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One of my mom's best friends from long ago, who even babysat for me when I was a little one, makes a mean chocolate cake, and it was her recipe that really got me started in the right direction. My recipe is essentially hers with a few tweaks: I changed the fat a bit to include the magic coconut oil (I don't know why coconut oil improves baked goods so much, but it does). I also increased the cocoa because I'm a dark chocolate fan. And I incorporated Ina Garten's trick of using some coffee to bring out the chocolate flavor even more.
Although the recipe calls for both cinnamon and coffee, neither of these flavors feature prominently in the cake. You can taste the cinnamon a little bit, but I can't taste the coffee at all. Which is good because I don't like coffee. Both flavors are there to bring out the chocolate, I think.
The frosting recipe is not my own; it comes from Martha Stewart's website. It is a chocolate ganache recipe that is then chilled to thicken it so it will spread like a traditional frosting. This is an entirely different frosting from your typical chocolate buttercream, which is made from butter, sugar, and cocoa. This is just melted chocolate with cream: YUM. If you think you don't like chocolate frosting, you should give this a try.
The frosting recipe calls for a little bit of corn syrup. If that freaks you out, you could try leaving it out. I think I remember reading some comments of people saying they did and it was fine. If you do, though, will you comment here and let me know how it goes?
So that's the story of the chocolate cake. It only made its final evolution into a chocolate PEANUT BUTTER cake in the last month. A good friend of mine, sweet Emily (who has a really cute blog), was having a birthday and I was going to make her a cake. What kind? I asked. Chocolate cake, the answer. No problem! But then a little bird told me that Emily really likes chocolate and peanut butter, and so the idea started.
All the recipes I found on the Internet used a peanut butter buttercream frosting, and I too almost went down that road. But I just don't love buttercream. Also I didn't want just a bit of peanut flavor, I wanted actual peanut butter! As in, Reece's peanut butter cups, as in your dark chocolate square dipped in the peanut butter jar, as in absolute deliciousness. But I also worried about getting a giant glob of peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth and messing up your cake eating experience.
I called my friend and fellow baker Aida, and she suggested I use a recipe for the peanut butter filling in homemade chocolate peanut butter balls. So that's what I did. I started with a Wilton recipe, then I added some coconut oil, because that's what I do these days, I thinned it some with milk to make it nice and spreadable, and I added salt for flavor.
And best of all? She liked it!
In a saucepan, bring butter, coconut oil, cocoa, coffee, and water to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Mix together flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Pour hot mixture over flour and sugar and mix well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix until blended.
Distribute the batter evenly among the three pans. Bake at 350°F for about 26 minutes, rotating pans halfway through, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and discard parchment paper. Continue to cool on wire racks until cool. Then wrap in plastic wrap until ready to use.
Heat chocolate chips and cream in a heavy saucepan on low heat, stirring fairly regularly, until it steams and gets quite thick. This takes a long time, about 25 minutes. Increase heat to medium low and stir constantly for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in corn syrup.
Transfer to large bowl (as thin as you have to speed the cooling process; thin metal is ideal) and put in refrigerator. Stir every 15-20 minutes or so. You will see that some parts thicken more quickly than others; just stir vigorously to distribute these parts. After about 1½ to 2 hours, the frosting will be cool and thick and ready to frost. If you feel like it has gotten too cold, simply set it on the counter and let it warm up a bit.
Melt together the peanut butter, butter, and coconut oil over low to medium low heat, stirring often. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in the powdered sugar. Stir until smooth. Mix in the milk until you get to a spreadable consistency. Taste and add salt if necessary.
Place your first cake layer on a cardboard round or plate. Spread approximately half the peanut butter filling on the cake, then frost with a layer of ganache. If the peanut butter filling is still warm, you can refrigerate the cake layer for a few minutes to cool it. Repeat with the second cake layer. Place the third cake layer on top, and frost entire cake (or just the top, as I did) with ganache. Use any remaining peanut butter filling for decoration, if you wish. Refrigerate the cake for 10 minutes or so to set the frosting, then store the cake at room temperature until ready to eat.
I cut the chocolate ganache frosting in half because I am not a big frosting person. However, ganache freezes wonderfully and this frosting is sort of a pain to make, so you may want to make the whole batch (or even a double batch) anyway.
Freeze any extra ganache in quart-size freezer Ziploc bags. When you want to use them, simply defrost them in a slightly warm water bath, turning often. Knead the bag with your hands every so often to help the frosting along. When ready to use, just snip off a tiny corner of the bag and use it to pipe the frosting on. Couldn't be easier!
I used this same Ziploc-bag-as-pastry-bag method for the peanut butter filling as well. I piped it on each layer and then used a knife to spread. This made decorating the top very easy.
If you are making this cake for a child and want to make it less dark-chocolate-like, I would change the coffee to 1/4 cup and the water to 3/4 cup.
To make your life easier, you can make the cake layers a day ahead and store in the refrigerator. Just make sure you wrap well in plastic wrap.
This cake recipe can be used for other sizes. Cupcakes (makes more than 24) bake in 16-18 minutes, a 9×13 inch cake bakes in 32-35 minutes.
Very yummy and creative! Love the pulling from different sources for the perfect cake! And what a fantastic picture of Emily!
Woohoo!!! The best compliment a baker can get is one from the birthday girl. :) I'm so glad you liked it (and still have some left).
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Magazines No Longer the 'Center of the Universe'
Filed under: digital content pricing,digital media micropayments,FOLIO magazine,magazine publishing,print advertising,publishing — gator1965 @ 12:38 pm
Print advertising profits are declining due to all the new upstarts in digital media. Publishers are having to re-think their place in the media food chain and design new business models to move forward and survive.
More on this topic by Jason Fell in November issue of Folio magazine:
Publisher Survival, especially for those supported mainly by print advertising, was the topic of debate, and some contention, during a Folio: Show Virtual panel discussion last month called "Big Ideas and New Opportunities for 2010 and Beyond."
"The magazine business, particularly if you're dominated by print advertising, is going to continue to be no-growth to a declining business—probably forever," said panelist David Nussbaum, CEO of enthusiast magazine and book publisher F+W Media. Other panelists included Mann Media CEO Bernie Mann; Eric Biener, Nielsen Business Media's vice president of business development; and Daniel McCarthy, chairman and CEO of Network Communications, Inc.
While some print magazines will survive, publishers "can't bank on them being the driver" of their business, Nussbaum argued. At F+W, magazine publishing depends largely on subscription and newsstand revenues. "Advertising, which we love and we want, will be gravy on top of that," he said.
Mann, who publishes North Carolina's Our State, countered that losses in print don't pertain to the entire industry. "Trust is very important and is hard to find. How many people trust television today? How many people trust their daily newspapers," he said. "If you can build trust in magazines, you have some long, long legs."
