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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06KABUL2436 | SITREP 5/29 1600: MILITARY CONVOY ACCIDENT LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A vehicle accident on the outskirts of Kabul involving a US military supply convoy resulted in at least one Afghan casualty and led to rioting around Kabul on May 29. The situation in Kabul as of 1600 local time was calm except for some small protests in the northwestern suburbs [...] | 2006-05-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL2467 | PRT HERAT: NO EVIDENCE OF AFGHAN WOMEN'S BILL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to "My War at Home", a recently published book by young Afghan-American Masuda Sultan, an "Afghan Women's Bill of Rights" (AWBR) was delivered to the GOA and widely disseminated throughout the country prior to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. Afghan sources and USG and [...] | 2006-05-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AF |
06KABUL2468 | PARLIAMENT REJECTS SHINWARI AS CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 27, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament rejected two additional Supreme Court nominations, including conservative Chief Justice Shinwari. END SUMMARY. Vote Count ---------- 2. (SBU) The rejection of Shinwari and additional nominee Roostayi brings the total numb [...] | 2006-05-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2471 | PRT/PAKTIKA Q JOURNEY TO WAZA KHWA Q [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2472 | PRT/PANJSHIR Q BIG TEST FOR AMMO REMOVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UNDP/ANBP program to remove mines and ammunition from Panjshir is reaching a critical juncture. As it nears successful completion of work at the site of Parakh, it now takes on a greater challenge at Paranday, both in terms of depot size and local resistance. UNDP/ANBP of [...] | 2006-05-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2473 | PARLIAMENT REACTS TO CONVOY CRASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan Parliament resumed debate on security in closed session on Tuesday, May 30. According to MPs, the US military convoy vehicle accident of May 29 was discussed, but debate quickly moved to larger security issues. No statements were made calling into quest [...] | 2006-05-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF |
06KABUL25 | PRT/BAMYAN: LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE HIGHLIGHT PLUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bamyan police found a 1.9 ton opium cache stashed away in caves near Bamyan City, and arrested three suspects. Counter-narcotics officials from Kabul and a gaggle of press witnessed the PRT weigh, transport, and burn the opium on December 28. Behind the scenes, however, the go [...] | 2006-01-03 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL2512 | PARLIAMENT'S STATEMENT ON US CONVOY ACCIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, the Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) issued a press release summarizing its debate on the US convoy crash on May 29. The release called for legal action against those responsible for the crash. While the release is non-binding, it accurately [...] | 2006-06-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF |
06KABUL2529 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PAKISTAN DELEGATION [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Ambassador Ryan Crocker; Tim Wilder, POL; Col. Cris Allen, ODRP; Chris DeAngelis, ECON; Scott York, RAO; Hollis Summers, REF; Eric Alm, ARSO; Sherry Carlin, USAID; Lisa Johnson, NAS; Col. Charles Robinson, DAO; Bill Dyer, DEA, and Mohammed Motiwala, Staff Aide, and grant [...] | 2006-06-04 09:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA AF |
06KABUL2551 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES REVISED BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly approved a revised national budget, including modest increases in government salaries and payments to the disabled, on June 3. The new budget, which did not go above the previously agreed ceiling, accommodates Parliament's most significant concerns; [...] | 2006-06-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KDEM AF |
06KABUL2552 | RECONCILIATION PROGRAM HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) The Independent Commission for the Program for Strengthening Peace (PTS) - the Afghan-led reconciliation process - held a conference on May 15 with representatives of Coalition and ISAF PRTs in order to familiarize them with the PTS process and to give the heads of the six regional PTS [...] | 2006-06-05 04:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF |
06KABUL257 | PRT/QALAH-E NAW: MP BIOS: BADGHIS PROVINCE [...] Summary: This cable provides biographic information on three members of the Afghan National Assembly from Badghis province. Azita Rafat is a young female activist focused on development for her province and with a particular concern about the Badghis custom of selling girls. Yaqub Khan is [...] | 2006-01-18 06:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID PHUM KJUS AF KFEM |
06KABUL258 | PRT/BAMYAN: POOR FACILITIES, CORRUPTION PLAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The law enforcement organs in Bamyan are on life support. Poorly paid, equipped, and trained police do little to counter lawlessness in the Central Highlands. Police and prosecution corruption exacerbates and undermines the people's already shaky faith in Central Government aut [...] | 2006-01-18 06:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL2601 | PRT/KUNDUZ: STRONG INDICATIONS THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are strong indications that the May 30 attack on a USAID alternative livelihoods contractor in the remote river valley district of Darayeen in Badakhshan province was perpetrated by local drug lords who feared that the contractor was undermining their multimillion dolla [...] | 2006-06-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL2619 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BRENT HARTLEY AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Brent Hartley, EUR/RPM Incoming Principal Deputy Director and Richard Olson, Incoming DCM USNATO, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 12-14, 2006, to participate in a delegation led by SACEUR General Jones. Control Officer is Marie Richa [...] | 2006-06-08 12:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL265 | PRT/KHOST: BOMBINGS IN KHOST TARGET CIVILIANS; NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 10:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER |
06KABUL2685 | PRT/FARAH - DIAG PHASE 1, MILESTONE OR MILLSTONE? [...] (C) Summary: Phase I Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) commenced May 21 in Farah, with great official fanfare. Although the televised event was high on GOA and ISAF voltage, a last minute change of IAG lists by the Herat DIAG Committee led to participation of only two of nineteen IA [...] | 2006-06-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF |
06KABUL2687 | PRT/PAKTIKA PAKTITA FOUR DISTRICTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An early June journey to and assessment of four districts in western Paktika ka revealed districts with generally little infrastructure and little support from the central government. Despite certain similarities, these districts differ in their support for the government and [...] | 2006-06-13 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2703 | PRT/GARDEZ SECURITY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Gardez recently visited the remote Logar district of Azra, which borders Pakistan, to secure and remove an arms cache handed over to the DIAG program. ANP control is limited to the physical bounds of the station itself and the communitys security is completely controlled b [...] | 2006-06-14 04:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2704 | PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan National Assembly have drafted revisions to the Provincial Council Law, which will be considered by the Wolesi Jirga upon their return from recess in July. The revisions would strengthen the role of Provincial Councils in provincial governance, giving [...] | 2006-06-14 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2707 | AFGHAN BUDGET DEBATE (C-NE6-00713) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is a response to Department's request for additional reporting on the Afghan National Assembly debate on the budget (REF A). END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Below are the responses, by question: A. What were the major points of debate on the budget? Please see REF C, par [...] | 2006-06-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN ECON PGOV AF |
06KABUL2717 | SWED AMB: "NOT A SITUATION TO PULL OUT, THIS IS A [...] (C) The Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan met with the Ambassador to discuss growing concern from Swedish officials over increased violence in Afghanistan. Despite the increase, Ambassador Wilkens strongly believed that progress would only be made if the international community inc [...] | 2006-06-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL2718 | KUNAR TRIP HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR MORE AFGHAN INPUT [...] SUMMARY: Increasing Afghans, involvement in development projects was one of the main themes of the Ambassador,s June 4 trip to the PRT in Asadabad, Kunar province. The Ambassador met with Governor Wafa, members of the local shura, and students from a nearby school who were an enthusiastic audi [...] | 2006-06-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL2723 | CODEL HAYES MEETS KARZAI, WARDAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 31, Congressmen Robin Hayes (R-NC),Joe Wilson (R-SC),Jeff Miller (R-FL),Richard Keller (R-FL),and Henry Cuellar (D-TX),and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) met separately with Defense Minister Wardak and President Karzai. The President blamed the recent distu [...] | 2006-06-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2727 | PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION: REVIEW AND ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly ended its first session on June 5 having achieved several key milestones, including the confirmation of 20 ministers and the passage of the budget. Notable trends in the first session of Parliament included occasional hints of ethnic divisions beneat [...] | 2006-06-15 11:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2736 | PROBATION BOARD FOR POLICE LIST ADDITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: With considerable U.S. input, international community representatives agreed on June 14 that the Probation Board for the dozen or so problem cases on the new police list should establish objective, forward-looking standards and meet periodically over a period of four months to [...] | 2006-06-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL275 | AFGHAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: UPCOMING AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly (NA) will resume session on Saturday, January 21. On the immediate agenda are continued discussion on rules of procedure and the formation of political groups and committees. Debate on approving the Cabinet and transitional laws will most likely [...] | 2006-01-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2759 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. GOVERNORS [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Governor Mark Sanford, Governor Frank Murkowski, Governor John Hoeven, Mr, Anthony Welcher, Mr. Dan Wilmot, Major General Michael Summarall, Major Patrick Lewis and Lt. Col Roger Carstens, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 22-23, 2006, [...] | 2006-06-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP ASEC AF |
06KABUL276 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: DOING HARD TIME IN URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG team visiting Uruzgan Provincial Prison found that the warden and prison guards, although untrained, were paid regularly and were interested in receiving training and improving the facility. The prison and administrative buildings were largely crumbling mud-brick structu [...] | 2006-01-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS AF |
06KABUL2765 | PRT FARAH FROM THREATENED CIVIL STRIFE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Village elders from Gullistan District in northern Farah requested help from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to resolve extortion, theft, and freedom of movement problems stemming from corrupt and abusive practices by Purchaman District Manager Salim Mobarez. The elde [...] | 2006-06-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV AF |
06KABUL2781 | GOA REPLY TO REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FIVE [...] (SBU) Polmiloff contacted Afghan National Security Council officer for detainee affairs Jamil Bahramy regarding the five individuals listed reftel, to confirm whether the GOA would be willing to accept these individuals back from Guantanamo through the reconciliation program (PTS). Bahramy, a [...] | 2006-06-19 10:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWCR PHUM PINS AF |
06KABUL2786 | MOHAQEQ, FAHIM CONCERNED OVER MILITIAS. FAHIM [...] (C) Both Hajji Mohammed Mohaqeq and Marshal Fahim were against the idea of implementing militias to improve security across Afghanistan. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, each expressed the desire to create a nationally representative group if additional security is needed. Using tribal [...] | 2006-06-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SNAR PREL AF |
