[Tolo News] Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday attended the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Conference in Islamabad, Pakistain, and said delegates believe that peace in Afghanistan will mean peace in the region.
Consensus is that this will hopefully result in Pakistain acting honestly during the grinding of the peace processor. Conference delegates included Ministers of Foreign Affairs and representatives from 16 countries. Karzai represented Afghanistan at this conference. Opium consumption must be up for them to trust Pakistain.
"This conference will have a good outcome and the participants believe that peace in Afghanistan means peace in the region and that Pakistain will have honest cooperation in this matter with Afghanistan," says Karzai. Though come to think on it a bit, the Paks are probably a more reliable partner than is the B.O. administration.
According to him, delegates forced Pakistain to support peace talks and to show honest cooperation.
"We have had talks with representatives from Iran, who have pledged their commitment to supporting peace talks in Afghanistan," says Karzai. And God help them.
Delegates said that Afghanistan's security was critical to the security of the region. They warned that if insecurity in Afghanistan increases, other countries in the region will be adversely affected.
The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was launched in 2011 to bring together regional countries to promote peace and prosperity in Afghanistan through concerted efforts of participating and supporting countries as well as international and regional organizations engaged in the process.
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[Tolo News] The public can rest better knowing the intelligence Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kabul and Islamabad was not signed secretly and arbitrarily, Chief Exceutive Abdullah Abdullah ... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun... 's front man Mujeebul Rahman Rahimi said on Tuesday.
News of a cooperative agreement being signed between the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) and Pakistain's Inter-Services Intelligence ...the Pak military intelligence agency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir... (ISI) leaked just a couple days after it was supposedly signed. However, the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach... in the wake of the revelations, pushback was stalwart, especially from Parliament, and the Afghan government was forced to back track on the issue, claiming the MoU was never finalized and would be assessed further before it became so.
Rahimi emphasized how important it was that the secret deal was exposed, in turn, bringing some transparency and accountability to the process. He said he hoped the experience would serve as a notice to all those who hope to broker deals in the shadows.
"The document is being reconsidered and corrected, and those who wanted to make a secret deal have been prevented because people are aware of it and the presence of the media will not allow issues related to the nation's future to be dealt with this way," Rahimi told TOLOnews.
Chief Executive Abdullah's office is said to have been in agreement with the original draft of the MoU, but objects strongly to the changes that were brought later on. "There were items in this agreement that were against the national interests, according to the NDS, and there were also issues that the CEO had crossed out himself," Rahimi said. "The reason they were not removed is something Parliament has been informed about," he added.
The MoU is first and foremost a cooperative agreement, which outlines the terms of collaboration between the NDS and ISI on counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in their respective territories. This, in principle, is something nearly all leaders in Afghanistan have expressed support for at one time or another. However, the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach... the rub of the agreement comes down to the potential provision of training for the Afghan forces by Pakistain as well as the sharing of information between the two spy agencies.
The National Security Council is said to be behind the agreement. But its cultural advisor, Najeebullah Manali, on Tuesday claimed the council had only been involved with the agreement at the early stages.
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[BLOOMBERG] Kenyan police disputed claims by local officials that at least 20 officers were killed in an attack by al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... Lions of Islam in the northeast of the country, saying that only one died and four were maimed.
Kenyan Police Inspector-General Joseph Boinnet said officers on patrol in Garissa county came under attack late Monday. More officers rushed to the scene in response. The situation is under control, the police said on Tuesday.
Earlier, Fafi sub-county Commissioner Geoffrey Taragon said at least 20 people died in the attack, in which the assailants used rocket-propelled grenades. Al-Shabaab front man Sheikh Abdulaziz Abumusab confirmed the militia carried out the assault on the convoy and cited the same corpse count as Taragon, while Mahat Osman, a local politician who visited the scene, also said he counted as many as 20 bodies.
The festivities in Garissa come less than two months after an al-Shabaab raid on a university in the county left at least 147 people dead. That was the deadliest attack on Kenya since al-Qaeda bombed the U.S. Embassy in 1998.
