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| US Came to Lead the Region, Not Beat the Taliban: Hizb-e-Islami | |
| 2012-05-29 | |
| [Tolo News] The US-led military incursion into Afghanistan was not an attempt to drive out the Taliban or Al-Qaeda, but rather an effort to lead the region, the political head of hard-line Islamists Hizb-e-Islami said Monday at a conference in Pakistain. Ghairat Baheer, son-in-law of the group's founder Gulbudin Hekmatyar, spoke to religious leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistain and Iran who met to condemn the presence of NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces in Afghanistan. The group agreed that there will be no peace in Afghanistan if the NATO forces stay.
Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard... Leader of Jamaat-e Islami in Pakistain Qazi Hussain Ahmad ... third president (1987—2009) of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Qazi was also head of the Muttahidah Majlis-e-Amal until his ego became bigger than the organization. Qazi is what is known as a fierypreacher, which means he has lots of volume, a good delivery, and not a lot of reverence for coherence. He was the patron of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Rasool Sayyaf and Osama bin Laden during the war against the Soviets. He used to recommend drining camel's urine to maintain good health before his kidneys started to go... said that the solidarity of Afghans is impossible if NATO troops remain. "Solidarity of Afghan people is impossible with presence of NATO forces," Ahmad said. "We want them out of Afghanistan." Iranian representative in Peshawar also called for the foreign forces to withdraw from Afghanistan immediately, and the religious leaders voiced their opposition towards the signing and recent approval of the Afghanistan-US strategic agreement. Afghan university professor Abdul Majid Naseri said in an interview with TOLOnews that their comments amounted to interference in Afghanistan, the same as if they were politicians saying how the country should be run. "Afghanistan is an independent country, we will not allow anyone to interfere in our internal affairs," Naseri said. "We know better who to sign a strategic agreement with." The Afghan-US long-term pact was approved by Afghanistan's parliament last week after facing some pressure from political elements in Iran and Pakistain to not approve it. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Of course, there'll be no peace in Afghanistan if the NATO forces leave Or if they stay. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-05-29 07:50 |
| #1 "No peace in Afghanistan iff the NATO forces leave, but thats a minor detail" > Awwwwwww, I would've said "... but thats another story". * FYI TOPIX > [Muslim News] PAKISTAN: INTEL BUREAU REPORT: SECTARIAN GROUPS [Pak-outlawed/ banned] GETTING STRONGER. E.g. the SSP, LeJ, + Jundallahs. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-05-29 00:11 |