Growing Competition
With bloggers and other online publishers are continuing to pop up and take market share, traditional magazine publishers in the future won't hold sole ownership of the markets they serve, the panelists largely agreed. Publishers now should focus more on core products, the panelists said, and on being "active participants" in the markets they serve.
"I don't think we're ever going back to the day when we were the center of the universe. We have to recognize that," Nussbaum said. "We now are part of the overall community. If we can grasp that role then we can begin to get back to levels of profitability."
The Paid Content Debate
And, of course, what's a panel discussion today without talk about charging for content online? "Allowing people to parse out the pieces of content they find valuable, and to make nickels on those pieces on an economy of scale is one of the future models we are looking at for our businesses," Biener said. "I think micropayments are going to play successfully in the future of media business, specifically content."

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Welcome back to another Post Comment Love where Stephanie and I enjoy reading, commenting, and sharing your lovely posts. We're looking forward to seeing what's in store for us this week. Why not link up one of your posts written this week?
Well after the craziness of half term and trying to blog while the boys were at home I think I can safely say I much prefer working when they're at school! 😂 It was tough and I didn't get anywhere near as much done as I wanted to. But they're back at school this week which means I've been back to getting lots done. If you've noticed me being a bit more quiet on the social media front it's because I've been drafting posts as fast as my fingers will fly over the keyboard ready for our holiday in summer. My plan is to keep the posts coming and so far it's going okay, I have a few weeks yet and so far so good. I've got some great topics coming up for you guys!
Anyway, update time. 😀 Like I said, I've been spending the week typing but that's not all I've done. At home I've been trying out some new recipes (ones I found on the Tasty website) and while I probably won't do the salads I've been having for lunch again they have definitely helped me realise a salad doesn't have to be just iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber! I've had fun trying out the new recipes and adding fruit to the salad was an interesting thing, and something I actually enjoyed. There were also some salad dressings that I'll be making and keeping in the fridge for when I need them. So it's all good there, and I'm looking forward to creating my own salads for lunch.
The Hubby and LP are planning another bike ride from Stoke-on-Trent again this week. LP is very excited after the success of last time and he's especially looking forward to having lunch at the pub. Hubby has been saying how LP is improving his bike riding skills all the time, getting faster and his ability to keep going is improving too. It's so great to see them enjoying themselves together.
BP is improving some of his skills this week too. Last weekend Hubby and I went to a car boot sale (our first in decades! 😂) for a walk and found a book we thought BP would like. It was a "learn how to draw anime characters" and it's definitely something that he's into. As soon as we saw the book we knew he'd like it and already he's managed to draw a couple of characters, one of himself and one of his favourite character from Overwatch (an Xbox game 🙄). I have to say though, his drawings were brilliant and I hope he continues progressing his skills.
So that's all from us this week - what've you been up to?
Tamanisha (Tawm-uh-ni-sha) is a Ph.D. student of Florida International University studying International Relations. She loves to write a blog as a way of keeping memories for herself and loves tea and biscuits. I am loving her header on her blog - do pop over and take a look! To read more about Tamanisha head over to Stephanie's blog where she is answering our Blogger Showcase questions.
Ahh! I love fruit in salads. Apples and mangoes work well. It sounds like you are really enjoying cooking.
Drawing anime characters is all the rage for my teen's friends. She's not into it but a lot of her friends are.


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Есть ли какая либо библиотека или какой то способ увеличить производительность этих вычислений?
на данный момент полный цикл расчета занимает чуть меньше часа.
таких циклов нужно прокрутить десятки тысяч.
Экспериментальным путем установил, что цикл for на 20% быстрее чем foreach. Буду признателен  за любой совет, который поможет ускорить выполнение задачи.
Снова пробовал улучшить функцию производящую умножение для тестов взял вектор(4096 значений) и матрицу(4096 * 4096) все заполнено рандомными floatв пределах +-1 итого цикл должен произвести 16,7М вычислений.
исходные вектор и матрица имеют вид:
[х1]   [w11,w12,w13]
[х2]   [w21,w22,w23]
[х3]   [w31,w32,w33]

первая функция работает 2.45сек и делает такие вычисления:
y1 = x1*w11 + x2*w12 + x3*w13
y2 = x1*w21 + x2*w22 + x3*w23
y3 = x1*w31 + x2*w32 + x3*w33

вторая функция работает 11.5сек и делает такие вычисления:
y1 = x1*w11 + x1*w21 + x1*w31
y2 = x2*w11 + x2*w21 + x2*w31
y3 = x3*w11 + x3*w21 + x3*w31

function multiply1($vector,$matrix){//2.45 seconds
    for ($y=0; $y < count($matrix[0]); $y++) {
        $sum = 0;
        $m = $matrix[$y];
        for ($x=0; $x < count($vector); $x++) {
            $sum += $vector[$x] * $m[$x];
        }
        $result_vector[$y] = $sum;
    }
    return $result_vector;
}
function multiply2($vector,$matrix){//11.5 seconds
    for ($y=0; $y < count($matrix[0]); $y++) {
        $sum = 0;
        for ($x=0; $x < count($vector); $x++) {
            $sum += $vector[$x] * $matrix[$x][$y];
        }
        $result_vector[$y] = $sum;
    }
    return $result_vector;
}

как можно оптимизировать вторую функцию?

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Jeff Gross studied History of Art & Art World Practice through Christie's Education in 2010. Following this, he successfully sought a job at the prestigious auction house. Jeff talks to us about how he managed to achieve his ambition and provides advice for students who are concerned about finding a career in the future.
I served as a Senior Associate at Partners in Performance; this involved working as an operational efficiency consultant for mostly industrial clients. I was also previously Receiving Manager at Christie's, I managed receiving functions for the auction house's major North American salesroom.
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Memorial walk planned for 14-year-old Maisy Lewis
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Jacob Furedi
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Hundreds of tributes left for 14-year-old Maisy Lewis
The local community will meet at Maisy's school on Saturday evening. Well-wishers will sign a book of condolences before walking to the community hall.
Sandymoor School pupil Maisy Lewis, 14, from Runcorn, who has died
People attending have been asked something pink, which was Maisy's favourite colour.
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Hundreds of tributes have been left for 14-year-old Maisy Lewis.
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Cheshire Police are not treating her death as suspicious.