06KABUL2787 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN AF |
06KABUL2802 | DRAFT AFGHAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council (ONSC),in consultation with relevant Ministries, the U.S. mission, and its own contracted legal expert, has developed a legal framework for Afghan detainee operations. The framework, as briefed to the polmiloff and representatives of CFC-A, a [...] | 2006-06-21 02:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KWCR AF |
06KABUL2819 | CRIMINAL LAW REVISION SPURS NEW LEVEL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 06:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2827 | DIAG CHAIRMAN OUTLINES NEEDED STEPS BY GOA [...] (C) At the June 16 DIAG Forum, Chairman Nuristani said he recognized that the DIAG process was in serious difficulty. He outlined several points on which action needed to be taken, either by the international community or, in more cases, by elements of the GOA. 2. (C) Nuristani started by [...] | 2006-06-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL2829 | PRT/KUNDUZ NEW POLICE CHIEF IN KUNDUZ [...] (SBU) Note: Below is the first reporting shared with the Embassy by the German PRT in Konduz. We hope to make this a precedent, not only for the Germans but for the other non-US PRTs as well. We are working with ISAF, as part of its PRT Coherence Plan to pool as much PRT reporting as possi [...] | 2006-06-22 07:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2840 | SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...] | 2006-06-24 02:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF |
06KABUL2841 | ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...] | 2006-06-24 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF |
06KABUL2847 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAS GASTRIGHT AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John Gastright, Virginia Palmer, David Kilcullen, Daniel Green, and Meghan Bradley, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 25-29, 2006, to discuss security and counter-terrorism efforts. Control Officer is Chris Hensman, Political Officer, [...] | 2006-06-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL2857 | SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...] | 2006-06-25 08:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF |
06KABUL2862 | PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers who have risen through the ranks over the past 20 to 25 years, assiduously avoiding direct participation in partisan politics and earning a reputation for loyalty and in [...] | 2006-06-25 09:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR MARR AF |
06KABUL2881 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S/P DIRECTOR AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Staff Member Daniel Markey, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on July 1-4, 2006, for consultations. Control Officer is Aaron Jensen, Political Officer, email address: jensenaw2@state.gov, telephone 011-93-7 [...] | 2006-06-26 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL2919 | FINNS SEEK ASSURANCES WEAPONS DONATIONS WOULD [...] (SBU) Summary: Finnish Ambassador Antti Koistinen held separate meetings with Ambassador Neumann and CSTC-A Brigadier General OBrien the week of June 19 to inquire whether a donation of one hundred thousand AK-47s requested by the Afghans could be given to the ANP with guarantees that they wou [...] | 2006-06-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FI AF |
06KABUL2932 | EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - [...] (U) The Border Management Initiative (BMI) has identified immediate needs at the Islam Qalah Border Crossing Point (BCP). Working with Afghan ministries, CFC- A, CSTC-A, USAID/Bearing Point and international donors, BMI has identified areas of concern that are being addressed within the tim [...] | 2006-06-28 11:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF |
06KABUL294 | SURVEY POINTS TO SUCCESS IN COUNTER NARCOTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL295 | PRT/KUNDUZ ? TAKHAR GOVERNOR ASKS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with PRToff, the Governor of Takhar made his usual requests for increased international assistance to Takhar Province, particularly on road construction and alternative livelihoods (AL). The Governor's claims of neglect of his province were disingenuous given [...] | 2006-01-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR EAID AF GE |
06KABUL2956 | ITALIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS ROADS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 30-minute meeting with the Ambassador June 23, The Italian Vice Minister Vernetti focused attention primarily on roads and customs trainers. The Italians continue to work on expanding the customs training programs out of Herat in order to increase GOA revenue. The Italians [...] | 2006-06-29 14:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL2962 | PREPARATIONS FOR DIAG TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) At the June 28 pre-meeting before the bi- weekly DIAG Forum, Japanese Ambassador Okuda briefed international representatives on plans for the July 5 DIAG Conference in Toyko. In addition to the planned presentations (DAS Gastright is listed as presenting on the ANA),Canada, the Nether [...] | 2006-07-01 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR AF JA |
06KABUL2970 | NDS DIRECTOR SALEH ON INSURGENCY - CAUSES AND [...] (S/Rel Aus and GB) Summary: NDS Director General Amarullah Saleh told visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator and Chief Strategist on June 27 that the Taliban insurgency is now focused largely on Zabul, Helmand, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. For the moment it is still a "measurable problem," he said. S [...] | 2006-07-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS AF PK |
06KABUL2972 | ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential affects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...] | 2006-07-03 03:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF |
06KABUL2975 | ZABUL GOVERNOR ON ROMANIAN DEPLOYMENT, UAE AID, [...] (S) In a meeting with Ambassador Neumann on June 30, Zabul Governor Arman expressed his concern with the ability of the Romanians to operate in Zabul province without additional support. Leaving aside the question of combat capability, he cited three factors: 1) the Romanian troops will be n [...] | 2006-07-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL2976 | PRT/QALAT - DRUG SITUATION IN ZABUL: RECORD [...] Summary: The ANP have seized over 18,000 kilograms of drugs in the past 14 months, primarily along the Ring Road linking Kandahar to Kabul. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expects the local poppy cultivation, although small, will increase more than 50% this year. End Summary. S [...] | 2006-07-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL2985 | AFGHAN JUDGES TAKE TO AMERICA [...] (U) Summary: Four women judges from Kabul participated in a study trip to the US. During their three-week trip, the judges obtained a bird's eye view of the administration and operations of Vermont,s rural court system and held constructive discussions with key USG officials about the status o [...] | 2006-07-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KCRM SNAR AF |
