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Delegates from 70 Nations, Int'l Forums Attend RECCA VI in Kabul Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:43 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . SEPTEMBER 04 . 2015 -Sunbula 13 , 1394 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Delegates from 70 nations, int’l Haqqani network a key source of Af-Pak friction: US forums attend RECCA VI in Kabul WASHINGTON : The presence of the Haqqani network, operat- India-Iran-Afghanistan connectivity via Chabahar port, Pak-China economic corridor via Gawadar ing from their safe havens in Paki- port, KASA 1000, Afghanistan-Central Asia and Europe connectivity via a railway line are some of stan, is a key source of friction Advisory jirga between Kabul and Islamabad, a the significant economic regional projects to be discussed in the conference senior Obama administration offi- cial said Wednesday. This is the proposed to resolve Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi message that was conveyed by the Obama administration when Na- KABUL: The Sixth Regional tional Security Advisor Susan Rice rifts over e-ID cards Economic Cooperation Con- met top Pakistani leadership, in- ference on Afghanistan— cluding Prime Minister Nawaz themed “The Silk Road Sharif and Army Chief Gen. Ra- through Afghanistan,” was heel Sharif in Islamabad over the held on Thursday here in weekend, according to the official. Kabul organized by the Stra- “Ambassador Rice was clear that tegic Studies Center a branch Pakistan needs to do more to con- of the Ministry of Foreign front the Haqqanis and other sim- Affairs of Afghanistan ilar groups. These are groups that (MoFA). Delegates from 70 have not only taken Afghan lives, nations and international or- also those of coalition forces in- ganizations attended the con- cluding Americans, something we ference. Transit, energy, trade, deeply care about and came up in discussion,” he told Pajhwok Af- investment, telecommunica- KABUL : The Civil Societies’ Network on Thursday suggested tion, agriculture and oil pipe- ghan News. The growing Af-Pak tension because of the continued an advisory Jirga be held to resolve differences over the electron- line are the main multination- ic ID cards and whether the word “Afghan” should be mentioned al projects to be discussed in safe havens inside Pakistan in par- ticular that of the Haqqani net- in them. The Population Registration Bill was approved last this two-day conference. Dep- works was one of the key issues year by parliament and ratified by the president, but some law- uty Foreign Minister Hekmat for discussions between Rice and makers, civil society organisations and political parties demand Khalil Karzai speaking on the Pakistani leaders, the official; said. the word “Afghan” be included in biometric identity cards. Oth- occasion said that the REC- “It is a primary concern to us and ers are of the view that “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” has CA was a good opportunity especially with the uptick of vio- already been mentioned on the cards and it conveyed the message to talk regional projects. lence in Kabul, this is certainly a that the holders are Afghans. A test distribution drive of the Karzai mentioned four new priority for us to see that Pakistan electronic ID cards was expected to begin on August 19, but it regional economic projects as takes a very aggressive approach was postponed indefinitely by the Presidential Palace amid po- a top priority. “Work on these in dealing with the Haqqani net- litical wrangling. Hamida Wardak, a member of the Civil Societies four projects has already been work and other actors,” the offi- Network, told journalists in Kabul: “An advisory jirga, to be going on by nations of the re- cial said requesting anonymity. attended by all political parties, ethnic groups, public represen- gion. They are going to be dis- “Ambassador Rice noted that ter- tatives, should convene to decide on whether the word Afghan cussed in the RECCA VI,” he rorist and other militant acts con- tinue to emanate from Pakistani should be included in the cards.” She said writing the word “Af- said. Karzai also said that all ghan” was not the only challenge in the way of distributing the of them know the political is- soil and that has developed into a key source of regional friction – cards. Without going into details, she alleged, lack of political will sues that have arrested the and foreign interference were among other challenges. “If the development, transit, trade, between Pakistan and Afghanistan ghanistan, China is building an eco- ties and extraction of mine and opportunity to help augment Af- as well as Pakistan and India,” the distribution process of electronic ID cards does not begin soon, transportation initiatives for apart from financial losses worth millions of dollars to the inter- moving forward in recent nomic corridor from its Xinxiang strengthening of privates sectors. ghanistan’s national economy as official said. “So addressing this region to Gawadar port in He also mentioned corridors like well the economies of the coun- challenge of safe havens that some national community, skilled employees of the department would years. Karzai said the REC- also be gone and we would witness unfair and non-transparent CA VI was very different from Balochistan, which will cover the Chabahar port, Gawadar port, and tries in the region as this is a multi- militant groups have on Pakistani Middle East and will reach to Eu- KASA 1000 are the significant eco- national project that touch upon soil will be an imperative for Paki- elections,” she remarked. “Demands of few groups and individu- those held in the past as this stan’s relations with its neighbors als should not be the issue here. It is a national process and the time they were going to as- rope, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, nomic regional projects. Murad transit, infrastructure , and invest- Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia said that currently Afghanistan ment in public and the private and with the United States. As you decision should be taken at the national level,” Wardak said, add- sess not only technical issues know, some of these actors have ing if political differences were resolved the process did not have but also the political issues are also moving forward to be needs more regional support as sectors,” Murad said. made it a point of targeting US and linked by a railway line, therefore there has been decline in interna- The chief of Afghanistan Invest- any technical or logistical issues. Yahya Bamyani, another mem- which have caused too many coalition forces in Afghanistan,” ber of the network, said: “People do not agree with laws 100 damages to the region. Khalil Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China and tional aid and assistance after the ment Support Agency (AISA) the official noted, adding that this Kyrgyzstan are going to be the con- drawdown of coalition troops. He Qurban Haqjo said that RECCA percent in any part of the world. The Population Registration Karzai said the region has the would be one of the major topics Act has been ratified and if anyone opposes it, then all ethnic potential to become a unique necting routes. The Minister of also said that donor nations have VI has been a big initiative by the of discussion when Nawaz Sharif Economy Abdul Satar Murad said been facing their own problem MoFA as it focuses on regional in- groups should be given the chance to express their views.” The model of trade and develop- travels to Washington for a meet- network also issued a statement, saying the national process ment ties as India has been that the future of Afghanistan and therefore regional support was es- vestment and big infrastructure ing with the US President, Barack other regional countries is depen- sential. “In such a time, RECCA projects, which will connect the should not be taken hostage and it was not to the benefit of the constructing a corridor from Obama, at the White House on Afghan people. (Pajhwok) the port of Chahbahar to Af- dent on improved transit, trade, VI looks to be the only promising regional countries. October 22. 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