Thursday, December 31, 2009

نشریات کابل: پنجشنبه ده جدی - BBC

احتمال برگزاری و یا عدم برگزاری انتخابات پارلمانی، در کنار مسایلی در مورد کشتار غیرنظامیان و بحث کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی به مجلس، در روزنامه های چاپ آخرین روز هفته در کابل بازتاب داشته است. - نشریات کابل: پنجشنبه ده جدی
افغانستان؛ انتخابات پارلمانی برگزار می شود؟
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

کشته شدن ماموران سیا در افغانستان تایید شد
Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
خروج موسوی و کروبی از تهران تکذیب شد

Latest developments in Afghanistan - washingtonpost

- The CIA said seven of its employees were killed and six others wounded in Wednesday's suicide bombing at a base in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan. One of them was the chief of the CIA's post there. - Latest developments in Afghanistan

CIA base supported airstrikes
5 Myths about keeping America safe
سی آی ای: از قتل کارمندان ما انتقام می گیریم

CIA Takes on Expanded Role on Front Lines - nytimes

WASHINGTON — CIA Takes on Expanded Role on Front Lines

Afghans Investigate Reports of More Civilian Deaths
Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officers Los Angeles Times
CBS News - MiamiHerald.com - Times Online - AFP

Bomber Invited onto US Base? - cbsnews
Bomber Invited onto US Base? - youtube

Canadians killed in Afghanistan attack - BBC

Four Canadian soldiers and a journalist have been killed in an attack in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. - Canadians killed in attack

Afghan bomber kills CIA officers
The Independent
نگاهی به تظاهرات دانشجویان در قبال کشتار افراد ملکی: حتا در اعتراض منصف نیستیم
هشت مامور اطلاعاتی آمریکا در افغانستان کشته شدند
نشریات کابل: پنجشنبه ده جدی

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

جوانان افغان خواهان گماشتن شان در پوست های بلند دولتی شدند

جوانان افغان می گویند باید حکومت جدید افغانستان به زنده گی جوانان توجه کرده و در پست های بلند تشکیلات دولتی آنان را سهیم سازد. شورای هماهنگی جوانان افغانستان از رییس جمهور کرزی و کابینه جدید می خواهد که در تشکیلات آینده، جوانان را در واحد های مهم دولتی بگمارد. - جوانان افغان خواهان گماشتن شان در پوست های بلند دولتی شدند
زنان از رییس جمهور کرزی خواستند تا آنها را در پست های بلند دولتی بگمارد

افغانستان با پنج طرح مشخص به اجلاس لندن خواهد رفت
« اجندای کنفرانس لندن نبایدتنها به موضوع قوای نظامی منحصرباشد»
اکثر پروژه های انکشافی در تفاهم با مقام ولایت کابل تطبیق نمی شود

Western troops accused of executing 10 Afghan civilians, including children - Times

American-led troops were accused yesterday of dragging innocent children from their beds and shooting them during a night raid that left ten people dead. - Western troops 'execute Afghan family'

Afghan suicide bomber attacks CIA base
BusinessWeek - Los Angeles Times - CBS News - Xinhua
Afghan Bombing Inside Job? - CBSnews
Afghan Bombing Inside Job? - youtube

Afghan Bomber May Have Killed C.I.A. Operatives - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest killed at least six American civilians, some of whom may have been Central Intelligence Agency operatives, at a base in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to NATO officials. - New York Times
هشت غیرنظامی آمریکایی در افغانستان کشته شدند

Reuters - Telegraph - Afghan bomb dead 'worked for CIA' - BBC
نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه - تلفات غیرنظامیان
Regional militancy

Reality of civilian deaths despite Hamid Karzai's finger-pointing at Nato

President Karzai blamed Western forces in Afghanistan for the deaths of a party of schoolchildren in eastern Afghanistan yesterday — the day the UN revealed that civilian deaths in the first ten months of this year were 10 per cent higher than in the same period last year. Reality of civilian deaths despite Hamid Karzai's finger-pointing ...

Karzai, NATO clash over reports of civilian deaths‎ - Houston Chronicle
Afghans Say Inquiry Shows Boys Were Killed
Aljazeera.net - Wall Street Journal - AFP

Afghan Investigators: Civilians Killed by Troops

KABUL (AP) -- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in a village in eastern Afghanistan says the team of investigators has concluded that civilians were killed in an attack by foreign troops. Afghan Investigators: Civilians Killed by Troops

Afghanistan Deployment Descends Into Partisan Bickering
Guttenberg's Plans to Talk To Taliban:

A Shiite Ritual Returns to Kabul
Intel Report: Iran Seeking to Smuggle Raw Uranium

Obama's America remembers Lincoln - BBC

In 2009 the US not only inaugurated its first black president - it also honoured the president who paved Barack Obama's way to the country's highest post. - Lincoln legacy
Japan asked not to give Thatcher 20 "karate ladies", papers show

نگرانی دولت بریتانیا از ورود شاه ایران
Afghan children 'die in fighting'

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The fractured U.S. policy - Confusing our forces, encouraging our foes - WashingtonTimes

Second, the July 2011 drawdown (exit) date has lead military commanders to accelerate pace of operations to attain victory quicker, while the White House sees it as intended to "narrow" the scope of operations. - The fractured U.S. policy - Washington Times
Tough first year hit Obama's ratings hard - Washington Times

Bringing America To Afghanistan - cbsnews
Bringing America To Afghanistan - youtube

WESTERWELLE THREATENS BOYCOTT - Der Spiegel

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) is threatening to boycott the upcoming Afghanistan conference in London if it is focused more on calls for increasing troops levels than civilian reconstruction efforts. If it does, he warned in an interview with German weekly Stern, "I won't travel there." "What we need is a broad political approach and a complete strategy," he said. - Afghanistan Deployment Descends Into Partisan Bickering

Guttenberg's Plans to Talk To Taliban: The Beginning Of The End Of Afghanistan
سخنگوی رییس جمهور، انتخابات پارلمانی باید در بهار اینده برگزار گردد
افغانستان با پنج طرح مشخص به اجلاس لندن خواهد رفت

China, Willing to Spend, Wins a Trove of Afghan Copper

Two years ago, the China Metallurgical Group Corporation, a Chinese state-owned conglomerate, bid $3.4 billion — $1 billion more than any of its competitors from Canada, Europe, Russia, the United States and Kazakhstan — for the rights to mine deposits near the village of Aynak. Over the next 25 years, it plans to extract about 11 million tons of copper — an amount equal to one-third of all the known copper reserves in China.

