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2005-11-24 Afghanistan-Pak-India

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Taleban = the dirt, stone & goat civilization.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-24 01:18|| 2005-11-24 01:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I prefer using infestation to civilization when referring to IslamoNutz, myself, heh. :-)

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 09:52|| 2005-11-24 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 i retract my 1st comment.

1)stone is a beautiful thing.

2)Dirt can speak for itself..we need you dirt.

3) Goats are actually cute! [hey! not in a begat Biblical way though, youse dirty minded]

Talliban = a throwback anti-civilization

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-24 12:00|| 2005-11-24 12:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Pak behind Kutty killing, say officials

Nilova Roy Chaudhury and Sutirtho Patranobis

New Delhi, November 23, 2005

The Taliban may have killed Maniappan Raman Kutty, a driver with the Border Roads Organisation, but they are believed to have acted at the behest of their Pakistani patrons. Over Indiaâs role in the construction of the Zaranj-Del Aram highway in Afghanistan.

A senior Afghan government official says, âIt was not to Pakistanâs liking that India was helping to construct this road (the Zaranj-Del Aram highway). Obviously, they would try to disrupt the project.â

Senior officials in Kabul and New Delhi even say this was the major reason why Kutty was kidnapped and subsequently killed. âThe Taliban has always been backed by Pakistan,â said an official. An analyst said: âThey wanted to send a message: that the road should not be built.â

The 218-km road from Del Aram to Zaranj will shorten the distance from Kabul to the port of Chah Bahar (Iran) and on to Central Asia by about 1,000 km. While facilitating Indiaâs access to Central Asia, the project will reduce Pakistanâs importance for both Afghanistan and India. Pakistan has the only available route for trade with the Gulf region and Central Asia.

Outraged by the "cowardly and brutal murder of a brave Indian", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday the act reflected the "cruel and inhuman character of the Taliban and the forces they represent". Kutty had "given his life as a soldier for peace", said the PM, adding that he was "deeply grieved and outraged" by the killing.

Later in the day, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Singh to condole Kutty's killing and assured him of enhanced security for all Indians working on projects in Afghanistan.

Rakesh Sood, India's ambassador to Afghanistan, told the Hindustan Times that Kutty's body will be sent back to India on Thursday.

There was speculation that, given the state of the body (Kutty was tortured, his throat slashed and he was "almost decapitated", an official said), his body might not be sent back to his native Kerala.

According to official sources in Afghanistan, villagers in Nimroz province recovered Kutty's body, half buried in sand, and informed authorities, as it was "not an Afghan-looking person".

Kutty, 36, had been in Afghanistan less than a fortnight. He was one of 290 Indians engaged in the construction of the highway project. Abducted on Saturday along with an Afghan worker and two security guards, Kutty was killed on Tuesday by the Taliban, who wanted work on the road project suspended.

Posted by john 2005-11-24 15:57|| 2005-11-24 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL! Not in a begat way.

Ima have gurls say that to me some times.

Half, Ima luv you but not in a begats sorta way. Savy?

Posted by HalfEmpty 2005-11-24 17:56|| 2005-11-24 17:56|| Front Page Top

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