Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:262 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . APRIL 21. 2018 -Sawar 01, 1397 HS AT Monitoring Desk regional development institutions to discuss ways of supporting the KABUL: The Abu Dhabi Fund for government of Afghanistan in Development (ADFD) has implementing its development reassured its support to the people plans and programmes, The one- of Afghanistan in addressing their day workshop was also attended AT News Report saying that should security threats development challenges, a media by Dr. Mohammed Qayoumi, persist people won’t be able to report said. Addressing a Chief Advisor to the President of KABUL: Voter registration in vote in the elections. He also AT Monitoring Desk local institutions, and enabling ministry spokesman said. workshop Director General ADFD Afghanistan, Sultan Mohammed southern Ghazni province has hit warned that voter registration them to stabilize their own After fully end to the NATO’s Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of snags as residents and provincial campaign in Ghazni was being KABUL: In order to repress the countries, and to fight terrorism combat mission in 2014—the reaffirmed the keenness of the Foreign Affairs and International council members have warned to interrupted due to aggravating insurgents, the NATO Secretary themselves.” At the same time, the Taliban insurgents tried level best United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Cooperation for International boycott the forthcoming insecurity. Another protestor said General, Jens Stoltenberg termed ministry of defense backed training by intensifying attack against its leadership to stand by the Development Affairs, Abdul- parliamentary and district council the increasing violence in Ghazni enabling and training the Afghan and equipping of Afghan security Afghan security forces by people of Afghanistan, and Fareed Zakaria, Ambassador of elections if insecurity continued to hinged from a vacuum in local forces as best option. forces, considering it more effective underestimating their power. But support them in addressing their Afghanistan to the UAE and prevail. Residents and public coordination among local “The message now is that more in battleground against the since that, the Afghan security development challenges. He said: Khalifa Abdullah Al Qubaisi, representatives in a protest in authorities. He said the people of important than deploying NATO insurgents. forces have given teeth-breaking “ADFD works closely with the Deputy Director General of Ghazni city called on the Ghazni would take to the streets troops in combat operations it is “Up to the year 2020 and response to the Taliban’s attack Government of Afghanistan to ADFD, among others. Al Suwaidi government to tame a deteriorating if the government did not take to enable local forces, train local 2024, the Afghan security forces with killing them in gigantic. The support various economic and added: “ADFD has maintained a security situation in that province. measures to ensure their security. forces to stabilize their own should stand by their own. brave Afghan security forces social development projects that strong relationship with the War is taking its toll on civilians in Voter registration centers have not countries,” Stoltenberg said. “It is Considering the date, of course we already proved bitter taste not to contribute to the country’s Government of Afghanistan that Ghazni as people are killed in been established in Ghazni due to better if we are able to train local will have the capability till that Taliban militants, but to all sustainable growth.” ADFD hosted dates back to 1977. During this broad daylight, said a protestor, insecurity, said a tribal... P2 forces, build local capacities, build time,” Muhammad Radmanish, insurgent outfits. the workshop for Arab and period, the Fund... P2 NAS Afghanistan Renews IATA De-icing and Anti-icing Services Certification National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation services provider has renewed its International Air Transport Association (IATA) certification for de-icing and anti-icing services for airlines at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The certification is now renewed till 2020. With winter weather reaching sub-zero temperatures, snow and ice settles on the wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers of the aircraft. This adds extra weight on the aircraft and disrupts air flow that reduces lift. It can also disrupt the movement of the wings’ flaps and ailerons, which could lead to critical incidents or even could lead to crash the flights. This makes de-icing extremely important before take-off. In 2016, NAS was the first ground handling company in Afghanistan to receive the IATA De-Icing/Anti-Icing Quality Control Pool (DAQCP) certification by following stringent international standards and safety procedures. The DAQCP currently consists of about 100 member airlines and through its active members, performs inspections on approximately 