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2014 Is Shaping To Be Afghanistan’s Y2K (click here)
The year 2014 is a major turning point for Afghanistan with simultaneous security, political and economic transitions. Inquiring minds want to know who will win the presidential elections and what their destiny holds after the US troops draw down?...
Everyone knows anything is possible within the Pakistani ISI. But, in order to break the corruption within the agency and country it is best to root out individuals involved in a horrific event. To paint broad strokes is to force all the ISI and Pakistan government into a defensive posture.
It is difficult to believe such a man of peace as is Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah can be a target of hatred. But, it is the reality none the less. May he live a long and happy life and to see the same for his countrymen.
June 9, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan on Sunday accused "foreign intelligence services" of being behind an attack targeting presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah that killed 12 people, in a veiled reference to Pakistan....
...Sunday's accusation comes after Afghanistan (click here) said last week that it was pulling out of security talks in Islamabad in anger at cross-border attacks blamed on the Pakistani army, which it said were designed to disrupt the second round of its presidential election.
The NSC "condemned" increasing numbers of "rocket attacks (by the) Pakistani military against the country", which it said were aimed at disrupting the run-off ballot due to be held on June 14.
The attempt to assassinate Abdullah triggered strong international condemnation, including from the United States and the UN Security Council.
Afghanistan is in the middle of elections to choose a successor to Karzai, who has ruled since the fall of the 1996-2001 Taliban regime.
Abdullah fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed for an outright victory in the April first round and will face former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani in the run-off.
The NSC statement said Friday's attack on Abdullah was "the worst incident during election campaign".