China, Willing to Spend, Wins a Trove of Afghan Copper
Uneasy Engagement: China Hunts for Art Treasures in U.S. Museums
Afghans Announce Spring Election

Intel Official: 'Time Is Running Out' in Afghanistan - Hewad

The official accused Iran and Pakistan of maintaining links with the Afghan Taliban and singled out Pakistan for providing "insufficient pressure" on Afghan insurgent leaders who enjoy safe havens inside Pakistan -- despite U.S. pressure to expel or fight them.

Iran and Pakistan's relationships with the Afghan Taliban "are destabilizing relationships that are not helpful," the official said, speaking to a small group of journalists on the condition the official's name not be used. - Hewad.com - Afghanistan - Daily News

Intel Official: 'Time Is Running Out' in Afghanistan - ABC News
How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace
۲۵ دسمبر1979: حقایق تاریخی و افسانه ها

Afghanistan: Investigate Death in Custody - HRW

Foreign forces kill schoolchildren and adults in Afghanistan

Ten civilians, mostly school children, have been killed during Western military operations in eastern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's office said. - Foreign forces kill schoolchildren and adults in Afghanistan ...

Karzai, NATO Clash Over Reports of Civilian Deaths
کونړ: بهرنيوځواکونو 'زده کوونکي' وژلي
افغانستان 'کشتار غیرنظامیان' را بررسی می کند
کشف هفت قطعه سنگ تاریخی سرقت شده در هرات

Intel Official: 'Time Is Running Out' in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's neighbors are helping destabilize the country as "time is running out" on the U.S. effort here, according to a senior intelligence official with the international military force in Kabul. Intel Official: 'Time Is Running Out' in Afghanistan - ABC News

Afghanistan: Russian Vets Remember the War

روزنامه های کابل: سه شنبه ۸ جدی

Monday, December 28, 2009

انتقاد 'جامعه مدنی' از ترکیب کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی

شبکه جامعه مدنی و حقوق بشر افغانستان شماری از اعضای کابینه پیشنهادی رئیس جمهوری به مجلس نمایندگان را به نقض حقوق بشر متهم کرده است
شبکه جامعه مدنی و حقوق بشر افغانستان با صدور اعلامیه ای گفته است که رئیس جمهوری در تشکیل کابینه جدید، خواستهای جامعه مدنی را در نظر نگرفته است. - انتقاد 'جامعه مدنی' از ترکیب کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی

'' تورنو نوماندو وزيرانو ته رايه مه ورکوئ ''
کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی: زندگینامه وزرا
در حاشیه سخنان یک مقام ارشد استخباراتی ناتو: غرب در مورد طالبان دچار توهم است

Safety Gaps Revealed, a New Surge in Security - nytimes

In ways large and small, the Department of Homeland Security, once again, is struggling to strengthen an aviation security system it has already spent $40 billion rebuilding since the terror attacks of 2001. - Safety Gaps Revealed, a New Surge in Security

Obama Assures Nation in Wake of Bombing Attempt
T.S.A. Security Directive After Thwarted Attack

Tightened Airport Security - cbsnews
Tightened Airport Security - youtube

Afghanistan's Karzai slams killing of 10 civilians - washingtonpost

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned the killing of 10 civilians in an attack in the remote northeast on Saturday night and promised an investigation.

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said they would look into the report of civilian deaths but declined immediate comment. - Afghanistan's Karzai slams killing of 10 civilians

Lessons from the White House
Cowboy hats, secret files and more headed to Bush library ...

Iranian security forces raid opposition offices, arrest key dissidents - washingtonpost

TEHRAN -- Iranian security forces stormed opposition offices in a series of raids Monday and rounded up at least a dozen prominent dissidents in a new crackdown on the country's reformist movement, opposition Web sites and activists reported. - Iran arrests leading dissidents

Iran battles reinvigorated opposition
Iran cracks down on opposition

Karzai: 10 Civilians Die in Fight With Intl Forces - AP

KABUL (AP) -- Ten civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving international forces in the country's remote east, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday. He condemned the deaths and called for an investigation.

Karzai's brief statement said the deaths occurred Sunday in the Narang district of Kunar province. It did not give further details and other reports have been sketchy. - Karzai: 10 Civilians Die in Fight With Intl Forces

افغانستان 'کشتار غیرنظامیان' را بررسی می کند
بی باوری وزیر دفاع آلمان؛ به دموکراسی در افغانستان

Afghanistan children killed 'during Western operation'

At least 10 Afghan civilians, including eight schoolchildren, have been killed in fighting involving Western troops, President Hamid Karzai has said.

Mr Karzai said the deaths occurred during military operations in eastern Kunar province two days ago. - Afghan children 'die in fighting'

افغانستان 'کشتار غیرنظامیان' را بررسی می کند
پارلمان نیمه خالی وزیران پر دل در انتظار رای اعتماد

روزنامه های کابل: ۷ جدی، سی سالگی ششم جدی

افغانستان 'کشتار غیرنظامیان' را بررسی می کند - BBC

حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری افغانستان، دستور تحقیق در مورد یک عملیات نظامی را در شرق افغانستان داده که گفته می شود در اثر آن، چندین غیرنظامی افغان کشته شده اند

این عملیات، خشم نمایندگان ولایات شرقی افغانستان را در مجلس نمایندگان برانگیخت و شماری از آنها جلسه را به رسم اعتراض ترک کردند.
شجاع الملک جلاله، از نمایندگان ولایت کنر در مجلس گفت: "همه بچه ها (قربانیان) دانش آموزان مکتب بودند و سن شان از دوازده تا هجده سال بود."
او افزود: "آنها حتی با خود چاقو نداشتند، چه رسد به اسلحه."- افغانستان 'کشتار غیرنظامیان' را بررسی می کند
Afghan children 'die in fighting'

انتقاد 'جامعه مدنی' از ترکیب کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی

How will international travelers be affected by terror alert?

