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Abdullah Peace talks to introduces Gen. Andarabi as acting start within few Afghan intelligence chief weeks: Ghani The Chief Executive Officer AT News Report (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah formal- ly introduced Major General Mo- KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani legitimate use of force we don’t said that peace talks between the mean that Afghanistan and its peo- Afghan government and the Tali- ple must use it all alone, but the ban will start within few weeks. countries from the region, particu- Speaking at a press conference larly Pakistan, must also extend the here on Friday, President Ghani use of legitimate force,” Ghani said. said that Pakistan has vowed to He added that now it is all up facilitate the peace parleys. to the militant groups to choose Showing meticulous optimism between war and peace. about results of the upcoming Ghani described the current peace parleys, President Ghani said situation in Afghanistan is compli- that the pace talks will be held cated and said that it could not be hammad Massoud Andarabi as within the framework of the con- solved within a day. However, he acting Afghan Intelligence – Na- stitution. said that every step that could lead tional Directorate of Security Ghani said that Pakistan dur- to peace in Afghanistan should be (NDS) chief. ing trilateral and quadrilateral meet- welcomed. The president said that Gen. Andarabi was previous- ings ensured to cooperate with Pakistan has agreed to take action ly serving as Deputy Director of Afghanistan in brining everlasting against those militant groups on Operations of the National Direc- peace to country. its soil, who are not willing to talk torate of Security (NDS). Daesh militants acting in Afghani- cil of the Afghan Interior Minis- Asian countries, which could be tral Asia are currently under threat He added that the peace talks peace with Afghanistan. NDS in a statement said Gen. stan may use the country for arms try. captured by the militants. of a terrorist invasion. This is a big will start within few weeks and It is worth mentioning that the Andarabi was appointed as acting smuggling and human trafficking, In an interview with Sputnik, "This worst-case scenario headache for Moscow," Tauhidi the peace would be talked only direct peace talks between the Af- NDS chief through a presidential according to Sidiqollah Tauhidi, a Sidiqollah Tauhidi, a member of the may see the transformation of Af- said. with those willing to come to the ghan government and the Taliban decree on Thursday and and for- member of the consultative coun- Afghan Interior Ministry's consul- ghanistan into a transit route for According to him, Russia negotiation table. “Those who started in Murree, a resort city near mally assumed charge of NDS dur- tative council, suggested that Af- the smuggling of arms, minerals should first of all wrap up its air want to talk peace are most wel- Islamabad, in June, 2015. Howev- ing a ceremony attended by CEO ghanistan may soon become a and people from the Middle East campaign against Daesh in Syria come, but those who don’t want er, the peace talks faced a dead- Abdullah. trans-shipment point for Daesh to Central Asia," Tauhid said. and then focus on these militants peace and want to continue fight- lock after revelation of the death Speaking during the ceremony militants engaged in arms smug- In this connection, he pointed in Afghanistan, where he said Rus- ing for others interest in Afghani- of the Taliban’s supreme leader to introduce Gen. Andarabi as act- gling and human trafficking. the finger at Pakistan, which he sia may develop better coordina- stan will face legitimate force. By Mullah Omar. ing NDS Chief, Abdullah said the Tauhidi recalled that the vast said maintains contact with the tion with Western countries fight- acceptance of Rahmatullah Nabil’s majority of members of Daesh are Taliban and Daesh, directing their ing Daesh. resignation was not an easy task former Taliban militants who actions in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, The Times report- during the current situation but he "changed their position, but who Separately, Tauhidi heaped ed late last week that Daesh had said the government respects the continue to destroy, destabilize… praise on Russia's efforts to com- captured four districts in eastern TAPI TO START right and decision of the security and kill civilians." bat Daesh militants. Afghanistan, with 1,600 local mil- official to step down. According to Tauhidi, the fear "In Syria, Russia proved that itants pledging their allegiance to Major General Mohammad is that Daesh may get financial and it is up in arms against terrorism. the terrorist group. Massoud Andarabi been working NEXT WEEK as a DDO for NDS, has higher ed- personnel support from Central Russia's borders adjacent to Cen- sputniknews AT News Report ucation in Management and Infor- mation Technology, according to Russian speaking KABUL: Construction works of participate in the groundbreaking the bilgraphy of Gen. Andarabi the long awaited Turkmenistan- ceremony. released by NDS. woman carries out Afghanistan-Pakistan-India The 1,735-kilometer pipeline Born in Andarab district of (TAPI) gas pipeline project will is expected to carry 33 billion cu- Baghlan Province, Gen. Andarabi suicide attack in kick start in Turkmenistan on Sun- bic meters of Caspian Sea natural is fluent in foreign languages; En- Nangarhar day. gas per year from Turkmenistan glish, Arabic and Urdu, in addition KABUL: Reaffirming its long-term President Ashraf Ghani is also through Afghanistan into Pakistan to two national languages (Dari & commitment to Afghanistan, Brit- AT News Report expected to participate in the cer- and then to India. Price estimates Pashto). ain has urged the administration of KABUL: A suicide blast carried emony. The project is expected to range as high as $10 billion and the After finishing his higher edu- President Ashraf Ghani to effec- out by a foreign women killed create 50,000 jobs in Afghanistan. project is expected to be complet- cation, Gen. Andarabi has worked tively implement its reform agen- three children and an operative of President Ghani while talking ed in 2018. in several National and Internation- da. the National Directorate of Secu- to newsmen said that Afghanistan al institutions in different level Reforms were crucial to deliv- KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani tough conditions,” he said. rity (NDS) in eastern Nangarhar has expanded its economic coop- positions; including seven years in ering economic growth, jobs and on Friday called the protection and On International Human province, said a local official on eration with the Central Asian UN Development Office as Af- investment for Afghanistan, said promotion of human rights as a Rights Day, he added, his govern- Friday. Ataullah Khogyani, countries. He added that Turkmen- ghanistan Development Program spokesman for the provincial gov- the UK minister for the Middle basic duty of his administration. ment remembered the victims of istan is committed to support Af- Project Officer. East and North Africa including ernor office, told Afghanistan The national unity government rights abuses and reaffirmed its Times that Afghan forces during a ghanistan to reach economic devel- Gen. Andarabi has been work- Afghanistan. was doing its bit to prevent the commitment to preventing the re- search operation in Doronta area opment. ing in higher level of NDS as Dep- A statement from the British abuses of Afghans’ rights, Ghani currence of violations. of Sorkhrod district of Nangarhar President Ghani and Turk- uty Director of Operations, he embassy said Tobias Ellwood was quoted as saying in a press Ghani underlined the need for the other night arrested nine for- menistan’s President Qurban Ali provided efforts during his career promised UK’s support for an release from the Presidential Pal- strengthening rule of law and the eigners, including five men, a wom- Berdi Mohammadov during a tele- to protect national interests and Afghan-led peace process, which ace. judiciary to protect fundamental an and three children. “When Af- phonic conversation around a shattered any kind of threads offered the best prospect to end “We know the people of Af- human rights and freedoms in Af- ghan forces wanted to transfer the month ago have agreed to start con- which posed Afghanistan’s nation- foreigners to the NDS headquar- conflict in Afghanistan. ghanistan have seen an unfavour- ghanistan. The president claimed struction work of the regional pipe- al security he provided lots of The Minister marked Interna- ters for investigations, the arrest- able situation and violations of his government had adopted effec- ed woman detonated her explo- line project. During the conversa- achievements for NDS. tional Human Rights Day by at- human rights over the past few tive measures to strengthen the ju- sives and killed the three children tion, President Ghani also accept- tending a reception for civil soci- decades. They have experienced dicial organs and rule of law. and an NDS operative,” he added. ed Mohammadov’s invitation to ety and the media. He met Ghani, 20 Afghan asylum seekers killed, Chief Executive Abdullah and Fi- nance Minister Eklil Hakimi. wounded in Iran accident Ellwood also held talks with ZARANJ: At least 20 Afghan asy- the asylum seekers. The vehicles acting Minister of Defence Ma- lum seekers have been killed and were badly damaged as a result of soom Stanikzai and Chief of the wounded in a traffic accident in the accident. Army Staff Qadam Shah. The min- AT News Report Iran, an eyewitness said. Habibullah, a resident of Nim- ister reiterated the UK’s long-term Amanullah, one of the mi- roz province whose brother wit- commitment to Afghanistan, in- KABUL: A powerful explosion grants, wrote on his Facebook nessed the incident, said five bod- cluding through financial and po- rocked Kabul city around 6pm on page the incident took place late ies and wounded people had been litical support. Friday. on Wednesday in the Khash town- shifter to hospital. During the meetings, Ellwood Initial reports indicate that a ship of Iran’s Sistan Baluchistan He added the Afghans had been discussed the current security sit- car bomb was detonated in the vi- province. in Iran for work and wanted to go uation in Afghanistan and praised cinity of Spanish Embassy in Sher- He shared photos of the crash, to Europe via Turkey in search of the bravery of the Afghan forces, por neighborhood. Sherpor area is showing seven vehicles carrying better lives. which had increasingly shown highly barricaded as Vice President their ability to deal with terrorist Abdul Rashid Dostum residence attacks. is located in the area and most of He met UK mentors and Af- the the political elites also live ghan colleagues at the Afghan Na- tional Army Officer Academy there. (ANAOA), who are training the Officials said however that in- next generation of Afghanistan’s surgents appear to have entered a military leaders. building close to the embassy and “I have been tremendously are fighting against security forc- impressed by what has been es. achieved in Afghanistan over the The Ministry of Interior’s past 14 years. Afghans are now spokesman Sediq Sediqqi con- deciding their own future. I am firmed the blast but said details proud of the role that the UK has would emerge soon. played in supporting this Security forces have cordoned progress,” he said. off the area.

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DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Five degree mercury rise in Hindu Kush by 2050, warn experts NEW DELHI: Temperatures tion that will help develop solu- across the Hindu Kush, a moun- tions and take the necessary ac- tain range extending west of the tion to deal with changes in the Himalayas, will increase by about region, he added. one to two degrees Celsius, in some places by four to five degrees, in It uses maps and info graphics the next 35 years, international re- to show how the region's climate An Afghan refugee teacher in Pa- When she was 10 years old, ernment schools in Pakistan, Hu- to find that there were no opera- school for girls which produced searchers said on Friday. is changing now and into the fu- kistan along with two Pakistani she was shocked when her infant maira applies interactive teaching tional schools in this very conser- 1,000 graduates. They were main- They warned that extreme rain- ture, with severe consequences for female teachers have been short- cousin died because the child's il- methods. Her students learn vative area. Educating girls was ly Afghan refugee girls, but Aqeela fall events are becoming less fre- populations - both local and down- listed for the Global Teacher Prize literate mother had not been able through discovery, research and even considered wrong and female made sure that local Pakistani chil- quent but more violent and are like- stream. 2016. to read the expiry date on his fever inquiry, use everyday items to vi- teachers were unheard of. Aqeela dren were included as well. Sever- ly to increase in intensity. Increased temperatures by The Global Teacher Prize is a These startling facts came to 2050 will not only increase the one million dollar award that is giv- light in a climate and water atlas, rates of snow and ice melt but can en to an exceptional teacher who "Mapping an uncertain future: also result in a change of precipi- has made an outstanding contribu- Atlas of climate change and water tation, with the main loss in the tion to the profession. in five crucial water basins in the Indus basin. Communities living The Varkey Foundation Hindu Kush Himalayas", pub- immediately downstream from the launched the Global Teacher Prize lished by three international insti- glaciers are the most vulnerable to in 2014 to raise the stature of the tutes. glacial changes. teaching profession. Only those They are the International The Hindu Kush Himalayan teachers are shortlisted who inspire Centre for Integrated Mountain region is home to 210 million peo- their students and community Development (ICIMOD), GRID- ple and providing water to over around them. Arendal, a Norwegian Foundation, 1.3 billion people - more than the There were over 5,000 nomi- and the Centre for International entire continent of Europe. nations and applications from 127 Climate and Environmental Re- Precipitation will change with countries for the inaugural year of search-Oslo (CICERO). the monsoon expected to become the Global Teacher Prize which The first-of-its-kind atlas of- longer and more erratic, said the generated a huge amount of media fers a comprehensive, regional un- researchers. interest around the world. derstanding of the changing climate Despite the overall greater riv- At the Global Education and and its impact on water resources er flow projected, higher variabili- Skills Forum 2015, USA educator in five of the major river basins - ty in river flows and more water in Nancie Atwell was announced as the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the pre-monsoon months are expect- the winner from the Top 10 out- Ganges, the Salween and the ed, which will lead to a higher inci- standing finalists. Mekong. dence of unexpected floods and Aqeela Asifi (Girls refugee The atlas was released jointly droughts, greatly impacting on the schools Pakistan), Neelofar Ali by the research institutes on the livelihood security and agriculture (the Rupani Foundation Pakistan) sidelines of the Paris COP-21 to of river-dependent people, they and Humaira Bachal (Dream Foun- dation Trust Pakistan) have been short-listed for prize. Neelofar is an early childhood educator who currently works for the Rupani Foundation Pakistan. She set up the first Montessori school in Gilgit Baltistan, Paki- stan, and thus introduced its Early Childhood Development model and stimulating teaching style to the region. In collaboration with Plan International she went on to establish 34 ECD centers and train medicine. This is what spurred her sualise mathematical concepts, and set up a school for girls in a bor- al of her students have gone on to 98 caregivers in the Thatta Dis- to a mission of literacy for girls. visit companies and farms in the rowed tent and worked hard to become doctors, engineers, govern- mark International Mountain Day said. trict, providing support for mar- At the age of 12, still a student vicinity. She has also introduced overcome parents' reluctance to- ment officials and even teachers in on Friday. Changes in temperature and ginalized children in villages. herself, she started classes for im- e-learning in the primary and sec- wards education. Initially twenty Afghanistan. Today there are nine "This atlas sheds light on the precipitation will have serious and In contrast to traditional ap- poverished children in her neigh- ondary classes. families agreed, once she had put schools in the camp with many state and fate of the water resourc- far-reaching consequences for cli- proaches where the child is a pas- bourhood. At that time she and her Her innovative practices and the focus of her teaching on the female teachers and over 1,500 stu- es of the Hindu Kush Himalayas, mate-dependent sectors, such as sive listener, the ECD centres fol- little sisterhad to knock on doors teaching philosophy earned the non-controversial subjects of per- dents, 900 of which are girls. Due a region that is highly vulnerable agriculture, water resources and low a hybrid approach that aligns and convince parents of the bene- Dream Model Street School the sonal hygiene, home management to the higher level of education, the to climate change and one of the health. the Montessori and high scope fits of education. Today, a decade runner-up place for Pakistan in the skills and religious education for occurrence of early and forced mar- poorest regions in the world," The atlas stresses on develop- methods with the objectives of the later, there are 1,200 students en- Education For All category of the girls. Having gained the trust of the riages has declined in the commu- Kathmandu-based ICIMOD direc- ment of flexible and cooperative national curriculum. They acquaint rolled at their Dream Model Street World Summit Youth Award in community, she then introduced nity. For her efforts to give girl ref- tor general David Molden told strategies among countries to meet educators with new learning School on the outskirts of Kara- 2011. During her time at the camp, subjects like literacy, Dari lan- ugees access to education, Aqeela IANS in an email. the challenges posed by either too styles, classroom management and chi. Aqeela completely changed the guage, mathematics, geography was recently honoured by the The information in the atlas much or too little water. teaching methodologies that engage Instead of the passive rote face of education for young girls. and history. Over time she turned UNHCR with the Nansen Refu- presents science-based informa- IANS the student and use all five senses. approach that is standard in gov- When she arrived, she was shocked her school into a formal secondary gee Award. Afghanistan cricket board Afghanistan: US Air Force’s mission has not changed The Diplomat’s Franz-Stefan counter-terrorism operations. hours on average. During that time Next to the F-16 squadron, the Gady is currently in Afghanistan “It’s about half and half,” Nie- it can happen that next to our pri- U.S. Air Force operates MQ-1 now based in Noida reporting on the ongoing war hbur notes. “We do provide a lot mary task, we get assigned a new Predator and MQ-9 Reaper com- Afghanistan cricket team has shift- tunity for all of us. People will also cricket field. And as Afghanistan against militants in the country. of support for RS [Resolute Sup- mission.” For Sander it is his first bat drones for close air-support ed its home base from Sharjah to be able to watch international wanted to have a permanent home Although NATO ground com- port] missions,” he tells The Dip- tour in Afghanistan. He has been missions out of Kandahar and Jala- the UPCA stadium in NOIDA games in the future. We are delight- ground in India, they liked the bat operations in Afghanistan were lomat. First Lieutenant Matt Sand- flying F-16s for just over a year labad airfields. (U.S. intelligence where they will play their match- ed that everyday five to 10 thou- Greater Noida venue and so it hap- officially declared over at the end es and practice after an MoU was sand people watched the Ranji pened. of 2014, for the U.S. Air Force’s signed yesterday in this regard. game," Shukla said. "Even the officials of the sole remaining squadron of F-16 According to the Memoran- On being asked about the time Greater Noida Industrial Authori- fighter jets in the country the fight dum of Understanding with BCCI frame for international matches to ty did their best to even come on is continuing much like before. and Greater Noida Industrial De- be hosted on this ground, Thakur holidays and show us the facili- The 421st Expeditionary velopment Authority, the Afghan- said, "Look ICC has this proce- ties. So they have played a big part Fighter Squadron has been sta- istan Cricket Board (ACB) will be dure that whichever stadium has in strengthening the ties between tioned at Bagram Air Field in Par- able to utilise the facilities of the to have international matches, a two nations, popularise cricket wan Province for the past six Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports match referee has to inspect the and make Greater Noida known to weeks providing close air-support Complex, which has successfully venue and if it fits the bill for an the world." he said. for Afghan and NATO ground forc- hosted a Ranji Trophy game be- ICC venue then it gets permission "Afghanistan Cricket Board es in Afghanistan. tween Uttar Pradesh and Baroda. for it. generally plays its matches out- The squadron, equipped with "First of all I would like to "The ICC did a recce of this side its country. And the way Indo- 18 Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcon thank BCCI and Greater Noida ground and it was found fit to host Afghan ties are good politically, aircraft, maintains a 24 hour, sev- Authority. We compliment the affiliate and associate matches and they are also good on the cricket en days a week presence over Af- support of BCCI towards Afghan- also for Under-19 and 'A' level field. And Afghanistan board has ghan skies. At least two fully armed istan cricket development and the cricket. To host an international always wanted that it should have fighter jets are up in the air at any commitment they have shown so match the venue still needs to be a home venue in India, where they single moment ready to engage the far is immense. We were trying a equipped with a few more facili- can give its cricket a boost. "And enemy. “Our mission has not lot from the last few years to get ties," he said. in India's state like Uttar Pradesh, changed much,” Major Tyler Nie- some sort of support from BCCI "And the way the authorities they got a home venue due to the hbuhr, the director of operations as Afghanistan, you all know, is an of the Greater Noida Development efforts of the Greater Noida offi- of the fighter squadron tells The emerging nation, which is knock- Authority have told us they are cials and also due to the efforts of Diplomat. “We are still providing ing the door of Test cricket," Shafiq working on the shortcomings of the UPCA Secretary Rajeev Shukla," close-air support for ongoing op- Stanikzai, CEO ACB, told media ground to host international he added. Thakur was more than erations throughout the country.” here. matches in the future. And Afghan- happy to throw light on the ef- Major Niehbur also deployed BCCI Secretary Anurag istan board will also be able to play forts of Asian powerhouses, In- to Afghanistan back in 2011. “The Thakur, who also signed the MoU their international matches in the dia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bang- major difference to 2011 is that papers in presence of UPCA Sec- future," he added. ladesh, to uplift associate cricket there were just more scenarios with er, at age 25 the youngest pilot of now. agencies also operate a number of retary Rajeev Shukla, not only gave Rama Raman, Chairman, Noi- in the region. "In the recently con- U.S. troops under fire,” he explains. the squadron, explains that occa- Fighter jets of the 421st Expe- combat drones in the country.) the new ground a big thumbs but da, Greater Noida, Yamuna Ex- cluded Asian Cricket Council meet- “Today, our operational pace is sionally he is tasked to support ditionary Fighter Squadron were In addition, the U.S. Air Force also complimented the Afghanistan pressway Authority said, "Mr. ing, I personally stressed on the slower and we employ a lot less both U.S. and NATO-led opera- also recently deployed over Kan- special operations branch fly AC- team for its recent success. Akhilesh Yadav, Honourable Chief fact that associate nations should assets.” So far in 2015, U.S. Air tions in the country during one dahar during Taliban attacks that 130 ground-attack aircraft, and the "Afghanistan have done well Minister, Uttar Pradesh was very be helped. We also agreed that the Force aircraft have conducted a flight. killed 50 near the Kandahar air- U.S. Army fields AH-64 Apache in the last two years and to quali- keen to offer this ground to Af- four full members (India, Pakistan, total of 4,246 sorties deploying “We are up in the air for 4 to 5 port. attack helicopters. The Diplomat fy in the World Cup, it showcases ghanistan Cricket Board and be- Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) should their weapons 393 times. Four their hard-work. And they will cause of his support, we were able take out two per cent of their over- years ago in 2011 at the height of play in India and like India played to work out this proposal in very all earnings and two percent com- the ground war in Afghanistan, U.S. Balkh police officer fasts in bid to a big hand in Bangladesh becoming short period of time. On behalf of bined from the associate nations aircraft flew 34,514 missions re- a full member, India will also play Chief Minister and Government of and generated a kitty. "That 10 per leasing weapons 2,516 times. a big part in Afghanistan becoming Uttar Pradesh, I offer our full sup- cent money will help host the As- In November of this year, U.S. highlight corruption, insecurity Air Force aircraft deployed their a full member as well," Thakur port to Afghanistan Cricket Board, sociate Asia Cup in which coun- Nazamudin Frotan a Balkh police of corruption and for lasting peace half years that we are living to- said. and I am thankful to BCCI for fa- tries like Afghanistan and Oman weapons 69 times, according to U.S. Central Command. During the officer has fasted for the past four and stability in the country. gether and living in one room - he Thakur also insisted that rub- cilitating this opportunity." will play with their full teams while years over corruption and in a bid "I will continue my fasting is a very good man," said Moham- bing shoulders with the greats of Meanwhile Thakur also talked India, Pak, SL and Bangladesh will same month in 2010, that number was 866, more than 12 times as to send a message of peace to the until corruption is eliminated from mad Hashim a public order police- Indian cricket will certainly open about the strengthening of Indo- send their A teams with some top Taliban. my country and when this phe- man. a new world for the young Afghan Afghan ties through this MoU. players in them. Big players, who many as this year. The squadron’s F-16 aircraft Frotan, who works for the nomenon decreases fifty percent I Frotan meanwhile said that players. "Not only they will play "Indo-Afghan ties will be strength- might not be a part of the senior public order police, said he will will go to Hajj and break my fast defending his country is part of their matches here but will also get ened on the political front, peo- team will also accompany the big are armed with AGM-65 Maver- ick air-to-ground tactical missiles continue his fast until corruption there," Frotan said. his worship and therefore despite added support like a chance to get ple-to-people contact and on the guns to raise the level of cricket," has been rooted out. Frotan is 35 years old and has fasting for more than four years he help from top coaches and a chance sporting front especially on the he said. PTI specifically designed for close air- support,GBU-54 GPS and laser- Frotan believes that this is the worked for the public order police has participated in three clearing to rub shoulders with India's best only way to highlight the problem for more than five years. His in- operations. cricketer's. guided bombs capable of engaging both stationary and moving targets, and that only through Allah can terests also include sport and read- "Nazamudin is stronger even Greats like Sachin Tendulkar, the problem be solved. ing books. Those who work with than those who are not fasting and Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid as well as a 6-barrel 20 millimeter gun. He says all statesmen must Frotan call him a righteous man and participates in all independent or might not travel to Kabul but can fear Allah and return to Allah. speak about his good behavior joint operations," said Hassibul- certainly give these players a tip The rules of engagement have changed very little between now "Allah, is aware of this dissen- with other soldiers. lah Quraishe commander of the 3rd or two when they are in India. So sion and division in our country - "It is almost six years that we Brigade Public Order Police in the BCCI will certainly help them in and then, according to Niehbur. For any airstrike to be launched, and aware of the corruption which know Nazamudin and in four and north. every manner," he said. is a bad phenomenon in our coun- Shukla said, "I, on behalf of the F-16 pilots still require U.S. personnel on the ground, so-called try - may Allah remove it from our UPCA, welcome this arrangement country," Frotan said. done by BCCI, Afghanistan Crick- joint terminal air controller, to di- rect the combat aircraft. Frotan said that he started fast- et Board as well as Greater Noida ing four years ago when Afghani- Authority. So far they were wit- Interestingly, the number of airstrikes the 421st Expeditionary stan was first rated as the most nessing Ranji Games, we also plan corrupt country in the world. to have Deodhar Trophy there and Fighter Squadron has launched over the last six weeks is evenly Frotan says that once off duty now Afghanistan will have their he spends his time praying and home base there instead of Shar- divided between the NATO-led train, advise, assist and counter- reciting the Holy Quran and that jah. he asks Allah for the elimination "So I think it is a good oppor- terrorism mission–codenamed Resolute Support– and U.S.-led This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Afghan software entrepreneur Farshid Ghyasi, chief executive of Missing Afghan the Netlinks company, is struggling to keep his best employees, as men who were more plan to join a wave of mi- grants leaving for Europe that risks training at Geor- causing long-term damage to the country and its economy. gia Air Force He is not alone in bemoaning the mass exodus, triggered by poor base reportedly job prospects and worsening se- curity as Taliban insurgents grow identified EMERGENCY more powerful after the bulk of The two Afghan nationals who ALLS NATO troops withdrew at the end were training at a Georgia Air C of 2014. Many of those going are young Force and were reported miss- Police city dwellers who should be spend- ing earlier this week have report- ing their productive years at home edly been identified Thursday. as their country struggles to Several federal law enforce- 100 - 119 emerge from war, and nearly 15 ment agencies are searching for years of international support, to Mirwais Kohistani and Shirzad build a self-sustaining economy. Rohullah, unnamed Air Force of- Hospitals "It's a huge loss," said Ahmed Siar Khoreishi, an economist and ficials told Channel 2 Action FMIC Hospital chief executive of Ghazanfar Bank. News. The officials said the two "The majority of these people men were a part of a 23-man Behind Kabul Medical are under the age of 30. This is group learning to fly and main- University: really scary, we have very limited tain an A-29 fighter plane at 0202500200-+93793275595 qualified, specialist people." Moody Air Force Base outside There are no accurate figures Valdosta. The Homeland Secu- for the number of Afghans who Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital leave each year in search of a bet- rity and State Department have ter life abroad, but more than taken the lead, the Moody Air Pule Bagh-e- Umomi 160,000 have gone to Europe in Force officials said in a state- 070263672 2015, UNHCR data show. The ment Thursday and reiterated majority of those have been in the that they didn’t believe the men past few months. posed a threat. The Air Force Khairkhana Hospital "It's not necessarily everyone said in a statement Tuesday with master's degrees, but you have 0799-321007 a large number of youth, the most Kohistani and Rohullah didn’t 2401352 dynamic, potentially productive report Monday to “their regular strata of society, who are leaving," maintenance training” with the said Richard Danziger of the In- 81st Fight Squadron. The two Indira Gandhi Children ternational Organization for Mi- men have been training at the gration. base since February and “were Hospital, Wazir Akbar The exodus has put pressure screened prior to their arrival in Khan, Kabul 2301372 on the Afghan currency, the cen- Marzia was fearless, fully com- stabbed in the head with an iron an inferior bone in her body. five flights of stairs, and back the United States more than a tral bank says, but Khoreishi says posed, gritty, emphatic about needle” than to touch the hand of a An appreciation of haptics around the parking lot and around year ago,” according to the state- that's not the problem. what needed to be done to achieve woman who is “not permissible across different cultures: Some- the courtyard again Ibn-e- Seena "The most important factor is ment. "There's zero evidence women’s rights in Afghanistan. In to you.” thing every traveler should carry It’s an ultra-marathon inside a that these guys are terrorists," the workforce. The brains are leav- short, a thoroughly modern Afghan Marzia spoke to 16×9 about in his or her kit bag. security cocoon. Total distance of Pul-e-Artan, Kabul ing," he said. woman. what needed to be done to achieve An ultra-marathon in a nation the course: 875 metres. One hun- Brian Childress, police chief in A 30-year-old Kabul Univer- Valdosta, which is near Moody 2100359 sity law graduate seems typical of We were in the courtyard of a women’s rights in Afghanistan. at war dred and fourteen circuits of 875 metres in a walled compound in Air Force Base, said on Tues- those heading off. day. “I would just caution that "I know it isn't good for the the heart of Kabul equals 100 kilo- Wazir Akbar Khan country, but I've got my own life," metres. Was I up for it? that assessment is as good as Hospital said the man with a trim beard and Sorry Dave. I left my running what we know,” Georgia State Western clothes, who declined to shoes at home. University professor Robert 2301741, 2301743 be identified. “Our drivers are trained to use Friedmann told Channel 2 Ac- He has a good job in a law firm their vehicles as a weapon.” tion News. Friedmann said he Ali Abad but said he has been threatened That’s meant to be reassuring believes Kohistani and Rohullah as you’re driving down a dark high- because of an old job with NATO walked away because they didn’t Shahrara, Kabul forces. He hopes to set off over- way in eastern Afghanistan, in a land to Europe within days. region known for Taliban and so- want to return to Afghanistan. 2100439 "I know the difficulties I'll face, called Islamic State activity. It isn’t The two had been at Moody but it's a final decision." reassuring. After all, I’m inside this since February 2015 as part of a The government has urged weapon. And this weapon isn’t training program aimed at im- Malalai Maternity young people to stay, but such bulletproof. proving the Afghanistan air Hospital calls ring hollow for many Afghans Our security consultant, how- force, according to the base's 2201377/ 2301743 who know children of the elite are ever, looks bulletproof and that is statement. The program aims to mostly abroad. President Ashraf reassuring. Ex-military. Taciturn. Ghani last week said rich children train a total of 30 Afghan pilots Yoke-like shoulders and jaw like a and 90 Afghan maintenance per- Banks who study overseas should pur- brick. He doesn’t tell you: “I sonnel during a four-year peri- sue careers at home. wouldn’t go down that road if I Da Afghanistan Bank "If they live abroad they be- were you.” He says: “You’re not od, Moody Air Force Base said come dishwashers. They don't be- going there. Period.” You don’t ar- in an August 2014 release when 2100302, 2100303 come part of the middle class," he gue with a guy who emailed you a the program was announced. It told German broadcaster Deutsche security advisory this morning that was not clear how many train- Kabul Bank Welle in an interview. began: “INS have reportedly facil- ees from Afghanistan are current- While many take the overland secure compound in the heart of In the West, it’s called hap- Dave, our host in Kabul, is a itated a number of suicide attack- 222666, 070285285 route to Europe, some better-off ly at the base. Childress said base Afghans fly out on visas to study Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, be- tics—non-verbal communication high-achieving athlete. He’s plan- ers into Kabul . . .” INS stands for officials met with local law en- Azizi Bank or go to conferences and don't come hind a 15-foot wall topped by using touch. A handshake, a hand ning a charity event—a 100-kilo- insurgents. Everybody knows that forcement several months ago to back. barbed wire — armed guards only on the shoulder, grasping some- metre 24-hour ultra-marathon to means Taliban. plan for the possibility that some 0799 700900 a few metres away. Helicopters body’s elbow — all actions we raise money for a young Afghan At night we sleep behind an Esmat Gulistani, director of a of the Afghanistan trainees could Pashtany Bank marble industry organisation, said flew low overhead, and Marzia take for granted, forgetting how girl with a rare blood disease. The iron door that could stop a truck. paused in mid-sentence in her in- powerful they are as forms of ex- BBC will be there, along with lo- In the event that someone is able go absent without leave. "Any- 2102908, 2103868 his sector had been hit by the dis- time you bring in foreign mili- appearance of up-and-coming pro- terview with correspondent Mel- pression. In some Eastern cultures, cal television. to penetrate the 15-foot walls, fessionals. lissa Fung to let the choppers pass. however, this kind of touch is a Do I want to see the course? I there are two “safe haven” rooms tary to our country, you have to Air Services "Those new managers were the The interview over, I ap- gesture of extreme intimacy. certainly do. I imagine a drive into within easy reach. If we want to prepare for that kind of thing," hope for the future, not only of proached her to say “thank you” Haptics can take some won- the country, through mountain leave the compound, a reconnais- Childress said. He said that on the industry but the country. and I reached out to shake her hand. derful forms. Years ago, in south passes populated by shepherds sance team scouts out our destina- Tuesday, he began hearing from Safi Airways Instinctively Marzia pulled Sudan, I met a tribal chief who with Kalashnikovs. Imagine that. tion beforehand to make sure it’s They know computers, they know Valdosta residents concerned 020 22 22 222 languages, they know the new sys- back. “I cannot shake your hand,” greeted visitors by spitting lightly An ultra-marathon in a nation at safe. I find a Western-style gro- about the missing men "in light tem, how to do business," she said. She could see my confu- on their foreheads, and then gen- war, where IED explosions and cery store with an ATM. I walk of what's happened out in San Gulistani said. sion. She smiled, shrugged apolo- tly rubbing the spittle in their hair. suicide attacks and kidnappings are through a checkpoint, and I’m care- Ariana "They are fleeing and that's getically, and I absorbed my first It’s a gesture of benevolence and an everyday occurrence! What fully frisked. Why the fuss, I ask Bernardino," but he called this really a problem. Replacement isn't lesson in Islamic gender culture: respect, in a culture where any kind of madness is this? my security guy? “This is the fin- "a totally difference circum- 020-2100270 impossible, but a very difficult and men and women as a rule do not moisture is precious. “Here, I share “Come with me,” Dave said. est supermarket,” I’m told. “Four stance." lengthy process." touch one another, unless they are my water with you.” He’s carrying an armful of coloured years ago, a suicide bomber came "You've got to remember Kam Air Gulistani said he regularly husband and wife or family, or I guess that, having my hand- plastic cones, and he starts plac- in here and blew himself up. Eight these folks were cleared by the 0799974422 turns down people asking to go to unless there is an urgent reason for shake rejected in Kabul, I could ing them at intervals around the people killed. Two Canadians in- U.S. military and by the Depart- trade shows abroad because he contact. Otherwise, a casual touch have fulminated about how patri- courtyard of the compound where jured.” ment of Defense to come in and fears they will not return. is a violation of personal space, an archy in Islamic countries casts we are staying. Then, he leads me The Taliban said they were train," Childress said. "These Hotels Netlinks' Ghyasi said four act of immodesty. women as inferiors and renders through a doorway, and up five targeting “foreign occupiers.” I employees had gone and another guys have been here since Feb- Safi Landmark There is some sacred writing them untouchable. But having met flights of stairs of the main build- guess that could include me. I quick- ruary of 2015, and they have not 20, including some of the best in in Islam that quotes the Prophet, Marzia, I know that would have ing. Then down a long hallway, ly climb back into the vehicle. My his 160-strong workforce, were to the effect that “it is better to be been a big mistake. There wasn’t through a room, and back down weapon. (Globalnews) caused a problem at all." (AP) 020-2203131 planning to go. He said he could only wish them luck. SERENA "Whoever gets an opportuni- ty leaves," Ghyasi said in his Kabul 0799654000 office. With job opportunities with- ering as big aid projects are wound New Rumi Restaurant up, Ghyasi said he had no trouble 0776351347 finding replacements. "Twenty people going means 20 opportunities for new people." Internet Services The government does not have UA Telecom KABUL: Its chief export is opi- moved to a hospital in Kunduz ousted them in 2001, and road trav- fall, the study found, the country’s ing 12 Pacific Rim nations, and the reliable unemployment data but 0796701701 / 0796702702 economists estimate the rate has um and its main “import” is inter- Province last month as government el is unsafe in much of the coun- emerging producers would suffer Transatlantic Trade and Invest- risen to about 40 per cent. national aid. But Afghanistan is forces fought the Taliban in the try. Other challenges include en- from new competition, even as ment Partnership between the One advantage of the depar- about to join the World Trade Or- area.Visiting Kunduz, a Taliban demic corruption and a lack of ba- government revenues might decline United States and the European Exchange Rate tures, economists say, is that in ganization, in what officials hope Target, Afghan Leader Urges Se- sic infrastructure. on lower tariff receipts. Union. (NYTIMES) future Afghans overseas are likely is a sign of better things to come curity OverhaulNOV. 26, 2015 As the International Monetary If approved, Afghanistan and Purchase: to send remittance payments back for this impoverished, war-ravaged “This is really positive news Fund put it succinctly in a recent Liberia would become the 163rd home, helping to stabilise the coun- country. for Afghanistan and the W.T.O.,” report, Afghanistan “remains a and 164th members of the World try's finances. Afghanistan, along with the the director general of the trade poor, fragile state far from self-re- Trade Organization, and two of the One US$ = The government was trying to West African nation of Liberia, is body, Roberto Azevêdo, said in a liance.” The country ranks 194th poorest countries to join. 66.83Afs stem the flow with a jobs program expected to get the approval of statement. “W.T.O. membership of 213 countries by income per The trade group itself might One Pound Sterling= and information campaigns, said member nations at a ministerial will help to create new trading capita, the report said, while “a have little else to celebrate at the Deputy Minister of Labour Ah- conference of the trade organiza- opportunities and boost econom- large illicit narcotics sector, diffi- Nairobi meeting. The so-called 99.51Afs mad Shah Salehi. tion next week in Nairobi, Kenya. ic development.” cult security conditions, corrup- Doha Round of talks, begun with One Euro = "They should trust the gov- It may be hard to see how President Ashraf Ghani of Af- tion and weak institutions under- great fanfare in 2001 and meant to 70.31Afs ernment, they have to be patient," membership would make much of ghanistan said membership would mine development, constrain achieve lower trade barriers for all Salehi told Reuters. a dent in Afghanistan’s economic create “a catalyst for domestic re- growth, and weigh on poverty re- members, have been stalled for 1000 Pak Rs = But for Kabul University stu- woes. But optimists hope that the forms and transformation to an duction.” years. Mr. Azevêdo was quoted dent Nisar Ahmed, it was not trust, 618Afs but a job in an up-market food trade body’s seal of approval effective and functioning market While economists generally by Reuters as warning on Nov. 26 would provide a lift for Afghani- economy that attracts investment, agree that more trade is a good thing, that moving forward in those talks Sale: shop paying $US170 ($A232) a One US$ = month, that persuaded him to put stan, which gets three-quarters of creates jobs and improves the wel- there are concerns that in desper- was “impossible at this point in off his departure, at least for now. its gross domestic product from fare of the people of Afghanistan.” ately poor countries, the benefits time.” 67.03 Afs "I was not sure about the fu- foreign aid and derives more than Still, the crucial roadblock to of World Trade Organization mem- Even as those discussions have One Pound Sterling= ture. No one knows what will hap- half of the remainder from the pro- economic rebirth is the perilous bership can come at a substantial gone nowhere, the United States 100.31Afs pen tomorrow. But the most im- duction and export of opium and security situation: The Taliban, the cost. A United Nations study and some of its biggest trading portant reason is I was jobless," related products like heroin. Most group waging war with the gov- found that membership would not partners have been negotiating One Euro= Ahmed said. of the rest comes from agriculture ernment, have control of more ter- be an unalloyed positive. While agreements outside the trade orga- 70.91 Afs "If I can't find good work, and services. ritory than at any time since be- consumers would benefit from nization. Such pacts include the 1000 Pak Rs= 626Afs maybe I'll think again." 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DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES PAKISTAN, INDIA FOREIGN Shinzo Abe's India visit secretaries to meet soon: Aziz part of plan to contain He informed the house that constructive engagement between China, says Chinese media Pakistan and India would contin- ue as the two sides had agreed to BEIJING: As Shinzo Abe begins discuss peace and security, confi- his crucial visit to India today look- dence building measures, Jammu ing to clinch a slew of deals includ- & Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek, ing bullet trains and amphibious economic and commercial cooper- defence planes, Chinese media to- ation and counter-terrorism strat- day said the Japanese premier is egy. trying to rope in India as part of a Aziz claimed Pakistan had strategy to contain arch rival Chi- emphasised it is a victim of terror- na. ism and sacrificed thousands of "From a strategic perspective, lives in the fight against terrorism. China is an essential factor behind "The conference highlighted the closer Japan-India relation- Pakistan’s contribution to region- ship," said an article titled 'Tokyo's al and international efforts for sta- pursuit of New Delhi may stum- bilisation of Afghanistan and es- ble' published in the state-run Glo- tablished its role as an important bal Times. country for promoting peace and "Tokyo is trying to contain stability in Afghanistan as well as and besiege Beijing by every pos- the region," said Aziz. sible means, and Abe will not miss The adviser said the outcome any chance to draw Modi over to of the conference was a unani- his side to counter China," it said. mously adopted “Islamabad Dec- The article also said while In- laration,” reaffirming commitment dia for its part is trying to balance ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told the National Assembly on of the Heart of Asia countries for its ties between China and Japan Thursday that foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet soon to discuss modalities regarding the long-term peace and stability in which have tenuous relations due comprehensive bilateral dialogue. Aziz said both the houses of Parliament, the Senate and the National Afghanistan. to growing regional rivalry, New Assembly, will be taken into confidence regarding the meeting and developments. Giving a policy statement He added that the declaration Delhi is looking to "hitchhike" about the recently concluded Heart of Asia Conference, Aziz claimed that the conference provided two major stipulated measures for deepening more concessions. breakthroughs: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani coming to Pakistan – breaking ice between the leadership of cooperation within the Heart of "New Delhi is quite cautious two countries – and the agreement between India and Pakistan to restart a comprehensive bilateral dialogue. Asia region to achieve this end. in handling its relations with Beijing and Tokyo. The Indian government Sri Lankan protesters urge has no intention to take sides be- Pakistan tween China and Japan, aware that for new investigation into Bangladesh wants UN setting itself against Beijing will bring no good to New Delhi. successfully "India is hoping to hitchhike missing activists on China's rise to obtain more eco- test-fires to remain ‘trusted’ nomic benefits, and thus is unwill- ing to offend the world's second Shaheen-III largest economy. Knowing that China-Japan relationship is far missile partner to world from perfect, the Indian govern- ment is cautious in developing ties ISLAMABAD: Pakistan conduct- Foreign Minister Abul Hassan with Tokyo, so as to leave itself ed a successful test launch of the Mahmood Ali has reminded the some leeway in handling its rela- medium-range Shaheen-III surface- United Nations that it has “its tions with Beijing," it said. to-surface ballistic missile, accord- share of challenges” as well, while The Indian government prior- ing to a statement from Inter-Ser- celebrating its achievements. itises economic development over vices Public Relations (ISPR). The “We believe that, in this ever- the need to balance and contain missile is capable of carrying nu- evolving world of disparity and China's rise, it said adding that by clear and conventional warheads to want, the UN remains the body cooperating with Japan, India a range of 2,750 km. most trusted by all nations, big or looks forward to reaping more The ISPR statement added small,” he said, speaking at a re- profits from Japanese enterpris- that the test flight was aimed at ception marking the 70th anniver- es. "Given its high expectations validating various design and tech- sary of the UN. toward investments from both Ja- nical parameters of the weapon The foreign ministry said UN pan and China, New Delhi is at- system. The impact point of the Resident Coordinator in Dhaka tempting to strike a balance be- COLOMBO: About 100 colleagues and as well as hundreds of other flight test was in the Arabian Sea, Robert Watkins hosted the recep- tween the two countries," it said. and family members protested out- abductions.” validating all the desired parame- tion on Thursday night at a Dhaka Highlighting China's concerns side Colombo’s main railway sta- Last month, three experts ters. The test was witnessed by hotel. over India's invitation to Japan to tion on Thursday to urge the Sri from a United Nations working senior officers from Strategic Plans This global body was created take part in the annual Malabar Lankan government to conduct a group on forced disappearances Division, Strategic Forces, Scien- from the ashes of World War II to naval exercises along with the US, new investigation into the fate of visited Sri Lanka and said they tists and Engineers of Strategic maintain international peace and it said the move has cast a shadow two activists who disappeared four found a secret underground de- Organisations. security. on regional security and stability. years ago. The activists — Lalith tention centre at a navy base Director General Strategic Bangladesh became its mem- "The India-launched anti-sub- Kumar Weeraraju and Kugan Mu- where many post-civil war detain- Plans Division, Lieutenant Gener- ber on Sep 17 in 1974, shortly be- marine drill was most likely tar- ruganandan — went missing on ees are believed to have been in- al Mazhar Jamil, congratulated the fore the country completed three geting China. New Delhi, annoyed Dec. 9, 2011, while organizing a terrogated and tortured. The ex- Scientists and Engineers on achiev- years of independence. by Beijing's presence in surround- news conference to mark Human perts said there could be other ing a significant milestone in com- Ali, who was a career diplo- ing areas, invited Tokyo to the drill Rights Day in the country’s former similar centres used to hold peo- plementing the deterrence capabil- mat, was there when the resolu- as a counter measure," it said. civil war zone in the north. Col- ple who disappeared and urged ity. He asserted that Pakistan de- tion was piloted at the UN. "Although the likelihood of leagues and relatives have accused the government to investigate. sires peaceful co-existence in the The collaboration between India turning hostile against China the military of abducting them. The Tens of thousands of people region for which nuclear deterrence Bangladesh and the UN has since remains quite low, the two nations military has denied the allegation. are believed to have been killed in would further strengthen strategic grown from “strength to strength,” still suffer from misunderstanding Since January, Sri Lanka’s new gov- the final stages of the civil war stability in South Asia. he said It has culminated into “a and distrust. While the Indian gov- ernment has taken steps to inves- between government forces and Lt Gen Mazhar Jamil appre- strategic partnership, in the areas ernment may regard Beijing's pres- tigate some unresolved disappear- separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. ciated the technical prowess, ded- of UN peacekeeping and peace- ence in its surrounding waters as ances and killings and has arrested Scores of rebels and ethnic Tamil ication and commitment of scien- building, democracy and human provocative, the Chinese side is some suspects. Sri Lanka is facing civilians were arrested after the tists who contributed whole heart- rights and social and economic also dissatisfied and annoyed by international criticism for failing to rebels were defeated and remain edly to make this launch a success. progress”. He said the engagements the naval drill. Given this, the two properly investigate alleged abduc- unaccounted for. He expressed his full confi- were guided by three basic princi- sides should talk more," it said. tions, attacks and killings of polit- In addition, suspected rebels, dence over the Strategic Command ples indicating one single objective "Nonetheless, there is no need ical opponents, activists and jour- sympathizers, human rights ac- and Control System and the Stra- – ‘peace’. for China to be too concerned nalists during and after the civil war, tivists and critical journalists have tegic Forces’ operational prepared- The principles are: foreign about a closer India-Japan relation- which ended in 2009. Ravindra been abducted by unknown ness to defend against any aggres- policy dictum of Bangabandhu - ship. The annual summits between Mudalige, head of the Movement groups after the war and remain sive design. ‘friendship to all and malice to- operations,” Ali said. realise that the UN has its share of the top Indian and Japanese lead- for Equal Rights which organized listed as missing. The UN human President Mamnoon Hussain wards none’, Bangladesh’s flagship He said the world has wit- challenges as well”. ers have been carried out for years. Thursday’s protest, said investi- rights chief has recommended that and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resolution in the UN on Culture of nessed the “remarkable strides” the He said Bangladesh had its Yet, Beijing is highly concerned if gations under the previous govern- Sri Lanka set up a special hybrid congratulated the scientists and Peace and Non-Violence, and UN has made in the areas of peace, “full confidence” in this global New Delhi-Tokyo cooperation ment failed to reveal the fate of the court that would include foreign engineers, associated with the pro- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s security, human rights and devel- body and in its “neutral and uni- poses a threat to the regional peace two activists and “therefore, we judges and investigators to exam- duction of strategic arms for the ‘People’s Empowerment and De- opment since its birth. versal role”. and stability. Beijing shares many urge the new government to con- ine the alleged atrocities, saying military, on the successful missile velopment’ model. “It continues to capture the “We will continue to remain common interests and divergences duct a fresh probe and reveal what Sri Lanka’s own courts are not test. The Shaheen-I and Shaheen- “Our peace-centric foreign shared dreams, hopes and aspira- the UN’s leading peacekeeper with with New Delhi. The two sides happened to these two and who yet ready to carry out a fair judi- II missiles were test-fired in Paki- policy has prompted us to emerge tions of all of humanity,” he said, priority given to safeguarding ci- need to communicate more in the are responsible for their abduction cial process. stan last year. Shaheen-I is also ca- as a leader in UN Peace-keeping reminding that “we should also vilians in danger,” he said. future," it said. pable of carrying nuclear as well as conventional warheads and has a range of 900km while the Sha- heen-II missile can also carry nu- Make in India boost: clear and conventional warheads Bangladesh asylum seeker deported up to a range of 1500 km. India-Russia to sign 10 fishermen landmark deal for after working for years in Japan arrested by Sri DHAKA Abu Said Shekh was Shekh said he came to Japan Kamov 226 choppers awakened in his cell at a Japanese in 2003 to escape the indictment Lankan naval immigration detention center one and overstayed his visa. He first MOSCOW: India and Russia are set to sign a landmark deal to jointly recent morning and told he was claimed asylum in June 2006 and personnel manufacture new generation of light military choppers under the Make leaving for the airport. After nine said he applied again five years lat- in India initiative during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mos- years of seeking political asylum er, working throughout his time in in Japan, he was being deported to cow later this month. While the inter governmental contract for produc- Japan. Bangladesh. He was arrested on Nov 20 and ing over 200 of the Kamov 226 choppers will be inked, a top Russian He was among 22 illegal immi- official has said that other details, including the selection of the Indian held in an immigration detention grants, including an undisclosed center in Tokyo. Four days later, partner for the $ 1 billion deal will be decided later. Make in India boost: number of failed asylum seekers, India-Russia to sign landmark deal for Kamov 226 choppers during PM Shekh was told his appeal of Ja- that were put on a state-chartered pan’s decision not to grant him Modi's visit "We have been discussing the production of the Ka 226 in plane and flown back to Bang- India for a long time and we hope that during the visit of the Indian Prime asylum had been rejected. He was ladesh on Nov 25, Japan’s Justice deported along with 21 other Bang- Minister we will sign the agreement. Russian Helicopters and its subsid- Ministry said. iaries and component manufacturers are ready to supply kits for its ladeshis. Now back in Dhaka, Shekh is It was the fourth round of the Ten fishermen from