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Procedure : 2015/0302M(NLE)
Wednesday, 13 March 2019 - Strasbourg Provisional edition
EU-Afghanistan Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (resolution)
P8_TA-PROV(2019)0170 A8-0058/2019
European Parliament non-legislative resolution of 13 March 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part (15093/2016 – C8-0107/2018 – 2015/0302M(NLE))
– having regard to draft Council decision (15093/2016),
– having regard to the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part(1), signed on 18 February 2017 by Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) Federica Mogherini,
– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council on 6 February 2018 in accordance with Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and with Articles 207, 209, 218(6)(a), second subparagraph, and 218(8), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (C8-0107/2018),
– having regard to its legislative resolution of 13 March 2019 on the proposal for a Council decision(2),
– having regard to the provisional application of the parts of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD) under the exclusive competence of the EU as of 1 December 2017,
– having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2013 on the negotiations on an EU-Afghanistan cooperation agreement on partnership and development(3),
– having regard to its previous resolutions relating to Afghanistan, in particular its resolutions of 16 December 2010 on a new strategy for Afghanistan(4), of 15 December 2011 on budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan(5), of 12 March 2014 on Pakistan's regional role and political relations with the EU(6), of 8 October 2015 on the death penalty(7), of 26 November 2015 on Afghanistan, in particular the killings in the province of Zabul(8), of 28 April 2016 on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law(9), of 5 April 2017 on addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action(10), of 13 September 2017 on EU political relations with India(11), of 14 December 2017 on the situation in Afghanistan(12),
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 November 2018 and of 16 October 2017 on Afghanistan,
– having regard to the Joint Communication from the VP/HR and the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 24 July 2017 on Elements for an EU Strategy on Afghanistan (JOIN(2017)0031),
– having regard to the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Indicative Programme for Afghanistan, within the Union's Development Cooperation Instrument,
– having regard to the EU Country Roadmap for Engagement with Civil Society in Afghanistan 2018-2020,
— having regard to the closure of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) in 2016,
– having regard to the report of the UN Secretary-General of 10 September 2018 entitled 'the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security',
— having regard to the EU‐Afghanistan Joint Way Forward (JWF) on migration issues, of 2 October 2016,
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 2210 (2015) and 2344 (2017), and to the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
– having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons of 12 April 2017 on his mission to Afghanistan,
– having regard to the request of the ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of 3 November 2017 to start an investigation on the war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003,
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
– having regard to the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan of 27-28 November 2018,
— having regard to the results of the Brussels International Conference on Afghanistan of 5 October 2016, co-chaired by the European Union, and to the mutual commitments made at the international conferences on Afghanistan held in Bonn on 5 December 2011, Tokyo on 8 July 2012, and London on 4 December 2014,
– having regard to the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan of 26-27 March 2018,
— having regard to the 'Heart of Asia' process launched in Istanbul on 2 November 2011,
— having regard to the Kabul Declaration of 22 December 2002 on good-neighbourly relations,
– having regard to the NATO-led UN mandated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) (2003-2014) and to the conclusions of the NATO summit held in Brussels on 24-25 May 2017, with regard to the continuation of the training, advisory and assistance mission 'Resolute Support' (2014 to the present),
– having regard to Afghanistan's Humanitarian Response Plan 2018-2021,
– having regard to the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework, agreed to at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan of 4-5 October 2016,
– having regard to Rule 99(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the opinion of the Committee on Development and the position in the form of amendments of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0058/2019),
A. whereas on 10 November 2011, the Council adopted a decision authorising the Commission to negotiate a CAPD between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan(13); whereas the CAPD has been provisionally and partly applied since 1 December 2017, before the European Parliament gave its consent;
B. whereas on 13 January 2016, the VP/HR and the Commission presented to the Council the Joint Proposal for Council Decisions on the signing and conclusion of the CAPD, as an agreement between the European Union and Afghanistan ('EU-only');
C. whereas while agreeing with the substance of the CAPD, Member States expressed preference for a 'mixed' agreement with provisional application, and therefore asked the Commission and the VP/HR to revise the proposals accordingly in order to take into account mixed and provisional application;
D. whereas the CAPD was signed on 18 February 2017;
E. whereas the CAPD will form the basis of EU-Afghan relations for the next 10 years and could be automatically extended for periods of five years;
F. whereas Parliament has been partially but not fully informed throughout negotiations; whereas Parliament received the Council's negotiating directives for the European External Action Service (EEAS) only on 16 March 2018, rather than in November 2011 when Parliament was informed about the decision to open negotiations;
G. whereas this legal framework builds on the current EU Strategy on Afghanistan as well as the EU's extensive external financing assistance;
H. whereas the CAPD will be the first contractual relationship between the EU and Afghanistan, confirming the EU's commitment to Afghanistan's future development during the 'decade of transformation' (2014-2024), strengthening historical, political and economic ties between the two parties;
I. whereas the CAPD reflects the principles and conditions on which the EU-Afghanistan future partnership will be based (Titles I and II), including the essential elements clauses on human rights and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation; whereas the CAPD provides for the possibility of cooperation in a broad range of areas, including development (Title III), trade and investment (Title IV), justice and the rule of law (Title V), including the fight against organised crime, money laundering and counter-narcotics, cooperation on migration and a potential future readmission agreement, and sectoral cooperation (Title VI);
J. whereas the CAPD will also enable the EU and Afghanistan to jointly address global challenges such as nuclear security, non-proliferation and climate change;
K. whereas Afghanistan is at a crucial point, meaning that if further efforts are not taken, then all of the effort, progress, and sacrifice so far put into the development of Afghanistan risks being lost;
L. whereas the emergence of the terrorist threat from the Daesh-linked group known as Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) contributed significantly to further degradation of the security situation; whereas in May 2018 the Afghan Government had control of 56 % of the districts of Afghanistan and 56 % of the territory, containing 65 % of the population, with 32 % of the districts being contested and 12 % under insurgent control(14),(15);
M. whereas since 2002, the European Union and its Member States collectively have been the largest international donor to Afghanistan and its people, providing over EUR 3.66 billion in development and humanitarian aid; whereas according to the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Indicative Programme for Afghanistan, a new development fund of EUR 1,4 billion is allocated for the period 2014-2020; whereas Afghanistan's GDP is currently USD 20 billion and its growth rate has shrunk since 2014; and whereas the Afghan economy still faces a number of challenges such as corruption, low revenue collection, poor infrastructure and anaemic job creation;
N. whereas since 2001, many EU Member States, NATO partners and allied countries have contributed to the stabilisation and development of Afghanistan with military and civilian resources, suffering heavy casualties and losses; whereas a stable and independent Afghanistan that can provide for itself and deny safe haven to terrorist groups is still in the vital security interests of NATO, the EU and its Member States; whereas the EU Member States still have over 3 000 military personnel in Afghanistan participating in NATO's Resolute Support mission;