The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees the security for U.S. travel, says it has issued a directive for additional security measures to be implemented for flights as they leave their last stop before the United States. - How will international travelers be affected by terror alert? - CNN

TSA regulations vague on gadgets after Detroit incident
AFP

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Afghanistan strategy should also focus on improving quality of life - latimes

The Obama administration has outlined a three-pronged strategy in Afghanistan, focusing on security, governance and economic development. But the implementation of those elements has been woefully lopsided. Since 2002, 93% of the $170 billion the United States has committed to Afghanistan has gone to military operations. - Stanley A. Weiss: Afghanistan strategy should also focus on improving quality of life

Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children
فاجعۀ ششم جدی ۱۳۵۸را فراموش نمیکنیم - هدف اصلی انقلاب* ظفر نمون برگشت ناپذیرثور

U.S. Airline Security Reviews Under Way - NPR

The United States is reviewing what security measures were used in Amsterdam where he boarded the flight. - U.S. Airline Security Reviews Under Way
Officials Say Man On Sunday Flight Posed No Threat

Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say
Dangerous Medicine: Inside An Afghan Hospital

شش جدی 30 مین سالروز تجاوز شوروی سابق بر افغانستان

درست سی سال از زمان لشکر کشی اردوی سرخ شوروی سابق به افغانستان می گذرد، اما تا هنوز هم در سینهء هر افغان داغ جنگ دیده می شود و رنج روحی و روانی جنگ دراز مدت افغانستان، ناشی از تجاوز عساکر روسی، به وضاحت احساس می شود. - شش جدی 30 مین سالروز تجاوز شوروی سابق بر افغانستان
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

Anniversary Of Storming Of Afghan Palace
Soviet Veterans Remember Afghanistan 30 Years On

کرزی در عاشورا: دست از جنگ بردارید

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Elite U.S. Force Expanding Hunt in Afghanistan - nytimes

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — Secretive branches of the military’s Special Operations forces have increased counterterrorism missions against some of the most lethal groups in Afghanistan and, because of their success, plan an even bigger expansion next year, according to American commanders. - Elite U.S. Force Expanding Hunt in Afghanistan

قوای اتحاد شوروی داخل افغانستان گردیدند

Afghans to hold parliament vote by late May: official

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan aims to hold a vote for the lower house of parliament by late May although fraud, security and funding could all be problems, he said. Afghans to hold parliament vote by late May: official

انتخابات مجلس افغانستان 'بهار آینده برگزار می شود'
Elite U.S. Force Expanding Hunt in Afghanistan

برهان الدین ربانی: دولت در صدد حذف مجاهدین است

او همچنین گفته است که "دشمنان" با اجرای طرح هایی مانند دی دی آر (برنامه خلع سلاح) نیروهای مجاهدین را خلع سلاح کردند

شماری از کارشناسان معتقدند که چنین انتقادهایی بیشتر ریشه در منافع شخصی و گروهی خود این رهبران دارد. آقای ربانی در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری اخیر افغانستان از عبدالله عبدالله حمایت کرد و در کابینه جدید افغانستان کسی از هواداران او معرفی نشده است. اما سهم مجاهدین هنوز در ساختار دولت افغانستان بالاست و چند تن از وزیران کابینه جدید حامد کرزی نیز به گروههای مجاهدین وابسته اند. - برهان الدین ربانی: دولت در صدد حذف مجاهدین است

'قانون سرپرستی وزارتخانه های افغانستان' تصویب شد
د وزيرانو د 'سرپرستۍ' قانون تصويب شو
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

Friday, December 25, 2009

Should Afghanistan's Next Election Be Delayed?

KABUL (AP) -- Five months before parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, donor nations are worried about another messy vote and some international officials are even discussing whether the polls should be delayed. - Should Afghanistan's Next Election Be Delayed?

Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN: STRATEGY & APPROACH - Dr. Nadir Atash

As 2009 comes to an end, one can reflect on the success and challenges of the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This past year, scholars, analysts and international media began seriously questioning the strategies and approaches of the US, NATO, and the Afghan Government for bringing peace, stability, and prosperity in Afghanistan. A report by the Center for the Study of the Presidency last year asserted: “The mission to stabilize Afghanistan is faltering. Afghanistan: Strategy & Approach by Dr. Nadir Atash

Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say

Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability

Ask people in Afghanistan about justice and they'll most likely tell you there isn't any.

Laws in Afghanistan are often not enforced, especially if the offender is rich or powerful. The courts are a confusing maze in which justice is dispensed at a glacial pace. Often, the outcomes are determined by bribes.

The U.S. and its allies have pledged to rebuild Afghanistan. But the coalition has lagged in its efforts to develop the rule of law — and ignoring the lack of justice is proving a costly mistake.

"You have to defend your right," he says. "But when you actually face the real situation, it is extremely difficult. There will be no one to listen to you. No one." - Listen to the Story
Lack Of Justice Hampers Afghanistan's Stability

Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Strategy & Approach by Dr. Nadir Atash

سفیر روسیه و دل نگرانی های او اشتباهات امریکا

در آستانه سالروز اشغال افغانستان توسط قشون سرخ شوروی، سفیر روسیه در افغانستان، گفته است که امریکا همان اشتباهاتی را مرتکب می شود که، اتحاد جماهیر شوروی مرتکب شده بود. ظاهرا این اظهارات به خاطر انصراف اذهان عمومی از تجاوز شوروی سابق به سوی وضعیت کنونی است که امریکا و متحدین اش در افغانستان حضور دارند و بیان تلویحی این مطلب که امروز نیز افغانستان، تحت اشغال قرار دارد. - سفیر روسیه و دل نگرانی های او اشتباهات امریکا

ششم جدی؛ تکامل یک کودتای نامیمون
نيازمندي روزگار ما به امام حسين

OBAMA'S WAR: EXIT VS. VICTORY: Civilian, military planners have different views on new approach to Afghanistan

Two days before announcing the deployment of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Obama informed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal that he was not granting McChrystal's request to double the size of the Afghan army and police. - Differing views of new Afghan strategy :

Should Afghanistan's next election be delayed?

سلطانعلی کشتمند: شورویها قصد گسترش قلمرو نداشتند

از روز ششم جدی در افغانستان تفسیر ها و تعبیر های مختلفی شده است، از مرحله نوین و تکاملی انقلاب گرفته تا روز سیاه و ننگین، تا هنوز که سی سال از این حادثه می گذرد، بسیاری از جزئیات این رخداد تاریخی همچنان در پرده ابهام است. - سلطانعلی کشتمند: شورویها قصد گسترش قلمرو نداشتند
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

درس‌هایی از ششم جدی ۱۳۵۸
پیشینه اندیشه چپ در افغانستان
Veterans Remember Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan 30 Years On ...
What the Soviets learned in Afghanistan about assumptions

Weekly Address: Celebrating Christmas and Honoring Those Who Serve

Weekly Address: Celebrating Christmas and Honoring Those Who Serve
Christmas Wishes From President & Mrs. Obama

2009? Some years are best forgotten, says Queen in Christmas address - Times

The Queen's Christmas Message was a sombre one today at the end of a year dominated by the war in Afghanistan and deep economic gloom. - 2009? Some years are best forgotten, says Queen in Christmas address

Full text: Queen's Christmas speech 2009
YouTube - Queen's sadness at Afghan death toll

ملکه بریتانیا سال 2009 را "سال دشواری" خواند
پاپ در پیام روز کریسمس خواهان تحمل حضور مهاجران شد
Queen Elizabeth praises forces in Afghanistan

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Envoy Says Russia Seeks Greater Role In Afghanistan

(RFE/RL) -- Russia's ambassador to Kabul has said his country will seek to boost its role in Afghanistan and praised the recently unveiled U.S. approach to ease security and other problems there.

