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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07JERUSALEM2096	PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRISONER RELEASE, HOPE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Israel released 87 Palestinian prisoners October 1-2, including members of most Palestinian factions other than HAMAS. Palestinians welcomed the release and urged that the GoI release larger numbers and coordinate with the Palestinian Authority on which prisoners will be releas [...]	2007-10-05 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM PHUM

07JERUSALEM2100	SETTLERS AND ACTIVISTS ENGAGE IN TIT FOR TAT AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 25 Poloff visited the Susiya settlement in the Southern Hebron Hills. Susiya is small, but known for its extremism (and proximity to the Hebron settlers). Susiya settlers have claimed five nearby hilltops since 2001 and have difficult, even violent relations with [...]	2007-10-09 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2104	HEBRON SETTLERS BRACE FOR ANOTHER EVICTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settlers in Hebron are bracing for another eviction after Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz ordered on October 1 that eviction orders proceed against two settler families squatting in Hebron's triangle market. According to Peace Now, which filed the original complaint agai [...]	2007-10-10 11:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2113	GAZA CHRISTIAN MURDERED [...] (SBU) Summary. The body of Rami Ayyad, an employee of the Baptist-affiliated Holy Bible Association, was found in Gaza City on October 8, with indications that he was murdered. According to Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa, initial indications point to a hate crime, noting that Ayyad had rec [...]	2007-10-10 17:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KWBG IS PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM2114	ABBAS ORDERS DISSOLUTION OF FORCE 17 [...] (S) PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander Thiab Mustafa Ali told PolSpec October 7 that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) instructed security chiefs to integrate Force 17 members into the Presidential Guard (PG) and NSF. BG Ali said the timeline for Force 17 integration/dissolution [...]	2007-10-10 17:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2124	WEST BANK LAND CONFISCATION TAKES ONE STEP CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: Ha'aretz reported October 9 that the GoI confiscated more than 1,100 dunums of Palestinian land to build a road for Palestinians to travel between Abu Dis and Jericho without traversing the E-1 area. PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat is [...]	2007-10-11 16:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2131	PALESTINIANS CONDEMN LAND CONFISCATIONS SOUTH OF [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians harshly condemned the recent Israeli confiscation of Palestinian land for a road near the Ma'ale Adumim settlement bloc, which they believe will contribute to the eventual development of the E-1 area. Mayor of the neighboring town of al-'Azariya Issam Far [...]	2007-10-12 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2153	TOURISM: PALESTINIAN EXPECTATIONS RISE, BUT TOUR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli Ministers of Tourism met October 9 for the first time since cooperation was suspended after the March 2006 formation of a Hamas-led government. The ministers agreed to re-establish a joint committee and working-level technical commit [...]	2007-10-18 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2154	CONCERNS ABOUT EXPECTED INCREASE IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff October 5 that according to Jerusalem Municipality sources the Municipality intends to use its remaining home demolition budget in the coming months. He said his organization received a num [...]	2007-10-18 12:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2155	PA RELEASES 30-40 HAMAS MEMBERS FOR EID, BUT [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released 30-40 Hamas-affiliated prisoners October 9-11 for Eid al-Fitr, according to Palestinian press and PA security contacts. According to security contacts, the prisoners released are minor figures associated with Hamas charities and other NGOs, and Ha [...]	2007-10-18 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PTER PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2156	PA CONCERNED ABOUT ENHANCED GOI RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami complained to ConGen political specialist that recent Israeli Prison Service (IPS) decisions are undermining the PA's standing among prisoners and the Palestinian public. He pointed to an IPS prohibition on the entry of 16 tons [...]	2007-10-19 10:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2169	PA TO RESTRUCTURE ZAKAT COMMITTEES IN EFFORT TO [...] (C) PA Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Religious Affairs Jamal Bawattna, who also serves as chairman of The Higher Committee for Zakat Affairs, announced October 17 that all Zakat committees in the West Bank will be restructured. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad confirmed this decision to the C [...]	2007-10-19 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV KFTN PTER
07JERUSALEM2171	FAYYAD PREPARING FOR DONORS' CONFERENCE; ACTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Meeting with the Consul General in Ramallah on October 18, PM Salam Fayyad said the PA is preparing a comprehensive development plan, covering all key sectors, in advance of the December Donors' Conference in Paris. He said he wants the Conference organizers to coordinate fully [...]	2007-10-19 16:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PREL IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2174	FAYYAD TELLS LOCAL DONORS: PA MUST "OWN" REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told local donor representatives on October 18 that it is critical to his government's success that it be seen to own the reform and development plan to be presented at the December donors' conference in Paris. Fayyad said [...]	2007-10-22 09:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KWBG IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM2183	PM FAYYAD REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad requested USG intervention to prevent demolition of an East Jerusalem apartment building in a phone conversation with the Consul General on October 19. The developer and his attorney claim that they had obtained the necessary permits from the Municipality, bu [...]	2007-10-22 16:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2184	FAYYAD RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF "REVOLVING DOOR" [...] (S) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad provided the Consul General (in October 19-22 calls) a detailed chronology of PA actions concerning suspects in an alleged assassination plot against Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Fayyad confirmed that the suspects are now in PA custody. He said PA procedures on s [...]	2007-10-22 16:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PREL
07JERUSALEM2187	HEAD OF SETTLER COUNCIL ON CONSTRUCTION PERMITS [...] (C) Summary: Settler leader and Chairman of the Yesha Council Danny Dayan told Poloff on October 16 that Israeli Defense Minister Barak is "blackmailing" settlers by ceasing to issue permits for West Bank construction until there is an agreement on outposts. Dayan also told Poloff that he i [...]	2007-10-23 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2188	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) does not control borders or administer border crossings. It does not collect information on travelers who enter the West Bank/Gaza from Israel or Israeli-administered crossing points. Response to Ref A's specific information requests follow: 2. (C) A [...]	2007-10-23 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PINR ASEC PTER CVIS KHLS
07JERUSALEM2197	E-1 UPDATE FROM MID-OCTOBER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed October 19 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, with two new antennae atop the police station building. Curbs have been installed along nearly the entire road, and water and sewage systems have been installed und [...]	2007-10-24 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2198	UN AGENCIES SEE CONTINUED TIGHTENING IN GAZA AND [...] (SBU) Summary. UN agencies reported to donors in Jerusalem on October 18 that the humanitarian and access and movement situation in the West Bank and Gaza continues to deteriorate. UNSCO said that GOI officials had confirmed reports that Gaza's Sufa crossing would soon close indefinitely, fu [...]	2007-10-24 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ECON EAID PREL IS KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM2199	MUGHRABI GATE RAMP PLAN PROGRESSING, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem municipal official Irene Rubin told PolOff October 19 that the Regional Planning Committee approved blueprints for a new Mughrabi Gate ramp and there is now a period of public review during which interested parties can present objections to the plan. Jerusalem attorney [...]	2007-10-24 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM220	BARDALA/BISAN CROSSING IS POSITIVELY IMPACTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian farmers in the JV reported that the January 15 opening of the Bardala/Bisan agricultural crossing has allowed their fruits and vegetables to be exported to Israel within a day of being picked, resulting in higher prices for farmers. Farmers continue to experience s [...]	2007-02-02 09:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2200	GAZA: BANK CASH SHORTAGE THREATENS UNRWA AND PA [...] (SBU) Summary: Banks operating in the Gaza Strip face a liquidity crisis and will have difficulty paying UNRWA and/or Palestinian Authority (PA) salaries, according to bank representatives. Bank officials say that Israeli authorities continue to severely restrict the frequency, volume and c [...]	2007-10-24 15:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PHUM PREF KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2205	PA CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO KETZIOT PRISON RIOT [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, one thousand Palestinian prisoners rioted at Ketziot Prison in response to a search by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) officials for cellular phones. PIJ member Muhammad al-Ashqar was killed, and nine Palestinian prisoners and 15 IPS officials were wounded. On Octo [...]	2007-10-25 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2206	BANK OF PALESTINE DENIES PASSING CASH TO PALESTINE [...] (C) Bank of Palestine (BoP) General Manager Hashim Shawa vehemently denied allegations contained in a September 27 Reuters report that BoP branches in Gaza transferred cash to the Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB),which in turn deposited the funds into accounts held by Hamas Executive Force members [...]	2007-10-25 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2208	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE WEST BANK AND [...] (SBU) Post continues to exert diplomatic and programmatic efforts to support peace between Israelis and Palestinians and the creation of an independent Palestinian state. There have been significant developments in the West Bank and Gaza since the Department approved post,s strategy in Augus [...]	2007-10-25 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS KDEM KMPI ECON KPAO
07JERUSALEM2210	BANKS AWAIT NOVEMBER 30 CUTOFF OF ISRAELI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Palestine (BoP) and Arab Bank have been told by their Israeli correspondent banks that they will terminate all correspondent banking services effective November 30. BoP and Arab Bank have no clear indication if the Israeli state-owned Postal Bank is willing to provi [...]	2007-10-26 12:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM222	PA PRESIDENCY PAYS PA SALARIES [...] (C) Summary: The PA Presidency disbursed salary payments to PA security and civil service members, except health and education employees, beginning January 28. This marks the first time that the Presidency has made salary payments on behalf of the PA government. The PA government disbursed [...]	2007-02-02 12:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA IS AE
07JERUSALEM2226	DISTRICT COURT APPROVES BEIT HANINA HOME DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. The District Court upheld the order to demolish a Beit Hanina apartment building on October 24. Advisor to Mayor Lupolianski Elad Halevy told PolOff the Municipality has 30 days to implement the court decision. According to the Municipality's October 25 press release, a building [...]	2007-10-26 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2239	FUEL SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CUT; SUFA CROSSING CLOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza-based Director of the Palestinian General Petroleum Corporation Mujahad Salama confirmed cuts in fuel deliveries to Gaza on October 29. The Gaza Power Plant received all 300,000 liters of fuel oil it had requested for the day, but there were no gasoline imports, accordin [...]	2007-10-29 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM224	GAZA'S WOOD AND FURNITURE INDUSTRIES STARVED OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Restricted throughput at the Karni/al-Mintar crossing has deprived Gaza's wood and furniture manufacturing sector of raw materials, driven up transportation costs, and severely limited access to the industry's sole export market: Israel. Industry representatives say about 10 [...]	2007-02-02 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND EAID KWBG IS EG
07JERUSALEM2240	PRESIDENT ABBAS SIGNS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING DECREE [...] (C) On October 27, President Abbas signed a presidential decree enacting anti-money laundering legislation intended to make it harder for groups such as Hamas to obtain funds (reftels). Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad told the Consul General that the legislation would be enacted by decree, g [...]	2007-10-29 16:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM2245	PA MINISTER OF PRISONERS' AFFAIRS VISITS KETZIOT [...] (C) PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs (MoPA) Ashraf al-Ajrami met with fourteen prisoners from various political factions at the Israeli prison at Ketziot. On October 28, he told ConGen political specialist that Israeli Prison Service (IPS) allowed the visit, but only if supervised by IPS o [...]	2007-10-30 14:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM225	GREEK PATRIARCH: RECOGNITION, BEIT SAHOUR HOME [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting, the Consul General and Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, discussed the Greek Orthodox Church's role in inter-faith dialogue. Theophilos requested USG assistance to obtain Israeli recognition of him as Patriarch and to pre [...]	2007-02-02 16:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2258	FRENCH BEGIN PLANNING FOR PALESTINIAN DONORS' [...] (SBU) Summary. Pierre Duquesne, a former French representative to the IMF, is leading French efforts to coordinate planning for the December donors' conference in Paris. Duquesne told the Consul General in Jerusalem on October 25 that the Palestinian Authority has agreed to hold the conferen [...]	2007-10-31 17:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN FR KWBG
07JERUSALEM2259	ISRAEL ENACTS LAND EXPROPRIATION IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary: Ir Amim Executive Director Amos Gil confirmed to PolOff press reports that in March 2007 the GoI implemented an expropriation order for 30 dunums of East Jerusalem olive orchards, part of a 40 dunum property known as Karam ha-Mufti. Ten dunums were not expropriated. Following t [...]	2007-11-01 07:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM226	GAZA TRUCE BREAKS DOWN [...] (C) Summary. The January 30 Gaza ceasefire proved short-lived, and 21 Palestinians died in interfactional clashes on February 1 and 2. The "Executive Force" attacked a supply convoy of items donated by the UAE escorted by the Presidential Guard (PG) in central Gaza on February 1, killing fi [...]	2007-02-02 16:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PTER
07JERUSALEM2265	CEMENT BARRIERS BLOCK ACCESS TO JAMMA'IN VILLAGE [...] (C) According to Ahmad Hussein, a resident of Jamma'in village in the central West Bank between Salfit and Nablus, Israeli bulldozers placed large cement blocks in front of the entrance to the village (population 8,000) on October 29, preventing vehicle or pedestrian access from Route 505. H [...]	2007-11-01 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2276	NABLUS FATAH OFFICIALS SKETCH INTERNAL AND [...] (C) Summary. In an October 24 meetng, Senior Fatah officials from Nablus, Taysir Nasser Allah and Hussein Hawari, told NEA/PI Owen Kirby about efforts to provide services to Fatah supporters in Nablus. They said the population includes many families of prisoners and "martyrs," which Fatah end [...]	2007-11-02 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS IS PGOV KMPI PREL KDEM KPAO
07JERUSALEM2284	SENIOR GAZA PLO LEADER: GAZANS SEE "NO FUTURE"; [...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee (ExComm) member Riyad al-Khudari told PolOff by phone that Hamas has built a mini-state in Gaza with strong security forces, and cannot be effectively challenged if Gazans are too desperate to consider political alternatives. He said the near-total closu [...]	2007-11-02 15:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2293	NABLUS DEPLOYMENT: PATROLS/ARREST OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. According to the PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and other PA security forces (PASF) contacts, NSF-led forces are patrolling Nablus, inspecting vehicles at six major checkpoints, and have surrounded Balata refugee camp in an operation to a [...]	2007-11-05 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2318	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 6: PASF SURROUNDS BALATA CAMP, ARRESTS 11 SUSPECTS, BUT IDF COMPLICATES PASF EFFORTS REF: JERUSALEM 2293 [...] (S) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and other Palestinian security contacts say NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions around Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. The NSF have surrounded Balata refugee camp in an effor [...]	2007-11-06 15:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2319	SURVEY OF WEST BANK ROAD OBSTACLES: SOME [...] (C) Summary: ConGen officers visited 21 of 23 West Bank obstacles to movement that the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) identified as recently dismantled (reftel) on November 2. While the removal of some will facilitate local movement, the overall impact of this step will not significantly [...]	2007-11-06 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON PHUM IS PREL
07JERUSALEM2328	RACHEL'S TOMB UNDER ISRAELI CONTROL, BUT [...] (C) Summary. On October 19, PolOffs visited Rachel's Tomb, outside of Bethlehem. The tomb is surrounded by the separation barrier, and access is allowed only from Jerusalem. Rachel's Tomb has been the site of more than fourteen reported security incidents in 2007. A representative of the [...]	2007-11-07 12:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2330	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 7: IDF ACTIVITIES [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) sources reported that NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions in Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. Mukhabarat and PSO issued summons to 30 individuals and arrested 2 HAMAS members. More summons wil [...]	2007-11-07 17:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2334	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY NOT ATTENDING ARAB LEAGUE [...] (SBU) Ziad Krableh, Director General of the Ministry of National Economy's International Department, told EconOff on November 6 that no Palestinian Authority officials will attend the Arab League Central Boycott Office meeting in Damascus. Krableh said it is the Palestinian Authority's polic [...]	2007-11-08 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL IS KWBG
07JERUSALEM2336	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 8: CITY GENERALLY [...] (SBU) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) contacts report Nablus is generally quiet as of 1500 local November 8, and the NSF continues to operate checkpoints and mobile patrols throughout the city. A workman accidentally triggered a boobytrap in Nablus' old city (Qasbah) at 1230, killin [...]	2007-11-08 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2342	QUARTET ENVOYS MEETING: SUPPORT FOR ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary. Quartet envoys expressed support November 1 for the Annapolis meeting and agreed to meet before it takes place. Envoys discussed rallying Arab support for the meeting. A/S Welch stressed that that meeting will not be an "end in itself," but rather a catalyst for negotiations. [...]	2007-11-09 11:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2344	DENIAL OF DOLLARS TO GAZA BANKS HELPS HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cash shipments of NIS sufficient to cover October Palestinian Authority (PA) salaries entered the Gaza Strip November 6, but Israeli authorities continue to deny bank requests for USD and Jordanian dinar (JD) cash transfers, according to bank representatives. Bank officials a [...]	2007-11-09 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER KFTN
07JERUSALEM2347	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 9: PASF SEIZE ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) soldiers are operating checkpoints and mobile patrols throughout Nablus November 9, and Friday prayers proceeded without incident. The security situation is quiet as of 1630 local. PA police and intelligence units report seizing several weapons in [...]	2007-11-09 16:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2364	GAZA: NINE KILLED IN FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; ABBAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Nine Fatah members were killed and at least 60 were injured on November 12 after Hamas police opened fire on a Gaza City commemoration of Yasser Arafat's death that drew 200,000 Palestinians. Fatah leaders report that Hamas police stationed on rooftops opened fire on the crow [...]	2007-11-13 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG PTER IS PREL
07JERUSALEM2374	SENIOR PA OFFICIALS COMMENT ON ANNAPOLIS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In November 13 meetings with PolChief, senior PA officials, Minister of Local Government Ziad al-Bandak, Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar, and Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami offered support for the Annapolis meeting, but said the USG must push the GoI for changes o [...]	2007-11-15 14:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2377	PALESTINIAN INTERLOCUTORS SEE DISCONNECT BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian interlocutors told ConGen officers that success at the Annapolis meeting depends on tangible improvements to Palestinian life. Advisor to President Abbas Adnan Husseini said GoI home demolitions and land confiscations undermine the prospects for progress at Annapoli [...]	2007-11-15 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2380	REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR PRESIDENTIAL GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance for the following members of the Presidential Guard to attend a USG-funded training course. First name, last name Anwar Ma Zen Aldeen POB: Nablus DOB: 17 September 1982 [...]	2007-11-16 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM2381	KEY GAZA CONTACTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary. Key Gaza political contacts told PolOff that they have low expectations for the Annapolis meeting and believe it is less relevant to Gazans' lives than Hamas threats or GOI-imposed closures of crossings. Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa said concrete results on core issues are n [...]	2007-11-16 12:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PTER IS PREL
07JERUSALEM2390	KIRYAT ARBA MAYOR PROUDLY GUIDES TOUR OF ILLEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kiryat Arba Mayor Zvi Katsover showed Poloff an encampment of five caravans near the settlement on November 14. Katsover said the outpost was built over the last three years "in the middle of the night," piece by piece, without required permits, and "despite President Bush." [...]	2007-11-19 12:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2392	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 16-19: PASF BESIEGE [...] (C) Summary. PA National Security Forces (NSF) continued a cordon/arrest operation to arrest 4 PFLP gunmen in Ein Bayt al-Ma' Refugee Camp ("Camp 1") for a second day on November 19. The raids follow PA Interior Minister (MoI) Abd al-Raziq al-Yahya's November 17 public pledge to disband all [...]	2007-11-19 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2393	GAZA: FUEL IMPORTS CUT; FARMERS HOPE TO EXPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza fuel imports have been reduced by roughly one-third since October 27. Gaza-based WHO contacts report that Gazans are receiving an "all time low" level of medical care. Humanitarian and commercial shipments have continued to enter Gaza in reduced quantities. Gaza farmers [...]	2007-11-19 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2394	ICRC REPORTS HARSH CONDITIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. ICRC Head of Delegation Christophe Harnish and Gaza Office Director Tony Dalviel said Gazans face a steady decline in health, reduced services, decaying infrastructure, and an intensified sense of isolation. They said the building-blocks for a large-scale humanitarian disaster a [...]	2007-11-19 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV IS
07JERUSALEM2399	IMF OUTLINES PA'S FISCAL GAP AHEAD OF PARIS [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF reports that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will need international assistance totaling more than $5.8 billion over the next three years to pay salaries, meet recurrent operational expenditures and make basic investments in health, education, security and infrastructure [...]	2007-11-20 12:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KWBG EINV
07JERUSALEM2400	OUTPOSTS CONTINUE TO GROW AMIDST SETTLER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 16, Congen Poloff and Peace Now Settlements Watch Director Hagit Ofran visited 13 West Bank outposts believed to be on the GoI's list of 26 outposts for possible removal. Each of the outposts has five to sixty caravans (mobile homes) on hilltops in the vicinity of exi [...]	2007-11-20 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2401	WITH ORDER SLOWLY RETURNING, NABLUS BUSINESS LOOKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Improving security in Nablus is beginning to pay off for local businesses, according to business contacts in the city. They report that residents feel much more comfortable walking the streets following the PA's deployment of security forces this month. This increased sense o [...]	2007-11-20 13:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM2411	HOSPITALS IN NABLUS MORE SECURE [...] (SBU) Summary: PA Ministry of Health (MOH) officials told Econoff on November 19 that recently-arrived PA security forces in Nablus have (1) removed armed militias from the hospitals; (2) allowed hospital administrators to implement visitor hour programs for first time since 2000 and to clear [...]	2007-11-21 12:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM2412	HAMAS AND TELECOM SERVICES IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas recently announced that telephone bills in Gaza would be reduced by 75 percent, a move aimed to punish Palestinian Telecommunication Company (Paltel),which - in accordance with the order of PA President Abbas - has not paid taxes in Gaza since the Hamas coup in June. In [...]	2007-11-21 12:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV KWBG PTER
07JERUSALEM2415	CHIEF JUSTICE ON CASE BACKLOG AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. In a November 13 meetings with PolChief, Chief Justice of the High Judicial Council (HJC) Issa Abu Sharar said the significant case backlog in the Palestinian justice system derives from too few judges; inadequate training for judges; and movement restrictions that impede judges [...]	2007-11-21 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2416	MINISTER OF PRISONERS' AFFAIRS: PRIORITIZING [...] (C) Summary. Following PM Olmert's November 19 announcement that the GOI had approved the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners, PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs (MoPA) Ashraf al-Ajrami told the press that the release was based on GOI criteria without consultation with the PA. According to A [...]	2007-11-21 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2419	SETTLER LEADER SAYS OUTPOST REMOVAL IMPOSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following PM Olmert's November 19 announcement that he intends to evacuate ""illegal outposts,"" Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan told PolOff that this is ""technically impossible"" and will produce violent reactions from settlers. Dayan said the Yesha previously thought the G [...]	2007-11-21 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2422	ABBAS ISSUES PREVENTIVE SECURITY (PSO) DECREE IN A [...] (C) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree clarifying the mandate of the Preventive Security Organization (PSO) on November 19 (full text in para 3). Security contacts say the PSO decree is part of a general effort to clarify the mandates of the respective security services and es [...]	2007-11-21 16:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2429	JORDAN VALLEY SETTLER: ANNAPOLIS "IRRELEVANT" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan Valley Regional Council chairman Dubi Tal told PolOffs 20 November that economics are the key to peace, and Israelis and Palestinians are only in the Jordan Valley "to make money." He did not press his previous claim (reftel) that GOI control of the Jordan Valley is crucia [...]	2007-11-23 11:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2430	HOMESH LEADER SHOT DEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many settlers are linking the November 19 killing of Ido Zoldan, a 28-year old settler activist, with the upcoming Annapolis meeting. Karnei Shomron settlers told PolOff November 21 that Annapolis is a dangerous mistake, because Palestinians will not act responsibly and "we are h [...]	2007-11-23 11:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2431	OFRA: A "FLAGSHIP" PESSIMISTIC AND ANGRY ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Residents of the West Bank settlement of Ofra told Poloffs November 16 that convening Annapolis is a mistake and they will stay in Ofra regardless of USG policy or political developments. Six long-time residents of this settlement movement "flagship" said the USG ignores lessons [...]	2007-11-23 11:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2445	PA SECURITY ADVISORS: ANNAPOLIS DECLARATION AND [...] (C) Summary. Presidential security advisor Haj Ismayil and the Prime Minister's security advisor, BG Hazem Attallah, told PolOff on November 28 that the Annapolis declaration's target timeline for negotiations and U.S. monitoring/assessment are very positive. They welcomed U.S. assessment o [...]	2007-11-28 15:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2447	PEDUEL: "ISRAEL'S FRONT PORCH" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peduel spokesman Yehoshua Ben David told PolOff during a November 23 visit to Peduel that the settlement is continuing to expand and settlers are concerned about Annapolis-related political developments. He noted an increase in security incidents along the road to the settleme [...]	2007-11-29 08:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2453	HAMAS AND PA DUEL FOR CONTROL OF HAJJ PILGRIMAGE [...] (C) Deputy Waqf/Religious Affairs Minister Salah Zuhaykah told PolOff November 29 that Hamas is obstructing PA efforts to move Hajj pilgrims out of Gaza through Erez Crossing in an effort to force the use of Rafah crossing and avoid Israeli screening of pilgrims. He said only 200 (out of over [...]	2007-11-29 16:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PBTS IS PREL PTER JO EG
07JERUSALEM2454	WEST BANK POLITICAL REACTION TO ANNAPOLIS MIXED; [...] (C) Summary. West Bank political contacts gave mixed reviews to the Annapolis joint understanding and speeches. Most offered praise for elements of the joint understanding, especially the USG monitoring role, but expressed doubts about Israeli seriousness to meet Roadmap obligations or condu [...]	2007-11-29 17:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2457	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan. This is the first of 3 cables containing batches of approximately 250 tra [...]	2007-11-29 17:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM2458	GUSH ETZION LEADERSHIP: ANNAPOLIS "INSANE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gush Etzion Regional Council chairman Shaul Goldstein told PolOff November 28 that USG efforts toward a two-state solution are "insane" and will result only in increased terrorism. He blamed PM Olmert and DefMin Barak for the language in President Bush's speech on settlement gro [...]	2007-11-30 10:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2463	HEBRON HILLS SETTLERS: STOPPING GROWTH "IMPOSSIBLE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Hebron Hills Regional Council chairman Zviki Bar Hai at Otniel settlement November 27. Bar Hai told PolOff the USG cannot understand the importance of a Jewish presence in the West Bank and that it is "impossible" to stop settlement growth. Bar Hai dismissed US [...]	2007-11-30 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2464	PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT AMBULANCES OPERATE IN [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Amin Abu Ghazali of the Red Crescent Maternity Hospital in East Jerusalem told ConGenOffs that the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) operated five additional ambulances in East Jerusalem and Israel after the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) approved the ambulances and [...]	2007-11-30 15:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2468	HAMAS STRENGTHENS GRIP ON GAZA JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. Since the June takeover of Gaza, Hamas has strengthened its control of the Gaza judicial system by taking over courthouses and appointing its own High Judicial Council, Chief Justice, and Attorney General. On November 26, Hamas took control of Gaza City's Judicial Compound, whi [...]	2007-12-04 10:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2472	SETTLEMENT SUBURBIA: BUILDING GOES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In suburban settlements between the green line and the separation barrier, construction continues, property values are high, and settlers dismiss recent political developments. Poloff visited four such settlements - Barkan, Elkana, Oranit, and Hashmonaim - the week of 26 Novemb [...]	2007-12-04 13:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2473	BEIT EL RECEIVES NEW TRAILER WITH IDF PERMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beit El Settlement Mayor Moshe Rosenbaum told PolOff November 29 that he had received a new trailer with IDF permission. He said Givat Haor, the hillside outpost occupied by Beit El youth and removed in November, was only a ritual bath but he wants it to be reestablished as an e [...]	2007-12-04 13:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2476	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES THREE HOMES [...] (SBU) According to Jerusalem Municipality advisor Elad HaLevy and members of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition (ICAHD),the Municipality demolished a multi-story house under construction in Bayt Hanina (belonging to the Hajluni family) and a house foundation in Abu Tor for lack of [...]	2007-12-04 13:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2498	PA ANGRY THAT HAJJ PILGRIMS ARE ALLOWED TO USE [...] (C) Summary. PA officials--including President Abbas and PM Fayyad--have strongly condemned Egypt and Saudi Arabia for their roles in facilitating the movement of Hajj pilgrims through Rafah Crossing, in coordination with Hamas. President Abbas called the Egyptian and Saudi action "shameful" [...]	2007-12-05 12:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PBTS IS PREL PTER JO EG
07JERUSALEM2500	NEW HOME DEMOLITION IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) The GOI Interior Ministry demolished Amcit Mahir Siaj's home in Bayt Hanina, East Jerusalem on December 5. PolOff visited the site while the demolition was in progress and was told by Siaj that Israeli police had forced him, his wife and four children from the house at 0730. He said the [...]	2007-12-05 13:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2501	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NSF 700-MAN BATTALION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan: First name, Last name Mohammad Fathi Hussein Rahal POB: Kufur Dan [...]	2007-12-05 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWBG IS ASEC
07JERUSALEM2506	IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 08:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR IS
07JERUSALEM2513	PDAS DIBBLE: MEETINGS TO ADVANCE PARIS DONORS' [...] (SBU) Summary: EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble met on November 29 in Jerusalem with officials from the World Bank and IMF, the PA Ministry of Planning, the French Consulate and the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) to discuss planning for the December 17 Paris Donors' Conference and to sol [...]	2007-12-07 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID IS KWBG
07JERUSALEM2514	GAZA: REDUCED FUEL IMPORTS RESULT IN GAS STATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli restrictions on fuel shipments to Gaza, imposed on October 27, remain in effect, according to the head of the Palestinian Petroleum Corporation (PPC) in Gaza. In reaction, Gaza gas station owners began a work stoppage on December 1, despite the continued importation of [...]	2007-12-07 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM2517	ABOUD VILLAGE: SEPARATION BARRIER, UNEMPLOYMENT, [...] (C) Summary. Father Firas Aridah told ConGenOffs December 4 that the separation barrier near Aboud village is not yet complete, but when finished, the 130 foot-wide fence and ditch barrier will cut off the village from 36 percent of its agricultural land. Aridah said he has been the primary [...]	2007-12-07 13:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2519	PA SECURITY NEXT STEPS: READYING SHIFT TO [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) officers report the MoI has directed them to plan security operations in Bethlehem starting mid-December to encourage Christmas tourism and move ahead on Roadmap Phase One obligations. An Israeli undercover unit shot and killed an NSF soldier in B [...]	2007-12-07 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV
07JERUSALEM252	MUGHRABI GATE RAMP EXCAVATIONS AT HARAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: EXCAVATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAMP TO THE MUGHRABI GATE TO THE HARAM AL-SHARIF HAVE INFLAMED TENSIONS IN JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE WAQF SAID ISRAELI POLICE HAVE RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT FOR THE PAST TWO D [...]	2007-02-07 15:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2520	PASF SECURITY OPERATIONS: NABLUS STILL FOCUS [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) contacts and local press report the NSF is continuing aggressive operations in Nablus and has arrested several dozen Hamas and criminal suspects since November 30. They also report near daily IDF incursions in/around Nablus. 13 fugitives, includi [...]	2007-12-07 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2522	GAZA CITY'S MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Gaza City Mayor Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent) told PolOff by phone December 7 that he and the city council have suspended operations to protest illegal Hamas interference in municipal operations and personnel decisions. He said that, if not reversed, Hamas' appointment of a D [...]	2007-12-07 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2524	NEW HAR HOMA/JEBEL ABU GHNEIM TENDER RENDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the GOI's December 2 publication of a new tender for 307 housing units at Har Homa/Jebel Abu Ghneim, Palestinians publicly and privately condemned the action and urged the USG to act quickly to reverse it. On December 5, PolOff visited the site to confirm its location [...]	2007-12-07 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2527	SECRETARY ALBRIGHT MEETS WITH PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright December 6 that the Annapolis conference was a "big success" and that permanent status negotiations, which are scheduled to start December 12, and the December 16 Paris Donors' Conference wi [...]	2007-12-10 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2528	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NSF 700 MAN BATTALION (3 OF [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance to send the following members of the National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training in Jordan: First name, last name Mahmoud Jalal Mahmoud Khaleel POB: Nablus D [...]	2007-12-11 09:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM253	CONSUL GENERAL PRAISES CANCER CARE AT EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE CONSUL GENERAL VISITED AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL (AVH) IN EAST JERUSALEM JANUARY 31 TO COMMEMORATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM (MECC). AVH IS THE ONLY PALESTINIAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE, AND MECC IS [...]	2007-02-07 16:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID EFIN PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2539	FATAH LEADERS ADVOCATE CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. In December 7 and 10 meetings with Polchief Fatah leaders Azzam al-Ahmed and Nabil Amre advocated replacing some members of PM Fayyad's cabinet with Fatah members. They said the current cabinet is weak and isolated, and the PA must draw on Fatah's popular strength. PolChief exp [...]	2007-12-12 12:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS

07JERUSALEM254	PALESTINIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE SEEKS STABILITY IN [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A METEORIC RISE IN 2005, THE AL-QUDS INDEX OF THE PALESTINIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE (PSE) DROPPED 46 PERCENT IN 2006. PSE'S CHAIRMAN ASSERTS THAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HAMAS' ELECTION VICTORY HAS BEEN CONTAINED, IN PART DUE TO A MORE AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT OF DISCLOSURE REQUIR [...]	2007-02-07 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL
07JERUSALEM2540	QADURA FARES SAYS MARWAN BARGHOUTI SUPPORTS PM [...] Summary. Qadura Fares, a close ally of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, told PolChief December 10 that PM Salam Fayyad should concentrate on governing and ignore those voices from Fatah who want to see a change in government. He said Barghouti supports PM Fayyad and his government, but [...]	2007-12-12 13:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2541	PLO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER SALEH RAFAT ON [...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee (EC) member Saleh Rafat told PolChief December 10 that the GoI issuance of a tender for housing units at Har Homa/Jebel Abu Ghneim is an obstacle to permanent status negotiations and that some PLO-EC members had advised PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Maz [...]	2007-12-12 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2542	MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES OLD CITY HOME [...] (SBU) The Jerusalem Municipality demolished a Palestinian home in Jerusalem's Old City for lack of permits on December 11. About 100 police cordoned off the site and removed the family's belongings while contractors demolished the fully-built, 12x25 meter house off al-Wad Street in the Musl [...]	2007-12-12 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2546	PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY TAKES CONTROL OF [...] (C) Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Acting Governor Jihad al-Wazir told Econoff December 4 that the PMA has taken control of the Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB). (Note: PIB has long been under scrutiny for reported ties to Hamas. End note.) Al-Wazir said he will serve as PIB's chairman for [...]	2007-12-12 16:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2554	PASF DECEMBER 11 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON NABLUS [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) commanders told USSC LTG Dayton December 11 that the security campaign in Nablus is a success, but sustained law and order in Nablus requires the IDF to relax its control over the city. They said PA courts refuse to detain individual [...]	2007-12-13 12:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2555	AL-NUEMAN VILLAGE: CAUGHT BETWEEN JERUSALEM AND [...] (C) Summary. Mayor of al-Nueman and village residents told Poloffs November 30 that they "feel trapped" in their own homes, noting that al-Nueman is within the 1967 Jerusalem municipal boundaries, but two-thirds of residents have West Bank IDs. Residents said they are surrounded by the sep [...]	2007-12-13 12:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2557	PALESTINIAN BANKS CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian banking officials are concerned that recent moves by Hamas have increased the likelihood of interference in Gaza bank operations. Bank of Palestine (BoP) leadership fears significant financial loses should it fail to honor Hamas changes in the signatory authority ove [...]	2007-12-13 13:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2560	PA MAKES ITS CASE TO DONORS ONE LAST TIME BEFORE [...] (SBU) Summary. PA Prime Minister Fayyad and Planning Minister Abdallah used meetings of the Local Development Forum (LDF) and Paris Steering Committee on December 12 to push donors to make the upcoming Paris Conference a success. Fayyad was direct about the urgent need for budget support: "Do [...]	2007-12-13 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM2566	E-1 UPDATE FROM MID-DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed December 12 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, and external structures at the police station building are nearly completed. The road leading to the police station is entirely paved, although sidewalks, medians [...]	2007-12-14 12:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2567	GAZA: STRAWBERRY EXPORTS LIMITED, CARNATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Strawberries exported from Gaza this harvest have been of lower quality that previous years, reportedly as a result of the lack of fertilizer and poor handling procedures at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Gaza farmers continue to export cut carnation flowers, but have not been ab [...]	2007-12-14 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KPAL KWBG