O. whereas there are 2,5 million registered refugees, and between 2 and 3 million undocumented Afghans in Iran and Pakistan; whereas there are more than 2 million internally displaced persons in Afghanistan, more than 300 000 of whom were displaced in 2018; whereas many of these individuals suffer from food insecurity, inadequate shelter, insufficient access to sanitation and health facilities and a lack of protection, and whereas many are children classified as particularly vulnerable to the risk of child labour, sexual abuse or potential recruitment to criminal groups; whereas more than 450 000 Afghan people have returned to Afghanistan or been deported from Iran since the beginning of 2018; whereas the Government of Pakistan has announced that the 1.7 million Afghan refugees registered in the country will need to be forcibly returned to Afghanistan;
P. whereas according to the UN, corruption in Afghanistan undermines the legitimacy of the state, posing a serious threat to good governance and sustainable development by preventing 'a real economy from emerging';
Q. whereas Afghanistan is a low-income, post-conflict and landlocked country, representing special challenges to the international community and its institutions;
R. whereas according to the Global Adaptation Index, Afghanistan is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change;
S. whereas new threats and international crises are arising, causing the public to lose focus, support, and concern for the situation in Afghanistan;
T. whereas an estimated 87 % of Afghan women suffer from gender-related violence; whereas Afghanistan ranks 153rd out of 160 countries on the 2017 UN Gender Inequality Index;
U. whereas in 2017, opium cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record high, with a 63 % increase compared to 2016; whereas illicit trafficking of opiates further fuels instability and insurgency and increases funding to terrorist groups in Afghanistan;
V. whereas for the first time the Afghan budget of 2018 adheres to international standards for projections and accounting;
W. whereas the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan came to a close in 2016 after nine years of progress;
Politico-strategic aspects
1. Remains committed to supporting the Afghan Government in its efforts to build a secure and stable future for the people of Afghanistan by undertaking key reforms in order to improve governance and the rule of law, to fight terrorism and extremism, to achieve sustainable peace and development, to build legitimate, democratic institutions, to foster resilience in the face of the national and regional security challenges, to ensure the respect of human rights, including the rights of women, children, ethnic and religious minorities, to fight corruption, to counter narcotics, to improve fiscal sustainability and to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth and social and rural development, providing young people, who represent two thirds of the population, with a better future; stresses that a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan is needed and that all efforts should be directed towards that most urgent objective;
2. Underscores that the long-term development of Afghanistan will depend on accountability, good governance, the sustainable provision of human security, including the reduction of poverty and the creation of job opportunities, access to social and health services, education and the protection of fundamental freedoms and human rights, including the rights of women and minorities; stresses the need to manage affairs in a manner that ensures inclusive economic growth and favourable conditions for sustainable foreign investment that benefits the people of Afghanistan, with full respect for social, environmental and labour standards;
3. Is concerned by the fragility and instability of the central government and the lack of control it exerts in much of the country, which exacerbates the conflict's impact on the civilian population; calls on the EU and the international community to facilitate mediation in cases such as unresolved post-electoral issues;
4. Calls on the EU to assist in efforts against the long-term trend of inter-ethnic tensions that contributes to the disintegration of central power and to support the rich multi-ethnic fabric of Afghan society;
5. Emphasises its long-term support for credible, free, fair and transparent elections, in line with international standards, and expresses its support for EU election observation in the country, including observation of the 2019 presidential election; stresses that due to chronic political rivalries the result of these elections will have a tremendous impact on the future stability of the Afghan Government;
6. Emphasises the vast economic potential of the country owing to its geographical position and its human and natural resources;
7. Emphasises the EU's substantial financial and political support for Afghanistan's social and economic development, humanitarian aid and regional connectivity; urges further efforts towards joint programming between the EU and its Member States;
8. Stresses, in this regard, the need for increased EU-US policy coordination and dialogue on Afghanistan and regional issues;
9. Welcomes the Joint Communique adopted at the UN-hosted Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan of 27-28 November 2018, with a view to the commitments made at the 2016 Brussels Conference on Afghanistan;
Role and responsibility of regional actors
10. Recalls that Afghanistan is a landlocked country situated at the junction connecting Asia and the Middle East and recognises that support and positive co-operation from neighbouring countries and regional powers, in particular China, Iran, India, Russia and Pakistan, are essential to the stabilisation, development and economic viability of Afghanistan; regrets that a stable and successful Afghanistan is not always the end goal for these regional actors and underlines the crucial role of these countries in the stabilisation and peace process; asks neighbouring countries to refrain in future from blocking Afghan exports, as has occurred in the past;
11. Stresses that the mobility and sustained activity of terrorist networks operating in Afghanistan, and also in Pakistan, contribute to the instability of the situation in the whole region;
12. Underlines that Afghanistan is often subject to antagonistic objectives of regional powers; urges them to fully support peace efforts in Afghanistan; supports regional cooperation forums, however is concerned at the parallel proxy involvement of some of Afghanistan's neighbours in the conflict, undermining peace efforts; calls on those neighbours to refrain from involving proxies in their rivalries in Afghanistan and urges both neighbours and regional powers to fully cooperate in order to achieve long-lasting and sustainable peace in Afghanistan;
13. Urges the EU to increase its efforts at dialogue and cooperation with regional partners to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorist financing and human smuggling;
14. Emphasises the fundamental importance of infrastructure and regional development in Afghanistan in improving trade and connectivity between countries of Central and South Asia, and as a stabilising factor in the region;
15. Calls on the EU to include considerations about EU-Afghanistan cooperation in its strategies for Central and South Asia;
Security and peace building
16. Remains deeply concerned by the continuing deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing territorial gains of the Taliban militants and various terrorist groups such as IS-KP, which seems to be strongly reinforced by the presence of foreign fighters; strongly condemns attacks committed by them against Afghan civilians, security forces, institutions and civil society; reiterates its full commitment to fighting all forms of terrorism and pays tribute to all coalition and Afghan forces and civilians who have paid the ultimate price for a democratic, inclusive, prosperous, secure and stable Afghanistan; notes that more than half of the anti-government attacks in 2018 were attributed to IS-KP, whose aim is to disrupt and derail the reconciliation and peace process; notes with concern that the current jihadist organisations, IS-KP, Al Qaeda and their various subsidiaries, have managed to adapt and take root, representing a major security challenge for Afghanistan, the region and Europe;
17. Emphasises the EU's continued support for the inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, including the implementation of the peace deal agreed with Hezb-e-Islami; is ready to contribute to this with all appropriate EU instruments as soon as there is a meaningful peace process; calls on the Taliban to denounce violence, join the peace process and accept the Afghan Constitution; underlines its support for the comprehensive peace offer to the Taliban made repeatedly by the government; calls on civil society to be fully involved in those talks; recognises that the question of a long-term combined international security presence needs to be addressed in order to assist the Afghan security forces in stabilising the country and preventing it from becoming once again a safe haven for terrorist groups and a source of regional instability; calls on all parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law;
18. Welcomes the first ceasefire period since 2001, Eid al-Fitr, which demonstrated a widespread desire for peace among Afghans; calls on the Taliban to adhere to the calls from the Afghan President for a new ceasefire period;