06KABUL2990 | FIRST MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD [...] (C) The first meeting of the police probation board was held July 3. The Afghan side was represented by senior generals in the MOI. German Ambassador for Police Affairs Frick, CSTC-A, U.S. Embassy (polmiloff),EU, and UNAMA constituted the international participants. Minister of Interior Z [...] | 2006-07-05 06:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL30 | PRT-QALAT: GOVERNOR FIRES SHAMULZAI DISTRICT CHIEF, [...] (U) Summary: Zabul Provincial Governor Arman used a carrot and stick approach (local autonomy and good officials; development projects) and argued both Islam and geopolitics at a shura to try to convince Shamulzai district elders not to deal with the Taliban. While Arman is willing to fire [...] | 2006-01-03 09:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF PK |
06KABUL3001 | KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of elders and a parliamentarian from Khowst Province told A/DCM and PRTOff June 19 that Governor Merajoddin Pathan's administration is overrepresented by former Communist government officials, leading to weakening of GOA legitimacy in Khowst. The group warned ant [...] | 2006-07-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AF |
06KABUL3019 | LEAHY AMENDMENT GUIDANCE FOR POLICE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) As reported ref a, the recent list of 86 senior Afghan National Police officers, as promulgated by the GOA, contained the names of 14 individuals who did not successfully pass the MOI rank reform Selection Board review process. These name [...] | 2006-07-06 07:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KCRS AF |
06KABUL3021 | AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...] | 2006-07-06 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF |
06KABUL3037 | ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential effects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...] | 2006-07-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF |
06KABUL3049 | PRT/BAMYAN: OFFICIALS MAKE NZ PRT SCAPEGOAT [...] (SBU) Officials have begun their annual blame the internationals for everything campaign, this time focusing their ire on the PRT. Official carping about the PRTs (mis)perceived lack of activity in Bamyan has reached new heights, capped by recent caustic remarks from WJ and PC members to the [...] | 2006-07-08 10:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID MARR ECON SOCI AF |
06KABUL3059 | AFGHANISTAN:RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 03:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN AF |
06KABUL3078 | PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change [...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...] | 2006-07-10 06:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF |
06KABUL3100 | PRT/BAMYAN: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL PUSHES [...] (SBU) The Provincial Council (PC) is finding its voice for Bamyans people, but also for VP Khalili. The PC is pressuring the international community to provide more assistance in Bamyan, through an aggressive project monitoring effort and through increasingly inflammatory rhetoric. The PC is [...] | 2006-07-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID AF |
06KABUL3123 | PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...] | 2006-07-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL3134 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR KABUL REFCOORD GWEN [...] Embassy Kabul requests country clearance for Gwen Pascoe, PRM Coordinator, to travel to Islamabad and Peshawar to see PRM funded projects and refugee camps on July 23-27, 2006. 2. Embassy Kabul requests assistance with transportation and hotel arrangements in Islamabad. Ms. Pascoe depart [...] | 2006-07-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AF |
06KABUL3135 | DISSATISFACTION IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: : On 10 July, Poloff met with Arif Khan, a member of the Paktika Provincial Council who has been in Kabul trying to meet with GOA officials to express his concerns over poor governance, corruption and deteriorating security in Paktika. His efforts to have government meetings had [...] | 2006-07-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL317 | TRIP REPORT PDAS SCHWEICH TO AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: From January 11 to January 13 PDAS Thomas Schweich led a team from INL Washington to review the status of the INL-supported civilian police training, justice reform and counter narcotics programs in Afghanistan. The trip included a trip to the Kandahar air base and regional police tr [...] | 2006-01-24 05:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL3179 | DEPT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VICE AND THE PROMOTION [...] (C) The feared Department of the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue that existed during and before the Taliban era may resurface again if Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari has his way. Two months ago, at a meeting of the National Ulema Council for Afghanistan, Shinwari and [...] | 2006-07-17 08:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR AF |
06KABUL318 | UNODC DIRECTOR COSTA NOTES RISE IN 2006 OPIUM [...] (C) Summary: During an official visit to Afghanistan (January 19-22),Executive Director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa met with US, UK, and GOA officials to discuss GOA CN programs. Director Costa met with President Karzai on January 21 and present [...] | 2006-01-24 05:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SNAR AF |
06KABUL3198 | KARZAI: A LAME DUCK PRESIDENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Middle East again in turmoil, Washington does not need a leadership crisis involving President Karzai ) and the good news is that he is not in immediate danger of political collapse. The bad news, however, is that public confidence has eroded badly in recent weeks, as hi [...] | 2006-07-17 16:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL3216 | PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...] | 2006-07-19 04:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF |
06KABUL3225 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ERIC PELOFSKY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Eric Pelofsky, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser for Political Military Affairs, and grants country clearance for his visit to Afghanistan on July 20-24, 2006, for consultations. Control Officer is Idris Rahimi, Political Officer, email address: RahimiIA@st [...] | 2006-07-20 03:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC APER AF |