07JERUSALEM2568	PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS URGE "MARSHALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian business leaders told Treasury DepSec Kimmitt that the economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza is getting worse, particularly in Gaza where Israeli restrictions on the flow of goods are most severe. They asserted that the capital necessary to stimulate the ec [...]	2007-12-14 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAID KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2583	PA CONTINUES TO SCRUTINIZE ALMS COMMITTEES AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to demand the restructuring of Zakat (alms) committees and strict adherence to regulations governing NGOs. The Ministry of Awqaf has dismantled some 92 Zakat committees in the past three months and reformulated district committees. The [...]	2007-12-18 08:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV PTER KWBG
07JERUSALEM2584	MUGHRABI GATE ISSUE RISKS RAISING TEMPERS [...] (C) Summary. The Director of the Waqf and Jerusalem's Grand Mufti responding to Israeli press reports criticized the unilateral nature of the GoI decision to renew Mughrabi Gate excavations and said such action undermines Muslim and Palestinian confidence that Israel will cooperate with the P [...]	2007-12-18 10:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2589	GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH SAID TO BE OFFICIALLY [...] (C) Summary. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III received official Israeli recognition on December 16. Theophilos told PolOff December 18 that the Patriarchate will honor previous agreements with the GoI and treat the issue of properties sold to Israelis as a legal matter. He said forme [...]	2007-12-18 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2597	PASF DECEMBER 17 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON BETHLEHEM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2602	TRANSITION UNDERWAY IN YESHA COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: The settlers' Yesha Council is in transition following the late November election of candidates from outside the traditional settlement pioneer leaders. Settler pioneers Benzi Lieberman and Pinchas Wallerstein are finishing their terms in office, having been accused of "losing t [...]	2007-12-21 14:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2606	HAMAS REJECTS COOPERATION WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Mohammed Al Madhoun, Hamas spokesman and aide to Hamas leader Ismael Haniyah, said on December 25 that Hamas "will not coordinate with the Palestinian government in Ramallah regarding the opening of the Gaza crossings." Quoted by Al Ayyam, Madhoun said "any initiative to open (the cross [...]	2007-12-26 15:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD IS KPAL KWBG
07JERUSALEM2609	DECEMBER SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff undertook a series of trips in December to assess West Bank settlement construction. At Tekoa, Beitar Illit, Modiin Illit, Elkana, and Har Adar, PolOff saw active construction on medium and large scale projects. PolOff saw no construction at Kedumim, Adam, and Shaare Tik [...]	2007-12-27 12:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2628	PA ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN KILLING OF OFF-DUTY IDF [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad and PA General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) have confirmed that PA security officers arrested two suspects in the killing of two off-duty IDF soldiers outside Hebron on December 28 and will prosecute them. PA security officials say the suspects will be moved to Jer [...]	2007-12-31 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV
07JERUSALEM265	FURTHER UPDATE ON E-1 DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IR AMIM FOUNDER DANNY SEIDEMANN VISITED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE ISRAELI POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM WITH POLOFF FEBRUARY 8. POLOFF AND SEIDEMANN OBSERVED LEVELING OF THE GRADED AREAS AT THE SITE HAS CONTINUED. (NOTE [...]	2007-02-08 16:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM266	WAQF ADMINISTRATOR: EXCAVATIONS AT HARAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH WAQF ADMINISTRATOR ADNAN HUSSEINI, GRAND MUFTI MOHAMMED HUSSEIN AND SHEIKH ABDEL AZIZ SALHAB FEBRUARY 8 TO DISCUSS THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP TO THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT. HUSSEINI SAID THE GOI HAD NOT COORDINATED WITH THE WAQF ON THIS PROJECT. HUSS [...]	2007-02-09 07:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS KHUM KWBG KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM272	INITIAL PALESTINIAN REACTION TO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian political contacts all characterized the February 8 national unity government (NUG) agreement as positive, but expressed mixed views on whether Hamas will abide by its agreements and if the NUG will end Palestinian infighting. A Gaza-based PLO Executive Committee me [...]	2007-02-09 12:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER
07JERUSALEM274	VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT [...] (C) WORSHIPPERS AT AL AQSA MOSQUE AND ISRAELI POLICE CLASHED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT FEBRUARY 9. THE VIOLENCE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER FRIDAY PRAYERS WHEN 200 ISRAELI POLICE ENTERED THE AREA AROUND AL AQSA MOSQUE. ISRAELI ACCOUNTS INDICATE THAT THE POLICE ACTION CAME IN [...]	2007-02-09 16:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM275	VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT [...] (C) WORSHIPPERS AT AL AQSA MOSQUE AND ISRAELI POLICE CLASHED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT FEBRUARY 9. THE VIOLENCE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER FRIDAY PRAYERS WHEN 200 ISRAELI POLICE ENTERED THE AREA AROUND AL AQSA MOSQUE. ISRAELI ACCOUNTS INDICATE THAT THE POLICE ACTION CAME IN [...]	2007-02-09 17:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM28	COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: The Coordination and Evaluation Committee (CEC) met in an "extraordinary" session January 3 to discuss Prime Minister Haniyah's irregular passage by vehicle through Rafah crossing on December 28 and the after-hours processing of Gaza-bound bus passengers in the absence of EU-BAM [...]	2007-01-05 10:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM291	JERUSALEM MAYOR DELAYS CONSTRUCTION; EXCAVATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following several days of clashes in the Old City, Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski announced February 11 that construction of a new ramp to the Mughrabi Gate would be postponed to allow for discussion of the plans by the Municipalities Planning and Construction committees. Howev [...]	2007-02-12 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM30	FACTIONAL VIOLENCE AGAIN FLARES IN GAZA AS ABBAS [...] (SBU) Summary. After nearly a week of relative calm, Fatah-Hamas violence surged January 1-4. Hamas military wing gunmen killed two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) officers (including the PSO's Inspector General for Gaza),a Fatah official and two bodyguards on January 4, while one H [...]	2007-01-05 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM33	GAZA: HANIYAH REENTERS AFTER INSPECTION; RAFAH OPEN [...] (C) PA Prime Minister Haniyah (accompanied by Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar, Interior Minister Sa'id Siyam and acting PLC speaker Ahmad Bahar) entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing January 4 at 1645 local, according to EU-BAM Operations Chief Patrick Delval. Delval said that Egyp [...]	2007-01-05 15:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM339	MUGHRABI GATE: JERUSALEM MAYOR OPEN TO TALKING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: JERUSALEM MAYOR URI LUPOLIANSKI TOLD CONSUL GENERAL FEBRUARY 16 HE IS WILLING TO MEET WITH MUSLIM LEADERS TO TRY TO DISPEL THEIR CONCERNS THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP. HE NOTED THAT EXCAVATIONS HAVE CONTINUED DESPITE HIS FEBRUARY 12 DECISION TO POSTPONE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAMP AT THE [...]	2007-02-16 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM358	USG-FUNDED PHARMACEUTICALS BLOCKED FROM ENTERING [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, the GOI has been more aggressive in efforts to stop the flow of Palestinian-produced pharmaceuticals to East Jerusalem pharmacies and hospitals, according to ConGen contacts. Israeli Ministry of Health inspectors have stepped up warnings and inspections of pha [...]	2007-02-21 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM ETRD ECON PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM367	UPDATE ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Tourists and visitors were allowed access to the Temple Mount/Haram a-Sharif via the Mughrabi Gate February 21 for the first time in more than two weeks. Access had been restricted by Israeli officials following protests and occasional violence surrounding the excavations at the Mughrabi G [...]	2007-02-22 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM378	NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Gaza PLC member Rawiya al-Shawwa (Independent) told ConGen Poloff that PM-designate Ismayil Haniyah's goal of establishing the NUG by March 8 will be difficult to achieve. There is no agreement yet on the Deputy PM, Interior Minister or most other cabinet portfolios, she said, [...]	2007-02-23 15:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM401	UPDATE ON COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: According to the Economic Advisor to the PA Presidency, British Gas (BG) continues to negotiate with the Israeli government on the sale of natural gas from the offshore Gaza natural gas fields. British Gas is the operator of the consortium licensed to commercially develop the fi [...]	2007-02-27 08:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM411	PA DRAFT BUDGET REJECTED; PA SPENDING CHALLENGED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Budget and Financial Affairs Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) rejected the PA government's draft general budget law for fiscal year 2007. In a January 31 report, the Budget Committee cited unrealistic expectations -- such as assumptions on levels of [...]	2007-02-27 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM417	UPDATE ON NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Senior Fatah officials and Hamas press statements suggest that the national unity government (NUG) could be finalized by March 8. Fatah PLC leader Azzam al-Ahmad said President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will return to Ramallah and meet with Fatah leadership March 2 and PM Ismayi [...]	2007-02-28 16:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM437	NABLUS INCURSIONS ENDS AFTER ONE KILLED, DOZENS [...] (C) Summary. According to Palestinian security commanders and Arabic-language press, Israeli security forces departed Nablus late March 1 after four days of intermittent operations. The West Bank National Security Forces (NSF) commander told Poloff that the IDF entered Nablus February 25 an [...]	2007-03-02 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM443	WAQF DIRECTOR REPLACED WHILE OUT OF THE COUNTRY [...] (C) Adnan Husseini was replaced March 2 as director of the Waqf by the Jordanian government while he was out of the country trying to gather support in Turkey and Qatar for protests against excavations by the Israeli Antiquities Authority at the Mughrabi Gate ramp. Husseini is being replaced b [...]	2007-03-05 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM449	PALESTINIAN HOMES ON ROAD TO MA'ALE ADUMIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: TWO PALESTINIAN HOMES IN A-TUR SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION MARCH 6 RECEIVED A ONE-WEEK STAY ORDER. FOUR HOMES IN THE SAME AREA WERE DEMOLISHED IN FEBRUARY, AND ACTIVISTS WITH THE ISRAELI COMMITTEE AGAINST HOME DEMOLITIONS (ICAHD) SAID THAT THE HOMES ARE BEING TARGETED BECAUSE OF THEIR [...]	2007-03-06 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM459	WFP/FAO REPORTS ON PALESTINIAN FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The latest WFP/FAO food security report states that one-third of Palestinian households are highly dependent on food assistance, as financial hardship greatly reduced Palestinian access to food in 2006. Forty-six percent of Palestinians fell below the USD 2.20 per capita per [...]	2007-03-08 13:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID ECON EAGR KWBG
07JERUSALEM46	SEVERAL CENTRAL WEST BANK CHECKPOINTS REMOVED OR [...] (S) Summary. Following discussion on easing movement restrictions inside the West Bank between PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, Poloff surveyed the changes in Palestinian access/movement in the Nablus/Salfit/Ramallah area on January 5. The changes do not all [...]	2007-01-08 16:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL KWBG PBTS KPAL PINR IS
07JERUSALEM460	UPDATE ON WORK AT E-1 [...] (C) INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AND GRADING OF THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE ISRAELI POLICE HEADQUARTERS IS CONTINUING IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM. POLOFF OBSERVED ON MARCH 8 TWO ADDITIONAL GRADED AREAS ADJACENT TO THE LARGE GRADED AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE POLICE STATION. (NOTE: THE LAR [...]	2007-03-08 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM470	REACTION TO EC CONCEPT PAPER ON AN INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's draft concept paper on an international mechanism for support to Palestinians is largely focused on a further revision of the donor coordination mechanism, rather than the content of assistance. Both Salam Fayyad and the Norwegians have expressed opposi [...]	2007-03-10 10:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM489	NEW WAQF DIRECTOR, BUT NO POLICY CHANGE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE WAQF SAID MARCH 13 THAT ISLAMIC AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE TO OPPOSE EXCAVATIONS AT THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP AND THE EVENTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAMP THERE. HE SAID THAT LIKE HIS PREDECESSOR, NEITHER HE NOR ANY WAQF OFFICIAL WILL MEET WITH JERUSALEM'S MAYOR OR [...]	2007-03-13 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM493	FATAH REFORM: GAZA COMMITTEE CHIEF SAYS RAPID [...] (C) Summary. In a March 6 DVC with NEA DAS Scott Carpenter, Gaza Fatah Committee chairman Majid Abu Shammali said 18 years without democracy in Fatah decision-making is principally to blame for the faction's "catastrophic" defeat in January 2006 elections. He said the loss was a needed wake [...]	2007-03-14 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV KPAL IS KISL PREL
07JERUSALEM494	FATAH REFORM: WIDESPREAD EMPHASIS ON LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with NEA DAS Scott Carpenter March 6-8, Palestinian political and civil society leaders shared views on Fatah's current state and recommended steps to improve its performance in future elections. Contacts often differed on tactics, but agreed that severe [...]	2007-03-14 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG KDEM
07JERUSALEM496	EAST JERUSALEM PALESTINIANS PURSUE LIMITED HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Advocates of improved housing for Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem report that privately-financed development proposals have elicited some positive response from the Jerusalem Municipality. Israeli restrictions on movement and the near completion of the separation barr [...]	2007-03-14 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PHUM KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM502	FATAH WEST BANK FIELD COMMITTEE CONTROVERSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree on March 1 creating a 33-member Fatah field committee for the West Bank with Hussayn al-Shaykh as chairman. While Abbas charged the national, West Bank, and Gaza field committees with the general mission of organizing and mobil [...]	2007-03-15 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG KDEM
07JERUSALEM503	NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT TO BE APPROVED, SWORN IN [...] (C) PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Ismayil Haniyah announced agreement on a national unity government (NUG) and publicly released the list of the NUG's 23 ministers on March 15. Haniyah will deliver a speech to the PLC in Gaza City March 17 presenting the NUG and discussing its [...]	2007-03-15 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM504	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TENDERS [...] (C) The Kuwaiti mobile provider Wataniya Telecom, which won the second mobile telecom operator license in the West Bank/Gaza on September 18, 2006, continues to wait for a frequency to be allocated by the GOI (see ref A),according to Enas Abu Laban, a policy advisor in the PLO's Negotiations [...]	2007-03-15 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM509	NEW LAGOON TO IMPROVE NORTH GAZA SEWAGE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction of the donor-financed Northern Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWTP) began in February. The plant's new storage lagoon began receiving wastewater from the nearby Beit Lahiya sewage lake in early March in order to provide relief to the area's overflowing sewage [...]	2007-03-16 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PHUM EAID KBIO KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM511	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPS RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian private sector institutions who are members of the Private Sector Development Working Group, one of the donor coordination working groups chaired by the World Bank, have drafted a Resilience and Recovery Plan, designed to aid the Palestinian private sector duri [...]	2007-03-16 16:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM512	GAZA INDUSTRIAL ZONE TALKS BY TURKS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish business interests continue to promote plans to revitalize the Palestinian Industrial Free Zone (PIFZ),but progress has been slow, according to the Turkish DPO. President Abbas has reportedly agreed that Presidential Guard forces will guard the zone's perimeter while a [...]	2007-03-16 17:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EIND KWBG TU IS
07JERUSALEM529	POSSIBLE NEW ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN COMPANY ATTEMPTS [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian truckers and businessmen allege that a new Israeli-Palestinian transport company is seeking complete control over goods transiting the Karni/al-Mintar crossing. The new company reportedly includes Israeli firms already involved in manipulating the crossing's current [...]	2007-03-21 13:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV KCOR KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM532	CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION PROCEEDS WITH VOTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT A MARCH 20 MEETING OF THE ELECTION REFORMS SUPPORT GROUP (ERSG),CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC) CHAIRMAN HANNA NASIR TOLD DONORS THAT THE CEC WILL UPDATE ITS VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS IN ALL DISTRICTS MARCH 28-APRIL 1 AND HOPES TO REGISTER SOME 300,000 NEW VOTERS. HE SAI [...]	2007-03-21 15:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAL KWBG KDEM
07JERUSALEM535	NEW CONSTRUCTION NEAR ALFE MENASHE SETTLEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE FIRST OF 50 HOUSING UNITS IN NOF HASHARON, NEAR THE WEST BANK SETTLEMENT OF ALFE MENASHE. POLOFF VISITED THE SITE ON MARCH 19. THE MAYOR OF ALFE MENASHE SAYS NOF HASHARON IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OF HIS MUNICIPALITY AND THAT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION IS AN EXT [...]	2007-03-21 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM574	WAVE OF SEWAGE SUDDENLY ENGULFS GAZA VILLAGE [...] (SBU) An earth embankment around a recently-built sewage pond near Beit Lahiya collapsed at 9:30 a.m. on March 27, spilling a large volume of sewage and sand onto the nearby Bedouin village of Um Nasser. The sewage pond was built by the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) in October 2006 in or [...]	2007-03-28 10:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PHUM EAID KBIO KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM575	WAQF DIRECTOR HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT UNESCO [...] (C) WAQF DIRECTOR AZZAM AL-KHATIB TOLD POLOFF MARCH 27 THAT HE HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE UNESCO REPORT RELEASED ON THE EXCAVATIONS AT THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP. THE REPORT, RELEASED MARCH 13, RECOMMENDS THAT THE GOI IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE SITE AND DEFINE A PLAN T [...]	2007-03-28 12:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM576	SETTLERS SEEK TO RETURN TO HOMESH [...] (C) According to local press, all of the roughly 300 settler activists who remained at the former settlement of Homesh following a March 26 march to the site had been evacuated by the IDF by mid-morning March 28. Dozens of settler activists burned tires and damaged IDF vehicles March 27 in an [...]	2007-03-28 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM577	SETTLEMENT EXPANSION WILL CONNECT WEST BANK [...] (C) Danny Seideman, founder of the Israeli human rights NGO Ir Amim told poloff March 27 that plans to expand the West Bank settlement of Adam, also known as Geve Binyamin, have been approved by the Higher Planning Council. He said the plan would expand the settlement of about 1500 people sou [...]	2007-03-28 13:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM585	STRIKING GAZANS AGAIN CLOSE KARNI/AL-MINTAR [...] (SBU) Palestinian truckers and merchants closed the Gaza side of Karni/al-Mintar crossing for several hours March 26 to protest continued restrictions on throughput at the crossing, particularly for exports. The strikers displayed banners calling on Secretary Rice to reactivate the AMA agree [...]	2007-03-28 16:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM590	UPDATE ON GAZA'S POWER SUPPLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The reconstruction and development of the Gaza electricity supply continues, with 202 MW available for an estimated demand of 225 MW. The Gaza Power Plant's (GPP) reconstruction is scheduled to be complete by October, which will enable supply to exceed demand. The proposed [...]	2007-03-30 07:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PHUM KWBG IS EG
07JERUSALEM607	HEBRON BUSINESSMEN SURVIVING BUT FEAR GREATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hebron business leaders told Econoffs March 28 that they fear their current access to Israeli markets through Tarqumiya crossing could quickly deteriorate if back-to-back procedures are implemented there, since their products cannot easily be transferred back-to-back. In addi [...]	2007-04-04 11:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM623	CODEL WOLF MEETS WITH PA MINISTERS OF TOURISM AND [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on April 3, PA Minister of Tourism Dr. Khulud Dabis (independent, nominated by Fatah) told Congressmen Wolf, Pitts, Aderholt and Smith that the national unity government (NUG) needs the support of the U.S, Israel and the international community to strengthen mod [...]	2007-04-05 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS
07JERUSALEM630	CODELS PELOSI AND WEXLER MEET WITH ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary. Codels Pelosi and Wexler, including Representatives Lantos, Waxman, Rahall, Hobson, Slaughter, and Ellison, met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) April 3. Abu Mazen said he signed the Mecca agreement to prevent a Palestinian civil war - one that Hamas might have won. [...]	2007-04-06 08:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM639	ISRAELI ACTIVISTS ENTER TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM [...] (C) WAQF DIRECTOR AZZAM AL-KHATIB TOLD POLOFF ON APRIL 6 THAT RIGHT-WING ISRAELI ACTIVISTS ENTERED THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM A-SHARIF COMPOUND ON APRIL 4 AND 5. AL-KHATIB SAID ON APRIL 4 SIXTY ACTIVISTS ENTERED THROUGH THE MUGHRABI GATE AND TOURED THE COMPOUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, ESCORTED BY ISRA [...]	2007-04-06 12:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM640	MINISTER OF INTERIOR PROPOSES "100-DAY SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEW PA INTERIOR MINISTER (MOI) HANI AL-QAWASMI (INDEPENDENT) TOLD PALESTINIAN PRESS APRIL 4 THAT THE MOI HAS PREPARED A 100-DAY SECURITY PLAN TO ENFORCE DOMESTIC LAW AND ORDER. TECHNICAL TEAM FOR REFORM (TTR) CHAIRMAN BASIL JABR TOLD POLOFF APRIL 5 THAT THE MOI PLAN IS "LOUSY, [...]	2007-04-06 13:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV
07JERUSALEM649	CONSTRUCTION ON BARRIER AND POLICE STATION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed April 6 that construction is active and ongoing on two sections of the separation barrier around the Ma,ale Adumim/E-1 settlement bloc. In addition, grading continues at the E-1 police station. (Note: Photos of the barrier construction and of E-1 sent by email to N [...]	2007-04-10 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM670	RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT AND ACCESS CRIPPLE NABLUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS AND MOVEMENT CONTINUE TO DEGRADE THE NABLUS ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO LOCAL BUSINESSMEN. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION HAS PLUMMETED, TRANSPORTATION COSTS KEEP RISING, BUSINESSES HAVE CLOSED OR, IN SOME CASES, MOVED TO NEARBY CITIES OR OUT OF THE WEST BANK. UNEMPLO [...]	2007-04-13 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD EINV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM686	PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PA PRESIDENT MAHMUD ABBAS (ABU MAZEN) SIGNED A DECREE APRIL 8 ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC). FULL TEXT AT PARA 4. THE DECREE LISTS THE COUNCIL'S TEN POSITIONS (VICE INDIVIDUALS BY NAME). THE NSC WILL BE COMPOSED OF: PRESIDENT (ABU MAZEN) PRIME MINISTER (ISMAYIL HANIYAH) F [...]	2007-04-16 13:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV
07JERUSALEM687	FATAH REFORM IN GAZA: INTERNAL DIVISIONS THREATEN [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 10, senior Fatah activist Ahmad Hillis organized a conference attended by 1,700 Fatah members in Gaza City. While the conference's theme, "Our Message," was intended to energize grassroots Fatah activists around Fatah's public message and political program, the speake [...]	2007-04-16 13:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PREL
07JERUSALEM688	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETS WITH ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary: Rep. Gary Ackerman met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on April 12. Abbas said he was preparing for an April 15 meeting with Israeli PM Olmert. He noted that PA Finance Minister Salam Fayyad would soon be in Washington and hoped he would be [...]	2007-04-16 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM689	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Rep. Gary Ackerman met with PA Finance Minister Salam Fayyad on April 9 and Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr on April 10. Fayyad focused on the impact of financial restrictions, the importance of security reform, and Fatah,s lack of internal reform. In his first meeting with a US [...]	2007-04-16 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM700	PALESTINIANS COMMEMORATE PRISONERS' DAY [...] (U) PALESTINIAN POLITICAL LEADERS COMMEMORATED PALESTINIAN PRISONERS' DAY (APRIL 17) WITH RALLIES AND PRESS STATEMENTS. RALLIES WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, INCLUDING AT ICRC OFFICES IN GAZA CITY AND RAMALLAH. PM HANNIYEH ADDRESSED HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS' RELATIVES IN GAZA CITY [...]	2007-04-18 13:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG
07JERUSALEM704	RAFAH SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: USSC Dayton chaired the Security Working Group (SWG) on the Rafah Crossing April 15. All sides agreed to create a sub-working group on persons of concern. The GoI provided an approved list of goods of concern. The next SWG meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 16. 2. (C) [...]	2007-04-19 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM71	ISRAELI ARABS PROVIDE SILVER LINING TO ANOTHER [...] (C) THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON IN BETHLEHEM WAS THE WORST IN FIVE YEARS FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND RETAIL SALES, ACCORDING TO BETHLEHEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (BCCI) OFFICIALS. HAVING SOUGHT REFUGE IN THE AREA DURING ISRAELS CONFLICT WITH HIZBALLAH LAST SUMMER, RECORD NUMBERS OF ISR [...]	2007-01-16 08:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM716	LIMITED ACCESS TO PROFITABLE FISHING FOR GAZANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Gaza fishermen cannot operate more than six nautical miles (n.m.) from the Gaza coast, devastating an industry that supports an estimated 30,000 Gazans, according to the April 2007 OCHA Special Focus report. As the sardine season approaches, the 3,000 registered Gaza fishermen [...]	2007-04-20 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM717	PALESTINIANS FAVOR TURKISH INDUSTRIAL ZONE [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian business leaders support the Turkish initiative to rebuild the Palestine Industrial Free Zone (PIFZ) in northern Gaza, but they want more details on how the Palestinian economy will benefit. Palestinian companies expect to be partners in industrial zone joint-ventur [...]	2007-04-20 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PREL KWBG IS TU
07JERUSALEM718	EASTER BRINGS FEW PALESTINIAN PILGRIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Pilgrims crowded Jerusalem's Old City for Easter in 2007, with approximately 85 percent coming from abroad, and the rest from within Israel. Despite GOI assurances that more generous access would be provided to Palestinian pilgrims for the holiday, very few Palestinian Christ [...]	2007-04-20 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM719	NEW TARQUMIYA CROSSING FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, USAID, USSC, and Econoffs walked through the new Tarqumiya crossing facility under construction 300 meters inside the West Bank. The new commercial crossing terminal will use a container scanner that will allow containers to be transferred between Palestinian and [...]	2007-04-20 14:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM735	QASSAM ATTACKS SPIKE; CONFLICTING HAMAS STATEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Hamas military wing claimed responsibility for a number of Qassam rockets and mortars on April 23-24. These were the first rocket attacks claimed by Hamas since the November 2006 "tahdiya" (calm) was put in place. On a Hamas military-wing website, spokesman Abu Ubaydah s [...]	2007-04-25 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PTER KISL
07JERUSALEM744	FATAH: INTERNAL DIVISIONS THREATEN REFORM EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. 25 senior West Bank Fatah leaders met in Ramallah April 25 to discuss a reform process that would be separate from the West Bank Field Committee's program. Led by Ramallah-based Field Committee and Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member Muhammad Lufti (Abu Lufti),the group [...]	2007-04-27 07:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PREL
07JERUSALEM75	PLO CHIEF NEGOTIATOR NOTES POSSIBLE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO PLO CHIEF NEGOTIATOR SA'EB EREKAT, ISRAELI AUTHORITIES HAVE RECENTLY AGREED TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIAL PERMITS TO FACILITATE THE TRAVEL OF PROMINENT PALESTINIAN BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICAL LEADERS INTO ISRAEL, IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF PALESTINIAN LABORERS ALLOWED INTO [...]	2007-01-17 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM76	PA EMPLOYEE STRIKE ENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) AND THE PA UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARRIVED AT AN AGREEMENT ON JANUARY 13 TO END THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES STRIKE, WHICH BEGAN SEPTEMBER 2, 2006. THE PA PROMISED TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY TO PAY ALL SALARY ARREARS AND CURRENT PAYMENTS, WITH DECEMBER SALAR [...]	2007-01-17 13:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM785	INTERIOR MINISTRY SECURITY PLAN: LONG ON [...] (C) Summary. PA Interior Minister (MoI) Hani al-Qawasmi (Independent) issued a 100-day security plan in early April, but the plan has already languished without political and security commander support. Technical Team for Reform (TTR) Chairman Basil Jabr presented Poloff with a list of probl [...]	2007-05-03 10:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PINS
07JERUSALEM815	AZARIYAH: POSSIBLE LAND CONFISCATION [...] (C) Summary: Azariyah Mayor Isam Far'un told PolChief on April 23 that the route of the separation barrier will divide the town, east of Jerusalem, from 2000 dunums (about 510 acres) of its municipal land. Of this land, 800 dunums (205 acres) is a hill that the municipality zoned for commercia [...]	2007-05-07 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM833	VIGILANTES TARGET GAZA BUSINESSES/INSTITUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Palestinian media and security sources, militants in Gaza have damaged or destroyed at least five internet cafes, two music shops, one bookstore, and three other businesses, and attacked two schools in recent weeks. In most instances, an Islamist group or groups [...]	2007-05-08 13:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM838	TULKARM BUSINESSES TURN TO ISRAELI SETTLERS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian businessmen in Tulkarm complain that delays, road conditions, and the Israeli requirement to palletize all cargo processed through the Tulkarm/Sha'ar Efraim crossing have limited exports at the crossing to only 40 trucks daily. Some businesses have turned to Israe [...]	2007-05-10 07:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM851	FAYYAD AND TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM [...] (C) The head of the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) management unit Mario Mariani confirmed May 8 that he had coordinated an early May disbursement of allowances with Palestinian Authority (PA) Finance Minister/PLO Economic Affairs Department head Salam Fayyad. The TIM disbursed 21 m [...]	2007-05-10 08:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM854	FATAH: ALTERNATE GAZA CITY INTERNAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FRC MEMBER AHMAD HILLIS, 320 GAZA FATAH ACTIVISTS HELD AN ELECTIONS CONFERENCE AND BRANCH ELECTIONS IN TWO GAZA CITY NEIGHBORHOODS ON MAY 8, ACCORDING TO PARTICIPANTS. THESE ELECTIONS WERE NOT COORDINATED WITH THE GAZA FIELD COMMITTEE. PARTICIPANTS ELEC [...]	2007-05-10 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PREL KDEM
07JERUSALEM866	GAZA: SECURITY FORCES BEGIN DEPLOYMENT, BUT POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY FORCES (PASF) INCREASED THEIR PRESENCE IN GAZA STRIP CITIES MAY 9-10. TECHNICAL TEAM FOR REFORM (TTR) CONTACTS SAY PA PRESIDENT MAHMUD ABBAS (ABU MAZEN) ORDERED PASF TO SUPPORT INTERIOR MINISTER (MOI) HANI AL-QAWASMI'S "100-DAY SECURITY PLAN" (REFTE [...]	2007-05-11 11:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PINS
07JERUSALEM867	NEW ROADS, GRADING AND TERRACING AT E-1 POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF OBSERVED MAY 10 THAT CONSTRUCTION IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM HAS CONTINUED AT A HEIGHTENED PACE SINCE POLOFF'S APRIL 27 VISIT. SUBSTANTIAL ROADWORK HAS BEGUN, TWO NEW AREAS HAVE BEEN GRADED, AND ONE NEW AREA HAS BEEN TERRACED. (NOTE: PHOTOS SENT TO [...]	2007-05-11 12:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM868	WORLD BANK ESSP STILL STRUGGLING TO DELIVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK'S EMERGENCY SERVICES SUPPORT PROGRAM (ESSP) TEAM MET WITH DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 26 TO DISCUSS THE PROGRAM'S CURRENT STATUS, INCLUDING ITS IMPACT AND IMPLEMENTATION. WORLD BANK OFFICIALS SAID THAT PRESIDENT ABBAS HAS DESIGNATED PLO ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...]	2007-05-11 12:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID KWBG ECON PHUM
07JERUSALEM869	JENIN AND JORDAN VALLEY FARMERS FACE LOSSES DUE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FARMERS FROM JENIN AND THE NORTHERN JORDAN VALLEY COMPLAIN THAT CHECKPOINT DELAYS, MISHANDLING OF PRODUCE, LIMITED CROSSING HOURS, AND LACK OF TRAVEL PRIVILEGES TO ISRAEL ADVERSELY AFFECT LOCAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE. JENIN FARMERS ALSO COMPLAIN THAT ISRAELI AUTHORITIES ARBITRARI [...]	2007-05-11 12:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM876	TURKISH ADVOCATE OF INDUSTRIAL ZONE INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Guven Sak, the Turkish coordinator of an initiative to rebuild the Palestine Industrial Free Zone (PIFZ) in northern Gaza, reported May 8 that only minimal progress has been achieved since the project was first conceived and currently "nothing is moving." He noted there has be [...]	2007-05-14 10:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD BEXP KWBG IS TU
07JERUSALEM882	GAZA SECURITY: CLASHES INTENSIFY; INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER TWO DAYS OF FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES THAT HAVE LEFT 7 DEAD AND 58 INJURED, PM ISMAYIL HANIYAH ANNOUNCED INTERIOR MINISTER (MOI) HANI AL-QAWASMI'S RESIGNATION ON MAY 14. HANIYAH SAID HE WILL ACT AS MOI UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MINISTER. AT A MAY 14 PRESS CONFERENCE, AL-QAWAS [...]	2007-05-14 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PINS
07JERUSALEM890	PA WORK STOPPAGES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) THE UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (UPE) HAS CALLED FOR A WORK STOPPAGE TO TAKE PLACE MAY 16 AND 18, IN PROTEST OF THE LACK OF FULL SALARY PAYMENTS, ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS. THE MA'AN NEWS AGENCY REPORTED MAY 11 THAT THE PALESTINIAN TEACHERS' UNION HAD CALLED FOR PA TEACHERS TO STR [...]	2007-05-15 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM891	AT LEAST 8 KILLED IN HAMAS ATTACK ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. In the most serious factional clashes since January 2007, Hamas military-wing gunmen assaulted a Presidential Guard (PG) training compound near Karni/al-Mintar, ambushed a National Security Forces (NSF) truck and killed its occupants, according to Gaza NSF and PG commanders. Du [...]	2007-05-15 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PINS
07JERUSALEM894	GAZA FISHERMEN REPORT RECORD SARDINE CATCH [...] (SBU) Gaza fishermen have caught record numbers of sardines over the last two weeks, bringing down Gaza's market price for sardines from 25 NIS to 13 NIS per kilo. Gaza-based Assistant Project Director of USAID's Palestinian Agribusiness Partnership Activity (PAPA) project Sa'lem al-Rais told [...]	2007-05-16 09:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS EAID IS KWBG
07JERUSALEM895	PALESTINIAN STOCK EXCHANCE SLIDES; LOOKS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Lowered investor expectations following the formation of the PA national unity government have caused the Al-Quds Index of the Palestinian Securities Exchange (PSE) to decline to its lowest level in nine months, closing at 492.76 points on May 15, down from a nine-month high of [...]	2007-05-16 09:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG

07JERUSALEM899	GAZA: AT LEAST 16 MORE DEAD AS HAMAS STRIKES AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. IN A SIGNIFICANT ESCALATION OF FIGHTING BETWEEN HAMAS- AND FATAH-ALIGNED FORCES, 43 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND OVER 110 INJURED SINCE MAY 12. HAMAS ATTACKS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON KEY LEADERSHIP/FACILITY TARGETS, WITH MILITARY-WING GUNMEN KILLING 6 FATAH BODYGUARDS AT INTE [...]	2007-05-16 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS
07JERUSALEM900	GAZA ECONOMY AT A STANDSTILL AS VIOLENCE RAGES [...] (SBU) HEAVY FIGHTING IN GAZA CITY HAS LED TO AN "UNDECLARED CURFEW" ON GAZA STREETS, ACCORDING TO MOHAMMED AL-KHOZENDAR, OWNER OF SEVERAL GAS STATIONS IN GAZA. WHILE KHOZENDAR HAS KEPT SOME OF HIS GAS STATIONS OPEN, HE SAID THERE ARE NO CUSTOMERS. USAID GAZA-BASED STAFF REPORTED THAT THE ST [...]	2007-05-16 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN PHUM KWBG
07JERUSALEM905	GAZA: CEASEFIRE DECLARED, BUT FIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SEPARATE CEASEFIRES ORDERED BY HAMAS AND PRESIDENT MAHMUD ABBAS (ABU MAZEN) HAD A CALMING INFLUENCE EARLY MAY 17, BUT VIOLENCE RESUMED BY 1330 LOCAL. FIGHTING SPREAD TO RAFAH AND THE CENTRAL GAZA STRIP, WITH 5 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN FACTIONAL CLASHES AS OF 1700 LOCAL. PRESIDE [...]	2007-05-17 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM928	MAJOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OPEN [...] (SBU) The American Director of the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) reported to Econoff that ANERA's Gaza office was damaged May 17 by an IAF missile strike on a Gaza City "Executive Force" headquarters (ref B),which took place an estimated 50 meters away. He said that none of ANERA's [...]	2007-05-18 14:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM ENRG ETRD EAID KWBG
07JERUSALEM929	GAZA: FRIDAY MORE CALM, BUT SOME FIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite multi-faction agreement to enforce a ceasefire, violence continued (albeit at a reduced level) late May 17 through 1600 on May 18, with two Palestinians killed and at least 18 injured in factional clashes. 21 Qassam rockets landed in Israel since the last update (Ref [...]	2007-05-18 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM93	NEW HAR HOMA HOUSING UNITS PART OF "VERY OLD PLAN" [...] (C) Summary: The construction of 1000 new housing units in Har Homa southeast of Jerusalem, announced January 8, are part of an existing plan and are not the result of the cancellation of the "Safdie plan" to build 20,000 housing units in the hills west of Jerusalem, according to both the For [...]	2007-01-18 15:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM931	PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY REFORMS GEARED [...] (C) Summary: George Abed, Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA),told the Consul General May 11 that his program to reorganize the PMA along the lines of a central bank is 70 percent complete. He hopes that the U.S. and other donors will increase training and technical assist [...]	2007-05-21 09:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL KWBG
07JERUSALEM933	FOEME CALLS FOR WORLD BANK TO CONSIDER JORDAN [...] (SBU) On May 10, regional NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) held a conference in Jerusalem on the proposed Red Sea - Dead Sea Conduit (RDC) and the organization's recently-completed socioeconomic and environmental impact study, which was fully-funded by USAID's Middle East Regional [...]	2007-05-21 12:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KWBG IS JO
07JERUSALEM940	GAZA: INTERNAL CONFLICT SHIFTS TO HAMAS-GOI [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a new, Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreed to at 1500 local on May 19, internal Palestinian fighting has subsided to sporadic levels. One Palestinian was killed in Fatah-Hamas clashes May 18 (prior to the ceasefire). 25 Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes [...]	2007-05-21 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM955	GAZA: HAMAS-FATAH TENSION SIMMERS, AS QASSAMS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Interfactional violence remained at a low level May 21-22, but Hamas-Fatah shootings left three injured, and deaths from injuries in previous fighting raised the toll from factional clashes to 56. 20 Qassam rockets struck Israel from 1400 (local) May 21 to 1600 May 22, killin [...]	2007-05-22 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM964	GAZA TENSE BUT QUIETER AS IDF SHIFTS OPERATIONS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. There was sporadic factional and clan violence in Gaza late May 22 to mid-day (local) May 24. Hamas and Fatah both submitted lists of the other's ceasefire violations to the Follow-up Committee. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) visited Gaza and met with PM Ismayil Haniyah M [...]	2007-05-24 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM970	JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE CHAIR: PLAN FOR [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING FEBRUARY 28 AND MAY 10 HAARETZ REPORTS OF EAST JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION PLANS, JERUSALEM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOWN PLANNERS AND ATTORNEYS CONFIRMED TO POLOFF THAT DEPUTY MAYOR JOSHUA POLLAK DISCUSSED SEVERAL RE [...]	2007-05-25 11:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS PBTS KPAL PGOV