Somalia-based al-Shabaab has grabbed credit for a series of attacks in Kenya over the past four years in Dire Revenge for its troop deployment in bordering Somalia in 2011. The Lions of Islam have been waging an insurgency in Somalia since 2006 in a bid to oust the government and establish Islamic law.
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[ALMANAR.LB] The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan coordinated with the Saudi officials, during his recent visit to KSA, the terrorist groups' attack on the Syrian province of Idleb, opposing Syrian sources said.
The sources added that Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... funded and armed the Lions of Islam who belong to al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria Nusra Front and other Lion of Islam groups which gained the logistical and the battlefield support from the Turkish side.
In The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , a command room was established in order to lead the terrorist attack against the Syrian army, according to the same sources which also assert that Saudi Arabia purchases satellite photos for the benefit of the room itself.
Battlefield sources confirmed the given reports, noting that Turkey provided the Lions of Islam during the battles with an Internet supply that links their computers and smart phones to a Turkish drone that gives them all the needed data.
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we're screwed. Harf! Een opvokked teef ek se. [one messed up lady] so to speak. That pic: she's still looking for the pressure-release valve...
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Thats the Obama people for you: put a valley girl barbie doll in there because she went to the right school, and she's willingly obedient to the point of being an idiot, and she will always say the answer Obama wants to hear. Not because of competency. Narcissists like that kind of thing, and are threatened by competent people who may expose the fact that the emperor has no clothes.
[DAWN] The elders of Sipah have refused to pay the fine imposed on the tribe for inflicting losses on the security forces during military operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.
Khyber Agency political administration imposed a fine of Rs120 million on the entire Sipah tribe for causing damage to military hardware and attacking security forces in its territory, especially Spin Qabar area, in October last year when forces launched 'Khyber One' military operation against the banned bad boy organization Lashkar-e-Islam ...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It's headed by a former bus driver.... in the area.
The administration had informed a jirga of Sipah that members of the tribe would not be allowed to go back to their homes and all their official perks and privileges would remain suspended unless they paid the fine.
The Sipah elders met at Bagh-e-Naran in Hayatabad, Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. and decided against paying the fine. The Sipah elders also formed a committee, headed by Shah Faisal, to resolve the issue by holding talks with the administration.
Shah Faisal told Dawn that his tribe was not ready to pay the fine come what may. "It is totally unjust and not acceptable as we have not committed any crime," he said, adding that his tribe was ready to resolve the issue through negotiations.
Mr Faisal said that properties of Sipah families worth billions of rupees were destroyed during the military operations while more than 200 shops in Bara Bazaar were demolished in the name of repairing the road but they were not paid a single penny as compensation.
He said that imposition of such a hefty fine had no precedent in the entire Fata. The political administration made the Sipah tribe a scapegoat to hide its inefficiency and failure to restore peace in Bara.
"We have formed a committee to hold parlays with the government but we would not hesitate in starting agitation if the government refuses to acknowledge our just demands of withdrawing the fine," the tribal elder said.
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[DAWN] Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Tuesday stressed the need of a "well-coordinated" security operation in Afghanistan to achieve shared goals of peace and prosperity in the two countries.
Leading Pakistain's delegation during foreign secretary level talks with Afghanistan in Islamabad, Chaudhry emphasised the need for greater political engagement, stronger focus on economic development and a well-coordinated security cooperation for stability in the wider region.
Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai led his country's delegation during the talks.
The two sides reviewed all facets of Pakistain-Afghanistan bilateral relations and exchanged views on a broad range of issues of mutual interest, including peace and stability, counter-terrorism, border-security, trade and economic cooperation, Afghan refugees and regional cooperation.
Chaudhry said "the recent visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... to Kabul had been vital to further cement the inextricable bonds between Pakistain and Afghanistan".
Both sides discussed Pakistain's contribution towards the development of Afghanistan through Pak funded projects aimed at the reconstruction and rehabilitation in Afghanistan, and how this has helped in promoting an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.
It was agreed that mutual trust and confidence between the two countries was leading towards better coordinated measures to root out the menace of terrorism.
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[DAWN] Pakistain on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the plight of the minority Moslem community in Myanmar, which has been facing extreme human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. violation at home resulting in flocks taking to the Andaman Sea to escape.
"The current displacement of a large number of Moslems, who are adrift on boats in the Indian Ocean, without access to food and drinking water, is worrisome," FO front man Qazi Khalilullah said.
A draft resolution has also been prepared with support of Pakistain, which will be tabled in the OIC foreign ministers meeting starting from tomorrow in Kuwait, said the front man.
Khalilullah said a resolution titled "The Situation of the Moslem Community in Myanmar" urges Myanmar's authorities to take all necessary measures to restore stability and launch a comprehensive reconciliation process in Rakhine state.
The front man said Pakistain strongly believes that peaceful coexistence of all communities in Myanmar-- with provision of fundamental rights like citizenship, freedom to practice religion, education and security-- is essential to peace, progress and prosperity of the country.
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My friend in the Army has stories about foreign soldiers in UN helmets commiting child sex abuse. Mostly Pakistani but there were others. It was back in the 90s and everyone knew about it but nothing was done. Some folks get all rape of Nanking when they get out from the watchful eyes of their mom.
[REUTERS] Malaysian police forensic teams, digging with hoes and shovels, on Tuesday began pulling out bodies from shallow graves found in abandoned jungle camps where an inter-governmental body said hundreds of victims of human traffickers may be buried.
The Malaysian government said it was investigating whether local forestry officials were involved with the people-smuggling gangs believed responsible for nearly 140 such graves discovered around grim camps along the border with Thailand.
The dense forests of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia have been a major stop-off point for smugglers bringing people to Southeast Asia by boat from Myanmar, most of them Rohingya Moslems who say they are fleeing persecution, and Bangladesh.
Authorities took a group of journalists to one of the camps, nestled in a gully in thick jungle up a steep, well-worn path about an hour's walk from the nearest road, where a Rooters witness saw the first body removed on Tuesday afternoon.
Malaysian police said on Monday they had found 139 graves, some containing more than one body, around 28 camps scattered along a 50-km (30 mile) stretch of the border in the northern state of Perlis.
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[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Syria's deputy foreign minister says air support provided by any country to rebels fighting against ISIS murderous Moslems would be considered an "aggression."
Faisal Mekdad's comments on Tuesday were in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who said The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... and the U.S. have agreed in "principle" to provide air protection to rebels being trained and equipped to fight ISIS Death Eaters, once they enter Syrian territory for battle.
Ankara and Washington agreed in February to train and equip up to 15,000 Syrian fighters under a U.S. program designed to add a credible ground force to an air bombing campaign against the Death Eater group.
Cavusoglu didn't provide further details on the air cover.
Mekdad made the comments to the Leb-based Al-Mayadeen TV station.
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[WASHINGTONPOST] Washington Post news hound Jason Rezaian went on trial Tuesday on espionage and other charges in a closed Tehran courtroom more than 10 months after he was imprisoned, but the proceedings were adjourned without any indication of when they would resume.
The state-run Islamic Theocratic Republic News Agency reported that Abolghassem Salavati, a judge known for draconian sentences, read the four-count indictment in a two-hour session in Tehran's Revolutionary Court.
The semiofficial Mehr News Agency ...And if you can't believe Mehr News Agency who can you believe?... said Rezaian roundly denied having done anything outside the normal activities of a news news hound.
"I am a journalist, and all of my activities have been conducted as a journalist, and all were legal," Mehr quoted him as saying when the judge asked about his contacts with U.S. Consulate officials in Dubai, where Rezaian's family says he was seeking a visa for his Iranian-born wife. It could not be determined from the Mehr account whether the news agency, which is affiliated with the government, had a news hound in the courtroom.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[ALMANAR.LB] The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan coordinated with the Saudi officials, during his recent visit to KSA, the terrorist groups' attack on the Syrian province of Idleb, opposing Syrian sources said.
