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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Afghanistan's safest province falling prey to Taliban








By Jessica Donati

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan | Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:24pm EDT

(Reuters) - Violence is returning to what has long been the most tranquil region of Afghanistan, where fears of a resurgent Taliban are as stark as the ragged holes left by the bombing of two ancient Buddha statues in cliffs facing the Bamiyan valley.

Bamiyan had been seen as the country's safest province due to its remote location in the central mountains and the opposition of the dominant local tribe, the Hazara, to the Taliban, mostly ethnic Pashtuns who massacred thousands of Hazara during their austere rule.

But now, after 11 years of a NATO-led war against the Islamists, insurgents are edging back into the province, burying roadside bombs and striking at foreign and local security forces. Five New Zealand soldiers were killed in August.

The violence in a region that was a bellwether for NATO's Afghanistan strategy underscores how rapidly security could deteriorate across the country once foreign combat soldiers leave by the end of 2014.

Local people say the insurgent stranglehold is now so tight that the province is effectively cut off by road in all directions and safely reachable only by air.

"When there are no flights out of Bamiyan, I put myself in the hands of God and travel by car," says District Governor Azim Farid, now sheltering in the capital Kabul.

Adding to the despondency is a decision earlier this year by UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, to call off negotiations to rebuild the two ancient Buddha statues, destroyed by the Taliban over two weeks in 2001 because they offended religious fundamentalists. UNESCO cited funding constraints.

NATO-led coalition forces say the recent insurgent attacks in Bamiyan are a tiny fraction of overall attacks across Afghanistan, although it could represent an attempt by the Taliban to retake the initiative.

"There has been an increase, but to put it in perspective this accounts for 0.06 percent of the total enemy-initiated attacks in all of Afghanistan," a coalition spokeswoman said.

Until the attacks began to spiral in July, when nine Afghan police were killed in two bombings, Bamiyan was a NATO success story....Continue Reading... 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

گفت و گو با سیما سمر، رییس کمیسیون حقوق بشر افغانستان


Geo Reports-Quetta Target Killing-16 Oct 2012

کوئٹہ، فائرنگ میں چار افراد ہلاک


آخری وقت اشاعت: منگل 16 اکتوبر 2012 ,‭ 07:12 GMT 12:12 PST


پولیس کے مطابق حملہ آور موٹر سائیکل پر سوار تھے

پاکستان کے صوبہ بلوچستان کے دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں نامعلوم افراد کی فائرنگ کے نتیجے میں چار افراد ہلاک ہو گئے ہیں۔

پولیس کے مطابق منگل کی صبح سرکی روڈ پر نامعلوم افراد کی فائرنگ سے چار افراد ہلاک ہوگئے۔

ان افراد کا تعلق ہزارہ قبیلے سے ہے۔

حملہ آور موٹر سائیکل پر سوار تھے۔ حملہ آوروں نے کباڑی مارکیٹ میں دکان پر فائرنگ کی۔

یاد رہے کہ بلوچستان میں 2002 کے بعد بڑے پیمانے پر فرقہ وارانہ ٹارگٹ کلنگ کا سلسلہ شروع ہوا جس کازیادہ تر نشانہ ہزارہ قبیلے سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد بنے جن کا تعلق شیعہ مکتبہ فکر سے ہے۔

ہزارہ قبیلے کی جانب سے ستمبر 2012 میں سپریم کورٹ میں ایک فہرست پیش کی گئی جس کے مطابق فرقہ وارانہ ٹارگٹ کلنگ کے واقعات اور بم دھماکوں میں قبیلے کے 7 سو سے زائد افراد ہلاک ہوئے ہیں۔

ان واقعات کے باعث ہزارہ قبیلے سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد شدید خوف و ہراس میں مبتلا ہوگئے ہیں۔

2009 کے بعد کوئٹہ میں سنی مکتبہ فکر سے تعلق رکھنے والے علماء کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ کا بھی سلسلہ شروع ہوا اور اب تک پولیس کے مطابق 20 سے زائد علماء اور طلباء ٹارگٹ کلنگ اور بم دھماکوں کا نشانہ بنے ہیں۔

یہ واقعہ پاکستان کی سپریم کورٹ کے کوئٹہ میں بلوچستان کی صورتحال سے متعلق کیس کی سماعت کے تین روز بعد پیش آیا 
۔ سپریم کورٹ نے ان واقعات پر شدید تشویش کا اظہار کیا تھا۔

Monday, October 15, 2012

Four Hazaras gunned down in Quetta scrap market

By Web Desk
Published: October 16, 2012


Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on the deceased while they were present at the scrap market. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

QUETTA: Four members of the Hazara community were gunned down in the scrap market of Quetta on Tuesday, Express News reported.

According to Express News correspondent Irfan Rana, two men on a motorcycle opened fire on the deceased while they were present at the scrap market.

All four of them died on the spot, while their bodies were transferred to Civil Hospital.

Sectarian killings have taken a new toll; many extremist groups are taking advantage of the political vacuum created after the ruthless operation. Over 700 Baloch Hazaras have been killed in cold blood.