07JERUSALEM980	MINOR FACTIONAL CLASHES; CONTINUED QASSAM ATTACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. HAMAS GUNMEN RAIDED A FATAH "SPECIAL FORCE" TRAINING AREA IN CENTRAL GAZA MAY 24, BUT NO INJURIES RESULTED. SENIOR FATAH CONTACTS SAY A HIGH-LEVEL FATAH DELEGATION WILL GO TO CAIRO MAY 26 TO MEET WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS AND SENIOR HAMAS FIGURES TO SOLIDIFY THE FACTIONAL CEASE [...]	2007-05-25 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM983	ASSESSMENT OF FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES AND PASF [...] (C) SUMMARY. FACTIONAL CLASHES THAT FLARED MAY 13-18 DEMONSTRATED THE WILLINGNESS OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF) TO FIGHT HARD TO DEFEND MAJOR INSTALLATIONS, BUT ALSO SHOWCASED SUBSTANTIAL HAMAS ADVANTAGES IN TACTICS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTIVATION. END SUMMARY. METHODOLOGY ----------- [...]	2007-05-25 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS PREL KPAL IS PTER MOPS
07JOHANNESBURG158	SOUTH AFRICA: LABOR MINISTER MDLADLANA'S BUDGET SPEECH [...] Job creation was the centerpiece of Labor Minister Membathisi Mdladlana's May 15 address to Parliament on May 15, in which he noted that all social partners had participated in discussions and had emerged with a common understanding, including the need to improve implementation of the legislat [...]	2007-05-29 10:53:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SF
07JOHANNESBURG230	THANKS, BUT NO THANKS--SOME POTENTIAL SOUTH AFRICAN PARTNERS [...] Summary: Three times in as many weeks, potential PAS partners have reversed course and decided not to accept PAS grants or offers. Though some of our partners were somewhat circumspect and only hinted that this was because of an official disapproval of US foreign policy, one union contact sch [...]	2007-08-03 13:04:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PTER PGOV SCUL KPAO SF
07JOHANNESBURG231	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2007-08-03 14:57:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG302	SOUTH AFRICA: OPINIONS ON CHINA [...] Summary: Consul General recently received his counterpart, newly-arrived Chinese Consul General FANG Li, and discussed US-China cooperation under the Strategic Economic Dialogue, as well as preparations for South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup Soccer. An October 18 discussion on Ch [...]	2007-10-24 08:37:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ELAB SF CH
07JOHANNESBURG311	SOUTH AFRICA: CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK OUTLINES AFRICA [...] Summary: At an October 31 seminar on emerging powers and their impact on global economic governance hosted by the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA),the international advisor of the China Development Bank (CDB) provided a readout of the CDB's strategy and strengths in [...]	2007-11-02 14:07:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAGR ECON EINV SF CH
07JOHANNESBURG312	SOUTH AFRICA: OCTOBER 2007 LABOR NOTES [...] Summary: Trade Union Federation COSATU has called ongoing food price inflation a "crisis" that threatens workers and called for a change in economic and monetary policy. A Constitutional Court decision to reinstate a fired security guard who was dismissed for failure to carry out his duti [...]	2007-11-08 15:44:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EMIN ECON SF
07JOHANNESBURG323	SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER LABOR NOTES [...] Summary: Construction workers revamping the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban went on strike the beginning of November last week, over low wages and safety issues. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) chose to get involved on behalf of the construction workers, and reached an agreement with [...]	2007-11-30 16:23:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EMIN SF
07JOHANNESBURG35	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" -- [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2007-02-02 14:47:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV ECON SF
07JOHANNESBURG3732	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 07:16:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3738	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 09:51:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07KABUL1006	BANK SECURITY UPDATE - CRIME IS A GROWING PROBLEM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS KCRM AF
07KABUL1007	ELECTION WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON CALENDAR REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Working Group called for by the JCMB met for the first time on March 15 to energize work on elections. The group discussed options for electoral calendar reform, but agreed that the international community should not take a position on the outcome. The Civil Voter [...]	2007-03-27 09:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1009	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: SPANTA SAYS AFGHANS WANT TO [...] (C) During a bilateral meeting, Foreign Minister Spanta and senior members of the U.S. Delegation to the March 13 US-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership meeting reaffirmed the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship. Both agreed the Strategic Partnership meeting was particularly imp [...]	2007-03-27 10:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1010	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: NSA RASSOUL ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan National Security Advisor Rassoul told visiting U.S. Delegation to the US-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership talks that the situation in Helmand remained problematic due to the volatile mix of drug traffickers and Taliban. Unlike six months ago, Rassoul believed Iran was m [...]	2007-03-27 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL1014	KARZAI SUPPORTS CONTINUED ERADICATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai convened a counter-narcotics cabinet meeting on March 27 where he discussed eradication efforts with key ministers and representatives of the international community. Prior to the cabinet meeting he told Ambassador that he would push for an additional 5000 hect [...]	2007-03-27 12:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL AF
07KABUL1015	VISITING GERMAN DELEGATION ASKS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A German government delegation, visiting to inaugurate the newly completed German Police Program Office facility in Kabul, discussed Afghan National Police (ANP) training and reform with Ambassador Neumann, emphasizing the need for more intensive U.S.-EU cooperation. The Germans [...]	2007-03-27 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1016	PRESIDENT KARZAI REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) During a March 13 meeting with a senior U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership talks, President Karzai reaffirmed the strategic importance of the relationship. He asked that the U.S. do whatever it must to minimize collateral damage and civilian deaths in U.S. milit [...]	2007-03-27 13:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1017	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PLENARY LOOKS TO ENERGIZE [...] (C) The U.S. delegation led by Under Secretary of Defense Edelman and Assistant Secretary Boucher joined its Afghan counterpart for a Plenary Meeting in Kabul on March 13 to reaffirm the importance of the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership. The Prosperity session focused attention on the loomi [...]	2007-03-27 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1018	PRT LASHKAR GAH: FOURTH SUICIDE BOMBING IN HELMAND [...] (SBU) On March 27 at approximately 1150 local time, a suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Lashkar Gah, provincial center of Helmand Province. The incident occurred at the headquarters of the Afghan National Police (ANP). (NOTE: The headquarters is across from the entrance to Lashkar G [...]	2007-03-27 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1020	SIGNS OF DEMOCRACY GROWING IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) There are increasing signs that Afghan Parliamentarians are growing into their roles and warming up to more democratic processes. Such signs include more actively exercising their oversight responsibilities, devising political (vs. personality-based) platforms, and trying to impose a [...]	2007-03-28 05:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AF
07KABUL1023	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR: SECURITY LIMITS TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings March 18 and 24, Governor Wafa reiterated that the security situation was the over-riding concern in Helmand Province. He was initially dismissive of the need for significant outreach to tribal leaders on governance and development, essentially saying that "having e [...]	2007-03-28 10:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1030	PRT KANDAHAR: ASSESSMENT -- WHERE WE ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable assesses developments in Kandahar Province in 2006 through security, political, economic, and social lenses. The cable does not review ISAF performance or programs, but looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2007 and notes areas in need of further attention from [...]	2007-03-28 11:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL1032	HOW NOT TO LOSE THE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been caught off guard by the Taliban's opportunistic efforts in the South, post stepped back to look at the situation in the North to assess how best to avoid destabilizing violence and power vacuums in the region. The current stability in northern Afghanistan can be credit [...]	2007-03-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL1033	KABUL POWER SUPPLY - LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EPET ETRD KPWR PGOV AF
07KABUL1036	PRT MEHTARLAM: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Laghman province is positioned to take advantage of new attention to governing capacity and increases in developmental funding after heightened anti-government activity in 2006. The security situation worsened somewhat in the second half of 2006 due to limited Coalition prese [...]	2007-03-29 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1045	BROKERING ERADICATION CONSENSUS IN HELMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The environment for conducting poppy eradication in Helmand remains problematic. The USG-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) has met repeated interference from local forces in Helmand, and each day brings a new round of negotiations in an effort to keep eradication going. How [...]	2007-03-29 15:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV KCRM AF
07KABUL1049	ANAP EXPANSION IN EAST AND CENTRAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-31 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1050	PAG MARCH 18: TENSIONS BETWEEN ISAF AND MOD [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-31 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1051	PRT/SHARANA: PAKTIKA GOVERNOR ON SPRING OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika's Governor Khpalwak has launched his own political spring offensive designed to preempt a widely expected Taliban offensive in southeastern Afghanistan. Starting on March 18, the Governor has been in near constant motion around the province. The Governor's agenda inclu [...]	2007-03-31 13:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1055	PRT LASHKAR GAH: SEMI-ANNUAL HELMAND REVIEW [...] (C) Helmand faces serious problems within all PRT pillars )- security, governance and development. Security is the most pressing and immediate concern for the province. Apart from intense civilian and military focus on major projects such as Kajaki, little progress can be expected on governa [...]	2007-04-01 11:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1057	ATTACK ON PRT MEHTARLAM KILLS CHILDREN AND ANA [...] (SBU) At approximately 1445 local time on April 1, PRT Mehtarlam sustained a vehicle borne suicide attack on the front gate of the ANA side of the compound. The lone driver attacked an ANA convoy entering the gate with his white Toyota Camry or Corolla. Governor Mangal reported that three ch [...]	2007-04-02 09:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1058	KARZAI MAKES "SURPRISE" VISIT TO HELMAND [...] (C) President Karzai's March 29 short-notice (for security reasons) visit to Helmand was well received but much less impressive than his December visit to Kandahar which lasted three days. Karzai repeated several themes during his four hour visit to Lashkar Gah which included meetings with pr [...]	2007-04-02 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1059	ERADICATION CONTINUES AMID DEMONSTRATIONS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poppy eradication in Afghanistan on April 2 surpassed last year's total. Provisional calculations show 15,829 hectares of eradication this year compared to 15,300 hectares in 2006. In Helmand, the U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) was back in the field after three day [...]	2007-04-02 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL1074	GOA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL GOA) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on April 1, deputy polmilcouns and polmiloff informed Malik Quraishi (Director of Policy and Oversight),Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director),and Abdullah Popal (Director of Internal Policy) in Afghanistan's Office of the National [...]	2007-04-03 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL1078	AFGHAN NATIONAL DETENTION FACILITY OPENS MARCH 25; [...] (SBU) This is an Action request. Please see paragraph 9. --------------------------------------- ANDF March 25 Opening, Press Reaction --------------------------------------- 2. (S/NF) The Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) in the Pol-e-Charkhi prison compound was opened formally [...]	2007-04-03 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1090	ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINE FINANCIAL CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (SBU) Boeing recently notified the GoA that, absent immediate payment, it intends to terminate its lease contracts with Ariana for two B-757s on April 16; Ariana owes Boeing $1.8 million in arrears on the contracts. Minister of Finance Ahady is reviewing his options for resolving the financial [...]	2007-04-03 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV EAIR ECON AF
07KABUL1091	FIRST 12 DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (S/REL GOA) CSTC-A Detainee Operations has confirmed that the first 12 Afghan detainees were transferred on April 2 from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan Government custody at the Afghan National Detention Facility. Reuters carried a report today on the transfer citing the [...]	2007-04-03 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1093	INTERVIEW WITH BAGRAM DETAINEE AHEAD OF POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Post scheduled our Refugee Coordinator to interview Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) detainee Abdul Aziz Rashid Al Muteri (US9SA-001816DP) on March 24. As requested in reftel, Refugee Coordinator consulted bef [...]	2007-04-03 14:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR KAWC PINS PREL PTER AF SA
07KABUL1095	PRT SHARANA: PAKTIKA ASSESSMENT 2006 [...] (SBU) In the past twelve months, measurable progress in Paktika has been limited, although 2006 witnessed greater Afghan involvment in the province's security. The most positive changes were driven by the U.S. military and the PRT in Sharana. Paktika is a province that has never experienced [...]	2007-04-04 03:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON MARR AF EAID
07KABUL1118	PRT PANJSHIR: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH, AT [...] (SBU) According to former Foreign Minister Abdullah, who maintains a home and strong connections in Panjshir, the province is changing rapidly thanks above all to the new road that connects it with Kabul. He cited education as a key sector for Panjshir,s future and bemoaned the lack of strong [...]	2007-04-05 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR AF
07KABUL1123	PRT/BADGHIS: SPAIN IMPROVES EDUCATION [...] (U) The civilian component of the Spanish PRT recently launched the latest part of its plan to improve the provincial government's ability to meet the educational needs of the people of Badghis Province. They plan to erect temporary tent schools at 160 locations identified by the Education Mi [...]	2007-04-05 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID AF
07KABUL1132	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERSâ€™ MARCH 17-20 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy John Walters visited Afghanistan March 17-20 to discuss with senior Afghan and international officials this year's progress on reducing the poppy crop. Senior ISAF officials told Walters that although eradicating poppy would, in their estim [...]	2007-04-06 10:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL115	KARZAI DECIDES ON SENIOR POLICE REASSIGNMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 President Karzai signed an order to replace 11 police chiefs who had been found unqualified by the Police Probation Board as well as other senior police chiefs who have not performed up to professional standards in their current assignments. The signature followe [...]	2007-01-12 10:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PHUM PTER AF
07KABUL1154	AEF FINISHES ERADICATION IN HELMAND; URUZGAN A [...] (U) SUMMARY: The INL-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) concluded poppy eradication operations in Helmand province on April 7 due to continued local civilian resistance and absence of political support. The AEF eradicated 7,573 hectares of poppy in the province since it started operation [...]	2007-04-08 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM AF
07KABUL1162	AFGHANISTAN WILL NOT ATTEND NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Davood Moradian, Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, who explained that Afghanistan's Embassy in Tehran had received standing instructions three months ago to avoid any events or activities related to Iran's nuclear program. He as [...]	2007-04-09 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR UNSC IAEA
07KABUL1165	PRT/MAZAR: SNAPSHOT OF FARYAB PROVINCE: ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faryab, the gateway to the north, has an agricultural economy crippled by severe drought. Many families cannot afford to buy enough food. Development has been slow to reach the region, which has fewer than 20 miles of paved roads. Half of all children start school, but most [...]	2007-04-09 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID ECON AF
07KABUL1167	FM SPANTA'S SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN [...] (C) Afghanistan is acutely aware of U.S. concerns over Iran's nuclear program and will study U.S. non-paper and UNSCR 1747. Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, Davood Moradian, expressed to Embassy April 4 concerns over the formation of both the National Unity Council and Nationa [...]	2007-04-09 14:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF IR RU
07KABUL1169	"OPERATION ACHILLES" MOVES TALIBAN FROM SANGIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since last fall, the Taliban presence in North Helmand had been growing, especially in the districts of Musa Qala, Now Zad, and Sangin. This Taliban presence undermined USAID's multi-million dollar efforts to refurbish the major hydroelectric plant located at Kajaki Dam -- an [...]	2007-04-09 16:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PTER MARR PGOV AF
07KABUL117	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REPLACEMENT GENERAL ABDUL RAHMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of ANP Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Sarjang. BG Sarjang has been proposed by the Ministry of Interior to fill the position of Chief of Police of Gardez Provin [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1170	FARAH PROVINCE SEES RISE IN TALIBAN ACTIVITY, [...] (U) Ambassador Neumann's March 5 visit to PRT Farah revealed that the province, which one year ago was a relatively low threat area (albeit with high rates of criminality and poppy production),has witnessed a disburing increase in Taliban activity, and its central districts are now considere [...]	2007-04-10 03:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1172	SUBJECT: Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit: A Test Case for [...] (SBU) The large Aynak copper deposit has the potential to generate the first significant, long-term international investment in Afghanistan. Nine companies, including the American firm Phelps Dodge, are in the fray in a competitive bidding process. The bids are due on May 15 and will be foll [...]	2007-04-10 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1173	Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit: Request For World Bank [...] (U) This is an action request message - see para 5. 2. (SBU) Septel reported on the status of the competitive bidding process for the Aynak copper deposit. It also highlighted how important it is that the GOA gets this right. If the process stalls, there is any hint of non-transparent [...]	2007-04-10 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL118	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION: ABDUL GHAFAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (U) In reftel b, Department instructed that ANP Brigadier General Abdul Ghafar was not cleared for U.S. funded assistance due to ref a's reference to the likelihood of Ghafar a violator of human rights as well as ref' b's reference to his "conne [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1186	WORLD WATCHING DEBATES ON THE AFGHAN MEDIA LAW [...] (U) The Media Law is slated to go for parliamentary debate on April 11 amid rumors over which of five drafts - ranging from reasonably moderate to very restrictive of media content and oversight - will actually be presented and voted on. When it happens, the final debate and vote will attrac [...]	2007-04-10 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1190	IRAN AND FORMER-SOVIET STATES VIE FOR INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several sources within the GOA and media community have pointed out increasing efforts by Iran, Russia and former-Soviet Central Asian states to gain influence in the Afghan media. Minister of Information Abdul Karim Khoram has described Afghan culture as "under assault" from Ira [...]	2007-04-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF IR
07KABUL1191	GOA RELATIONSHIP WITH AFGHAN MEDIA REACHES [...] (U) Ongoing war in Afghanistan is taking its toll on media freedom. After initially witnessing dramatic improvements since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan's media has experienced a slow yet disturbing turn for the worse over the past year, including increased detention of journalists an [...]	2007-04-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KCUL AF IR
07KABUL1198	NATIONAL FRONT OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED [...] (C) On April 3, several parliamentarians and jihad leaders announced the formal launching of the United Front (reftel A). MP Rabbani was declared the group's leader, and MP Sayed Mustafa Kazimi its spokesperson. Vice President Massoud, Water and Energy Minister Ismail Khan and the ex-King' [...]	2007-04-11 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AF
07KABUL120	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART ONE OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the first cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1206	Afghanistan Energy: Letter From Ministers of Finance and [...] (U) On April 4, Embassy received para 4 letter from Minister of Finance Dr. Anwar Ul-Haq Ahady and Minister of Economy Dr. Mohammad Jalil Shams regarding energy sector commitments the GOA is prepared to make. The Ahady/Shams letter is in response to the Ambassador's March 29 letter offering US [...]	2007-04-11 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EAID ECON ETRD KPWR PGOV AF
07KABUL121	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART THREE OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the third cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1213	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PSD FOR [...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of eight candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PS [...]	2007-04-11 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PGOV PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1214	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]	2007-04-11 13:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL122	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART FOUR OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 55 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the fourth cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1220	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: PALACE CONVENES DETAINEE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post continues to encourage the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) to exert both executive and administrative leadership regarding detainee issues as we press for the remaining pieces of a legal framework. Post continues to explore ONSC and parliamentary views on in [...]	2007-04-12 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1225	GOA PREPARING FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR MINE [...] The MFA hosted an annual conference on humanitarian mine action (HMA) April 25 in Kabul, inviting key donors to a meeting to discuss current Afghan HMA issues and the broader international/Afghan community to a USG (STATE/PM/WRA) sponsored dinner to mark International Mine Action Awareness Day [...]	2007-04-12 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MASS AF
07KABUL1226	EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During this reporting period the Border Management Task Force (BMTF) was briefed by the European Commission and UNDP regarding the planned construction upgrades in Badakhshan Province on the Tajikistan and Afghanistan border for three Border Crossing Points (BCPs): Nusay; Segna [...]	2007-04-12 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM ETRD PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL1229	Afghan Media Honor Partial Ban on Taliban Reporting [...] (U) In response to the April 8, 2007, execution of an Afghan journalist by the Taliban, many Afghan media outlets are fully or partially boycotting Taliban-related news for one week. While most government media already limit their reporting on the Taliban, this development is especially notew [...]	2007-04-12 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL123	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART TWO OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the second cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]	2007-01-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1232	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING ATTORNEY GENERAL'S [...] (U) This is a time sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of 21 candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PSD) for [...]	2007-04-13 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1238	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: DEFENSE MINISTER WARDAK ON [...] (S) In a separate meeting with members of the Strategic Partnership delegation, Minister of Defense Wardak stressed the importance to Afghanistan of its partnership with the United States, and praised U.S. forces for the "marvelous job" they are doing in Afghanistan. He noted in particular the [...]	2007-04-14 08:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MASS NATO AF
07KABUL1245	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR HERAT CHIEF [...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one additional candidate chosen as a replacement for the Herat Chief Prosecutor Maria Bashir's personal security detail (PSD) [...]	2007-04-14 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1246	AMNESTY BILL ENTERS TWILIGHT ZONE [...] (C) There is continuing uncertainty about the current status of the Afghanistan's new Amnesty Bill, which would give general amnesty to all political sides involved in conflict prior to the establishment of the interim administration (Reftel). Parliamentarians and their staffers note that t [...]	2007-04-14 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL125	DUBAI MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN JUSTICE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 4-6 Justice Sector Coordination meeting in Dubai re-invigorated justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. The meeting resulted in a new initiative to organize international efforts over the next few months and to develop a consolidated framework for justice reform at t [...]	2007-01-13 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PREL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR SOCI AF
07KABUL1267	THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE: WHERE WE ARE, WHERE [...] Summary: This cable uses the opportunity offered by a tasking from the Joint Department of State - Department of Defense Inspector General Interagency Assessment of Afghanistan Police Training and Readiness (ref A) to review recent progress in Afghan police development and to describe ongoing [...]	2007-04-15 14:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SNAR ASIG PREL PGOV ASEC NATO AF
07KABUL1301	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan National Civil Order [...] This is an action request, see para 6. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two senior officers in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). ANCOP is a newly formed force within the Afghan National Police (ANP) and post is [...]	2007-04-16 13:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1305	PRT KUNDUZ: TALIBAN LAUNCHES SUCCESSFUL ATTACK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Taliban have claimed responsibility for what may be the first successful suicide bombing in Afghanistan's northeastern provinces on April 16. A suicide bomber blew himself up among some 60 provincial police officers who were doing morning exercises in downtown Kunduz City at abou [...]	2007-04-16 14:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1311	PRT LASHKAR GAH: POPPY HARVEST AND LABOR PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) The poppy harvest is in full swing in Helmand Province, which has brought an influx of young males into the provincial center of Lashkar Gah. Oddly, in recent days there has been no movement by laborers out of the town and into the poppy fields. The reasons for this are likely twofold [...]	2007-04-17 12:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF MOPS
07KABUL1315	PRT LASHKAR GAH: ENSURING STABILITY IN BABAJI [...] (SBU) On March 22, Afghan National Security Forces, with ISAF support, initiated an operation that cleared a Taliban enclave close to the provincial center of Lashkar Gah (the "Babaji region"). Following the operation, local Afghans expressed what the Helmand Task Force and PRT generally take [...]	2007-04-17 13:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1321	PRT JALALABAD: KARZAI SKIPS OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) President Hamid Karzai visited Jalalabad in Nangarhar province April 14 to inaugurate the Baacha Khan Complex honoring the leader of the non-violent independence movement in British India's Northwest Frontier. The event was noteworthy for the fact that Karzai attended but did not take th [...]	2007-04-18 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1327	FM SPANTA'S VISIT TO IRAN: CONCERNS AMIDST [...] (C) During wide-ranging meetings in Iran April 10-12, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta deflected Iranian pressure for an agreement on water rights surrounding the Harirud River and Salma Dam project, pressed Iran to stop supporting the National Front, and declined (again) an Iranian offer to con [...]	2007-04-18 11:06:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL1332	OUTCRY OVER AG SABIT'S REACTION TO NEGATIVE MEDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Angered by an April 17 news broadcast which he maintains took his comments out of context, Attorney General Sabit ordered the immediate summons of two Tolo TV news staff for questioning that evening. When Tolo TV legal advisor Mohammad Abdullah, general manager Siddiq Ahmadzada [...]	2007-04-18 15:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1340	NEW H5N1 OUTBREAK IN KABUL [...] Three positive cases of Type A, H5N1 avian influenza in birds were found in the Karte Char and Karte Seh areas of Kabul City on April 17, 2007 and were confirmed by laboratory diagnosis at the Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratories in Kabul. A total of eight birds were tested. [...]	2007-04-19 06:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF
07KABUL1344	PRT LASHKAR GAH: GOVERNOR HOSTS JIRGA IN SANGIN [...] (SBU) Following the recent military operation to clear the Taliban from Sangin district, on April 12 a Government of Afghanistan (GOA) and ISAF delegation traveled from Lashkar Gah to Sangin to meet with a group of elders. Governor Wafa's delegation included the Police Chief, head of the Ule [...]	2007-04-19 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1345	TENSION FLARES OVER PAKISTAN FENCING ALONG [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani actions to fence areas near the eastern border are seen by the Afghans as a deliberate effort to provoke a crisis over acceptance of the Durand Line. Shots have been fired, and President Karzai is said to have instructed Minister of Defense Wardak not to allow any enc [...]	2007-04-19 18:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PK
07KABUL1350	TIP PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. --------------------------------------------- -------- GAPS IN AFGHANISTAN'S CAPAPCITY TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING --------------------------------------------- -------- 2. (U) In both 2006 and 2007, the State Department's Global Office on Trafficking [...]	2007-04-21 11:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1352	PRT QALAT: GOVERNOR LED ERADICATION IN ZABUL [...] (U) Governor Led Eradication (GLE) is underway in Zabul province and is looking to expand and cut into what could be an increase in poppy production in Zabul this growing season. Through April 15, UNODC has verified 200 hectares of eradication in the province. PRTOff observed the eradication [...]	2007-04-21 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM

07KABUL1353	GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN EFFORTS TO UPDATE UNSCR [...] (S) On April 19, 2007, POLOFF and CSTC-A Plans and Operations Officer (Pol-Mil Affairs) delivered reftel to Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials Mohd Zia Salehi, Director of the Situation Room and Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor, and Abdul Malik Quraishi, Direct [...]	2007-04-22 06:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC FR UK AF
07KABUL1356	PRT JALALABAD: WHAT NEXT FOR POPPY ERADICATION [...] (SBU) Nangahar Governor Sherzai shared his plans for the future with officials from the PRT at a lunch on April 18, including what to do with so much poppy in the province. Sharzai indicated he will fire officials who do not support his eradication campaign and complained that even members of [...]	2007-04-22 08:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM
07KABUL137	TEA CLUB OPENS DISCUSSION OF BERLIN JCMB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 08:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL1370	IRANIAN WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN: MFA ASKS TO KEEP [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) wants to keep the issue of the Iranian-made weapons recently found in Kandahar under the radar screen in the lead up to the June visit of the Iranian President to Afghanistan. According to the MFA, President Karzai supports the plan to avoid additiona [...]	2007-04-22 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL1391	KOREAN TROOP DEPARTURE: AFGHANS WANT HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is requesting U.S. assistance in reversing the decision made late last year by the South Korean Parliament to not extend ROK troops in Afghanistan beyond December 31, 2007. Post leaves it up to Washington and Seoul to evaluate whether [...]	2007-04-23 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF KS
07KABUL1394	THE NATIONAL FRONT: POLITICAL FLAME OR SPUTTERING [...] (C) Officially launched with great fanfare on April 3, the United Front may already be losing momentum as a political movement. Several Afghan VIPs who were reputedly members have turned out to not be officially in the group after all, although they may just be bending with the wind and waiting [...]	2007-04-24 05:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF
07KABUL1397	UPDATE ON FALLOUT BETWEEN TOLO TV AND AG [...] (U) In the week since the fallout between Tolo TV and Attorney General Sabit, multiple protests have been organized in support of both Tolo TV officials and the Attorney General. Reactions in the local press appear to be more balanced than those in the international media, and while the issu [...]	2007-04-25 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1411	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH POLICE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan National Police officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that the ind [...]	2007-04-25 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1412	ATTEMPTED IED ATTACK AT KABUL AIRPORT [...] (C) At approximately 1000 hours local time on 18 April, a pipe bomb was detected aboard a fuel truck shortly after it entered the north (military) gate to Kabul International Airport. The truck had just passed through an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint and, according to witnesses, the d [...]	2007-04-25 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC PTER ECON AF
07KABUL142	PAG: MUSA QALA TEST BEGINS BUT NEXT STEPS DEFERRED [...] (C) At the January 11 PAG, MOI reported that 40 ANAP who had been recruited from Musa Qala (MQ) had been deployed back to the district, which satisfied Test 1 agreed to by the PAG on December 21 (reftel). An additional 20 ANAP are in training in Lashkar Gah and will be deployed to MQ soon. [...]	2007-01-16 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1420	GOA TELLS ISAF THAT ITS IO CAMPAIGN UNDERMINES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Interior on April 24 convoked public information officials from ISAF and the UK Embassy to register disapproval over a series of IO products regarding poppy eradication that UK Task Force Helmand had disseminated during its Spring campaign. The IO products at [...]	2007-04-25 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL1426	URUZGAN ERADICATION OFF TO ROCKY START; DUTCH MAY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch may use the NATO informal ministerial in Oslo or other high-level opportunities to raise concern about Afghan-led poppy eradication efforts in Uruzgan province which the Dutch fear will jeopardize the security of their PRT operations and possibly the mandate of the [...]	2007-04-26 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1430	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA TRAINING COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one police officer from Kabul International Airport CID unit to take DEA course INEMS #85. The course is designed for law enforcement officials at [...]	2007-04-26 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1448	DOLE CEO'S VISIT TO KABUL [...] (SBU) Mr. David Murdock, CEO, Chairman and Owner of Dole Foods Company, visited Afghanistan from April 21-24, 2007 at the request of President Bush. He toured productive agricultural areas of Afghanistan in Parwan and Balkh provinces and was joined by Ambassador Wood at two meetings with Pres [...]	2007-04-29 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF
07KABUL1454	PRESIDENT KARZAI ON EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ANKARA [...] (C) Ambassador used April 27 meeting with Karzai and CENTCOM CG Admiral Fallon to preview the upcoming trilateral with President Musharraf in Ankara. The Ambassador presented Ref A suggestions on ways to achieve a productive exchange. 2. (C) Karzai had a press conference on the Ankara m [...]	2007-04-29 13:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK TU AF
07KABUL1455	AFGHAN ERADICATION FORCE COMES UNDER HOSTILE FIRE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) came under hostile fire twice on April 29 during its deployment in Uruzgan province. The first time came at the beginning of the day when the AEF was initiating its operations. On the way back to base, the AEF encountered an am [...]	2007-04-29 13:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR PREL KCRM AF
07KABUL1456	BAGRAM THEATER INTERNMENT FACILITY--PAKISTANI, YEMENI DETAINEE ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-29 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	AF KAWC MARR PINS PK PREL PTER
07KABUL1468	Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit -- Phelps Dodge Considers [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. The competitive bidding process for the Aynak copper deposit is moving forward. Over the last two weeks, the GOA hosted all nine short-listed prospective bidders, including the US natural resources company Phelps Dodge, to do rounds of GOA Ministries, review [...]	2007-05-01 06:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1478	PRT JALALABAD: FALLOUT FROM MILITARY OPERATION IN NANGARHAR; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the night of April 28, coalition and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) conducted an operation against a suicide bomb cell in the vicinity of Bati Kot, about 20 miles southeast of Jalalabad. In the course of the operation, four insurgents as well as a woman and teenage gir [...]	2007-05-02 10:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL150	KUDOS FOR JERRY BRENNIG, SANDRA INGRAM AND AMY SCHMISSEUR [...] Post is grateful for the hard work and support from our colleagues in SCA/RA, SCA/A and DRL and their efforts on helping us with Leahy vetting for the Afghan National Security Forces. 2. We extend kudos and recognition to Jerry Brennig, Sandra Ingram, and Amy Schmisseur in DRL for helping po [...]	2007-01-17 06:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL151	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pul-E-Charki Offciers [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) will complete the training of the prison guard detachment for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-E-Charki by February 22, 2007. The detachment will consist of 91 officers and 258 guard [...]	2007-01-17 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1525	AFGHANISTAN: OPIC VISIT BOOSTS INVESTMENT AND SECURES [...] (SBU) OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher came to Kabul on 21 April to accompany Dole CEO David Murdock and to examine potential investments in Afghanistan. The visit coincided with the first, US-assisted Afghan AgFair for agricultural buyers. When Mosbacher left on 23 April, he had not on [...]	2007-05-05 11:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD BEXP AF
07KABUL1526	FIRST AGFAIR IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) AgFair 2007, also called the Afghan Agricultural Trade Fair, was the first international agricultural trade show of its kind in post-war Afghanistan and attracted between 45 and 60 thousand people over two days (April 22-23). The fair catalyzed much needed investment in the agriculture sec [...]	2007-05-06 05:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD AF
07KABUL1542	AFGHANISTAN - TRUCKER STRIKE DISRUPTS COMMERCE AND DELIVERY [...] (SBU) A truckers' strike called by a Peshawar-based transport association has stopped containerized traffic from entering Afghanistan at the Torkham border crossing since April 27. The truckers are protesting taxes, bribes and illegal collections they have to pay on the highway between Torkha [...]	2007-05-07 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD MOPS PREL KCRM ELAB ASUP AMGT AF
07KABUL1555	AFGHANISTAN TERROR FINANCE - DISRUPTING EXTERNAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO AF
07KABUL1557	AFGHANISTAN FOLLOW-UP REGIONAL TELECOM POLICY FORUM [...] (U) The GoA has confirmed its interest in participating in a follow-up conference in late summer to define a regional fiber optic network project as proposed reftel. The Ministry of Communications has informed us that it will send a delegation of at least three persons - one from the ministry, [...]	2007-05-08 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON AF
07KABUL1558	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA OFFICIALS OUTLINE [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request: Please advise regarding Post's paragraph 9-13 suggestions on possible legal vehicles and next steps. Building on reftel efforts, Post has continued, ahead of and during the 1-3 May advance team visit of L/PM Attorney Adviser Eric Pelofsky and OSD Global Secu [...]	2007-05-08 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1559	EMBASSY SUPPORT FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] (U) While freedom of the press is currently a highly sensitive issue in Afghanistan, World Press Freedom Day provided the opportunity for Embassy Kabul to go on the record supporting media freedoms in Afghanistan. The Ambassador released a press statement on the issue, and the DCM attended a [...]	2007-05-08 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1569	LAGHMAN'S AGGRESSIVE ERADICATION EFFORT LACKS ANA [...] (C) Summary. Laghman province has eradicated more than 60 times as much poppy this year compared to 2006, but ANP eradication missions are encountering increased resistance. Two ANP officers were killed in a clash on April 18. Governor Mangal has repeatedly requested increased support from [...]	2007-05-09 15:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1570	PRT MAZAR-E-SHARIF: POPPY PRODUCTION DOWN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan (Balkh, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul and Faryab provinces) will produce much less poppy than last year as a result of a substantial drop in cultivation in Balkh Province, the sixth largest producer last year in Afghanistan. Some governors exaggerate their [...]	2007-05-09 15:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1571	PRT QAL-E-NOW: BADGHIS GOVERNOR SET TO PROFIT FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April visit to the Badghis district of Murghab, PRToff was told by local police that 80 percent of the district's poppy crop had been eradicated. Personal observations, reports from the Police Support Team (PST) Commander and other PRT units strongly indicate that fa [...]	2007-05-09 16:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1572	PRT LASHKAR GAH: GOVERNMENT RETURNS TO SANGIN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Following the military operation to clear Sangin district of Taliban, Governor Wafa has sought to reach out to locals long separated from the central government, and to extend the reach of the Afghan Government (GOA) into the district. Wafa recently appointed an interim Distr [...]	2007-05-09 16:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR AF