19. Highlights that four decades of war and conflict, starting with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, led to many of the unresolved problems that Afghanistan faces today; in this regard acknowledges the role of young people and the Afghan diaspora in the process of building a more secure and better future for the country; calls on the EU to support transitional justice for the victims of the violence;
20. Notes that following the closure in December 2016 of the Common Security and Defence Policy mission EUPOL Afghanistan, providing specialised training and advice to the Afghan National Police and the Ministry of the Interior, the Union has continued its cooperation with the Afghan police through the EU's external instruments, such as that the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), which also finances reconciliation actions;
21. Notes that the ISAF mission successfully built the Afghan National Security Forces from scratch into a capable force of 352 000 soldiers and police officers with infantry, military police, intelligence, route clearance, combat support, medical, aviation and logistical capabilities, thereby combatting insurgent influence within the country;
22. Notes that ISAF created a secure environment for improving governance and economic development, which led to the largest percentage gain of any country in basic health and other development indicators; notes that the success of ISAF also led to the emergence of a vibrant media and that millions of Afghans now exercise their right to vote;
23. Further encourages NATO's Resolute Support mission to continue its training and oversight of the Afghan army; encourages the Member States to offer civilian crisis management training to the national and local governments of Afghanistan;
24. Encourages NATO and the EU to work together to gather intelligence on insurgent groups that threaten Afghanistan and jointly coordinate policy recommendations to the Afghan security forces;
25. Regrets deeply that the Taliban and other insurgent groups use the presence of the EU and the international community in Afghanistan, and the developments they have achieved, for propaganda purposes, to promote the narrative that foreign occupiers are impeding on the Afghan country and way of life; encourages the EU and the Afghan Government to counteract such propaganda;
26. Underscores the fact that combating the financing of terrorism is key to creating an environment conducive to security in Afghanistan; urges all relevant partners to enhance their efforts at dismantling all terrorist financing networks, including ending the misuse of hawala networks and international donations for this purpose, in order to fight radicalisation, extremism and the recruitment tools that Afghan terrorist organisations continue to rely upon;
27. Urges the Afghan Government to take all necessary measures to ensure that the prevention and countering of the spread of extremist ideologies be among its top priorities;
28. Supports the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, which reintegrates members of the Taliban who surrender themselves and renounce violence back into society; applauds the UK for already having contributed over GBP 9 million;
29. Calls on the Government of Afghanistan to fully implement the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, and to ensure women's participation, protection and rights across the conflict cycle, from conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction;
30. Encourages the Afghan Government to develop effective chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) counter-measures; urges the EU to provide operational, technical and financial support for CBRN capacity building;
31. Encourages the Afghan Government to enhance its domestic control systems to counter the widespread circulation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in line with existing international standards;
32. Stresses the need for the Government of Afghanistan and the international community to step up efforts to stamp out corruption in the country, as well as to strengthen responsive and inclusive institutions and to improve local governance as critical steps in the building of a stable and legitimate state that is able to prevent conflict and insurgency; calls on the Afghan Government to enhance national capacity to recover stolen assets through programmes such as the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative run by the World Bank Group and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);
33. Calls on the Government of Afghanistan to increase political inclusiveness, strengthen accountability and actively combat corruption;
34. Stresses that the gap between the national and local governments of Afghanistan needs to be bridged; recognises that this problem could potentially be mitigated if the Afghan Government enforced the statute that requires regional governors to be present in the territories they represent;
35. Calls on the EU to ensure that EU funds are invested in projects that help the Afghan population and that adequate support is provided to municipalities in their provision of essential services and in the building of local governance, so as to ensure basic living standards for the population, to ensure coordination between central authorities and local municipalities in order to identify the priorities in which to invest, to enhance support to civil society, notably human rights defenders and, in particular, to prioritise funding for projects that support actors promoting accountability, human rights and democratic principles and that foster locally embedded dialogue and conflict resolution mechanisms;
36. Calls for the EU to continue its phasing-out plan following the closure of the EUPOL mission, which includes ensuring a sustainable transition of activities to EUPOL's local and international partners; urges all parties to continue their efforts to develop the Afghan National Police into a professional force for safety and security, strengthen all law enforcement institutions, with a particular focus on the independence of the judicial system, the police and on improving the state of Afghan prisons, as well as respecting the rights of inmates;
37. Regrets that counter-narcotics campaigns in Afghanistan have been failing and that insufficient efforts have been made to target Taliban drug labs and international organised criminal networks, which sit at the heart of drug trafficking and provide funding for the Taliban and terrorist operations; supports and endorses the Government of Afghanistan's new counter-narcotics strategy, backed by the UNODC; is concerned by the increase of opium cultivation in Afghanistan(16) and calls on the Government of Afghanistan to put in place targeted policies to reverse this trend; notes that it is critical to generate tangible and sustainable alternatives to poppy production and to make these available to producers;
38. Underlines that the main sources of Taliban income are illegal mining and the production of opium; notes that it is currently estimated that the Taliban brings in revenues of EUR 200-300 million per year from illegal mining activities;
39. Calls for the addition of appropriate checks and balances and increased transparency to ensure the effectiveness of public administration, including financial management, as well as the prevention of any misuse of foreign or development aid, in line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness;
40. Welcomes the fact that the EU signed a State Building Contract (SBC) with Afghanistan in 2016, allocating EUR 200 million over two years in budget support in order to strengthen government institutions and increase resources for development priorities such as generating economic growth, reducing poverty and fighting corruption; stresses that resources must be used effectively;
41. Notes that the SBC draws on an overall positive review of the progress made by Afghanistan on key reform areas; recognises the importance of the outlining of the goals that the SBC has put forward and the conditions for funding; further emphasises the importance of oversight and systematic monitoring to prevent misuse; underlines the importance of focus on development and stability by the Afghan Government; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament regularly informed of the implementation of the SBC and emphasises that its findings in this regard should be used to prepare the continuation of the budget support operation for the period 2018-2021;
Civil society and human rights
42. Welcomes the fact that the EU-Afghanistan CAPD emphasises dialogue on human rights issues, in particular the rights of women, children, and ethnic and religious minorities in order to ensure access to resources and support the full exercise of their fundamental rights, including through employing more women in Afghanistan's governmental structures, as well as in the security and judicial systems; calls on Afghanistan to work towards the eradication of all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls; stresses the need to put more effort into the implementation of the CAPD provisions stated in Titles I and II;
43. Insists that the EU maintain a strong stance on implementing human rights and stresses that democratic principles, human rights, particularly the rights of women and minorities, and the rule of law are essential elements of the Agreement; insists that the EU take specific measures if the Government of Afghanistan violates essential elements of the Agreement;