06KABUL3251 | PRT/BAMYAN: DONORS NONCOMMITAL IN MEETING FOR [...] (U) Afghan Minister of Urban Development Pashtun and Provincial Governor Sarabi hosted a donors meeting on Bamyan reconstruction July 12. The government defined its preference for the way ahead in broad terms, and made a pitch for international assistance. Donors outlined their current assis [...] | 2006-07-23 10:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI AF |
06KABUL3259 | READOUT OF JULY 18 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV AF |
06KABUL3260 | PRT/PANJSHIR: Feud Called "Family Affair" [...] (SBU) Panjshir Governor Bahlul and NDS Director Saleh, both Panjshiris, have feuded recently, throwing light not only on their personal differences but also on Panjshiri cohesiveness. When matters threatened to boil over, Panjshiri heavyweights stepped in to close ranks. The episode is reve [...] | 2006-07-23 12:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3264 | PRT/QALAT: GOVERNOR, CJTF-76 PUSH SHAJOY DISTRICT [...] (C) Summary: At Governor Arman,s request, CJTF commander MG Freakley met with mullahs and elders from Shajoy district, an area which has become more problematical in recent months. The ultimate objective is the release of a BAF detainee, Mullah Riais, in return for his allegiance to the GoA [...] | 2006-07-24 02:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3271 | PRT BAMYAN: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BABY STEPS [...] Bamyans Chamber of Commerce is making strides, but still needs assistance and guidance to develop into a private sector advocate. The Chamber does not yet appreciate the distinction between its role and the governments, for instance, by continuing to o pressure donors rather than government [...] | 2006-07-25 04:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV SOCI AF |
06KABUL328 | KANDAHAR: A GOVENOR'S INTENTIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann and senior Embassy staff had several meetings with the Governor of Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid, between December 26, 2005 and January 14, 2006. In these meetings Govenor Khalid spoke about his intention to fight illegal poppy cultivation, detailed his problem with the m [...] | 2006-01-24 13:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL3286 | POSSIBLE DATES FOR THE U.S.-AFGHAN STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) The Afghan side has proposed September 6-7 for the upcoming U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership meeting. These dates conflict with the September 4-6 visit to Kabul of the North Atlantic Council (NAC, including the 26 NATO Ambassadors),for many of whom we will need to provide housing an [...] | 2006-07-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF |
06KABUL329 | LONDON CONFERENCE SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (SBU) President Karzai arrives in London for the January 31 ) Feb 1 Afghanistan Conference with a two-fold agenda: -- To present to the world the face of a reborn and newly confident Afghanistan that, with the seating of its first parliament in 32 years, has successfully fulfilled the last [...] | 2006-01-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON EAID SNAR AF |
06KABUL3297 | DETAINEE DELEGATION MEETINGS FOCUS ON BTIF, PTS [...] (C) Summary: In July 23 meetings, a Washington- based detainee affairs delegation from the Departments of Defense and State discussed the status of detainee operations with ICRC representatives, members of the Afghan interagency working group, and political-military officers from ISAF comman [...] | 2006-07-26 08:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWCR PHUM AF |
06KABUL3299 | AFGHANISTAN - A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) Meeting attendees from the USG: A/S Sullivan CDA Norland OPIC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Dulce Zahniser State, Bilateral Trade Officer, Mary Beth Goodman Econ Counselor, Jack Spilsbury Treasury Attache, Sonja Renander Attendees from the GOA: Minist [...] | 2006-07-26 09:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV USAID |
06KABUL3305 | AFGHANISTAN - EB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN [...] (U) Meeting attendees from the USG: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan OPIC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Dulce Zahniser State, Bilateral Trade Officer, Mary Beth Goodman Econ Counselor, Jack Spilsbury Tradeoff, Robert Newsome AFGH [...] | 2006-07-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV AF |
06KABUL3317 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BRINGING DOWN A PROMINENT WARLORD -- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amir Gul, a former Taliban commander and one of Baghlan's most prominent warlords, was arrested after a large arsenal of incriminating bomb-making material, weapons and ammunition was found at his compound during an Afghan National Army (ANA) cordon-and-search operation in Baghlan [...] | 2006-07-27 10:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL3320 | HUNDREDS OF KOREAN CHRISTIANS PLAN RALLY IN KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy is tracking a potential rally of up to 2000 Christians flying in from Korea. The Korean Embassy has verified that Koreans involved with the group have already arrived in advance of the event slated for August 5-7. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In April Embassy Kabul received [...] | 2006-07-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AF |
06KABUL339 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: AUSTRALIANS LOOK KEENLY AT TARIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: After Australia,s agreement in principle to send a PRT team to Afghanistan this year, the Australian Force Commander and his POLAD have proposed to Canberra to embed a small number of Australian military personnel in the Tarin Kowt PRT in order to learn more about its operation [...] | 2006-01-25 10:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR NL AF AS |