07KABUL1573	PRT NURISTAN: HEAD OF EASTERN DISTRICTS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Fazel Ahad, head of the Eastern Districts Security Council, was murdered on April 30 in the vicinity of Kamdesh, in eastern Nuristan. The unknown culprits fled. Governor Tamim had appointed Fazel Ahad last November to head a 45-member council which formed the centerpiece of the Governor' [...]	2007-05-09 17:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER MARR AF
07KABUL1574	MESHRANO JIRGA "DRAFT RESOLUTION" ON RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) Meetings with a member of the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) and a senior Parliamentary staffer provided some clarity on the intent of the reconciliation resolution passed on May 8. According to these contacts, the intent of the resolution passed by the Meshrano Jirga was to [...]	2007-05-09 19:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL AF
07KABUL1577	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD ON PLANNED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Afghan Detainee Review Board (DRB) convened for its third regular session on May 8. The GOA advised that they plan to file charges next week against 10 of the first 12 detainees who were transferred from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to the Afghan National Deten [...]	2007-05-10 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1578	ISAF DETAINEES: CANADIANS CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: It is NATO policy that ISAF partner nations should transfer detainees to GoA custody within 96 hours, or release them. While NATO's policy originally did not identify a particular Afghan agency to receive the ISAF detainees, an ISAF HQ order (FRAGO) issued March 30 designated [...]	2007-05-10 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KWAC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1581	PLANNING FOR A FEASIBLE, AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE [...] (SBU) The high cost and short-lived institutional benefit of Afghanistan's milestone post-Taliban elections underscores the importance of developing a feasible, affordable, and sustainable plan for future elections. The May 1 JCMB endorsed recommendations (drafted by the Embassy Governance Po [...]	2007-05-11 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1583	Afghanistan: GOA Confirms Request for Japanese [...] (SBU) Pursuant to Ref B, Econ Counselor raised the issue of securing Japanese assistance to the Afghan energy sector in separate meetings with Senior Adviser to the President Nadiri and Minister of Economy Shams. In the April 22 meeting with Shams, who chairs the Inter- ministerial Commissio [...]	2007-05-13 03:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL1593	2007 AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT FORM READ OUT [...] SUMMARY: The 2007 Afghanistan Development Forum (ADF) was well attended and more coherently structured than its predecessor in 2005. The plenary Q working group Q plenary structure led to vigorous debate and helped to shape an emerging consensus on critical issues including aid effectivene [...]	2007-05-13 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL1594	ILLEGAL AFGHANS DEPORTED FROM IRAN FACE DIFFICULT [...] (SBU) Since April 21, Iranian authorities have deported approximately 52,000 Afghans living and working illegally in Iran. UNHCR estimates that there are as many as one million illegal Afghans in Iran in addition to the approximately 920,000 Afghan refugees registered there. IOM conducted an [...]	2007-05-13 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV AF IR
07KABUL1598	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA OFFICERS SELECTED FOR IMET [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan National Army (ANA) officers who have been selected to participate in a Marshal Center sponsored seminar on counterterrorism. The semi [...]	2007-05-14 02:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1605	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCULES: FM SPANTA [...] (C) The Wolesi Jirga held a no-confidence vote against Foreign Minister Spanta and Refugee Minister Akbar on May 10, the day after the ministers' "unsatisfactory" appearance before Parliament to answer questions about the more than 50,000 Afghans deported by Iran in recent weeks (Ref A). Akba [...]	2007-05-14 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR AF
07KABUL1609	NATO SCR EVERTS CALLS FOR MORE UNITY OF EFFORT [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting with Counselor Cohen, NATO Senior Civilan Representative Daan Everts said that the North Atlantic Council (NAC) had a "distinctly more positive" view than they had previously, based on their most recent visit to Afghanistan. His own view was somewhat different, however, [...]	2007-05-14 13:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF
07KABUL1610	NDS SALEH ON PAKISTAN, THE TALIBAN, AND AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Counselor Eliot Cohen, National Director of Security Amarullah Saleh analyzed the nature of the Taliban and its links to Pakistan. He said that despite repeated attempts to share information with the Pakistanis, they have not been responsive to his initiat [...]	2007-05-14 13:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR NATO AF
07KABUL1630	Supporting USGS Activities in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The Embassy has received two letters from President Karzai's senior staff requesting that a specific USGS official be appointed Senior Advisor to the Office of the President. Due to conflict of interest, perceived transparency, and Chief of Mission authority [...]	2007-05-15 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG PGOV AMGT AF
07KABUL1648	AFGHANISTAN - AICC'S SECURITY AND CORRUPTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Recent criminal activity directed at the business community has made many business leaders here nervous. At a roundtable discussion hosted by the Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC),Deputy Minister of Interior Khalid joined other senior government and private sector sta [...]	2007-05-16 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP ECON ASFC AF
07KABUL1678	HELMAND: UK REPORT ON WAFA'S JIRGA IN GERESHK [...] This report was drafted by the British POLOFF at PRT Lashkah Gar. It is noteworthy in reporting that no Helmand Governor has visited the town of Gereshk in almost 30 years, highlighting the scale of the challenge in securing local support in Helmand. Begin text: 2. SUMMARY: Governor Waf [...]	2007-05-17 13:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1679	KARZAI: CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AND PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: At a May 15 DIAG meeting, President Karzai voiced concerns about the perception of defenselessness held by citizens in Paktia following the recent skirmish between Afghan and Pakistani forces on the border. He cited citizens' concerns that the disarmament process has diminished the [...]	2007-05-17 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ECON MARR MASS NATO AF
07KABUL1684	AFGHAN-PAK JIRGA PREPARATIONS BUILDING UP: NEED [...] This cable contains an action request. See para 9. 2. On May 16, Afghan Regional Peace Jirga Preparation Commission Director of Secretariat Farooq Wardak briefed the international community on latest plans for the cross-border jirga with Pakistan, now scheduled for the first week of Aug [...]	2007-05-20 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER EAID AF
07KABUL1685	MINISTER OF HAJJ AND ENDOWMENT FRIENDLY TO [...] On May 19, Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to Minister of Hajj and Endowment (sometimes referred to as Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs) Nehmatullah Shahrani. Minister Shahrani, who dictates and distributes themes for Friday sermons to those mosques and religious leaders officially regis [...]	2007-05-20 05:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1690	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN BORDER FIRING INCIDENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Another border firing incident between Afghan and Pakistani forces occurred early on the morning of May 17. The facts regarding which side fired first and why remain hard to pin down, with each side blaming the other for having provoked the exchange. The incident occurred in [...]	2007-05-20 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS MASS NATO PREL PK AF
07KABUL1691	PRT KANDAHAR: MID-MAY SECURITY ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A dramatic week was launched in Kandahar on May 12 with the killing of senior Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah (in Helmand Province) and of Mullah Manan (in Zharey District) on May 13. Many Kandaharis were jubilant and hundreds lined up to see his body on display at Governor [...]	2007-05-20 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1694	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI LOGISTICS CHIEF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one Afghan National Police officer designated to become the new chief of logistics at the Ministry of Interior. Post has reviewed the information a [...]	2007-05-20 13:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL17	PRT JALALABAD: INTELLECTUAL SHURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During three separate "intellectual shuras" in Nangahar province, PRT Jalalabad heard views from local citizens on a range of issues that touched their daily lives. Locals expressed specific concerns about the role and activities of ISAF, particularly ISAF searches and convoys. S [...]	2007-01-03 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1700	AUXILIARY POLICE: SOME PROGRESS BUT HOW MUCH AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 06:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1712	SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE: AMENDED PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) President Karzai signed an amended Provincial Council (PC) law in late March. The law,s key elements give parliament and the president shared authority over PCs and give PCs a significantly expanded role overseeing appointed elements of the provincial governments, including the Provinci [...]	2007-05-22 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL1720	AMBASSADOR LOOKS AT SECURITY, POLICE, POPPY IN [...] (C) (SUMMARY) During a May 13 visit to Mazar-i-Sharif and meeting with Balkh Governor Atta, the Ambassador offered congratulations for a dramatic reduction in poppy production, announced a planned increase in assistance to the province, and urged more progress on combating local warlords. T [...]	2007-05-23 10:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PINR PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL1724	STEPPED UP IRANIAN INFLUENCE REACHES FOREIGN [...] (S) Over the past several months, Iran has taken a series of steps to expand and deepen its influence in Afghanistan. Afghan contacts point to the creation of the National Front and the National Unity Council, the discovery of Iranian weapons in Afghanistan, Iran's control of media outlets a [...]	2007-05-23 13:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF IR
07KABUL1725	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB "INFORMAL GROUP" REVIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EAIR PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL1727	AFGHAN NATIONAL CIVIL ORDER POLICE: FIRST [...] Summary: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) graduated the first two battalions of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) May 17 in a ceremony at the Mazar-E-Sharif Regional Training Center (RTC) . These two battalions will be deployed in Kabul as a riot intervention force. According to an [...]	2007-05-24 08:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MASS NATO AF
07KABUL173	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator met January 15 with Italian Ambassador Sequi and a delegation from Rome led by Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Vernetti. The meeting produced an agreement that the upcoming Rome ROL Conference would be held in April with a [...]	2007-01-18 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS PTER KCRM AF
07KABUL1731	EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Border Management Task Force (BMTF) Director, and the Finance and Metrics Coordinator, and the Customs Systems Coordinators are expected to arrive between mid-May and early June. These positions are located at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. In addition, six mentors who wil [...]	2007-05-24 12:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM ETRD EFIN PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL1744	UPDATE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES, DEPORTEES, AND SQUATTERS [...] Recent developments relating to three distinct segments of the wave of Afghan "returnees" - refugees from Pakistan, deported irregular migrants from Iran, and Kuchi squatters near Pol-i-Charki - have renewed focus on refugee/displaced persons issues. Over 200,000 refugees have returned from P [...]	2007-05-24 14:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1745	KIDNAPPED AFGHAN DEMINING NGO WORKER RELEASED - TALIBAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul learned of the safe release on May 17 of Esmatullah Mir Ahmadullah, an Afghan ambulance driver for an Afghan demining NGO, the Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA). Ahmadullah reportedly was kidnapped by Taliban operatives in Gardez on May 14. The Taliban reportedly kept [...]	2007-05-24 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KHDP MASS ASEC AF
07KABUL1746	AFGHANISTAN - COCA COLA PLANS LARGE EXPANSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN BEXP ECON AF
07KABUL1747	MP MALALAI JOYA VOTED OUT OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) On May 21, the Lower House plenary session voted almost unanimously to expel Farah Province MP Malalai Joya from Parliament permanently for making (during a CNN profile that was rebroadcast by Tolo TV and then shown on the floor of parliament) what were perceived as deeply offensive comm [...]	2007-05-24 14:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL1748	MORE MODERATE THAN EXPECTED MEDIA LAW PASSES LOWER [...] (SBU) On May 22 the Lower House of Parliament passed the Media Law. The text is less restrictive than the law currently in force, based on a presidential decree. It allows foreigners to invest in all forms of media. Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) will not be under direct Ministerial co [...]	2007-05-24 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL1749	COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES AFGHAN SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Counselor Cohen reviewed Afghanistan,s internal and external security situation in recQt meetings with Minister of Defense Wardak and Minister of Interior Zarar Moqbel. Wardak emphasized the need for a larger, more capable, and better equipped Afghan National Army. According to his calc [...]	2007-05-25 11:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO AF
07KABUL1755	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: CHARGES OUTLINED AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) legal adviser has now outlined charges to be brought against 10 of the first group of 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF). NDS is waiting for information from provinces in the remaining two [...]	2007-05-27 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1756	DETAINEES: GOA NOTIFIED OF ARB III [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On May 27, deputy polmilcouns provided reftel A notification to Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director, Office of the National Security Council (ONSC). Deputy polmilcouns reiterated Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures, per reftel, and requested that the G [...]	2007-05-27 08:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PTER AF
07KABUL1757	COUNSELOR COHEN AND NSA RASSOUL DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: In a recent wide-ranging conversation with Counselor Cohen, National Security Advisor emphasized that the security situation in Afghanistan has improved significantly since last summer, particularly in Kandahar, and that reconstruction is starting to take hold in many areas. He [...]	2007-05-27 08:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO AF
07KABUL1770	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan National Army (ANA) officers designated to attend aviation training at Fort Bliss, TX under the IMET program. Post has [...]	2007-05-29 04:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1771	Afghanistan: 2007 Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 05:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV AF
07KABUL1779	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: NON-PAPER ON SECURITY [...] (S) On May 25, the Ambassador delivered the ref C non-paper on security detention to President Karzai in a one-on-one meeting. Karzai undertook to review the matter. On May 26, Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim told A/DCM that President Karzai had held an internal meeti [...]	2007-05-29 09:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL178	BOUCHER SEES COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY WORKING IN [...] (U) During his January 10 visit to Panjshir Valley, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher heard an extensive analysis of the province from its Governor, Haji Bahlul. The Governor portrayed Panjshir as free of terrorist activity, official corruption and popp [...]	2007-01-20 05:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1785	REGULATING PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES: NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Following the recent DIAG meeting at which President Karzai highlighted perceived problems with unlicensed Private Security Companies (reftel),the Policy Action Group on May 17 further reviewed the situation with the international community. Deputy Minister of Interior Khalid and head [...]	2007-05-29 14:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR EFIN NATO AF
07KABUL1812	PRT BAMYAN: AMBASSADOR, GOVERNOR DISCUSS BAMYAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Bamyan Provincial Governor Habiba Sarabi's May 20 introductory meeting with Ambassador at the Embassy, she expressed concerns over levels of U.S. and international funding, commented that connections between Bamyan and the central government were relatively good, and expr [...]	2007-05-31 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF IR
07KABUL1814	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 23 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort [...]	2007-06-01 11:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1815	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to en [...]	2007-06-01 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1817	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for Training at [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Army (ANA) officers and interpreters designated to attend training at the U.S. Army Recruiting School at Fort Jack [...]	2007-06-02 07:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1820	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES VISIT TO [...] (S) Your June 3-4 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President Karzai facing challenges both domestically and from his neighbors. Domestic discontent is to a considerable degree a reflection of unmet expectations. The population expected the fall of the Taliban and arrival of the int [...]	2007-06-02 11:33:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR
07KABUL183	BOUCHER AND SPANTA TALK NEIGHBORS, COORDINATION [...] (C) On January 9, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta discussed Pakistan, cross-border jirgas, U.S. funding for Afghanistan, Iran, the Strategic Dialogue, and the U.S. proposal to energize the Joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Spanta was downbeat over recent [...]	2007-01-20 11:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR PK
07KABUL184	A/S BOUCHER MEETING WITH AFGHAN NSA RASSOUL [...] (C) During a January 9 meeting between Assistant Secretary Boucher and Afghan National Security Advisor SIPDIS Rassoul, Rassoul offered a comprehensive look at the security situationin Afghanistan, and the two shared concerns over the situation in Musa Qala and poppy cultivation. Boucher s [...]	2007-01-20 12:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR PK ECON
07KABUL1845	INFORMAL GROUP POSTPONES ROME JCMB MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 03:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL AF
07KABUL185	BOUCHER, MOSBACHER AND KARZAI TALK ENERGY, [...] (S/NF) On January 10, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Overseas Private Investment Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Mosbacher met with President Karzai. Mosbacher briefed Karzai on the Investment Corporation's projects in Afghanista [...]	2007-01-20 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL1859	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]	2007-06-04 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL186	BOUCHER AND WARDAK TALK ABOUT RESOURCES, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Defense Minister Wardak, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher assured Wardak that the United States is working to provide "bigger and better" support to the Afghan National Security Forces. Wardak replied that, in the [...]	2007-01-21 01:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO MOPS PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL1860	PRT GARDEZ: ASSESSMENT TEAM SUPPORTS NEW CZECH PRT [...] (C/REL) The Czech Republic is considering establishing a new PRT in Logar Province. During a May visit to US-led PRT Gardez, which currently has responsibility for Logar, a Czech assessment team indicated it planned to give a favorable recommendation to the Czech government and to ISAF HQ for [...]	2007-06-05 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL1861	PRT/BADGHIS: PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS STEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Last winter, the eight-year drought in Badghis ended with torrential rains, which caused major flooding throughout the province. On two occasions, the flooding prompted provincial authorities to request humanitarian assistance (HA) from NGOs and donor countries. The heavy rains, [...]	2007-06-05 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF
07KABUL1867	NY TIMES BESTSELLER PROMPTS THREATS FOR KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 07:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL PTER
07KABUL187	AFGHAN AND UN OFFICIALS COVER KEY DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-21 01:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAID PGOV EFIN AF
07KABUL1877	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ens [...]	2007-06-06 13:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL188	PRT NURISTAN: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBER KILLED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 15, unknown assailants attacked Nuristan Provincial Council member, Ahmad Shah Walikzada, and his cousin on the road between Nangarach village and the PRT Nuristan base. Ahmad Shah was evacuated by U.S. military helicopter to the Asadabad Forward Surgical Team facility [...]	2007-01-21 05:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1893	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pilot Training and Marshall Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of an Afghan National Army (ANA) cadet and a Ministry of Interior (MOI) general officer. The cadet will receive English language and pil [...]	2007-06-07 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1896	POLITICAL OR PERSONAL? TWO FEMALE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The June 5 assassination of Zakia Zaki marked the second murder of a female journalist in Afghanistan in a week. On June 1, Shakiba Sanga Amaaj, anchorwoman for Shamsad TV, was similarly gunned down at her home in Kabul. While not directly connected, the two murders have sent shock wave [...]	2007-06-08 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL1903	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS OUTLINES CURRENT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During a June 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Women's Affairs Hussn Ghazanfar highlighted her main priorities as fostering women's and girl's education, bolstering Afghanistan's fledgling women's handicrafts industry, and establishing mental health centers for women. She anno [...]	2007-06-10 04:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1909	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. ON SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel points to FM Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor Davood Moradian June 9. Moradian assured us the GOA was completely in agreement with U.S. points and supported U.S. goals for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),including continued U.S. and allied access to [...]	2007-06-10 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF RS CH
07KABUL1914	AFGHANISTAN - PRIVATE READOUT IMF MISSION CONCLUSIONS [...] (C/NF) The IMF mission visited Kabul in early May to assess the Government of Afghanistan's (GOA) compliance with the performance targets and structural benchmarks in the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF_ arrangement. This was the second PRGF review. The GOA met most of its benchma [...]	2007-06-11 06:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EFIN PREL AF
07KABUL192	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP GENERAL OFFICER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of a brigadier general in the Afghan National Police who has been selected for appointment as chief of police in a high-priority district. Post has re [...]	2007-01-21 08:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL193	ANA NCO DEVELOPMENT: STRONG LEADERSHIP AND UNIT PRIDE [...] In 2002, the Afghan National Army (ANA) did not have a Noncommissioned Officers Corps or any tradition of professional NCOs. This year there are over 8,000 NCOs, including 311 Sergeant Majors, who have begun to perform their role as the backbone of the ANA. Under the leadership of Sergeant M [...]	2007-01-21 08:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PTER AF

07KABUL1931	MORE HAWALA CLOSINGS; LICENSE APPLICATIONS UP [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PTER SNAR KCRM ECON AF
07KABUL1934	AFGHANISTAN - AHADY CONSIDERS A/S SULLIVAN LETTER ON AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCOR KPRV EINV EAID ECON PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL1935	AFGHANISTAN: PULL THE PLUG ON ARIANA AIRLINES [...] (SBU) The IMF's recent mission report urging the GoA not to rescue Ariana Afghan Airlines has kept the ongoing discussion about what to do with Ariana before the GOA and the international community. While the top level of the GoA agrees with the JCMB V decision to seek Ariana's privatization, [...]	2007-06-11 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EFIN ECON EAID AF
07KABUL1946	AFGHAN UPDATE ON JIRGA PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Reftel A (June 6) reported on the outcome of the recent Afghan-Pak meeting in Islamabad on Jirga preparations. On June 11, Director of the Afghan Jirga Preparation Commission Farook Wardak briefed the international community on latest developments, highlighting two outstanding issues: pa [...]	2007-06-12 08:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL195	PRT/KUNDUZ: FRENCH COMPANY TRIES TO REVIVE COTTON [...] (SBU) The New Afghan Project for Cotton and Oil Development (NAPCOD),a joint venture between the Afghan Government and a French company, continues to struggle to re-establish the successful cotton processing industry of the pre-war North. It currently produces cotton lint, cottonseed oil, ca [...]	2007-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1961	JUNE 12 INCIDENT IN NANGARHAR [...] (C) An Afghan police unit became engaged with Coalition Forces during a nighttime operation on June 12 in Nangarhar Province, leading to the death of 7 and injury of 4 police. The Governor quickly held a press conference, then met with the PRT and Special Troop Battalion Commanders. The Govern [...]	2007-06-14 14:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL1970	GUNMEN SHOOT SCHOOLGIRLS IN LOGAR [...] (SBU) Two schoolgirls were killed and five wounded on June 12 when two assailants fired at students leaving a school in Logar Province south of Kabul. Police report they have made three arrests, including one of the shooters. Afghan authorities believe that the gunmen were Taliban members; ho [...]	2007-06-19 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAID PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL1971	PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...]	2007-06-19 07:00:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL1972	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for CTES seminar in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two MOD officers nominated to attend the Counter Terrorism Executive Session seminar in Washington, DC from August 7-22, 2007. Post h [...]	2007-06-19 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1982	Afghan Gas Fields -- Agreement in Principle [...] (SBU) On June 11, the Afghan Minister of Mines convened a meeting attended by Embassy, USAID, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB),at which the ADB and the GoA agreed in principle to a USG proposal to combine USAID and ADB efforts to develop the natural gas reserves in the Amu Darya basin. T [...]	2007-06-20 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL1983	5 NGO VEHICLES STOLEN BY ARMED INTRUDERS IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul learned June 18 of the theft of five vehicles belonging to the Afghan demining NGO Mine Detection Center (MDC) on June 13 when 20 "heavily armed" individuals reportedly broke into MDC's Kandahar compound. The perpetrators also stole an unspecified quantity of MDC uniforms [...]	2007-06-20 08:37:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	ASEC KHDP MASS AF
07KABUL1986	EMBASSY KABUL STRATEGY FOR ENCOURAGING GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Post has developed a Sub-national Governance Strategy Paper (shared with Department and NSC) to both guide USG efforts and encourage greater international investment and coordination in support for governance -- to complement the significant increase in investments being made in the securi [...]	2007-06-20 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID AF
07KABUL200	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS INTERDICTION [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 7 individuals selected for DEA's Special Investigative Unit (SIU). Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found [...]	2007-01-22 06:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2001	AFGHANISTAN - USEPA SCIENCE FELLOWS ADVISING, COACHING GOA [...] Two Embassy Science Fellows detailed from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) have been engaged with their Afghan counterpart National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) since late 2006. The two-year-old Afghan agency is building itself and its environmental managemen [...]	2007-06-21 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV AF
07KABUL2004	PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...]	2007-06-21 15:11:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF
07KABUL2005	AFGHAN PREPARATIONS FOR PEACE JIRGA ON TRACK; [...] (SBU) The Afghan Crossborder Jirga Preparation Commission is making good progress on its preparations for the August event. A number of substantive and logistical issues will be finalized based on input from the Pakistanis. The joint Afghanistan-Pakistan technical committee could meet as ear [...]	2007-06-21 15:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2007	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PPS Candidates for IED Awareness [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen Presidential Protection Service (PPS) officers nominated to attend the improvised explosive devices (IED) recognition and awar [...]	2007-06-23 06:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL201	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO APHSCT TOWNSEND [...] (C) U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend and grants country clearance for her visit February 8-9, 2007. Country Clearance is also granted to members of the APHSCT Townsend delegation: Michele [...]	2007-01-22 06:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ECON POL INTEL AF
07KABUL2028	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP Officers for Drug Interdiction [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police (ANP) sergeants to be trained in drug interdiction at the Narcotics Interdiction Unit facility in Kabul in e [...]	2007-06-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2032	DETAINEES: GOA NOTIFIED OF THIRD GROUP OF [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On June 25, polmiloff provided reftel A notification to Malik Quraishi, Director, Policy and Oversight, Office of the National Security Council (ONSC),who will relay it to Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director. Salehi, our primary ONSC contact on detainee issues, [...]	2007-06-26 05:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PTER AF
07KABUL206	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 13 prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...]	2007-01-22 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2063	TALIBAN SEIZE 17 DEMINERS AND 3 VEHICLES IN GHAZNI [...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: Alleged Taliban fighters under Mullah Safiullah took 17 Afghan NGO deminers hostage on June 23 and seized 3 of their vehicles. This is the second attack on Afghan demining NGOs in as many weeks involving armed groups capturing vehicles. The Taliban kidnappers reportedl [...]	2007-06-26 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	ASEC KHDP MASS AF
07KABUL2068	PRT BAMYAN: AMBASSADOR ASSESSES DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his introductory visit to Bamyan Province, Ambassador Wood and Governor Habiba Sarabi discussed development priorities and security risks in what has generally been Afghanistan's most secure province. The Ambassador also met the Provincial Council, a women's shura, and [...]	2007-06-27 11:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PHUM PTER EAID AF
07KABUL2069	AFGHANISTAN - USEPA SCIENCE FELLOWS ADVISING, COACHING GOA [...] Two Embassy Science Fellows detailed from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) have been engaged with their Afghan counterpart National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) since late 2006. The two-year-old Afghan agency is building itself and its environmental managemen [...]	2007-06-27 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV AF
07KABUL207	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 28 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...]	2007-01-22 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2070	Afghanistan Energy: Revisiting NEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The North East Power System (NEPS) is at the center of the GOA strategy to provide affordable and reliable electricity to the Afghan people, a high economic and political priority for the GOA and the donor community. NEPS transmission lines were designed to import 300MW of powe [...]	2007-06-27 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2071	RECONSTRUCTING AFGHANISTAN - USG PROCUREMENT AS DEMAND [...] (SBU) Beginning with Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan's (CFC-A) landmark Afghan First initiative, local procurement of goods and services by the U.S. and NATO military establishments and the international community is growing. It needs to grow more. An April 2007 study estimates that of th [...]	2007-06-27 12:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EIND ETRD EINV EAID MOPS AF
07KABUL2073	EXPLORING WAYS TO MAKE PTS A MORE SUCCESSFUL [...] (C//REL UK) The Program Tahkim-e-Solh (PTS) process has reconciled 3,742 former combatants since being established in May 2005, but needs to be strengthened. Recent developments - a more solid funding base and stronger Afghan leadership - provide an opportunity to make this happen. Embassy is [...]	2007-06-27 14:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL208	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Nangarhar province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training prog [...]	2007-01-22 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2081	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER ONE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier One of ANP Rank Reform. When t [...]	2007-06-29 03:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2082	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]	2007-06-29 03:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2083	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]	2007-06-29 03:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 41 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier 2 of ANP Rank Reform. This is [...]	2007-06-29 03:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP DOB REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 25 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]	2007-06-29 03:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2099	KYRGYZ OFFICIALS SEE MANAS IMPACT ON WAR IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and a six member delegation of Kyrgyz senior officials to Afghanistan June 13-14 to allow them to better understand the importance of Manas Air Base in supporting coalition military and reconstruction efforts. The delegation me [...]	2007-07-01 12:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF KG
07KABUL2107	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 19 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-03 02:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2108	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-03 02:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2109	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-03 02:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2130	PRT LASHKAR GAH: AIR STRIKE IMPACTS PROGRESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Taliban hijacked what should have been a successful week in Helmand Province and forced President Karzai's hand in making a statement critical of ISAF. The week of June 18 started promisingly in Helmand's Nahri Sarraj district with a school construction groundbreaking ceremo [...]	2007-07-05 08:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL2131	PRT LASHKAR GAH: ASSESSING SANGIN SECURITY [...] (C) Over the last two weeks, Helmand Province's Sangin district has seen a spate of violence directed not only at ISAF and Government of Afghanistan (GOA) military forces but also at Afghans with links to those forces or to reconstruction efforts. Taliban attacks have resulted in the deaths [...]	2007-07-05 08:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF EAID
07KABUL2133	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON JIRGA PREPARATIONS [...] (C) The proposed date for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Crossborder Peace Jirga is less than four weeks away. Post remains concerned that the Afghans and Pakistanis have not come to agreement on several key outstanding issues. The Bilateral Technical Committee, which the Afghans had hoped would me [...]	2007-07-05 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2136	DETAINEES: UPDATE ON TRANSFER-RELATED ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Transfers to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) resumed on June 3, and the ANDF now contains 56 detainees. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has relayed charges for the first 12 detainees transferred in April to the Attorney General's prosecutors, who have a [...]	2007-07-05 14:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL2137	PAG TO DISCUSS COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE SOUTH [...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: At a June 28 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting chaired by Afghan NSA Rassoul, COMISAF GEN McNeill urged the GoA and international community to do more to address the growing narcotics problem in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wood proposed that the PAG meet in three weeks to di [...]	2007-07-05 14:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MARR SNAR PTER MOPS NATO AF
07KABUL2139	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III (TIER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III (Tier Two) o [...]	2007-07-07 04:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2143	PRT/BADGHIS: DEALING WITH ETHNIC POLITICS, [...] (SBU) The June 9th insurgent attack against the Murghab district center that left two Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Officers dead and three government buildings damaged by fire was the largest and best organized insurgent attack to date in normally calm Badghis Province. The attack i [...]	2007-07-08 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID AF
07KABUL2149	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL GHOR REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghor enjoys a stable security situation overall; most current issues stem from local land and tribal disputes. Pasaband and Taywara Districts remain vulnerable to Taliban elements based in Helmand, evidenced by several incursions this spring. A shortage of ANA and ANP contrib [...]	2007-07-09 06:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL215	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 42 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...]	2007-01-22 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2155	STATUS OF JIRGA PREPARATION FOLLOWING MEETING OF [...] (C) The joint Afghan-Pakistan Peace Jirga Technical Committee met in Kabul on July 8 and, according to Afghan Commission Director Farook Wardak, reached agreement on the duration, rules and procedures, and format of the jirga. Wardak said the Pakistanis are increasingly comfortable with the i [...]	2007-07-10 09:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL216	PRT FARAH: ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT -- POPPY AND IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite being dry and barren, Farah depends heavily on agriculture. Although poppy production has decreased recently, Farah remains a major poppy producing province. Governor-led eradication has begun, but it has a long way to go. The Alternative Livelihoods Program is not [...]	2007-01-22 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB EAID AF IR
07KABUL2166	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 49 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-11 02:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2167	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-11 02:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2168	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 39 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]	2007-07-11 02:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL217	PRT-GARDEZ: NEW PAKTIA GOVERNOR,S VIEWS ON KEY [...] (C) Paktia Governor Rahmatullah Rahmat shared his views on major issues facing the Province during recent meetings with the Gardez PRT. Rahmat identified development activities as key to ensuring a stable and productive province. The Governor praised PRT development projects and pledged to f [...]	2007-01-22 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
07KABUL2189	PRT GARDEZ: LOGAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Logar is a stable, secure, and prosperous province close to Kabul. The onset of warm weather increased the number of security incidents but the province remains generally stable and attractive for development efforts. The exception is isolated Kharwar District, which insurgents use as a [...]	2007-07-11 14:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2190	PRT KHOST: KHOST PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Khost Province, located on the eastern-most edge of Afghanistan, remains vulnerable to extremist activity due to its close proximity to the Waziristan region of Pakistan. Attack levels have risen in recent months, directed at Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Coalition Forces (CF). [...]	2007-07-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2191	PRT BAMYAN: POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS IN BAMYAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 meeting, Chief of the National Directorate for Security's Bamyan office MG Wasiq described the overall security situation in Bamyan as positive but also spoke of recent intelligence indicating a Taliban plot to attack targets in Bamyan. Wasiq said that while Bamyan [...]	2007-07-11 15:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV MOPS PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL220	USING THE BERLIN JCMB MEETINGS TO FLAG NEED FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The next presidential election is scheduled to take place in 2009, followed by national assembly elections in 2010. Given the significant steps that must be taken before the next elections, it is imperative that preparation begin immediately and have the support of the interna [...]	2007-01-22 15:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID AF
07KABUL2244	PRT GHAZNI: SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghazni province is split between the "have's" (Hazara districts in the north/west) and the "have-not's" (Pashtun districts in the south/east). In April 2007 a serious insurgent threat in the Pashtun districts brought reconstruction to a standstill in both areas, heightening anx [...]	2007-07-12 13:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL2246	FOLLOW-UP ON ATTACKS AND THREATS TO AFGHAN FEMALE [...] (C) Following the murders of two prominent female journalists (Zakia Zaki and Shakiba Sanga Amaj),Embassy officers met with both women's families to get further details on what happened. One case appears to have resulted from a family dispute. The family of the other victim report they hav [...]	2007-07-12 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL2249	PRT URUZGAN: CHORA LEADERS SPEAK TO AFGHAN [...] (C) On July 6, Chora district and tribal leaders met at the district center with a team from the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission investigating civilian losses in the June fight for Chora. Their message was clear and measured, devoid of the histrionics or exaggeration and blame for IS [...]	2007-07-12 14:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL2250	OSCE INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambant briefed Ambassador July 2 on OSCE's interest in forging a partnership with Afghanistan. OSCE plans to take a step-by-step approach to Afghanistan, beginning in limited, specific areas. It is looking at a possible border manageme [...]	2007-07-12 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF OSCE ECON EAID