In the wide-ranging interview on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Soviet Union's ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan, Moscow's envoy also warned that "no foreign troops can achieve a victory in any kind of fighting in Afghanistan." - Envoy Says Russia Seeks Greater Role In Afghanistan
Veterans Remember Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan 30 Years On ...
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

What the Soviets learned in Afghanistan about assumptions‎ - csmonitor

Veterans Remember Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan 30 Years On -Gregory Feifer

Twenty-seven-year-old Lieutenant Valery Vostrotin had never seen combat before when the elite Soviet paratroop company he commanded was briefed by a KGB general on the afternoon of December 27, 1979.

A first attempt to kill Amin had failed when the poison his cook -- a KGB agent -- had dropped into a glass of Coca-Cola was neutralized by its bubbles. This time, the Soviets took fewer chances by deploying more troops to Afghanistan to make sure the government toppled.

Still, a second plot to poison Amin on December 27 also spectacularly failed when the Soviet Embassy, unaware of the KGB's plan, dispatched doctors to revive him. But it was too late: a loud explosion in the city center had already given the signal for Soviet troops to launch an attack.

Elsewhere in Kabul, Soviet and pro-Kremlin Afghan troops seized key government buildings and fanned out across the country to take other major cities in a lightning-quick invasion. By the end of the month, there were 80,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan. - Veterans Remember Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan 30 Years On ...
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

روز شمار حمله شوروی به افغانستان
نگاهی به ریاست جمهوری داوود خان
سقوط نظام سلطنتی در افغانستان

How to Whip the Afghan Army Into Shape - .Foreign Policy

Much of President Barack Obama's strategy rests on the creation of a new, more competent Afghan military. Here's what he'll need to know to get the job done.

As U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry has aptly pointed out, "Ten good police are better than 100 corrupt police, and 10 corrupt police can do more damage to our success than one Taliban extremist." - How to Whip the Afghan Army Into Shape

Is the Muslim World Losing Faith In Obama?

Vitamin C 'could boost stem cell generation' - Independent

Vitamin C could play an essential role in the manufacture of stem cells for treating human diseases, new research suggests. The vitamin boosts the reprogramming of adult cells to give them the properties of embryonic stem cells. - Vitamin C 'could boost stem cell generation'

Nato to focus on securing Afghanistan cities

سقوط نظام سلطنتی در افغانستان - BBC

اولین گزارش از این رشته، نگاهی است به سالهای ۶۰ و۷۰ میلادی و عواملی که منجر به سقوط سلطنت و تغییر نظام سیاسی در افغانستان شد. سقوط نظام سلطنتی در افغانستان

درس‌هایی از ششم جدی ۱۳۵۸
"آنشب مردم لال شده بودند"

صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان
روز شمار حمله شوروی به افغانستان

Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan - NPR

Bribery and extortion — baksheesh and reshwat in the local language — have become routine.

"Ordinary Afghans must be convinced the powerful can no longer use their positions to make them wealthier," Eikenberry said.

Eikenberry pointed to the Sherpur district of Kabul, where, he said, "the appearance of luxurious mansions … many expensive cars parked inside, surrounded by private armed guards, is a very worrisome sign some Afghans are cheating their people while claiming to be in their service. A walk through Sherpur district in Kabul makes this very clear."

City Of Loot'. The roads in the Sherpur neighborhood are muddy and rutted, but everything else reflects wealth and affluence. Mirrored windows, enormous Greek columns and layer upon layer of gold leaf adorn the homes in this area. They belong to government ministers, warlords, suspected drug kingpins and contractors.

The Sherpur neighborhood is nicknamed "Chur-pour" — a play on words that means "City of Loot."

And Delesgues says the international community must share some of the blame for the soaring corruption in Afghanistan. He says it has had eight years to help Afghans set up accountability systems and encourage transparency, but has done neither. - Listen to the Story
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say

Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children
U.S. Envoy To Kabul Vows 'Long-Term Partnership'

Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul on Party-Line Vote - nytimes

WASHINGTON — The bill would require most Americans to have health insurance, would add 15 million people to the Medicaid rolls and would subsidize private coverage for low- and middle-income people, at a cost to the government of $871 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Like many Republicans, Ms. Snowe was troubled by new taxes and fees in the bill, which she said could have “a dampening effect on job creation and job preservation.” - Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul on Party-Line Vote

President, Bound for Hawaii, Praises Senate Bill
Landmark overhaul bill wins approval in Senate - washingtonpost

Prince William Spends Night on London Streets - AP

LONDON (AP) -- A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace -- but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.

''I cannot, after one night, even begin to imagine what it must be like to sleep rough on London's streets night after night,'' William said Tuesday. ''Poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependancy and family breakdown cause people to become and then stay homeless.

''I hope that by deepening my understanding of the issue, I can help do my bit to help the most vulnerable on our streets.'' - Prince William Spends Night on London Streets

'Homeless' Prince William spends night on street‎ - CNN
Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say

Since 2002, international donors have pledged nearly $56 billion to build and develop Afghanistan, making it one of the largest recipients of foreign aid in the world.

The United States is by far the largest donor. The U.S. ambassador, Karl Eikenberry, told Afghans in a speech last week that they can expect billions more from Americans in the coming year.

"We will concentrate on agriculture and other key sectors of the economy, while reducing the pool of poor, unemployed men who are most vulnerable to the recruiters of extremism and militant violence," he said.

Yet many Afghans are unmoved by such promises. They complain that international development amounts to a hodgepodge of expensive and often shoddy projects in dangerous areas with little local say over how the money is spent.