06KABUL3436 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL MCCARTHY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Ryan McCarthy, Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee and Bart Forsyth, Deputy Chief Counsel, House International Relations Committee, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to evaluate Counter Narcot [...] | 2006-08-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA AFIN ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL3439 | PRT/SHARANA - SUMMER OF THE TALIBAN: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) Summary: Insurgent/Taliban forces have taken over two districts in Paktika province this summer. The remote districts of Naka and Dila have come under insurgent control with Afghan government forces either surrendering their weapons or simply leaving the districts in the face of insurge [...] | 2006-08-01 16:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3440 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - HANDOVER TO DUTCH COULD MEAN [...] (C) Summary: The assumption of control of the Tarin Kowt Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) by the Dutch from the U.S. on August 1 immediately following the transfer of the PRT from OEF to ISAF on 31 July has revealed some challenges that may take several months to resolve, although none a [...] | 2006-08-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3447 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL TURNER [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Mike Turner, Member of the House Government Reform Committee (HGOV); John Cuaderes, Staff Director, HGOV; Mike Wiehe, Professional Staff member, HGOV, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to visit military and civilian pe [...] | 2006-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL3449 | MP FAIZULLAH ZAKI HEALTHY, FOCUSED ON STABILITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 1 meeting with DCM, Faizullah Zaki, MP from Jowzjan, pronounced himself in good health, and interested in downplaying the attack on him in June (REFTEL). While not explicitly stating that Dostum was behind the attack, Zaki said that he wanted to minimize reaction to [...] | 2006-08-02 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL3454 | NOMINATIONS OF FIVE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) The nominations of five new cabinet members were announced by the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of August 2. The nominations are for the Ministries of Commerce, Culture and Information, Economy, Transportation, and Women's Affairs. 2. (SBU) The Minister of Commerce nominee is [...] | 2006-08-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL3455 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...] | 2006-08-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3456 | INTERIOR MINISTER ZARAR ON KOREAN CHRISTIANS: [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by polmiloff, met Minister of Interior Zarar Moqbil today, August 2, to deliver reftel demarche regarding the planned August 5-7 "peace rally" organized by a South Korean NGO. DCM noted USG concern for the safety of U.S.citizens and expressed U.S. support for the GOA in [...] | 2006-08-02 16:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CASC AF |
06KABUL3470 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI OFFICERS [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the Officer corps at Block IV of Kabul. Post requests a response from the Department within ten worki 1.Name: Haji Safiullah Fathers Name: Haji Juma Khan Village: Bagh Ala [...] | 2006-08-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3471 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI GUARD FORCE [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the guard force at Block IV of Pu These individuals comprise the lower-level enlisted personnel. Post commissioned officers septel. Post requests a response from the Depa working days. 1. [...] | 2006-08-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL3479 | KOREAN RALLY UPDATE, THURSDAY 08-03-2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai has ordered the "protection" of the estimated 1,200 ethnic Koreans in Afghanistan as part of the Institution of Asian Culture and Development,s (IACD) and Millennium Pacific Icon (MPIG) groups' planned August 5-7 peace rallies (reftels). According to Gen. Akhbar [...] | 2006-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
06KABUL3480 | Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...] | 2006-08-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3481 | KOREAN RALLY: MOI/MOD CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) CSTC-A Commander MG Durbin called a meeting on Aug 4 afternoon to brief Emboffs on MoI planning and MoI-MoD coordination (CSTC has embedded mentors in both Ministries) with regard any demonstration or rally held by the Koreans now in Afghanistan. MG Durbin emphasized that although Ministe [...] | 2006-08-04 17:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL3486 | GERMANS DISCUSS BORDER MANAGEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) German Ambassador for Police Reform Helmut Frick told us that he and Deputy Head of the German Police Project Office (GPPO) Gerald Stoeter met on July 26 with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad R. Bahrami and Iranian Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem, the Iranian Embassys expert on police iss [...] | 2006-08-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN SNAR ASEC IR AF |
06KABUL3508 | Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...] | 2006-08-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
06KABUL351 | POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER TALIBAN OFFICAL AS [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai has informally indicated that he will appoint Mullah Abdul Hakim Munib as the new governor of Uruzgan. Munib is a former high-ranking Taliban official who has reconciled with the government of Afghanistan. Karzai mentioned the decision in passing during a meeting [...] | 2006-01-26 05:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
06KABUL3515 | PRT/QALAT - BORDER INCIDENT LEAVES SEVERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 09:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF AF PK |
06KABUL3532 | AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: PROGRESS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donor representatives used the second Meeting of the Afghan Compact's Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to press for government action in key areas including energy reform, anti-corruption, and rule of law. GoA interventions highlighted the need for emergency fue [...] | 2006-08-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV USAID |
06KABUL3538 | PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...] | 2006-08-07 14:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL3569 | PRT Herat: Iran's Influence in the West: [...] (SBU) On July 29, the vice presidents of Afghanistan and Iran dedicated three Iranian-funded projects: completion of a portion of highway linking Herat province to Badghis and points north; "ground breaking" for a railway from Khaf, Iran, to Herat (pledged by Iranian President Ahmadinezhad to [...] | 2006-08-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON PREL IR AF |
06KABUL3570 | PRT KUNAR: SOVIET-STYLE SALE OF EAST AFGHAN TIMBER [...] (SBU) Cracking down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling has been one of Kunar's outgoing governor's most important achievements. He strictly enforces Karzai's decrees on that matter. According to his interpretation, however, no individual can transport wood without the GoA's express per [...] | 2006-08-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON AF |
