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| Masoud believes the ongoing process for peace talks with Taliban is ISI's game |
| 2016-02-12 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Ahmad Zia Masoud, the Special Envoy to President Mohammad 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. .. for reform and good governance, believes that the ongoing process for peace talks with Taliban is the game of Pakistain's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence ...the Pak military intelligenceagency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir... (ISI). While talking to a gathering in Takhar province on Wednesday, Masoud said that the purpose of this process is to place Taliban in the government. He went on to say that if Pakistain brings one group to the negotiation table it will strengthen another group for fighting. During the government of former President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... 's, High Peace Council came into shape, bombardment of foreign forces, night raids and the use of heavy weapons against Taliban stopped but nothing of this added up to the optimism for peace, Masoud added. While criticizing government policies, Masoud expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... s over the country's future. With current policies of government for peace, it is possible that the fighting will further explore, he said. Pointing to the quadrilateral process started by Afghanistan, Pakistain, the United States and China for bringing Taliban to the negotiation table, Masoud said that "it is waste of time" for keeping Afghan government heedless so they can increase attacks. President Ghani's Special Envoy also said that a Resistance Shura (Council) needs to be formed under the leadership of the former Mujahideen commanders which would be able to maintain security of the country in one year, he added. Masoud elaborated that a similar decision was also made in the meeting of the National Security Council that command of the fighting needs to be given to the former Mujahideen commanders. This is first time government faces a very strict criticism from the President's Special Envoy for reform and good governance. |
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