The vast natural resources needed to make Afghanistan self-sufficient also remain untapped, with no roads to get the minerals and gems out even if they are mined. - Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More Say
Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

Dangerous Medicine: Inside An Afghan Hospital
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
For U.S., Vast Challenge To Expand Afghan Forces

Senate Is One Vote Away From Passing Health Bill

The Senate is set to pass a landmark health bill early Thursday morning that would bring President Obama and Democrats a step closer to the most sweeping change in the nation's health system since Medicare was created more than four decades ago. - Senate Is One Vote Away From Passing Health Bill

Obama Pushes Back Against Far Left On Health Bill
Report Says Afghan Drug Effort Lacks Strategy - nytimes

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

حمله شوروی به افغانستان - شش جدی گذشته یا حال؟

در تاریخ افغانستان ششم جدی سال 1358 خورشیدی به عنوان روز اشغال افغانستان از سوی ارتش شوروی سابق ثبت شده است، اگرچه عده ای معتقدند که ورود نیروهای شوروی به افغانستان از زمین و هوا، روزها قبل از آن آغاز شده بود. شش جدی گذشته یا حال؟
سی سالگی کودتای هفت ثور در افغانستان
صفحه ویژه: ربع قرن پس از اشغال افغانستان
نگاهی به ریاست جمهوری داوود خان

۴۳ دقیقه شلیک، "امین را پشت قصر دفن کردیم"
قصه دختر وزیر از قصر تا زندان
صفحه ویژه:30 سالگی حمله شوروی به افغانستان

Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From Left : NPR

President Obama hit back at critics within his own party over the landmark health care overhaul packages moving through Congress during an interview with NPR's All Things Considered. Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From Left

Transcript: NPR Interview With President Obama
GOP Argues Insurance Mandate Violates Constitution

Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan - Jackie Northam

"Corruption, without a question, is a cancer that is eating through our society," says Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's finance minister from 2002 to 2004.

"The issue of corruption needs to be addressed," Ghani says. "We will not shift from being the second-most corrupt government on Earth to the cleanest in two years. Nobody expects Afghanistan to become Switzerland, but they want to see a pattern, a pattern of regaining momentum that is credible."

That means going after some big names, as Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, indicated in recent comments.

"Ordinary Afghans must be convinced the powerful can no longer use their positions to make them wealthier," Eikenberry said.

Eikenberry pointed to the Sherpur district of Kabul, where, he said, "the appearance of luxurious mansions … many expensive cars parked inside, surrounded by private armed guards, is a very worrisome sign some Afghans are cheating their people while claiming to be in their service. A walk through Sherpur district in Kabul makes this very clear."

'City Of Loot'. The roads in the Sherpur neighborhood are muddy and rutted, but everything else reflects wealth and affluence. Mirrored windows, enormous Greek columns and layer upon layer of gold leaf adorn the homes in this area. They belong to government ministers, warlords, suspected drug kingpins and contractors.

The Sherpur neighborhood is nicknamed "Chur-pour" — a play on words that means "City of Loot." - Listen to the Story

Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan : NPR
In Afghanistan, U.S. Success Depends On Karzai : NPR

Elderly patients 'over-treated' for high blood pressure - BBC

They say the "oldest olds", meaning patients aged 80 plus, are being given too many drugs and in too large doses, which may do them more harm than good. - Old heart patients 'over-drugged'
Heart disease and stroke
Cancer: The facts

نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه 2 جدی

فرارسی زمستان و آسیب پذیری بسیاری از خانواده ها در افغانستان، در کنار مسایلی در مورد کابینه جدید این کشور و خواستهای مردم افغانستان از حکومت شان، در روزنامه های امروز کابل بازتاب یافته است.
روزنامه اراده با اشاره به مشکلات امنیتی در کشور از اداره جدید افغانستان می خواهد که تامین امنیت را در اولویت های کاری خود قرار دهد. - نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه 2 جدی
Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

Afghan senator killed by police
بغلان کې د مشرانو جرګې غړی وژل شوی

هشدار دبیرکل ناتو در مورد 'خروج قبل از وقت' از افغانستان
گزارش دهم، متن سخنان وزیر داخله در ...

In Afghanistan, U.S. Success Depends On Karzai - Jackie Northam

Mir says Karzai's new administration suffers from a crisis of credibility. "President Karzai knows that he's in a very, very weak position."

Mir says Karzai needs to do better — for his own good and for the country. "He knows that there is no alternative for Afghanistan," Mir says. "If he fails, with him the Afghan people will fail and the international community will fail." - Listen to the Story
In Afghanistan, U.S. Success Depends On Karzai : NPR

Afghan senator killed by police
Pakistani Taliban announces Afghanistan surge

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER: TALK TO MODERATE TALIBAN

Speaking to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper over the weekend, German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg followed the lead of US President Barack Obama and others who have called for contact to be established with moderate Taliban groups. "Not every insurgent is of equal danger to Western society," he told the paper. - Guttenberg's Plans to Talk To Taliban: The Beginning Of The End Of Afghanistan

NATO Head Anders Fogh Rasmussen: 'We Will Stay in Afghanistan as Long as It Takes to Finish Our Job'
SPIEGEL 360: Our Complete Afghanistan Coverage

Review of the Year 2009: Afghanistan - Independent

In 2009 we saw the legacy of the broken promises the West made when the Taliban fell eight years ago. At the time Tony Blair declared "this time we will not walk away" as had happened when the Afghans were used and then abandoned in the war against the Russians. But that is precisely what happened, with the US and Britain moving on to the quagmire of Iraq and Afghanistan became the forgotten war. - Review of the Year 2009: Afghanistan

UN envoy blasts Karzai cabinet
UN diplomat accused of plot to discredit Karzai

Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

هشتمین سالگرد انتقال قدرت از دولت مجاهدین به اداره موقت افغانستان و بررسی صلاحیت های وزیران پیشنهادی از سوی مجلس نمایندگان، در صدر مطالب روزنامه های

روزنامه نخست در مطلبی با عنوان "از جدی (دی) ۸۰ تا جدی ۸۸"، نوشته که در این هشت سال "رشد اقتصادی قابل توجه است و برخی شاخص های زندگی در حال ارتقا، هرچند تمامی این موارد در سطح پایینی قرار دارد."

روزنامه همچنین نوشته که "افغانستان هشت سال پس از نبرد با تروریسم، خود را در دستان شورشیان، تروریست ها و قاچاقچیان مواد مخدر نابود شده یافته است."

روزنامه افغانستان از دولت و سازمان های بین المللی خواسته که برای جلوگیری از "وقوع فاجعه و تلفات انسانی" در فصل زمستان در مناطق سرد این کشور کمک های لازم را پیش از بسته شدن راهها به این مناطق برسانند. - روزنامه های کابل: سه شنبه اول جدی

افغانستان: 'شش میلیون نفر به کمک غذایی نیاز دارند'
Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

EU Blames Others for 'Great Failure' on Climate - nytimes

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Tuesday sought to deflect criticism that they had fumbled their strategy at the Copenhagen climate summit meeting, just as a feud between the British and the Chinese over whom to blame for the outcome worsened. - EU Blames Others for 'Great Failure' on Climate
Copenhagen Climate Talks (UNFCCC)

Reuters
Copenhagen climate deal: Spectacular failure - or a few important steps? guardian

Former UN envoy blasts new Hamid Karzai cabinet as 'corrupt - The Observer

The former deputy UN envoy to Afghanistan has launched a withering attack on President Hamid Karzai's latest effort to reinvent his government, saying the shake-up would do little to ameliorate the country's worsening crisis.

