhi feels ing. Law and Order Minister Saga- that need to be evacuated. Debris blocked them from flee- "These people did not choose murder people again," he added. police but there was nothing China is trying to legitimize Paki- la Ratnayake said the number of More than 600 of the area's ing immediately, but eventually to live next to a dump. But they Horrific attack against Islam," he told the prov- stan's claim over the area by con- people could be between six and residents were sheltering in near- they found a way out, Sanjeewa brought the garbage in and made On April 13, Abdul Wali Khan ince's lawmakers. structing infrastructure in the dis- 10. by schools, while 11 people were said. When they arrived later at this place horrible," said rickshaw University, Mardan student “Since the occurrence of the puted area. Sources said India is Mashal Khan, was shot and beat- incident, I have been in contact Soldiers were digging with being treated at a hospital for inju- their friends' home, where they had driver Dilip Mirmal, 34, whose unlikely to participate in the fo- ries. planned to celebrate the new year, home was spared while those sur- en to death by a violent mob on with the inspector general of po- backhoes and shovels, as relatives rum until China agrees to make a of the missing pointed out where One auto-rickshaw driver de- they found it buried and their rounding were completely sub- university premises. lice; so far, no evidence has scribed a narrow escape. He was friends dead — a mother and sumed. He counted 23 of his neigh- The mob had also wanted to emerged to show that blasphemy clear statement that it does not their houses once stood amid co- support Pakistan's claim over the conut, mango and banana trees. returning home with his wife, two daughter who worked as daily bors among the dead. "This is a burn his body before police inter- was committed by the victim,” he Those homes now lay in piles sons and daughter when they wage laborers. government-made disaster," he vened, a senior police official had said, adding that such brutality disputed PoK area. The name, of collapsed concrete walls encased stepped out from his rickshaw and The prime minister vowed said. "I have a mix of feelings — of said. He had been accused of blas- would not be tolerated. China Pakistan Economic Corridor in a wall of mud up to 8 meters (25 his daughter said the ground over the weekend to shut down anger, frustration and sorrow. We phemy by fellow students. A judicial inquiry was ordered (CPEC) itself gives credibility to feet) high and mixed with plastic seemed to be moving beneath her the dump, which has absorbed have been trying to protest and Another student, Abdullah, into the case. The Supreme Court Pakistan's illegal control over the bags, broken glass and other trash. feet. much of Colombo's garbage over raise these issues, but no one was was beaten bloody before police of Pakistan has also taken notice disputed area, Indian sources said. Bicycles and auto-rickshaws, the "There was a strong wind from several years amid heavy construc- listening." (ABCNEWS) managed to rescue him from his of the incident. (DAWN) (INDIATIMES) WEDNESDAY . APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief At least 24 dead as Philippine to give the British people the ket - the price May says must be bus plunges chance to vote for a government paid to end mass immigration, a that will put the interests of the key voter concern. into ravine majority first pic.twitter.com/ In March, Scotland's semi-au- 9P3X6A2Zpw tonomous parliament backed a call At least 24 people died on Tues- — Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jer- by its nationalist government for a day when their bus plunged into emycorbyn) April 18, 2017 new referendum on independence a deep ravine in a northern Phil- In a statement posted to so- before Brexit. May rebuffed the ippine mountain town, in one of cial media, Corbyn said: "Labour referendum request. the country's deadliest road ac- will be offering the country an ef- Golestani said May's decision US forces failed to take necessary cidents in years, officials said. fective alternative to a government to call for an early election was a precautions before launching a le- The bus plunged about 24 that has failed to rebuild the econ- gamble that is out of character for thal drone strike in northern Syria metres in the upland province omy, delivered falling living stan- May, who is generally seen as so- last month that hit a mosque full of Nueva Ecija after its brakes dards and damaging cuts to our ber and conservative, and that per- of worshipers, three separate in- failed while travelling on a windy schools and the NHS." haps she was thinking of former vestigations have revealed. road, police and local officials May accused her opponents prime minister Gordon Brown, Research by Human Rights said. Philippines boat school of- of divisive "political game-play- who was ahead in the polls, only Watch (HRW), London-based Fo- fers hope for indigenous children ing" and undermining the UK in to not call an election and see his rensic Architecture and open- Many of the passengers had its Brexit talks, and said that "di- popularity slump. source investigative unit Belling- serious injuries and were taken vision in Westminster will risk our "Perhaps with that history in cat reveal that US air strikes hit a to a hospital, he said. ability to make a success of Brex- mind she has decided she is so far western Aleppo mosque on March "The vehicle is totally it". The UK triggered Article 50 of ahead in the polls that it is a risk 16, killing at least 38 people and wrecked," said Senior Inspector the Lisbon Treaty in March - offi- worth taking," said Golestani. injuring dozens of others. Robert De Guzman, police chief cially beginning the two-year pro- Dennis Novy, an associate US Central Command (CEN- of the town of Carranglan where cess of negotiations with the EU professor of economics at the Uni- British Prime Minister Theresa way to guarantee certainty and sta- parliament act, which set the date TCOM) claimed they targeted "an the accident occurred. to withdraw from the bloc. versity of Warwick, told Al Jazeera al-Qaeda in Syria meeting location", "Almost all of the passen- May called for an early general elec- bility for the years ahead is to hold for the next election for 2020, May "It's very interesting the way that the "biggest prize" of an early tion to be held on June 8, in a sur- this election," she said. must win the approval of two- killing "dozens of core al-Qaeda gers, both dead and injured, were she has framed the politics of this. election for May was potentially terrorists" after thorough surveil- found outside the bus," he said, prise announcement on Tuesday May added that the UK need- thirds of parliament before pro- She has pointed the blame at the from within her own party. as Britain prepares for delicate ed an election because other par- ceeding with an earlier election. lance. Air raid hits Syria mosque, adding that the impact appeared opposition parties, Labour and the "She has a lot of MPs in her civilians killed to have ripped the top off the negotiations on leaving the Euro- ties are opposed to her Brexit plans "She doesn't have that majori- liberal Democrats as well as the own party that are hardcore 'Brex- pean Union. to leave the EU. ty within her own parliamentari- But interviews with locals, vehicle, he added. Scottish National Party," said Go- iters' and that have threatened to coupled with photographs and vid- Abad added that the wound- May said she will go to parlia- May had previously said ans, so she'll have to challenge the lestani. block some of the softer versions ment on Wednesday to seek ap- there would be no early election opposition members to say 'you eo of the building, show it was a ed, some of whom sustained crit- "She has said repeatedly over of Brexit that inevitably will come well known mosque in the village ical injuries, were rushed to near- proval for the early election. "We under her leadership. vote for this or you're not sup- the past six months that she would out of the negotiations with Brus- need a general election and we need Al Jazeera's Duncan Golestani, porting us and you're not support- of al-Jinah that hosted lectures by hospitals. not call an election, that she didn't sels," said Novy. every Thursday evening, accord- "The road is really risky. one now. We have at this moment reporting from London, said: ing Brexit'," said Golestani. think it was in the country's inter- "And if she gets a bigger ma- a one-off chance to get this done ... "May has rolled the dice, she is Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the ing to the investigation. There are many ravines along est, that stability was needed. She jority in parliament she will be less Researchers also allege that the that road going to Abra," he said, before the detailed talks begin," said taking her gamble. She wants to main opposition Labour Party, has gone back on that." dependent on the hardcore ele- May, speaking in front of 10 increase her majority and her man- said he backed May's call for an US launched Hellfire missiles at referring to the northern prov- Scotland's devolved adminis- ments in her own party, and she civilians as they fled the mosque. ince where the bus was headed. Downing Street. date to lead the country through early vote. tration is particularly concerned will have more freedom." "I have concluded that the only Brexit." Under Britain's fixed-term I welcome the PM’s decision Ole Solvang, lead researcher on Dr Arlene Jara, chief of the about leaving Europe's single mar- (Al Jazeera) the HRW investigation, told Al nearby provincial hospital treat- Jazeera that: "US forces failed to ing the wounded, said children take the necessary precautions to were among those injured. Road minimise civilian casualties. Based accidents are common in the on statements from US military Philippines, where old, badly South Korea’s personnel, they didn't know this maintained buses often drive on was a mosque, which reflects poor- poorly lit roads. (Al Jazeera) ly on their intel." HRW interviewed by phone Shiite exiled reaction to North’s 14 people with first-hand knowl- edge of the attack, including four cleric points to who were in the mosque at the time of the attack. Iran’s strong ballistic missile launch Turkey's government has extend- sive campaign. "The government In carrying out the investiga- ed the country's state of emergen- should focus on structural chang- tion, HRW used research provid- interference in cy for three more months. Depu- es that will complement this con- ed by Bellingcat, which analysed South Korea’s foreign ministry in a statement reacted ty Prime Minister Numan Kurtul- stitutional reform. These range video footage and photographs Bahrain mus on Monday said the National from the disappearance of the from the attack, and Forensic Ar- to the recent ballistic missile launch by its rival North. Security Council had recommend- prime minister post to the restruc- chitecture, which created models At a wake in Iran's holy city of ed extending the state of emergen- turing of the executive, legislative of the mosque and a reconstruc- Qom in February, a small group tion of the attack. 1. The Democratic People’s Re- community. 2. The DPRK exhib- posed, which the DPRK regime cy, set to expire on April 19, "to and judiciary branches. This needs of Bahraini emigres and clerics provide the continuance of mea- to be done through a dialogue with The three organisations con- mourned a young man killed in a public of Korea (DPRK) conduct- ited various types of attack mis- can hardly withstand. The ROK ducted "separate but complemen- ed its fifth ballistic missile launch siles in the military parade yester- government is now cooperating sures aimed at securing the rights the opposition parties and the civil gun battle with Bahrain's secu- and freedoms of citizens." Parlia- society at large," said Akgun. Bring- tary" investigations into the attack, rity forces. this year, on April 16, 2017. The day and today conducted a ballis- closely with concerned countries said Solvang. Government of the Republic of tic missile launch, in a threatening in this regard. 3. Furthermore, the ment is to meet on Tuesday to vote ing back the death penalty will be The eulogy was delivered by on the recommendation. It will be at the centre of public debate in "Our analysis reveals that con- an exiled Bahraini cleric who has Korea (ROK) condemns in the display to the whole world. The ROK Government will accelerate trary to US statements, the build- strongest terms this provocative ROK Government warns once its efforts to enhance the ROK- the third extension of the state of the coming days. President Er- called for the island's Shi'ite emergency in Turkey since it was dogan says he will approve it if ing targeted was a functioning, re- Muslim community to uproot action by the DPRK, as it once again that, if the DPRK conducts US capabilities for extended deter- cently built mosque containing a again clearly violates relevant UN high-intensity strategic provoca- rence, remaining steadfast in safe- initially imposed following a failed the parliament agrees to it. In a re- the monarchy in a holy war. coup attempt by a group within port on Monday, Human Rights large prayer hall, several auxiliary The cleric, Murtada al-San- Security Council resolutions and tions such as the nuclear test and guarding the lives of its people and functions and the Imam's resi- constitutes a serious threat to ICBM launch following those the security of the nation based on the military in July 2016. The Watch said: "The cabinet’s deci- adi has been named by the Unit- decision enables the government to sion to extend the state of emer- dence," according to Forensic Ar- ed States as a "specially desig- peace and security on the Korean provocations, rigorous punitive the strong ROK-US combined de- chitecture. Peninsula and the international measures will definitely be im- fense posture. bypass parliament in enacting new gency would further endanger hu- nated global terrorist" backed by decrees, but critics say the move man rights and the rule of law, Witnesses told HRW that the Iran.The dead 29-year-old mili- could suspend rights and freedoms. which have already been badly attack began about an hour after tant, Reda al-Ghasra, was shot Where's Turkey headed after its damaged in Turkey under the state the Maghrib (sunset) prayer and after he had just a few weeks referendum? – Inside Story The of emergency." Al Jazeera's Sinem roughly 15 minutes before the earlier escaped from a prison move to extend the state of emer- Koseoglu, reporting from Ankara, Isha'a (night) prayer. where he was serving a life sen- gency follows the government's said that the ruling AK party is "Even if there were armed tence for terrorism. narrow referendum win on Sunday expected to invite President Re- group members in the mosque, Ghasra's two brothers, both to amend Turkey's constitution and cep Tayyip Erdogan to re-join its understanding the nature of the wanted on militant charges, also grant the country's presidential ranks in about two weeks time. The targeted building and the pattern appeared at his wake in Qom. office sweeping new executive invitation "could pave the way for of life around the building would They played a recorded phone powers. Erdogan to once again lead the party be crucial to assess the risk to ci- call of Reda saying his boat was The "Yes" campaign won with he founded 16 years ago," she said. vilians and take necessary precau- on its way. The Bahraini gov- 51.4 percent of the vote with 100 Turkey's main opposition Repub- tions to minimise civilian casual- ernment has asserted he was percent of ballots counted, accord- lican People's Party (CHP) de- ties," HRW's report said. fleeing to Iran. (Alarabiya) ing to unofficial results. Birol Ak- manded that the High Electoral "Striking a mosque just before gun, a political scientist, told Al Board (YSK) annul the referendum prayer and then attacking people Jazeera that the ruling AK Party results, after the YSK decided on attempting to flee the area with- Arab coalition now faces expectations following the day of the referendum to count out knowing whether they were the vote to fulfil its promises of "unsealed" paper ballots - those civilians or combatants may well repels four stability and security, and to im- not given an official stamp. have been disproportionate and a plement changes following a divi- (Al Jazeera) violation of the laws of war even if Houthi The US Supreme Court spared the "kill-by" date for so many prison- courts ever since the governor an- there were armed group members life of two Arkansas inmates min- ers at such short notice contravenes nounced his plan to execute eight in the mosque." missiles utes before their death warrants their constitutional right to due men over the course of 11 days. Four witnesses that research- were due to expire on Monday, process. "The attorney general's office China urges diplomatic ers at Human