EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014
Committee on Foreign Affairs
2009/2217(INI)
7.10.2010
AMENDMENTS 1 - 389
Draft report Pino Arlacchi (PE440.141v02-00)
on a new strategy for Afghanistan (2009/2217(INI))
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PE445.614v01-00 2/174 AM\822483EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Ana Gomes
Motion for a resolution Title
Motion for a resolution Amendment a new strategy for Afghanistan a new approach towards Afghanistan
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Amendment 2 Ana Gomes
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new)
Motion for a resolution Amendment
- having regard to Resolution 1890 (2009) of the UN Security Council which extends the authorisation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as defined in Resolution 1386 (2001) and 1510 (2003), for a period of twelve months beyond 13 October 2009, and which calls on the Member States participating in ISAF "to take all necessary measures to fulfill its mandate",
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Amendment 3
Nicole Kiil-Nielsen on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
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– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the conclusions of the "Kabul Conference" scheduled for 20 July "Kabul Conference" of 20 July 2010, 2010, which will assess progress in establishing that control of military implementing decisions taken at the operations in all provinces is to be London Conference, and will provide an transferred to the Afghan forces by the opportunity for the Afghan Government end of 2014, to chart the way forward, notably on anti- corruption, reinforced security, good governance, economic and social development, human rights, gender equality, economic growth, and improved electoral processes,
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Amendment 4 Norbert Neuser, Maria Eleni Koppa
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the Kabul Conference of "Kabul Conference" scheduled for 20 July 20 July 2010, which was a further step in 2010, which will assess progress in the Kabul Process and marked a new implementing decisions taken at the phase in the partnership between the London Conference, and will provide an Afghan Government and the international opportunity for the Afghan Government to community with the aim of accelerating chart the way forward, notably on anti- Afghan leadership and ownership, corruption, reinforced security, good strengthening international and regional governance, economic and social cooperation, improving governance and development, human rights, gender the rule of law, promoting and protecting equality, economic growth, and improved the rights of all Afghan citizens, with electoral processes, special regard to women and children, delivering economic and social development; enhancing the capabilities of Afghan security forces, and combating drug production and trafficking,
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PE445.614v01-00 4/174 AM\822483EN.doc EN Amendment 5 Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the Kabul Conference "Kabul Conference" scheduled for 20 July held on 20 July 2010, which endorsed, in 2010, which will assess progress in principle, the comprehensive programmes implementing decisions taken at the presented by the Afgan Government on London Conference, and will provide an governance, including anti-corruption, opportunity for the Afghan Government to peace and security, economic and social chart the way forward, notably on anti- development, human rights and gender corruption, reinforced security, good equality, and having regard to The Kabul governance, economic and social Communique approved by the development, human rights, gender Conference, which also includes a equality, economic growth, and improved detailed Transition Plan with well defined electoral processes, benchmarks for the transition of security from NATO/ISAF -coalition forces to the Afghan national security force, the army and police, by the end of 2014,
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Amendment 6 Ana Gomes
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the (forthcoming) "Kabul Conference" scheduled for 20 July "Kabul Conference" held on 20 July 2010, 2010, which will assess progress in which assessed progress in implementing implementing decisions taken at the decisions taken at the London Conference, London Conference, and will provide an and opened the opportunity for the Afghan opportunity for the Afghan Government to Government to show leadership and chart the way forward, notably on anti- ownership of the process, with the corruption, reinforced security, good cooperation of the international governance, economic and social community, in strengthening security and development, human rights, gender reinforcing the capabilities of the Afghan equality, economic growth, and improved security forces, improving good electoral processes, governance and the rule of law, promoting and protecting human rights for all
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Amendment 7 Raimon Obiols
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the ‘Kabul Conference’ ‘Kabul Conference’ scheduled for 20 July held on 20 July 2010 and attended by 70 2010, which will assess progress in delegates from countries and regional and implementing decisions taken at the international organisations, which London Conference, and will provide an assessed progress in implementing opportunity for the Afghan Government to decisions taken at the London Conference, chart the way forward, notably on anti- and provided a fresh opportunity for the corruption, reinforced security, good Afghan Government to chart the way governance, economic and social forward, notably on anti-corruption, development, human rights, gender reinforced security, good governance, equality, economic growth, and improved economic and social development, human electoral processes, rights, gender equality, economic growth, and improved electoral processes,
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Amendment 8 Pino Arlacchi
Motion for a resolution Citation 7