"Karzai has been in power for eight years. He has been at the head of an ineffective and corrupt government," said Galbraith. "He is in office because of fraud. Why should one believe that things are going to be different now? If I was Obama or Brown with over 100,000 troops in Afghanistan I would do what I can [to insist on change]. But this is a country in which it is impossible to monitor corruption."

Galbraith's critique was echoed by the Afghan political analyst Waheed Mujda, who said that, despite the alterations, "we do not see new figures or faces in this cabinet to give us any expectation for a major change for the country's future". Instead, observers suggested that many of the new figures in the cabinet appeared to be proxies for powerful Afghan figures, a view that is endorsed by Khaled Pashtun, an MP from Kandahar. - Former UN envoy blasts new Hamid Karzai cabinet as 'corrupt'

UN envoy blasts Karzai cabinet
پیتر گالبرایت: کابینه جدید حامد کرزی فاسد است

صد ره در انتظارت تا پشت در دویدم - پایم ز کار افتاد وانگه به سر دویدم

آقای حامد کرزی در نشست مشترک خبری ای که با اندرس فوگ راسموسن، سرمنشی سازمان ناتو داشت گفت: «اگر طالب ها میلیون بار هم خواسته های ما را برای صلح رد کنند، باز هم ما میلیون ها بار این خواست خود را تکرار می کنیم»

تحمل آقای کرزی البته در این مورد خاص قابل ستایش است. اما ایشان در مورد این که در فاصله ی این انتظار طاقت فرسا چند انفجار و انتحار صورت خواهد گرفت و چه تعداد از مردم بی گناه افغانستان در این انفجارها تکه تکه خواهند شد، چه تعداد زنان بیوه خواهند شد و چه تعداد از اطفال بی پدر سخنی نگفت و نیز در مورد این که آیا هزینه ی این انتظار را چه کسانی باید بپردازند؟ - صد ره در انتظارت تا پشت در دویدم - پایم ز کار افتاد وانگه به سر دویدم

اعتراض به حضور کمرنگ زنان در کابینه جدید
روزنامه های کابل: سه شنبه اول جدی

گزارش یازدهم، متن سخنان نامزد وزارت ...

Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children - washingtonpost

AQCHA, Afghanistan -- While international forces in Afghanistan battle militants hiding in the mountains, aid agencies are fighting an even more elusive enemy: malnutrition.

The World Food Program and UNICEF have launched a project to feed thousands of mothers and children - some too weak to cry. Aid workers hope a high-protein diet distributed through a network of village clinics can help them through the winter.

Despite the billions spent in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban, the country is still comparable to the worst humanitarian crisis zones in Africa. Afghanistan has the world's highest maternal mortality rate and the second-highest child mortality rate - and hunger is a major reason why, the United Nations says. Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children
افغانستان: 'شش میلیون نفر به کمک غذایی نیاز دارند'
روزنامه های کابل: سه شنبه اول جدی

Prince William Spends Night on London Streets

NATO says no deadline for Afghan troop withdrawal

KABUL (Reuters) - The head of NATO said on Tuesday there would be no deadline for the exit of allied troops from Afghanistan, as fears grow among Afghans that foreign forces will leave before their own troops are able to guarantee security. - NATO says no deadline for Afghan troop withdrawal

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen,...
Russia, U.S. plan unprecedented nuclear cut: Lavrov

راسموسن: په ٢٠١٠ کې به يو نوی خوځښت پيلېږي
Ex-US diplomat attacks Afghan war
Killing throws spotlight on Karzai feud

NATO Chief Promises to Stand by Afghanistan

KABUL — The secretary general of NATO sought Tuesday to address fears that international forces would leave Afghanistan too soon, saying that the 43-nation coalition would stand by Afghanistan until the country was ready to stand on its own. - NATO Chief Promises to Stand by Afghanistan
هشدار دبیرکل ناتو در مورد 'خروج قبل از وقت' از افغانستان

Hamid Karzai's Challenge : Afghanistan'
Karzai orders investigation into cousin's slaying

دیده بان حقوق بشر: مرگ زندانی افغان تحقیق شود

Keep IRS Auditors Away: Earn Less Than $200, 000 - nytimes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Want to keep IRS auditors away? Keep your earnings under $200,000 and they won't bother you 99 percent of the time. - Keep IRS Auditors Away: Earn Less Than $200, 000

U.S. Growth Weaker Than First Thought
Wall Street Higher After Report on Home Sales

Funding appeals and humanitarian action updates -UNICEF

Afghanistan has been in a state of complex emergency for over the past twenty years. The country’s infrastructure and systems have been largely destroyed. An estimated 22 million Afghans, or 70% of the population, live in poverty and substandard conditions. 40% children less than three years old are underweight and 54% of under five are stunted. Over 100,000 people - most of them children and women - remain displaced by conflict and drought. - Funding appeals and humanitarian action updates

افغانستان: 'شش میلیون نفر به کمک غذایی نیاز دارند'
نگرانی سازمان ملل از وضعیت کشورهای فقیر

European Commission, European Union and UNICEF reaffirming Afghan child rights

مختل شدن وضعیت سراسر اروپا در اثر سرما و کولاک

برف و کولاک و سرمای زیر صفر درجه در سراسر اروپا موجب مرگ حدود سی نفر و مختل شدن برنامه سفرهای هوایی و زمینی در این قاره شده است. - مختل شدن وضعیت سراسر اروپا در اثر سرما و کولاک

از کار افتادن قطارهای یورو استار مسافران را سرگردان کرد
بارش شدید برف مناطق گسترده ای از شرق آمریکا را سفیدپوش کرد

Karzai to Investigate Cousin's Killing

Monday, December 21, 2009

Obama to Name Chief of Cybersecurity - nytimes

Nearly seven months after highlighting the vulnerability of banking, energy and communications systems to Internet attacks, the White House on Tuesday is expected to name a technology industry veteran to coordinate competing efforts to improve the nation’s cybersecurity in both military and civilian life. - Obama to Name Chief of Cybersecurity
Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator

China rejects climate allegations
چین اتهام اخلال در مذاکرات مقابله با تغییرات اقلیمی را رد کرد

افغانستان: 'شش میلیون نفر به کمک غذایی نیاز دارند'

سازمان ملل متحد می گوید بیش از شش میلیون نفر در افغانستان به کمک های غذایی نیاز دارند که نیازمندی حدود سی هزار نفر تن از آنها بسیار شدید است. - افغانستان: 'شش میلیون نفر به کمک غذایی نیاز دارند'

کابینه پیشنهادی کرزی: زندگینامه وزرا
روزنامه های کابل: دوشنبه ۳۰ قوس

نگرانی سازمان ملل از وضعیت کشورهای فقیر

Karzai's Challenge‎ - NEWSWEEK

Afghanistan's president is critical to the success of the expanded U.S. mission. And if the goals aren't achieved by Obama's timeline, the Afghans may not mind an extension of the deployment. - Karzai's Challenge
Hamid Karzai's multiple personalities: Afghanistan's man in the middle

گزارش دوم، سخنرانی وزیر دفاع در پارلمان
گزارش چهارم، متن سخنان وزیر معارف ...