Rights Watch spoke targeting scuttling efforts to resume the 'Burning alive from inside is already tweeting that it remains with estimated there were 300 peo- death penalty after nearly 12 years while paralysed' confident that the other men will ple attending a religious lecture at western Yemen in the state with a plan to carry Hearings are being rushed, and be executed beginning from Thurs- solution to US-NKorea feud the mosque when the attack be- out four double executions before lawyers who represent multiple day. Two men are due to be exe- gan. After the drone destroyed the its supply of a lethal injection drug prisoners say they cannot do their cuted on Thursday but, as we have China has called on the United of its resolve. northern segments of the building expires. jobs. seen, legal proceedings may yet States and North Korea to find a North Korea regularly threat- with two 500lb bombs, worship- The court's decision to main- "You could have one attorney intervene." peaceful solution to rising tensions ens to destroy Japan, South Ko- ers who fled where then targeted tain the stay for Don Davis and watching one execution, while an- US: Ex-prison staff warn after a war of words erupted after rea and the United States and it with what researchers from Foren- Bruce Ward capped a chaotic day other client is trying to get his at- against mass death-row execution the North conducted a series of showed no let-up in its defiance sic Architecture and HRW identi- of legal wrangling in state and fed- tention," Rita Sklar of the Ameri- by lethal drugs missile and nuclear tests in defi- after conducting a reportedly fied as likely Hellfire missiles. eral courts to clear the primary can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Davis and Ward wanted stays ance of UN sanctions. failed missile test on Sunday. US forces often use "double obstacles Arkansas faced to carry- told Al Jazeera. of execution while the US Supreme Chinese Foreign Minister tap" tactics when targeting al-Qae- ing out its first executions since Lawyers have also raised the Court takes up a separate case con- The time of dictating orders by Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing brandishing the US military might da and the Islamic State in Iraq and 2005. constitutional prohibition on cru- cerning access to independent men- on Tuesday that the standoff be- the Levant (ISIL), and it would Arkansas Governor Asa el and unusual punishment. tal health experts by defendants. has gone. If those businessmen in tween the two nations could only power in the US thought of intim- appear that they were operating Hutchinson, who had set the mul- The sedative midazolam has The US High Court is to hold be resolved by diplomacy. on this premise in al-Jinah as well. tiple executions, said the state been linked to several botched ex- oral arguments on April 24. idating us by any military or sanc- "I've seen that the United tion threats - as the Obama admin- "We can't say that they delib- would continue to push for the ecutions, and the ACLU says the The inmates' lawyers argued States has reiterated it is willing to erately targeted civilians, but ... other lethal injections to be carried prisoners are at risk of feeling "as that their clients were denied ac- istration used to do and failed - use political and diplomatic means they will soon find out such nonetheless, they were civilians out. Two inmates are due to be put if they are burning alive from the cess to independent mental health to resolve this, as this is their first according to the information that to death on Thursday. inside while paralysed". experts, saying Ward has a lifelong threats are useles choice," he said. Sin Hong-chol, North Korea's we have," said Solvang. "People Convicted of murder, Davis, A federal appeals court on history of severe mental illness and "Of course I think that any who attend the mosque and locals 55, and Ward, 60, were being held Monday overturned a district that Davis has an IQ in the range deputy foreign minister The Arab Coalition air defense country will feel that political dip- The North has warned that its both said it was run by peaceful in cells near the state's death cham- judge's decision to halt the execu- of intellectual disability. lomatic means are of course the first people, and first responders told forces intercepted four ballistic ber and their execution warrants tions over the use of midazolam. Five votes are needed to va- army is on "maximum alert" fol- missiles launched by Houthi choice." lowing Pence's visit on Monday us they did not find any weapons expired at midnight. The appeals court said that the cate an execution stay, and Mon- Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan, amidst the rubble." Pentagon militias and fighters allied to Davis was served his "last method of execution, which in- day marked the first day the US to the heavily militarised border ousted President Ali Abdullah reporting from Hong Kong, said between the two Koreas, where he spokesman Eric Pahon said at the meal" of fried chicken, rolls, beans, cludes three different drugs, does Supreme Court was in session with that China "was very keen to see Saleh on Monday night. reiterated Washington's position time of the strike that US surveil- mashed potatoes and strawberry not create undue severe pain. new conservative Justice Neil this issue resolved peacefully". lance of the target area indicated These missiles, that were cake as his fate was being decided, A little over an hour later, the Gorsuch on the bench. Meanwhile, that "all options are on the table" successfully intercepted with- "Any kind of action on North evening prayers had concluded in the event that the US Supreme state Supreme Court lifted anoth- the Arkansas Supreme Court Korea will have repercussions on in dealing with Pyongyang. before the attack. He said the build- out causing any damage, were Court would give the green light er judge's ruling that had effective- barred a state judge who blocked 'Threats are useless' intended to target the coastal China," our correspondent said. ing that was struck was a "partial- for his execution. ly blocked the executions by pro- the multiple execution plan from On Tuesday, US Vice Presi- Sin Hong-chol, North Korea's ly constructed community meet- city of Mokha in western Ye- Arkansas had initially planned hibiting the state from using its taking up any death penalty-relat- deputy foreign minister, told Al men. dent Mike Pence met Japanese ing hall" that al-Qaeda leaders used to execute eight prisoners in just supply of vecuronium bromide, ed cases after he participated in a Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, fol- Jazeera that Donald Trump's ad- to gather and "as a place to edu- Arab coalition air forces 11 days - before its supply of a one of the other lethal injection protest where he appeared to ministration "should look at the have also bombed outposts lowing meetings in South Korea cate and indoctrinate al-Qaeda lethal injection drug expires on drugs. mimic a death row inmate about to with Hwang Kyo-ahn, the acting world with open eyes". fighters". HRW has called for a full controlled by Houthi militias in May 1. It has not found a new A medical supply company receive a lethal injection. Justices "The time of dictating orders the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. president. and transparent investigation into supplier of the controversial drug, said it was misled by the state and reassigned any death penalty cas- Pence has repeatedly warned by brandishing the US military the attack, and has asked that all Meanwhile, the Yemeni midazolam. that the drug was sold for medical es from Pulaski County Circuit might has gone. If those business- army bombed militia outposts that "all options are on the table" findings be released in as much Legal battles have prevented purposes, not executions. Court Judge Wendell Griffen, who when dealing with Pyongyang. men in power in the US thought of detail as possible. "When viewed in the neighborhoods of Seteen, the state from executing any pris- Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi, banned the state from using the intimidating us by any military or al-Rabat and Hael in Sanaa. In Tokyo, Pence reassured Ja- in the context of increasing civilian oner since 2005. reporting from Grady, Arkansas, vecuronium bromide obtained. Af- pan of the US' commitment to rein- sanction threats - as the [Barack] casualties, both in Syria and Iraq Al Arabiya's sister channel Anti-death penalty activists described Monday's flurry of rul- ter issuing the order, Griffen par- Al-Hadath reported that vio- ing in North Korea's nuclear and Obama administration used to do ... we are concerned that these are have protested against what has ings as "completely characteristic ticipated in an anti-death penalty missile ambitions after warning and failed - they will soon find out signs of less stringent procedure lent explosions were heard in been labelled "assembly line kill- of the legal turmoil that's been un- demonstration where he was these areas. (ALARABIYA) that its own strikes in Syria and such threats are useless," Sin said. and verification of targets," said ings". Lawyers argue that setting a der way in Arkansas and in federal strapped to a cot. (Al Jazeera) Afghanistan showed the strength (Al Jazeera) Solvang. 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We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES America’s addiction to war By Andrew Mitrovica Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 Andrew Mitrovica is an award-winning in- E-mail: [email protected] vestigative reporter and journalism instructor.

country - from Vietnam to Iraq - Email: [email protected] permanently scarred by America's Eventually, the truth reveals itself. long, irresistible compulsion to wage www.afghanistantimes.af And so it was after President Donald war. From John F Kennedy to Trump Trump - a still surreal phrase to put and every other Democrat or Re- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi to paper - elected to bomb a mostly publican president in-between, ar- vacant Syrian airstrip in supposed guably, the job's principal prerequi- Advisory editorial board response to the slow, suffocating site is satiating America's insatiable murder of children by Bashar al-As- addiction to war. Each of these pres- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, sad's murderous regime. The Penta- idents has taken their now familiar gon-supplied images of Tomahawk turn behind a desk in the Oval Of- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir cruise missiles bursting into the night fice or at a lectern adorned with the essary - much of the public's sup- president inevitably recycles the sky triggered a near orgasmic reac- presidential seal, to invade, threat- port and admiration. The American standard lines in defence of more tion among the same band of US en to invade or carpet bomb - legal- experience has shown that a well- war, confident that most journalists Graphic-Designers: cable TV network-approved geopo- ly or illegally - some new spot on timed war or news of a "triumphant" and voters won't remember the not- Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada litical "experts" and journalists-in- the map and the innocent people special forces encounter with a ter- so-distant past in the patriotic rush name-tag-only who gush with un- who inhabit it. Last week's pre- rorist "mastermind" can be a useful to defend America's apparently pre- Marketing & Advertising: bridled excitement each time flashy dictable spasm of state-sanctioned tonic for a faltering presidency - carious future. Nor do they remem- weapons go bang in the night. You'll violence was simply the latest evi- young or old. By now, it should ber, it seems, the human toll their Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 recall that not too long ago, this dence of the US political, military also be clear to anyone with a func- costly addiction has exacted on mil- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan giddy, easily impressed lot, joined and media establishment's need - or tioning synapse that if you throw a lions of children, women and men by rancorous Democrats on Capitol perhaps more accurately, the insti- dart at a globe, chances are it will who did not seek or require America Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Hill, were universally repulsed by the tutional demand - for a satisfying land on a country - from Vietnam to "liberate" them. From Mai Lai same dangerous demagogue they re- fix of "shock and awe" delivered, as to Iraq - permanently scarred by to Mosul, the indelible pictures of Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press cently applauded on Twitter, TV and always, in the parochial, amorphous America's long, irresistible compul- the countless casualties of Ameri- elsewhere as a bona fide "command- name of "national security".The sion to wage war. Invariably, the ca's wars exist as a true and lasting er-in-chief". For an instructive mo- immediate political dividends a suc- clumsily crafted rationales once of- testament to the incalculable pain ment, all the hyperbolic chatter cession of presidents has derived fered up with such conviction and they have caused. We know Donald about impeachment and treason from these choreographed shows of certitude to warrant the death and Trump won't pay a moment's heed The constitution says evaporated as the unlikely coalition America's might and "sacrifice" are destruction have proven to be a lie to that appalling history, but don't of "liberal" and neocon card-carry- not only keenly established, but are after lie, consigned to a convenient, kid yourself, neither will the next ing members of La Resistance ral- an undeniable part of the calcula- pan-political denomination memo- US president. Article 123: lied around the flag, yellow-ribbon- tion to recapture - when and if nec- ry hole. Though discredited, every (Aljazeera) Article One Hundred Twenty-Three: With respect to the provisions of this Constitu- imbued patriotism and a racist boor who just happens to be president of tion, statutes related to the formation, authority, as well as proceedings of courts and the United States. On cue, much of matters related to judges, shall be regulated by law. that so-called resistance in Wash- ington and beyond heaped gooey praise on Trump, insisting the mis- Congo: A dictator's dilemma sile strike was the defining act of a statesman who had finally, if belat- porters across Congo and a is doing it openly and with con- edly, grasped the profundity of his By Vava Tampa duties and responsibilities and of the great number in Kigali and Ka- fidence because the odds are office he shockingly holds. All Why has President Joseph mpala are frightened that if he in his favour. France, the US Trump had to do to win their sac- Kabila chosen to cling to pow- cedes power, many of them and Congo's neighbours There charine-laced rhetorical approval er beyond his constitutional (even if Kabila himself and a are three main reasons behind was to do what his predecessors have term limit - which expired in handful others are shielded Kabila's confidence. The first done with often calamitous regular- from justice as a pre-condition is France. One of the reasons ity - issue the order to kill. The at- December of 2016? Why has tendant result: Trump had instantly the man who organised Demo- for an "honourable" retirement) the EU couldn't impose sanc- morphed from illiterate foreign pol- cratic Republic of Congo's only would be held accountable for tions that would have made life icy nincompoop to oh-so-serious two multiparty elections since aiding and abetting wars and difficult for Kabila, degrade the president who was, remarkably, independence chosen to sow conflicts that killed over 5.4 ability of his regime and ulti- channeling the "world's conscience" chaos and instability just when million Congolese people be- mately destroy it was - accord- to boot. Forgotten in this hysteri- tween 1998 and 2008 and left ing to rumours in humanitarian cal revisionism, of course, was the country needs peace and Trump's tough-guy pledge to look stability the most? Why did he more wounds on the bodies of circles - the French veto. war-ravaged Syrian kids and their not proudly allow Congo's first Congolese women than on the France, I suspect, was nervous families in the eye and tell the ever peaceful transfer of pow- streets and buildings of the that if the Congolese people t is very shameful act that one Afghan to be killed by another, and would-be "terrorists": you can't er to take place, which could country. manage to push Kabila out that the most disgraceful is to claim responsibility for the killing in a come here. In any event, it turns have been his greatest legacy? Repealing the New Year's wind will blow westward across out Trump gave his mentor, Eve agreement the Congo River to Brazzaville, manner of pride instead of shame. The Afghan masses during Vladimir Putin - and, by extension, These