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NEW YORK - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been receiving regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing current and former US officials.
Ahmed Wali Karzai is a suspected player in Afghanistans opium trade and has been paid by the CIA over the past eight years for services that included helping to recruit an Afghan paramilitary force that operates at the CIAs direction in and around the city of Kandahar, the newspaper said. In an interview, Ahmed Wali said, He cooperates with US civilian and military officials but does not engage in the drug trade and does not receive payments from the CIA, the Times reported. On the other hand, the CIA neither confirmed nor denied the reported payments. The Times cited several US officials as saying Ahmed and the CIA had a wide-ranging relationship.
He helps the US spy agency operate the Kandahar Strike Force, a paramilitary group used for raids against suspected insurgents and militants, the officials told the newspaper.
He is paid for allowing the CIA and US Special Operations troops to rent a compound that once belonged to Taliban founder Mullah Mohammed Omar, it says, adding that it is also the base of the Kandahar Strike Force. The report further says the presidents brother also helps the CIA communicate and sometimes meet with Afghans loyal to the Taliban.
According to the paper, Ahmed Wali Karzai said in the interview he received regular payments from his brother, the president, for expenses but that he did not know where the money came from. I dont know anyone under the name of the CIA, he was quoted as saying. I have never received any money from any organisation. I help, definitely. I help other Americans wherever I can. This is my duty as an Afghan.
According to the NYT, the agencys financial ties to Ahmed Wali and its working relations with him have created deep divisions within the Obama administration.
Critics see the relationship as complicating Washingtons increasingly tense relationship with President Karzai, it said.
The CIAs practices also suggest that the United States is not doing everything in its power to stamp out the lucrative Afghan drug trade, a major source of revenue for the Taliban, the Times adds.
In addition, some US officials argue that the reliance on Ahmed undermines the push to develop an effective central government that would eventually allow the United States to withdraw, the paper reported.
If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves, Maj Gen Michael Flynn, the senior American military intelligence official in Afghanistan, told the Times.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
On the occasion of the American Anniversary
Shawwal 18, 1430 A.H, October 08, 2009
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
The Afghans, who had vaulted out of the Russian invasion, once again became target of another heedless aggression of global invaders eight years ago. This was in a time when the suffering and miserable Afghan people had just begun to lead a peaceful and prosperous life under the shade of a truly Islamic system. The arrogant and colonialist powers of the world targeted Afghanistan in order to achieve their goals of exploitation. It was in circumstances that the country had, for the first time, embarked on the road of establishing a pure Islamic system and realizing the fact that they had gained a real independence.
These arrogant powers thought the young Islamic Emirate to be a challenge to their goals of colonialism and exploitation. Therefore, capitalizing on the ambiguous event of 9-11, they tried to deprive the oppressed people of Afghanistan from the blessing of an Islamic system and independence.
At that time, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan sought every possible way to find a peaceful solution to the problem already cropped up between the Islamic Emirate and the western powers.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was trying to prevent the war that brought nothing but miseries to the people of Afghanistan and America. But the then leadership of America refused to seek a path of negotiation and rationale solution. So they arrogantly invaded these miserable people with the help of global and regional allies.
Eight years have passed since then. Time unearthed all those facts and realities that we suspected. According to the government of America, the war of the last eight years has no clear achievement for them despite expenditure of billions of dollars and casualties running into thousands of people, still there is no glow of victory for them in this war.
US and NATO Casualities in Afghanistan in August, September 2009
The war has been taking life of the Afghan and the American people relentlessly. So, one could not understand the reasons behind the prolonging and justifying of the war, nonetheless the realties mentioned above. Why a war that no wise man in the world believes to succeed, should be continued.
We say publicly, that our current Jihad against the American invasion is a legitimate struggle, which we started to obtain our religious and human rights. This struggle will continue until the presence of the last foreign soldiers on our soil.
