In the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, referred to as Mumbai 26/11, Ms Madeleine Albright described Pakistan as an 'international migraine'. "My own sense is Pakistan has everything that gives you an international migraine. It has nuclear weapons, it has terrorism, extremists, corruption, very poor and it's in a location that's really, really important to us. And now this issue with India". This country with passage of time has turned into a cancer for civilised nations and societies. While being on its way to self-destruction, it is also making the world a dangerous place to live in. Paki bloggers who live in their make-believe world have been painting a very rosy picture of Pakistan. The world must awaken to the realities of Pakistan. Pakistan was and continues to be part of the international terrorist problem, not part of the solution as the US Administration believes. Below are two reports which show the true picture of Pak and its proxy, the Taliban.
Pak harbouring terrorists: Afghan national security adviser
Accusing Pakistan of harbouring Taliban and al-Qaeda militants, a top Afghan official today said the global community is committing a blunder by embracing it as a strategic partner despite the fact that terrorism emanating from the region is affecting India, UK and others.
"Unfortunately, the military-intelligence establishment of one of our neighbours still regards Afghanistan as its sphere of influence," Rangin Dadfar Spanta, national security advisor of Afghan president Hamid Karzai, said in an op-ed in 'The Washington Post'.
Spanta, who had also served as the country's foreign minister, said that Pakistan, while faced with a growing domestic terrorist threat, "continues to provide sanctuary and support to the (Taliban's) Quetta Shura, the Haqqani network, the Hekmatyar group and al-Qaeda."
"And while the documents recently disclosed by WikiLeaks contained information that was neither new nor surprising, they did make public further evidence of the close relations among the Taliban, al-Qaeda and Pakistani intelligence," he said.
The international community is present in Afghanistan to dismantle these international terrorist networks, Spanta said. "Yet the focus on this fundamental task has progressively eroded and has been compounded by another strategic failure: the mistaken embrace of 'strategic partners' who have, in fact, been nurturing terrorism."
The Afghan national security advisor said undoubtedly the absence of transparency in contracts and the presence of private security companies clearly connected to certain officials -- contributing ultimately to the privatisation of security and thus insecurity in Afghanistan -- are matters of grave concern.
"But the international terrorist presence in the region is not entrenched solely because of Afghan corruption. Britain, Spain, Turkey, China, Germany and India have all been victims not of Afghan corruption but of international terrorism -- emanating from the region," he said.
"It is my firm conviction that securing our people, districts and towns from terrorists; institutionalising the rule of law; and fighting corruption are necessary steps toward building a strong and responsive state," Spanta said.
However, he said that this is not enough. "No domestic measure will fully address the threat of international terrorism, its global totalitarian ideology or its regional support networks. Dismantling the terrorist infrastructure is a central component of our anti-terror strategy, and this requires confronting the state that still sees terrorism as a strategic asset and foreign policy tool."
Spanta said global efforts to counter terrorism will not succeed until and unless there is clarity on who are friends and foes.
"How can we persuade Afghans, or the parents of young soldiers from coalition countries, to support a war where our 'partners' are involved in killing their sons and daughters?
"While we are losing dozens of men and women to terrorist attacks every day, the terrorists' main mentor continues to receive billions of dollars in aid and assistance. How is this fundamental contradiction justified?" he asked.
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_pak-harbouring-terrorists-afghan-national-security-adviser_1427395
Brutality in the name of religion
A man and a woman have been stoned to death in Afghanistan over an alleged love affair.
Their families asked the Taliban to arrest the two, who were each engaged to other people, after they tried to elope.
Their deaths come a week after it was revealed Islamic militants in the country had flogged and executed a woman accused of adultery.
The latest public execution took place in the Dasht-e Archi district of Kunduz in the north of the country.
Some Afghans still refer to Taliban courts for settling disputes, viewing government bodies as corrupt or unreliable.
A gathering of clerics, meeting last week to discuss reconciliation with the militant group, expressed support for harsh punishments such as stonings and lashings, which are allowed under sharia law.
Yesterday, a spokesman for Nato-led forces criticised the Taliban for carrying out what he said were acts of indiscriminate violence against ordinary Afghans.
Brigadier General Josef Blotz said: ‘The insurgents have clearly given up winning over the population, knowing that they don’t have an appealing vision for the people.’
An Amnesty International spokesman said: ‘The stoning of this couple is a heinous crime. The Taliban and other insurgent groups are growing increasingly brutal in their abuses against Afghans.’
A UN report last week showed civilian casualties in the country had risen by 31 per cent over the first six months of 2010, with 1,271 killed, and that the Taliban and other insurgents were responsible for 76 per cent of the deaths.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1303502/Afghan-couple-stoned-death-adultery-Taliban.html#ixzz0xQ6IzFOq
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