are perhaps the sin- Bashar al-Assad - a heads-up that gle most important questions Last week, Kabila named and then across the French- more than three decades of war have gone through many ups and his "well, I'll teach you" volley of analysts, as well as journalists, Bruno Tshibala as the new speaking West Africa, where downs. But the last 16 years have been proved metal for them—the cruise missiles was on its vaguely de- pro-democracy activists, devel- prime minister - his second in almost every president, with structive way so the fleet of fighter opment workers and a great four months - in attempt to re- the exception of one or two, is reason was the Taliban insurgents—a group which never nods for jets sheltered at the base could safe- peal the New Year's Eve pow- a dictator clinging to power by ly take off the following day - pre- number of other people in and peace talks despite several opportunities at home and aboard, and sumably to kill and maim more Syr- outside Congo, have been er-sharing agreement, a radical force. The second is Trump's ians. Ah and reportedly it wasn't his thinking about for some time - pathway that Congo's confer- White House. Whether or not still hell-bent on killing innocents. The fact is that the Taliban insur- or indeed the "world's conscience" and rightly so. ence of Catholic bishops (CEN- President Donald Trump will gents are the puppet that can’t put step forward sans their lords will. that prompted Trump to respond Many hypotheses on why CO) secured to end the politi- take a tougher stance against to images of children contorted in he chose not to leave office cal violence that killed over 200 Kabila than President Barack They are dancing at the tones of their masters setting out of the sarin gas-induced suffering, but rather pro-democracy protesters. Obama remains to be seen, but a little word in his tin ear from his have since been presented. For country. At real sense they are the strategic asset of foreigners using daughter, Ivanka, the corporate example, one of his top lieuten- Under this agreement, Kabi- the Trump administration's re- media-manufactured White House ants, Bernabe Kikaya, argued la agreed, first, not to seek a cent decisions do not look them against their own brothers and sisters. The problem is that the conscience-in-residence. As I said, that Kabila, who has been in third term; second, not to alter promising for the Congolese Taliban following them blindly, without thinking at least once. Appar- the truth eventually emerges. Like power since 2001, is clinging to Congo's constitution, and last people. The United States re- the roster of telegenic presidents power (in defiance of Congo's but not least to free all political cently decided to cut the num- ently saying, they are the salves of the enemies of the Afghan masses, who preceded him, Trump fashioned a made-for-TV moment of perspi- constitution) to save Congo prisoners. ber of UN troops in Congo and and accept this in return of receiving some penny. There are no plac- cacity to announce that he could from a political crisis - a claim In return, the opposition co- refused to take punitive actions es where the Taliban insurgents didn’t attack—from mosques to hos- also bomb and kill in the same plac- only the truly deluded would alition known as the Rassem- against Kabila even after two es that the US has been bombing advance or subscribe to. blement agreed to form a gov- UN officials were abducted and pitals—from military installations to schools, and other places where and killing people for decades. According to supporters of ernment of national unity, pick murdered for investigating There Trump was, summoning all a prime minister and organise massacres, which according to civilians were the most victims. Despite killing of a large number of the faux solemnity that he could Kikaya's theory, Kabila can muster while reading from a tele- only cede power once a new elections that are free and fair. videos circulating on social innocent people, still the Taliban insurgents coming up to the fore prompter like a stuttering school- president has been elected - As part of this deal, the Ras- media were committed by the with some figures so proudly that they are ignoring the fact of com- boy to invoke God and America's and election for this new pres- semblement also agreed to regime's troops. equally sacred "national interest" as ident can only be organised by guarantee a smooth, non-vio- The US also did not sign a mitting sins. According to the Islamic teachings, the killing of one justification for yet another dem- an electoral commission he lent transfer of power at the end joint statement by the Europe- onstration of his nation's singular of 2017, by which time it was an Union, the African Union, innocent human, it is as though you have killed all humanity, and if military "resolve". The world has controls, once Congo's consti- you saved one life, it is as though you saved all humanity. Bearing seen and heard this pantomime on tution has been changed to al- agreed Kabila, who stayed for the United Nations and the In- display so many times over so many low him to stand again because a year as a ceremonial presi- ternational Organisation of La this into mind, can the Taliban insurgents justify the killing of inno- years that this vacuous, formulaic only he can be president. dent, will cede power. Francophonie, which was pub- cents during their longtime irrational war? However, they are as brutal ritual could rightly be dubbed the The real reason, however, I But Kabila, who never lished in February in support presidential equivalent of Ground- suspect, Kabila has chosen to made his opposition to this of the power-sharing agree- as they released reports regarding casualties of their countrymen. hog Day. By now, it should also be clear to anyone with a functioning cling to power is more fright- agreement a secret, has not ment signed between Kabila's From 2006 till 2017, the Taliban has conducted 103,927 operations, synapse that if you throw a dart at a ening. stopped trying to repeal it so government and the opposi- in which 50,733 vehicles and tanks were destroyed. 551 airplanes globe, chances are it will land on a Kabila and many of his sup- he could have his way - and he tion. (Al Jazeera) destroyed, and the most annoying fraction is that 155,080 security forces killed and 97,631 others received injuries. These are the fig- ures estimated by Taliban insurgents. Let’s turn face toward reality, despite these killings, does the Taliban insurgents bagged victory, of course not. Additionally, what position does Taliban insurgents can hold at eyes of those females that are now widows, because the militants took their breadwinner? These widows have been triggered into extreme poverty. There is now justification for such brutalities across the world. What’s their message to these women now? If they’re true adherent of Islam, they should work for peace instead of bloodshed. From Afghan perspective they are not representative of Islam, because Islam stress on education, but they torch schools, and killed university professor and students. However, still there is room for them to shun violence and reintegrate into civil society and live a dignify life. Peace door is always open for them, but before it’s shutting down, they should join the inter-Afghan peace talks. 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The mes- and teased with promises of libera- rican-Americans, as an ethno-social global balance of power Present incarnations of an unfazed and empowered far right increasing- saging that suggests we should meet tion via individualized neoliberal identity comprised of descendants ly demand the presence of a real, conservatives halfway and work on self-betterment and swallowing of a from enslaved Africans, have inno- By Turki Aldakhil historical context of the crisis. How- American decay are misleading radical left. In the coming months "both sides of the aisle" has com- long-soured American Dream whilst vated new cultures and social orga- ever, Tillerson told him that what when they’re used to specify the type and years, the left and left-leaning fortably consolidated a giant right- choking back dissonances and forc- nizations much like anarchism concerns America is today’s prob- of strategy which will be important wing apparatus. It seems fitting that ibly reconciling irreconcilable dou- would require us to do outside of state Ever since America’s intervention constituencies of the United States in World War II, there have been lems, adding that history is not part in the 21st century. He added that it will need to make clear distinctions at the end of the Obama era we would ble consciousnesses. Whiteness has structures. Black radical formations of personal concerns as America’s is not possible for the upcoming de- see a white supremacist Trump pres- long sought to grapple with the ex- are themselves fundamentally anti- theories about its imperial role and between potentially counterproduc- the possibility of the transforma- own history is modern to begin with. cades to witness the emergence of a tive symbolic progress, and actual idency, and that immediately fol- istential threat posed by Black free- fascist despite functioning outside The Russians have practically post-American world. Nye noted, lowing a Black president whose cab- dom. Black repatriation to Africa, of "conventional" Antifa spaces, and tion of its power into a tool that material progress. Liberalism and destroys hostile countries and dif- retreated even if their rhetoric has however, that the US will require a party politics have failed a public inet was outspoken about diversity or "colonization," has long been Black people have engaged in anar- escalated. This is due to Russia’s in- smart strategy that combines sourc- and inclusion we would see a spike floated as one potential solution. chistic resistances since our very ferent projects. Meanwhile, totali- attempting to bring about real change tarian movements have been known ternal crises and because America is es of hard power and soft power and -- but there are solutions. The Black in right-wing hate group enrollment. Founded in 1816 and driven by a arrival in the Americas. From slave very powerful at pressuring others solidifies alliances that respond to liberation struggle, in particular, has And through the transition of ad- variety of ultimately complemen- ship and plantation rebellions dur- for opposing American values con- sidering they are products of an im- through sanctions. Moscow is aware the new context of the global infor- long provided a blueprint for trans- ministrations and the first wave of tary motivations, the American ing enslavement to post-Emancipa- that American power is no joke es- mation age. formative social change within the antagonistic legislation, there was Colonization Society helped to tion labor and prison camps, to Har- perial power that plans to control neither sustained nor sustainable found the colony of Liberia in 1822. riet Tubman's removal of enslaved the world through fashion such as pecially considering Barack Obama The US does not necessarily boundaries of this empire, and it has is no longer the president. Seen in intervene in crises because it is a done so due to its positioning as an protection being planned by the The abolitionist contingents within peoples from the custody of their jeans, fast food, soft drinks, cinema party purporting to defend progress. the society believed that because of owners, to the creation of maroon and the theme of the strong invin- this context, there have been con- colonial or occupying force but be- inherently radical social formation tinuous talks about America’s mili- cause it is capable of making mili- -- a product of the virulent and foun- That quiet has now manifested it- the insurmountable discriminations societies in the American South, to cible man like the James Bond or self in a Trump administration filled free-born Black people and freed- combatting the historic (and Rambo movie series. Exaggerations tary ambitions. There are different tary and political statements of su- dational nature of anti-Blackness in opinions as some say the US is the perpowers that think some malaise American society. Understanding to the brim with the worst of the men and their families experienced, present) collusion between state law apart, they are indeed very influen- worst: the absence of a real left has Black people would fare far better enforcement and the Ku Klux Klan tial in both the East and the West. strong state that is capable of re- are ordinary. We, however, cannot the significance of this struggle, we solving crises, intervening in crises say that America’s motives are pure- can proceed through examinations left so many vulnerable populations organizing themselves in their Afri- -- assertions of Black personhood, This American state developed and of the past, present and future to exposed and at the mercy of a plu- can "homelands." Slaveholders humanity and liberation have nec- the genius media spread its influ- and finalizing conflicts. Others be- ly humanitarian as there may be a build new movements, a strong and tocratic tyrant hell-bent on destruc- within American society were con- essarily called into question both the ence. Almost everything became lieve it is a colonial, imperialist and desire to restore influence and weak- radical left, and political power that tion. After a spate of extrajudicial cerned that the presence of free foundations and legitimacy of the American. Since America has com- expansionist state. So, how can en another power. It is no secret generates and inspires rather than police killings, hate crimes and do- Blacks would inspire enslaved Blacks American state. So given this histo- prehensive values that are based on America’s role be more accurately that it is in the interest of American disappoints. The United States' self- mestic terror incidents, the country to revolt and thus compromise the ry, why do we understand Black po- freedom, law and justice, it is not and clearly understood? In his book influence to intervene in Syria on ascribed democratic traits have long is reeling. Black America has been stability (both economic stability litical formations as squarely en- possible to separate its military pow- The Future of Power, Joseph Nye, the political and military fronts in been filtered through oppressive reminded again and again that we and the stability of the anti-Black trenched within liberalism or as al- er from its charming media power. the former Dean of the John F. order to weaken Russia’s interven- forms that the state insists are nec- are seen as a monolithic group of racial order) of the southern slave- most synonymous with supporting America does not have deep roots Kennedy School of Government, tion. Without this intervention, essary. Life, liberty and the pursuit feeble-minded children to be chas- ocracy, and other openly racist for the Democratic Party? The re- in history and conflicts as it was analyzed the role of American pow- Russia and Iran will wreak havoc in of happiness are measured by the tised by the state for our own disen- members outright refused Black peo- ality of the afterlife of slavery shows er and its possible consequences. Nye the Fertile Crescent and will have franchisement and community dis- ple the opportunity to integrate into that the updated terms of Black cit- founded 300 years ago and its val- success of a capitalist system that ues were the result of a mix of cul- believes that managing power is sole control. only truly benefits a few. Meanwhile, advantage. If there is nothing to be American society. Others still were izenship are still inextricably linked more important than power itself. This harms America’s national offered that addresses the repara- concerned that Black families would to the original sins levied against us tures and nations and were inspired everyone else is told to believe that by European civilization as it de- He compared and contrasted Amer- security. Old statements about Amer- our supposedly meritocratic chance tions Black America is owed on sev- burden state welfare systems and that from the moment of this nation's ican and Chinese power and noted ica are no longer relevant. Insulting eral fronts, then we should seek to interracial labor competition would inception. We are not able to es- veloped it as per its tools and needs. at being one of those few beneficia- During a meeting between Rus- that America continues to excel in linguistic movements are no more ries is what makes us "free." True, secure these things ourselves ultimately compromise wages for cape a cage that has never been ful- terms of military equipment and and this superpower whose humani- through action. Liberalism and white workers. A lesser known pro- ly removed, though liberal fantasy sian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov unfiltered freedom and deep democ- and his American counterpart Rex technological advancement. tarian values excel over bloody racy are far