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| Mixed Responses to Fazl's Justification of War in Afghanistan |
| 2014-11-19 |
| [Tolo News] A number of Pak analysts on Monday expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... s over recent comments made by the leader of Pakistain's Jamaat-e-Ulema-Islam political party, Maulana Fazulurrahman, in which he said the war in Afghanistan should not end until all foreign troops have withdrawn. Commentators on Monday disputed the claims made by Fazulurrahman, a holy man and spiritual leader of the Taliban, and argued that killing innocent people for any reason is against the teachings of Islam. "I want to say that Pakistain's religious parties, such as Jamaat-e-Ulema Islam and Ahl-e-Hadis, are the supporters of the al-Qaeda network, they also support Tehrik Taliban Pakistain and the Afghan Taliban," Pak political commentator Shamim Shahid said. "We are opposed to al-Qaeda and Taliban and the killing of innocent civilians isn't allowed in Islam." University lecturer Ajaz Khan expressed a similar sentiment. "The killing of innocent people is illogical, we are against bloodshed and war in Afghanistan and support the people of the country." Yet others, especially sympathizers of Jamat-e-Islami, have expressed support for Fazulurrahman. "The U.S. presence spreads terrorism and we support the statement of Maulana Fazulurrahman," said Professor Ibrahim, a Jamat-e-Islami party official. "If we want the suicide kabooms to be stopped, then we must say goodbye to the U.S., otherwise, the attacks will continue, if the U.S. withdraws, then innocent people will not be killed anymore." Pakistain, like Afghanistan, benefits immensely from aid funding from the U.S. and its allies. But unlike the government in Kabul, Pakistain has long embraced financial support from Washington while also helping the Taliban and other terrorist organizations fighting the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... -coalition. Despite the fact that almost all casualties in Afghanistan on a daily basis are Afghan military and police personnel or civilians, some Pak commentators who agree with Fazulurrahman maintain that the fighting will end once foreign troops leave the country. "Peace isn't applicable in Afghanistan until the drawdown of foreign troops, already 62 percent of the Afghan territory is under control of the gangs," former Pak Ambassador to Afghanistan Rustam Shah Momand said. Fazlurrahman's statement came just an hour before 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. .. arrived in Islamabad to meet with officials. The Afghan government has yet to comment on the statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 the fighting will end once foreign troops leave the country Lets look at the history of the place. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-11-19 13:28 |