If the world community, particularly America, wants to let loose herself, the world and Afghanistan from this problem, they should consider troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The soon, the better. In fact, the Americans have moral responsibility to put an end to the war, which they have started. The reinforcement formula, now under debate in the American administration, is a strategy that pushed the former Soviet Union to the brink of disintegration.
We believe, now it is the time for the invaders to admit the harsh realities, which so far they have been trying to avoid. The prolongation of the war will bring in more astronomical losses to the invaders and would have no achievement. So, it is more rationale that the invaders ponder over the resulting harms of the war.
To end, we would like to say that the October invasion was a flagrant and unlawful aggression in the history of the world and humanity, which could not be justified. We always condemn such aggression on independent countries and consider the aggressor as contemptible.
We pray to Allah, the Almighty to end the trials and hardships of this believing and suffering people.
Easy is this task for Allah to accomplish.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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THE US design to destabilize Pakistan is becoming clearer by the day, even for the most blinkered Pakistani. As the US continues to be stalemated in Afghanistan, it has sought to move the centre of gravity of the "war on terror" to Pakistan. Initially it was assumed that this shift would be restricted to FATA, but now it is evident that the US is seeking to engulf the whole of Pakistan in an asymmetric conflict, which will eventually pit the people against the state, especially the military. Reports of a US plan to target Balochistan, including its capital city Quetta are, in all likelihood, correct - more so because the US has not issued even a half-hearted denial on this count. Pakistani officials are admitting that the US has sought to extend drone attacks to Balochistan, especially Quetta. Given the present government's proclivity to accede to all US demands, it should not come as a surprise to soon see these drone attacks taking place.
US killed 1,000,000 civilians since 9/11
However, for Pakistan such a development will be suicidal, given the prevailing instability in Balochistan and the continuing lack of trust between the Baloch people and the federation. Worse still, Quetta is an urban centre with a concentration of population. It is also a major military station with the Command and Staff College as well as other formations present in the heart of the city. How far is our military prepared to accommodate the US desire to undermine the country's sovereignty? After all, the drones will push the separatists closer to their goal, while the US will think it can move towards its concept of Greater Balochistan through the break up of Pakistan and Iran. Unfortunately for the US, the Iranian leadership shows no signs of falling prey to such US designs, unlike their Pakistani counterparts.
Again, if today drones are allowed to target an expanded area of the country, what will stop the US from expanding into southern Punjab next? With receding red lines, the whole country could be up for targeting by the US in their growing despair over the inevitable failure in Afghanistan. There are many fifth columnists in our midst now talking of southern Punjab as the hub of Al-Qaeda just as earlier they pointed to Balochistan in the same manner. For those who had failed to connect the dots to the US grand design of targeting Pakistan a year ago, it should be easier today. There are covert US operatives now spread across the length and breadth of Pakistan; drone attacks have increased in frequency since Obama took office; aid packages are demanding unacceptable conditionalities; the military is being pushed on all fronts, with India increasing its deployments along the western border with Pakistan and aiding low intensity conflict through Afghanistan, and the US demanding we withdraw more troops from the eastern border to FATA and begin a premature conventional operation there; and the US-dominated IMF and World Bank pushing through threatening price hikes and taking charge of policy making in Balochistan and NWFP. A disturbing question that comes to mind is whether the delay on the Balochistan package has to do with US intent in that province?
Manmohan was given the evidence of indian terroris activites in Balochistan (Pakistan)
IT was quite interesting to see how Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried to make the world believe in an obviously contradictory aspect of the situation that was prevailing in the part of Kashmir under his countrys forcible occupation. Addressing a two-day conference of police chiefs and intelligence officials at New Delhi on Tuesday, he maintained that things were getting better there, as violence was at the lowest ebb. However, at the same time, he devised a pretext to keep Pakistan under pressure by accusing it of greater infiltration not only from across the Line of Control but also other routes. He talked of Nepal and Bangladesh as two of the other channels of militants entry into the Indian-held Kashmir. Prime Minister Singh did not bother to explain that with infiltration on the rise how the expected increase in violence was not occurring; for, clearly, they were entering the disputed state to create trouble.
