[Tolo News] Afghanistan's Caped PresidentHamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ... 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 Pashtun face 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... on Tuesday said at a presser that Afghan government will never allow security forces to retaliate Pak missile attacks.
Talks are in progress with Pak officials over the issue and we don't want to kill innocent people living on the other side of borders by launching counterattacks, Karzai said.
"We hope that Pakistain is not provoked by any side to attack Afghanistan, and I hope our people are patient and do not decide emotionally and do anything to hurt our friendly relations," Karzai said.
Pakistain has been blamed for the recent missile attacks into Afghan territory, but Pakistain's government has denied that its forces are involved in the attacks.
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Afghan cops are unable to take responsibility for security in Panjsher province, one of the seven handover areas, local officials said on Wednesday.
General Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh, Panjsher police commander said as Panjsher province is bordered by insecure provinces, after the foreign troops' withdrawal the province will face many challenges.
"Due to limited number of forces in Panjsher, we cannot take the security responsibility for this province. And because Panjsher is bordered by insecure provinces, we need a huge force," Mohammad Qasim said.
However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... Panjsher governor, US ambassador in Kabul and security transition chief accepted that there could be challenges after foreign troops withdraw, but said that Afghan cops will be able to take the security responsibility for the province.
"We are facing some challenges in security of Panjsher province, and lack of police forces. But we try to solve these challenges in cooperation with Ministry of Interior Affairs," Keramuddin Karim, Panjsher governor said.
Meanwhile, ...back at the buffalo wallow, Tex and his new-found Indian friend were preparing a little surprise for the bandidos... security transition chief, Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said that after the withdrawal, International Community's aid to Afghanistan will be decreased.
"The world will decrease its aid, because the International situation is changing and due to that our responsibility for protecting our national interests are increasing too. We should know the situation clearly," Dr Ahmadzai said.
But US ambassador in Kabul, Karl Eikenberry ...retired United States Army Lieutenant General currently serving as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan... , said it is important that Afghans take the responsibility for security.
"In the years ahead now, What the Afghan people I believe aspired for is now they want their own illusory sovereignty; they have the confidence of standing on their foundation and increasingly now they want to be providing for their own security. They want their own government to be in charge," Mr Eikenberry said.
US President Barack B.O. Obama has announced that in the next summer about 33,000 US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Panjsher is among 7 provinces where Afghan cops are to undertake security responsibilities.
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They want their own government to be in charge even if it consists of terrorists, extortionists and bribetakers.
[Dawn] The Afghan Taliban again refuted on Wednesday claims they had entered into talks with the West to try and find an end to the war, saying any contacts with foreign countries had only been to negotiate prisoner exchanges.
In a statement emailed to media, the Taliban also repeated their long-standing position of rejecting any negotiations for peace as long as foreign troops were in Afghanistan.
"The rumour about negotiation with America is not more than the talks aimed at the exchange of prisoners. Some circles call these contacts as comprehensive talks about the current imbroglio of Afghanistan," the Taliban said.
"However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... this shows their...lack of knowledge about the reality. It is clear as the broad daylight that we consider negotiation in condition of presence of foreign forces as a war stratagem of the Americans and their futile efforts."
Last month, Afghanistan's Caped PresidentHamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ... 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 Pashtun face 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... said the United States was in direct talks with the Islamic fascistibut that talks were not at a stage where the Afghan government was sitting down with the krazed killers.
Washington and London have both acknowledged there have been recent contacts with Islamic fascistialthough former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said he expected it could take months before any headway could be made.
But so little is known about these contacts that they have been open to widely different interpretations and any discussions that may be taking place are still not at a stage where they can be a deciding factor.
Despite trumpeting military gains, particularly in southern Afghanistan, foreign leaders and military commanders have long recognised the need for a political solution to a war that has now dragged on for almost 10 years.
In Wednesday's statement, the Taliban said they had been in contact with "some" countries to arrange prisoner exchanges, including most recently with La Belle France for the release of two French journalists and their Afghan translator last month.
The men were seized outside Kabul on December 30, 2009 and held captive for 18 months.
La Belle France has denied any ransom was paid to secure the release of the two men, and their Afghan interpreter Reza Din. Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said revealing details of the negotiations could damage efforts to free other kidnapped Frenchies in Africa.
The Taliban said they were also continuing "direct and indirect" contacts to secure the release of US and Canadian prisoners.
In June 2009, Islamic fascisticaptured US Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in southeastern Afghanistan and have released videos showing him in captivity dressed in both Afghan clothing and in military uniform.
In those videos, Bergdahl is seen denouncing the war in Afghanistan and calling for the United States to withdraw its troops from the country, in what the US military has called illegal propaganda.
Bergdahl's abduction prompted a large-scale manhunt but US officials have declined to comment whether they have tried to negotiate his release.
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[Dawn] The Afghan Taliban again refuted on Wednesday claims they had entered into talks with the West to try and find an end to the war, saying any contacts with foreign countries had only been to negotiate prisoner exchanges.
