Subject: This is incredible - Stephen Hawking

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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:54:15 -0700

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The mine is under his control he told me There are his people he t let soldiers or the police or anybody near
He confirmed that Malik pays the Taliban protection otherwise there would be fighting going on and told me he is protected by top politicians who also receive payments from the warlord
Global Witness estimates that the mining areas controlled by Malik contributed some m to armed groups in the same amount as the government earned from the entire mining sector in
At the moment more than of the revenue that is coming out of the mine is being handed straight on to the Taliban says the author of the Global Witness report Stephen Carter
And the Taliban in Badakshan have close links to ISIS as well so this is a very serious security issue
A secret memo to the Afghan president Ashraf Ghani from his adviser on mines and obtained by the BBC backs up Global Witness claims
Unfortunately we are still seeing known mafia groups robbing this precious resource with the help of local officials the January memo from Mohammad Yousaf Pashtun says
Given the presence of mafia and extensive government corruption it is now very difficult to control graft in this sector he tells the president
In his inaugural speech in September Mr Ghani made tackling corruption a top priority but the story of how lapis is being stolen from the people of Afghanistan is powerful evidence of how much more the Afghan government must do
The Afghan government needs to increase transparency and security in mining areas says Global Witness If it fails to do so the NGO warns the countrys mineral resources will continue to entrench and perpetuate conflict in the country
So if you were dering why corruption in Afghanistan should matter to you heres why the illegal trade in lapis shows how corruption can create the space for militant organisations like the Taliban to flourish
It also undermines the legitimate economy helping drive the???huge wave of migration???that Europe is currently struggling to manage
Belgium train crash Three ed nine hurt near Liege
At least three people have been ed and nine injured in a train crash in the Belgian town of HermallesousHuy near Liege reports say
A passenger train crashed into the back of a goods train at high speed at about GMT said Belgiums rail infrastructure manager Infrabel
The two trains were on the same track a spokesman for Infrabel said
A local mayor said the passenger train was in a terrible state and it was fortunate there were no more victims
Francis Dejon major of SaintGeorgesSurMeuse province said the front carriage of the passenger train had completely folded back on itself
The train with about people on board was travelling between Liege and Namur at about kmh mph when it hit the goods train
Two of the six carriages derailed and are lying on the tracks said a statement issued by Infrabel and national rail operator NMBSSNCB
Some of those injured had to be d from the wreckage and are in critical condition officials say
Lightning strike
Prime Minister Charles Michel tweeted his condolences???to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery

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