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US security pact proved useless for Afghanistan's security: Noor
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan Ata Mohammad Noor has said the bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington has proved to be useless for the country.Noor made the marks as a guest speaker in Russian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif city on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Russia's victory over Nazis. He also criticized the government of national unity for remaining reckless towards the deteriorating security situation in northern parts of the country and warned to take actions by joining the uprising forces if the situation further deteriorated. The bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and United States was formally signed by the former US ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham and national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar on 30th September last year. The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... forces was also inked during the signing ceremony on the same day. The agreements paved the way for the presence of US and NATO troops to Afghanistan beyond 2014 to implement the new non-combat mission to train, advise and support Afghan national security forces. However, ars longa, vita brevis... Noor said such agreements have proved useless for the country and the Afghan people as the security forces even lack logistics support. Noor is an influential political figure and the leader of Jamaat-a-Islami party of Afghanistan. He played a key role in the controversial presidential election last year and was a close ally of CEO 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... . Posted by: Fred 2015-05-10 |
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