44. Recalls that the EU is particularly focused on improving the conditions of women, children, disabled persons and people living in poverty, and that these groups are in special need of assistance, including in the areas of health and education;
45. Welcomes the very prominent position accorded to gender equality and related policies in the Agreement, and its strong focus on civil society development; calls for the EU to further promote equality between women and men, and women's empowerment, through its development efforts, bearing in mind that changing societal attitudes towards the socio-economic role of women calls for corresponding measures in awareness raising, education and the reform of the regulatory framework;
46. Stresses the need for protection of ethnic and religious minorities which are threatened or under attack; notes that the Shiite Hazara ethnic group is more often targeted than other groups and therefore deserves particular attention;
47. Calls for the strengthening and support of national and sub-national human rights-related institutions in Afghanistan, civil society organisations and academia; urges international counterparts to encourage closer cooperation and engagement with these Afghan partners;
48. Supports the efforts of the ICC to ensure accountability for the war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed since May 2003;
49. Is concerned about the growing number of more violent and deliberate attacks on health facilities and health workers and the targeting of civilian infrastructure; urges all parties to respect their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, to prevent attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure;
50. Calls on the Afghan Government to introduce an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a step towards abolition;
Development and trade
51. Recognises that the end goal of EU aid to Afghanistan is to help the country's government and economy eradicate poverty and develop to a state of independence and growth with internal development and regional cooperation through external trade and sustainable public investment, in order to diminish over-reliance on foreign aid, by contributing to the social, economic and environmental development of Afghanistan;
52. Notes that Afghanistan is one of the world's largest recipients of development aid and that EU institutions committed EUR 3.6 billion in aid to the country between 2002 and 2016; regrets the fact that the proportion of Afghans living in poverty has risen from 38 % (2012) to 55 % (2017) and highlights the fact that the country has registered slow growth since 2014 with the drawdown of international security forces, accompanying reductions in international grants and a deteriorating security situation;
53. Stresses the need to address the high rate of unemployment and fight poverty in order to work towards achieving peace and stability in the country;
54. Emphasises that more job opportunities outside of farming and working for the government are needed in order to prevent young men from being recruited to the Taliban and other insurgent networks;
55. Welcomes the 2016 Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework (ANPDF) and the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework (SMAF) adopted by the Afghan Government; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting, through the CAPD, Afghan-owned development priorities in line with development effectiveness principles;
56. Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to evaluate all EU measures in Afghanistan on a regular basis by using explicit qualitative and quantitative indicators, especially with regard to development aid, good governance including the justice sector, respect for human rights and security; calls in this context also for an evaluation of the relative impact of EU measures on the overall situation in the country and the level of coordination and cooperation between EU actors and other international missions and measures, for the findings and recommendations to be published and reported on to Parliament;
57. Regrets the fact that despite significant injections of foreign aid, the impact has been limited; invites the European Court of Auditors to draw up a special report on the effectiveness of EU assistance to Afghanistan over the last decade;
58. Encourages the EU and other international agencies involved in the development of Afghanistan to work with the Afghan media to ensure the strategic communication of development efforts, their sources, purposes and impacts, to the Afghan people;
59. Recalls that there is currently a lack of civilian experts in Afghanistan; encourages the EU and its Member States to employ and properly train civilian experts in key areas crucial to economic development and counter-narcotics to assist and train Afghan officials and locals;
60. Underlines the need to support Afghanistan's system of education to increase the number of children following school classes at all levels;
61. Welcomes the fact that school enrolment has increased tenfold since 2001, with girls making up 39 % of pupils;
62. Urges that particular attention be paid to the young generation and calls for the full use of programmes such as Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 to establish links between educational institutions, academia, research sectors and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
63. Supports EU and Member State actions contributing to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, which is co-managed by the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan and works to deliver basic critical services with a specific focus on health and education;
64. Welcomes Afghanistan's accession to the WTO in 2016 and recognises the added value that trade and foreign direct investment will bring to Afghanistan's future; recognises the positive role that WTO membership could have on the integration of Afghanistan into the world economy;
65. Notes that following the country's accession to the WTO in 2016, which increased Afghanistan's ties to the global economy, the EU granted Afghanistan duty free and quota free access to the EU market, but recognises that further concrete measures are needed in order to allow the private sector to take advantage of this regime and as such increase its internal development;
66. Stresses that Afghan authorities should develop a sustainable economic model with the principle of redistribution at its core; calls on the EU to support Afghanistan in its environmental development and energy transition, since provisions for clean and sustainable energy are essential to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals;
67. Underlines that further efforts are need in order to increase the capacity of government institutions to formulate and implement trade strategies and policies, improve cross-border movement of goods and enhance the quality of products to meet international standards;
68. Calls for the enhancement of business-to-business relations between EU-based companies and the Afghan private sector; encourages the implementation of favourable conditions for SME development;
69. Supports and welcomes any development programme launched by the EU, an individual Member State or any member of the international community, which has as its goal assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in navigating legal costs, regulations, and other barriers to production that would otherwise act to discourage businesses from entering the market and/or growing within the market;
70. Recognises that mineral reserves in Afghanistan provide an economic opportunity for the country to generate revenue and jobs; notes that China has shown interest in these mineral reserves, with a particular emphasis on rare earth elements;
71. Recognises that migration is an ongoing challenge for Afghanistan which presents issues for neighbouring countries and EU Member States; is concerned about the unprecedented numbers of returning migrants mainly from Pakistan and Iran, and to a lesser extent from Europe; recognises that issues relating to internally displaced persons and refugees are a result of the threat of violence from insurgent groups in Afghanistan, as well as economic and environmental factors; stresses that efforts by the EU and the international community should be focused on preventing the root causes of mass migration; welcomes the Afghan national return management strategy; is concerned, however, about the lack of standing integration policies of the Afghan authorities to manage the present returnees; is convinced that proper reintegration of returnees, especially of children, who must be guaranteed access to primary and secondary education, is crucial to ensure stability in the country and that people who have returned have not been subject to violence or coercion during return procedures;
72. Underlines the fact that according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 5.5 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, including internally displaced people following conflict or drought, and emphasises that drought has led to the forced displacement of more than 250 000 people in the north and west of the country; notes that the Humanitarian Response Plan is only 33.5 % funded and urges the EU and its Member States, therefore, to step up their endeavours to address key humanitarian challenges and human needs and to pay particular attention to vulnerable people, including those located in areas that are hard to reach;