too revolutionary for Democratic Party politics are sim- ponent of colonization was the would have you think we will have a According to Nye, the US, as a projects and eliminatory ideologies this state, so radical and revolution- ply not working for Black people. "Great Emancipator" himself, Abra- dream or dignifiedly protest out of W. Tillerson, the former talked about the importance of being aware of superpower, will continue to main- have stayed. ary critiques of systemic limitations The agenda of the liberal establish- ham Lincoln, who entertained a far harm's way. The simple and increas- tain its significance in global affairs Does any reasonable man think are often dismissed as overly ideal- ment is frequently not one that is in lesser known and quickly abandoned ingly realized reality is that mass history before engaging in the Syri- line with the everyday material plan for Black colonization in Pan- protests, petitions and the over-ex- an crisis. He said, in a slightly con- but statements that the 21st centu- that the values of a party such as istic or a utopian fantasy. But it is in ry is the century of American supe- the Syrian Baath Party compete the midst of the real-life nightmare needs of Black America. Despite the ama -- one decried by Frederick hausted respectable methods liber- descending tone that Tillerson was optics of change and the promises Douglass as "ridiculous" -- which als tout as sole solutions have a pur- new, adding that he should know the riority as well as narratives about with those of the US? that is the Trump administration (Alarabiya) that we should now -- more than of a new day and the moral victo- would also play a role in the expan- pose, but do not stop bullets -- that ever -- be dreaming and striving to ries of "going high," an old sun is sion of American trade influence in is why Dr. King and many of their achieve something better. For many rising on a white horizon. At this the Caribbean. The "Back to Afri- favorite sanitized "non-violent" years now, American liberalism has point Black people and all people ca" project was subsequently taken protesters of yesteryear carried been a bitter disappointment to of color across the United States will up by Black thinkers like Marcus weapons to defend themselves. Lib- How Turkey’s Referendum many of those who somehow main- have to decide between securing real Garvey in the late-nineteenth and eralism cannot defeat fascism, it can tained faith in the democratic in- change and bargaining with bigotry early-twentieth centuries following only engage it through symbolic tegrity of the two-party system. The for compromise. Societal fascism the failures of Reconstruction in the political rigmarole. The triteness of Democratic Party has seemingly describes the process and political South, the first attempt to mean- electoral politics that has been su- been the only choice for those who logics of state formation wherein ingfully extend citizenship to new- perimposed onto Black life in the could be a prelude to consider themselves progressives entire populations are either exclud- ly emancipated Blacks, to protect United States positions Black peo- working for a better society, but the ed or ejected from the social con- them from white supremacist vio- ple as an indelible mule for much of notion that social inequities will be tract. They are excluded pre-con- lence and also the social and politi- this nation's social progression. Our solved through the electoral process tractually because they have never cal disillusionment of Blacks who hyper-visible struggle is a fight for French surprise was always naïve at best. The en- been a part of a given social con- had migrated to northern states. It all people's freedom and we die only trails of this system are lined with tract and never will be; or they are is no coincidence that interest in to realize that everything gained can By Mohamed A. El-Erian the far-right fascism that is current- ejected from a contract they were repatriation peaked during the peri- be reversed with the quick flick of a ly rising and has been bubbling under previously a part of and are only od. The major problem with both pen. While liberalism takes up the the façade of liberal democracy at able to enjoy a conditional inclu- historical and contemporary repa- burden of protecting "free speech" the expense of non-whites in a white sion at best. Black Americans are triation-colonization programs is and the rights of those who would supremacist society. A system pred- the former: they are residents in a the means by which they fail to annihilate all non-whites, Black peo- icated on the over-emphasis of "or- settler colony predicated upon the both provide reparation for histor- ple and other people of color as- der" and "security" is primed for genocide of indigenous people and ic violence and answer the perenni- sume all of the risks and harms. The authoritarianism. Genocide, enslave- the enslavement of the Africans al question of Black citizenship in symbolic battles the Democratic ment and other forms of violence from whom they are descendants. the United States. Many or most Party and its liberal constituents the empire inflicts have grown more Residents in the United States, as Black people, including many de- engage in pose direct existential tepid in their bluntness since this opposed to citizens of. Despite a scendants of enslaved Africans traf- threats to Black people because they Constitution laden with European ficked from the continent centuries protect esteemed ideals of a consti- Undeterred by warnings, particular- nation's birth. Over time, the vio- ly from the Western media -- in- lence has been displaced and restruc- Enlightenment values, and a docu- ago, have no desire to return to an tution that has never guaranteed ment of independence declaring egal- Africa that has never been their Black people safety or security. The cluding The Economist's stark cau- tured by more insidious and invisi- tion that Turkey risked "sliding into ble modalities of community de- itarianism and inalienable rights as home in any material sense. Given idealistic gestures with which liber- the law of the land, Black existence plans to remain, Black people have alism defines itself are made at the dictatorship" -- voters narrowly ap- struction. The reservation, the pris- proved a referendum proposal on on system and austerity policies are was that of private property. The organized in myriad ways to affect expense of Black people who are Black American condition is perpet- change and actualize varying con- not protected by such ideals in the Sunday that expands President Re- just some of the negotiable forms cep Tayyip Erdogan's powers under of violence that liberalism has fa- ual relegation to the afterlife of sla- ceptions of liberation in the United ways institutional whiteness and very, and as long as the United States States. But as history has demon- even articulations of white suprem- the constitution. Judging from some cilitated over time. Over the past of the voter interviews, one of the few decades, the United States has continues to exist as an ongoing set- strated, some vehicles for change acy are protected. tler project, in this afterlife Black and political advancement are more drivers of this outcome was the seen a shift in liberal politics leav- Turkish electorate's hope that stron- ing the Democratic Party in a com- people will remain. As Hortense fickle than others. Make no mis- Spillers makes clear in her seminal take: progress has been secured by ger leadership can provide greater pletely compromised position. The stability, security and prosperity. emergence of the Tea Party, a pop- work, "Mama's Baby, Papa's May- Black people's mobilization as op- Nuclear war be: An American Grammar Story," posed to a single political party. We This phenomenon has also played ulist surge in the Republican Party, out in other countries, and is likely alienated the more "moderate" es- Blackness was indelibly marked and are the ones who have achieved transformed through the Transat- much of the progress that changed to continue to have an effect in the tablishment Republicans in favor of has become months ahead. As a result, neither a more explicitly articulated bigot- lantic chattel trade. European colo- the nation for the better for every- nialism and the subsequent process one. Those gains were not a prod- markets nor political scientists ed takeover. The lack of a real re- should underestimate what some sponse to this moment further en- of African enslavement -- both as a uct of any illusion of American ex- thinkable profit-maximizing economic insti- ceptionalism or melting pots, but swing voters are willing to accept, abled the rightward shift as a shaken and risk, in their quest for greater liberal establishment only sought and tution and an un-humaning institu- rather through blood, sweat and telection included prolonging the officials, including Chancellor An- tion -- can be regarded as "high community self-defense. Our orga- national strength, a development state of emergency for three months gela Merkel of Germany, have attempted bipartisan negotiations again – we that raises interesting domestic and with the more extreme elements crimes against the flesh, as the per- nization can be as effective now as and signaling the possibility of hold- warned the government against ex- son of African females and males it has been in the past, serving ev- global issues -- including possibly in ing a referendum on reintroducing trapolating too much from a vote commandeering the party. Instead the upcoming presidential elections of moving left, the Democratic Par- registered the wounding." Crimes ery locality and community based need a the death penalty. But it is also gen- that they regard as illustrating a deep ty pandered to the alienated "mod- against the flesh are not simply on their needs and determinations. in France. With 51.4 percent of the erating internal and external push split in Turkey. But all this is un- erate" right as it had been for years, crimes against the corporeal self: the This much can be achieved through vote in his favor, and an 85 percent back. Seizing on reports of irregu- likely to deter the Turkish govern- and facilitated this conservative wounded flesh, rather, was the per- disassociating ourselves from party reminder of turnout, Erdogan now has wider pow- larities, including by external ob- ment from drawing the same types shift with nearly every waking op- sonhood and social positionality of politics that fail to serve us as Black ers over matters of legislation, fi- servers who noted that the referen- of conclusions as President Donald portunity. Liberal support for the the African. The wounding is the freedoms cannot truly be secured in nance, appointments and civil soci- dum fell short of international stan- Trump did from his election victo- Iraq War, post-9/11 domestic poli- process of blackening and necessar- any given election. Our political what it ety. His win comes at a time of sig- dards, opposition parties are ques- ry and the U.K. government did from cy and the foreign policy extensions ily of subjugation, a wound from energy is valuable and should not all nificant regional fluidity, including tioning the legitimacy of the result. the Brexit referendum: Unsettled of the War on Terror made clear which Black people and "Blackness" be drained by political cycles that the conflicts in Syria, together with The fact that Turkey's three main and, at times, angry citizens are the position of the Democratic Par- writ large have yet to recover. Black feed into one another as well as our means greater tensions in the country's al- cities voted "no" is seen by some as looking for stronger leadership to ty. For "millennials" in particular, exclusion from the social contract own detriment. While bound to the ready delicate relations with West- a signal of caution for the govern- regain control of their destiny. And our generation has come of politi- is existence within a heavily sur- laws of the land, Black America can By Paul Mason ern Europe. This referendum out- ment. Meanwhile, in an unusual set this comes at a time of "unusual un- cal age watching perpetual disap- veilled and heavily regulated state be understood as an extra-state en- come will embolden the Turkish of comments, high-level European certainty" both at home and abroad. pointments to this end. There has of subjection. We are carriers of the tity because of Black exclusion from government: Its first actions pos- How the trade-off turns out well will depend both on how constructively that there are only 101,000 beds in military superweapon. This sudden the Turkish government, and Er- the entire English NHS, you can mania for speaking of nuclear war- dogan in particular, uses the new begin to imagine the apocalyptic fare, among men with untrammeled constitutional powers. In the mean- scenes for those who survive. (You power, should be the No 1 item on LETTER TO THE EDITOR the news, and the No 1 concern of time, both markets and political sci- can model your own scenario here.) entists should remember that what But a Trident missile carries up to democratic and peace-loving poli- ticians. The video fireworks on US occurred in Turkey on Sunday is eight of these warheads, and mili- partly an illustration of a broader tary planners might drop them in a cable news channels have progressed in the space of 10 days from cruise global phenomenon of significant pattern around one target, creating numbers of people showing they are a firestorm along the lines that con- missile launches to bunker-busting airburst porn. One US news host re- willing to take risks in opting for Last week, Donald Trump deployed ventional Allied bombing created in the promise of stronger leadership his superweapon Moab, the “moth- Hamburg and Tokyo during the sec- ferred to the former as “beautiful”. What is child labor, it refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their I will always remember the Botoxed to secure greater stability and secu- er of all bombs” – 10 tonnes of high ond world war. I don’t wish to alarm rity. And they seem willing to do so childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or explosive detonated in mid-air in you, but right now the majority of faces of the US news anchors when they arrived in New Orleans after even if it entails weakening long- morally dangerous and harmful. This practice must be stopped in those countries where child labor is a daily such a way as to kill, it is claimed, the world’s nuclear warheads are in standing checks and balances, po- practice and the children are being deprived of their legal and constitutional rights. 94 Isis militants. The Russian me- the hands of men for whom the idea Hurricane Katrina. It was as if they had been woken up from a dream, tentially fueling political cults of It is estimated that at least two million Afghan children are working, of which at least 1.2 million are doing dia immediately reminded us that of using them is becoming think- personality and, perhaps even in- hard labor. According to the ministry of labor and social affairs, a number of these children are hired by gangs, their own thermobaric bomb – the able. For Kim Jong-un, it’s think- and the best of them realised how they had been sleepwalking towards creasing the threat of an eventual removed from school, and put to work. “father of all bombs” – was four able; for Vladimir Putin, it’s so slide into greater authoritarianism. times as powerful: “Kids, meet Dad- thinkable that every major Russian the disaster. Katrina shows what The related official should take bold step to put a full stop to the child labor. Child are the future maker happens when a disaster hits a frag- This phenomenon will probably be of every nation, Afghanistan also needs these children to be educated because the future of the already war- dy,” was how the Kremlin mouth- wargame ends with a “nuclear de- tested again in the first round of the piece Russia Today put it. But these escalation” phase: that is, drop one ile, poverty-stricken and socially hit country lays on their shoulder. If our youth and children are become educated, they can steer the country fragmented city. In New Orleans, for presidential vote in France on April toward development. They are very important. Government must pay huge heeds toward their education. are child’s play compared with nu- and offer peace. On 22 December 23. Already, the three anti-estab- clear weapons. The generation wak- last year, Trump and Putin an- a few days, civilisation fell apart. Only educated new generation can move the country toward developments. Policemen, suddenly called on to lishment candidates -- Marine Le Mozamel Ahmad, Kabul, Afghanistan ing up to today’s Daily Mail stra- nounced, almost simultaneously, Pen of the National Front, Jean- pline – “World holds its breath” – that they were going to expand their haul their overweight frames into self-sacrificing and arduous work, Luc Melenchon of the far left, and may need reminding what a nuclear nuclear arsenals and update the tech- Emmanuel Macron, who is running weapon does. The one dropped on nology. Right now, a US aircraft car- quit on the spot. The modern equiv- alent of lynchings happened. Cen- as part of a self-declared new move- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must Hiroshima measured 15 kilotons; it rier strike force is steaming towards ment -- have shaken up the coun- destroyed everything within 200 North Korea (the DPRK) to men- tral government and unified mili- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: tary command of the situation broke try's politics. In the process, they [email protected] yards and burned everybody within ace Kim’s rogue regime. We don’t have out-distanced the insiders Fran- 2km. The warhead carried by a Tri- know what secret diplomacy went down. My experience there con- on between Xi Jinping and Trump vinced me that, in the event of mass cois Fillon and Benoit Hamon, who dent missile delivers a reported 455 have been hampered by liabilities of kilotons of explosive power. Drop at Mar-a-Lago, but the US is sound- fatalities being inflicted on a devel- ing confident that China will rein oped world city, the real problem their own making. Insights from one on Bristol and the fireball is 1km Turkey's referendum add to the pos- wide; third-degree burns affect ev- the North Koreans in. What we do would be social chaos, not mass ra- Disclaimer: know is that Trump has been ob- diation sickness. Trump is ramping sibility of a victory by one of the erybody from Portishead to Key- unconventional candidates in nesham, and everything in a line sessed since the 80s with nuclear up the military rhetoric for a horri- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are from the Bristol Channel to the weapons, that he refuses to take bly simple reason: two weeks ago, France. That includes not only the those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or Wash is contaminated with radia- advice from military professionals the isolationist wing of his team got front-runner Macron but there also tion. In this scenario, 169,000 peo- and that he seems not to understand outflanked by generals; they tried is a lower extreme tail risk for Le opinions of the Afghanistan Times. ple die immediately and 180,000 the core Nato concept of nukes as a some war to see how it went down Pen or Melenchon. need emergency treatment. Given political deterrent, as opposed to a and it went down well. (Bloomberg) (Theguardin) WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

