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| Pakistan-Based Terrorist Groups Threaten Afghanistan |
| 2013-08-12 |
| [Tolo News] Afghan security officials on Saturday said that Al-Qaeda and Haqqani Network activities in Pakistain pose a major threat to Afghanistan's current and future security, adding that while Afghan forces are capable of combating the threat, they will need further support to be fully successful. Sediq Sediqi, the front man for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), called on the international community to help address the issue of terrorist and insurgency supporting groups like Al-Qaeda and the Haqqani Network operating in Pakistain. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... Mr. Sediqi also expressed confidence in the Afghan forces ability to manage the threats posed by these groups. "We cannot rejects threats from Pak soil, but Afghan cops are ready to faces these challenges," Mr. Sediqi said. Members of the Security Commission in Parliament were a bit less confident, cautioning that the Afghan forces' success in combating threats from groups like Al-Qaeda and the Haqqani network would be contingent on whether or not they are properly equipped. "If the forces are not equipped with the necessary weaponry, Afghanistan will face a serious crisis after 2014, said MP Mirdad Khan Nejrabi, the head of the Security Commission. "Pakistain and Death Eater networks in Pakistain pose serious threats to Afghanistan's security," Mr. Nejrabi said, reinforcing the remarks made by Mr. Sediqi. Fatema Azizi, another MP on the Commission, was critical of the way funding has been used for the Afghan cops and eager to see support for more equipment."The Afghan forces are not equipped with the weapons they need despite millions being spent on them," she said. With the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... mission in Afghanistan coming to an end, and the U.S. pulling troops out by the end of 2014, the window of opportunity for the Afghan forces to lobby for more training, financial and technical support is closing fast. That time pressure is bringing Kabul and Washington together, despite numerous differences and tensions between officials, to hammer out a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that would lay the roadmap for security cooperation and assistance between the U.S. and Afghanistan for the foreseeable future. |
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