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the (forthcoming) – having regard to the "Kabul Conference" "Kabul Conference" scheduled for 20 July held on 20 July 2010, which assessed 2010, which will assess progress in progress in implementing decisions taken implementing decisions taken at the at the London Conference and aimed to
PE445.614v01-00 6/174 AM\822483EN.doc EN London Conference, and will provide an provide an opportunity for the Afghan opportunity for the Afghan Government to Government to chart the way forward, chart the way forward, notably on anti- notably on anti-corruption, reinforced corruption, reinforced security, good security, good governance, economic and governance, economic and social social development, human rights, gender development, human rights, gender equality, economic growth, and improved equality, economic growth, and improved electoral processes, electoral processes,
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Amendment 9 Norbert Neuser
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new)
Motion for a resolution Amendment
- having regard to the Presidential decree of 17 August 2010, which has given a four-month deadline for private security companies present in Afghanistan to disband, with an exception for private security firms working inside compounds used by foreign embassies, businesses, and NGOs,
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Amendment 10 Ana Gomes
Motion for a resolution Citation 8
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the presidential – having regard to the presidential elections held in Afghanistan in August elections held in Afghanistan in August 2009, to the final report of the EU Election 2009, to the critical final report of the EU Observation Mission published in Election Observation Mission published in December 2009, and to the forthcoming December 2009, and to the forthcoming parliamentary elections due in autumn parliamentary elections due in autumn 2010, 2010,
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Amendment 11 Pino Arlacchi
Motion for a resolution Citation 8
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the presidential – having regard to the presidential elections held in Afghanistan in August elections held in Afghanistan in August 2009, to the final report of the EU Election 2009, to the final report of the EU Election Observation Mission published in Observation Mission published in December 2009, and to the forthcoming December 2009, and to the parliamentary parliamentary elections due in autumn elections held on 18 September 2010, 2010,
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Amendment 12 Norbert Neuser
Motion for a resolution Citation 10
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the appointment, as of 1 – having regard to the appointment, as of 1 April 2010, of a "double-hatted" EU April 2010, of a ‘double-hatted’ EU Special Representative/Head of EU Special Representative/Head of EU Delegation to Afghanistan, Delegation to Afghanistan, and having regard to the Council decision of 11 August 2010, extending the mandate of Special Representative Vygaudas Usackas until 31 August 2011,
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Amendment 13 Philippe Juvin, Arnaud Danjean
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 bis (new)
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- having regard to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report of August 2010 on ‘Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict’,
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Amendment 14 Pino Arlacchi
Motion for a resolution Citation 18
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the new US and NATO – having regard to the new US and NATO strategy for Afghanistan, initiated under strategy for Afghanistan, initiated under the command of General Stanley the command of General Stanley McChrystal and now taken over by McChrystal and now taken over by General Petraeus, General Petraeus, and to the strategy review announced by President Obama for December 2010,
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Amendment 15 Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Motion for a resolution Citation 18
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the new US and NATO – having regard to the NATO/ISAF strategy for Afghanistan, initiated under counter-insurgency strategy for the command of General Stanley Afghanistan and its implementation under McChrystal and now taken over by the command of General David Petraeus, General Petraeus,
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AM\822483EN.doc 9/174 PE445.614v01-00 EN Amendment 16 Philippe Juvin, Arnaud Danjean
Motion for a resolution Citation 20
Motion for a resolution Amendment
– having regard to the work of the United – having regard to the work of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and, in particular, its October (UNODC) and, in particular, its October 2009 report on ‘Addiction, Crime and 2009 report on ‘Addiction, Crime and Insurgency – the transnational threat of Insurgency – the transnational threat of Afghanistan opium’, Afghanistan opium’ and its World Drug Report 2010,
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Amendment 17 Norbert Neuser, Ana Gomes, Maria Eleni Koppa
Motion for a resolution Recital A
Motion for a resolution Amendment
A. whereas the international community A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of has repeatedly reaffirmed its support for war and international involvement have the relevant United Nations Security not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban Council Resolutions upholding the insurgency and bringing peace and security, prosperity and human rights of stability to the country, all Afghan citizens and the ultimate goal of bringing peace and stability to the country; whereas, however, after nine years of war and international involvement, the Taliban insurgency continues to represent a major challenge,
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Amendment 18 Ioannis Kasoulides, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok
Motion for a resolution Recital A
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A. whereas the international community A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have not war and international involvement have not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban succeeded in eliminating the Taliban insurgency and bringing peace and stability insurgency and bringing peace and stability to the country, to the country, and whereas a new counterinsurgency policy has been introduced from last year and around 45 000 troops dispatched as reinforcements,
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Amendment 19 Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Motion for a resolution Recital A
Motion for a resolution Amendment
A. whereas the international community A. whereas the war in Afghanistan has implicitly recognised that nine years of constitutes aggression and violates war and international involvement have international law; and whereas the not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban international community has implicitly insurgency and bringing peace and recognised that nine years of war and stability to the country, international involvement have neither eliminated the Taliban insurgency nor brought peace and stability to the country – quite the contrary,
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Amendment 20 Helmut Scholz, Cornelia Ernst
Motion for a resolution Recital A
Motion for a resolution Amendment
A. whereas the international community A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have not war and international involvement have not
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Amendment 21 Anna Ibrisagic, Alf Svensson
Motion for a resolution Recital A
Motion for a resolution Amendment
A. whereas the international community A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have international involvement has not yet not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban succeeded in eliminating the Taliban insurgency and bringing peace and stability insurgency and bringing peace and stability to the country, to the country,
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Amendment 22 Arnaud Danjean, Philippe Juvin
Motion for a resolution Recital A
Motion for a resolution Amendment
A. whereas the international community A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have international involvement have not not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban succeeded in eliminating the Taliban insurgency and bringing peace and stability insurgency and bringing peace and stability to the country, to the country,
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Amendment 23 Geoffrey Van Orden
Motion for a resolution Recital B
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B. whereas an impasse has been reached in B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying Afghanistan despite the efforts of the powers in place but unable to defeat the international community, the insurgency Taliban, and an insurgency movement continues, and there has been little unable to prevail against these military improvement in the lives of Afghan people forces; and whereas there is no obvious in many areas, end in sight,
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Amendment 24 Arnaud Danjean, Eduard Kukan, Philippe Juvin, Anna Ibrisagic
Motion for a resolution Recital B
Motion for a resolution Amendment
B. whereas an impasse has been reached B. whereas it is difficult to see an obvious in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying end in sight, with an international powers in place but unable to defeat the coalition unable to defeat the Taliban Taliban, and an insurgency movement through military means only, and an unable to prevail against these military insurgency movement unable to prevail forces; and whereas there is no obvious against these military forces, end in sight,
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Amendment 25 Ioannis Kasoulides, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok
Motion for a resolution Recital B
Motion for a resolution Amendment
B. whereas an impasse has been reached B. whereas it is difficult to see an obvious in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying end in sight with a coalition of occupying powers in place but unable to defeat the powers in place but unable to defeat the Taliban, and an insurgency movement Taliban only through military means, and unable to prevail against these military an insurgency movement unable to prevail forces; and whereas there is no obvious against these military forces, end in sight,
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Amendment 26 Cristian Dan Preda
Motion for a resolution Recital B
Motion for a resolution Amendment
B. whereas an impasse has been reached in B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying Afghanistan: a military coalition in place powers in place but unable to defeat the that has difficulties in defeating the Taliban, and an insurgency movement Taliban, and an insurgency movement unable to prevail against these military unable to prevail against these military forces; and whereas there is no obvious forces, end in sight,
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Amendment 27 Norbert Neuser, Ana Gomes
Motion for a resolution Recital B
Motion for a resolution Amendment
B. whereas an impasse has been reached in B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying Afghanistan: a coalition of international powers in place but unable to defeat the forces in place but unable to defeat the Taliban, and an insurgency movement Taliban, and an insurgency movement unable to prevail against these military unable to prevail against these military forces; and whereas there is no obvious end forces; and whereas there is no obvious end in sight, in sight,
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Amendment 28 Helmut Scholz, Cornelia Ernst
Motion for a resolution Recital B
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B. whereas an impasse has been reached in B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying powers in place but unable to defeat the powers in place but unable to defeat the Taliban, and an insurgency movement Taliban and the other insurgents, and an unable to prevail against these military insurgency and Taliban movement unable forces; and whereas there is no obvious end to prevail against these military forces; and in sight, whereas there is no obvious end in sight,
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Amendment 29 Fiorello Provera
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)
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