Karaikal were assembly in India as well as to localize production," Deputy Minister in hiding, saying he fears for his Andrey Boginskiy of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade told Justice Ministry’s program of arrested by Sri Lankan naval per- safety on what he calls a trumped- forced deportations by chartered sonnel today for allegedly cross- ET. The official said that a second level agreement would be signed up court indictment on charges planes. Japan deported 26 Sri Lan- ing the International Maritime between Russian Helicopters and the Indian partner at a later date. stemming from his membership in supply chain. At the time, he governmental organisations criti- kan and six Vietnamese nationals Boundary Line and fishing near However, he said that it was up to India to choose who would manufac- Awami League, then the main op- painted interior car parts, working cised the “human rights and hu- in 2014, and 74 Filipinos and 46 Point Pedro in the island nation. ture the chopper under the Make in India plan. "We are ready to work position party. illegally but protected from depor- manitarian problems” of detaining Thais the year before, the Justice "The fishermen were going in with any partner chosen by the Indian side. The main thing is that it “I can’t stay with my family,” tation while his asylum claim was and deporting at short notice failed Ministry said. It added that an a boat owned by one Veeramani should be financially and technically capable of taking on such a large said Shekh by telephone. “I’m very being assessed. asylum seekers like Shekh, and unspecified number of failed asy- when they were arrested," Depu- project," Boginskiy said. As reported by ET earlier, the Russian side had worried about the court case and Reuters found that firms in other long-term residents of Japan. lum seekers were among the de- ty Director of Fisheries Kalimuthu already sent two letters to India, saying that it ready to partner with whether I’ll be arrested again.” Subaru’s supply chain, facing se- Shekh was charged with at- portees in each round. Over 5,500 said. both Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) and Anil Ambani owned Shekh’s case before a special tri- vere labor shortages and straining tacking police and damaging pub- people were deported from Japan Meanwhile, the remand of six Reliance Defence for the contract. Make in India boost: India-Russia to bunal court in Dhaka was thrown to meet soaring demand from the lic property with explosives dur- last year, government data show. fishermen from this coastal town, sign landmark deal for Kamov 226 choppers during PM Modi's visit out in 2009, which said the charg- United States, had turned to a gray ing a demonstration in 2002 by the It does not say how many of them arrested on November 26, was ex- The initial choppers will be produced from Russian supplied kits but es were “political harassment”. market of foreign workers, includ- Awami League, then the party in were failed asylum seekers like tended to December 21 by Judi- would be progressively indigenized. The Russian official said that France, But because he did not personally ing asylum seekers. opposition. Shekh. Opening up to immigration cial Magistrate Glacia Alex Raja of which supplies the engines for the chopper, is already on board for appear in court to hear that judg- Japan has the lowest refugee Political violence is common remains politically unpalatable in a court in Munnar. technology transfer as well. ment he still faces an arrest war- recognition rate among Organisa- in Bangladesh, which has been al- Japan, despite severe labor short- Five other fishermen from "This helicopter uses French engines and we have had talks with rant, court documents in Dhaka tion for Economic Cooperation and ternately ruled by the Awami ages caused by an aging popula- Rameswaram and four from them and they are ready to sell, service and repair and carry out the say. The Awami League in Dhaka Development (OECD) countries. League, which is now in power, or tion. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Pudukottai, who were also arrest- whole cycle of work in India for the project," the official said. The light confirmed that Shekh was a mem- It accepted only 11 out of 5,000 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has rejected calls from companies ed on the same date, were pro- choppers are desperately needed by the Army to replace its fleet of ber of the party. applicants last year. In September, for the past 24 years. and politicians to relax strict con- duced before Jaffna Judicial mag- ageing Cheetah/Chetak helicopters that are deployed to support troops Shekh featured in a Reuters Tokyo announced plans to tighten The recent execution of two trols on blue-collar migrants, vow- istrate Sarojini Ilangovan and re- posted at high altitude areas, including the Siachen glacier. While the investigation in July into the use restrictions on asylum seekers’ opposition leaders for atrocities ing to increase the number of wom- manded till December 23, officials initial contract would be for 200 choppers, the number is expected to of asylum seekers and other mi- right to work and placed new curbs committed in the 1971 war of in- en and elderly people in the labor quoting information from Sri Lan- swell much beyond due to the massive demand as well as applications grant workers in the Subaru auto- on some reapplicants. dependence has further heightened force before letting in foreign man- ka said. for the civil market. maker Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd’s Last week, four Japanese non- tensions. ual workers. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Global climate talks North and South Korea hold talks to President Vladimir Putin on Fri- stumble near day ordered Russia’s armed forces boost ties to act in an “extremely tough way” finish line; in Syria to protect Russian forces North and South Korea have striking ISIS targets there. Fabius held high-level talks at a North “I order you to act as tough as Korean border town, aiming to possible,” Putin told a defence optimistic ease tensions and improve ties meeting in televised remarks. “Any that degenerated after a mili- targets threatening the Russian tary standoff in August. grouping or our land infrastructure Hwang Boo-gi, South Ko- should be immediately destroyed.” rea's vice unification minister Meanwhile, Russian Defense and the head negotiator, met Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Fri- his North Korean counterpart day that the influence of ISIS is on Friday at the jointly run increasing in Syria, where militants industrial park just over the control around 70 percent of the border in the North's Kaesong country. The number of ISIS fight- city, Yonhap News Agency ers in Iraq and Syria numbers reported. South Korean offi- around 60,000, and there is a threat cials want to discuss more re- of violence spilling over into post- unions in the border town of Soviet Central Asia, said Shoigu, Panmunjom between ageing speaking at the ministry’s annual family members separated by collegium event. the 1950-53 Korean war. Putin’s remarks came after Friday's talks arise from an Russia-Turkey relations soured. exchange of artillery fire across Foreign Minister Mevlut Ca- the militarised zone in August vusoglu said on Friday that Tur- which prompted a prolonged key is calling on Russia for calm, session of high-level talks be- but its patience is not unlimited. tween the two rivals. That led In a live interview on NTV, to a deal which mandated that Cavusoglu also said that the recent they should have regular con- additional deployment of troops PARIS : Efforts to craft a global tact, and Friday's meeting is to Iraq was made after an increase accord to combat climate change the first in that process. in the security threat. stumbled on Friday with China There is speculation that and many other nations refusing North Korea might seek the to yield ground, forcing host South's commitment to restart France to extend the U.N. summit joint tours to its scenic Dia- Top cleric calls Anti-ISIS efforts will by a day to overcome stubborn mond Mountain resort, which divisions. were suspended by the South After a night of often fraught in 2008 after the fatal shooting discussions on issues including a of a South Korean tourist there on Iraq to ‘defend extend to Libya: France proposed goal to phase out net by a North Korean soldier. greenhouse gas emissions in the "There are a lot of issues International efforts to crush ISIS second half of the century, French to discuss between the South sovereignty’ will increasingly have to extend to Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and North. [We] will do our Libya where the militants are get- conceded the two-week summit best to resolve them one at a ting a hold, French Prime Minister would not end on Friday as time, step by step," Hwang Manuel Valls said Friday. planned. He said a final text, meant said before leaving for Kae- “We are at war, we have an to chart a way to far wider use of song. Kaesong city, located just enemy, Daesh, that we must fight greener energy such as wind and across the border, in North and crush in Syria, in Iraq and soon solar power, would now be pre- Korea is the site of an indus- in Libya too,” Valls said, using an sented to nearly 200 nations for trial park jointly run by the Arabic acronym for the group. review only on Saturday, a day later two Koreas The high-level Speaking four weeks since ISIS than planned. talks in Kaesong come a day gunmen and suicide bombers at- "We are nearly there. I'm opti- after a rare discussion at the tacked Paris, Valls told France In- mistic," Fabius told reporters in UN Security Council in New ter radio the threat of further out- the early afternoon, flanked by York on North Korea's human rages remained “because we have U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- rights record. hundreds, even thousands of moon. "I'll present a text tomor- young people who have suc- row at 0900 (0300 ET) to the par- US officials: ISIS oil cumbed to radicalization.” ties that I'm sure will be adopted." French planes carried out sur- Ban called a 27-page draft text going to Assad, veillance flights over Libya last already on the table "a good basis" Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand that they had been deployed fol- for a deal to help avert more pow- Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on lowing an invitation by Iraqi Prime week. some to Turkey Libya has slipped into chaos erful storms, droughts, and deser- the government on Friday to show Minister Haider al-Abadi last year. tification and rising sea levels. "I “no tolerance” of any infringement “The number of our soldiers since the fall of Muammar Qadd- ISIS has made more than $500 afi in 2011 which ISIS has exploit- appeal to all parties to take a final million trading oil with signifi- of the country’s sovereignty, after (in northern Iraq) might increase decision for humanity." Turkey deployed heavily armed or decrease depending on the num- ed. The U.N. believes 2,000 to cant volumes sold to the gov- 3,000 fighters are operating there, Delegates said China was re- ernment of Syrian President troops to northern Iraq. ber of peshmerga being trained,” sisting calls, led by the United Sistani’s spokesman, Sheikh Erdogan stated. including 1,500 in the coastal city Bashar al-Assad and some find- of Sirte. helping the country form a unified government. States and the European Union, for ing its way to Turkey, a senior Abdul Mehdi Karbala’i, did not Erdogan said there would be a France intensified its air strikes on ISISI’s stronghold in Syria after all nations to review and update explicitly name Turkey, but a row trilateral meeting between Turkey, International talks will take U.S. Treasury official said . place in Rome on Sunday aimed at the group claimed responsibility for attacking Paris. their national plans for curbing The United States, France, over the deployment has badly the United States and Kurdish greenhouse gas emissions every five Britain and Russia have vowed soured relations between Ankara northern Iraqi authorities on Dec. years. President Xi Jinping has al- to defeat ISIS, the group that and Baghdad, which denies having 21 but made no mention of talks First Canadian plane with Syrian refugees arrives ready promised that carbon diox- controls large parts of Syria agreed to it. with Baghdad. ide emissions from China's rapid- and Iraq. A U.S.-led coalition Sistani also said Iraq’s neigh- Later on Thursday, prime min- A plane carrying 163 Syrian refu- cism that Ottawa had been moving too fast despite security concerns ly developing economy will start is bombing the hardline group, bors should not send any troops isterial sources said PM Ahmet gees has arrived in Canada, kicking heightened by the terror attacks in Paris. Immigration Minister John falling from around 2030, and does as is Assad’s only big-power to Iraq “under the pretext of fight- Davutoglu had at the request of off a drive to take in thousands McCallum has said he remains hopeful the government can bring in not want to revisit the target. Del- supporter Russia, in an at- ing terrorism,” except with the U.S. officials spoken to Vice Pres- from the war-torn country. 10,000 refugees by December 31. A further 15,000 are expected to arrive egates said China had also reassert- tempt to kill its leaders and approval of the Baghdad govern- ident Joe Biden. Canada’s Prime Minister Jus- by the end of February. Since the start of 2014, Canada has welcomed ed demands that developed nations cripple the oil wells which the ment. Davutoglu told Biden that tin Trudeau was at Toronto’s air- 3,500 Syrian refugees. do far more to curb greenhouse gas group uses to finance its rule “The Iraqi government is re- Turkey co-ordinating with Iraq in port to greet them. The govern- emissions, mostly the result of and attacks abroad. In one of sponsible for protecting Iraq’s sov- its efforts to tackle ISIS, and that a ment hopes to bring in 10,000 Syr- burning coal, gas and oil. the most detailed public expla- ereignty and must not tolerate and letter to the Iraqi prime minister ian refugees by the end of the year. Gao Feng, the Chinese Foreign nations of ISIS’ oil trade, U.S. side that infringes upon on it, what- laying out the Turkish position Two Syrian refugee children Ministry's special representative Treasury Department official ever the justifications and necessi- was being delivered by a high-lev- pose while their family undergoes on climate change, played down Adam Szubin said militants ties,” Karbalai’i said in a weekly el delegation which included Tur- medical screening before the begin- differences between China and the were selling as much as $40 sermon. key’s spy chief, Hakan Fidan. ning of an airlift to Canada, in United States, saying: "There are million a month of oil at the Ankara says the troops were “He expressed that Turkey Beirut. (Reuters) no special differences ... A deal is installations which was then sent as part of an international will continue to contribute to the “We will all remember this getting closer." "In fact, we have spirited on trucks across the mission to train and equip Iraqi government of our friend Iraq’s fight day,” Trudeau said shortly before been pushing all kinds of countries, battlelines of the Syrian civil forces to fight ISIS. against (ISIS), in coordination with greeting the refugees, many of them whether it is the EU or others. We war and sometimes further. Turkey’s President Tayyip Baghdad,” one source added. The women and children. The first wish they can all be more ambi- “ISIL is selling a great deal of Erdogan said on Thursday a with- White House confirmed the call had group arrived aboard a troop trans- tious," he said. Many other coun- oil to the Assad regime,” drawal was “out of the question taken place. port plane that set out from Beirut tries were also holding their Szubin, acting under secretary for the moment.” Speaking to his counterpart and made a stopover in Germany. ground. Saudi Arabia said it would for Terrorism and Financial In- Speaking at a news conference, earlier this week, the Turkish for- The new Liberal government cam- resist language in the draft calling telligence with the Treasury, Erdogan said the troops were there eign minister emphasized Ankara’s paigned on a pledge to resettle for a rise in global temperatures to told an audience at Chatham to train Kurdish peshmerga fight- respect for Iraqi territorial integri- 25,000 Syrians this year. But it be limited to "well below" 2 de- House in London. “The two ers and not for combat purposes. ty and said further troop deploy- backpedaled last month, citing lo- grees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) are trying to slaughter each He reiterated an earlier statement ments had been halted for now. gistical issues and following criti- above pre-industrial levels - a plan other and they are still engaged that it fears could jeopardize oil in millions and millions of dol- production. The draft text, released lars of trade,” Szubin said of on Thursday night, also proposes Assad’s government and Islam- GREECE SAYS NEW EU BORDER FORCE a target of "greenhouse gas emis- ic State, also known as ISIS or sions neutrality in the second half ISIL. of the century". Several climate sci- entists said the text should focus Burundi army posts welcome as pressure builds over migrants more clearly on phasing out car- bon dioxide, the main greenhouse stormed in deadly ATHENS : Greek Prime Minister the government to deal with the ever. We will not allow the former rary, and that those at the stadium will find out in due course." gas. And they noted the latest draft Alexis Tsipras welcomed on Fri- thousands of migrants and refugees airport to be turned into living would be removed by Dec. 17 be- But he defended plans to use did not explicitly mention fossil overnight attacks day proposals to create a Europe- stranded in Greece by a Balkan space economic migrants." cause of a tournament due to held such venues as shelter despite less- fuels, the main man-made source an Union coast guard agency to policy of only allowing entry to Greece's migration minister, there. Asked where they would go, than-idea conditions, saying "the of carbon dioxide. "Major coun- Heavily armed assailants have patrol its vast sea borders as pres- Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis. Yannis Mouzalas, said on Thurs- Mouzalas said: "I don't know alternative was for them to sleep tries have entrenched behind their stormed two army posts in sure built at home for a solution to A few thousand people main- day that the measure was tempo- where the migrants will go, you in fields." red lines instead of advancing on Burundi's capital Bujumbura growing numbers of migrants ly from Pakistan, Iran and north- compromise," said Matthieu Or- in coordinated attacks. stranded in the country. ern African countries who were phelin, spokesman for the Nicolas The attacks in the early The proposal was initially put stuck in no-man's land between Hulot Foundation. Hulot is French hours of Friday sparked forward by France and Germany Greece and Macedonia were forc- President Francois Hollande's en- clashes with troops that left out of frustration that Greece's in- ibly removed by Greek police this voy on climate change. Delegates at least 12 fighters dead, an ability to stem an influx of hun- week and sheltered temporarily in said the talks were also split on army spokesman said. Gas- dreds of thousands of refugees Athens. who should pay for developing pard Baratuza told state ra- across the Aegean sea was threat- Scuffles broke on late on nations to move to low-carbon dio that 20 other fighters were ening the EU's open-border Schen- Thursday among groups of differ- economies and to mitigate the ef- arrested after the attacks on a gen zone. ent nationalities who were staying fects of global warming on the cli- base at Ngagara in the north Under a European Commis- in squalid conditions in tents at a mate, agriculture, human habitation of Bujumbura and a military sion plan, the proposed coast taekwondo stadium and three peo- and the earth's flora and fauna. One training college in the south. guard could be deployed without ple were injured lightly, a police source said the "night was very Presidential media adviser a request from the state in ques- source said. hard". U.N. climate talks almost Willy Nyamitwe wrote on tion, unlike Frontex, the EU bor- The decision to shelter the always run into overtime at the Twitter: "Sindumuja [a name der agency already deployed in migrants in the abandoned pre- weekend and one senior European for armed opponents] tried to Greece, which needs an invitation. mises of the former Athens airport official praised Fabius. "Every- attack military camps but Greece and Italy, also a major and at the Olympic sports venue body's to blame - there are no good they failed," describing the entry point for those fleeing Afri- drew the ire of Greek mayors of guys or bad guys. It's going well. raids as "a diversion" to try ca and the Middle East, had so far suburbs south of Athens where The French are allowing everyone to free prisoners. "Situation expressed reservations over tough- those buildings are housed. to have their say," he said. Xi spoke is returning to normal as fire- er border controls, citing concerns In a letter to the country's mi- with U.S. President Barack Obama arms are seized, many Sindu- over issues of national sovereign- gration minister, four mayors said by telephone, Chinese state tele- muja assailants killed or arrest- ty. So Tsipras' comments signaled what was intended as temporary vision reported. ed," he added. Witnesses said an important concession to Brus- accommodation for refugees flee- It was unclear what they had there was heavy firing, includ- sels and Berlin. ing war zones had turned into a discussed, or whether the call sig- ing artillery, lasting several "The European coast guard is permanent open space not for ref- naled new divisions between the hours at the Ngagara base and welcome," he told parliament. But ugees but what they called "illegal world's largest emitters, who the ISCAM Higher Institute he stressed that the ultimate au- immigrants." struck a landmark climate accord of Military Training in Musa- thority to guard the borders lay "We categorically oppose last year. Xi said the two nations ga. According to Jean-Claude with Greece, and reiterated the this," they wrote. "must strengthen coordination Karerwa, deputy spokesman government's opposition to joint "We will not allow the former with all parties and work together of President Pierre Nkurun- sea patrols with Turkey. airport to become a warehouse of to ensure the Paris climate summit ziza, a cabinet meeting sched Tsipras's remarks came as souls because it does not fulfill any reaches an accord as scheduled", pressure was building at home for condition of hospitality whatso- according to state television. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Desperation rules By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh eign policy, IRGC leaders ap- an Revolutionary Guard Corps cussions and P5+1 reaction Not only did the nuclear from P5+1. In addition, these pear to be more empowered to (IRGC) is its ballistic missile Iran’s determination to have deal not temper Iran’s foreign breaches of the JCPOA and Afghanistan The Joint Plan of Action Agree- manifest their military power. program. the most robust and largest policy and regional hegemonic UNSC resolutions are not go- ment (JCPOA) between six Iranian leaders aren’t reserved Surpassing Israel, Iran pos- ballistic missile arsenal in the ambitions, IRGC leaders appear ing to change P5+1’s decision By Sanjay Kumar world powers and Iran hints about projecting their military sesses the largest and most di- region highlights its ambitions to be more empowered to man- to lift the ban on Iran’s ballistic Regardless of how often you ambiguously at “addressing power. When his country was verse ballistic missile program for supremacy through milita- ifest their military power. program and remove sanctions U.N. Security Council resolu- visit Afghanistan, you always unveiling a new missile, Fateh in the Middle East. No coun- rization. Despite the efforts of the in- by early next year. P5+1 is bol- ask the same questions: how is tions” regarding Tehran. 313, President Hassan Rouhani try, other than Iran, has ac- By emphasizing the need to ternational community since stering IRGC’s military prowess However, the JCPOA fur- pointed out that “we will have quired long range ballistic mis- fight the “enemies”, IRGC lead- the 1980s, the Islamic Republic and rallying more hard-line the situation and what is the ther states that Iran should not a new ballistic missile test in the siles before obtaining nuclear ers have succeeded at rallying has managed to expand its mis- support behind IRGC. mood in the country? At first undertake any ballistic missile near future that will be a thorn weapons. This makes the IRGC Parliament to secure billions of sile program to be the largest Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is an glance, life seems normal in activity “until the date eight in the eyes of our enemies.” An one of the most formidable mil- the government’s revenue to in the region. Iran’s missile Iranian-American scholar, au- Kabul: busy streets, slow-mov- years after the JCPOA Adop- Iranian state news agency, itary institutions in the region. spend on Iran’s ballistic and range has grown from 500km to thor and U.S. foreign policy ing traffic, people going about tion Day or until the date on Fars, also posted a video of Ballistic missiles can be used nuclear program. Iran’s improv- over 2000km. specialist. Rafizadeh is the pres- their daily routines. Scratch a which the IAEA submits a re- Iran’s underground missile test- for offensive or defensive pur- ing military capabilities are in- This comes despite the ident of the International Amer- tiny bit beneath the surface, port confirming the Broader ing facility. But why would Iran poses, but sophisticated mis- creasing support for IRGC and United Nations Security Coun- ican Council. He serves on the however, and the pent-up anx- Conclusion, whichever is earli- need such a diverse ballistic ar- siles are mainly developed as the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah cil resolution 1929 that states: board of Harvard International iety and sadness overwhelms er”. Nevertheless, Iran has re- senal? Why doesn’t Iran fear delivery vehicles for nuclear Ali Khamenei. “Iran shall not undertake any Review at Harvard University you. peatedly test-fired long-range breaching UNSC resolutions weapons. If we argue that the Islamic activity related to ballistic mis- and Harvard International Re- Contrasting the current ballistic missiles and laser- and JCPOA? How will the in- Tehran’s ballistic missiles Republic isn’t going to use siles capable of delivering nu- lations Council. He is a mem- mood with 2008, when I visited guided surface-to-surface mis- ternational community react can hit any country in the Mid- these ballistic missiles against clear weapons, including ber of the Gulf 2000 Project at Kabul for the first time, it’s a siles. In October and Novem- and what implications will dle East. But Iranian leaders are other nations, Iran’s expanding launches using ballistic missile Columbia University, School of ber, just after the nuclear deal world of difference. Back then Iran’s actions have on the nu- not satisfied with this capabili- program and frequent test-fires technology, and that States International and Public Affairs. there was still some hope that was reached, the Islamic Re- clear deal? Ballistic threat to the ty and are looking to expand. are intended to create fear in shall take all necessary mea- Previously he served as ambas- public tested a new ballistic region Iran’s ballistic capabili- Iran’s ballistic technology the region. This inevitably sures to prevent the transfer of sador to the National Iranian- the country would pull through missile capable of carrying mul- ty is one of the most critical pil- has grown due to Iran-North leads to further destabilization technology or technical assis- American Council based in the crisis; youth were optimis- tiple warheads. This was in lars of Tehran’s national secu- Korea ties. But Tehran has and militarization of the region. tance to Iran related to such Washington DC. He can be tic and very enthusiastic about breach of two U.N. Security rity policy. Aside from manag- gradually relied on its domes- For example, Israel has begun activities.” contacted at: rebuilding their country. To- Council resolutions and ing Iran’s nuclear program, and tic infrastructure as well, and improving its Arrow Missile However, Iran’s rapidly im- [email protected], day, desperation and frustra- JCPOA. Not only did the nu- supporting its proxies, the third adapted new technology to ex- Defense system in response to proving missile capabilities are or on Twitter: @MajidRafiza- tion are the order of the day. clear deal not temper Iran’s for- important program of the Irani- pand its ballistic arsenal. Reper- Iran’s missile program. less likely to cause a reaction deh When I met Ali Mustafa in Kabul for the first time in 2008, he was quite keen to set up an IT company once he finished The need for Arab police reform his studies at a local universi- ty. Seven years down the line, By Yezid Sayigh the 28-year-old is struggling to find a stable job. He is trying to On September 12, 2001, I took a mobilize money so that he can flight to Geneva to attend the an- go to Europe as a refugee. nual conference of the International Many of his friends have al- Institute for Strategic Studies. On ready reached Germany as arrival, as head of its Middle East refugees but due to financial programme, I was asked to speak constraints he is forced to stay on a panel that was being hastily in Kabul. By Nayla Tueni as the possibility of allowing assembled to address the 9/11 at- Human traffickers in Af- others to impose a president, tacks that had taken place in the ghanistan demand twelve to Whenever there’s a crisis in which will lead to chaos. United States the day before. fourteen thousand dollars to Lebanon, and whenever we are It’s true that this is not only While my fellow panellists send anyone to Europe, a fig- close to electing a president, the responsibility of the Chris- ure which has doubled in just discussed possible Western re- Christian Maronite parties tend tians; however, they are as re- one month. Despite this huge sponses to al-Qaeda, I focused on to obstruct each other and dis- sponsible as others for the cost, demand has not gone what had to be done in Arab coun- agree. But in June, the two presidential vacuum and for the down. You won’t find anyone strongest Christian leaders – deplorable condition which the tries to forestall future threats. in Kabul who doesn’t have a Michel Aoun and Samir Geagea country is in. And the leaders While it was absolutely necessary relative or friend that has left – met and announced a “decla- are currently confronting an to address root causes in the pro- the country. ration of intent”, which came agreement reached by the po- tracted economic and political mar- Some reports suggest that after a long and absurd war. litical parties, who are their part- ginalisation and social alienation the Afghans constitute around They decreased the dis- ners in governance. The the experienced by millions of Arab 18 percent of the refugees that tance between themselves and agreement neither harms the citizens, a principal challenge was have reached Europe so far. their supporters, and began a constitution nor the national to identify the much smaller num- Such a mass exodus of Afghans march of cooperation and charter. ber who were driven by these con- has not taken place in recent brotherhood. If it had hap- So what will the Maronite ditions to commit indiscriminate memory. In the 1990s, many pened years ago, the country leaders do? It’s difficult to an- and horrific acts of violence, wheth- migrated to neighboring coun- – and particularly the commu- swer this question as they’re er against foreigners or their own tries and further abroad due to nity they claim to represent – now in an unenviable position. societies. the civil war among the differ- would have been spared many They may even need the sup- Head to Head - Did the US ent warlords and the Taliban. crises. But they’ve agreed on port of the independent figures occupation create ISIL? But such an exodus during everything, yet on nothing at they've underestimated. Confronting an amorphous and peacetime is a new all! Political vacuum A presi- Are we gloating? Of course anonymous threat on such a scale phenomenon and is very dis- dential settlement is capable of not. But we’re voicing how un- would, I argued, require the active turbing for the stability of the ending the political vacuum in fortunate the situation has be- and willing engagement of police society. Lebanon, as well as the ob- come and calling on them to re- forces and internal security agen- It is a telling verdict on the struction of the state’s work. consider the situation, and cies, local municipal authorities, nical skills and competence, and Egypt and Tunisia, for example, sharing and tactical coordination National Unity government led Yet Maronite leaders, particu- benefit from the painful past ex- and social associations in Arab operational performance. the security sectors have suc- that, again, is critical to successful by President Ashraf Ghani. In larly those who consider them- periences so as not to repeat countries. Reducing counterterrorism cessfully resisted attempts since counterterrorism. just over one year, the new re- selves the strongest, limited them. They alone had the kind of in- strategies to 'kinetic' means - drone the 2011 transitions to make All this is inefficient in terms gime has lost the trust of Af- nominations to themselves – This article was first pub- timate knowledge of their own and air strikes - and relying over- them accountable for their ac- of the use of personnel and bud- ghanistan’s people. With the thus obstructing the presiden- lished in an-Nahar on Dec. 7, communities, and detailed intelli- whelmingly on IT to acquire intel- tions. gets and, worse, costly in terms of economy in bad shape, shrink- ing job opportunities, and a tial process and excluding oth- 2015. gence that are crucial to identify- ligence, as the US has opted to do Their renewed culture of im- the increased human and material deteriorating security situation, er figures who enjoy presiden- Nayla Tueni is one of the ing and preventing potential since 2001, has done nothing to punity is reflected in continued losses resulting from an ineffective the Ghani government seems tial characteristics. few elected female politicians threats. This made the police an counter the drivers of radicalisa- human rights abuses. Most re- approach. to have lost its grip on gover- Today, these leaders find in Lebanon and of the two essential element for the success tion. Western governments, I con- cently, the El Nadeem Centre for The tragically slow response of any counterterrorism strategy, cluded, should not make the mis- Rehabilitation of Victims of Vio- of the police to the lone ISIL ter- nance quite early in its tenure. themselves in the swamp. They youngest. She became a mem- The mood is a far cry from don’t accept Suleiman Franjieh ber of parliament in 2009 and but to be fully effective they need- take of embracing unreformed se- lence documented the death of 13 rorist who killed 38 people on a ed to gain genuine legitimacy and curity sectors in the name of coun- citizens and 42 cases of torture beach in Tunisia in June 2015, April 2014 when people partic- as a candidate for the presiden- following the assassination of ipated in the general elections acceptance within their own soci- tering terrorism, overlooking their while in police custody and the graphically illustrated the conse- tial post, and there are no justi- her father, Gebran, she is cur- in large number, defying the eties. crude tactics and fundamental fail- forced disappearance of 40 peo- quences. So did the lethal security fications or logical explana- rently a member of the board Taliban with their hope for a tions as to why they reject him. and Deputy General Manager Furthermore, in order for Arab ings for reasons of political expe- ple in Egypt in November 2015 breach that allowed other ISIL ter- new future. Rejecting a certain candi- of Lebanon’s leading daily, security sectors - the police forc- diency. No success alone, while Human Rights Watch rorists to penetrate the much- The Taliban offensive in date requires agreeing on an Annahar. Prior to her political es, internal security agencies, and Fourteen years later, these two renewed the call for an end to the vaunted security measures long in Kunduz a couple of months alternative. However, rejection career, Nayla had trained, writ- paramilitary forces managed by conditions for police effectiveness use of torture in Tunisian deten- place at the Egyptian resort of ago, in which the city fell to the for the sake of it, and not pro- ten in and managed various national interior ministries - to be have not been met in the Arab coun- tion centres in August. Sharm el-Sheikh in order to plant a insurgents for a couple of days, viding solutions, amounts to sections of Annahar, where she viewed as legitimate, they would tries most affected by the threat As worrying, resistance to bomb on the Russian Metrojet air- has shaken the confidence of obstruction. And it makes Leb- currently has a regular column. have to undertake reforms designed of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of accountability has also blocked liner that came down with the loss the people. It badly dented the anon vulnerable to crisis seen She can be followed on Twitter to achieve critical improvements Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or oth- acquisition of the capability and of 224 lives at the end of October. image of the ruling regime. elsewhere in the region, as well @NaylaTueni in their professionalism, basic tech- er jihadist organisations. In both skills most needed to conduct counterterrorism strategies to Major parts of Afghanistan "smart", intelligence-led police "kinetic" means - are struggling to maintain rule work against the growing threat drone and air strikes - and re- of law. The Taliban and ISIS are of home-grown terrorism. Reli- lying overwhelmingly on IT to ac- fighting for control LETTER TO THE EDITOR ance on confessions extracted by quire intelligence, as the US has over territories in different brute force instead of forensic opted to do since 2001, has done parts of the country. Some of skills remains the norm, leading nothing to counter the drivers of the areas in the north, which to poor intelligence. radicalisation. has been relatively peaceful Law enforcement is con- Quite the reverse, it has only zones until recently, have be- ducted by poorly paid and poor- further damaged societies already come so hostile that even lo- Put end to poppy cultivation ly motivated personnel, who racked by massive dislocation and cals fear to go there. The at- work long hours on constantly physical attrition. It is also failing tack at Kandahar airport on varying tasks for which they are in its primary goal of identifying, Tuesday evening that claimed Afghanistan Drug Report 2015 stated that 12.6 percent of adults in Afghanistan are drug addicts. However, it said that poppy not trained, containing, and rolling back the more than 30 lives, and has fur- cultivation has dropped by 19 percent this. This infamous plant has ruined the lives of thousands of Afghan youths. And also ther alarmed the common peo- it has provided financial source for some illegal armed groups. while being inculcated with threat of terrorism, especially in Poppy cultivation has been one of the main reasons that increase insecurity in the country therefore the government an adversarial ethos towards cit- Arab countries that have suffered ple of the deteriorating securi- should adopt a new policy for boosting up security in restive areas where poppy cultivation is in its peak. izens and elected officials alike, far higher levels of death and de- ty situation in the country. In the meantime, drug smuggling should also be stopped as it has destroyed the image of Afghanistan. The who are routinely denigrated as struction than their Western coun- In 2001, the international government should also increase the number of drug addicts’ rehabilitation centers across the country. incompetent, dishonest, and un- terparts. community came to Afghani- Masoud Mahmoudi, Khwaja Rawash, Kabul patriotic. Only through a determined and stan with the aim to restore The ministries of interior in sustained effort to bring about ac- peace and stability in the coun- try. More than 14 years down Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and these two Arab countries (and countable, legitimate and profes- address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] others) have, moreover, remained sional policing can counterterror- the line, peace is still elusive "black boxes" - immune to scru- ism be truly effective, rather than and stability is still uncertain. tiny by their own governments - counterproductive. “I don’t see a future here. There is a deep sense of inse- leaving them rife with factional Yezid Sayigh is senior associ- curity,” says Mustafa. He rivalries and vulnerable to endem- ate at the Carnegie Middle East Disclaimer: adds, “I want to escape the ic corruption. Center in Beirut. desperation and uncertainty This has led to confusion and The views expressed in this The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) that has gripped my life.” duplication of tasks between article are the author's own and do Mustafa’s desperation is and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. principal security agencies, pre- not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's shared by many in Afghanistan venting the kind of information- editorial policy. today. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Turkey, Iraq at odds over troop deployment A brief He cited the suicide attack against the embassy in Oct. 2004, history of and the killing in Dec. 2004 of five members of the Police Special Operations Branch in Mosul. UK-Libya Dr Saban Kardas, president of Ankara-based ORSAM (the Mid- dle East Strategic Research Cen- relations ter), told Al Arabiya News: “I don’t On a Sunday morning in February expect that Turkey would manip- 2011, William Hague, the British ulate this particular military pres- foreign secretary, received an un- ence in order to take a new posi- expected phone call at home from tion against regional powers.” Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the well-con- He said Baghdad’s strong re- nected son of Libyan leader Mua- action was mostly related to intra- mmar Gaddafi. People and Power governmental disputes, while Aba- - Libya: Renditions "He came on di also wanted to emphasize his the line to say there was now an opposition to foreign troops in alarming situation in Libya, and on Iraq. Turkish PM Davutoglu com- behalf of his government he was mented on Wednesday on sending asking the United Kingdom and the troops to Mosul and said that West to help them to suppress the these trainers in Bashiqa camp were rebellion," Hague recalled last week threatened by ISIS because it is 15- in front of a parliamentary inquiry 20 km from Mosul. Concerns examining the Britain's relations Pointing out that Bashiqa is a Yez- with Libya and its part in the idi-majority town, Christine van NATO-led intervention that con- den Toorn, director of the Insti- tributed to Gaddafi's downfall. tute of Regional and International "He had clearly formed a view Studies (IRIS) at the American that this was a friendly country, University of Iraq, said this was and that a friendly country with widely perceived as a “return of which you have personal relation- the Ottomans,” and the Yezidis ships will intervene on your be- remember a series of massacres half when you are in trouble ... I under the empire. “This makes think he was under a misappre- them increasingly pessimistic hension about that, but he was not about their future in Iraq and in under it for many minutes," Hague the region,” Van den Toorn told Al continued. Yet the exchange tells Arabiya News. She said many also its own story of the close links think the move is to counter the that had briefly flourished between presence and strength of the out- the British and Libyan govern- ments, even despite decades of lawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party hostility marked by the alleged The deployment on Dec. 3 of sev- his country’s “national sovereign- Turkey on Dec. 8 said it had in Iraq to train and advise local forc- ployment showed that Turkey had (PKK) and the People’s Protec- Libyan bombing of an American eral hundred Turkish soldiers to ty.” stopped the transfer of additional es. Kurdistan Regional Govern- transformed its temporary train- tion Units (YPG), especially after airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, northern Iraq, near the city of The head of the parliamentary forces, but with no withdrawal of ment (KRG) spokesman Safeen ing camp in Bashiqa into a perma- the large role they played in the in 1988, the killing of a female po- Mosul, has sparked a diplomatic security and defense committee, existing ones. Coordination Dizayee said the presence of such nent military base, sending a po- liberation of Sinjar district center. lice officer by a gunman shooting crisis between Ankara and Bagh- Hakim al-Zamili, has urged Iraq’s Foreign Ministry spokesper- forces was not new to the region, litical message to all parties to the “This will balance their power from the Libyan embassy in Lon- dad. prime minister carry out airstrikes son Tanju Bilgic announced: and Turkey had been involved in conflicts in Iraq and Syria. Selcen slightly, and boost that of the Kur- don in 1984, and British support The declared aim of the de- against Turkish troops if they in- “We’ll solve this problem and in- various ways by training Kurdish considers this move bold, uncon- distan Democratic Party [KDP], for US air strikes against Libya in ployment is to provide routine sist on remaining in Iraqi territory. crease coordination to the highest forces against ISIS. “There’s a need ventional and highly risky. “The Turkey’s Kurdish ally,” she add- 1986. The 'Deal in the Desert' To- training for Kurdish fighters in a While Baghdad says the de- possible level.” for more trained and prepared reaction of Baghdad derives from ed. “In Iraq and in the region, this day, the inquiry will hear from camp in the Bashiqa region, which ployment happened without its The camp, where 2,441 peo- units to liberate Mosul, to take part the fact that these tanks and will up the ante in direct and indi- Tony Blair, the former prime min- has been under the control of the knowledge or approval, Ankara ple have been trained so far, was in the future operations as well as troops were deployed without rect ways, and could lead to a fur- ister whose handshake with his Islamic State of Iraq and Syria says it was a routine rotation of set up by Turkish forces at the to maintain security in the post- taking into consideration the pro- ther amassing of other forces, for host in a tent on the outskirts of (ISIS) since June 2014. The move troops. Mosul governor’s request, and in liberation period,” Dizayee told Al forma diplomatic sensitivities,” he example increased Russian forces Tripoli in 2004 – dubbed the "Deal by NATO-member Turkey is not Turkish Deputy Prime Min- coordination with the Iraqi Defense Arabiya News. “There has to be told Al Arabiya News. or strikes in Syria, a new deal be- in the Desert" – set the tone for part of the U.S.-led coalition’s ac- ister Numan Kurtulmus said his Ministry. high-level talks between Ankara “Was it really indispensable for tween Baghdad and Russia, or an Gaddafi's transformation from an tivities. country “is there to train soldiers About 80 Turkish trainers and Baghdad. Turkey as a neigh- Turkey to take this action at this increased Iranian presence, espe- international pariah into a favoured Baghdad gave Turkey an ulti- against ISIS, but the Iraqi govern- were already in the camp before boring country can play a positive particular time and date, while cially toward the Mosul and Nin- ally. The consequences of that deal, matum on Sunday to withdraw its ment showed sensitiveness on this this deployment for more than a role, and there should be more co- managing so many risks simulta- eveh battlefront.” KRG President which followed months of Blair- troops within 48 hours, otherwise issue.” year, in a bid to train Sunni Arab, ordination and cooperation be- neously at such high velocity?” Masoud Barzani has arrived in brokered negotiations culminating it might take the case to the U.N. In a letter to his Iraqi counter- Kurdish and Turkmen forces. tween both countries in various Selcen, who served in the Turk- Ankara on Wednesday, and met in Gaddafi agreeing to abandon his Security Council. part Haider al-Abadi, Turkish With this latest deployment, fields.” Motives Aydin Selcen, the ish embassy in Baghdad from 2003 with various Turkish officials, in- nuclear and chemical weapons pro- Iraqi President Fuad Masum Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu the number of Turkish troops in former consul general of Turkey to 2006, said the environment in cluding Turkish intelligence chief grammes, are alleged to have in- called the Turkish deployment a gave assurances that Ankara would Iraq has reached about 3,000. in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurd- certain parts of Iraq is not friendly Hakan Fidan and President Recep cluded both countries' complicity “violation” of international law and resolve Iraqi concerns. There are some 3,500 U.S. troops istan, said the latest military de- to Turkey. Tayyip Erdogan. in US rendition operations. Ac- cording to documents retrieved from the ransacked offices of the Libyan intelligence agency in 2011, British security services also US Muslim cracked down on Libyan dissidents in the UK, with some placed un- der control orders amounting to women debate house arrest. British oil firms ben- efited from the deal in the form of lucrative contracts, while the Gad- dafi family moved billions of dol- safety of hijab lars in assets to London and gained access to influential circles, with Saif acquiring a PhD from the Lon- don School of Economics and sub- amid backlash sequently facing plagiarism accu- The influx of refugees into Germa- sations over his outsourcing of the ny is both a boon and a burden for research to a consultancy firm. At the economy: it needs huge num- its heart were relationships be- bers of migrants to rejuvenate an tween Blair and Gaddafi, and oth- aging workforce, but must finan- er senior officials, that correspon- cially support many for years un- dence suggests were not just prag- til they learn the language and gain matic but invested with personal qualifications. warmth. 'It's a small world now' Chancellor Angela Merkel has Days before Blair's first visit to refused to put a cap on refugee Libya, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, an ex- numbers to a country where the iled leader of the opposition Liby- population of around 82 million is an Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), set to shrink by 15 percent by and his pregnant wife were re- 2050, according to government turned to Tripoli aboard a CIA ren- forecasts, with the workforce fall- dition flight after being detained in ing by 30 percent. Malaysia while travelling to the The country needs about half UK to claim asylum. In a fax to a million migrants a year until 2050 Moussa Koussa, the Libyan in- to counter that fall in the work- telligence chief, Mark Allen, the force, a study by think-tank the head of MI6's counterterrorism Bertelsmann Foundation found. unit, wrote: "This was the least But many of the people cur- we could do for you and for Libya rently arriving from countries such to demonstrate the remarkable re- as Syria do not speak German and lationship we have built in recent have few formal qualifications, so years." Allen added that he had it will take time and investment to been "amused" by an American reduce their dependence on state request for questions for Belhaj to welfare and get them into work. be channelled through them: "I have Syrian refugee Tamam is no intention of doing any such On the night of the California hats and wraps for a while until proud of his knowledge of Ger- thing. The intelligence about [Bel- shootings, Asifa Quraishi-Landes the dust settles.” man grammar, which he has been haj] was British." Remarking on sat on her couch, her face in her Muslimgirl.net posted a “Cri- learning since he arrived in the coun- preparations for Blair's arrival, hands, and thought about what was sis Safety Manual for Muslim try more than a year, but frustrat- Allen said that officials were keen for him to meet "the leader" in his ahead for her and other Muslim Women,” with tips such as wear- ed that he still can’t speak the lan- guage well enough to land a job. tent: "I don't know why the En- women who wear a scarf or veil in ing a turban instead of a longer glish are fascinated by tents. The public. more obviously religious scarf and “You can’t find a job without German but you can’t learn the plain fact is that the journalists The covering, or hijab, often carrying a rape whistle. would love it." Belhaj was subse- draws unwanted attention even in Muslim women in several cit- language properly without a job,” said the 41-year-old, who declined quently imprisoned for six years, the best of times. But after the one- ies are organizing or taking self- during which time he says he was two punch of the Paris and San defense classes. The ad for one to give his surname because he fears for the safety of relatives he left tortured. In 2013, he told Al Bernardino attacks by extremists, such class in New York features a Jazeera's People and Power that and amid an anti-Muslim furor drawing of a covered woman in a behind in Aleppo, once Syria’s commercial hub. he was also questioned by British stoked by comments of Donald karate stance. “We’re getting so the needs that Germany has in employment rate since reunifica- their chances in the labor market, intelligence officers. "I told them Trump, Quraishi-Landes, an Is- many calls,” said Rana Abdelha- Each unemployed refugee terms of its labor market and de- tion in 1990, at 6.4 percent in Sep- according to the Cologne Institute costs taxpayers 12,000 euros we were being tortured and beaten lamic law specialist at the Univer- mid, 22, founder of the Women’s mographic developments.” tember, and has 600,000 unfilled for Economic Research. and hung up by our arms," said sity of Wisconsin-Madison, want- Initiative for Self-Empowerment, ($13,000) a year, government fig- Many under 25 jobs. But areas that could offer op- ures show. Only 8 percent find Belhaj. "The woman in charge nod- ed to send a message. which offers self-defense and em- The number of asylum-seek- The government says it is cur- portunities for lower-skilled work- ded her head to say she under- “To all my Muslim sisters who powerment classes in several cit- work in the first year and most ers arriving in Germany this year rently focusing efforts on process- ers include the social services and stood, as did the man next to her." wear hijab,” she wrote on her Fa- ies for young Muslim and Jewish rely on the state for everything is expected to top 1 million, many ing asylum applications, but steps healthcare sectors, which have gen- Sami al-Saadi, another LIFG lead- cebook page. “If you feel your life women who face harassment. from food and housing to language are from war-torn countries like it has taken include modifying erated more than 900,000 new jobs er abducted with his wife and chil- or safety is threatened in any way Abdelhamid, a New York na- courses. Syria and Afghanistan, up from employment rules for asylum seek- since the end of 2007, and the ca- dren from Hong Kong, also told Al because of your dress, you have tive attending the Harvard But the costs will be offset around 200,000 in 2014. ers so that those deemed to have a tering and hotel industry which has Jazeera how Koussa had boasted an Islamic allowance (darura/neces- Kennedy School of Government, within five to 10 years as more A major advantage is that more good chance of being granted per- created 200,000. of his connections with western sity) to adjust your clothing ac- said she had studied karate since and more refugees start working than half of the new arrivals are mission to stay in the country can Such job creation has prompt- intelligence services. "He told me, cordingly. Your life is more impor- childhood and started offering self- and paying taxes, according to a young: 55 percent of the 414,000 work three months after registra- ed a rise in the employment rate 'It's a small world now. Before you tant than your dress.” defense classes for women after a study by the German Institute for asylum seekers registered in the tion rather than waiting until asy- among non-Germans. UniCredit were abroad and we couldn't reach Amid a reported spike in ha- man tried to pull off her headscarf Economic Research (DIW). first eight months of the year were lum approval. said in a recent report that for ev- you but now we can make a call to rassment, threats and vandalism when she was 16 years old. The study forecast that rising under 25, according to official fig- They can fill any available ery additional unemployed for- MI6 or the CIA,'" said al-Saadi. directed at American Muslims and “Even now when I think about migrant employment would grad- ures. By comparison, 24 percent position if the employment agen- eigner in Germany there are seven 'No regrets' Then British Prime at mosques, Muslim women are that moment — I have a lot of anx- ually drive up German national of the German population is un- cy cannot find a German or EU others who found a new job. Minister Tony Blair, left, meets intensely debating the duty and iety moving through the streets to output, with per capita income der 25. candidate within 14 days. This offers hope for refugees with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi risks related to wearing their head- this day — especially with all of increasing by 0.5 percent by 2030. Their age makes it easier to The government employment like Tamam, who wants to work on May 29, 2007, in Sirte, Libya coverings as usual. the hateful rhetoric because, I Deutsche Bank has published sim- integrate them into a labor market agency says 54 percent of refu- as a graphic designer in the print- [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images] Sites for Muslim women have don’t know, is it going to happen ilar findings on the effect of mi- that is suffering from chronic short- gees registered as unemployed left ing industry and dreams of setting In 2012, the UK government posted guidance on how to stay again?” she said. grants on German national output. ages in almost all sectors as more school before completing their fi- up his own publication business, agreed to pay al-Saadi $3.5m in an safe. Hosai Mojaddidi, co-founder The question of whether to “The refugees pose major fi- baby boomers retire. nal exams. Eight percent have no just like in Aleppo. out-of-court settlement without of the educational group wear the hijab is already deeply nancial, organizational and logisti- Europe’s largest economy, schooling at all. To reach that goal he contact- acknowledging liability for his ab- MentalHealth4Muslims, drew sensitive for Muslim women. cal costs in the short term,” said which is expected to post a budget To tackle a lack of formal qual- ed two Christian charities that are duction. Belhaj's ongoing legal cam- nearly 4,000 likes for her Facebook Scholars have debated for years DIW president Marcel Fratzscher. surplus this year, has the capacity ifications or schooling, an extra trying to find him unpaid work in paign to secure a government apol- post advising women to “pull out whether women have a religious “But the refugees certainly will and means to accommodate the 30,000 teachers are needed for ref- a printing business so he can learn ogy is currently being considered those hooded sweatshirts, beanies, obligation to dress a particular way. make an important contribution to refugees. It enjoys the lowest un- ugees and their children to boost German on the job. by the British Supreme Court. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Congress in final-stage talks on massive budget, LONDON L World stocks were loss of just over 3 percent. on the brink of a two-month low China's yuan fell to its weak- tax bills on Friday, as beaten-down oil pric- est in 4-1/2 years (CNY=CFXS) es and a slide in China's yuan to 4- at 6.4564 per dollar and posted its WASHINGTON : With the holi- 1/2 year lows left markets in a longest weekly losing streak in a days beckoning, negotiations inten- somber mood. decade, dragging emerging Asian sified on Capitol Hill Thursday on Volatile oil markets and wor- currencies lower, on concerns a $1.1 trillion government-wide ries about China, the world's big- about its slowing economy and spending bill and a sprawling tax gest commodities consumer, have expectations of a U.S. rate hike next package touching all sectors of the pressured many markets ahead of week. Lower daily fixings for the economy. a widely anticipated interest rate currency by China's central bank Dozens of issues remained hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve have also raised questions about unresolved, mainly policy dis- next week. how far Beijing intends to let the putes over environmental and other MSCI's world stock index fell currency depreciate. "A U.S. rate issues that lawmakers of both par- for a fifth straight day as emerging hike would have a major impact ties were trying to attach to the markets tumbled again and Euro- on money flows out of emerging must-pass spending legislation. pean shares (.FTEU3) opened at a markets including Hong Kong and Republicans sought to lift the oil two-month low while the dollar China," said Linus Yip, chief strat- export ban and roll back various steadied. egist at First Shanghai Securities. Obama administration regulations; "We are in risk-off mode," said "Also, if the yuan continues to Democrats were maneuvering to Piotr Matys, emerging market cur- depreciate, that's negative to stocks protect President Barack Obama's rency strategist at Rabobank in as well, because it means inves- environmental rules and enact per- London. "Another round of sell- tors are not confident about Chi- manent tax credits for wind, solar ing in commodities with oil prices na's economic restructuring." Chi- and other renewable energy. at new lows has sent global stocks nese shares closed lower ahead of "We're not going to get every- lower and emerging market com- a spate of economic data sched- thing we want in negotiations. The modity currencies are under pres- uled to be released on Saturday. Democrats aren't going to get ev- sure." The Russian rouble (RUB=) (ECONCN) China's economy is on erything they want in negotia- tumbled 2 percent against the dol- track to post about 7 percent an- tions," House Speaker Paul Ryan, lar, with focus on a meeting of the nual growth in 2015, an official at R-Wisconsin, told reporters. "But Russian central bank later on Fri- the country's top economic plan- I believe that we will successfully day. Investors were also waiting ner said at a briefing on Friday. complete these negotiations." for U.S. data which could cement Crude oil prices remained at Under current law, government expectations that the Fed is gear- levels not seen since early 2009 as funding expires Friday at midnight, ing up to hike rates for the first output in the Middle East contin- when the last short-term spending time in a decade next week. ued to rise despite an already huge bill expires. The Senate agreed by U.S. retail sales, inflation and global glut. Brent crude futures voice vote and without debate consumer sentiment data is due (LCOc1) were down 0.5 percent helping push down European gov- tions before the Fed meeting. The euro (EUR=) edged up (.MSCIEF) were down for an Thursday to extend that deadline between 8.30 a.m ET and 10 a.m. at $39.52 a barrel, not far off al- ernment bond yields. The dollar Fed fund futures place an 85 about 0.2 percent to $1.0965, af- eighth day running and on course through Wednesday Dec. 16 to al- ET. European shares (.FTEU3) fell most seven-year lows hit earlier in index (.DXY), which tracks the percent chance of the Fed raising ter comments from the European for their worst week since Septem- low more time for talks. The House 0.7 percent, declining for a fourth the session at $39.38 a barrel. U.S. currency against a basket of rates at its Dec. 15-16 meeting. A Central Bank's Ewald Nowotny ber. South Africa's rand (ZAR=D3) was expected to follow suit Fri- straight session, while MSCI's The sharp fall in oil prices six major rivals, edged down slight- recent Reuters poll also showed this week raised doubts about the hit a new record low following the day, but Ryan allowed that even broadest index of Asia-Pacific since OPEC said last week it would ly. It was on track for a weekly that all but one of 18 brokerages extent to which U.S. and Europe- abrupt dismissal this week of re- more time might be needed. shares outside Japan hit a two- keep production high has fueled loss of about 0.5 percent after in- that deal directly with the Fed ex- an monetary policy will diverge. spected Finance Minister Nhlanhla "I'm not going to put a dead- month low and posted a weekly expectations for lower inflation, vestors trimmed dollar-long posi- pect a rate increase. Emerging market stocks Nene. line on it," he said. "I want to make sure that these negotiations are done well and done right, and not by some arbitrary deadline." Ford to invest $4.5b more in electric car plan by 2020 Earlier, Ryan assured lawmak- ers from Northeastern states that Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans to invest an additional $4.5 billion legislation extending health bene- fits and a compensation fund for by 2020 in programs to broaden its offerings of hybrids and 9/11 first responders would be electric vehicles, Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields said on made part of the spending bill. The Thursday. Fields said it will launch late next year a new spending legislation, which funds version of its Ford Focus electric car that has a 100-mile range the government through the 2016 and can recharge in 30 minutes. Ford also plans to add 13 budget year, has become increas- new plug-in hybrid, hybrid or electric vehicles to its lineup by ingly intertwined with the tax bill, 2020, moving to more than 40 percent the share of the which could deliver a political vic- company’s vehicle lines that will be electrified. Fields said the tory for both parties. company sees plug-in hybrid systems - which allow drivers Uncertainty remained as to whether lawmakers would pull off to operate part of the time on batteries recharged from the a major tax bill with permanent grid, and part of the time on gasoline - as the solution many extensions benefiting both sides, customers will prefer. The batteries for plug-in hybrids are or simply opt for a two-year ex- not as heavy or expensive as those required to deliver 200- tension of existing tax breaks. With mile or more range in an all-electric vehicle. Congress' legislative year drawing to a close lawmakers were eager to finalize their work and head home for the holidays. "I hope we can get a deal. Zara owner reaps Eyeing rapid results, There's certainly no guarantee that we'll get one," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said benefits of expansion as as he left the Capitol at the end of Egypt takes charge of the day. He said sticking points related to labor and environmental issues, and a campaign finance pro- profit jumps 20pc vision pushed by his Republican building new capital counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to Spanish global clothing giant Indi- lift certain spending limits by par- tex, owner of the Zara brand, post- ty committees. ed Thursday a 20-percent surge in The two-year budget and debt nine-month net profits as its in- deal passed earlier this year set the vestments and expansion began to overall spending levels, but that left pay off. it up to the powerful Appropria- The group said in a statement tions Committee to allocate the that net profit rose to 2.0 billion money ahead of the deadline for a euros ($2.2 billion) between Feb- partial government shutdown. The ruary and October in its non-stan- final areas of contention are the so- dard fiscal year. called "riders," the policy issues Expansion efforts had weighed that lawmakers like to lard up down last year’s results, but prof- must-do bills with. its rose this year by a greater mar- Sen. Barbara Mikulski of gin than the healthy 16.6-percent Maryland, top Democrat on the rise in sales to 14.7 billion euros. Senate Appropriations Commit- Inditex, which competes with tee, said negotiators were down to Sweden’s H&M as the world’s top about 40 riders after starting with ready-to-wear clothing retailer, 202. She contended Democrats continued its expansion by open- proposed just a few, "and ours ing 230 stores and 13,079 jobs in were very reasonable." the first nine months of its 2015 House Democrats, who've fiscal year. sought to draw attention to their The company also stepped up push for gun control legislation in its online presence, with Internet Egypt's cash-strapped government "Any memorandum of under- gotiations. the wake of recent mass shootings, shopping sites now available in 28 says it has taken charge of plans standing is just an initial demon- Then, in September, Egypt emphasized a new demand during countries. to build a new capital after failing stration of interest but when you signed a new memorandum of un- the day as they announced their Inditex has also benefited with to close a deal with the UAE in- start to negotiate the details you derstanding with China State Con- opposition to any bill that doesn't the slow recovery of its home coun- vestor meant to lead a project some definitely have the possibility of struction Engineering Corporation undo a longstanding provision that try Spain, adding nearly 3,300 jobs have compared in its ambition to not reaching the expectation of any to study the building and financ- has been interpreted to block the there this year. the ancient pyramids. one of the partners and this is what ing of the part of the city that in- Centers for Disease Control from Built to escape Cairo's over- has happened," Madbouly said. cludes government buildings. conducting research on gun vio- crowding and pollution, the new The timeline was a key stick- That deal was the first clear lence. "My understanding from Oil slides to new seven-year administrative capital was expect- ing point, with the government sign the project was proceeding them is they need Democratic votes ed to cost a total $300 billion and keen to progress at an accelerated along a different course. to pass it. So we will have to come feature an airport larger than Lon- speed, Madbouly said. Under the new structure, the to terms to do that," said House low as IEA warns of worse glut don's Heathrow and a building tall- Another point of contention government is focusing on phase Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of er than Paris's Eiffel Tower. involved how much money the one, which will cover 10,000 of California. "Don't expect us to vote LONDON : Crude oil prices hit Varga said there was room to barrel? No, you can't," he said, al- The mega-project was un- UAE partner would invest. the planned total of 190,000 acres, for a bill that has a ban in it. Take fresh seven-year lows on Friday fall further, with little support like- though adding that prices would veiled in March at the Sharm al- "This was part of the discus- and means the project can be the ban out." Each side accused the as the International Energy Agen- ly until oil reached the 2008 lows not likely fall that far. Still, the IEA Sheikh economic summit, where sion, of course, that based on the launched sooner. other of issuing unreasonable de- cy (IEA) warned global oversup- of $36.20 per barrel for Brent and said the pace of stock-building President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi proposed share of each of the part- Madbouly said work had be- mands blocking a final deal. "The ply could worsen in the new year. $32.40 per barrel for WTI. should roughly halve next year and urged foreign investors to help ners we requested an upfront in- gun on infrastructure for the initial way that we will be able to finally Brent slipped below $39 per Prices have tumbled this month that it was very unlikely that glo- Egypt recover from turmoil un- vestment to be offered from the phase, which will cost $3-$4 bil- reach an agreement here is when barrel for the first time since De- after OPEC failed to impose a ceil- bal storage capacity would be leashed after the 2011 uprising developer," he said without giving lion alone. Republicans abandon their insis- cember 2008 as the IEA, which ing on output. OPEC producers filled. "Concerns about reaching against Hosni Mubarak. Phase one the numbers involved. "We are waiting for the date of tence on including these kinds of advises developed nations on en- pumped more oil in November storage capacity limits appear to alone was expected to cost $45 Located east of the ancient city the official launch of the pro- ideological riders in the budget pro- ergy, warned that demand growth than in any month since late 2008, be overblown," it said. The IEA billion. But Egyptian officials said of Cairo, the new capital is the gramme based on the agenda of the cess," said White House Press Sec- was starting to slow. some 31.7 million barrels per day. said it expects a decline in non- Mohamed Alabbar, the United grandest in a series of mega President. I expect this will be in a retary Josh Earnest. "The technicals and the fun- "Consumption is likely to have OPEC production in 2016, as U.S. Arab Emirates (UAE) property projects launched under Sisi, who few weeks," he said. "It would really be stupid for damentals are singing from the peaked in the third quarter and light tight oil shifts into contrac- tycoon who helped develop has pushed for rapid results in a Developers will be expected to the Democrats to not take the full same hymn sheet," said Tamas demand growth is expected to slow tion, and it that further spending Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper, country where bureaucracy is invest first then profit from the program that will continue" some Varga, oil analyst with PVM As- to a still-healthy 1.2 million bpd cuts could spur deeper output de- would not be the lead partner in known to slow business. sale of completed properties. of the tax breaks long-term, Senate sociates. "We will not see support in 2016, as support from sharply clines. "There is evidence the Sau- the venture due to disagreements Gulf states have showered Egypt will also tender out parts of Finance Committee Chairman Or- until we hit the lows of 2008." falling oil prices begins to fade," di-led strategy is starting to work," on the finances. Alabbar did not Egypt with billions of dollars in the development as private-pub- rin Hatch, R-Utah, told reporters. Brent crude futures (LCOc1) the IEA said in its monthly report. the IEA said, referring to the pro- respond to requests for comment. aid since Sisi removed the Muslim lic partnerships. "Because both sides are treated were down 60 cents at $39.13 a Should sanctions on Iran be ducer group's decision to maintain Instead, the government will set Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi Sherif Otaifa, advisor on mega pretty fairly. .... Democrats are barrel at 1058 GMT, bouncing lifted, its exports could rise, add- high output to safeguard market up a wholly-owned company to from the presidency in mid-2013 projects to the investment minis- treated well, but we are too. It's a slightly from a session low of ing to the market's oversupply. share. U.S. shale oil production, lead the venture and allocate spe- following mass protests. ter, said the government had se- classic compromise that really de- $38.90. "The next quarter is going to the main driver of non-OPEC sup- cific projects to private develop- Launching soon lected a consultant to finalize the serves to be done." The tax bill West Texas Intermediate be particularly tough as we go from ply growth, is expected to fall for ers from the Gulf and elsewhere, Cracks in the embryonic part- preliminary master plan unveiled could cost at least $100 billion or (WTI) U.S. crude futures (CLc1) a high-demand to a low-demand a ninth consecutive month in Jan- which may include Alabbar's Cap- nership to develop Egypt's new in Sharm al-Sheikh and would then more over 10 years by extending were at $36.26 per barrel, down quarter," said Richard Gorry, di- uary, a forecast from the U.S. En- ital City Partners, Housing Min- capital had appeared early on. In seek investors. dozens of mostly obscure tax cuts. 50 cents after touching $36.12, rector of consultancy JBC Energy ergy Information Administration ister Mustafa Madbouly told Re- June, Madbouly acknowledged "Private investment will play But the price tag could balloon to their lowest since February 2009. Asia. "Can you rule out $20 per showed this week. uters. there were "complications" in ne- a major role," he said. $700 billion or more as Democrats This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

HSY accentuates craft for TBCW IG S WAYTOWARDS WOMEN S LAHORE: The 11th edition of Telenor Bridal Couture Week (TBCW) is set to bride-azzle Lahore from December 11 to 13, just in time for the big fat Paki- EMPOWERMENT stani wedding season. Among Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has suggested a novel way to promote those showing is bridal couture gender equality by "giving preference to the contingent of female Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has achieved global visibil- week regular Hassan Sheheryar commandos". The cine icon has also asked his fans and admirers to ity in the recent past, has topped a list of 50 'Sexiest Asian Women on Yasin, whose association with the gear up for a big announcement as he shared that "a lot needs to the Planet' compiled by a British magazine. This is the third time in platform both as a choreographer happen in the immediate days to come". The 73-year-old star, who the past four years that the "Quantico" actress has topped the list. and a designer has stood the test is shooting for Ribhu Dasgupta's "Te3N" here, took to his blog to Priyanka emerged as the top name after people voted from across the talk about his devised method to promote women's empowerment. globe for the 2015 edition of the popular annual poll conducted by "And I try to show my sense of equality by giving preference to the the Britain-based Eastern Eye newspaper. The 'desi girl' of tinsel contingent of female commandoes that have turned up on security town is happy. "Now that's a title I'm happy to hold on to. I'm duty and lie in the background with apprehension," Big B wrote. "I bringing sexy back! A big thank you to everyone who's voted for me. call them up in front and mingled with them... rid them of their Thank you also to Eastern Eye for making me feel 'sexy'; well, at least awkwardness, their shy nature or was it disciplined training of their for another year. A piece of advice to the ladies - it's all in the mind. uniform... whatever, they deserved it and they must be given equal Remember, sexy is as sexy does," Priyanka said in a statement. East- place, equal presence and equal 'selfies'," he added. The "Piku" ern Eye's entertainment editor Asjad Nazir, who founded the list and actor filmed a scene for his upcoming project at Nobel laureate poet puts it together annually, believes Priyanka has become the global Rabindranath Tagore's abode in Shantiniketan. And the actor assert- face of India. "Priyanka Chopra is doing India proud on the global ed that Tagore was way ahead of the time with his literary work stage and winning loads of admirers. This was illustrated by the largest-ever number of votes by non-Asians that she received from all depicting equality. "They say he never wrote his poetry or his over the world. She is clearly building bridges internationally through music lyrics as gender-centric... they were all neutral and depicted her art and will continue to do so in the coming years," Nazir said. equality... sung by the female or the male, it remained meaningful to Popular television actress Sanaya Irani rose one place from last year both, in both and for both... such foresight during those early years to come second and fellow small screen star Drashti Dhami took third is worthy of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913...quite amazing," he spot. Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone was on number four wrote. Amitabh, who fell in love with Kolkata and its culture after and Katrina Kaif completed the top five. Others in the top 10 are Nia exploring the city during his work-related sojourns, is in awe with Sharma, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Gauahar Khan, Sonam Kapoor and the "benevolence of the people of Bengal". the highest placed Pakistani, Mahira Khan. Fun time for Sonali

of time. “I have directed every BCW show except for one as I was travelling,” HSY says with a glint of pride. This time around, the master couturier plans on building upon the line he showcased at this year’s PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week (PLBW). “I think having a singular voice in couture is very important. When you start churn- ing out differing ideas, the client starts getting confused,” he shares about his pattern, citing how he also accentuated and carried for- ward the line he had created for PFDC Swarovski Crystal Coutu- riers fashion show earlier this year.

