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| Afghanistan |
| Parliament Enraged Over Fazl Remarks |
| 2014-11-20 |
| [Tolo News] A number of Afghan politicians on Wednesday condemned the recent remarks made by controversial Pak holy man Maulana Fazlurrahman in which he called for war to continue in Afghanistan until all foreign troops withdraw from the country. The firebrand ... firebrandsare noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments... holy man has long been associated with the Taliban, but his remarks last week have received significant attention because they were made just as President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. arrived in Pakistain to meet with military and intelligence officials about reconciliation talks with the Taliban. Fazlurrahman was a member if the Pak delegation in the meetings with the Afghan president. "We believe that the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan is not permissible and defensive efforts will continue against it, we demand the internal security of Afghanistan," Fazlurrahman told news hounds just a couple hours after sitting down with Ghani. The MPs on Wednesday called for the Afghan Council of Religious Scholars to rebuke the Pak holy man's stance, and criticized the national unity government for remaining silent in the wake of the remarks. Others took aim at Pakistain, which many in Parliament and in the Afghan intelligence services have claimed offers covert support for the Taliban, al-Qaeda and other hard boy groups in the region. Many of the MPs remember the 1990s when the Pak military did not try to hide it's support for the Taliban in Afghanistan. "There are brothels in Pakistain that pay taxes to the Pak government, the British laws still dominate that country, and foreign bases also exist in Pakistain; all infidelities exist there so how does this holy man dare justify war in Afghanistan," Laghman MP Naqibullah said. The government in Kabul and its NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... allies, many of which provide significant financial aid to Pakistain, have asked Islamabad repeatedly to crack down on bully boyz and help get them to the negotiating table. But the rhetoric used by Pak officials, often supportive and peace-minded, has rarely been backed up by action. "This indicates clear interference in Afghanistan and in contradiction to international charters," Afghan Parliament Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said in response to the holy man's comments. "The people of Afghanistan are doubtful about Pakistain's independence and how he dares to come and teach us about Jihad." This wasn't the first time that a Pak holy man tried to justify war in Afghanistan. Previously the head of the Pak Ulema Council had also tried to legitimize war in Afghanistan and declared it Jihad against foreign invaders. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Until the muslim world teaches tolerance of other religions there will never be peace! |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-11-20 06:08 |