New Delhis propaganda machinery constantly remains in top gear when it comes to berating Islamabad in the eyes of the world. The thicker the soup Pakistan is in the louder the noises it makes about its so-called culpability in one crime or the other. And as Pakistan at present is buffeted by daunting challenges from all sides, no other moment could be more conducive for the Indian propagandists to trying to put it on the mat. Presently, Indias purpose of levelling allegations about terrorist cells in Pakistan poised to disturb the peace in India sits well with the international community that never tires of voicing concern about terrorist sanctuaries here. Taking shelter under the threat of terrorism, it refuses to accept Islamabads demand and outside pressure to restart the stalled composite dialogue. Since it is hard to conceive of another way to settle the lingering disputes than peaceful negotiations - war being a suicidal option between the two nuclear states - the stories making the rounds about back channel diplomacy gain credibility. That, in view of the manner in which the government is surrendering our sovereign rights, is, indeed, a worrisome prospect and must be replaced with the normal diplomatic practice of dialogue
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Federal Interior Minister Mr. Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan, India and Afghanistan would fight Al-Qaeda together to eliminate the threat for good. But the question arises as to what Al-Qaeda is? Does it really exist, or is it just a myth?
Right from its alleged birth and inception to its clandestine and mysterious activities, mostly wrapped in terror and chaos, the existence of Al-Qaeda remains a mystery comprising a perplex, bizarre and inexplicable organizational dynamics
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The anti-war movement in America, Canada, and Britain has virtually become a non-entity. This was not unpredictable because the diverse groups which make up the so-called anti-war movement have neither the resources, nor the leadership, nor any solid ideological foundation beyond the apparent loathing for war. The invasion of Afghanistan by the United States took place at a time of high fever (September 11, 2001 attacks) and no one thought much of the long-term agenda of Americans at the time of Afghan invasion. Hence, Afghanistan never gained the kind of frontend importance which Iraq immediately achieved with the anti-war movement. But now the anti-war movement is in total disarray over the continuous occupation of Afghanistan and the expanding military operations.
This has given a freehand to the three main governments which lead Afghan operations to do whatever they wish to do in Afghanistan without any fear of home-grown opposition. Thus President Obama had no one to oppose him when he decided to send more troops into Afghanistan. He did this to make his first term as successful as that of his predecessors, assuming that the time-tested American definition of success still holds good: America must be engaged in a war to be successful
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June 23, 2009
A tribal leader who earlier defected from Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud and revealed the militants groups ties with the US and Israel has been shot dead.
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Briefing reporters about the progress of operation Rahe Rast, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas yesterday revealed the extent of foreign support that the TTP terrorists are getting from Afghanistan. Large caches of weapons of US and INDIAN origin have been found as the security forces completely secure control of Mingora city, destroying various training centres of terrorists and killing important militant commanders, the military said.
The Americans have their excuses in order Earlier this year it was revealed that over 200,000 US weapons including assault rifles and grenade launchers are missing from the US armys inventory in Afghanistan. The US army is unable to provide serial numbers for a large number of the missing weapons and no records have been maintained for the location or disposition for the rest
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The Americans do not want Pakistanis to capture Baitullah Mehsud alive, and they cannot eliminate him with an air strike anymore since Pakistan Army is advancing towards him already. They will either take him out before he is captured, or he will mysteriously disappear only to re-emerge later at a different location. The U.S. military has moved troops near Mehsuds area under the pretext of finding Osama or Mullah Omar. This is a deception. They have been saying Osama is in Pakistan for years. Why havent they acted earlier? This American move has something to do with Pakistani militarys march to destroy Mehsud and his proxy militia. We already know that terrorists are using American weapons to kill us while pretending to be Taliban. The Pakistani military better watch out what our ally is up to this time.
US Saving Agent Mehsud
ISLAMABAD, PakistanAs Pakistani Forces zero in on Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan, the United States has announced it has given its forces in Afghanistan standing orders to enter Pakistani territory if it has intelligence on the presence of Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zwahiri and Mullah Omar at any given location
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