Acquittal is best gift for Sal- man's 50th Actress Zarine birthday, Khan, who was launched in SAYS Bollywood by S alman Khan in the ZARINE 2010 film "Veer", says his acquittal in the Actress Sonali Bendre, who will be seen as a judge on KHAN 2002 accident case on the second season of reality show "India's Best Thursday, is the best gift that Dramebaaz", says she "enjoys" being part of both he could get ahead of his 50th films and TV. birthday. Zarine, who also "You are an actor and when you get to play dif- danced with Salman on the Pernia Qureshi follows in SRK's footsteps! ferent characters, then there's nothing like it. We all "Character dheela" song in the have a child in us and when you get to play different film "Ready", told IANS: "I am Fashion entrepreneur and actress Pernia Qureshi is a characters, what more can you ask for," Sonali told very happy for Salman Khan. trendsetter in the fashion industry. The actress, who is IANS. "It's a wonderful job to be an actor where you Finally after so many years, known for her impressive fashion sense, has been ap- can play different lives. I love doing what I do, but I he has got the freedom. This is proached by one of the biggest multinational brand chain have to make my choices," she added. Sonali is known the best gift Salman has got for to be the brand ambassador for their range of leather acces- for her roles in films like "Diljale", "Sarfarosh", "Hum his 50th birthday. What more sories. Though the talks are still on, the brand is positive Saath - Saath Hain" among others. The actor, who he could ask for? "I just con- about associating with the actress, as her unique style With every fashion week comes a hails from Maharashtra, is also to be proud to see the gratulated him and I am very embodies what the product stands for. A source said, varied audience but that’s not why growth of the Marathi industry. happy for him." Salman, who "Pernia was recently approached by a multinational brand HSY has chosen to showcase the "It is very interesting the way business is chang- will turn 50 on December 27, chain which is also one of the leading names in the bever- same collection at the upcoming ing in the Marathi industry and that's amazing. In my was emotional after the verdict age industry, to endorse their range of leather accessories. event. “TBCW may have differ- time only certain kind of stories used to work and was announced in the accident Currently, talks are on between them." ent viewership as compared to now all kinds of stories are being accepted. Now case, in which a pavement The brand chain was earlier endorsed by Shahrukh Khan, PLBW but I wouldn’t put out a there is a space for everything and that's very cre- dweller was killed and four now has approached the fashion diva to endorse their new different product [due to that]. ative," the 40-year-old said. others injured. range of accessories. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Five reasons that Conor McGregor The International Premier Tennis League arrived in New Delhi on Thursday with Rafael Nadal the will defeat Jose Aldo, most famous face in action. Nadal won both his matches for reigning champions the Indian by John Kavanagh Aces who ran out 30-12 winners over the Philippine Mavericks. The 14-time Grand Slam cham- pion beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Treat Huey of the Philippine Mavericks in the men's doubles alongside Rohan Bopara, before beating Frenchman Roger-Vasselin in the men's singles. Though the Spaniard's efforts were little needed with the Aces dominating the three earlier fix- tures. Bopara, alongside Sania Miirza, thrilled their home crowd with a win in the mixed doubles, before Agnieszka Radwanska and Fabrice Santoro both beat their sin- gles opponents 6-1. It was a bad day for the Mav- ericks, who had won four of their five previous matches, as they were downed by the table-topping Aces. The first match of the day saw the UAE Royals facing off against the Japan Warriors, with the War- riors getting their first win 24-21. Watch day two of the IPTL from New Delhi live on Sky Sports 1 from 10.30am on Friday Decem- ber 11

Sky Sports have got the inside-sto- Kavanagh said: "It's hard to ry of Conor McGregor's meticu- argue against Jose being the pound- lous preparation to fight Jose Aldo, for-pound No 1. He's a decade from his coach. undefeated, he's the only feather- John Kavanagh, the head coach weight champion ever. He's had a at the Straight Blast Gym in Dub- fantastic run but that's going to end. Does Harry Kane need some striker tled a defensively-dismal Monaco lin, is the mastermind behind Jose's proven twice that he's bet- help at Tottenham? Not necessar- is testament to the Tottenham McGregor's UFC success so far. ter than Chad. But, in terms of ily, on the evidence of their 4-1 coach's ability to find alternative It is Kavanagh's job to whip style, this fight is simpler for Conor Europa League win over Monaco solutions from within his young McGregor into shape for his feath- than when he fought Chad. on Thursday. Adam Bate was at squad. erweight unification fight against "Jose will try and stand with White Hart Lane to see Erik Lame- On Thursday, he introduced Ado on December 12. Conor. Fighters from Europe - and la's hat-trick and wonders wheth- Josh Onomah for his full debut on Kavanagh exclusively gave Ireland in particular - grew up fight- er Mauricio Pochettino will con- the left side of midfield, with Clin- Sky Sports five reasons why ing tough boxers so preparing for tinue to find solutions within the ton Njie playing as a striker and McGregor will win... an American wrestler like Chad is squad... Son Heung-Min in support. Per- Kavanagh said: "The God of a newer challenge. Facing a good Mauricio Pochettino might not haps not all of them were in their War just sat down one day and striker like Aldo is nothing new to have an out-and-out striker to pro- natural positions but they certain- tried to create the perfect warrior. us. How he beat Mendes vide back-up for Harry Kane but ly played with more skill and en- Here he comes, it's McGregor - he John Kavanagh details how the his Tottenham team showed thusiasm than the visitors could looks the part, he speaks well, he's fight was won against Monaco on Thursday night muster. intelligent and he excels in what "I'm a results man, and Aldo's that this need not necessarily prove By the time he addressed the normal humans think are high- results speak for themselves. But a problem. For one thing, he does media in the post-match press pressure situations. in his last few fights he's taken have an Erik Lamela. conference, Monaco coach Leonar- The God of War just sat down more punishment than he used to The Argentine played from the do Jardim had the benefit of two one day and tried to create the per- - just look at his face after he beat right flank in the drizzle at White hours to come to terms with those fect warrior. "I remember very Chad, he was unrecognisable. Re- Hart Lane but managed to find him- goals but he appeared crestfallen clearly in his UFC debut, we member Mendes is quite new to self in front of goal on three occa- nevertheless. "We just couldn't walked into the cage. It was my striking, he doesn't have 10 years sions in the first half and convert- cope with the full-on pressing style first time as a coach at that level so of training like Conor has. ed the lot for the first hat-trick of of Spurs," he admitted. it was new to all of us. Before he "Does Jose think he take that his career. Three goals in 37 min- Indeed, the speed and fluidity knocked out Marcus Brimage, he amount of punishment against utes after scoring just once in his of the Spurs forward line can seem rienced players than older ones. the target for much of his ire - seem- li or Clinton - they can play like a walked over to me and said 'this Conor? Look at how many sub-60 first 28 Tottenham games. irresistible. All of them, Kane in- "It's easy to say, and I hear a lot ingly running down channels when striker. But maybe it's true. I rec- feels no different to the gym'. My second knockouts Conor has on His opener required a striker's cluded, are comfortable anywhere that Pochettino has a young squad he should have been showing for ognise they are not specifically heart was beating very quickly and his record." Aldo's trademark leg instinct, finding space to sweep in the final third and it's easy to so it's easy to play the way they the ball. But if they're ready to strikers, so maybe we will work it felt a lot different to the gym for kicks won't matter home inside two minutes. The sec- see why Pochettino has resisted play with energy," he said. "But learn and willing to listen then it to try to find such a player we can me, but Conor went out there for Kavanagh said: "When was the ond, from distance, owed much to the temptation to saddle himself when the results are good, that's seems Pochettino will be patient add to try to help the team. "What the first time, and the rest is histo- last time they had a significant a goalkeeping error but the third with another Emmanuel Adebay- it, and when the results are bad enough. There's responsibility on is most important is that we do ry. "In any other fighter I can think impact on a fight? You have to go was a firm strike with his weaker or or Roberto Soldado. Not that they say you need more experi- Kane's 22-year-old shoulders but, not rock the balance of the team. It of, experience would favour Jose. back four or five years. Those kicks right foot. By the time he was re- he sees it in those terms. Pochetti- ence. The key is to work hard on in this sense, he's not alone. The is important we find someone who There's a very, very small percent- worked against Urijah Faber, who placed by Nacer Chadli on the no made the valid point afterwards the training ground." And in games oldest member of the front four on is very specific. For me, always age of people on this planet who, is a natural bantamweight, who was hour, he'd settled the game. that the preference for working too. There was more than enough Thursday was Lamela at 23. you want to find a striker that when put in an incredibly high- very green to striking in those days. Pochettino won't be expecting with young players is sometimes anguished head-shaking from the Pochettino knows it's a balancing scores a lot of goals and who has pressure situation, not only do "You're going back in MMA Lamela to deliver quite as emphat- presented as an easy option for sideline against Monaco to make act. "We have offensive players good physical condition, good char- they rise but they go far beyond history to think of a time that Al- ically as this too often, but the him, as though it's somehow more it clear he sees it as a work in who can play like Harry," he said acteristics, can press, work hard it. For whatever reason, Conor has do's kicks worked. When was the manner in which his side disman- straightforward instructing inexpe- progress. Clinton appeared to be recently. "There is Sonny or Chad- and is a nice guy too." a bunch of factors that come to- last time? I can't remember, may- gether when it's time to fight." be somebody can tell me a recent He will KO you… and tell you time but I haven't seen it. Mendes, how! Kavanagh said: "Conor has a a very short wrestler who fights Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh generic X-factor when it comes to orthodox, didn't have any trouble punching - even I don't know ex- with it. Now Aldo is facing a rangy actly what that is. He hits differ- southpaw. make history against West Indies ently to any other featherweight. "Kicking a southpaw is dan- He has long levers, and exception- gerous - Conor has broken two Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh ing 200 with Shaun Marsh century of his own as lunch ap- al technique. It's hard to find a bet- guys' legs by blocking their kicks. posted the highest fourth-wicket They were separated when proached but an attempted slog ter system than western boxing to If you are close enough to kick stand in Test history as Australia Marsh was caught at midwicket sweep off left-arm spinner Jomel teach you how to hit as hard as Conor, his left hand is close enough continued to dominate the first just before the break, leaving the Warrican (3-158) went straight to possible. "There are two things I to hit you, and that's a bad exchange Test with the West Indies in duo just two runs shy of the record Bravo and brought to an end their always see when Conor's fights for you." Hobart. for the highest stand by any Aus- partnership. Nathan Lyon (cen- start as his opponent faces me. Kavanagh said: "Don't think Voges, who finished on 269 not tralians in Tests set by Bill Pons- tre) is congratulated by Shaun After the first exchange, their eyes we're not training for a 25-minute out, and Marsh (182) put on a new ford and Donald Bradman in 1934. Marsh and Adam Voges after dis- widen as they realise 'I haven't been fight but I'd truly shocked if it went record of 449 runs as the hosts Voges' 269 gave him his maiden missing Rajendra Chandrika Aus- hit like this before, it feels differ- that long. Conor can submit any- declared their first innings on 583- Test double century and over- tralia skipper Steve Smith declared ent'. "The second is that the talk is body because he's a fantastic mar- 4, and then reduced the tourists to hauled the Bellerive Oval individ- at lunch, and the Windies were real. It's not to sell tickets. He is tial artist. His main sparring part- 207-6 by stumps on day two. ual Test record of 209 that Ricky quickly in trouble, with spinner genuinely saying what he believes, ner for this fight is Gunnar Nelson Darren Bravo scored a spirit- Ponting set against Pakistan in Nathan Lyon to the fore. Fast he's not trying to hype a fight. He who is preparing for Demian Maia ed 94no in the Windies reply, but 2010. Adam Voges of Australia ac- bowler Josh Hazlewood trapped comments upon what he sees, and on the same night as Conor's fight. they are facing a tough battle to knowledges the crowd as he leaves opener Kraigg Brathwaite lbw for he is prepared to say whatever he Nelson is a welterweight submis- save the game. the field at lunch The 36-year-old two, and Lyon (3-43) came on and says face-to-face with his oppo- sion specialist and Conor holds his Voges and Marsh were scarce- faced only 285 balls in his epic in- dismissed Rajendra Chandrika nent. And yes, he'll continue that own against him. ly troubled in the first session nings and hit 33 fours, including (25), Marlon Samuels (nine) and talk as he's fighting." Aldo is an "Is there a chance that Aldo when, after resuming on 438-3, the one that took the partnership Jermaine Blackwood for a duck. easier fight than Mendes Conor could be hurt and leave his neck they plundered runs and sent past the 437 that Mahela Jayawar- Chandrika edged a delivery and McGregor (right) defeated Chad out of position? Yes, I can visual- records tumbling at will in their dene and Thilan Samaraweera com- Smith took a juggling catch, and Mendes for the interim feather- ise Conor choking him. epic stand, the sixth highest of all bined to score for Sri Lanka against Lyon then took an absolutely stun- weight title Conor McGregor I won't predict the shot that time for any wicket. Pakistan in Karachi in 2009. Marsh ning return catch, diving to his left, (right) defeated Chad Mendes for finishes Aldo - I'll leave that to the Adam Voges celebrates scor- looked to be heading for a double to dismiss Samuels. the interim featherweight title expert himself."

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WASHINGTON: The Obama ad- put these terrorists that much clos- ministration broke the law by re- er to the battlefield to settle a cam- leasing five senior Taliban detain- paign promise and unconscionable ees from the Guantanamo Bay de- to mislead Congress in the pro- Local officials in Baghlan province Using fake tention centre, a Congressional re- cess,” he said. voiced their concerns on Thursday port alleged on Thursday. Hartzler said most disturbing over reports that Daesh militants Pakistani cards, 2 The report was released by to her are the calculated decisions are trying to recruit in the area, Afghans win local Congressman Mac Thornberry, and plans to mislead Congress and warning that if government does chairman of House Armed Servic- the American people as to the de- not do something quickly this polls es Committee, and Vicky Hartzler, tails and necessity of this transfer. move will further escalate violence PESHAWAR: Two Afghan citi- chairwoman of the Subcommittee “The findings of this report in the region. zens, who have won local govern- on Oversight and Investigations. should give each of us pause. Af- According to some residents, ment elections on fake Pakistani “Our report finds that the ter a review of the detainees at militants apparently associated identity cards, are facing investi- administration clearly broke the Guantanamo, ordered by President with Daesh have in recent weeks gations, a newspaper reported on law in not notifying Congress of Obama, the Taliban 5 were includ- tried to forge a foothold in the Friday. Identified as Ijaz Khan and the transfer,” said Thornberry. ed in a group of 48 detainees province and settle their families Sohbat Khan, the Afghans contest- In May 2014, President deemed ‘too dangerous to trans- in the area in a bid to recruit fight- ed union council polls in Pakistan’s Obama transferred five senior Tal- fer.’ Despite this, they were trans- ers. garrison town of Rawalpindi, the iban terrorists from Guantanamo ferred,” she said. Nation quoted intelligence sourc- Residents believe this could es as saying. They were support- Bay to Qatar. Since this transfer, “Getting all the facts and all pose enormous security threats to ed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-In- the House Armed Services Com- the information necessary to com- the people in future. saf and Pakistan Muslim League mittee has been conducting an in- plete this report was no simple Up to 70 Daesh families have (Nawaz). The National Database vestigation into the actions of Sec- task, but it is our responsibility to reportedly been deployed to one Registration Authority (NADRA) retary Hagel and senior DOD offi- get the facts and present them to district in Baghlan and are recruit- has placed Sohbat’s name (CNIC cials involved in the transfer, in- the public.After rigorous investi- ing, members of Baghlan provin- number 37405-0821438-5) in the cluding the legality of their con- gation, there are still some un- cial council were quoted on Thurs- category of “suspect block”. Soh- duct, he said knowns. day as saying. bat, currently living in New Madi- Leading up to the transfer, "We still do not know if we na Town, originally belongs to Af- "I have information that 70 ghanistan’s southeastern Paktika DOD officials misled Congress as negotiated for less than five detain- Daesh families were deployed in province. Son of Sahib Jan, he ob- to the status of negotiations, ees. We do not know how five Barkah district and are recruiting; tained a fake CNIC by providing Thornberry alleged. was determined to be the ‘right’ they force the residents to provide bogus information to NADRA. If “Pentagon officials best posi- number in this exchange. Howev- them with food. Government is found guilty of feeding NADRA tioned to assess the national secu- er, we now know to what extent aware of the development, but it flawed information, the two men rity risks were left out of the pro- this Administration is willing to go hasn't taken any action," a mem- may be de-notified as general coun- cess, which increases the chances to achieve political goals,” the con- ber of Baghlan provincial council cilors and their CNICs blocked of dangerous consequences from gresswoman said. Mohammad Hanif said. permanently under the relevant the transfer. It is irresponsible to (Pajhwok) rules, one official indicated. "Taliban and Jandallah groups (Pajhwok) are already operating in Baghlan, but now Daesh has added to these groups. The government is not tak- ing action against them and mili- tants freely recruit. So government US announces Fulbright scholarships for Afghans must act," a Baghlan resident Zik- KABUL: US Ambassador Micha- participated in the programme. examples of the success Fulbright based. rullah said. el McKinleyon Thursday an- Fulbright alumni worldwide in- alumni may achieve upon return- The criteria for the eligibility "Daesh and Taliban militants nounced the launch of selection for clude 53 Nobel Laureates and 31 ing to Afghanistan. is holding bachelor degree and at are recruiting in Baghlan. Govern- the flagship Fulbright exchange heads of state, among them Afghan The ambassador called on aca- least 75 marks in the TOEFL test ment must act and suppress them programme. President Ashraf Ghani. demic institutions to encourage and commandment to return to during the winter," another resi- It is one of the most presti- A statement from the US em- more Afghans to participate in the Afghanistan for service, the state- dent Nasir said, adding that if ac- gious US government academic bassy said President Ghani, dur- programme and become future ment said adding the registration tion is not taken against them now, exchange programmes, awarding inghis visit to Washington, had leaders of their country. process started for Afghan stu- militants will pose a major threat highly competitive scholarships to advocated for an increase in the Regarding the transparency of dents from December 10, 2015 come next spring. participants from more than 165 number of scholarships for Af- the process, the statement said the and would end on March 20, 2016. Meanwhile, Baghlan police countries. ghans. selection process having seven stag- According to Khaama Press, department has confirmed Daesh The scholarships afford se- McKinley recognised promi- es-- starting from technical review the USplans to award 80 Fulbright militants were in the area. Howev- lected students the opportunity to nent Fulbright alumni, including for eligibility and ending with ap- scholarships to Afghan students er, police reject rumors over the pursue graduate studies and re- Minister of Agriculture Asadullah proval of the 12-mmbers scholar- this year, including 77 for Mas- deployment of militants' families search at US universities. Zamir and Deputy Minister of ship board in Washington DC-- is ter’s and three for PhD degrees. in Baghlan's Barkah district. tolo Since 2003, 450 Afghans have Foreign Affairs Nasir Andeshaas highly competitive and merit- (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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