Civilians Train in ‘Afghan City’ in the Midwest - nytimes

Nobody here calls this nation-building — the Obama administration’s new strategy for Afghanistan studiously avoids that term — but it is certainly a crash course in helping to rebuild a damaged society. And it supports the ambitious civilian effort laid out in the president’s approach. - Civilians Train in ‘Afghan City’ in the Midwest

Afghan Killing Bares a Karzai Family Feud - NYTimes.com

Analysis: Hard Reality as US Pushes Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan will not go as far as Washington wants, and there's nothing the U.S. can do about it: That's the sobering reality as the U.S. tries to persuade a hesitant Pakistan to finish off the fight against terrorists. - Analysis: Hard Reality as US Pushes Pakistan

Ahmadinejad denies trigger claim
احمدی نژاد: مدارک آزمایش ماشه بمب اتمی جعلی است

Sunday, December 20, 2009

روزنامه های چاپ امروز کابل گزارش ها و مطالب تحلیلی را در باره کابینه جدید افغانستان همراه با عکس های اعضای آن چاپ کرده اند.

انیس در ادامه افزوده است که مردم و جامعه جهانی از کابینه جدید انتظارات مهمی دارند و مردم افغانستان با بصیرت ناظر کارکردهای آنها خواهند بود.
هشت صبح در مطلب اصلی خود با عنوان "کابینه جدید امیدی که به یاس مبدل شد"، نوشته که در این کابینه مقامهای کلیدی به "صاحبان اصلی قدرت" تقسیم شده است. ظاهراً اشاره نویسنده به گروههای بانفوذ در دولت است. - روزنامه های کابل: ۲۹ قوس، کابینه جدید

واکنشها به کابینه پیشنهادی حامد کرزی
نامه اسپنتا به کرزی، انتقاد شدید از دادستانی
کاخ سفید درگذشت آیت الله منتظری را تسلیت گفت

Afghanistan's Karzai shrugs off criticism of his cabinet picks

"It seems that this is going to be a government of appeasement because he is beholden to the warlords who endorsed him in the election. At the same time, he has to answer some of the demands of the international community.” Afghanistan's Karzai shrugs off criticism of his cabinet picks

معاون دادستانی کل - برای گفته هایم سند دارم
فساد مبارزه ای ناکام در کشور

Five dead as snowstorm engulfs US East Coast

A winter storm is gripping the eastern US, dumping up to 16in (40cm) of snow in some areas, snarling up travel and cutting power supplies. - Snowstorm blankets US East Coast

In pictures: US snowstorms
Snow blankets East Coast

US spends $23 billion on Afghan contracts so far‎

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has spent over $23 billion on reconstruction and development contracts in Afghanistan since 2002, and auditors say about $1 billion of this is waste, a U.S. senator said on Thursday. - US spends $23 billion on Afghan contracts so far

U.S. spends $23 billion on Afghan contracts so far - Yahoo! News
نامه سرگشاده به رییس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان - دکتور رنگین دادفر سپنتا

Copenhagen summit ends in blood, sweat and recrimination

Gordon Brown and Barack Obama did their best to put a positive spin on it, but Copenhagen was a disaster, writes Andrew Gilligan. - YouTube - Obama Praises Copenhagen Agreement

Obama transcript on climate: Act boldly
U.N. chief: Climate change deal reached - CNN

Saturday, December 19, 2009

New Afghan Cabinet list draws ire from legislators - washingtonpost

KABUL -- Afghan legislators complained that several members of President Hamid Karzai's proposed Cabinet are inexperienced and beholden to warlords - opposition that threatens to slow the reform Washington believes essential to beating the Taliban. - New Afghan Cabinet list draws ire from legislators

Afghan President Hamid Karzai unveils cabinet choices
FACTBOX: Key facts and figures about Afghanistan - reuters
Blizzard-Like Storm Slams East; Region Snowed In - AP

Massive storm sets December record, cripples transit - washingtonpost

A major storm that broke all records for a December snowfall buried the Washington area Saturday, forcing authorities to suspend public transportation, declare a state of emergency and plead with residents to stay home. - Massive storm sets December record, cripples transit

Snow blankets Washington
Get There: Storm transportation coverage

بارش شدید برف مناطق گسترده ای از شرق آمریکا را سفیدپوش کرد

نامه سرگشاده به رییس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان - دکتور رنگین دادفر سپنتا سرپرست وزارت خارجه

این دادخواهی نیست، چرا که می دانم دادگری در این نظام، حرف بیهوده ای است.کلیت بی معنای دستگاه عدالت ستیز در این کشور، یک بار دیگر زمانی رونما گردید که معاون سارنوالی عمومی جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان از نام من به عنوان کسی که گویا در این دستگاه دوسیه ای دارد، یاد کرد. نمی خواستم از این دستگاه شکوه کنم، چرا که هر روز صدها شهروند این کشور از طریق همین دستگاه به سیاهی و تباهی کشانیده می شوند. دلیل این که این که نامه را به شما می نویسم، این است که می خواهم تا مردم افغانستان بدانند که چگونه در این دستگاه بی سر و ته حقیقت باژگونه می شود و میهن فروشان خریداران وطن را به سخره می گیرند. - نامه سرگشاده به رییس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان - [ Translate this page ]

مردم در آغاز پنجمین سال کاری پارلمان: نمایندگان به وعده های خود ... - [ Translate this page ]
Afghanistan Video:U.S. Pressures Afghanistan to End Corruption ABC News

News Analysis: Afghan Cabinet Nominations Show Little Change - nytimes

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai opted for continuity over change in the list of cabinet nominees he presented to Parliament on Saturday, retaining some leaders supported by the West but also several viewed as incompetent and two accused of involvement in the fraud that tainted the recent presidential election. - News Analysis: Afghan Cabinet Nominations Show Little Change

اعضای کابینه جدید افغانستان معرفی شدند
Nominees for Afghanistan's new Cabinet‎ - AP

نامه اسپنتا به کرزی، انتقاد شدید از دادستانی - BBC

رنگین دادفر اسپنتا، سرپرست وزارت خارجه افغانستان در نامه ای سرگشاده به حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری این کشور انتقادهای کم سابقه ای را علیه دادستانی کل مطرح کرده است.