73. Regrets the fact that in spite of Article 28(4) of the CAPD, which states that the Parties should conclude a readmission agreement, no formal agreement has been achieved, but an informal one – the Joint Way Forward; deems it important that any agreements regarding readmission should be formalised in order to ensure democratic accountability; regrets the lack of parliamentary oversight and democratic control on the conclusion of the Joint Way Forward and stresses the importance of conducting continuous dialogue with the relevant actors in order to find a sustainable solution to the regional dimension of the issue of Afghan refugees;
74. Regrets the migration wave from Afghanistan to the West, especially of the educated and the young, due to the lack of prospects in the country; underlines the EU assistance to improve Afghan emigrants' lives disbursed in Pakistan and Iran; calls on those countries not to expel those persons, which could have a deeply negative effect on the stability and economy of Afghanistan; urges that the return of refugees to their homes be organised in a safe, orderly and voluntary manner;
75. Applauds the Commission for establishing a major project in 2016 to better reintegrate returning migrants into Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan with EUR 72 million earmarked specifically for Afghanistan between 2016 and 2020;
76. Emphasises that EU development assistance to Afghanistan should not be seen exclusively through the prism of migration and the objectives of border management, and considers that development aid should address the root causes of migration effectively;
Sectoral cooperation
77. Urges the Commission to present comprehensive strategies for each sector with the aim of ensuring widespread development in all areas of cooperation with Afghanistan;
78. Calls for efforts to put the EU's experience in capacity building and public administration and civil service reform to good use; highlights the urgent need to improve governance in the field of taxation; calls for support for civil society organisations, in full respect of their different ethnic, religious, social or political background;
79. Underlines the fact that agriculture provides 50 % of the income of Afghanistan's population and a quarter of its GDP; notes that the EU is committed to spending EUR 1.4 billion 2014 and 2020 on developmental projects in rural areas; further notes that these projects are crucial to ensuring that farmers do not move towards the black economy;
80. Notes that 80 % of the Afghan population engages in subsistence agriculture in an environment hostile to agriculture, with poor irrigation methods; supports enhancing efforts to ensure food security;
81. Notes with concern the current drought in Afghanistan, which is the worst in decades and threatens people, livestock and agriculture; is further concerned about frequent natural disasters such as flash floods, earthquakes, landslides and harsh winters;
82. Notes with concern that harm to agricultural products such as wheat can lead to displacement, poverty, starvation, and in some cases movements to the black market, and that three million people are at extremely high risk of food security and loss of livelihood;
83. Recognises that moving more of the value chain of food processing back into Afghanistan could increase income for families, increase food security, decrease food costs and provide more employment opportunities;
84. Encourages the EU to continue its efforts at improving healthcare in Afghanistan and stresses the importance of vaccination for all people, but especially those who are particularly vulnerable to illness, such as children;
85. Welcomes the fact that primary access to healthcare has increased from 9 % to more than 57 %, that life expectancy has increased from 44 to 60 and that these improvements were made possible by contributions from the EU, individual Member States and the international community; recognises, in the light of these achievements, that still more needs to be done to continue to raise the life expectancy and lower the mortality rate of women giving birth, as well as of newly born children;
86. Strongly condemns the corrupt practices in the Afghan healthcare system, such as the importation of illegal pharmaceuticals, and urges the EU to continue to apply pressure on the Afghan Government to do more to prevent such corrupt practices;
87. Reiterates the need for trained medical professionals within Afghanistan and encourages the EU and its Member States to continue to bring in medical professionals to train local doctors and medics;
88. Notes that human trafficking and migrant smuggling causes harm on all sides, particularly to Afghan society; calls for the swift implementation of existing agreements, including on exchange of information, in order to dismantle the transnational criminal networks which benefit from instability and weak institutions;
Implementation of the CAPD
89. Welcomes the CAPD as the first contractual relationship between the EU and Afghanistan;
90. Notes that the CAPD provides the basis for developing relationships in various areas such as the rule of law, health, rural development, education, science and technology, anti-corruption, money laundering, the financing of terrorism, organised crime and narcotics, migration, nuclear security, WMD non-proliferation and climate change;
91. Welcomes the establishment of the joint cooperation bodies at executive level, with an emphasis on holding regular dialogues on political issues including human rights, in particular the rights of women and children, which are essential elements of this agreement, and addressing challenges and creating opportunities for a stronger partnership;
92. Expresses concern that the CAPD lacks provisions on joint parliamentary scrutiny of its implementation; promotes the role of the European Parliament, the parliaments of the Member States and the Afghan Parliament in monitoring the implementation of the CAPD;
93. Takes note of the replacement of the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan by a Special Envoy as of September 2017, streamlined within the EEAS structure;
94. Regrets that the Council proceeded with a decision on provisional application in areas which are subject to Parliament's consent, notably the chapter on cooperation in trade and investment matters, which fall within the exclusive competences of the EU, rather than requesting ratification early in the process, prior to taking this step; considers that this decision runs counter to the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) of the TEU and undermines Parliament's legal rights and responsibilities;
95. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the Government and Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
(1) OJ L 67, 14.3.2017, p. 3.
(2) Texts adopted, P8_TA-PROV(2019)0169.
(3) OJ C 65, 19.2.2016, p. 133.
(4) OJ C 169 E, 15.6.2012, p. 108.
(5) OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 55.
(6) OJ C 378, 9.11.2017, p. 73.
(7) OJ C 349, 17.10.2017, p. 41.
(8) OJ C 366, 27.10.2017, p. 129.
(9) OJ C 66, 21.2.2018, p. 17.
(10) OJ C 298, 23.8.2018, p. 39.
(12) OJ C 369, 11.10.2018, p. 85.
(13) Council Decisions of 10 November 2011 (16146/11 and 16147/11).
(14) EASO Country of Origin Information Report, Afghanistan Security Situation - Update, May 2018, https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Afghanistan-security_situation_2018.pdf
(15) US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Quarterly report to the United States Congress, 30 October 2018, https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2018-10-30qr.pdf
(16) https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2018/May/last-years-record-opium-production-in-afghanistan-threatens-sustainable-development--latest-survey-reveals.html
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Participant must be a resident who has resided under lease with the Housing Authority for a period of at least six months, prior to being nominated for the program.
During said period, resident shall have paid all rent, utility, and other charges, if any, with no delinquencies.
During said period, resident shall not have committed any violation of his/her lease with the Omaha Housing Authority.
The resident shall not have a history of criminal activity involving any crimes of physical violence to persons and/or property, or any other criminal acts which could adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of others.
The resident shall have a record relatively free of complaints from any serious confrontations with neighbors, staff, or others arising primarily from the activities of the resident.
The resident shall have a record of good housekeeping.
The resident shall have the willingness and capacity to perform yard maintenance, such as mowing and watering the grass, raking leaves, trimming trees and bushes, shoveling drive and sidewalks.
The resident should show a willingness and capacity for self-improvement and upward mobility. This can be demonstrated by a record of enrollment in job training, promotion programs, educational self-improvement courses, or active or educational organizations or programs.
The resident shall have sufficient resources to pay all costs of moving and to make the required deposits with utility companies.
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U.S.S. JOHN WILLIS
(DE-1027)
USS JOHN WILLIS (DE-1027) - a Dealey-class destroyer escort
In Commission 1957 to 1972
DE-1027 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DE-1027 Shellback Initiation Add a DE-1027 Deployment - Major Event
JUL 1955 - Keel Date: 5 JUL 1955
at New York Shipbuilding Company
FEB 1956 - Launch Date: 4 FEB 1956
FEB 1957 - Commissioned: 21 FEB 1957
JUN 1958 - JUN 1958 Mediterranean
NOV 1958 - MAR 1959 Install test evaluate and report new Variable Depth Sonar
JAN 1962 - MAR 1962 North Atlantic to op with German P-Boat To show.
OCT 1962 - JAN 1964 Cuban Missle Blockade
AUG 1964 - DEC 1964 UNITAS
NOV 1966 - Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 1966 - Pacific Ocean
APR 1967 - SEP 1967 North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JAN 1968 - JUL 1970 West Pac
JUL 1970 - DEC 1970 UNITAS
AUG 1970 - Shellback Initiation - 17 AUG 1970 - Atlantic Ocean
JUL 1971 - AUG 1971 South America
DE-1027 General Specifications
Class: Dealey-class destroyer escort
Named for: John Harlan Willis
Complement: 170 Officers and Enlisted
Length: 314 feet 6 inches
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap
USS JOHN WILLIS (DE-1027)
John Willis (DE-1027) was launched by the New York Shipbuilding Co. of Camden, N.J., 4 February 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Winfrey M. Duke, widow of John Willis; and commissioned at Philadelphia Naval Yard 21 February 1957, Lt. Comdr. H. O. Anson, Jr., in command.
John Willis reported to Newport, R.I., 7 April for duty with the Atlantic Fleet. Following 2 months of shakedown along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean, she departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 7 June for a 5-week cruise to Northern Europe that carried her to Dutch, German, and Danish ports on the North and Baltic Seas. Upon her return to Newport 14 July, she commenced 10 months of ASW exercises along the Atlantic coast in preparation for deployment with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
She steamed from Newport 12 May 1958 for the Mediterranean; and following her arrival at Gibraltar 21 May, she sailed with units of the 6th Fleet to participate in joint NATO antisubmarine exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean. The pro-Western government of Iraq fell to Arab nationalists 14 July, and on the 15th President Chamoun of Lebanon requested U.S. aid to thwart the possible overthrow of his government. In response President Eisenhower dispatched the 6th Fleet to Lebanon and ordered Marines to land at Beirut to protect "Lebanon's territorial integrity and independence." John Willis joined the Lebanon Patrol 18 July and for the next 2 months remained on intermittent patrol. As the Middle East crisis eased in September, John Willis departed the Eastern Mediterranean 14 September and sailed for the United States, putting into Newport 7 October.
On 29 November she entered the New York Shipyard to receive an experimental model of the Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) and thus became the first of the destroyer escorts to employ this latest development in ASW equipment. Resuming her operations 4 February 1959, she spent the remainder of 1959 and the early part of 1960 testing and evaluating the new equipment and conducting ASW exercises along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Key West. Following a demonstration of the VDS for the Second Inter-American Naval Conference at Key West in late May, John Willis joined the Atlantic Fleet for 4 months of American and NATO Operations "Sea Spray" and "Sword Thrust," in the North Atlantic. She retired to Plymouth, England, 2 October but on the 10th rejoined the NATO forces for Exercise "Pipe Down."
John Willis returned to Newport 20 October and resumed coastal operations. On 8 May 1961 she sailed to Guantanamo Bay for patrol duty along the Windward Passage of the Caribbean. Following the assassination of Dominican Dictator Trujillo 27 May, she conducted patrols along the coast of the Dominican Republic. She departed the Caribbean 25 June and sailed via Key West for homeport. She returned to the Caribbean 2 December after participating in the recovery of the Project Mercury MA-5 spacecraft, which on 29 November twice orbited the earth with a chimpanzee, Enos, on board.
In response to a request for aid by President Balaguer, who feared that supporters of slain Dictator Trujillo would topple the democratic government in the Dominican Republic, President Kennedy ordered units of the Atlantic Fleet into the area to illustrate America's support for the established government. John Willis sailed to the Dominican Republic 2 December and commenced 7 days of patrol duty after which she returned to Newport to prepare for another cruise to Northern Europe.
She sailed for Portsmouth, England, 8 January 1962 and reached the English coast 19 January. While sailing the North Sea on the 23d enroute to Horton, Norway, she assisted units of the British Navy during search and rescue operations for stricken Norwegian ship, Eystein. John Willis put into Horton 24 January and for 3 weeks sailed to several Norwegian ports while officers and engineers of the Norwegian Navy studied the construction details and operational characteristics of this Dealey class DE, which had been selected as the prototype for five new Norwegian warships. Upon completion of her Norwegian cruise, she sailed 15 February for the United States and arrived Newport 3 March.
John Willis resumed ASW and convoy escort exercises out of Newport and during August received additional ASW equipment. Following 4 months of extensive overhaul, she steamed to the Caribbean 1 March 1963 for an operational readiness inspection. After returning to Newport 8 April, she commenced operations 15 April with a NATO force of 30 ships, engaged in ASW Exercise, "New Broom Eleven," in the North Atlantic. After her return to Newport 25 April, she began G months of intermittent training in preparation for an Atlantic Fleet amphibious Exercise, "Phibaswex," scheduled for December. During this training period she conducted convoy escort and ASW maneuvers from Narragansett Bay to Guantanamo Bay; she attended the ASW Tactical School at Norfolk; and she served as a training ship at the Fleet Sonar School at Key West. While engaging in maneuvers designed to detect and destroy nuclear submarines, John Willis provided search and rescue assistance 23 September for a MATS plane, which was lost in the North Atlantic on a flight from Dover, Del., to the Azores.
John Willis steamed from Newport 2 December with Escort Squadron 10 and joined Task Force 180 for amphibious exercise at Vieques in the West Indies. During this exercise she conducted barrier patrols and practiced the latest ASW techniques against nuclear and conventional submarines. On the 17th she was released from the completed exercise and she returned to Newport.
For the next 3 years John Willis continued to operate along the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean while taking part in squadron exercises and serving as school ship at Key West. During the latter half of 1964 and 1965 she participated in UNITAS V and UNITAS VI and made two cruises along the coasts of South America as part of the U.S. sponsored "People-to-People" Program. Between January and June 1966 she underwent extensive overhaul at Boston where she received HASH capabilities and communications alterations: thence she resumed refresher and readiness training out of Newport. Assigned to Escort Squadron 8, she deployed to European water 29 May 1967. After arriving off the Norwegian coast early in June, she operated along the coast of Western Europe during the next month before sailing to join the ever ready and powerful ships of the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
[Note: The above USS JOHN WILLIS (DE-1027) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS JOHN WILLIS (DE-1027), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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