Identifier
Created
Classification
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09STATE71311
2009-07-09 21:44:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Secretary of State
Cable title:
(S) TIES BETWEEN PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 071311
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/09/2034
TAGS: PINR AE AF BA KU MU PK SA YM
SUBJECT: (S) TIES BETWEEN PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
EXPATRIATES IN THE GULF STATES AND EXTREMISTS (C-SA9-01527)
REF: RIYADH 000861
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 071311
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/09/2034
TAGS: PINR AE AF BA KU MU PK SA YM
SUBJECT: (S) TIES BETWEEN PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
EXPATRIATES IN THE GULF STATES AND EXTREMISTS (C-SA9-01527)
REF: RIYADH 000861
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN
AND PAKISTAN, HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN ANY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN DIASPORA POPULATIONS IN
SAUDI ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES. AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE IS
INTERESTED IN INCREASING WORK WITH GULF PARTNERS TO BETTER
INTERDICT THE FLOW OF FUNDS TO AL-QA'IDA, THE TALIBAN, AND
OTHER PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN-BASED EXTREMISTS. RIYADH
000861 PROVIDES SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION, BUT WE STILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION GAPS, PARTICULARLY ON NEIGHBORING
GULF STATES. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANALYSTS WOULD
APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND QUESTIONS.
A. (C) HOW MUCH MONEY DO EXPATS SEND BACK TO THEIR HOME
COUNTRY IN ANNUAL REMITTANCES?
1) (C) BY WHAT CHANNELS? HOW OFTEN?
2) (S) DOES THE HOST GOVERNMENT MONITOR THE MONEY FLOWS?
IF SO, HOW?
B. (U) WHAT ARE THE METHODS WHEREBY SOUTH ASIANS ARE
RECRUITED AND/OR RADICALIZED BY GULF-BASED EXTREMISTS?
C. (U) DESCRIBE AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATS AND LOCAL
NATIONAL DONATIONS TO CHARITIES THAT MAY SEND MONEY TO
AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN.
1) (C) WHICH CHARITIES MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREMIST
GROUPS, TERRORISTS, OR THE AFGHAN OR PAKISTANI GOVERNMENTS?
2) (U) DESCRIBE EXPAT AND LOCAL NATIONAL DONATION LEVELS TO
THOSE CHARITIES. WHICH ONES ARE MOST POPULAR? WHICH ONES
ARE MOST SUSPECTED OF HAVING EXTREMIST, TERRORIST, OR
GOVERNMENT TIES?
3) (U) PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ANY CHARITIES RUN BY
AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATS.
D. (U) HOW LARGE IS THE POPULATION OF PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
EXPATRIATE WORKERS IN EACH GULF STATE?
1) (U) HOW MANY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY ARE PERMANENT
RESIDENTS?
2) (U) HOW MANY ARE GUEST WORKERS?
3) (U) WHAT IS THEIR ETHNIC AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE,
TRIBAL/CLAN MAKE-UP?
E. (C) WHAT LINKS DO THEY HAVE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES,
INSURGENTS, OR OTHER EXTREMISTS IN AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN?
F. (U) WHO ARE THE KEY LEADERS WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES?
1) (U) WHAT PROMINENT MOSQUES OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DO
THESE EXPATRIATES BELONG TO? DESCRIBE THE MOSQUES'
ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE, OR
EXTREMIST GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN.
2) (U) DO EXPATS FOLLOW PROMINENT PAKISTANI, AFGHAN, OR
GULF CLERICS? IF SO, WHICH ONES, AND WHY? WHICH PAKISTANI
AND AFGHAN CLERICS HAVE THE LARGEST FOLLOWING AMONG
EXPATRIATES IN GULF STATES?
A) (U) WHERE DID PROMINENT CLERICAL LEADERS RECEIVE THEIR
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND WHAT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT DO THEY LOOK
TO FOR RELIGIOUS GUIDANCE (DEOBANDI, BARELVI, AHL-E HADITH,
SALAFI, ETC.)?
B) (C) DESCRIBE CLERICS, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN GULF
STATES, PAKISTAN, OR AFGHANISTAN.
3) (U) WHO ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL OR WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN
IN THESE COMMUNITIES? WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESSES ARE THEY
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INVOLVED IN?
4) (U) WHAT LINKS DO THE BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE WITH CLERICS
OR EXTREMISTS AT HOME? DESCRIBE ANY ROLE THEY MAY PLAY IN
RAISING, HOLDING, OR DISPERSING FUNDS FROM THE EXPAT
COMMUNITY?
G. (U) HOW DO EXPATS VIEW THE TALIBAN AND OTHER EXTREMISTS
IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY? WHAT ASPECTS OF THESE GROUPS'
PLATFORMS AND ACTIVITIES DO PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN EXPATRIATES
ADMIRE OR REJECT?
H. (U) HOW DO EXPATS VIEW THEIR GOVERNMENTS IN KABUL OR
ISLAMABAD?
I. (C) PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY STEPS THE HOST GOVERNMENTS HAVE
TAKEN OR PLANS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO MONITOR OR INFLUENCE THESE
EXPAT POPULATIONS.
J. (S) TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THE U.S. EMBASSIES WORKING WITH
OTHER THIRD-COUNTRY OFFICIAL PERSONNEL TO GATHER INFORMATION
ON AND ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THIS SUBJECT AREA (I.E. THE
TRACKING AND STEMMING OF TERRORIST FINANCING FLOWS TO
INSURGENT GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN)?