07KABUL2253	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Senior Executive [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials to attend the Senior Executive Seminar at the Marshall Center, August 22-29. Post has no dero [...]	2007-07-14 06:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL226	KARZAI OPENS PARLIAMENT'S SECOND YEAR [...] SUMMARY: (C) On January 21, Parliament held its second annual inauguration ceremony. The President and parliamentary leadership reflected on accomplishments in 2006 in their speeches but said little about plans for the future. Karzai spoke on large themes -- security, corruption, educatio [...]	2007-01-23 04:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL2280	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MI-17 Crew Training at Fort Bliss [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan national security officials to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 25 to Decem [...]	2007-07-16 14:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL229	AFGHAN TELECOM CHIEF FIRED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Afghan Telecom (AfTel),Afghanistan's state-owned telecommunications company, has now been operating for two months without a formally designated president/CEO. The Minister of Communications, Amirzai Sangin, is currently acting as president/CEO of the company. Sangin fired Aftel's Pres [...]	2007-01-23 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS KCOR PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL2299	PAG DISCUSSES SCHOOL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12 the Policy Action Group (PAG) chaired by NSA Rassoul discussed school security. Education Minister Atmar reported that there had been 20 attacks against schools in the previous week. Education Minister Atmar assessed that the Taliban have shifted their focus from d [...]	2007-07-17 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PTER EAID NATO AF
07KABUL2300	GOA ADDITIONS TO UN1267 LIST NOT IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOA remains willing to cooperate with the UN 1267 Committee by updating biographic information and responding to specific requests to add names to the 1267 list, but expresses frustration with the Committee's inability to delist individuals, particularly Uruzgan Governor Monib. O [...]	2007-07-17 15:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC AF
07KABUL231	GOA APPROVES RELEASE OF TWO GUANTANAMO BAY [...] (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A has advised Government of Afghanistan (GOA) approval for February release via PTS of two Afghan detainees in Guantanamo Bay: US9AF-000987DP Haji GHALIB and US9AF-001037DP Nazar GUL. 2. (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A advises that the GOA does not concur with release of two other de [...]	2007-01-23 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF
07KABUL2324	UNHCR VIEWS ON AGHANISTAN, IRANIAN DEPORTEES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 5 meeting, Ambassador and UNHCR Country Representative Salvatore Lombardo discussed a wide range of issues. Chief among these were the politicization of the Afghan refugee situation in Pakistan, Afghan deportees from Iran and concerns regarding President Karzai,s forth [...]	2007-07-19 02:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL AF IR PK
07KABUL2334	PRT HERAT: IRAN AS A MULTI-FACETED ACTOR IN HERAT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's strategic and economic interests in western Afghanistan, and particularly in Herat, are expressed in a mix of traditional (mostly soft) and non-traditional (harder-edged) engagements. While Iran's sponsorship of official and unofficial crossborder delegations and aid/develo [...]	2007-07-19 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IR AF
07KABUL2338	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Workshop and Seminar [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of five Afghan national security officials who will participate in career development training at the Marshall Center. Mohammad Ismael Y [...]	2007-07-20 11:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2339	Afghanistan Energy: TURKMEN POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, citing President Karzai's July 5 and 6 visit to Ashgabat, the Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) clarified comments that the Minister for Economics (MOE) had earlier made to the Ambassador concerning Government of Afghanistan (GoA) efforts to import electric power [...]	2007-07-21 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2341	PRT GARDEZ: PAKTIA PROVINCE SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (SBU) Security incidents have increased with the onset of warm weather in Paktia, but vigorous government and coalition counter-insurgency activities have maintained a climate that allows for expanded economic development and the gradual extension of GOA administrative control. The new governo [...]	2007-07-21 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2343	PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) In Badghis economic and social indicators continue to improve slowly, but growth has been restrained by a deteriorating security environment caused by a recently-removed corrupt and inefficient Governor. Recent insurgent attacks have grown in size and coordination in the Pashtun parts of [...]	2007-07-22 11:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID AF
07KABUL2355	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: PASABAND AND DOLINA DISTRICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Chaghcharan conducted a patrol of Pasaband and Dolina Districts from July 4-7, meeting with district officials, police, and elders. Residents of both districts praised the work of the ANP. Development issues were the main concern for residents who thanked the PRT for its w [...]	2007-07-23 07:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS MASS PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL2357	BAND-I-AMIR LAKES, AFGHANISTAN'S FIRST NATURAL PROTECTED [...] The GoA and the international community are laying the groundwork to establish Afghanistan's first natural protected area at central Afghanistan's Band-i-Amir lakes in Bamyan Province. A recent visit there showed that the current circumstances at the lakes--one of the world's few large travert [...]	2007-07-23 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV EIND AF
07KABUL236	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND GOVERNOR UNVEILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Wafa has commenced his outreach to tribal leaders through a series of meetings with district shuras. In each meeting, Wafa has presented his "protocols," which are conditions the shura must accept before the Governor will give his approval and support. The c [...]	2007-01-24 07:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL2361	DEATH OF MOHAMMAD ZAHIR SHAH - FORMER AFGHAN KING [...] (U) Summary: The Presidential Palace announced on Monday, July 23, that Mohammad Zahir Shah, the former King of Afghanistan has died. The funeral and burial ceremonies have been scheduled for Tuesday, July 24 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Ambassador Wood will represent the USG at the funeral an [...]	2007-07-23 14:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
07KABUL2362	PEACE JIRGA PREPARATIONS CONTINUE UNDER THE BIG TOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Afghan and Pakistani Joint Peace Jirga Commissions have agreed on jirga dates and that the international community will be invited to observe the opening and closing ceremonies. The Afghan Secretariat has shared the list of Afghan participants SIPDIS and continues physical [...]	2007-07-23 15:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2367	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Second MI-17 Crew Training at Fort [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Police officers to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 27 to December 1 [...]	2007-07-24 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2370	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On July 18 polmiloff notified Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the three Afghan detainees listed in reftel A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO [...]	2007-07-24 11:20:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL2379	PRT KANDAHAR: SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) are taking steps to improve security, governance, and the economy in Kandahar Province, but it remains a struggle. ISAF forces are taking the fight to districts north of Kandahar City. The [...]	2007-07-25 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON EAID CA
07KABUL2380	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center i [...]	2007-07-26 04:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2381	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]	2007-07-26 04:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2382	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Language and Military Training for [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers. Major Sakhi Mohammad Bariz will receive language training at Lackland AFB and Ranger trainin [...]	2007-07-26 04:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2383	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Afghanistan-Pakistan [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials who will participate in an Afghanistan-Pakistan confidence-building workshop at the Marshall C [...]	2007-07-26 04:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2384	MOI MAKES PROGRESS ON FINAL PHASES OF ANP RANK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA is making progress towards completion of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Rank Reform Process to reduce the currently over-manned Afghan National Police (ANP) officer corps to an efficient level by selecting the best qualified officers through an extensive testing, selecti [...]	2007-07-26 05:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PGOV AF PREL
07KABUL2402	AFGHAN CIVIL ORDER POLICE UNDERMINED BY POOR MOI [...] (SBU) The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) are being trained by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in close coordination with Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to provide a force capable of responding to urban unrest, civil disorder and national emergencies, whil [...]	2007-07-27 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MASS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL243	JCMB SUCCESS - PRESIDENT KARZAI ISSUES FOUR COMMERCIAL [...] SUMMARY: On January 17, President Karzai signed decrees enacting laws on partnerships, corporations, arbitration, and mediation. The laws went into effect immediately, but are subject to parliamentary ratification. Their enactment results from active USG engagement through the JCMB process [...]	2007-01-24 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL246	REPEATED ROBBERIES COULD PRODUCE BANKING CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS KCRM AF
07KABUL2465	KHOST GOVERNOR PRAISES COALITION/AFGHAN [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Khost Governor Arsala Jamal in Kabul on July 19. Governor Jamal praised the strong coordination between Coalition Forces (CF) and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). He also positively assessed his partnership with the PRT. He encouraged more U.S. investment i [...]	2007-07-31 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2467	PRT FARAH: DETERIORATION IN SECURITY, RISE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security in Farah Province deteriorated over the past six months. The Province now has its third ineffective governor since September 2006. The province continues to be plagued by high rates of kidnappings, robberies, and insurgent activity; weak and corrupt provincial and di [...]	2007-07-31 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID ECON KSEC SOCI IR AF
07KABUL2468	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (C) The Taliban have been hit hard in Helmand over the past six months. Military operations in Nahri Sarraj and Sangin disrupted the Taliban and weakened their support but have not resulted in enduring stability. Despite this military disruption, the expansion of reconstruction and developm [...]	2007-07-31 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF UK
07KABUL2469	PRT ASADABAD: KUNAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (C) Kunar Province on the mountainous border with Pakistan continues to see significant insurgent activity. Economic development and infrastructure improvements have helped limit the influence of insurgents in the Kunar and Pech valleys, but insurgents continue to contest control of isolated [...]	2007-07-31 13:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL247	REPEATED ROBBERIES COULD PRODUCE BANKING CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS KCRM AF
07KABUL2470	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (C) During Ambassador's July 8 meetings in Kabul with members of Parliament from Nangarhar Province and his July 9 visit to Jalalabad, the MPs, Governor Sherzai, and provincial leaders highlighted security concerns, Pashtun community sentiments towards the IROA, and drugs. They expressed sup [...]	2007-07-31 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PTER PHUM PGOV AF
07KABUL2487	AFGHANISTAN - NATO MANEUVERING TO GET CONTROL OF [...] (C/NF) NATO's civilian leadership in Afghanistan has been lobbying the GoA to gain control of civil aviation development at the expense of the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) and the established donor coordination process. The NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) [...]	2007-08-01 14:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON PREL AF
07KABUL2496	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]	2007-08-02 10:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2497	PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH [...] (SBU) Nangarhar's strategic location on the Pakistan Border and relative economic prosperity make it an important indicator of progress in Afghanistan. Recent set-backs in security and an increase in poppy production over the last six months are disappointing. ISAF and CF forces have intens [...]	2007-08-02 10:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2505	PRESIDENT KARZAI APPOINTS NEW GOVERNORS [...] (C) Governors have recently been sacked and replaced in Badghis, Ghor, Kapisa, and Logar. The status of the governor in Jowzjan remains unresolved, though he is no longer in the province. The governors from Faryab and Takhar were shifted to new provinces. Faryab remains vacant. The Ministry [...]	2007-08-03 03:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR AF

07KABUL2506	PRT SHARANA: PAKTIKA PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Despite an active pro-Coalition governor, weak government and a 60 percent increase in insurgent attacks continue to hamper progress in Paktika, a province of 800,000 people on the Pakistan border. The provincial government is well-meaning but weak, and almost all development in the provi [...]	2007-08-03 05:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PTER ASEC MARR EAID AF
07KABUL2507	PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Security remains a concern in Nuristan, especially in the districts bordering Pakistan. Political activity continues to center on Governor Tamim who travelled to remote districts to firm up support and allegiance to the provincial and national governments. Construction on the more than 4 [...]	2007-08-03 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON SNAR MARR SOCI PHUM AF
07KABUL2510	PRT BAMYAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unlike some neighboring provinces, Bamyan Province has enjoyed a calm security and political situation during the last six months. There is increased concern over threats from outside, due drug and weapons trade believed to be transiting the province. Bamyan remains one of Afgha [...]	2007-08-03 07:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID ECON SOCI AF
07KABUL2548	AFGHANISTAN - PRIVATE READOUT IMF MISSION [...] (C/NF) The recent IMF mission focused on revenue targets, ad hoc tariff decisions, banking supervision, and progress on the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). The IMF continues to raise concerns about increased political interference in tax and customs collections. While the F [...]	2007-08-05 05:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TAGS
07KABUL255	PAG APPROVES EXPANDING ANAP TO EAST AND [...] (SBU) The January 11 Policy Action Group (PAG) approved two Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) proposals. The first will expand the authorization of ANAP for Kandahar from 1300 to 2000. The additional 700 police will be recruited from and deployed to Panjwayi and Zharey districts to ba [...]	2007-01-25 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PGOV SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL2554	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PROACTIVE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The Afghan Government held a Strategic Partnership Quarterly Update meeting on Prosperity and Governance with Embassy counterparts on July 21. Organized by the Ministry of Finance and co-Chaired by Deputy Minister Shahrani, Afghan representatives reported progress on most Prosperity and [...]	2007-08-05 06:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL256	MUSA QALA: PRESSING FOR TEST TWO [...] (C) Deputy MOI Minister Khalid updated the PAG January 20 on Musa Qala developments since the last meeting (ref A). He reported that the GOA had sent a Commission to Musa Qala and Lashkar Gah to meet with the elders and the Chief of Police. The Commission confirmed that 40 ANAP were operating [...]	2007-01-25 09:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL2571	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On August 4 polmiloff notified Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the four Afghan detainees listed in reftel A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay ( [...]	2007-08-06 07:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL260	KARZAI TELLS SENATOR BROWNBACK IRAN SHOULD IMPROVE [...] (C) During a January 8 meeting with Senator Brownback, President Karzai was critical of Iranian policy toward the U.S. He reported on his recent meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister where he called on Iran to improve relations with the U.S. He argued that normalized U.S.-Iran relations [...]	2007-01-25 11:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL261	UNAMA OPENS PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN KHOST [...] (U) UNSRSG for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs opened the UNAMA Khost Office, one of nine new UNAMA provincial offices, on January 21. In his remarks, Koenigs highlighted the provincial center's importance to the region, noting its university (being developed),economic activity, and strategic locat [...]	2007-01-25 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID AF
07KABUL2610	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Presidential [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 64 candidates for the Presidential Protection Service (PPS) to receiving training at Camp Watan, a DS/ATA facility in Kabul, Afghanist [...]	2007-08-07 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2611	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Security Council (NSC) officials to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Ma [...]	2007-08-07 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2618	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Training for Inspectors General [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan national security officials who will receive training as Inspectors General at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, [...]	2007-08-08 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2644	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Participants at the GICNT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan government officials to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Information Portal Works [...]	2007-08-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2647	FIRST TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL TO IRoA) On August 9, the first transfer of Afghans from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to ANDF occurred. Without specifying where detainees would be transferred from, polmiloff alerted Zia Mohammed Salehi, Situation Room Director at IRoA's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) beforeha [...]	2007-08-09 12:56:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL2649	PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The mood in Herat Province has soured due to deterioration of the security and economic environment. A wave of murders and the presence of illegal armed groups with connections to old warlords has undermined confidence in the government. Unemployment has increased due to the [...]	2007-08-09 15:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PTER SOCI EAID MARR IR AF
07KABUL2684	PRESIDENT KARZAI MOVES SUB-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) President Karzai has decided to move the Ministry of Interior's civil administration division -- responsible for governors, district administrators, mayors, and civil registry functions -- to a new Independent Office for Sub-National Governance under the Office of the President. This wel [...]	2007-08-13 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2689	DETAINEES: IROA PREPARES FOR FIRST TRIALS AT ANDF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following July and August transfers from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanamo Bay (GTMO),more Afghans are in IRoA custody in the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) than remain at GTMO. Afghanistan's court system was reorganized in July, and the S [...]	2007-08-13 06:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL2723	PRT MEHTARLAM: LAGHMAN PROVINCE SIX MONTH [...] (C) Governance capacity improved in Laghman province, which also saw progress in reconstruction during the last six months. Taliban and HiG insurgents continued low-level operations in remote areas, but IEDs were the main threat to ISAF and IROA forces. Afghan security force training is on t [...]	2007-08-15 06:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2735	PARLIAMENT PASSES UN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) The lower house of the Afghan National Assembly (Wolesi Jirga) passed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) on August 15. Its passage by the upper house and ratification will complete an Afghanistan Compact benchmark. 2. (SBU) The Government of Afghanistan signed t [...]	2007-08-16 06:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR EAID AF
07KABUL274	Afghanistan Energy: New Inter-Ministerial Commission Offers [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: A principal USG goal in Afghanistan's energy sector is ensuring an adequate and affordable supply of electricity to Kabul and other key population centers by end-2008 through rehabilitation and construction of power plants, dams and transmission lines. Despite [...]	2007-01-27 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2743	POLAND TO CONSIDER A PRT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Polish Government will soon consider whether to stand up a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. Internal discussions will begin in Warsaw on August 17. Polish diplomats in Kabul have met with Embassy PRT director to sound out initial USG thoughts. Based on [...]	2007-08-16 09:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF PL
07KABUL275	JCMB SUCCESS - ANDS PRODUCES PRIORITY PROJECT LIST IN [...] On January 25, ANDS Executive Director Adib Farhadi passed to Deputy ECON Counselor the GOA's consolidated priority project list, which emerged from the recent round of JCMB Consultative Group meetings in which GOA officials and donor representatives participate. Post successfully negotiated i [...]	2007-01-27 06:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL28	NEW AFGHAN NATIONAL COMMUNICATION COORDINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: With active encouragement and support from the international community (IC) and especially Embassy Kabul, the Government of Afghanistan established the National Communication Coordinating Center (known as the NCCC or NC3) in early December 2006. Although the GOA is still identif [...]	2007-01-04 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF PREL PTER MOPS
07KABUL281	PRT LASHKAR GAH: SUICIDE BOMBING AT ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) At approximately 11:50 a.m. on January 26, a suicide body-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside of USAID's Alternative Livelihoods Program (ALP/S) compound in the center of Lashkar Gah. According to Global Security, who handle security for ALP/S, the bomber approached the en [...]	2007-01-27 12:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL2852	AF: Sheberghan project on schedule despite ADB pull out. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pulled out of a proposed project for the comprehensive development of northwest Afghanistan's most promising gas fields in the Amu Darya basin, near the site of the proposed Sheberghan power plant (reftel),despite an agreement to combine fund [...]	2007-08-24 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2896	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Near East-South Asia [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Ministry of Defense officials scheduled to attend two Near East-South Asia (NESA) Center Seminars in Washington, DC. Th [...]	2007-08-30 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL291	JCMB SUCCESS - "TEA CLUB" APPROVES EMBASSY ENERGY WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-28 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2910	DAI KUNDI GOVERNOR CONCERNED ABOUT IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Bamyan PRT officer, Dai Kundi Governor Sultan Ali Oruzgani appealed, on behalf of the people of Dai Kundi, for the U.S. to place a PRT in his province. Governor Oruzgani also expressed concern over increasing Iranian religious influence in mosques in Dai Kundi [...]	2007-09-03 05:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL2919	INSURGENCY AND ETHNIC TENSIONS FLARE UP IN WARDAK [...] (C) Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have not been able to reverse a spike in insurgent attacks on provincial government and foreign contractors in Wardak province, 20 miles from Kabul, since late May. The MOD reports that as many as 750 armed "enemy" combatants are operating in the pro [...]	2007-09-04 05:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR AF
07KABUL293	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 67 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...]	2007-01-28 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL294	Afghan Budget Execution and Capacity Development - Another [...] Prodded by JCMB III Semi-annual Report and an Embassy-led donor White Paper, the GoA has taken the first step towards the preparation of an Afghan National Capacity Development Strategy, targeted for release at the spring Afghan Development Forum (ADF). A draft Framework Paper identifies four C [...]	2007-01-28 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2968	SCENE-SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) We welcome your first visit as Deputy Secretary to Afghanistan, which comes at an opportune time to advance our effort to establish a self-sustaining multi-channel dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The inauguration in Jalalabad of a discreet communications channel between the nat [...]	2007-09-05 14:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV MARR PREL SNAR PTER ECON EAIDCIN AF
07KABUL2975	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM ANCOP POSITIONS, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). These names [...]	2007-09-06 07:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2976	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...]	2007-09-06 07:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2977	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...]	2007-09-06 07:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2983	NEXT STEPS WITH S/CRS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy and CJTF-82 jointly recommend that S/CRS, under Embassy direction, continue its Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) planning process to include the remaining U.S.-led PRTs. The process should also be extended to the Brigade Combat Team level. This effort should be comple [...]	2007-09-06 12:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL2987	NORWAY NONCOMMITTAL ON DEPLOYMENT WITH DUTCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian MFA Political Director Kai Eide, in an August 30 office call on DCM, was noncommittal about how Norway would respond to a Dutch request that Norwegian troops be deployed alongside the Dutch in Uruzgan province. Eide indicated that the GON would remain engaged in the Nort [...]	2007-09-06 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL299	MISLEADING PRESS REPORTS ON KARZAI'S ASHURA MESSAGE [...] (SBU) As is the usual custom on religious holidays, President Karzai offered a message during the Ashura ceremony at the Takyakhana-e-Hussenia (Shiite Mosque) on January 29. It follows successful efforts by government and religious leaders and security forces to plan for a peaceful Ashura cele [...]	2007-01-30 09:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL PTER AF
07KABUL2990	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...]	2007-09-07 04:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2991	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...]	2007-09-07 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2998	BOUCHER AND KARZAI, SPANTA ON JIRGAS, DRUGS, ECON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's August 27 meetings with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, Lower House Speaker Qanooni and National Security Advisor Rassoul spanned a range of key topics. Boucher, Karzai and Rassoul agreed to focus on t [...]	2007-09-08 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON IR AF
07KABUL3000	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...]	2007-09-10 02:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3001	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COMMUNICATIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty (40) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Communications Department. When there are [...]	2007-09-10 02:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3002	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there ar [...]	2007-09-10 02:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3003	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...]	2007-09-10 02:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3016	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]	2007-09-11 02:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3017	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]	2007-09-11 02:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3018	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]	2007-09-11 02:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3019	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]	2007-09-11 02:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3020	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]	2007-09-11 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3021	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]	2007-09-11 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3022	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-11 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3023	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-five (25) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are [...]	2007-09-11 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3054	PRESIDENT KARZAI'S NEW GOVERNANCE CZAR OUTLINES [...] (SBU) President Karzai established the new Office of Local Administration on August 30 and appointed as its director general Ghulam Jelani Popal, a respected former deputy minister of finance. Popal outlined his vision for making the Afghan government "a reality in the lives of the people," p [...]	2007-09-12 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR AF
07KABUL3066	UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM [...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]	2007-09-12 15:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3067	UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM [...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]	2007-09-12 15:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3068	UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM [...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]	2007-09-13 02:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3069	UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM [...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]	2007-09-13 02:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL307	PRT KANDAHAR: CANADIAN PRT GAINING CAPABILITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with the deployment of ground forces in the province, Canada took over Kandahar PRT (KPRT) in August of 2005. KPRT has experienced considerable change in its size and organizational structure during the ensuing 18 months. The death of Political Director Glyn Berry in an S [...]	2007-01-31 08:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF CA
07KABUL3070	UNHCR FEARS NEW WAVE OF AFGHAN DEPORTATIONS FROM [...] (C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here fears Iran is about to announce a "No Go" policy for Sistan Va Baluchestan province that would force resident Afghans to either relocate to remote refugee camps or repatriate, triggering a humanitarian crisis on both side [...]	2007-09-13 02:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AF IR
07KABUL3076	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan National Police officers from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which be [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3077	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN HERAT [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3078	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins o [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3079	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twelve (12) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3080	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begi [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3081	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen (15) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]	2007-09-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3087	AF: Anyak mine tender: WB comfortable with current state of [...] (SBU) In a September 13 meeting, World Bank staff informed Embassy Treasury Attach and EconOff that based on the information available to them, the initial evaluation of the Anyak copper mine bids appears to have proceeded according to the process spelled out in tender documents, and in accorda [...]	2007-09-15 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL313	POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meet [...]	2007-01-31 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3135	HELMAND PROVINCE - POPPY ERADICATION FORCE'S PRE-PLANTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Poppy Eradication Force (PEF) conducted a pre-planting outreach campaign in Helmand Province from August 29 through September 5, 2007. The PEF organized two well-attended Shuras with area elders and met with numerous farmers in the Lashkargah area. No security incidents o [...]	2007-09-18 12:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL3136	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...]	2007-09-19 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3137	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...]	2007-09-19 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3138	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-one (41) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are [...]	2007-09-19 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL314	POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meeting [...]	2007-01-31 13:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3180	AF: Update: 100 MW Power Plant Project for Kabul [...] (SBU) On August 26, 2007 the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) sent a letter to USAID officially allocating a suitable site for the 100 MW Power Plant for Kabul. The site, designated landsite number #1130, (previously internally referenced as the "8/20" site as it was identified on Aug [...]	2007-09-20 07:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3182	FOUR NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED AS NEW GOVERNANCE [...] (C) President Karzai has approved the appointments of new governors in Jowzjan, Faryab, Ghazni, and Uruzgan provinces. The appointments in Faryab and Jowzjan fill vacancies. The appointee in Uruzgan may have benefited from an early assertion by the new Director General of the Office of Local [...]	2007-09-20 09:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3191	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to IRoA) On September 18 PolMilOff notified Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC),that the seven Afghan detainees listed in ref A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) in approxim [...]	2007-09-20 14:17:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3192	U.S.-AFGHAN-PAKISTANI TRILATERAL: MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 14:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON AF PK
07KABUL3194	KARZAI CHIEF OF STAFF OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) President Karzai's Chief of Staff outlined for the Charge his government's priorities for the planned meeting with President Bush in New York. These include electricity as a top development priority, the government's openness to discussions with the Taliban premised on respect for Afghani [...]	2007-09-21 06:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3198	AF: Fuel price spikes stabilizing, Iran blamed. [...] (U) Reporting from Embassy PRT's as well as Kabul-based Embassy FSN's confirmed that July and August 2007 saw an increase in fuel prices across Afghanistan that quickly caused an up-tick in other prices, as well as increased grumbling against the government in Afghanistan's coffee house convers [...]	2007-09-22 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3207	KABUL -- SUMMARY OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS FOR [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Kabul is providing a summary of Post programs and activities to promote human rights in Afghanistan. This is intended for President Bush's democracy and human rights roundtable to be held at the UN General Assembly on September 25. 2. (U) Begin text: --------- [...]	2007-09-22 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AF
07KABUL3208	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] (C) Post had delivered request for Afghan support for the U.S. candidate to the Committee Against Torture on August 12 and followed up on September 19. 2. (C) G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Conferences Department of the MFA told Poloff on Septembe [...]	2007-09-22 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3209	AFGHAN SUPPORT ON U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (1. (U) Per Reftel, on September 20, Post delivered the U.S. priorities for the 62nd UN General Assembly debate to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (U) Deputy Director of the UN and International Conferences department G. Seddiq Rasuli told Poloff that he understood how important [...]	2007-09-22 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA AF
07KABUL3210	KABUL'S PLANS TO USE 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Kabul confirms that the 2007 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report has been posted on Post,s website in English. Copies of the report are being circulated to key contacts in the Afghan government, to other international actors, and to religious contacts. 2. [...]	2007-09-22 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO AF
07KABUL3211	GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN'S RESPONSE TO INVITATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post again approached the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to extend the invitation to the proposed luncheon to be hosted by Mrs. Bush to the spouse of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. 2. (U) Late September 20, Post received a response from the Protocol Unit [...]	2007-09-22 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA AF
07KABUL3237	LOWER HOUSE QUESTIONS MANDATE AND LEADERSHIP OF [...] (C) Summary: The Lower House of Parliament's September 1 discussion of the Structure of Government Law included heated debates over the mandate and leadership of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Following scathing criticism of the AIHRC, the Lower House voted to [...]	2007-09-25 08:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL324	CLARIFICATION ON PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Several media outlets are reporting a decision on Wednesday, January 31, by the Afghan Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) to approve a declaration which would provide protection from prosecution for all the political and opposition elements that were in involved in war with each other o [...]	2007-02-02 03:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL3267	Security in Nuristan -- The Enemy Within? [...] (SBU) Summary: Nuristan Province has seen an increase in security incidents since the establishment of a Coalition presence last fall. The situation became particularly acute this summer, with 21 separate attacks on Coalition or Afghan targets. While the frequency has declined since July, t [...]	2007-09-27 11:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON PHUM AF
07KABUL3277	SECOND TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL TO IRoA) On September 29, the second transfer of Afghans from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) occurred. PolMilOff alerted Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight at IRoA's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) beforehand that a t [...]	2007-09-29 11:29:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3278	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]	2007-09-29 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3279	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]	2007-09-29 12:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3280	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-seven (57) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Southern Regional Command Center. Wh [...]	2007-09-29 12:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3281	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. Whe [...]	2007-09-29 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3282	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]	2007-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3283	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]	2007-09-29 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3284	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]	2007-09-29 12:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3285	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3286	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3287	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3288	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-one (51) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are i [...]	2007-09-29 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

07KABUL3289	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3290	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3291	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3292	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3293	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3294	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3295	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3296	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3297	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3298	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-six (56) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are i [...]	2007-09-29 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3299	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3300	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...]	2007-09-29 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3301	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are [...]	2007-09-29 13:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3302	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...]	2007-09-29 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3310	CSTC-A POLICE CENSUS: A FIRST-EVER HEAD COUNT [...] (SBU) From August 20 to September 5, Task Force Phoenix conducted a survey to verify the existence of Uniform, Border and Civil Order police on the ground in Afghanistan, comparing Ministry of Interior (MOI) payroll records with those present for duty. The survey reviewed payroll lists in 81 [...]	2007-09-30 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL336	BAGHLAN GETS NEW GOVERNOR [...] (U) Dr Mohammed Alam Ishaqzai, who until recently served as Nangarhar Deputy Governor and Director of Finance, has been selected as the new Governor for Baghlan Province. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai of Nangarhar confirmed Ishaqzai's appointment to PRT officials at a meeting at Jalalabad Airfie [...]	2007-02-04 03:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL3363	AF: Update on Key USAID Power Projects [...] (SBU) The following is a summary of the current state of key ongoing USAID projects in the Afghan Energy Sector. In-depth reporting on the various projects mentioned will be forthcoming in the near future. 2. (SBU) 100 MW POWER PLANT FOR KABUL - (Reftel A) On September 23, 2007, project co [...]	2007-10-02 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3396	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...]	2007-10-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3397	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...]	2007-10-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3399	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...]	2007-10-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3400	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...]	2007-10-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3405	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP: Narcotics Interdiction Unit [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty Afghan National Police Third Sergeants selected for positions in the elite Narcotics Interdiction Unit (NIU). When there are [...]	2007-10-06 03:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3414	EVENTS IN PARLIAMENT; SEPTEMBER 17 - 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament is completing the essential business of considering, modifying and, if it chooses, endorsing the 100-plus Presidential decrees enacted before its creation, even as Speaker Qanooni's dispute with President Karzai over presidential versus parliamentary prerogatives esc [...]	2007-10-06 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL343	PRT GARDEZ: REGIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Representatives from the southeastern provinces of Paktia, Khost, Paktika, and Ghazni gathered in Gardez January 25 to meet with representatives from Kabul to discuss and build support for the cross-border Jirgas initiative. The event demonstrated the Government,s efforts to secure supp [...]	2007-02-04 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PK AF
07KABUL3436	KABUL MEDIA REACTION: RECENT SUICIDE BOMBINGS [...] SUMMARY: Media commentators expressed grave concerns about what a spate of suicide bombing attacks in Kabul in the last week means for the nation's security. Editorials condemned the attacks, expressed a lack of faith in the Afghan government's ability to deal with the increased threat, and out [...]	2007-10-08 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3437	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a manner that reinforces Q) not und [...]	2007-10-09 03:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KABUL3448	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. INVASION [...] SUMMARY: Editorialists in all major Kabul dailies used the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to measure the progress their country has made, and, despite improvements, all found the progress wanting. A resurgent Taliban, government corruption, ineptitude of the Afghan securi [...]	2007-10-10 02:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3458	OCTOBER 7 EXECUTIONS; ALLIES DISMAYED, POPULACE [...] (SBU) The Afghan government executed 15 convicted criminals on the grounds of the Ministry of Justice-run Pol-I-Charki prison outside Kabul October 7. All had received their death sentences for a variety of serious non-political crimes, including murder; all were multiple offenders. None of [...]	2007-10-10 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3460	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a resend of Kabul 03437. This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a [...]	2007-10-10 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KABUL3477	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CHIEF OF POLICE URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata for Juma Gul, recently appointed Chief of Police for Uruzgan province. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted Juma Gu [...]	2007-10-11 12:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3479	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: JAMAL MIR JAMAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata of Jamal Mir Jamal, candidate to be Criminal Investigation Director for District 15 of Kabul. 3. IMPORTANT NOTE: The international community re [...]	2007-10-11 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3480	IRANIAN FORCED REPATRIATIONS ANGER PARLIAMENT [...] (U) During the October 8 session of Parliament's Lower House, incensed MPs once again accused the Iranian government of systematically mistreating Afghan refugees and unregistered migrants (REF A). Media reports that 16 Afghan minors had recently been condemned to death by an Iranian court tr [...]	2007-10-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF PREF
07KABUL3491	SPANTA ON TALIBAN TALKS [...] On October 9, FM Spanta convened the diplomatic corps, ostensibly to discuss the upcoming ECO conference to be held in Herat, but in reality to announce the government's position on talks with the Taliban. Spanta said that the government intended to invite contacts with elements of the Talib [...]	2007-10-14 06:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PREL AF
07KABUL3495	MORE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on October 7, PolMilOffs informed Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director) in Afghanistan's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the two Afghan detainees listed in reftel will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) pr [...]	2007-10-14 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3498	KARZAI POLICY CHIEF OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT [...] (C) Republic Party Chairman and President Karzai's Chief of Policy Sebghatullah Sanjar outlined in a September 24 conversation with POLCOUNS his plan for winning the 2009 presidential election. Sanjar's strategy is based on "drawing a line between those who favor the Constitution and those wh [...]	2007-10-15 10:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3501	POLICE LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] SUMMARY: President Karzai announced the appointment of 28 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers for ANP command positions and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) headquarters staff jobs October 5. All of the 28 have been vetted through the rank reform process, UN human rights review and the USG L [...]	2007-10-16 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3510	SRSG KOENIGS QUESTIONS IC ENVOYS ON MOI REFORM [...] SUMMARY: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) to Afghanistan Tom Koenigs met with SIPDIS the U.S., U.K., and Italian Ambassador and the Canadian DCM to discuss his October 15 presentation to the U.N. Security Council. Koenigs wanted IC impressions prior to reporting [...]	2007-10-16 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
07KABUL3520	EVENTS IN PARLIAMENT SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 11 [...] (U) Parliament continued to debate and, in some cases, amend the 100-plus remaining Presidential decrees enacted before its establishment. Speaker Qanooni's ongoing dispute with President Karzai over constitutional authority found expression in parliament's attempt to override Karzai vetoes o [...]	2007-10-17 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL3562	NEW GHAZNI GOVERNOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TALIBAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting October 16, recently appointed Ghazni governor Lawang Faizan appeared to seek the Ambassador's endorsement for his plans to reach out to Taliban fighters in Ghazni. The Ambassador welcomed Faizan's efforts in principle, but cautioned that reconcilees must not ha [...]	2007-10-20 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS AF
07KABUL359	PRT KHOST - GOVERNOR JAMAL: FUNDING DELAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During mid-December meeting with PRT, Khost Governor Arsala Jamal expressed concern that, due to funds from the Ministery of Interior into his Governor's Discretionary Fund drying up at the end of the fiscal year, he would not be able to pay the governor's militia that he was rel [...]	2007-02-05 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3595	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Eleven Afghan Nationals Selected [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eleven Afghan Nationals selected for language training and eventual placement into the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF [...]	2007-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3596	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: National Security Council Advisor [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for the position of National Security Council Advisor. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. [...]	2007-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3598	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for military school training in Preventative Medicine and Intelligence. Post possesses no derogatory [...]	2007-10-23 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3599	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for Non-Commissioned [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Training. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests [...]	2007-10-23 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL360	PRT QALAT: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: The political situation in Zabul is fairly stable, with a good governor, Delbar Jan Arman, who has served for almost two years. His efforts are undermined by a weak administration both in the capital and in the districts, and his own unwillingness to empower and build the cap [...]	2007-02-05 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL3602	WORKING TO ACCOMODATE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Hindu and Sikh leaders recently contacted Human Rights Officer to register a complaint that local Afghan residents had restricted ritual cremation rites. The Afghan Ministry of Hajj and Islamic affairs assured us that it will work with this small religious minority to balance [...]	2007-10-23 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPOL KIRF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3604	DETAINEES: RELEASE OF BTIF DETAINEE KHALED SAMI [...] (S/NF) This is an action cable--see paragraph two. This has been coordinated with Task-Force Guardian. 2. (S/NF) Action: Based on the Canadian assurances detailed in paragraphs three and four, we recommend the Deputy Secretary of Defense approve the release to Canada of Khaled SIPDIS [...]	2007-10-23 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3632	EMBASSY KABUL'S NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Kabul is pleased to submit its list of nominees for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. Per instructions, Embassy Kabul is submitting three (3) nominees. All nominees have been informed of the Ambassador's [...]	2007-10-25 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AF
07KABUL3656	DETAINEES: RUNUP TO FIRST TRIALS AT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary/Comment: On October 3, the first 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) in April were arraigned before Afghan judges at the ANDF with defense counsel and the Attorney General's (AG) prosecutor pres [...]	2007-10-26 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3662	D/NSA LTG LUTE AND D/SRSG ALEXANDER DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (C) Deputy SRSG Chris Alexander used an October 22 meeting with Deputy NSA LTG Lute to lay out a proposal for closer UNAMA-ISAF coordination on an overall counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. He reported close coordination between the SRSG and COMISAF, but highlighted difficulties coor [...]	2007-10-28 07:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID AF
07KABUL3676	AF: Current Status of 100MW Power Plant for Kabul [...] (SBU) After some delay in finding an appropriate site for the project, the 100 MW Kabul Power Plant project is underway. What follows is a short overview of the several project components and where they currently stand. Overall, the project is on schedule to deliver 67 MW of power to the Kabu [...]	2007-10-28 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL368	PRT LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ELDERS DEFY THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The death of a local Taliban commander,s brother in an air strike in Helmand province was the catalyst for a series of events that shattered the relative quiet of Musa Qala district, culminating in the Taliban,s seizure of the district center on February 1. In retaliation [...]	2007-02-05 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS MCAPARR MARR PHUM AF
07KABUL3683	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FEMALE MPS TO SIGNAL [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with seven female members of parliament on October 18. The MPs, mostly Pashtuns from southern provinces, were generally not aligned politically. They said that they lacked computers, offices, and security support. But, their provincial connections are better than tho [...]	2007-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL369	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA REPRESENTATIVES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Afghan interagency national security, military, and legal experts have not arrived at a final position on how the GOA will deal with "security detainees" -- i.e., those individuals that the GOA is unlikely or unable to prosecute in the Afghan national security or criminal just [...]	2007-02-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL370	PRT BAMYAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Bamyan continues to enjoy relative peace and security. Development assistance from the U.S. Government is on the rise, almost entirely due to the twelve fold increase in CERP assistance for 2007. On the political front, Governor Sarabi has taken steps to counter criticism from her poli [...]	2007-02-06 06:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PHUM AF
07KABUL371	PRTSHARANA: PAKTIKA GOVERNOR SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Governor Khpalwak used his January 20 meeting with the Ambassador to seek U.S. support for projects in his province. The Governor requested help in funding new projects in the border districts. The Ambassador highlighted the importance of the newly-authorized Afghan N [...]	2007-02-06 10:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR AF
07KABUL3714	NEW GOVERNANCE CZAR POPAL LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Jelani Popal's three-year strategic plan for his new Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) aims to strengthen sub-national governance by holding appointed representative District Councils accountable for local governance, development, poppy-eradication, and security. To re [...]	2007-10-31 08:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR EAID KDEM AF
07KABUL372	PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Nuristan Province has traditionally been neglected and remains underdeveloped, but recent initiatives by Governor Tamin are energizing district administrations and encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own security. Despite these efforts, security remains problematic [...]	2007-02-06 10:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL3727	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT FOCUSES ON ELECTION PLANNING [...] (SBU) The October 3 JCMB has helped the Afghan government focus on the need to make several key decisions which will enable the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to move forward with plans for the 2009/10 Presidential, Parliamentary, and Provincial Council elections. Parliament is committ [...]	2007-11-01 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3728	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for the Senior Policy [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected to attend the Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC on November 26-28. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]	2007-11-01 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3729	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Kabul Military Training Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Kabul Military Training Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on thes [...]	2007-11-01 10:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL373	PRT PANJSHIR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Over the past year, Panjshir Province has recorded remarkable progress. Security is holding, governance is maturing, reconstruction is advancing and society is evolving. Constraints remain, however, both in terms of infrastructure and mentality. The Governor highlights education as the [...]	2007-02-06 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MASS ECON EAID SOCI AF
07KABUL3741	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANT IN THE ADVANCED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Advance Security Studies at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]	2007-11-03 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL375	PRT/BAMYAN: ANA OPENS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH [...] (C) The Afghanistan National Army (ANA),which previously consisted of three recruiters in Bamyan, was augmented in December to include an intelligence component of approximately 20 soldiers. Their stated mandate is to recover arms caches and investigate smuggling. They have reached out to [...]	2007-02-06 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS AF
07KABUL3754	RESPONSE TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF [...] (SBU) Post appreciates Embassy Berlin's REFTEL message relaying the German government's sensitivities about the nomination of the Kunduz province governor, Mohammad Omar, for participation in the autumn International Visitor program. 2. (SBU) Post would appreciate Embassy Berlin's conveying [...]	2007-11-05 01:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR GM AF
07KABUL3765	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY EDELMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (S) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Your visit, coming near the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress and to prepare the ground for major challenges in 2008. With 2008 being the last full year before the next Afghan president [...]	2007-11-06 08:32:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3767	DEPUTY NSA IBRAHIM ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, AND [...] (C) DCM used his introductory meeting with Deputy NSA Engineer Ibrahim to underline U.S. support for the new Independent Directorate for Local Governance, headed by Jelani Popal, highlighting the role it can play in ensuring the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) both addresses local [...]	2007-11-06 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3768	THIRD TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL IROA) On November 4, eight Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on October 29 of the (then pending) transfer. On November 5, Emboffs met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the [...]	2007-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3772	DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY KEY THEMES IN AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Development and security were the key themes brought up in conversations with local officials during the Ambassador's October 29 visit to Khost Province. In meetings with the Provincial Governor, Provincial Council and university students, Ambassador underscored the U.S. respect for Is [...]	2007-11-07 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PREL PTER EAID AF
07KABUL3774	UNITED FRONT SETS ITS SIGHTS ON PRESIDENCY AND [...] (C) Summary: Looking ahead to the 2009 presidential and 2010 parliamentary elections, the newly-formed United Front is working to market itself as a mainstream pan-Afghan opposition party offering positive alternatives to what it characterizes as Karzai's failed leadership and policies. The U [...]	2007-11-08 01:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AF
07KABUL3775	AF: Afghan-Pakistani Bilateral Trade and Security Talks [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: US Embassy Kabul representatives attended the Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation Workshop, sponsored by the Canadian Government in Dubai, October 30 - November 1. Senior Afghan and Pakistani officials responsible for customs, immigration and border security spent thre [...]	2007-11-08 01:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3786	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO URUZGAN; OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Uruzgan Province on October 22 and met with the Governor and Provincial Council. Newly-installed Governor Hamdam said he already recognized the importance of development projects as a means to gain the loyalty and support of the local population. He complained t [...]	2007-11-08 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON EAID AF
07KABUL3787	Afghan Commerce Official Wary of Iran's Assistance, Wary of [...] (SBU) Econ-Commoff and Deputy PolCouns met with Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, Azeem Wardak, to discuss bilateral trade issues with Iran and Pakistan. Wardak emphasized the desire for good relations with both neighbors. But he also vented frustration at Pakistan's continued relucta [...]	2007-11-08 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AF PK IR
07KABUL3788	AFGHANISTAN: NEW OIL AND GAS FIELD TENDER EXPECTED IN THREE [...] (SBU) The Afghan Ministry of Mines intends to issue a tender for exploration of several blocks of the Amudarya Oil and Gas basin in north-western Afghanistan in February or March 2008 Post learned at the recent Oil and Gas Working Group meeting November 8. Note: The Amudarya basin is also where [...]	2007-11-09 02:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3791	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3792	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3793	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3794	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3795	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3796	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3797	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3798	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3799	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3800	USDP EDELMAN NOV 7 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his November 7 office call on President Karzai, USDP Edelman expressed condolences for the victims of the November 6 bombing in Baghlan Province and highlighted the opportunity presented by this heinous act to reinforce Afghan national unity and action against the Taliban. Karzai we [...]	2007-11-10 06:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3803	NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Daan Everts of the Netherlands, has circulated a letter to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic community announcing that he will be concluding his duties and vacating his posting in Afghanistan by th [...]	2007-11-10 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3805	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these in [...]	2007-11-11 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3842	POLLS SHOW AFGHANS OPTIMISTIC, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Three polls released this fall suggest, contrary to many international press reports, that Afghans continue to feel that their country is headed in the right direction, with little change in attitudes from a year ago. The most pronounced difference over last year is a rise in perceptions [...]	2007-11-15 01:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3848	AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: SHIFT TO FOCUSED DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghan National Police (ANP) development has lagged behind that of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Despite the training of over 70,000 ANP individuals and advances in equipping and recruiting, the police remain largely ineffectiv [...]	2007-11-15 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL3856	NEW AFGHAN MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) On November 17, the Afghan Parliament confirmed Sheer Mohammmad Etebari as the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, replacing the ineffectual Akbar Akbar. UNHCR and the Kabul Refugee Section both see Etebari as a less than perfect but acceptable alternative to Akbar and have worked [...]	2007-11-17 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3859	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL Training of Prosecutors in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 prosecutors selected to participate in the regional Justice Support Sector Program offered by the Bureau of International Narcoti [...]	2007-11-18 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3871	FOUR NEW GOVERNORS CONFIRMED; MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS [...] (C) The Government has announced that President Karzai has officially confirmed the appointment of new governors in Jowzjan, Faryab, Samangan, and Kunar provinces. Staff at Popal's Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) had shared earlier Karzai's intention to appoint Hashim Zari [...]	2007-11-19 14:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
07KABUL3876	Overall Success and Room for Improvement in Refugee [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces from November 11-14, the Refugee Section found most FY06 projects well-done and FY07 projects underway. The programs are vital to refugee reintegration and fill a critical need. In some cases, they represent the only visi [...]	2007-11-21 01:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3887	PRIVATIZATION OF AFGHAN TELECOM IMMINENT INCLUDING FIBER [...] (SBU) State Department Senior Advisor, Robert Deutsch, met with Afghan Minister of Communications, Amir Zia Sangin, on November 17 and received Afghan support for a conference fostering regional telecommunications interconnectivity. Minister Sangin also shared that plans for the privatization [...]	2007-11-21 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EICN PREL PGOV PBTS ETRD AF
07KABUL3896	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of six Afghan Nationals selected for military school training as indicated. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individu [...]	2007-11-24 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3898	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]	2007-11-24 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3908	Central Asia-to-South Asia Regional Energy Market [...] Summary. The four countries working to create an electricity transmission corridor between Central and South Asia took a major step forward in their Third Ministerial Conference in Kabul, November 14-16, 2007. Representatives agreed on the scope and preliminary technical definition of the p [...]	2007-11-26 01:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3912	Corruption in Afghanistan: Karzai versus Khalilzad [...] The popular Tolo TV News Special, "Guzaresh-e-Shashunim, 6:30 Report" focused on recent comments by President Karzai and Ambassador Khalilzad on corruption in Afghanistan. The program, which aired on [DATE], led with Khalilzad's statement that corruption in the Karzai government was detriment [...]	2007-11-26 07:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3914	AMB VISIT: DEVELOPMENT, POLICING AND [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's November 12 visit to Paktia province in the east, locals stressed the key themes of security and development in the province. In meetings with the Governor, Provincial Council, and Provincial Development Council, the Ambassador underscored the U.S. dedication to [...]	2007-11-26 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID AF
07KABUL3932	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiating a detailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximat [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3933	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiatinQdetailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximately [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH

07KABUL3946	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Three Afghan Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan officials, with positions noted, to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Security Studies at the George C. Mars [...]	2007-11-28 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL395	PRT QALAT: PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES--ONE STEP AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: By their actions and through a series of meetings with the PRT, local women have expressed their desire for employment, education, and security in southern Zabul province. Key players for women's activities in Zabul are the Directorate of Women's Affairs (DOWA),two women Provinc [...]	2007-02-06 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3960	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 20:53:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3965	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 32 prosecutors from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When there a [...]	2007-12-01 19:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3966	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 38 police officers from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When ther [...]	2007-12-01 19:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3973	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' DECEMBER 3-5 VISIT [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit, coming at the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress. ISAF was the clear winner this year on the battlefield, which has pushed the enemy to resort increasingly to asymmetric attacks. [...]	2007-12-02 08:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL3978	(CORRECTED COPY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]	2007-12-03 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3983	AFGHAN SUPPORT FOR NEW DEHLI AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) Embassy confirmed Afghan attendance at the New Delhi Avian and Pandemic Influenza Conference (reftel). Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Ubaidulla Ramin and Minister of Public Health Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi are scheduled to attend the conference, along with four others including their [...]	2007-12-03 14:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ESTH AIAG PGOV PREL EAGR SENV AF
07KABUL3986	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]	2007-12-04 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3993	Progress On Afghan Electricity from Uzbekistan? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Discussion with Afghans and donors on the North East Power System (NEPS) connection to Uzbekistan, yielded signs of increased Uzbek commitment to provide 150 MW of electricity to Afghanistan by the end of 2008 (including completing 43 KM of transmission lines to the Afghan border [...]	2007-12-04 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3998	AF: Afghans to fund Uzbek power line connection to NEPS. [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan's mission to Uzbekistan to reinvigorate negotiations for energy imports through the North East Power System (NEPS) project appears to have produced positive results. Delegation head Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Mir Sediq expects to lead a follow-on mission to [...]	2007-12-05 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL4005	CANADA'S MANLEY PANEL IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian DCM Hoffman on December 4 provided the Charge with an assessment of the 10-day visit to Afghanistan by the Panel on the Future Role of Canada in Afghanistan (Manley Panel). Hoffman emphasized repeatedly that the Panel,s report will be critical to the future of the Canad [...]	2007-12-06 14:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL4006	2007 AFGHAN REFUGEE RETURNS AND LIKELY 2008 REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Iran's deportations of undocumented Afghans in the spring of 2007 and Pakistan's push to repatriate its Afghan population by the end of 2009 have resulted in increased returns that put a squeeze on the fragile support system in place in Afghanistan. So far this year, UNHCR has [...]	2007-12-07 04:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4007	FOOD PRICE INCREASES CAUSE CONSTERNATION IN THE AFGHAN [...] Summary. Prices for household staples have risen across Afghanistan, driven primarily by worldwide increases in prices of key commodities. Even Afghans with "good" jobs have found themselves caught between rising food prices and flat salaries. Price increases are having a negative effect on [...]	2007-12-07 04:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL4008	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANS WARN SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 04:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4018	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten (10) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Intel Familiarization Course offered by the [...]	2007-12-09 08:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4019	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQI BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Per Reftel, on December 05, Post delivered talking points regarding the Declaration of Principles recently signed and long-term goals in Iraq to Aimal Zaman of the Fifth Political Division (U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand) at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [...]	2007-12-09 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ AF
07KABUL4020	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] (U) On December 07, Post delivered reftel points and materials to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan regarding the candidacy of Pierre Richard-Prosper to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Committee. On December 08, G. Seddiq Rasuli, D [...]	2007-12-09 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA AF
07KABUL4021	DEMARCHE ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] (C) Per Reftel, Post approached the MFA regarding the resolutions to be submitted to the upcoming UNGA Plenary passed by the Third Committee. G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Conferences Department of the MFA, told poloff that [...]	2007-12-09 13:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA AF
07KABUL4022	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMIDST MUSA QALA FIGHTING, AFGHANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4064	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARSHALL CENTER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of three Afghan nationals selected for studies in terrorism and security at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory [...]	2007-12-11 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4079	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-eight Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are ind [...]	2007-12-12 14:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4080	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 17 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police. When there are [...]	2007-12-12 14:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4081	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 15 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 14:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4082	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Central. When there are individual [...]	2007-12-12 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4083	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 1 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officer selected for a position in the Communications Department. Post has made a good faith effor [...]	2007-12-12 14:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 84 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior Headquarters. When there are [...]	2007-12-12 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command East. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4086	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 3 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate. When there a [...]	2007-12-12 14:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4087	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Capital. When there are individua [...]	2007-12-12 15:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4088	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 21 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command North. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 15:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4089	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command West. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 15:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4092	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-five (45) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class. Post possesses no derogatory inform [...]	2007-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4094	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Sergeant-Major Academy in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these indi [...]	2007-12-13 10:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4107	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S SHORT TERM STABILIZATION PLANS [...] (C) During a December 15 meeting, Presidential Adviser "Engineer" Ibrahim outlined for the DCM the GIRoA's efforts to stabilize the district of Musa Qala in Helmand province, now that Afghan and ISAF troops have driven the Taliban from the area. Ibrahim said President Karzai had dispatched In [...]	2007-12-16 06:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4112	TRANSFER OF 13 AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO AFGHAN [...] (S) On 13 December, 13 Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on November 14 of the (then pending) transfer. On December 10, Emboff met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the Situation [...]	2007-12-16 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PGOV PINS PREL PTER AF
07KABUL4122	DEVELOPMENT IN NURISTAN: POURING THE FOUNDATION [...] Summary: Development has progressed significantly in Nuristan over the past year. Road projects have begun and small electricity generation projects have already transformed life in population centers. For the first time ever, local pipe projects have brought water directly to some towns. [...]	2007-12-17 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AF
07KABUL4128	DEVELOPMENT IN NURISTAN: POURING THE FOUNDATION [...] Summary: Development has progressed significantly in Nuristan over the past year. Road projects have begun and small electricity generation projects have already transformed life in population centers. For the first time ever, local pipe projects have brought water directly to some towns. [...]	2007-12-17 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AF
07KABUL4133	KARZAI BAITS HIS EMERGING POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai recently fired several public salvos at his emerging political opposition, the Northern Alliance-backed United Front. He complained that his government's efforts to bring alleged human rights abusers to justice are being stymied by regionally powerful former war [...]	2007-12-17 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4139	CHARG'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Charg Dell met with the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation (MORR),Sheer Mohammad Etebari, and heard the Minister's ambitious plans to resettle returning Afghan refugees and bring stability to Afghanistan. The Charg stressed the USG commitment to Afghan refugees and urge [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4140	STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4141	STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4142	Afghans and Tajiks agree to Double Opening Hours of Bridge [...] (U) Summary: At a USG hosted meeting on December 17, Afghan and Tajik officials discussed current operations of, and ways forward for, the US-built and financed Afghan-Tajik bridge. Participants agreed to extend opening hours, consider pedestrian traffic and identify a common frequency for r [...]	2007-12-18 07:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD AF
07KABUL4143	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA STABILIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Task Force Helmand (TFH) is fully engaged in stabilization operations in Musa Qala and their Military Stabilization Team (MST) has identified health, education and road projects for immediate reconstruction. PRT officers and GoA officials visited Musa Qala on Dec 16, and were [...]	2007-12-18 09:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4151	UNAMA Proposal for Regular Quarterly Meetings of G-8 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Tom Koenigs convened a meeting of the "informal donors group" (also known as "tea club") to hear his proposal that the G-8 [...]	2007-12-18 11:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF
07KABUL4152	WOMEN GATHER PUBLICLY TO PRAY FOR PEACE [...] (U) On December 12, mostly unidentified organizers coordinated separate public gatherings of Afghan women in six cities across the provinces of Balkh, Ghazni, Helmand, Herat, Kabul and Kandahar to pray for "an end to war and destruction." According to media and eyewitness reports, the women g [...]	2007-12-18 12:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MOPS AF
07KABUL4153	BAGHLAN BOMBING AGGRAVATES KARZAI-QANOONI SPLIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 6 Baghlan bombing, did not unite Afghans of all ethnicities in their revulsion for the insurgency and its methods. Instead it provided the latest proxy for the ongoing political contest between President Karzai and Lower House Speaker and United Front leader Moham [...]	2007-12-18 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF PTER
07KABUL4157	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALEH POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political reconstruction of Musa Qaleh is proving to be an extremely complicated process. However, the sustained presence of Minister Popal, of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),has kept officials focused on governance creation for Musa Qaleh. Popal' [...]	2007-12-20 09:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4170	Kunduz, Afghanistan: A Regional Hub for Security and [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2007, Kunduz province has made demonstrable progress along all lines of operations (security, development and governance) and served as a regional catalyst for Northeast Afghanistan. There is both visible reconstruction activity and private sector development, symbolized by t [...]	2007-12-22 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4171	Takhar, Afghanistan: Secure and Stable, but Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Takhar province has remained relatively secure and stable throughout 2007. While there have been rocket and IED attacks directed against Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),the disruption of an insurgent cell in September 2007 has resulted in a significant decrease in insurg [...]	2007-12-22 06:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. JONAH BLANK [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes the visit of Dr. Jonah Blank, Senate Foreign Relations Staffer and grants country clearance for the period December 29 to January 01, for fact-finding relating to ongoing war issues in Afghanistan. Control officer is Political Officer C John Long, email address lo [...]	2007-12-22 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA AF
07KABUL4179	KARZAI REACHES OUT TO HIG SPLINTER GROUP [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai recently appointed Hezbi-Islami-Afghanistan (HIA) Chairman Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal to the post of presidential tribal affairs advisor. The Pashtun Arghandiwal is a former close associate of blacklisted Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Ka [...]	2007-12-22 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL4183	ANTI-TRAFFICKING: POLITICAL WILL, BUT LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan government has mustered the political will to combat trafficking in persons, but a lack of police enforcement and prosecutorial capacity slows progress towards meeting accepted international standards. The counter-insurgency campaign continues to draw police away fro [...]	2007-12-23 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV AF
07KABUL4197	TAJIK-PASHTUN SUSPICIONS INFORM PARLIAMENT-PALACE [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary: Parliament debated and passed more legislation in its 2007 session than in any previous year, but became embroiled in a power struggle with the Karzai government. Palace-Parliament disputes erupted with increasing frequency throughout the session, and, at times, threate [...]	2007-12-26 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL4207	MOI PERSONNEL CHANGES: SCORE CARD [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. In late September, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) announced some 33 mid- to senior-level Palace appointments, including commanders for all four of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP)'s brigades and several provincial chiefs of police. Anecdotal inform [...]	2007-12-27 13:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4208	FRANCE REPORTEDLY WILLING TO HOST AFGHAN DONOR [...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta relayed to the Ambassador December 26 French Foreign Minister Kouchner's willingness to host an Afghan donor conference in May or June. On December 22, during President Sarkozy's one-day visit to Kabul, Spanta had inquired of Kouchner about France's interest in host [...]	2007-12-27 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MARR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL4211	THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN AGRICULTURAL FAIRS IN [...] USAID hosted seven successful Agricultural Fairs (AgFairs) in CY 2007 with a variety of partners. Nearly 300,000 people attended the two national AgFairs held in Kabul and five regional AgFairs held in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Balkh, and Herat. Agricultural professiona [...]	2007-12-29 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF
07KABUL4228	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE AIR WAR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Air War College in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals [...]	2007-12-31 05:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL424	NOMINATIONS FOR WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Kabul submits the following two candidates for the Women of Courage Award. Per email instructions from G/IWI, both women speak English. 2. (SBU) Mary Akrami is Director of a non-governmental organization called the Afghan Women Skills Development Center. Un [...]	2007-02-08 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AF
07KABUL427	CORRUPT HEAD OF CORRUPTION COUNCIL WASIFI [...] (S) The Ambassador raised with President Karzai February 6 the unsuitability of former governor Wasifi as head of the Corruption Council. Karzai well knows that Wasifi was convicted of drug-dealing in the US and accused of corruption when he was governor of Farah. Karzai seemed mildly surpri [...]	2007-02-08 06:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL435	AFGHAN NATIONAL CIVIL ORDER POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) (formerly the Civil Order Maintenance and Constabulary Police) is currently being recruited and trained by the MOI in close coordination with CSTC-A and civilian police trainers at the Regional Training Centers. This element of t [...]	2007-02-08 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL439	STATE OF PLAY AND ACTION REQUESTS ON UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Embassy is working with the GOA to set dates and fix the agenda for upcoming working-level and senior-level Strategic Partnership meetings. We are in direct contact with our GOA counterparts for each working group. The MFA is responsible for overall organization of the Strategic Partne [...]	2007-02-09 05:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS ECON EAID SNAR AF
07KABUL440	HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN - GOING [...] (U) Contains Action Request; please see para 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Afghanistan remains seriously affected by landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) that cause nearly 100 casualties each month. Landmines and UXO are found in 2,368 communities as well as agricultural fields and around major [...]	2007-02-09 05:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS AF
07KABUL442	CODEL PELOSI CITES STRONG SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During January 28 CODEL Pelosi visit to Kabul, Pakistan and poppy were dominant themes. Speaker Pelosi, Chairmen Skelton (Armed Services),Lantos (Foreign Affairs),and Reyes (Intelligence) and Sub-Committee Chairs Murtha (Defense Appropriations) and Lowey (State/Foreign Operatio [...]	2007-02-09 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER PGOV SNAR MOPS AF
07KABUL459	SECURITY NEEDS AND GOVERNORS' DISCRETIONARY FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Governors in a number of provinces slated to receive payments out of the Governors, Discretionary Fund have recently begun complaining that suspension of the Fund for the fourth quarter of the Afghan fiscal year has negatively impacted their ability to counter the security thre [...]	2007-02-10 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KFIN SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL460	ANA / ANP: POLICE CASUALTIES HIGHER [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-10 13:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL465	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ABDUL JAMIL JUNBESH [...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The name of Brigadier General Abdul Jamil, formerly chief of Kabul Police Headquarters, was submitted for international vetting in reftel as part of the police rank reform process request. Department's vetting uncovered potential derogatory human r [...]	2007-02-10 13:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL466	UPDATE ON AMNESTY RESOLUTION [...] (U) During a press conference on February 6, Presidential Spokesman Karim Rahimi said that President Karzai may reject the draft resolution on amnesty passed by the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on January 31. Even if Karzai were to reject the resolution, it could still pass if i [...]	2007-02-10 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL483	PRT JALALABAD: NEW OFFICIALS REINVIGORATE DIAG [...] (U) Summary: New DIAG Regional Director visited the PRT to describe plans for new initiatives to reinvigorate the DIAG process. Two weeks later, DIAG hosted an event in Jalalabad for former Mujahideen. While the meetings were encouraging, getting new momentum for DIAG will require hard work [...]	2007-02-13 06:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL497	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BAMYAN CHIEF OF POLICE [...] The name of Brigadier General Ghulam Ali Wahdat, formerly Chief of Police of Bamyan province, was initially submitted for international vetting as part of the police rank reform process. At that time, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) did not clear him for assignment [...]	2007-02-13 13:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL510	REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING DETERMINATION ON ANA [...] (SBU) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post seeks Department's assistance in concluding Leahy (DoD) vetting for the Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel selected to participate in DoD-funded training to create a guard unit for the Afghan National Detention Facility (AND [...]	2007-02-14 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PHUM PINR PTER AF
07KABUL515	CABLE/PRT JALALABAD: 6 MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Summary: Nangarhar province is an important urban and agricultural center along Afghanistan's eastern border. During the past six months, the security climate has witnessed increased enemy activity, including IED attacks and ambushes of PRT convoys. The paving of roads and a dramatic r [...]	2007-02-14 19:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL536	PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW GOVERNOR DETERMINED TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Governor of Baghlan Province Mohammed Alam Ishaqzai arrived from his position as Deputy Governor in Nangarhar with an excellent reputation. He is determined to bring more development and greater security to his new province. Ishaqzai is planning to engage the Pul-e Khu [...]	2007-02-17 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
07KABUL558	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: READOUT FROM FEBRUARY [...] (S) Summary: Afghan legal experts are still preparing the GoA's response to our request for a written description of the legal framework that the GoA would apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanomo (GTMO) to GoA custody at the Afghan Nati [...]	2007-02-19 14:14:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL564	ANA RETENTION RATES SHOW IMPROVEMENT; MORE WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: For the Afghan National Army to grow rapidly to the target strength of 70,000 personnel by December 2008, traditionally high AWOL and attrition rates need to be reduced. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) are work [...]	2007-02-20 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR ASEC NATO PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL579	PRT ASADABAD: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) Kunar,s security improved significantly in 2006 except in the isolated border areas. Ongoing road construction will help consolidate security gains, and will enable economic growth. Better and larger police forces will be necessary to keep Kunar,s security and economic trends positive in [...]	2007-02-21 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL581	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS OUTLINE MAJOR SECURITY [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a February 6 introductory meeting in Kandahar with COMISAF, the governors of Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul pressed for increasing police salaries and getting more police officers into the Southern provinces to provide leadership to new recruits. ANA 205th Corps Co [...]	2007-02-21 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PTER EAID NATO MARR AF
07KABUL582	AFGHANISTAN: CONFIRMED H5N1 OUTBREAK IN NANGARHAR PROVINCE [...] An outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry near Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province has been confirmed by testing in the Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Kabul, with assistance from U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit-3 in Cairo. The Afghan Public Health Institute [...]	2007-02-21 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SOCI ECON AF
07KABUL605	NORTHERN GOVERNORS FOCUSED ON POPPY ERADICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, the Ambassador met with the Commander of PRT Mazar i Sharif and held a joint meeting with Interior Minister Moqbel Zarar and five governors from the Northern provinces to discuss poppy eradication efforts in the north. The counternarcotics strategy in the North [...]	2007-02-25 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL606	KARZAI DISCUSSES SECURITY, PAKISTAN WITH CODEL [...] (U) On February 21, Codel Dicks discussed security and reconstruction issues with President Karzai. Karzai expressed confidence about GOA and ISAF ability to succeed. Attendees included Representatives Dicks, Kaptur, Frelinghuysen, Rothman, Carney, and Murphy. ---------------------------- [...]	2007-02-25 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL621	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S FEBRUARY 8 MEETING WITH COMISAF [...] (S) Summary: General McNeill emphasized that ISAF will maintain the initiative, and that the "spring offensive will be mine." He said that, from a military perspective, he does not like the current situation in Musa Qala (reftel). However, he said that he is prepared to leave things as they [...]	2007-02-26 09:03:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	NATO MOPS MARR PREL PINS AF
07KABUL622	PRT CHAGHCHARAN:THE COST OF ALLOWING NICE GUYS TO [...] (C) Summary: The case of Ghor Province in Afghanistan's mountainous center suggests that major flows of assistance to areas of instability can have the unintended consequence of undermining government authority in ostensibly stable areas. Ghor province enjoys a generally benign security envi [...]	2007-02-26 09:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL643	DIAG: STALLED AND SEARCHING FOR MOMENTUM [...] (C//REL/) Summary: President Karzai chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and international community representatives February 7 to review progress made to date by the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) program and to approve formally the new DIAG Action Plan. While the revised [...]	2007-02-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC PTER AF
07KABUL652	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PROVIDES PART ONE [...] (S) As promised (reftel A),on February 19 the GOA provided a written description of the legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and later possibly from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to GOA custody at the Afghan National Detention Fac [...]	2007-02-27 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL661	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 15 Strategic Partnership Working Group meeting ranged broadly over issues related to building Afghan National Security Force capacity and increasing security sector links. The discussion covered the growth, equipping, and capacity building of both the army and poli [...]	2007-02-28 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL662	OSD DELEGATION DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary: In February 13-15 meetings, a delegation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense discussed Pakistan, Iran, Afghan security forces development, and the Strategic Partnership with key leaders in the Afghan government. National Security Advisor Rassoul advised that the GOA is w [...]	2007-02-28 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL663	UPDATE ON THREATS AGAINST MP SHAKILA HASHEMI [...] (SBU) On February 13, PolOff met with Parliamentarian Shakila Hashemi and discussed the details of her daughter's murder, which occurred on January 3 in the front yard of Hashemi's home. Hashemi thought the bullet was intended for her due to her activities in support of women's rights and t [...]	2007-03-01 03:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PRM PHUM AF
07KABUL664	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP CANDIDATES FOR INL JUSTICE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers. These individuals are selected to participate in an INL funded Regional Justice Sector training program to take place Marc [...]	2007-03-01 03:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL672	RUSSIAN FM SAYS NATO MUST LEAVE AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Drawing on Cold War rhetoric, Russian FM Lavrov told FM Spanta on February 23 that NATO must leave Afghanistan as it was an enduring presence against Russia (according to Spanta's debrief). The GOR is also worried about Iran's nuclear program and does not trust its regional intentions. [...]	2007-03-01 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NATO RU IR AF
07KABUL679	TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA FOCUSING ON HELMAND [...] Helmand Governor Wafa assesses that most districts in his province are either under the control of the Taliban or surrounded by Taliban, as Taliban and Al Qaeda are focusing on Helmand and their numbers are on the rise. Wafa wants military operations to commence in five districts in Helmand, [...]	2007-03-01 15:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL68	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA REPRESENTATIVES [...] (S) Summary: Deputy National Security Adviser Engineer Ibrahim Speenzada convened GOA representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Interior, Justice, and the National Directorate of Security on January 2 to discuss the legal basis for detention and prosecution of any detainees transferred [...]	2007-01-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL680	PRT/GARDEZ: GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH TALIBAN [...] (SBU) Paktia governor Rahmatullah Rahmat announced on Jan. 30 that he intends to move energetically and methodically to bring Zormat District, currently plagued by insurgency, under government control. He outlined a plan, developed with UNAMA, to reform the district administrative and securit [...]	2007-03-02 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL682	ANSF AMMUNITION STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT NEEDS OVERHAUL [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting of the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) Ammunition Working Group, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A) urged the MOD to destroy its stockpiles of unserviceable ammunition. The buildup of unserviceable ammunition in MOD depo [...]	2007-03-02 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL AF
07KABUL684	IDA 15 NEGOTIATIONS GOAL - SUSTAIN MULTILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-03 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL AF
07KABUL685	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) On February 22, senior USG officials responsible for Afghanistan and GoA counterparts participated in a Working Group on Governance in preparation for the Strategic Partnership plenary to be co-led on the U.S. side by U/S Burns and U/S Edelman on March 13-14. Participants agreed on a li [...]	2007-03-03 07:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL696	EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...]	2007-03-04 06:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	CASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF
07KABUL700	PRT FARAH: SEMI ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Incidents and attacks continue and security remains tenuous and uncertain, but the police now show a heightened presence with patrols and raids in Farah Province. Governing dynamics will be seriously affected as Farah deals with its third governor in less than six months. The [...]	2007-03-04 06:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PINS PREL SOCI IR AF
07KABUL722	GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]	2007-03-04 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL723	PRT FARAH: A NEW GOVERNOR TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Farah Province welcomed its third governor in six months as Mawlawi Mohideen Baluch took up office January 31. In a public speech, Baluch outlined his priorities to build a madrassa and university, improve the economy, maintain existing Iran-Afghan relations, reach out to anti-g [...]	2007-03-04 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IR AF
07KABUL752	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Polmil Deputy Counselor delivered reftel A message on March 5 to Ayoob Erfani, Director General of the MFA's UN Affairs Department. Mr. Erfani had not previously heard of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (CICNT),but said that the GOA would review the matter mindful of i [...]	2007-03-05 12:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP PARM IAEA AF

07KABUL755	TERRORIST FINANCE - USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AF
07KABUL756	AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO PUT THEIR FORCES UNDER US [...] (S) Reftel explains that the Australians wish to put their additional forces under the Special Forces rather than NATOISAF command. Several of the issues discussed in the cable are not matters of the ROE or ISAF practice, but are specifically Dutch issues and we think some of them may be outd [...]	2007-03-05 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS AS
07KABUL758	GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]	2007-03-05 15:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL759	REMAINS OF MEMORIAL TO SOVIET PILOTS AT BAGRAM AB [...] (C) Summary: In the late 1980s, members of a Soviet military unit stationed at the then Soviet Bagram Air Base constructed a memorial to five of their pilots who had been killed in action fighting the Mujahideen. There are no/no graves known or believed to be associated with the memorial. In [...]	2007-03-05 16:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS AF
07KABUL775	U.S.-AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) In the second meeting of the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Prosperity Working Group, Afghan and USG dels reaffirmed their commitment to a long-term economic partnership and advanced preparations for the March 13-14 Strategic Partnership plenary in Kabul to be co-led by Under Secretar [...]	2007-03-06 09:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL AF
07KABUL790	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ghor Province should be one of Afghanistan?s success stories, but because it remains unable to attract the resources needed to overcome its developmental deficit, the province continues to lack the wherewithal for economic and political "take-off". Marginal progress was made [...]	2007-03-07 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MARR NATO SOCI AF
07KABUL791	NOTIFICATION: TWO AFGHAN DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Please pass paragraph two information to appropriate Department of Defense colleagues to begin the transfer process: 2. (S) COL Humdard of the Afghan Ministry of Interior advised CSTC-A Detainee Operations on March 5 that he approves release of the following [...]	2007-03-07 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC PTER MARR AF
07KABUL793	AFGHANISTAN'S 2007 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's b [...]	2007-03-07 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
07KABUL804	SCENE SETTER: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Your March 13-14 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by an Afghan government eager to host the Second U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Dialogue meeting. As some Afghans begin to fear international support may be slipping, the GOA sees the Strategic Partnership as a key vehicle to r [...]	2007-03-08 16:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL805	SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]	2007-03-08 17:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL806	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PART TWO RESPONSE [...] (S) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) Expecting to receive the remainder of the GOA response on the detainee legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan custody at the Afghan National Detention Facil [...]	2007-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL827	AFGHANISTAN: H5N1 SPREADS TO 3 PROVINCES INCLUDING KABUL [...] The avian influenza outbreak in Jalalabad late last month (reftel) has spread to a total of six districts in three provinces. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in backyard poultry have now been reported in Nangarhar (3 districts),Kunar (2 districts),and Kabul (1 district) provinces. The pattern of spr [...]	2007-03-12 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF
07KABUL829	SHIA ACTIVIST DESCRIBES IRAN'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND [...] (C) According to Sayed Jawad Husseini, the leader of a minor political party, "Afghan Youth", Iran is stepping up its efforts to influence the Afghan media, education, and influential Parliamentarians. At least four television stations financed by Iran are scheduled to go on the air in April [...]	2007-03-12 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR AF
07KABUL834	LOWER HOUSE APPROVES PRESIDENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 10, the Lower House of Parliament passed the amended amnesty bill that included the President's proposed changes by a vote of 128-3. Speaker Qanooni interrupted the budget discussions in the plenary to announce that he had received the President's amendments to the bill [...]	2007-03-12 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL839	KARZAI DESCRIBES "TERRIBLE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 8 meeting with Governors Tim Pawlenty (R-MN),Janet Napolitanto (R-AZ),and Brad Henry (D-OK),Lisa Marie Cheney, Lt. Gen. Steven Blum (Chief, National Guard Bureau),and Charge, President Karzai described Afghanistan's current relationship with Pakistan as "terrib [...]	2007-03-13 02:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL852	STAFFDEL GROVE'S FEBRUARY 19-21 VISIT TO [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary: Mr. Hakan Abaci, Civilian Director of the Turkish-led PRT in Wardak province, emphasized that the PRT is mainly a "civilian" operation, which seeks to minimize the visibility of the Turkish military element that provides security for the PRT compound. He said he believes [...]	2007-03-13 12:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP MASS EAID SNAR ASEC AMGT AF
07KABUL855	ANP PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING COMMENCES [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 05:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL878	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND: TWO SUICIDE BOMBINGS, [...] (SBU) At about 1115hrs on March 13, approximately one mile south of the PRT, two DynCorp vehicles (attached to the Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) coming from Bost airfield and driving to the Lashkar Gah PRT in Helmand were the targets of an IED attack. It has not been confirmed whether it wa [...]	2007-03-15 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL881	EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Union (EU) has approved a plan for a European mission to Afghanistan aimed at enhancing training for the Afghan National Police. The ESDP mission will strengthen the European contribution to police training, of which the largest part is now the German Police Prog [...]	2007-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL882	EXBS AFGHANISTAN ADVISOR AND BORDER MANAGEMENT MONTHLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During this reporting period, the BMTF position for Border Police and Immigrations Systems Coordinator was filled. The Afghan Customs Department (ACD) drafted a proposal for transferring the Customs Police unit to MoF. The GoA accepted the Iranian proposal to fund and construc [...]	2007-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL883	AFGHAN AIRLINE IN DEFAULT WITH BOEING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Boeing has asked for assistance with a $1.8 million default by Ariana, Afghanistan's state airline, for lease payments on two Boeing 757s. Subsequent meetings with senior GoA and Ariana officials have revealed that the airline has no money to pay, but the GoA is putting together [...]	2007-03-15 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV EAIR ECON AF
07KABUL905	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]	2007-03-19 03:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL910	PRT HERAT: IRAN INCREASES VISIBILITY IN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran has recently taken steps to establish "operational centers" for police cooperation in three provinces in western Afghanistan: Nimroz, Herat and Farah. These new centers complement Iranian efforts to establish relations with Afghan security forces and increase the range of the [...]	2007-03-19 16:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL919	NATIONAL FRONT: REFERENDUM ON KARZAI? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several jihadi commanders, concerned about the worsening security situation across the country have formed a political group, the National Front (NF),with two mandates: (1) changing the system of government to a parliamentary model and (2) electing governors (vice Presidential [...]	2007-03-20 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AF
07KABUL926	AFTEL'S PUZZLING EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) State-owned Afghan Telecom plans to quadruple the number of lines the company has by an aggressive build-out of wireless and copper networks, funded by the GoA and donors. The wireless plans will put AfTel into competition with mobile service providers, which could bring charges of anti- [...]	2007-03-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN EINV ECON KPRV PGOV AF
07KABUL933	AFGHANISTAN'S PROGRESS ON THE 1386 BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 09:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL AF
07KABUL934	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR IMET [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Embassy Kabul's Defense Attache Office (DAO) to participate in international military education training at Alexa [...]	2007-03-21 09:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL935	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER [...] Post has received the following letter from Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan requesting USG assistance with purchase of 100 MW of electrical generating equipment for Kabul. 2. BEGIN TEXT Date: 13 March 2007 From: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water [...]	2007-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL94	PAKISTAN PM AZZIZ VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim characterized the January 4 visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Azziz as a "good trip." There had not been agreement on substance, but Azziz and Karzai held frank and open discussions on a range of bilateral issues. Foreign Minister S [...]	2007-01-10 06:04:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL940	PRT/KUNDUZ: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The situation on the ground in the Northeast region of Afghanistan has not changed appreciably in the past six months. The security situation remains relatively calm, with only occasional criminal or terrorist attacks against local officials and ISAF. The primary threat and cause of ins [...]	2007-03-22 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL944	PRT GHAZNI: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security and governance in Ghazni have improved over the last six months due to an increase in troops and a change in governor. Reconstruction and development appear to be moving forward, but there is still no prioritized provincial development plan. Ghazni's citizens are expe [...]	2007-03-22 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON AF EAID
07KABUL946	UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN DEBT FORGIVENESS AND DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-24 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON AF
07KABUL950	PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qal-e Now, in the western part of Afghanistan, has witnessed much progress over the last year. Residents of the capital enjoy a much better quality of life then they did under the Taliban. The PRT has had a direct impact on economic growth in the provincial capital. However, th [...]	2007-03-24 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL951	PRT/PANSHJIR: FUTURE PLANS OF THE PROVINCE I [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir Province has progressed in formulating plans for its future. The current Provincial Development Plan (PDP),a synthesis of three processes, represents a prioritization of projects, mostly infrastructure. It does not, however, match these priorities against availabl [...]	2007-03-24 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL953	PRT ASADABAD: CORRUPT TIMBER DEAL CANCELLED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An unpopular and corrupt arrangement to sell timber to three designated contractors at below-market prices in Kunar has been cancelled by President Karzai in favor of a free market approach, but the order has yet to be implemented. The privileged contractor arrangement represen [...]	2007-03-24 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL954	KOENIGS AND BOUCHER ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION, [...] (C) A special response fund to allow the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan close developmental cooperation with ISAF would advance civilian-military coordination; Washington support requested. Additionally, in a March 14 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central A [...]	2007-03-24 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF IR
07KABUL955	PRT/QALENOW: THE SPANISH BRING MODERN MEDICINE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: One of the primary objectives of the Spanish Development Agency (AECI) is to expand and improve healthcare throughout Badghis. AECI places a special focus on medical care for women and newborns. It aims to transform the central hospital in Qal-e Now into a fully functioning prov [...]	2007-03-24 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID AF
07KABUL956	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD MEETS [...] (S) Summary: The GOA has been informed that the first transfer of 13 detainees to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) is scheduled for March 25, when the facility will be formally opened; the actual transfer will occur on April 2. Post passed evidentiary files for the first transfer [...]	2007-03-25 03:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL973	PRT ASADABAD: EDUCATION FAILING IN KUNAR [...] (SBU) Education is a priority in Kunar and provides an opportunity to engage and influence communities throughout the province. Elders from every district consistently rate education -- including girls' education -- as one of their top priorities, and school buildings among their most pressin [...]	2007-03-25 13:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL975	PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL FOES INITIATE NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bamyan provincial governor Harabi Sarabi publicly disclosed that she is being investigated by the Attorney General,s office. Sarabi does not appear concerned about this investigation, which may have been initiated by her political opponents. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) At a Marc [...]	2007-03-26 04:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL979	PRT/MAZAR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan enjoys a better security situation than much of the rest of the country but drought and crime hamper development. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and the judicial system need much work but progress has begun with the ANP. The balance of power between T [...]	2007-03-26 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL99	IDPS, URBANIZATION AND THE CHANGING FACE OF AFGHAN [...] SUMMARY: Ebbing and flowing tides of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been a constant feature of the Afghan landscape for, at least, the past thirty years. Events in recent years seem only to mirror, in many ways, similar displacements following the Soviet invasion, the civil strife [...]	2007-01-10 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL996	PRT/PANSHJIR: FUTURE PLANS OF THE PROVINCE II [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir Province is changing. Its transformation will continue thanks to agents of change: a new road, radio broadcasts, cell phones, a maturing administration and an active PRT. Provincial officials have formulated specific plans to lay the foundation (ref A). Panjshir's f [...]	2007-03-26 16:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR AF
07KABUL997	PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat Province is a region of significant but still unrealized economic potential. During the past six months, the security situation has deteriorated, as has confidence in GOA institutions and leaders. Key sectors, such as the judiciary, require reform, and additional police [...]	2007-03-27 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON MARR AF IR
07KABUL998	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes and grants country clearance for Stuart Harris, Marcus Carpenter and Lauren Frese to travel to Afghanistan April 3-5 2007, per reftel. All travelers who possess U.S. Department of State badges should bring their ID for identification purposes and to obtain an Emba [...]	2007-03-27 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC AFIN AF
07KAMPALA1011	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (June 4-16, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-06-15 07:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1050	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]	2007-06-26 12:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1079	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (June 17-30, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-07-02 03:13:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1089	UGANDA: BESIGYE'S DETAINED BROTHER GRANTED BAIL [...] Summary. The High Court finally granted bail and release of Joseph Kifefe, Dr. Besigye's brother and an alleged member of the Peoples' Redemption Army (PRA),due to grave illness. The court was satisfied with the medical reports, which provided grounds for bail to be granted. Kifefe had spe [...]	2007-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM UG
07KAMPALA1090	EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION GETS BIGGER [...] Summary. Rwanda and Burundi were admitted to the East African Community (EAC) during a regional summit in Kampala on June 18. The expanded community increased the number of member states which also includes Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The EAC leaders committed to working together for socioe [...]	2007-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PNAT PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1122	UGANDA: PEOPLES' REDEMPTION ARMY SUSPECTS GRANTED AMNESTY [...] Nine treason suspects allegedly members of the Peoples Redemption Army (PRA) were granted Amnesty on July 5. The suspects are part of the first group of 23 suspects arrested in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in March 2003. Meanwhile, the High Court failed to produce [...]	2007-07-12 05:13:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM UG
07KAMPALA1159	UGANDA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS TEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary: Ugandan military and civilian officials view the U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus process as important for confidence-building between the parties and for keeping pressure up on neighbors to rein in negative forces. Ugandans argue that the process has resulted in behind-the-scen [...]	2007-07-13 08:09:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BY CG RW UG
07KAMPALA1160	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 1-14, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-07-13 08:23:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1171	SLM-Abdelshafi's Faith in UN/AU Roadmap Undermined [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Abdelshafi faction were disappointed in the failure of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue meeting to take place. After being informed by UN/AU officials that the CHD meeting was off, faction members concluded that the UN/AU may h [...]	2007-07-17 03:26:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UG SU
07KAMPALA1172	UGANDA: ROUNDUP ON STAFFDEL SMITH AND KUIKEN VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee Professional staff members Shannon Smith and Michael Kuiken visited Uganda from July 4-7, 2007 to gain further understanding on both bilateral and military relations. The team examined the ongoing peace proce [...]	2007-07-17 05:26:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI MOPS UG
07KAMPALA1187	UGANDA: RESPONSE ON FOREIGN ACQUISITION OF NATURAL [...] (C) Summary. Chinese interest in Uganda's natural resources consists largely in importing timber, copper, and cobalt. Currently, Chinese investment in these sectors is limited. Ugandan law contains a variety of legal statutes aimed at protecting biodiversity and natural resources, but natio [...]	2007-07-20 07:16:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CH PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1194	UGANDA/SOMALIA: AMISOM SECURITY FOR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Political/Economic Chief and Defense Attache personnel have raised the issue of security arrangements for the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) with Ugandan Peoples' Defense Forces Joint Chief of Staff BG Robert Rusoke and UPDF Spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye on July 18 [...]	2007-07-23 10:40:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR SO UG
07KAMPALA1197	NORTHERN UGANDA: KEEPING MOMENTUM IN THE PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The peace talks between the Government of Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are at another important juncture. Currently, the parties are consulting with the stakeholders on the mechanisms for accountability and reconciliation. We expect the recess to be extended for anoth [...]	2007-07-23 12:57:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1199	UGANDA: CORRUPTION TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (C) Summary: The Government requested a postponement of the high profile trial of former Ministry of Health officials involving the redirection of funds for immunization to political mobilization campains. The trial, which began on July 16, was delayed because the Government said it was not [...]	2007-07-24 08:10:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM UG
07KAMPALA1209	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY (August 18-23) [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]	2007-07-26 04:19:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1224	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 15-28, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-07-27 05:15:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1236	NORTHERN UGANDA: CURRENT TRENDS IN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The Juba Peace Talks are on recess while the Government of Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) undertake consultations with various stakeholders. The break has provided many observers and the Government of Uganda an opportunity to take stock of the process and potential scen [...]	2007-07-31 11:43:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1242	UGANDA: PEOPLES' REDEMPTION ARMY SUSPECTS GRANTED BAIL [...] The High Court in Arua finally granted bail to seven suspected Peoples Redemption Army (PRA) rebels currently facing murder charges. The suspects were returned to jail after failing to raise adequate bail funds. The suspects are part of the group charged with treason alongside Forum for Demo [...]	2007-08-02 09:22:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM UG
07KAMPALA1251	NORTHERN UGANDA: PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENT TO KEEP MOMENTUM [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.N. Special Envoy Chissano, the international observer team, and post concur that we consider making another public statement to keep up the momentum of the process in the wake of agreement on the general principles of accountabili [...]	2007-08-03 08:19:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1270	UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democ 2. (SBU) On August 3, the GOU protested to the Government of DRC of a m 3. (SBU) This incident comes at a time when Ugandan exploration efforts 4. (SBU) Uganda is increasingly optimistic about exploratory offshore d [...]	2007-08-07 10:28:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG
07KAMPALA1272	UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accusing DRC troops of attacking Heritage Oil installations on Lake Albert on August 3rd. Security sources affirm that a British geologist was killed. In a separate incident on July 28, four Ugan [...]	2007-08-07 10:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG
07KAMPALA1291	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 29 - AUG 10, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-08-13 05:04:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1310	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30, [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]	2007-08-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA1346	UGANDA: COURTS SET TOUGH BAIL TERMS FOR PRA SUSPECTS [...] (SBU) The High Court in Mbarara granted bail and released two suspected Peoples Redemption Army (PRA) rebels charged with murder on August 16. The court imposed a new condition, requiring each suspect to have three individuals deposit land titles as a guarantee for bail. The suspects are part [...]	2007-08-24 06:24:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM UG
07KAMPALA1351	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (AUG 11 - AUG 24, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-08-24 09:39:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1360	AFRICA BUREAU SENIOR ADVISOR ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] Summary: August 15 to 17 Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution, Timothy Shortley, traveled to northern Uganda to meet with local leaders and affected populations. The primary objectives of the trip were to discuss the peace process in Juba, including community consultations on agenda item th [...]	2007-08-27 14:45:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	UG
07KAMPALA1370	UGANDA: AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) Uganda breaks ground on USD 800 hydroelectric dam which when completed will represent the largest U.S. direct investment in the country. The GOU is reporting a recent uranium discovery by a Canadian firm. The Ministry of Finance is promising tax breaks for foreign investors which is rai [...]	2007-08-29 07:48:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA1419	SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES NORTHERN UGANDAN ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold met with a wide range of government officials, local and religious leaders, military officers, internally-displaced persons, UN officials and international donors to discuss the current situation in northern Uganda during his visit from August 26 to 30. [...]	2007-09-07 09:48:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1426	SENATOR FEINGOLD RAISES REGIONAL AND DOMESTIC [...] Summary: Senator Russell Feingold discussed Somalia, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),Congo, the war on terror, and the President's plans for the 2011 election with President Yoweri Museveni on August 28. Museveni described potential military action against the LRA in Congo as "easy" and di [...]	2007-09-11 08:24:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1429	Ugandan Perspective on Museveni-Kabila Summit [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met in Arusha, Tanzania for a two-day summit on September 7 and 8 to discuss border issues, the Lord's Resistance Army and other negative forces, and sharing of common resources. The two heads of state agre [...]	2007-09-11 13:17:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS UG CG
07KAMPALA1435	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (AUGUST 25 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-09-12 12:16:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1449	UGANDA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES LRA, CONGO, AND [...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on September 5 to discuss current developments in the negotiations with the Lord,s Resistance Army (LRA),developments in eastern Congo, and stabilizing Somalia. President Museveni, similarly to [...]	2007-09-14 09:01:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	PGOV PREL UG SU CG SO
07KAMPALA1467	NORTHERN UGANDA: PEACE PROCESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tim Shortley, Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution, traveled to Kampala with AF A/S Secretary Jendayi Frazer and remained in the region to meet with key officials in Uganda, Southern Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo from September 5-17. The GOU's lead negotiator at [...]	2007-09-20 13:24:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1482	NORTHERN UGANDA: MILITARY OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan and Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley discussed Congolese plans for dealing with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park with Ugandan officials. The meeting took place at the conclusion of t [...]	2007-09-24 13:40:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1485	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-09-25 13:37:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1486	TRIPARTITE PLUS MEETING READ-OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tripartite Plus meeting in Kampala from September 15-17 followed several significant bilateral meetings between member states. Progess on action against the negative forces remained slow, but the Democratic Republic of Congo and MONUC presented the outlines of their plan [...]	2007-09-25 13:44:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1490	UGANDA/DRC: MORE ON LAKE ALBERT CONFRONTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kampala follow-up on the incidents on Lake Albert confirm basic elements of the confrontation (retel). The details of the second incident remain in question and under investigation by a joint FARDC-MONUC-UPDF team. MONUC said that the UPDF fired unprovoked on a civi [...]	2007-09-26 14:04:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1491	UGANDA: HOMOSEXUALITY REMAINS ILLEGAL AND CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) Public resentment against homosexuality has sparked demonstrations and significant public debate over the past few months. The GOU continues to take a strong position against the practice of homosexuality in Uganda, which is illegal. A local NGO, Sexual Minorities in Uganda Group (SMUG [...]	2007-09-27 09:01:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC UG
