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| Afghanistan |
| Kunar Gov. Demands Action Against Pakistani Shelling |
| 2014-09-16 |
| [Tolo News] Provincial Governor of Kunar, Shuja Malek Jalal, has asserted that Pakistain's missile attacks on the province are obvious infringements of international law and should face serious responses. About 6,018 missiles have been fired on Kunar from Pakistain since the middle of March this year. "We must first try to take a diplomatic route; but if that does not work, we should respond to their [Pakistain's] rockets with rockets," Jalal said. Kunar has been the target of Pak shelling for the past few years. The most recent attacks have claimed the lives of 16 people, destroyed close to 100 homes and maimed 80 people, including women and kiddies. Diplomatic talks between the two neighboring countries have not stopped the attacks. Now, with the United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... General Assembly approaching--September 21--political analysts have recommended that the Afghan government ask for the UN Security Council's mediation. "During the assembly, the government of Afghanistan must strongly criticize the attacks and ask members of the UN Security Council to issue a resolution in regards to the direct interference of Pakistain in Afghanistan," military analyst Jawed Kohistani said. If the election results are not announced by September 21 the country will be represented by the minister of foreign affairs. "The minister's speech is not fully prepared so it is still early to speak of the details," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) front man Shekib Mostaghni said. Pessimistic of the idea that the minister of MoFA might have to represent Afghanistan at the UN General Assembly, Kunar MPs believe that the minister will not be able to give detail of the attacks. "I don't think that the minister of foreign affairs would be able to tell the world about the four years of Pakistain's attacks in the assembly," Kunar MP Saleh Muhammad said. The Pak attacks have continued for years and intensified in the last few months despite Afghanistan's efforts to resolve the issue diplomatically. Afghanistan's letter to the UN Security Council in this regard has not received a response yet. |
| Posted by:Fred |