K. (C) PLEASE REPORT ON THE TYPES OF MEDIA FOLLOWED AND/OR
PARTICIPATED IN BY AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATRIATES IN SAUDI
ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES.
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-SA9-01527 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/09/2034
TAGS: PINR AE AF BA KU MU PK SA YM
SUBJECT: (S) TIES BETWEEN PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
EXPATRIATES IN THE GULF STATES AND EXTREMISTS (C-SA9-01527)
REF: RIYADH 000861
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).
1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN
AND PAKISTAN, HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN ANY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN DIASPORA POPULATIONS IN
SAUDI ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES. AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE IS
INTERESTED IN INCREASING WORK WITH GULF PARTNERS TO BETTER
INTERDICT THE FLOW OF FUNDS TO AL-QA'IDA, THE TALIBAN, AND
OTHER PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN-BASED EXTREMISTS. RIYADH
000861 PROVIDES SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION, BUT WE STILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION GAPS, PARTICULARLY ON NEIGHBORING
GULF STATES. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANALYSTS WOULD
APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND QUESTIONS.
A. (C) HOW MUCH MONEY DO EXPATS SEND BACK TO THEIR HOME
COUNTRY IN ANNUAL REMITTANCES?
1) (C) BY WHAT CHANNELS? HOW OFTEN?
2) (S) DOES THE HOST GOVERNMENT MONITOR THE MONEY FLOWS?
IF SO, HOW?
B. (U) WHAT ARE THE METHODS WHEREBY SOUTH ASIANS ARE
RECRUITED AND/OR RADICALIZED BY GULF-BASED EXTREMISTS?
C. (U) DESCRIBE AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATS AND LOCAL
NATIONAL DONATIONS TO CHARITIES THAT MAY SEND MONEY TO
AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN.
1) (C) WHICH CHARITIES MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREMIST
GROUPS, TERRORISTS, OR THE AFGHAN OR PAKISTANI GOVERNMENTS?
2) (U) DESCRIBE EXPAT AND LOCAL NATIONAL DONATION LEVELS TO
THOSE CHARITIES. WHICH ONES ARE MOST POPULAR? WHICH ONES
ARE MOST SUSPECTED OF HAVING EXTREMIST, TERRORIST, OR
GOVERNMENT TIES?
3) (U) PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ANY CHARITIES RUN BY
AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATS.
D. (U) HOW LARGE IS THE POPULATION OF PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
EXPATRIATE WORKERS IN EACH GULF STATE?
1) (U) HOW MANY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY ARE PERMANENT
RESIDENTS?
2) (U) HOW MANY ARE GUEST WORKERS?
3) (U) WHAT IS THEIR ETHNIC AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE,
TRIBAL/CLAN MAKE-UP?
E. (C) WHAT LINKS DO THEY HAVE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES,
INSURGENTS, OR OTHER EXTREMISTS IN AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN?
F. (U) WHO ARE THE KEY LEADERS WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES?
1) (U) WHAT PROMINENT MOSQUES OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DO
THESE EXPATRIATES BELONG TO? DESCRIBE THE MOSQUES'
ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE, OR
EXTREMIST GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN.
2) (U) DO EXPATS FOLLOW PROMINENT PAKISTANI, AFGHAN, OR
GULF CLERICS? IF SO, WHICH ONES, AND WHY? WHICH PAKISTANI
AND AFGHAN CLERICS HAVE THE LARGEST FOLLOWING AMONG
EXPATRIATES IN GULF STATES?
A) (U) WHERE DID PROMINENT CLERICAL LEADERS RECEIVE THEIR
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND WHAT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT DO THEY LOOK
TO FOR RELIGIOUS GUIDANCE (DEOBANDI, BARELVI, AHL-E HADITH,
SALAFI, ETC.)?
B) (C) DESCRIBE CLERICS, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN GULF
STATES, PAKISTAN, OR AFGHANISTAN.
3) (U) WHO ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL OR WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN
IN THESE COMMUNITIES? WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESSES ARE THEY
STATE 00071311 002 OF 002
INVOLVED IN?
4) (U) WHAT LINKS DO THE BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE WITH CLERICS
OR EXTREMISTS AT HOME? DESCRIBE ANY ROLE THEY MAY PLAY IN
RAISING, HOLDING, OR DISPERSING FUNDS FROM THE EXPAT
COMMUNITY?
G. (U) HOW DO EXPATS VIEW THE TALIBAN AND OTHER EXTREMISTS
IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY? WHAT ASPECTS OF THESE GROUPS'
PLATFORMS AND ACTIVITIES DO PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN EXPATRIATES
ADMIRE OR REJECT?
H. (U) HOW DO EXPATS VIEW THEIR GOVERNMENTS IN KABUL OR
ISLAMABAD?
I. (C) PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY STEPS THE HOST GOVERNMENTS HAVE
TAKEN OR PLANS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO MONITOR OR INFLUENCE THESE
EXPAT POPULATIONS.
J. (S) TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THE U.S. EMBASSIES WORKING WITH
OTHER THIRD-COUNTRY OFFICIAL PERSONNEL TO GATHER INFORMATION
ON AND ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THIS SUBJECT AREA (I.E. THE
TRACKING AND STEMMING OF TERRORIST FINANCING FLOWS TO
INSURGENT GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN)?
K. (C) PLEASE REPORT ON THE TYPES OF MEDIA FOLLOWED AND/OR
PARTICIPATED IN BY AFGHAN AND PAKISTANI EXPATRIATES IN SAUDI
ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES.
2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-SA9-01527 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON