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Sinha says "covert activities" in Afghanistan should end
Assailing continued foreign interference in Afghanistan, India's External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha Tuesday evening said "covert activities" in the country should end to bring back the war-ravaged country on the path of stability. "We are aware of presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan. There is a lot of covert activities. Such interference in affairs of that country should end," Sinha said, releasing a book "Afghanistan in Transition" by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).He couldn't possibly be referring to Pakland funding and running the operations of Hek and the Talibs in their continuing version of The Great Game, could he? He said stability would return to Afghanistan only if "outsiders" ceased interfering and left its future to the people of the country. "We hope forces of darkness, extremism and obscurantism will not be allowed to cast their shadows on the people of Afghanistan," he said. Yep. I think that's them... Pointing out that elections would be held there next year, he expressed the hope that a stable government will be formed to provide people a better life and preserve the country's territorial integrity to which India remained committed. "We want to see the people live in peace, prosperity and their sufferings end," he said, adding India would continue to extend humanitarian and other assistance for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Sinha regretted the "world did not stir" when the Bamiyan Buddha were destroyed or when women of Afghanistan suffered and said "the moral of the story is clear â the world reacts when it is selectively touched. This has to change". Yeah. We agree. And thanks for your support on Iraq, by the way... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-02 |
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