600 companies that provide de-icing/anti-icing services and post de-icing/anti-icing checks at more than 300 airports worldwide. NAS Afghanistan also holds the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certification in Kabul, having passed with the ISAGO audit with a perfect score for the second time in 2017. These are just two among various other certifications that help demonstrate NAS’s ongoing commitment to safety and security in all its operations in the country. In Afghanistan, NAS partners with Ariana Afghan Airlines to form the Ariana – NAS joint venture. Ariana NAS, the exclusive ground handler at Kabul International Airport, also provides services at the Herat and Kandahar International Airports. Through its operations different operations in Afghanistan, NAS serves ten airlines and an average of 1500 passengers per day. Reinforced with an employee base of more than 360 employees and over 175 pieces of ground support equipment, contributes greatly in the areas of employment, training and infrastructure developments. Globally, NAS has a presence in more than 30 airports, handles seven out of the world’s top 10 airlines and manages over 31 airport lounges. SATURDAY .APRIL 21, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES From trauma to recovery: addressing In dealing with the Windrush Afghanistan has been uneven, to generation and their children, the put it mildly. Where I agree with Home Office, in the words of your letter is the sense of overall Amber Rudd, lost sight of the obligation to those who have done emergency individuals in its pursuit of a valuable and hazardous service. policy. A similar admission is in It is not just a question of order for another group, our former repaying a debt but helping to interpreters in Afghanistan — develop and educate these young care in some 2,000 or so — whose lives people. are regularly threatened and for The narrow and legalistic ways whom the advice often offered is that rights of residence have been “to hide in plain sight”. operated for the interpreters runs There is credible, independent against the ethos of the armed Afghanistan evidence from the UN and others forces, which is based on trust, of the degree of threat they live backing up those who have helped under: many have been forced to you and will help you in turn. leave their homes in the Afghan Instead, our soldiers have had laws wo nurses in white uniforms at provinces; some have been and regulations heaped upon them attacked and murdered; others, — including the so-called military hospital garden in Afghanistan clearly and reasonably desperate, covenant. This lays down how a At the request of WHO, Emergency have become “illegal” asylum- society and government should seekers. We have a debt of honour behave towards those who trained 497 doctors and nurses. to these brave men, who shared regularly put their lives on the line. our service personnel’s daily That this has to be written dangers and helped us to fight the down and spelled out by law Taliban. They should not have to suggests much is wrong in the risk their lives with people- body politic. smugglers, and the Government Robert Fox, Defence Editor should allow them to settle in this Bravo, Labour country and breathe free at last. I After Tuesday’s debate in the also call on the House of Commons Commons, it’s good to see Labour Defence Committee to publish its is taking accusations of anti- report on the interpreters’ plight Semitism seriously [“Labour Making sense: ABritish soldier with an interpreter — they’ve been gathering evidence probes “100 members” over claims London can learn from thinks in those terms, and When finished it will be the tallest for more than a year now. of anti-Semitism”, April 18]. I was Manhattan YOUR article especially not in New York. Where building in the City and features How many more interpreters moved by the performances of [“London’s soaring skyline”, April would that great city be today more open space, an improved have to die, flee their homes or Luciana Berger and John Mann. 18] makes reference to those without the Manhattan skyline, streetscape and wind protection attempt to claim asylum before the These were passionate, principled concerned “that London’s skyline one of the greatest man-made for pedestrians. Such structures UK puts right this wrong too? speeches on a core socialist issue, is under threat” from the new wonders of the age? are better designed than their THE treatment of interpreters which reminded me of the way spate of tall tower buildings that Tall buildings can bring jobs, historical counterparts and form working with British forces and Labour used to be. have won planning permission. recreation and wealth. Typical of welcome interventions in the urban government agencies in Iraq and Labovitch Thankfully not everyone the new genre is 22 Bishopsgate. landscape. (STANDARD) CANADIAN After fighting broke out in the rural to utilize diverse resources to chopper pilotswill district of Chark-Logar, Salim and rebuild its health sector, he said.