285 killed, 1,073 injured during Myanmar’s water festival

North Korea has placed its army military might has gone. If those on “maximum alert”, as it disclosed businessmen in power in the US United States interests it will at- thought of intimidating us by any tack if provoked “from the remote military or sanction threats – as US lands to the American military the [Barack] Obama administra- bases on the Korean peninsula”. tion used to do and failed – they This followed the US vice presi- will soon find out such threats are dent, Mike Pence, visit on Mon- useless,” Sin said. “If we notice day to the heavily militarised bor- any sign of assault on our sover- der between North Korea and eignty, our army will launch mer- South Korea. Pence said Washing- ciless military strikes against the ton wants to achieve security US aggressors, wherever they may “through peaceable means, through exist, from the remote US lands to negotiations.” the American military bases on the “The message of the people Korean peninsula, such as those of the United States of America is of Japan and elsewhere. “The nu- that we seek peace, but America clear weapon in our possession is has always sought peace through not illusion; it is not a commodity strength and my message here to- that may be traded for American day standing with US forces Ko- dollars – nor is it for sale. So it rea, standing with courageous sol- cannot be put on the negotiating A total of 285 people were killed region, 11 in Magway region, 20 diers from the Republic of Korea table with the aim to rip it off,” he and 1,073 others injured nation- in Mon state, 17 in Rakhine, 29 in is a message of resolve. “The peo- said. wide during a four-day water fes- Shan state and 28 in Ayeyawaddy ple of North Korea, the military (Dailypost) tival, the official Global New Light region. The criminal cases were re- of North Korea should not mis- of Myanmar reported Tuesday. lated to murder, car accident, drug- take the resolve of the United The deaths were 13 more than use, theft, arm possession and States of America to stand with Turkish that of last year's event. Mean- group violence respectively, said our allies.” In his reaction, Sin while, a total of 1,200 criminal cas- the report. Hong-chol, North Korea’s deputy es were also registered during the This year's traditional Thingy- foreign minister, told Al Jazeera Opposition to water festival. an water festival ran from Thurs- that Donald Trump’s administra- Among the deaths, 10 were in day to Sunday. tion “should look at the world with Appeal Nay Pyi Taw, 44 in Yangon, 36 in During last year's water festi- open eyes”. “The time of dictat- Mandalay, 26 in Sagaing region, 11 val, a total of 272 people were ing orders by brandishing the US Election Board in Tanintharyi region, 37 in Bago killed and 1,086 others injured. to Nullify (Chinadaily) Constitutional Referendum

Mard: EU looking forward to next round of talks with Azerbaijan The European Union is looking Council adopted a mandate for the forward to the next round of talks European Commission and the with Azerbaijan on a new agree- high representative for foreign af- ment, Malena Mard, head of the fairs and security policy to nego- EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, told tiate, on behalf of the EU and its According to media reports, Tur- reporters in Baku April 18, APA member states, a comprehensive key's opposition Republican Peo- reported. Asked about the possi- agreement with Azerbaijan in No- ple's Party plans to seek the an- bility of EU-Azerbaijan talks on a vember 2016. The new agreement nulment of a government-backed visa-free regime, Mard replied: should replace the 1996 partner- referendum with the Supreme Elec- “The ongoing talks have an ex- ship and cooperation agreement tion Board. panded agenda. We are ready to and should better take account of Turkey's opposition Republican discuss a number of issues within the shared objectives and challeng- People's Party (CHP) plans to the framework of these talks. We es the EU and Azerbaijan face to- seek the annulment of a govern- are looking forward to the next day. ment-backed referendum with the round of talks.” The European (APA) Supreme Election Board (YSK), Turkish media reported Tuesday. "The CHP to appeal to YSK to cancel the referendum at 2:30 UzbekistanAirways p.m. [11:30 GMT]," the Haber- turk broadcaster said on Twitter. takes flight to Tajikistan Preliminary results indicate over half of the voters in Turkey Uzbekistan Airways has begun two capitals takes around nine supported the proposed expan- twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Sat- hours and involves a border cross- sion of presidential powers during urdays) flights from Tashkent ing. In the near future Tajikistan’s Sunday's referendum. (TAS) to Dushanbe (DYU) in Somon Air is likely to start service (Sputniknews) Tajikistan. The first flight on the on the route as well, also with a relatively short 717-kilometre sec- twice-weekly frequency. Accord- tor was supposed to take place on ing to OAG schedules Uzbekistan Tuesday 4 April but was cancelled Airways currently serves 41 in- due to a lack of bookings. So the ternational and 10 domestic desti- What a waste: inaugural flight instead took place nations from its Tashkent hub. Of on 11 April using an A320, with the international routes 14 are to local media reporting that the first destinations in Russia. The other Malaysia’s struggle flight transported 29 passengers to 27 international routes are spread Dushanbe and 12 on the return leg across 20 other countries. The air- to Tashkent. Despite being neigh- line’s fleet currently comprises 26 bours these two countries have not aircraft including 10 A320s, five with excess food had direct air services between 757-200s, nine 767-300s and two each other for 25 years due to po- 787-8s, with both entering service The 88-storey Petronas Twin estimates 1.3 billion tonnes of food litical issues. Driving between the with the airline in 2016. Towers are among the tallest build- is lost or wasted globally a year. (ANNA) ings in the world, looming over Multi-ethnic Malaysia prides it- Kuala Lumpur at 1,483 feet. Now, self on being a food haven. Food is imagine if both those towers were inextricably linked to its identity, filled to the brim with food. That with every tourism campaign is the amount of avoidable food boasting the diverse dishes the Inflation in Kyrgyzstan waste generated by Malaysians in Southeast Asian nation has to of- just 18 days. According to fer – from traditional Malay nasi is forecast to return to SWCorp Malaysia, a government lemak to Indian banana leaf rice. Japan will prepare to send troops from 1910-1945 have hindered re- defence in the strictest sense. Prime agency dealing with solid waste, Food is also tied to Malaysians to the Korean peninsula to pro- lations and the possibility of Jap- Minister Shinzo Abe, however, is Malaysians generate about 38,000 expectations of hospitality. You tect its nationals there if a crisis anese troops on its soil would likely pushing to expand the military's 5.0pc in 2017: ADB tonnes of waste per day. Around would be hard pressed to attend requires their evacuation, its de- cause anger. Inada, a noted hawk role and legislation was passed in fence chief reportedly said on Tues- who supports a bigger role for Ja- 2015 that could see troops engage Inflation in Kyrgyzstan is forecast projected to narrow to the equiva- 15,000 tonnes of this is food any function without a spread of waste. "About 8000 tonnes, near- dishes on offer. Not surprising day (April 18). The remarks by pan's military, said that the coun- in overseas combat for the first to return to 5.0% in 2017 because lent of 3.0% of GDP in 2017 and Defence Minister Tomomi Inada try would be ready to mobilise its time since the end of World War II. import tariffs must rise to the Eur- 2.5% in 2018 as the government ly 60 per cent of waste that is be- then that SWCorp found that food ing generated, is avoidable food waste can increase by up to 50 per came as fears grow over North troops if Japanese needed to be Inada's comments came as US Vice asian Economic Union mandates, strives to restrain expenditure, de- Korea, which is believed to be on evacuated "but have difficulties in President Mike Pence arrived in and then ease to 4.0% in 2018 with spite a presidential election in waste," Mohd Pauze Mohamed cent during the festive periods. All Taha, Deputy CEO (Technical) this can contribute to Malaysians' the verge of a sixth nuclear test and leaving via private means of trans- Japan after visiting South Korea, limited additional adjustment in November 2017, and to boost rev- has threatened to launch missile portation". Inada said such a dis- the first leg of his Asian tour, and tariffs, the Asian Development enue by reforming tax policy and SWCorp, told Channel NewsAsia. ignorance about the problems the "Meaning that if there was nation is grappling with, accord- tests "every week". But her state- patch of troops is allowed under observed the Demilitarized Zone Bank's (ADB) report says. Infla- administration, the Bank said. Tax ment in parliament reported by Jiji Japanese law, which also requires separating the two Koreas. Pence tion could be higher if further de- receipts could be higher if EEU proper management, proper con- ing to Hayati Ismail, director of sideration in our handling of re- the Food Aid Foundation. "In Press and public broadcaster NHK the consent of the related country. met Abe on Tuesday, reiterating preciation of the Kazakh and Rus- accession yields more customs is likely to be controversial in Japan's constitution renounc- Washington's commitment to their sian Federation currencies causes revenue than now forecast. The sources, this amount of waste Malaysia, we have an abundance could be reduced,” Dr Mohd Pauze of food - we see food everywhere South Korea. There, memories of es the right to wage war and the decades-old alliance. the som to weaken. If prices rise current account deficit is forecast Japan's brutal colonial occupation country's military is limited to self (Straitstimes) as projected, the central bank will to widen to 13.0% in 2017 and said. Out of this 8,000 tonnes, - everywhere we go we expect a likely raise interest rates over the 13.5% in 2018, reflecting some 3,000 tonnes of food going to land- big feast," she said. "So it does not next few years. It will likely main- improvement in trade with the fills daily is edible – food that could click in our mind that there are tain a flexible exchange rate policy, EEU and signifi cantly lower ex- have fed around two million peo- people who aren't eating. "Here China’s bright to sell weetabix intervening less often to smooth ports to countries outside the EEU, ple. These are troubling figures to we are listening to stats that obe- exchange rate volatility, the ADB notably the People’s Republic of SWCorp, even by international sity rates are very high. At the same said in its Asian Development China (PRC) (Figure 3.5.7). standards. The United Nation's time, undernourishment is also an to post holdings in $1.76b deal Outlook 2017. The fiscal deficit is (Akipress) Food and Agriculture Organisation issue. (Channelnewsasia) U.S. cereal company Post Hold- while expanding Weetabix and Bar- Lion Capital in 2012 amid a major ings (POST.N) has agreed to buy bara's in North America. "Combin- overseas push stretching from British brand Weetabix from Chi- ing together two category leaders Australia to Israel. Bright agreed na's Bright Food Group Co Ltd continues our strategy of strength- to buy a 60 percent stake in Weet- ADIF to sell closed [SHMNGA.UL] in a 1.4 billion ening our portfolio in stable cate- abix in 2012 from private equity pound ($1.76 billion) deal that will gories and diversifying into new firm Lion Capital in a deal that expand its international business, markets," said Rob Vitale, Post's valued it at 1.2 billion pounds. banks’ assets at auction the companies said on Tuesday. chief executive, in a statement. Baring Private Equity Asia subse- The deal will add the Weetabix, Weetabix is Britain's second-larg- quently bought Lion's remaining The Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF) will sell assets of the Alpen and Barbara's brands to a est ready-to-eat cereal maker over- stake in 2015. Post said the deal closed banks at auctions, ADIF Executive Director Azad Javadov told a portfolio of cereals including Hon- all, and Weetabix is the nation's top- will immediately add to its adjust- press conference in Baku Apr. 18. ey Bunches of Oats and Grape- selling brand. The sale marks the ed operating profit margins and its No bank’s assets have been sold yet, according to him. Nuts. It will allow for expanded end of Chinese ownership of Weet- free cash flow, excluding one-time (Trend) distribution of Post products in a abix after state-owned Bright Food transaction expenses. number of international markets, took control of the company from (Reuters) WEDNESDAY.APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Tehran-Moscow trade turnover to reach $10b: Russian official

