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| Afghanistan |
| Ulema Council Condemns Attacks, Demands Justice |
| 2015-08-15 |
| [Tolo News] In a meeting with Afghanistan's Caped 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. .. on Friday, members of Afghanistan's National Ulema Council condemned the spate of recent terrorist attacks around the country, calling them the product of foreign meddling, and urging the Afghan public to mobilize support behind the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). "The Ulema council once again strongly condemns the recent attacks in Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... city and Pashtun-infested Logar province that led to the injury and martyrdom of dozens of our countrymen, including women and kiddies," National Ulema Council member Ghulam Rabbani Rahmani said. "This act of terrorism is against the teachings of Islam and human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... . We want the security institutions to ensure the arrest of the perpetrators and bring them to justice in order to prevent such acts in the future." The statement comes a week after a deadly truck bombing in the Shah Shaheed area of Kabul, which killed 15 civilians and maimed more than 400. Further attacks over last weekend saw the body count rise, ultimately prompting President Ghani on Monday to hold a presser in which he pointed blame at Pakistain for the spike in Taliban violence. While Afghan officials have been quick to jump on the war path following the attacks, those effected by the bombing in Shah Shaheed indicate the government has done little to nothing to support the families of victims. "My sister and two cousins were killed here, and their house was totally demolished," a resident of Shah Shahid named Wahidullah told TOLOnews. "His brother is suffering from trauma and spends his day and night inside a tent," he added, referring to the relative of his friend standing nearby. Although the government has spoken about a pledge of 100,000 Afs to the families of those killed and 50,000 Afs to those who were maimed in the Shah Shaheed attack, survivors say none of the money has been distributed. More than financial support, however, most residents simply demand justice. "Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah must file a complaint to the UN Security Council to probe the Shah Shaheed carnage and ask for UN support," another Shah Shaheed resident named Samiullah said. |
| Posted by:Fred |