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| Northern Political Parties Unite Against Insurgents: Noor |
| 2015-07-18 |
| [Tolo News] Balkh province's acting governor Atta Mohammad Noor announced on Friday that leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... , the Junbish-e-Milli Islami and the Islamic Unity parties of Afghanistan have decided to join forces to fight forces of Evil plaguing northern parts of the country. Noor, who spoke during Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the mosque of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali in Mazar-e-Sharif on Friday, said the leaders of the parties have met and decided to band together to protect civilians from being victimized by krazed killers. The event was attended by hundreds of people, and held under tight security. "We decided that Mr. Dostum ...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier... [Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum] and the First Vice President Ustad Mohammad Mohaqiq have to be prepared and jointly suppress the holy warriors, and stand against them strongly and gracefully to bring peace and unity and prevent more sacrifices of our people," Noor said. Noor also criticized the peace talk process, which kicked-off last week with historic talks between Afghan government representatives and Taliban leaders in Islamabad. The acting governor said the negotiations must be held in consultation with the people of Afghanistan and their political parties. "We should move forward - but not for the purpose of having countries come and invest in Afghanistan and hold a process for their own benefit, calling it the grinding of the peace processor," Noor said. He warned that the process could be used to legitimize terrorist groups backed by foreign powers. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella grabbed the cocoanut cream... 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. .. 's First Vice President, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, who Atta Noor referred to in his speech and who has been an outspoken opponent of the Taliban, has expressed hope about the grinding of the peace processor. Nevertheless, he has also bucked any possibility that they can subdue the Afghan government through violence. |
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