آقای اسپنتا همچنین در این نامه نوشته است: "نماینده دستگاه بیکاره سارنوالی (دادستانی کل)، که به دیگران تهمت می بندد، باید بداند که اگر در دستگاه عدالت ستیز کنونی، هرزه سرایی های او بی مجازات بماند، روزی خواهد رسید تا ناگزیر شود حساب این بی مسئولیتی را پس بدهد."

او خطاب به آقای کرزی نوشته است: "اگر دستگاه دادستانی شما و این همه هیاهو در باره مبارزه با فساد جدی است، پس باید مجدانه در پی کار رفت و نه این که با عزت و کرامت انسانها بازی کرد."
سرپرست وزارت خارجه افزود: "من خواستم که از طریق نامه سرگشاده یک بار دیگر نگرانی خود را از طریق رئیس جمهوری به افکار عمومی مردم افغانستان برسانم که در افغانستانی که این قدر فساد، دزدی و غارت مال مردم وجود دارد، اگر یک گپ از دهان کسی بیرون شد، شما بیست بار هم تکذیب کنید، مردم به ندرت باور می کنند."

او در آغاز نامه اش تاکید کرده که این نامه برای "دادخواهی نیست، چرا که می دانم دادگری در این نظام حرف بیهوده ای است." - نامه اسپنتا به کرزی، انتقاد شدید از دادستانی
کرزي ته د رنګين دادفرسپنتا پرانيستی ليک

اعضای کابینه جدید افغانستان معرفی شدند
روزنامه های کابل: شنبه ۲۸ قوس

Afghanistan leader Karzai presents cabinet nominees

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has presented his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny on the need to tackle corruption. - Karzai presents Afghan cabinet nominees
ولسي جرګې ته د نوې کابينې نوملړ وړاندې شو
کابینه جدید به مجلس نمایندگان معرفی شد
Nominees for Afghanistan's new Cabinet‎ - AP

محمد اعظم سيستانی - یک نگاه انتقادی برجلد اول ودوم تاریخ غبار(رساله)19.12.2009

Copenhagen summit battles to save climate deal

Delegates at the climate summit are battling to prevent the talks ending without reaching a final deal. - Climate talks battle to save deal

Key powers in climate compromise
مخالفت با توافق‌نامه کشورهای بزرگ در زمینه تغییرات اقلیمی
یادداشت های کپنهاگ: فرشته ای در کار نبود

Friday, December 18, 2009

The Democrats aren't backing their own president - David S. Broder

In the last year or so of George W. Bush's second term, commentators used to talk a lot about the conspicuous scarcity of other Republicans willing to stand up and defend him. I never thought we'd see Barack Obama face a similar problem before his first year was over. - Home alone : The president, abandoned by his party

Afghan leader seen naming technocrat-heavy cabinet

In nod to U.S., Karzai to keep current ministers in top cabinet jobs - washingtonpost

KABUL -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to keep current ministers in top positions of his new cabinet, a decision that has pleased Washington and other Western allies pressuring him to curb corruption and favoritism.

In addition to Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, the ministers of agriculture, finance, intelligence and education are to remain in office. All of them were given a U.S. stamp of approval by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton when she attended Karzai's inauguration here last month. - In nod to U.S., Karzai to keep current ministers in top cabinet jobs

حامد کرزی رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان از قطعنامه اخیر شورای علما ستایش کرد

رئیس جمهور کشور تدویر لویه جرگه عنعنوی با اشتراک همه اقشار کشور، مخالفین دولت و با تضمین سازمان ملل متحد را به منظور تامین امنیت و ثبات سرتاسری در کشور که از سوی شورای علما تقاضا گردیده، یک خواست به جا خواند و تصریح کرد که دراین راستا اقدامات عملی بعد از برگزاری اجلاس لندن صورت خواهد گرفت. - حامد کرزی رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان از قطعنامه اخیر شورای علما ستایش کرد

Hamid Karzai proposes replacement of two cabinet ministers
Afghanistan's Karzai will reappoint most of his Cabinet

Remembering Ted Kennedy, 'Family Man' - NPR

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy came from a family whose siblings "loved each other with a vengeance," dictated notes for a future memoir after his First Communion, and faced the illness that killed him with his distinctive mix of optimism and pragmatism. - Remembering Ted Kennedy, 'Family Man'

In Afghanistan, Fighting The Battle Of Logistics

Who's in charge of nuclear-armed US ally Pakistan?

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan, a country that's critical to the U.S.-led war on terrorism, Friday appeared to be sliding toward a judicial coup, in which judges are moving to oust top officials in the civilian government, but without putting the military, or anyone else, in charge. - Who's in charge of nuclear-armed US ally Pakistan?

Pakistani corruption court stops ministers leaving country Times
Pakistan Ministers Are Called Before the Courts - nytimes

Hamid Karzai proposes replacement of two cabinet ministers - ‎Guardian

Parwin Durani, a parliament member who represents the Afghan nomadic community, said about a third of the politicians at the meeting were unhappy that Karzai did not bring in more fresh faces. Some of the nominees were suggested by powerful individuals who helped to re-elect him, she said, expressing disappointment in the list.

"It is like a factory … Nothing has changed," Joyanda said. "Nothing is new. Half of the cabinet remains. The other half is introduced by warlords." It is this that is the biggest source of concern, with powerful warlords with poor records on human rights such as Abdul Rashid Dostum and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf expected to nominate allies to sit for them in the cabinet. - Hamid Karzai proposes replacement of two cabinet ministers

Afghanistan's Karzai will reappoint most of his Cabinet

Karzai to keep pro-West ministers: Afghan officials‎

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will keep technocrats in key ministries when he unveils his new cabinet, parliamentary officials said on Friday, a move likely to appease Western backers who want a clampdown on corruption. - Karzai to keep pro-West ministers: Afghan officials

Key figures in Karzai's new Afghanistan cabinet

کرزی در دیداری غیررسمی کابینه خود را معرفی کرد

منابع نزدیک به رئیس جمهوری افغانستان می گویند حامد کرزی در دیدار با گروهی از اعضای شورای ملی اعضای کابینه جدید خود را به گونه غیررسمی معرفی کرده است. - کرزی در دیداری غیررسمی کابینه خود را معرفی کرد
موانع و مشکلات مبارزه با فساد در افغانستان

شکایت مقام سابق سازمان ملل در کابل از برکناری خود
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