Strong growth of the Chinese econ- omy, coupled with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) deci- sion to cut interest rates to record lows, are expected to deliver a 165- billion-Australian dollar (125-bil- lion-US dollar) boost to the Aus- tralian economy, according to De- loitte Access Economics. Recent- ly, China reported an annual growth rate of 6.9 percent for the first quarter of 2017 - ahead of es- timates which predicted a growth rate of 6.5 percent growth rate. According to Chris Richardson of Deloitte Access Economics, the RBA had underestimated China's influence on the Australian econo- my, and both the positive impact Alexander Maksimov, the repre- Russia made up just $0.3 billion of the China-Australia Free Trade sentative of the Russian Chamber of the trade balance. "In 2017, Agreement (ChAFTA) and lower of Commerce and Industry in Iran, there has been a sharp increase in cash rate were now benefiting Aus- said the volume of trade between the above sectors primarily due to tralia's bottom line. "It's a beauti- Tehran and Moscow is expected recently signed contracts in the ful backdrop for the economy, to reach $10 billion in the near fu- transport sector (for the construc- which is getting not just the bene- ture. "We think the increase in tion of roads and bridges), for high- fit of China but the benefit of last trade is connected with the im- technology equipment including oil year's interest rate cuts," Richard- provement in bilateral relations production and refining, as well as son told News Corp on Tuesday. between our countries and the new contracts for the repair of avi- "(But) it gets muted by the growing interest from Russian and ation and rail equipment and ener- time you get to the budget as the Iranian businesspeople in joint gy systems, for example, in the good news in profits doesn't trans- commercial activities,” Maksimov nuclear sphere,” Maksimov add- late neatly to company taxes." As told Sputnik on Monday. He add- ed. He added that the implementa- a result, Deloitte has predicted that ed, “In addition, the two govern- tion of joint industry projects in Australia's 'national income' will ments are creating the necessary the coming years, particularly the benefit to the tune of 100 billion trade conditions with the opening participation of Russian oil and gas Australian dollars (75.6 billion US of specialized banks, joint ven- companies in the development of dollars) in 2016-17 and a further tures, free trade zones, free eco- 11 deposits in Iran, will increase 65 billion Australian dollars (49.1 nomic zones, the restoration of the amount of bilateral trade be- billion US dollars) in the following transport links and the introduc- tween our countries up to $10 bil- financial year - something Richard- tion of new measures including the lion. Since coming into force in Jan- son said would be the biggest in- creation of 'green corridors' and the uary 2016 of the Joint Compre- crease since the Australian mining easing of the visa regime”. In 2016, hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), boom was in full effect. the volume of trade between Rus- a nuclear deal between Iran and the (Globaltimes) sia and Iran increased by 70 per- Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the cent in comparison with the pre- US, Britain, France and Germany), vious year, thanks to the removal Tehran and Moscow have ramped of barriers to trade, the Russian up efforts to boost bilateral trade. NZ economy to get official further said. Last year's bi- Iran and Russia have also formed a lateral trade was worth $2.2 bil- strong alliance in recent years, with lion, most of which was comprised both supporting the Syrian gov- $52m shot in the arm of Russian exports of machinery, ernment against foreign-backed equipment, transport, food and militancy. from Masters Games metals. Iranian food exports to (Tasnimnews) New Zealand's econom y looks set to receive a boost as thousands prepare for the W orld Masters Gam es. The UK’s top markets Play Video02:19 'Looking forward to drinking' – NZ to benefit from Mas- regulator puts £2.5m ters Gam es influx towards a Brexit task force as ‘uncertainties’grow

Germany’s large trade surplus is aren’t a good thing either for Ger- take steps to boost domestic de- harmful to the euro zone econo- many or for the economy of the mand and imports. According to my, according to France’s indepen- euro zone. There should be a re- Macron, a potential change in Ger- dent presidential candidate Em- balancing.” As reported by man government policy would re- manuel Macron, who is tied with Bloomberg, Germany’s growing quire France to finally tackle struc- far-right candidate Marine Le Pen export surplus has raised concerns tural reforms. “As long as we’re in polls before the election on April for the global economy as well as delaying those we cannot expect 23. “Germany benefits from the the European Union after reaching Germany to trust us, after we al- Chief executive for the games Jen- The games are regarded as the imbalances within the euro zone a record in 2016. US President ready disappointed in 2003 and nah Wootten says those who have largest event New Zealand will host and achieves very high trade sur- Donald Trump’s trade adviser ac- 2007,” he said. Macron added that arrived already seem thrilled to be in the next decade. Ms Wootten pluses,” centrist candidate Macron cused the nation of exploiting a his relationships with German here. "When you actually get the says the games will generate $30 said in an interview published on “grossly undervalued” euro. Crit- Chancellor Angela Merkel and cen- chance to meet these people and million for Auckland, and $52 mil- April 17 with Germany’s Funke ics say that Germany’s dominance tre-left SPD Chairman Martin hear about their journey to New lion for New Zealand, over the next Mediengruppe and France’s is undermining EU nations’ econ- Schulz were “quite sincere”. Zealand, to hear about their train- ten days. "They're all out there Ouest-France newspaper. “Those omies and urge its government to (Neweurope) ing you can see the excitement, you spending, they're all out there see- can see the energy. "It's just fan- ing the best of what our country tastic and that's what we've worked has to offer and that's something four and a half years for," she says. that's pretty exciting for local busi- Iraq says to import wheat, The UK’s top markets regulator the Treasury and the Bank of En- 28,000 participants from 100 dif- nesses," she says. said the lack of clarity around the gland to keep markets operating ferent countries will compete in 28 The athletes will gather at Eden Brexit negotiations will have normally and “bridge the gap be- sports, across 48 venues. To com- Park on Friday night for the open- rice through direct contracts knock-on effects for markets and tween policy, markets and firms.” pete you have to be at least 35, ing ceremony. uncertainty for firms and consum- Brexit threaten London’s financial ers. The Financial Conduct Au- passport — an agreement that al- though the limit for swimming is (TVNZ) Iraq’s Trade Ministry said on Sun- 25, and there's no upper age limit. thority, which oversees markets, lows banks with a base in the UK day it was negotiating direct con- funds and financial behaviour, said to access customers and financial tracts for the import of rice and it would devote £2.5 million of its markets in the (currently) 28-na- wheat after multiple failures to £527 million annual budget to a tion EU trading bloc. Prime Min- HSBC predicts 100 secure the two strategic commod- Brexit task force. Brexit “creates a ister Theresa May has signalled her ities through international tenders. number of uncertainties with the intention to pull the UK out of the Iraq had been struggling to im- potential to affect the UK and EU single market. The Financial SaudiArabian listings port the grains for its food subsi- European financial markets, with Conduct Authority (FCA) said last dy program after introducing new potential knock-on effects for the year that 5,500 UK companies rely payment and quality terms that UK economy, tax, balance of pay- on passporting rights, with a com- in privatization drive kept traders away from its inter- ments, and the value of sterling,” bined revenue of £9 billion. “Both national tenders. the Financial Conduct Authority we and the Government are keen Saudi Arabia’s privatization drive listing next year, aiming to get a (Alarabiya) said in its annual business plan on to ensure that the financial servic- is likely to result in around 100 valuation of up to $2 trillion in Tuesday. “With little information es industry remains resilient and new stock market listings in sec- what could be the world’s biggest available about the form and na- well placed to meet users’ needs tors including mining, healthcare initial public offering. Although ture of these negotiations, it is cur- and thus make the most of oppor- and retail, a top HSBC executive Aramco has not made a decision rently unclear how these will ma- tunities in a post-Brexit world,” said on Monday. Georges Elhed- yet on the international venue for terialise,” the FCA said. “This lack Andrew Bailey, CEO of the FCA, ery, HSBC’s chief executive for the the IPO, Gulf Capital’s co-founder of clarity will potentially lead to a said. “Leaving the EU inevitably Middle East and North Africa, did Karim El Solh said at the same period of prolonged uncertainty creates a higher risk of disruption not give a time frame for the list- event on Monday that he expect- for markets, firms and consumers. to our Business Plan priorities. So ings but said they were part of ed it to be New York “given the Firms will need to assess the im- it is particularly important that we Saudi plans to diversify its econo- size (and) the nature of the indus- pact that a changed relationship retain the flexibility to respond my beyond oil by 2030. Close to try.” Global exchanges such as the with Europe and any changes to swiftly should we need to review 180 companies are already listed London Stock Exchange are pitch- the regulatory regime have on their them further.” on the Saudi market and HSBC is ing to win a slice of Aramco’s IPO, business models,” it said. The reg- (Businessinsider) advising the stock exchange on its which HSBC’s Elhedery said ulator added it would work with planned listing of its own shares, would generate huge demand from Citi sees oil surging while industry sources have told strategic investors regardless of Reuters that the bank will play a where it is listed. In recent weeks, made similar comments, saying ample inventories that have undermined key advisory role in the upcoming Chinese oil firms PetroChina, and $10m in season to have the bank said. The most impor- the output cuts are set to shrink and calling for more patience from the listing of national oil giant Saudi Sinopec Corp have both shown tant business stories of the day. market. “With a continuation of the OPEC and non-OPEC producer Aramco. “We are talking, up to interest in the Aramco IPO. Elhe- faith in commodities Get Bloomberg's daily newsletter. deal in the second half of 2017 and the expected associated inventory possible 100 IPOs (or) 100 enti- dery also said the region’s debt While the historic agreement be- draw-down, we expect oil prices to move above $60 a barrel by the ties to be listed on the stock ex- capital market issuance this year tween producers that went into second half of the year,” the analysts wrote in the note. Still, increased change in Saudi Arabia,” Elhedery was likely to exceed last year’s Citigroup Inc. joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in backing commodi- supplies from producers in the fourth quarter of 2016 is now “a dark ties, saying it’s the season to have faith in raw materials effect Jan. 1 “induced a euphoric said at an event marking the 150th record of more than $60 billion. and unsustainable surge” in bull- cloud hanging over the market,” and a failure to extend the output agree- anniversary of Thomson Reuters Richad Soundardjee, head of Mid- and oil will probably rally to the mid-$60s by the end of the year. ment would send prices “precipitously lower,” they said. The bank While U.S. shale output may come “roaring back” amid higher crude ish bets by investors, that also set in the region. Elhedery said the dle East for Societe Generale, said the stage for an inevitable sell-off expects U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil to average $62 a barrel and planned listing of a “jewel” like that the region is “on a good track prices, production curbs by OPEC and its allies should help offset that global benchmark Brent crude to average $65 a barrel in the fourth increase over the next six to nine months, Citi analysts including Ed as record fourth-quarter OPEC Aramco is a strong example of Sau- to beat the 2016 record” of issu- output and oil stored at sea moved quarter. WTI was trading 1 cent lower at $52.64 a barrel on the New di Arabia’s commitment to the ance but noted that there has been Morse and Seth Kleinman wrote in an April 17 report. The producers York Mercantile Exchange at 1:22 p.m. Singapore time on Tuesday. need to extend their deal to cut supplies through the end of the year to onshore sites, according to Cit- privatization program. Aramco is a lot of “front loading” in the first igroup. Goldman Sachs has also Brent on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange was up 3 gearing up for a 5 percent share quarter. (ArabNews) amid concerns that Russia is lagging behind on its pledged reductions, cents at $55.39 a barrel. (Bloomberg) WEDNESDAY .APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

I treat success and failure in the same way: Sonakshi Sinha Success has ruined more people than failure, believes Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha, who says she neither shouts from the rooftop when her films do well, nor does she sit in the dark and cry over her movie debacles. “I have been brought up in a way that I treat success and failure in the same way,” the actor told IANS while promoting her forthcoming film Noor. “Somebody once said, ‘suc- Off Duty and a female-driven film have done in the past have put me The novel centres on a 20- cess has ruined more people than like Akira. She also tried her hand in a position that I can do roles year-old reporter, Ayesha Khan, failure’. So it’s very important to at a different genre with Lootera, like Noor today,” she said. She is living in Karachi, her misadven- learn from mistakes and not dwell The three-day fashion extravagan- which gave her a chance to show also glad that the industry is chang- tures and finding a nice lover. How- on them. When I had my huge suc- her range as an actor. She will next ing in a way that’s favourable for ever, the film is set in Mumbai. za came to a close with some nota- cesses, I never got on to a rooftop ble showcases. Of the myriad of be seen playing a journalist in Noor, women. “We are moving in a di- Asked about how this cross-cul- and shouted that my films are a scheduled for a worldwide release rection where films are being made tural exchange between India and trends showcased, feminine and hit; and in the case of failures, I flowy silhouettes in muted colours on April 21. Sonakshi credits her with female protagonists, and it’s Pakistan can help, she said: “We don’t sit in a corner and cry about past work for helping her reach a really exciting because, finally, good are just here to entertain people and fabrics such as organza and them. You move on and do your silk seem to remain a dominant fad point in Bollywood where she is and amazing roles are being writ- and that’s our purpose. It’s an en- next film,” added Sonakshi. The 29- getting to play title roles. “I feel ten keeping women in mind. I am tertaining film taken from the this fashion season. Here’s a run- year-old, who is the daughter of down of who showed what on the my journey in Bollywood has been very happy to be part of this book with the only purpose to actor-turned-politician Shatrughan great. Some of the initial roles I did change and to be able to do those entertain and nothing else.” The fashion aisle. The designer duo Sinha and Poonam Sinha, made her showcased their latest line ‘Cha- have put me in a position today kind of roles,” she added. Directed message she wants the audience to debut with Dabangg, opposite Sal- where I shoulder a film like Akira by Sunhil Sippy, Noor is a crime take is: “Your voices are impor- teau Marmont’, which took inspi- man Khan. Subsequently, she de- ration from the glitz and glamour by myself. I have played two title thriller-comedy adapted from Pa- tant. Youth has the power to make livered hits like Rowdy Rathore roles and it is really exciting to be kistani novel Karachi, You’re Kill- a difference.” of old Hollywood and redefined it and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never with modern, sleek silhouettes. able to do that. The films that I ing Me!, penned by Saba Imtiaz. (Tribune) Vintage French beadwork, appli- qued gem stone motifs and struc- tured silhouettes dominated the outfits. The collection was flirty and feminine and combined the Deepika, Katrina traditional and modern with straight clean cuts, evening dress- es, jump suits, straight pants and have the best bodies gowns. The colour scheme com- prised emerald green, magenta, and yellow along with monochromatic in Bollywood: classics. Asifa and Nabeel’s show- case was an extension of their pre- vious collection, Carnation. Ruf- fled organza and layers of silk con- Jacqueline structed the silhouettes, which in- cluded flares and sharp cuts. The designers worked with a muted Fernandez palette, favouring shades of ivory Even the fittest of them all envy and then transcending into black her perfectly maintained body, but keeping with the soothing quali- Jaqueline Fernandez has some ties of silk itself. Embellishments favourites within the film indus- and details were inspired by ocean try. Asked who has an hourglass waves and were minimalistic yet figure in Bollywood, the Sri Lan- very distinctive. The collection kan beauty said: “I think Deepika exuded a feminine touch with ruf- Padukone and Katrina Kaif have fles, layers and frills. Tracing the the best bodies in the industry to- day.”Any sinful food habit she has that she wants to get rid of? “I have always been a con- scious eater and don’t really in- dulge in anything that needs to get out of my