07KAMPALA1594	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 5, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-10-16 12:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1595	UGANDA: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A look inside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's in-box reveals a range of international and regional issues, many where the U.S. also has interests. Museveni's immediate "to-do" list includes repairing relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to gain its cooperation [...]	2007-10-16 12:52:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1681	UGANDA SUPPORTIVE OF WALKER IAAC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 10:46:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AORC PREL UG
07KAMPALA1682	UGANDA CONSIDERS MONTREAL CONVENTION AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 10:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA STET PREL UG
07KAMPALA1683	UGANDA SUPPORTS AFRICA CONSENSUS ON RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 10:52:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UG
07KAMPALA1689	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (OCTOBER 6 - 19, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]	2007-10-31 07:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1691	UGANDA: PARLIAMENT INVESTIGATES AGOA ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament's Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development met October 18 to begin an inquiry into the status of companies exporting under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the implications of renewing production at Tri-Star Apparels. The inquiry comes [...]	2007-10-31 08:42:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA1693	UGANDA SUPPORTS SWING CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 12:00:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREF SMIG UG
07KAMPALA1708	UGANDA: GAVI SCANDAL TRIAL RESUMES [...] (C) Summary: The trial of former Health Ministry officials and a State House mobilizer for the diversion of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) funds resumed on October 29. The Chief Magistrate overruled two defense team motions, causing the lawyers to walk out of court. [...]	2007-11-02 08:37:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
07KAMPALA1709	UGANDA: POST DOES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Post does not assess the Democracy and Governance environment in Uganda to be conducive for a quick success for the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) pilot. Government officials, including President Museveni, have publicly complained about outside interference on gover [...]	2007-11-02 08:44:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID EUN OECD UG FR
07KAMPALA1720	NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA DEFECTOR AND NEGOTIATORS WELCOMED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Operations Chief Opio Makasi, who fled the group's camp on October 2, and the LRA's Juba Delegation arrived in Kampala on October 31 and November 1 respectively to warm welcomes and heavy press coverage. The Government continues to debrief Makasi a [...]	2007-11-05 11:46:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA1725	ALL EYES ON CHOGM; GOU UNDECIDED ON COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 12:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA UG
07KAMPALA1741	UGANDA: SOLICITOR GENERAL SQUARES OFF WITH IGG [...] (C) Summary: A continuing showdown between the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Faith Mwonhda, and the Solicitor General, Lucian Tibaruha, could have important Constitutional implications for the IGG's institutional credibility and its capacity to fight corruption. The High Court found [...]	2007-11-09 05:36:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UG
07KAMPALA1743	NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA REPORTEDLY SPLINTERING [...] (C) Summary: In a phone call to a northern Ugandan politician, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony confirmed a rupture within the LRA, and claimed that Vincent Otti was under arrest for plotting against him. GOU officials are convinced that Otti is dead. On November 7, GOU intel [...]	2007-11-09 12:35:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1752	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION IN [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning the report was relayed to PM [...]	2007-11-13 15:10:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PTER UG
07KAMPALA1756	UGANDAN MILITARY CLASHES WITH CONGOLESE REBELS [...] (SBU) A Congolese rebel associated with General Laurent Nkunda was killed during a gunfight with the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) in the southwestern district of Kisoro on November 11. In response, the GOU increased border security in the troubled area, and vowed to push forward with [...]	2007-11-15 03:59:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PREL CG UG
07KAMPALA1772	UGANDA: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON LICENSE [...] Acting Permanent Secretary of Defense Rosetta Byengoma and Joint Chief of Staff Brigadier General Robert Rusoke confirmed to PolOff on November 15 that the reftel firearms would be used by the Ugandan military for security during the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Kampala [...]	2007-11-15 15:45:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KMOC PGOV UG

07KAMPALA1774	UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...]	2007-11-16 09:32:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG
07KAMPALA1785	HUMAN RIGHTS NGO CRIES FOUL; ACCUSES INGOS OF MISTREATING [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights Focus (HRF),a widely respected local human rights organization, reported the dissatisfaction of some Ugandans working for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in northern Uganda. In the report released in September 2007, workers reportedly complaine [...]	2007-11-20 13:14:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1847	UGANDA: RULING PARTY GEARS UP FOR FIGHT OVER [...] (U) Summary: Residents in the eastern county of Bugweri, Iganga District are preparing for a second parliamentary election following a High Court ruling that nullified the February 2006 results. The court, responding to a Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) petition, noted a number of irregula [...]	2007-12-06 12:35:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
07KAMPALA1848	UGANDA MAY BE OPEN TO MANPADS STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has considered reftel Horn of Africa MANPADS Acquisition Engagement and Plan of Action Strategy for Uganda. Mechanisms proposed to help the GOU address counter-proliferation and destruction are feasible and timely. Post is confident that the GOU would welcome greater USG involv [...]	2007-12-06 12:56:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1853	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (November 3-30, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-12-07 08:30:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1894	LRA PEACE PROCESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Turmoil within the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),including the execution of LRA deputy leader Vincent Otti and recent defections, have injected uncertainty into the future of the peace process. The LRA negotiating team's consultations were set to wrap up in Uganda on December 8, but fu [...]	2007-12-17 13:29:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS PGOV SU UG
07KAMPALA1895	UGANDAN PRESIDENT MUSEVENI FLEXIBLE ON "PLAN B" [...] (C) Summary: President Yoweri Museveni does not believe that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony wants peace, but is willing to allow the peace process to continue until March. On December 14, Museveni complained to U.N. Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joachim Chissano that [...]	2007-12-17 13:39:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1904	MUSEVENI PUSHES UNSC MEMBERS FOR ACTION ON CONGO [...] (SBU) President Museveni summoned UN Security Council representatives (resident in Kampala) to a State House meeting on December 14 to criticize UN inaction in Congo. Museveni accused the UN of shirking its responsibility by not acting to counter "negative forces" in eastern Congo. In a calm [...]	2007-12-19 08:02:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS UNSC UG
07KAMPALA193	UGANDA: VOTE ON APPROVAL OF SOMALIA DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) On January 31, ruling party parliamentarians rejected the Defense Minister's motion to short-circuit parliamentary procedures to move forward a resolution to approve the Ugandan military's deployment to Somalia. In a 45-43-4 vote, ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentaria [...]	2007-02-01 02:51:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID KPKO ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA238	UGANDA: PARLIAMENTARY DEFENSE COMMITTEE TO [...] (SBU) On February 7, Parliament referred the Somalia resolution to the Defense and Internal Affairs Committee. The committee's chairperson, Rose Nsereko Namayanja, told P/E officer on February 9 that the committee was wrapping up its work on the Somalia resolution. She would be preparing the [...]	2007-02-12 02:35:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA240	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (January 27-February 9, 2007) [...] Summary: Post presents the thirteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good gove [...]	2007-02-12 04:33:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA247	UGANDA REQUESTS ACOTA SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA BOUND [...] (U) Summary: Senior Ugandan military leaders and African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program officials met in Kampala 9-10 February 2007, to discuss the possibility of ACOTA peace support operations (PSO) training and equipping support for Uganda. The Ugandans stres [...]	2007-02-12 12:06:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL UG
07KAMPALA254	UGANDA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES SOMALIA DEPLOYMENT [...] On February 13, Parliament approved the deployment of the Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces (UPDF) to Somalia. The Defense and Internal Affairs Committee presented its report recommending the approval of the mission and ruling party parliamentarians debated the resolution for 1 1/2 hours. The [...]	2007-02-13 12:54:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA297	UGANDA: Parliamentarians Concerned about Immigrants [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, 2007, RefCoord met with parliamentarians Stephen Mukitale and Beatrice Mpairwe of Bulisa district, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). RefCoord asked for the meeting to determine how IDP and refugee settlements impacted the local economy. H [...]	2007-02-20 11:42:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PINS UG
07KAMPALA311	UGANDA'S MUSEVENI PRAISES U.S. AND AGOA [...] President Museveni expressed gratitude to the United States for opening its markets. In a speech on February 23 celebrating the first shipment of 100 percent Ugandan made organic cotton t-shirts to the United States, Museveni said, "the fact that the eleven trillion dollar U.S. market is open [...]	2007-02-26 07:03:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA312	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD (FEB 27-28) [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money, and logistics. Uganda cooperates fully in the War on Terror, and is highly receptive to U.S. training and presence. On the humanitarian and develo [...]	2007-02-23 03:10:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA317	UGANDA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: Phenix textiles shipped its first consignment of 100 percent Ugandan made organic cotton t-shirts to the United States. Uganda has been designated to lead African countries in the next round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. The Gates Foundation is providing over USD [...]	2007-02-26 07:04:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA341	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 10-26, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: Post presents the fourteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]	2007-02-28 10:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA342	UGANDA: ACTION ITEMS ON SOMALIA FROM EUCOM DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command General William Ward, discussed a wide range of issues with Ugandan military and civilian officials during his visit to Uganda from February 27 to 28. Ward praised President Museveni's commitment to regional stability. Senior military off [...]	2007-02-28 12:28:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA345	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]	2007-03-01 03:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA364	UGANDA: 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1737 [...] Per Reftel, the U.S. report on UNSC 1737 and key points were delivered to Rhoda Kaisha and Isaac Sublime, International Affairs Directorate, and Nicholas Chaka, Director, Americas Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 1. BROWNING [...]	2007-03-02 05:48:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY UG
07KAMPALA367	UGANDA: GOVERNMENT RE-ARRESTS PRA SUSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government re-arrested the remaining Peoples Redemption Army (PRA) suspects, after they were released on bail on March 1, during a confrontation that turned violent on the premises of the High Court. Over the past year, the Executive and President Museveni have defied two [...]	2007-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM PINS UG
07KAMPALA377	UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...]	2007-03-05 10:58:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
07KAMPALA399	UGANDA: ROUNDUP ON MCCORMICK-POWELL VISIT [...] Summary: David McCormick, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and Dina Powell, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs led a delegation through Uganda from March 2-5. The delegation came to observe the impact of foreign assistance and public di [...]	2007-03-07 11:05:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID PGOV PHUM PREF UG
07KAMPALA448	NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA LEADER JOSEPH KONY AGREES TO RESUME [...] Summary: Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Rugunda described the discussions between Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony and United Nations Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joaquim Chissano on March 11 as "positive and constructive." Rugunda said that he anticipated anothe [...]	2007-03-14 05:46:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA449	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 27-March 9, 2007) [...] Summary: Post presents the fifteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governanc [...]	2007-03-14 05:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA457	UGANDA: MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uganda's Foreign Minister visited Iran and encouraged closer economic ties between the two countries. The European Union's effort to sign a new Economic Partnership Agreement faced resistance from the government of Uganda. Ugandan cargo flights to the European Union resume aft [...]	2007-03-14 11:06:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA463	UGANDA: GOVERNMENT CLOSURE OF NATIONTV [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government's closure of NationTV and concurrent demands on its sister organization, Monitor Publications, highlight the Ugandan Government's questionable commitment to an independent media. In exchange for allowing the station to broadcast, President Museveni has reportedly [...]	2007-03-15 10:43:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO UG
07KAMPALA488	UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW [...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]	2007-03-21 04:31:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA511	UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW [...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]	2007-03-23 03:05:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA526	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (March 10-23, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: Post presents the sixteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good g [...]	2007-03-27 08:05:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA561	UGANDA: SAVE THE CHILDREN UGANDA ALLEGES ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Save the Children Uganda, an auxiliary non-governmental organization (NGO) to Save the Children USA, released a report on an alleged Ugandan military attack in Karamoja that killed 66 children and 20 adults. At Save the Children USA's request, Save the Children Uganda shared t [...]	2007-03-30 07:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN MOPS SOCI UG
07KAMPALA577	GOVERNMENT DEMANDS ACTION AGAINST UGANDAN REBELS IN CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following recent infiltrations of Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebels into western Uganda from bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),the Ugandan Government formally protested to the DRC and the U.N. Mission in Congo (MONUC). The Ugandan military killed over 46 ADF r [...]	2007-04-03 01:42:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL PGOV PTER UG ASEC PHUM
07KAMPALA581	UGANDA MOVES FORWARD WITH ACOTA PROGRAM FOR SOMALIA-BOUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Ugandan military leaders and African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program officials met in Kampala from March 29-30 2007, to plan peace support operations (PSO) training for Uganda's Somalia-bound peacekeepers. The ACOTA team also began laying the [...]	2007-04-04 08:45:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL UG
07KAMPALA589	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (March 23-April 6, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: Post presents the seventeenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]	2007-04-06 03:59:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA630	NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA TALKS TO RESUME APRIL 23 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10 for proposed press guidance. 2. (SBU) Summary: Negotiations between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are set to resume in Juba, Southern Sudan on April 26. The two parties agreed to extend the Cessation of Hos [...]	2007-04-16 10:46:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU
07KAMPALA637	UGANDA: ADF CLASH WITH UPDF NEAR TOURIST LODGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) and the rebel Allied Democratic Front (ADF) continue to clash in western Uganda. American citizens in the region have been warned to avoid traveling in the Bundidugyo District and the popular Semliki Safari Lodge has closed for two weeks [...]	2007-04-17 06:28:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC MOPS PINR UG
07KAMPALA647	UGANDA: APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The government of Uganda (GOU) continues its efforts to attract foreign investment and exports to the United States, and protect American goods against counterfeiters. On a less positive note, a protest to protect a forest from being sold to investors turned violent as proteste [...]	2007-04-18 07:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV UG
07KAMPALA669	UGANDA: OFFICIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH ERITREA ON [...] (C) Summary: President Museveni and Foreign Minister Kutesa held two separate, but similar, meetings with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki over the issue of external support for Somali factions. Museveni and Kutesa asked that Eritrea end its support for the Islamic Courts in early April an [...]	2007-04-20 10:05:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA727	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (April 7-30, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: Post presents the eighteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]	2007-04-30 09:26:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA744	UGANDA: IF A TREE FALLS IN MABIRA FOREST, WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: The April 12 and 17 violence associated with the campaign to stop the sale of land in the Mabira Forest to foreign investors continues to reverberate throughout Uganda's political arena. Five people died after frustrations were taken out on Asians during violent confrontations. [...]	2007-05-02 07:12:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SENV UG
07KAMPALA778	UGANDA: ACOTA TRAINING STRATEGY CONFERENCE SHAPES PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan military leaders and planners and African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program officials and training specialists joined a four-day Training Strategy Conference (TSC) in Jinja, Uganda, to develop a strategy for near and mid-term Peace Support Op [...]	2007-05-10 05:23:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR KPKO UG
07KAMPALA780	UGANDA TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA'S UNHRC MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 06:50:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UG
07KAMPALA842	NORTHERN POLITICIANS SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Africa Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan discussed the prospects for peace, the commitment of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Government of Uganda to a negotiated settlement, justice and accountability mechanisms, and potential pressure on the LRA would be usefu [...]	2007-05-16 05:01:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA854	UGANDA/SOMALIA: MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VIEWPOINTS [...] (C) Summary: Support for Uganda's deployment to Somalia remains firm among Ugandan military and civilian officials. During Africa Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan's visit to Uganda from May 7-9, the Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense Forces, and parliamentarians raised a number [...]	2007-05-18 09:16:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE UG
07KAMPALA865	NRM WINS CONTROVERSIAL EASTERN REGION BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party won two district seats in eastern Uganda but lost another in the first by-elections held under a multiparty system. Despite President Museveni's active campaigning, there was a low voter turnout of less than 50 percent of reg [...]	2007-05-21 09:15:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UG
07KAMPALA871	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 1-18, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-05-22 07:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA883	SUDAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT: KAMPALA-BASED DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction tied to Ahmed Abdelshafi, based in Kampala, wants a reconciliation conference among the various SLM factions. Abdelshafi is expected back in Kampala in the next week. His faction claims to have assumed Abdelwahid El-Nur's leadership [...]	2007-05-23 10:11:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA909	UGANDA: CORRUPTION SCANDAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The arrests of former health officials implicated in an immunization fund scandal has set in motion a chain of events with an uncertain outcome and potentially damaging implications for the Museveni family and other key political actors. Military and police arrested two former [...]	2007-05-29 10:04:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KCRM UG
07KAMPALA917	SUDAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT-ABDELSHAFI RETURNS TO [...] (SBU) Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Ahmed Abdelshafi Toba returned to Uganda on May 26. On May 27, P/E Chief met with Abdelshafi on May 27, who proudly showed off photographs of the Sudanese helicopter and pilot that his faction downed, and of meetings with U.S. and United N [...]	2007-05-30 00:54:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA964	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 19-June 2, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting MissionQs objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to socia [...]	2007-06-05 12:02:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA968	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 19-June 2, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-06-06 03:52:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAPALA518	UGANDA: QUESTIONABLE WORLD BANK TENER DECISION AFFECTS US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Uganda GOU) conducted a tender for 50 megawatts of theral generators to help alleviate the current gap n power brought on by diminished hydroelectric powr. and moved to consider the bid ranked second. After reviewing tender bids, including additionalsupporting [...]	2007-03-26 09:00:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
07KARACHI755	SINDH GOVERNOR ON BHUTTO BOMBING AND INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 23, the Ambassador and Consul General (CG) met with Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad. The Governor provided his official perspective on the security issues surrounding the October 19 attack on Pakistan People,s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent investi [...]	2007-10-29 10:34:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK
07KARACHI756	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO ON SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION OF KARACHI ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: During an October 23 meeting in Karachi, Pakistan People,s Party Chairman Benazir Bhutto told the Ambassador that she was dissatisfied with the government's investigation of the October 19 bombing that targeted her motorcade. The Ambassador noted we had absolutely no evidence anyone [...]	2007-10-29 10:36:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK
07KARACHI784	SINDH GOVERNOR SUMMONS THE CONSULAR CORPS TO HIGH [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, 2007, the Governor of Sindh summoned all Consuls General for a meeting to explain and justify the recent declaration of a State of Emergency. Within the one-sided conversation, the Governor touched upon press freedom, judicial activism, and how the abuse of freed [...]	2007-11-06 12:30:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC CASC PK
07KARACHI861	MQM LEADERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leaders discussed their election plans at a meeting with the Consul General (CG) at their party headquarters on December 13, 2007. The MQM sees itself as a national party and will field candidates throughout Pakistan. Party leaders have been in [...]	2007-12-14 06:26:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PK
07KARACHI869	CONTINUING ORDEAL OF MUNIR MALIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Supreme Court Bar Association President Munir Malik has been released from detention and hopes to travel from hospital to the UK for treatment of renal failure. Malik alleges that he is suffering due to abuse he received while in jail; the government claims this is a pr [...]	2007-12-18 17:59:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PK
07KATHMANDU1001	BHUTANESE REFUGEES WORRY ABOUT ONGOING [...] (C) Recent press reports in Nepal and India have concluded that 70,000 - 80,000 Nepali-ethnic Bhutanese, called Lhotsampa, were not permitted to participate in the mock elections held in Bhutan in April. The reports also suggested that these people might be subject to eviction from Bhutan. G [...]	2007-05-18 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU1002	UNMIN CHIEF CONFIRMS VERIFICATION, ELECTION PREP [...] (C) UNMIN Chief Ian Martin told the Ambassador May 17 that he continued to urge the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists to allow the second phase of combatant verification to begin, but so far had seen little movement. Martin and visiting Senior UN Political Affairs Officer for South A [...]	2007-05-18 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU1003	NEPAL: SILENCE HANDICAPS OHCHR [...] (C) On May 17, the Ambassador told Lena Sundh, the Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR),that OHCHR's silence regarding the Young Communist League (YCL) was destroying OHCHR's credibility. Sundh assured the Ambassador that OHCHR was preparing [...]	2007-05-18 12:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
07KATHMANDU1008	NEPAL: NEW PEACE MINISTER STARTING TO MAKE PROGRESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador May 18 that Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel was getting things done. Under his leadership, the Government of Nepal (GON) was finally starting to come to grips, most importantly, with conditions in t [...]	2007-05-21 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU1009	NEPAL: MAOIST COMBATANT VERIFICATION TO BEGIN SOON [...] (C) On May 21, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Suresh Chalise confirmed to Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Hugins that the Maoists had agreed to allow verification of Maoist combatants to begin. Chalise expected verification might commence within a week. Prime Minister [...]	2007-05-21 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU1027	UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES MEETS WITH CORE [...] (C) On May 23, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres thanked the Core Group in Kathmandu for paving the way for third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. He had observed in his May 22 meetings that the Government of Nepal (GON) had accepted and endorsed a [...]	2007-05-23 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV CH BT NP
07KATHMANDU1028	NEPAL: FORMER PM: "EVERYONE IS KEEPING MUM" [...] (C) On May 23, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that King Gyanendra had no intention to step down. Thapa had told Gyanendra that it might be wise to abdicate in order to "preserve [...]	2007-05-23 12:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN PTER NP
07KATHMANDU1032	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO NEPAL [...] Barry, I'm delighted that you are able to make it out to Nepal at this crucial point in the country's history. You will find a country that is teetering on the brink of becoming either a showcase for democratic transformation or a failed or totalitarian state threatening stability in the reg [...]	2007-05-24 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PTER NP
07KATHMANDU1033	NEPAL: CHINESE AMBASSADOR AGREES MAOISTS HAVE NOT [...] (C) The Maoists have not given up violence and intimidation, agreed Chinese Ambassador Zheng Xianglin in a May 23 meeting with the Ambassador. The two Ambassadors also discussed splinter ethnic groups in the Terai, their potential impact on elections, and the Maoist reaction to these groups. [...]	2007-05-24 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF PHUM KDEM CH NP
07KATHMANDU1035	MELAMCHI FIASCO HAS JAPANESE WONDERING ABOUT [...] (C) On May 24, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka indicated to the Ambassador that Japanese soft lending may be affected by recent mishandling of the Melamchi Water Supply Project by Minister of Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami. Her decision to refuse to award the management contract [...]	2007-05-25 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ADB ABLD JA NP
07KATHMANDU104	NEPAL: INDIANS WANT POLICE ADVISORS, EXPLOSIVES [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee requested a meeting with the Ambassador January 18 to relay New Delhi's concern with references in the draft UN Security Resolution (UNSCR) on Nepal to police advisors as well as the U.S.-proposed clause on explosive devices. Ambassador Mukherjee said that, whil [...]	2007-01-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
07KATHMANDU1042	NEPAL: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO RAISE PENDING [...] (C) In response to a request from the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pradhan agreed May 24 to raise the U.S. interest in a speedy process for parents with pending Nepali adoptions with Maoist Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Biswokarma and in the cabinet. At the same time, the Am [...]	2007-05-25 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS KFRD KOCI PREF PTER EAID ADB
07KATHMANDU1045	NEPAL: MADHESI CONCERNS ARE PRIORITY IN CENTRAL [...] (C) Political leaders and government officials in the capitals of three Central and Eastern Terai districts -- Janakpur, Siraha, and Biratnagar -- expressed concern to Emboff during a May 16-18 visit that political turmoil in the troubled Southern borderland with India would increase dramatica [...]	2007-05-25 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM IN NP
07KATHMANDU105	NEPAL: UN ARMS MONITORING BEGINS [...] (C) On January 17, Ian Martin's political advisor John Norris told the Deputy Chief of Mission that the UN arms monitoring team had begun the arms management process at the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) 3rd Division cantonment site in Chitwan District at around noon. The process began with [...]	2007-01-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN IN NP
07KATHMANDU1058	NEPAL: NEW ELECTION DATE STILL PROVING ELUSIVE [...] (C) A leading Nepali Congress - Democratic politician told the Ambassador May 28 that the governing Eight-Party Alliance was still at loggerheads over a new date for the Constituent Assembly election. According to Member of Parliament Minendra Rijal, Alliance meetings on May 27 and 28 failed t [...]	2007-05-29 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1059	AMBASSADOR VISITS BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS, [...] (SBU) On May 25, despite rocks thrown by Young Communist League activists in Jhapa District (ref A),the Ambassador held several successful meetings with refugee teachers, youth and the elected camp management. Questions regarding resettlement were largely practical. On May 26, Communist Par [...]	2007-05-29 13:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1064	NEPAL: PURE PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM FOR CONSTITUENT [...] (C) In two recent meetings, IFES Country Representative Peter Erben told the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission that the Government of Nepal's agenda for the Constituent Assembly election was largely stalled. Certain steps, such as the registration of political parties, were moving ahead, but man [...]	2007-05-30 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1069	AMBASSADOR URGES HOME MINISTER TO HOLD MAOISTS [...] (C) In a May 30 meeting with Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, the Ambassador sharply criticized the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) for attacking his vehicle in Jhapa on May 25 and for threatening and intimidating Nepalese with impunity across the country. The Maoist leade [...]	2007-05-30 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM ASEC PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1077	NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS GROWING INCREASING [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 22 and May 30 both Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),and Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (CPN-UML),blamed Prime Minister Koirala for [...]	2007-05-31 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1078	ROYAL CONFIDANT SAYS PROGRESS ON "DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador May 30 that he and others were working to build a democratic front that would unite the main political parties in support of the Prime Minister. The front would then pressure the Maoists to uphold peace agreement commitments. Rana repor [...]	2007-05-31 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU1089	FOREIGN MINISTER HOPES FOR MORE PROGRESS ON MAOIST [...] (C) On May 31, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Barry Lowenkron highlighted to Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan U.S. concern regarding continued Maoist abuses; he also stressed the need to set a timetable for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and to include marginalized ethnic [...]	2007-06-01 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PTER PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1091	NEPAL: SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT HOPEFUL POLITICAL [...] (C) Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty May 31 that the governing Eight-Party Alliance had reached an informal understanding on a new date for a Constituent Assembly ele [...]	2007-06-01 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF NP
07KATHMANDU1092	NEPAL: ELECTION COMMISSION HAS PLAN BUT LACKS LAWS [...] (C) Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty May 31 that the externalities, including the uncertain security situation and the absence of election legislation, were the Election [...]	2007-06-01 13:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1093	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER RESOLUTE THAT ELECTION BE [...] (C) On June 1, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala explained to Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and the Ambassador that the Eight-Party Alliance had agreed the day before to hold the Constituent Assembly election in November. All of the parties had si [...]	2007-06-02 05:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1099	OHCHR FAILING TO REPORT ON MAOIST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On May 31 Lena Sundh, head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, defended her recent newspaper interview in which she slammed the failure by the Government of Nepal (GON) to implement its human rights commitments while saying nothing about Maoist abuses [...]	2007-06-04 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1112	INDIAN AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGES MAOISTS ARE OUT OF [...] (C/NF) Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador June 4 that the Maoists had intensified their campaign of threats and intimidation. Mukherjee admitted he was being recalled by the Government of India (GOI) for consultations amid fears that the Maoists were out of control. [...]	2007-06-05 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN NP
07KATHMANDU1116	NEPAL: MEETING LEAHY AMENDMENT CONDITIONS ON [...] (C) There is a strong case for certifying that the requirements of the Leahy Amendment for U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) have been met for Nepal given the significant progress the Government of Nepal (GON) has made in restoring human rights. Resumption of FMF is also in U.S. national [...]	2007-06-05 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1117	KATAWAL CONFIRMS NEPAL ARMY'S COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal(COAS) told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty June 1 that the Nepal Army (NA) was uncomfortable with the prospect of working under a "leftist" regime. Katawal explained th [...]	2007-06-06 10:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP
07KATHMANDU1118	NEPAL: MINORITY LEADERS DEMAND MEANINGFUL ELECTIONS [...] (C) On May 31, three leaders from politically underrepresented groups and a human rights leader expressed to visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty their concerns about equal representation in the Government and a meaningful C [...]	2007-06-06 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1119	NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL NGOS PESSIMISTIC ON NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) The IFES Country Representative, Asia Foundation Country Representative, and Carter Center Field Director told Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron on June 2 that many complex issues would have be resolved if the Government of Nepal hoped to [...]	2007-06-06 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1132	HOME MINISTER RELINQUISHES ROLE AS NEGOTIATOR WITH [...] (C) Home Minister Sitaula stressed to the Ambassador June 6 that "it was no longer my job" to negotiate with Maoists on behalf of the Seven-Party Alliance. Peace and Reconstruction Minister Poudel would now be taking the lead. Sitaula told the Ambassador that the four Young Communist League [...]	2007-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF KDEM BT NP
07KATHMANDU1133	NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER CLAIMS ATTACK ON AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) On June 5, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who is the second-most senior Maoist leader, phoned the British Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Bute, to ask that he pass two messages to the U.S. Embassy. According to Bute, Bhattarai said that the May 25 stoning by Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) activ [...]	2007-06-07 13:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KSEC NP
07KATHMANDU1137	NEPAL: NHRC STILL AWAITING COMMISSIONERS [...] (C) On June 1, Acting Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Padma Mathema, told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that the absence of Commissioners was the NHRC's most critical concern. Mathema said that she had stressed to [...]	2007-06-08 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1142	MELAMCHI: ADB'S $350 MILLION DREAM IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) The future of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) USD 350 million Melamchi Water Supply Project has grown increasingly uncertain since the new Maoist Minister for Physical Planning and Construction, Hisila Yami, decided in early May to postpone awarding the contract for the management of [...]	2007-06-11 13:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID SENV NP
07KATHMANDU1167	NEPAL: ACTIVE MAOISTS, INACTIVE POLICE IN POKHARA [...] (C) In Pokhara on June 12, Western Region Administrator Medini Sharma told the Ambassador that attacks by the Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) were ongoing, despite police efforts to "coordinate with security forces and political parties." Political party representatives from the Nepali Co [...]	2007-06-13 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1168	UNMIN CHIEF SAYS MAOIST COMBATANT VERIFICATION TO [...] (C) Ian Martin, the head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),announced at a June 12 press conference that UNMIN would begin verification of Maoist combatants on June 14. Martin also highlighted the importance of public security for a free and fair Constituent Assembly election an [...]	2007-06-13 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR KDEM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1188	KILLINGS OF MAOISTS IN TERAI PROMPT DELAY IN [...] (C) United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Ian Martin told the Ambassador June 14 that the launch of the second phase of UNMIN's registration of Maoist "combatants" -- combatant verification -- had been unexpectedly delayed. He indicated the senior Maoist leadership had decided to hold [...]	2007-06-15 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID PHUM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1191	NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) Post's avian influenza (AI) working group held a virtual meeting on June 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of more reported outbreaks in nearby Bangladesh. Post is actively monitoring the situation and continuing awareness [...]	2007-06-18 05:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP
07KATHMANDU1194	SPEAKER NEMWANG UPBEAT AFTER PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On June 15 the Ambassador congratulated Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang on the Interim Parliament's passage on June 14 of the key Constituent Assembly Members Election Act. The Speaker emphasized that he and others had made great efforts to ensure the election process woul [...]	2007-06-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1196	FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER CALLS FOR U.S. TO TALK TO [...] (C) In meetings with the Ambassador on June 14 and 16, and strongly in a June 16 press conference, former President Jimmy Carter called for the United States to end its policy of not meeting with the Maoists. Although press reports claimed in the wake of Mr. Carter's June 15 session with Maoi [...]	2007-06-18 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
07KATHMANDU1197	NEPAL: INDIAN OFFICIALS TAKE TOUGHER STAND ON [...] (C) On June 15, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee confirmed to the Ambassador that the Government of India had taken a tougher line on Maoist abuses. Mukherjee's recent visit to New Delhi had coincided with the visit of Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist General Secretary Ma [...]	2007-06-18 13:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MARR IN NP
07KATHMANDU1204	UNDP PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE TO UNMIN [...] (C) UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Matthew Kahane told the Ambassador June 18 that UNDP was contributing the majority of the over 100 UN personnel deployed to manage verification of Maoist combatants. Kahane said the duration of the process would depend on whether the [...]	2007-06-19 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID KDEM UN NP

07KATHMANDU121	RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD NP

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