diet,” she said. Is that all she does for her svelte figure? “I do a lot of exercis- es. By exercise I mean, I indulge in Priyanka a lot of activities through the day that keep me fit. It’s either pilates or yoga or even cardio that covers Chopra gets most my workout routine,” said the actor. Jacqueline played the damsel in distress in the 2016 su- emotional perhero film A Flying Jatt. Now, she wants to take a step forward as she and be a superhero herself. She Black Mirror wants to gain powers of Captain Planet to make the environment prepares to episode Fifteen “safer, greener and cleaner”. “If I could be a superhero, I would love to be Captain Planet. He is one leave New Million Merits superhero I have grown up watch- ing and always loved the fact that to be turned with everything he did, he was York for making the environment safer, into an art greener and a cleaner space,” Jac- queline told in an interview. India exhibit (Hindustan Times) Priyanka Chopra is set to return One of the episodes of the sci-fi to India this week but the actor is show Black Mirror will be recreat- a little upset as she has to bid adieu ed in the form of an art exhibit soon. to NYC, where she has been living The arts institution, the Barbican Dubbing artists extremely for the past one year. Taking to Centre will feature an installation Twitter, the 34-year-old star says where the episode from the show, she is dealing with ‘conflicted emo- titled Fifteen Million Merits, will proud of Hrithik Roshan tions’ as it is her “last official week come to life, reported The Indepen- in NYC”. “Packing up the house dent. The entrance to the arts cen- walked in the room was that they is such a conflicted emotion! so tre will feature a six-foot art instal- were extremely proud that an ac- many things pop out that you lation from the series. A still from tor like him played the role of a didn’t remember... Last official the episode where people were re- dubbing artist in his last movie, week in NYC until next time,” she quired to earn points or merits by Kaabil. It is perhaps for the first wrote. (Santa Banta) footsteps of the central Asian travellers, the brand presented a collection that encompassed the rich and cycling day and night. This art piece time in mainstream cinema that vibrant heritage of the land of folklore and mountains. The designs were created in luxe fabrics and cuts, draped will recreate actor Daniel Kaluuya’s someone played a dubbing artist in a range of feminine silhouettes. The collection comprised solid and printed rich fabric with shimmering gold attempt to earn “credits” by using on the silver screen and the actual borders. While the heavily embroidered and voluminous floor length dresses were a visual treat, this collection an exercise bike to compete in a re- hero of the film was the voice. was a modern twist to a vibrant fashion tradition. The label took inspiration from the Japanese work-play ality TV show, in the anthology Hrithik very inquisitively asked series. the dubbing artists multiple ques- balance and explored the contradicting subcultures that seem to harmo- tions relating to their profession niously evolve with one another. Giving menswear his unique spin, the to know more about it. The dub- showcase featured a few stylish pieces, but was mostly understated. bing artists, on the other hand, were Linen pants and biker jackets with contrasting shirts radiated a relaxed really amazed at the in-depth summer look. The colour palette was minimal with a selection of basic study that Hrithik underwent for whites, blues and blacks. The collection was an amalgamation of ba- his role. They expressed how the roques, trellises and charming botanicals paying reverence to a tradition- session was a learning experience al yet contemporary fashion. With the colour scheme consisting of soft for them too. Everyone of them pastels with tints of vibrant hues, the brand put forward an utterly had their own moments with feminine and wearable collection. Models sported outfits which en- 13 dubbing artists who have been Hrithik but one thing was common sured that simple silhouettes will be the rage for the upcoming summer the voice of popular characters like in all of them. They all felt a sense season. Julke bags matched perfectly with the collection. The intricacy Kattappa from Baahubali, cartoon of pride in the way Hrithik played and beauty of art form was an influential aspect for the vibrant collec- character Doraemon etc met with a voice dubbing artist and used his tion presented by designer Erum Ahmad. Inspired by the ornamenta- Hrithik in his house on Friday af- skills in a manner that made this tions of erstwhile royalty, the collection entailed quirky prints and cuts. ternoon. The one thing they all profession the hero of the film. (Tribune) unanimously told him when he (Santa Banta) WEDNESDAY.APRIL 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Middlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal: Ian Signs of recovery for Poulter angered Arsene Wenger? by a bad Arsene Wenger made big changes showed they ran almost 10 kilo- as Arsenal claimed a 2-1 win over metres further than they did at Middlesbrough on Monday Night Selhurst Park. It was the kind of day with Football. It was by no means an response that Wenger wanted. "I outstanding performance, but were felt we were focused and commit- there signs of recovery? Arsene ted," he told Sky Sports afterwards. the putter Wenger did not seem overly recep- "We did not play with full confi- tive to the recent suggestion that dence but you can see the players he must be a "catalyst for change" have a good mentality. They want- at RBC if he stays at Arsenal. The com- ed to win the game and they re- ments, made by chief executive sponded." Alvaro Negredo's equal- Ivan Gazidis at a fans forum, ising goal highlighted Arsenal's on- Heritage prompted a frosty response from going defensive issues and the Arsenal manager. "Football to- Wenger's side were fortunate not day is a lot of talks and talks and to fall behind when Daniel Ayala's talks," he said. "But at the end of close-range header was scrambled the day, good players on the pitch away by Petr Cech, but there were is more important than anything encouraging individual performanc- else." On Monday night at the es too. After struggling against Pal- Riverside Stadium, however, there ace, Ozil was back on form at the was evidence that Wenger might Riverside. He completed 43 of his have been listening after all. Out 46 passes, and his well-taken win- went six of the players who start- ner took him to two goals and two IPL 10: Bhuvneshwar Andre Berto motivated ed the 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace assists from his last four appear- last week, and out went the sys- ances. It is a return to the kind of tem too. For the first time since productivity he offered last sea- Kumar’s 5-19 saves to become three-time his first season at Arsenal, Wenger son, and there was application switched to a back three. The new without the ball too. His total of world champion ahead formation did not bring about a four tackles was the joint-highest Sunrisers despite vintage display, and Wenger cer- of his Premier League career. tainly still has plenty of work to Sanchez made the difference by of Shawn Porter fight do to convince his critics that he is scoring the opener and creating Ian Poulter admitted he was "hot Manan Vohra’s 95 the man to take the club forward, Arsenal's second, and there was under the collar" after enduring a Berto, nicknamed The Beast, has pose. I've had tremendous spar- but a hint of tactical flexibility was also an eye-catching display from tough time with the putter on the wrapped up his training camp in ring this camp and everyone I've a welcome development after the Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at right final day of the RBC Heritage. Oakland with renowned coach Vir- been there with has been trying to same old problems resurfaced in wing-back. The 23-year-old grew Poulter was just three shots off gil Hunter and believes he is bene- push me to a whole other level so recent weeks. "It wasn't a great into the game in a defensive sense, the lead overnight and had high fiting under Hunter's tutelage ahead I will be ready for anything come performance from Arsenal but it and he was a constant menace at hopes of earning the $145,000 he of the fight, live on Sky Sports fight night. "We are going to be was more important to get the re- the other end. Jamie Carragher needed to secure his PGA Tour 1HD from 2am. "We've had a tre- ready for whatever Shawn brings sult," said Sky Sports pundit gives his verdict on Arsenal's 2-1 card for the remainder of the sea- mendous training camp out here in on April 22. We've seen him brawl Jamie Carragher. "They were nev- win over Middlesbrough. Only son, and he got off to the ideal start the Bay. I'm focused and I'm in and try to press guys out but he er going to be at their best. Their Granit Xhaka had more touches, with a birdie at the opening hole. great shape," said Berto. "Train- might try do something different confidence had taken a heavy and Oxlade-Chamberlain also had But he was continuously frustrat- ing with Virgil is like stepping in in this fight and we'll be ready for knock but it was a huge win and it the confidence to run at Middles- ed by the Harbour Town greens in to a classroom. I'm always learn- it. "I'm known for my speed, my gives them a fighting chance for the brough's backline at every oppor- a closing 73 in which he three-putt- ing and growing as a fighter when power, my explosiveness and I'm top four. Alexis Sanchez and Me- tunity. He completed more drib- ed twice and failed to convert a I'm in the gym with him. "We've in fantastic shape so this is defi- sut Ozil's goals provided moments bles than any other player, and to savour for Arsenal supporters, came close to scoring on two occa- number of birdie chances, particu- and after the meek surrender sions in stoppage time. His first larly on the par-fives. The English- against Crystal Palace, there were effort was well saved by Brad man dropped shots at the third, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged ca- with Warner amounting to 60 runs also signs of fight from Wenger's Guzan, his second rippled the side seventh and eighth to turn in 38, reer-best IPL figures of 5-19 as off 37 balls. The skipper brought players. In fact, the tracking data netting. (Sky Sport) and also bogeyed the 14th before a Sunrisers Hyderabad defended 160 up his fifth consecutive fifty welcome birdie at the next revived despite a supreme 95 off 50 balls against Kings XI by tucking a his hopes of at least a top-10 fin- from Manan Vohra. Kumar, the lead- Mohit Sharma slower ball for four ish. New NOW TV customers: ing wicket-taker in the competi- and batted through the innings af- British Cycling’s Grab a Month Pass and watch the tion with 15 scalps, again showed ter being missed on the boundary race for silverware hot-up for just his class as the title-holders were in the last over by Eoin Morgan. £25. But Poulter had to scramble a rocked by last year's basement Sunrisers' tally seemed below par Stephen Park enjoys par at 16 before shaving the hole boys. Sunrisers captain David but with Kumar quickly made life with a good birdie opportunity Warner (70no off 54 balls) carried difficult for Kings XI. The seamer positive results at from inside 10 feet at the 17th, and his bat - scoring his 34th fifty in trapped Hashim Amla lbw with a par at the last left him in a tie for the IPL, the most by any batsmen the first ball of the innings and took 11th on eight under - five strokes - as the home side posted a mod- his overall tally to 12 when Glenn est 159-6. They appeared to be Maxwell tried to hit a slower de- Track Cycling Worlds adrift of champion Wesley Bryan. crusing to victory as Kings XI livery over the top only to hole This week's Valero Texas Open is Incoming British Cycling per- more positive reasons. New Poulter's last event of his major slumped to 62-5 only for Vohra to out to Warner, who roared loudly formance director Stephen Park NOW TV customers: Grab a strike five sixes and nine fours in a in celebration. Morgan (13) dis- medical extension having been side- knock that all but got his side home. patched debutant Mohammad is optimistic for the future after Month Pass and watch the race lined for four months last year Earlier, Warner batted within him- Nabi's first ball into the stands over been pushing to the limit every day nitely going to be a can't miss watching a young squad per- for silverware hot-up for just with a foot problem, and he will self after fellow opener Shikhar wide mid-on only to have his and I'm just ready to go to work." fight." Berto admits he has enjoyed form well at the UCI Track Cy- £25. "I've been really impressed need to earn just over $30,000 to Dhawan (15) gloved a short ball stumps rearranged by the Afghan- Porter (26-2-1-KO16) is eyeing up working within the same stable of cling World Championships in with how the coaches and the earn his playing privileges for the from Mohit Sharma behind, break- istan spinner, beaten by one that a rematch with Keith Thurman and great fighters under Hunter's teach- Hong Kong. Former British sail- support staff have worked," rest of the 2017 campaign. "I'm a ing a measured 25-run stand off skidded on with the angle. Not to has said he plans to follow Floyd ing including the likes Andre Ward ing chief Park will soon become said Park, who saw Katie little hot under the collar right five overs. The rate barely im- be upstaged by his compatriot, Mayweather's blueprint which and Amir Khan. "We have a tre- the organisation's first perfor- Archibald and Elinor Barker saw him succeed against Berto in mendous atmosphere out here and now," he told Nick Dougherty at proved before left-arm spinner Khan claimed two wickets in three mance director since Sir Dave presented with world champi- the Sky Cart. "I'm not disappoint- September 2015. However, Berto we all feed off of each other, added Brailsford left to concentrate on on jerseys. Axar Patel came on after nine overs balls in the 10th over - bowling ed I didn't get the job done today and struck twice in his first two David Miller and Wriddhiman insists he is prepared for Porter's Berto. "Training with all these great Team Sky in April 2014. British "It would've been not unex- game plan and has reached another fighters and world champions Cycling has come under in- pected for them to come here a in terms of finishing where I need balls - Moises Henriques stumped Saha to reduce Kings XI to 62-5 at to finish, but that could have been for nine before Yuvraj Singh edged the midway point. Only one fur- level during his training. "Shawn's pushes you to another level. We tense pressure in recent months little bit reserved, a little bit ret- his first delivery faced behind. The ther run had been added when Pa- a great fighter but we are fully fo- all support each other and it defi- but Park hopes a five-medal icent almost, bearing in mind a victory and I let it slip. "Three mid-innings injection came from tel pushed a sharp chance back to cused on what we need to do in nitely adds another level of moti- performance - two of them the level of public criticism putts from 25 feet is unacceptable, Naman Ojha, whose 34 off 20 balls Nabi before he'd scored only for the ring," said Berto. "My boxing vation during training camp for golds - will start to bring the there's been over British Cy- and another three-putt on the sev- helped to more than double the the chance to be spilled. IQ has grown so much and now each of our fights." sport back into the spotlight for cling over recent months. "But enth. I had chances on the two par- score in half the overs - his stand (Cricket News) everything we're doing has a pur- (Sky Sport) that's not what I've observed. fives from eight feet and didn't con- I've observed a group of peo- vert those. So that's four shots, all ple who have absolutely com- of a sudden that's 12 under par. Petra Kvitova mitted to what they're doing. And then there's the putts in the "Seeing everyone getting on closing stretch. "I could have got it may with the business and deliver- done today and I should have got ing (is), frankly, what you it done. Three-putting is unaccept- would expect. able, especially from the distances return for "Quality operation, which is I was. I pride myself on being a why British Cycling ends up good putter, but the flat stick didn't French Open getting to the Games and win- do what it needed to do. "I didn't ning those medals time after close out any of the putts that I following time. "It's far too early for me to expected to close out, and I subse- make any kind of professional quently ended up shooting 73," positive level judgement, but my feel- added Poulter, who saw enough ing, my gut tells me, that some positives in his tee-to-green game progress of those young riders are des- to give him encouragement head- tined for great things." ing to TPC San Antonio. after hand (Sky Sport) (Fox News) injury

Petra Kvitova could be in line for a Stuart Bingham beats shock return at the French Open after recovering from hand injuries quicker than expected. The 27- Our Duke stamped his class on the Foru fell, bringing down Arbre De Peter Ebdon at World year-old suffered serious injuries BoyleSports Irish Grand National Vie. In truth only a handful were to her racket-holding left hand in to continue the golden season of ever involved on the front end, Snooker Championship an attack by an intruder at her trainer Jessica Harrington and jock- with Our Duke kept wide early apartment in the Czech Republic ey Robbie Power. Sent off the 9-2 by Power and apart from getting Stuart Bingham won the battle of don had battled through to The in December. The two-time Wim- favourite despite running in his close to a couple he jumped like an the former world champions at the Crucible after qualifying but has bledon champion was expected to first handicap and for just the old hand. He was cut to 14-1 from Crucible, beating Peter Ebdon 10- not won a first-round match in miss most of the 2017 season but fourth time over fences, the Grade 25-1 for next year's Gold Cup, with 5 to seal a place in the second round. Sheffield since 2008 when he she announced on social media One-winning novice never looked the current champion already in With four finals between them the reached the quarter-final and his that she will be submitting her en- in any real danger. Following on the same yard. As well as three pair were separated by just one hopes were extinguished after a try for Roland Garros, which be- from a Cheltenham Festival treble Cheltenham winners, Power also frame overnight, Ebdon rallying dominant Bingham took the first gins on May 22, after making which included the Gold Cup suc- won four races at Aintree's Grand from 3-0 and 5-2 down to stay in three frames of the session. Trail- progress in her recovery. She post- cess of Sizing John, Harrington and National meeting. He said: "This touch and trail 5-4 before their ing 8-4 Ebdon pinched a frame ed on Instagram: "Hello everyone! Power added the valuable Fairy- means so much to me, it's my local match was concluded on Monday. back before world number three I wanted to provide a quick (and house feature in real style. When racecourse and I was second in it a And when they returned it was Bingham rattled off the next two hopefully positive) update for Stellar Notion and Fletchers Flyer few years ago so this is nice com- 2015 champion Bingham who pre- to book his place in the second you. "My name will appear on the tired to leave Our Duke in front, pensation. He is a hell of a good vailed, winning five on the six round. Shaun Murphy withstood entry list for Roland Garros to- Power just had to make sure the horse. He is very, very good. "He frames to advance to the last 16 a brave fightback from China's Yan morrow because, as the entry dead- seven-year-old negotiated the last made a few novicey little mistakes, where he will face highly-rated Bingtao, who gave the 2005 cham- line approached, I had made good two fences safely. Gordon Elliott's but full credit to all the team at ing the ground because otherwise he wouldn't have been here. Full marks Kyren Wilson who beat David pion a huge scare before Murphy progress in my recovery process Bless The Wings stayed on from a Commonstown. Jessie has done all round to everyone. Hopefully I'll have a tough decision to make next Grace on Sunday. The 2002 cham- eventually prevailed. and I want to give myself every long way back to claim second yet some job to train this horse to win March (for the Gold Cup), but who knows, we'll enjoy this one first." pion and two-time-runner-up Eb- (BBC Sport) last opportunity to be able to com- again, the same spot he filled 12 an Irish National on only his fourth Harrington said: "It's unbelievable, I can hardly believe it myself. "He's pete at one of my favourite events. months ago, while the Ellmarie start over fences. "Once he got a a novice, that was only his fourth run over fences but it just went like "This unfortunately does not Holden-trained Abolitionist brief- good view of his fences and got copybook the whole way. "Robert was convinced he would stay and mean necessarily that I will be ly threatened for Rachael Black- plenty of light we were going to be my only worry was the ground, but he absolutely loved it. "The owners ready to play in Paris, but that I'm more and took third, with Thun- happy. He just travelled so well (Cooper Family Syndicate) also bred him and turned a lot of money doing everything possible to give der And Roses (Mouse Morris) everywhere, he is just a very good down for him and they're fantastic." She added: "The Gold Cup and an myself the chance and keep a pos- fourth. Barry Geraghty was an ear- horse. "Fair play to Fairyhouse as Irish Grand National are all firsts for me, it's not bad for a 70-year-old! itive mindset. (Sky Sport) ly casualty as his mount Minella well they done a super job water- "He'll go nowhere else this season, that was the plan and it has worked. WEDNESDAY . APRIL 19. 2017-Hamal 30, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 256 Price: Afs.20

13 IS commanders killed in MOAB strike identified KABUL : A credible security offi- cial on Tuesday named 13 Daesh tants. Karzai, in an interview with Afghan forces had tried to assault or Islamic State (IS) commanders The Associated Press, objected to repeatedly in recent weeks, accord- who were killed in the GBU-43/B the decision, saying that his coun- ing to Afghan officials. U.S. and strike by the US military in Achin try “was used very disrespectful- Afghan forces have been battling district of eastern Nangarhar prov- ly by the U.S. to test its weapons the Taliban for more than 15 years. ince. Local officials say more than of mass destruction.” The office But the U.S. military unveiled the 90 Daesh fighters were killed and of President Ashraf Ghani said fol- largest conventional bomb in its a large amount of ammunition de- lowing the bomb’s usage that there arsenal against the Islamic State Pr ovin cial b u d get stroyed when a US aircraft was “close coordination” between group, which has a far smaller but dropped the giant bomb also the U.S. military and the Afghan growing presence in Afghanistan. known as Massive Ordnance Air government over the operation, and U.S. President Donald Trump has p olicy r olled ou t Blast (MOAB) on a cave complex they were careful to prevent any publicly vowed to aggressively in Achin district near the Pakistani civilian casualties. But Karzai confront IS. Trump called the op- border on Thursday evening. A se- harshly criticized the Afghan gov- eration a “very, very successful in fou r Min ist r ies curity official on Tuesday told ernment for allowing the use of the mission” but Karzai had harsh Pajhwok Afghan News that 96 IS bomb. “How could a government words for the new U.S. leader. Officials at the Ministry of Finance ing and said giving more authority fighters, including 13 commanders, of a country allow the use of a “My message to President Trump (MoF) on Tuesday said at a con- to local governments and institu- had been killed in the attack. The weapon of mass destruction on its today is that he has committed an ference on the provincial budgeting tions, especially in budgeting and source said the commanders had own territory? Whatever the rea- immense atrocity against the Af- policy that this year four ministries planning matters, will help prov- links with India, Pakistan and Af- KABUL: Former Afghan Presi- mense atrocity against the Afghan son, whatever the cause, how could ghan people, against fellow human started implementing the policy and inces reach their goals of growth ghanistan. The official said Daesh dent Hamid Karzai said Monday people.” Last week, U.S. forces they allow that? It just unimagin- beings,” he said. “If the American that in the next three years 15 to 20 and balanced development. commanders killed in the attack that the U.S. is using Afghanistan dropped the GBU-43 Massive able,” he said. The strike was car- government sees us as human be- government departments will fol- “Growth and balanced develop- were identified as following: Com- as a weapons testing ground, call- Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) ried out Thursday morning against ings, then they have committed a low suit. According to the finance ment is one of the priorities and mander Shahid Omar Afridi, a ing the recent use of the largest- bomb in eastern Nangarhar prov- an Islamic State group tunnel com- crime against fellow human beings, ministry, the provincial develop- goals of government. This won’t former Pakistani Taliban member. ever non-nuclear bomb “an im- ince, reportedly killing 95 mili- plex, carved into a mountain that but if they treat us...P2 ment budget this year from the min- be acquired unless government of- Commander Wilcon, brother of istries of agriculture and irrigation, fers good services, establishes a former Daesh leader Hafiz Sayed. public health, education and rural good financial and planning sys- Mumtaz, a retired Pakistani mili- rehabilitation and development will tem and specifies the roles of cen- tary officer. Abobakr Orakzai, Graft allegations against Balkhi irks Canadian Embassy be $1 million USD for every prov- tral and local officials,” he said. “In Daesh operation unit commander. ince from each ministry. “This pol- the past we tried different plans Sheikh Waqas, a former member KABUL : Canada’s Embassy in to achieve $18,000 from a project bassy in Kabul in an email to the ule to clarify the issue and if any icy aims to decentralize services and such as the provincial five-year of Lashkar-e-Taiba of Pakistan and Kabul on Monday expressed con- of the MoE.” MoE had asked it to clearly re- corruption investigating body or budget resources and it has been strategic plan, but due to a lack of a resident of Orakzai agency. Daesh cern over corruption allegations An individual, who is said to spond to and clarify the allegations. the Presidential Palace were aware carried out by delegating authori- budget the plan was not imple- commanders Mohammad and Al- against the Afghan education min- be MoE’s capacity building pro- In the email, a copy of which of it? ties of the central budgetary units mented,” said Abdul Moqtader, lah Gupta were from India. Yasir ister. gramme in-charge, is heard in the is available with Pajhwok Afghan However, MoE spokesman to the provincial directorates. The the director of policy and planning Khorasani was from Afghanistan, About four months back, an clip expressing concern over sub- News, the Embassy has asked the Kabir Haqmal said he had replied delegation of authority is being done for the Independent Directorate of Emran Orakzai and Aftab Punjabi audio clip showing the minister and mitting a high expenditure report. ministry if it or the Afghan gov- to the Canada Embassy’s email in a transparent way and (director- Local Governance. Meanwhile a from Pakistan, Hamzah Orakzai, some other officials of the Minis- “If an audit team investigated ernment has taken any step regard- and its concerns had been ad- ates) will be accountable for the number of parliament members Hamid Kunari and Haji Saad try of Education (MoE) went vi- the report what will happen?,” the ing the allegations or the minister dressed. pubic financial management sys- criticized government over what Kunari were other Daesh com- ral on Facebook. official told the minister who as- and in-charge of the programme But the Embassy said the con- tem,” said deputy minister of fi- they said was a decrease in plan- manders killed in the strike, the In the audio recording, Minis- sured him of controlling every- has been interrogated so far? cerns remained and the Afghan au- nance Shafiq Ahmad Qarizada. Ab- ning and budget spend by local source said. He said 13 Indian ter Asadullah Hanif Balkh is alleg- thing. The embassy also asked the thorities had done nothing in this dul Sattar Murad, the minister of authorities over the past two Daesh militants were also among edly asking other individuals “how However, the Canadian Em- ministry if it had made any sched- regard. (Pajhwok) economy, also attended the meet- years. (ToloNews) those killed in the attack. Before the attack, local residents were evacuated from the area, he added. The official said the bomb could cause casualties in a 1.8 mile radi- Transfer order of Qarabagh us and could deafen a person in a 2.5 miles radius. About the reason the area was attacked, the official police chief sparks protest said important Daesh hideouts ex- isted in the cave complex where AT Monitoring Desk the rebels from other parts of the world would also come and meet. KABUL: A large number of peo- He said Daesh fighters used to ple organized a peaceful protest sneak from the area to other parts on Tuesday against a presidential of Afghanistan.The official said he order, transferring the entire po- could not comment about the im- lice station in Qarabagh district of pact of the attack on Daesh mili- central Kabul province. Abdul tants, but was sure it would defi- Sami Sharifi, the district’s admin- nitely leave a long-term impact on istrative chief, said Qarabagh po- the outfit. Around 1,700 to 2,000 lice chief including the whole staff Daesh militants have been killed of the police station had been trans- in Afghanistan so far and around ferred in compliance with a presi- 1,000 to 1,200 of the rebels still dent decree. He said new person- nel had not been appointed so far. exist here, the source said. How- the police station under him had always struggled to se- ever, a Daesh-run radio in Nangar- The residents came out on roads at 8am chanting slogans “we want cure the district. He was worried about the security of the har province announced yesterday Qarabagh district if the presidential order was enforced. that none of its fighters had been security,” “we want peace” until ending their rally at 11am local But the district chief termed the assertion of the protest- killed in the Moab attack. ors as baseless, saying the security personnel were trans- (Pajhwok) time. Mir Hamza, one of the pro- testors told to local media, the ferred following people’s complaints and insecurity in police chief and all personnel of the district. Travel curbs Daesh radio on eased for air despite Pakistanis MOAB bomb Residents of eastern Nangarhar stranded in province on Tuesday said Daesh radio has continued to broadcast its propaganda in the province and Afghanistan that every evening theradio station PESHAWAR : The Pakistani citi- airs anti-government programs. zens stranded in Afghanistan have Nangarhar residents said Daesh been allowed to utilise their com- radio programs are “horrible and puterised national identity cards disgusting”. The radio started (CNICs) till April 18 for their re- broadcasting a year ago, but Nan- KUNDUZ CITY : An ongoing operation codenamed (Kha- turn home through the Torkham lid) in the capital of northern Kunduz province has been border crossing. The relaxation is garhar residents said in the past meant for only those Pakistanis few days all the radio has focused a failure, public representatives and residents claimed on who have been stuck in different on is the MOAB bomb that was Tuesday. Provincial Council (PC) member Safiullah Ami- cities of Afghanistan in connection dropped by U.S Forces in Achin ri, who visited the area, told Pajhwok Afghan News the with their occupations, Frontier district of Nangarhar on Thursday operation against Taliban was launched four days ago in Corps officials told local journal- night. “If the radio broadcasts are Kunduz City, but there had been no progress yet. He said ists at the Michni check-post on schools had been closed and residents forced from their not stopped, it will have negative houses due to the ongoing offensive against the insur- Monday. Entry into Afghanistan consequences,” said Guli, a Nan- would be allowed on production gents. However, 80 percent of Kunduz was still under garhar resident. “Daesh radio sta- Taliban’s control, he alleged. Gul Agha, an inhabitant of of Pakistani passport as CNICs tion broadcast anti-government as the Rahdari card relaxation had the locality, complained: “Our houses have been turned been withdrawn on April 15, the propaganda and it has a bad effect into trenches by both sides. We have been displaced and officials explained. All Pakistanis, on the society,” said Ali Jan, an- schools shut. If the operation continues like this, results particularly local transporters and other Nangarhar resident. Securi- can’t be achieved in a year.” But ND Director Col. Safar traders, should immediately apply ty forces have regularly claimed to Mohammad said Mullah Sardar, Faiz Mohammad and for passports to avoid impedi- have targeted the radio station but Panjshiri villages on the outskirts of Kunduz City had ments to their cross-border move- according to residents the broad- been cleared of militants. The operation was still ongoing, ment at Torkham, they said. casts continue. (ToloNews) he added. (Pajhwok)