06KABUL3589 | EQUIPPING THE ANA [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel, in which post and CFC were asked to provide information regarding ANA equipment needs for possible donations by NATO countries. This effort requires close coordination with OSD staff who are part of the overall security assistance progra [...] | 2006-08-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR SNAR PREL NATO AF |
06KABUL359 | CIV AIR SHAKE UP [...] (C) Lufthansa Consulting's team at Afghan state-owned flag carrier Ariana fills key senior management positions at the airline. Lufthansa,s earlier announced resignation, made in response to a series of questionable procurement and aircraft lease contracts entered into by Ariana,s Preiden ov [...] | 2006-01-26 10:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON AF |
06KABUL3594 | KARZAI NOMINATES SABIT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai nominated Dr. Abdul Jabar Sabit as Attorney General on August 8. The Embassy has worked closely with Sabit on several issues including the Counternarcotics Law, Anti- Terrorism Law, and detainees. Although a somewhat volatile personality, his appointment seems [...] | 2006-08-11 16:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL3597 | GOA VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED DEPT OF VICE AND VIRTUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister for Religious Affairs and the Hajj, in whose ministry the proposed Department for the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue would be located, is a strong supporter for the reinstatement of the Department. Minister Shirani met with Ambassador Neumann on August 8 [...] | 2006-08-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AF |
06KABUL3608 | WALKOUT FROM AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Begin summary: A group estimated at 80 MPs walked out of Parliament on 12 August, ostensibly to protest what they view as discriminatory ethnic policy by the Karzai administration. Led by the Uzbek MPs, the protesters included representatives from at least nine provinces. They [...] | 2006-08-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3610 | PAG REPORT:AUGUST 10 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met for the third time August 10. The development of the organization continues to be an ongoing process. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- Minister of Defense Wardak said we need to take initiative on finding ways to m [...] | 2006-08-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL362 | KARZAI URGES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR-LED ERADICATION; [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai met with governors and or deputy governors from 19 provinces on January 24 as governor-led eradication begins in Afghanistan. The President stressed the GOA's commitment to sustain the reduced opium cultivation levels of the previous year and to further reduce cul [...] | 2006-01-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PGOV AF |
06KABUL3629 | PRT QAL-E-NAW: WHY THERE IS NO DIAG IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DIAG process in Badghis is broken. Some of the reasons why are the same as elsewhere in Afghanistan: weak local authorities, powerful former commanders and limited reach of government authority. However, while in southern provinces the program struggles in the face of sec [...] | 2006-08-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL3632 | BMI WORKGROUP AUGUST 10: IRANIANS JOIN THE TEAM [...] (C) A Border Management Initiative (BMI) Working Group meeting was held on August 10. The Embassy of Iran sent two representatives for the first time after receiving an Afghan invitation: First Secretary Ali Majidi Soraky, and Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem. 2. (C) The Deputy Minist [...] | 2006-08-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN ECON IR AF |
06KABUL3683 | PRT/KUNDUZ - PRT/KUNDUZ: VISITING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 12:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3712 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL KILEY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Mr. George Kiley, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC),Mr. Derek J. Maurer, PSM, SASC, Mr. Michael J. Mccord, PSM, SASC, Ms. Evelyn N. Farkas, PSM, SASC, Col. George Sanchez, USMC (DOD escort) and Ltc. Greg Olso, USMC (DOD escort),[...] | 2006-08-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF |
06KABUL3719 | PAG MAKES FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESIDENT KARZAI [...] (S) Summary: The security situation in the south remains fragile, with an increasingly determined enemy operating freely in key areas according to a joint CFC, ISAF, GOA brief to President Karzai in a Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on August 16. Wardak said that the enemy is succeeding in p [...] | 2006-08-21 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL3752 | REQUEST VETTING FOR KABUL IMET CANDIDATES [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding the names and biodata of two Afghan officers selected for IMET training. They will attend the Senior Executive Seminar to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany, which is scheduled to begin August 28, 2006. Both individuals [...] | 2006-08-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL376 | HELMAND GOVERNOR PROMISED COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: Reftel discussed, among other things, the dramatic increase in opium cultivation in Helmand and advised the establishment of the Helmand Eradication Planning Task Force to deal with the critical issue of opium cultivation in Helmand. That Task Force met January 26 and is undertakin [...] | 2006-01-27 03:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL3761 | TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY STILL MATTERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3777 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HMA VISIT [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Col. Stuart Harris, USMC, Deputy Director for Operations, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA),and grants country clearance for his visit to Afghanistan on August 29 to September 5, 2006, to conduct field site visits to HMA locations in Afghanistan. Control [...] | 2006-08-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF |
06KABUL378 | PRT/HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL379 | JAPANESE RESTART ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON KANDAHAR- [...] (SBU) Kenji Saito, 3rd ranking officer at the Japanese Embassy, confirmed today that work restarted earlier this week on the Japanese portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar to Herat. This approximately 116 km portion stretches from Kandahar to the beginning of the Saudi-funded section in [...] | 2006-01-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ELTN AF |
06KABUL3822 | PRT/KHOWST - FEAR AND LOATHING IN KHOWST BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are mounting between the Khowst Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander General Muhammad Khalil Amin Zada and his Deputy, Colonel Almar Gul Mangal. Khalil, generally thought to be effective and relatively honest, met with PRTOff, PRT Commander, and DynCorp officials in late [...] | 2006-08-28 06:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL3824 | PAG UPDATE:AUG 23 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met August 23. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- The Security Operations Group (SOG) has begun producing joint daily reports on the security situation. Defense Minister Wardak reported that the implementation and coordi [...] | 2006-08-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL3844 | EMBASSY KABUL'S DESIGNATED IRAN WATCHER [...] Embassy Kabul has carefully considered how we can best meet the request that we provide high-quality Iran-watching capabilities using existing staff. We have designated the officer in the Political Section whose portfolio includes regional issues, including Iran, as our Iran-watcher. This p [...] | 2006-08-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AF |
06KABUL3850 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...] | 2006-08-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL3851 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...] | 2006-08-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL3852 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...] | 2006-08-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL3853 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...] | 2006-08-29 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL3914 | 61ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY:AFGHAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- H.E. Dr. Hamed Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. -- H.E. Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs D. Attendance of other VIP's. -- H.E. Dr. Anwarul Haq Ah [...] | 2006-08-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AF |
06KABUL3927 | REQUEST LEAHY VETTING: PAK-AFGHAN [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding herewith the names and biodata of eight Afghan officers selected for IMET training. They will attend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Confidence Building Seminar to be held September 17-30 in Garmisch, Germany. The individuals have b [...] | 2006-09-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL3934 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German-led PRT in Kunduz is one of the most maligned PRTs in Afghanistan, but many of the old myths, especially regarding the PRT's military effectiveness, no longer apply. The Germans now patrol regularly throughout their area of responsibility (Kunduz and Takhar provinc [...] | 2006-09-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF |
06KABUL3935 | HELMAND GOVERNOR ON TRIBAL WARFARE, SECURITY, NEED [...] (C) Summary: Helmand Governor Daud asked the Ambassador on August 23 for support for efforts to carve out the space the governor said he needs to build "loyal" local governance in the province. The Governor acknowledged poppy cultivation and Taliban activities are critical threats to his effor [...] | 2006-09-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL394 | AFGHANISTAN AGRICULTURE MOVING FORWARD: PART I [...] Summary: Developing the agriculture sector in Afghanistan is critical for economic growth and for tackling opium poppy oppy cultivation. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food (MAAHF),Mr. Obaidullah Ramin, has begun to provide leadership to rebuild the agriculture sector in [...] | 2006-01-30 02:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AMGT AF |
06KABUL3943 | PRT KHOST:KUCHI AGREEMENT STOPS VIOLENCE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Provincial leaders are pleased with a July 31 agreement ending a violent land dispute between the Kuchi and Baker Khel tribes in Khost's Bak District. Although they have reason to celebrate the cooperation among traditional, provincial, and GOA leaders to broker the agreement, it [...] | 2006-09-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF AF |
06KABUL3975 | PRT/TARIN KOWT:AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Neumann promised Governor Munib and leaders of Uruzgan, that the U.S. would remain committed to assisting with security and reconstruction, and work closely with our Dutch and Australian partners, during his August 27 visit to PRT Tarin Kowt. He explained that with Mun [...] | 2006-09-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL4001 | PAG APPROVES AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) The August 30 Policy Action Group (PAG),chaired by National Security Advisor Rassoul, approved in principle a concept for auxiliary police proposed by the Ministry of Interior. The MoI argued that it is essential to provide some level of security in key provinces immediately, particular [...] | 2006-09-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR MARR PGOV AF |
06KABUL4002 | PROBATION BOARD RECOMMENDS REMOVAL OF THREE POLICE [...] (C) The Police Probation Board met on August 30 to discuss the cases of three of the 14 police officials not on the original list of 86 (reftels). At the Senior Working Group meeting in mid-August, it was decided to review the cases of Abdul Basir Salangi (Nangarhar Police Chief),Haji Mohamma [...] | 2006-09-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR MARR PREL AF |
06KABUL4005 | KARZAI COMMENTS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS POLICY [...] (S) Ambassador Neumann met with President Karzai and discussed the Afghanistan counter-narcotics strategy. Karzai is vehemently against aerial spraying saying that we would eliminate poppy for one year at the price of turning Afghanis permanently against GOA and putting large numbers into the [...] | 2006-09-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | SNAR AF |
06KABUL4009 | SRSG KOENIGS' BRIEFING ON PROPOSAL FOR [...] (S) In an August 27 briefing for resident embassy/mission representatives, SRSG Koenigs reported on his recent visit to Islamabad and sought support for his proposal for an organized political dialogue (as complement to the tripartite process and involving the UN, the NATO political represent [...] | 2006-09-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UNAF NATO PK AF |
06KABUL4032 | AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT [...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...] | 2006-09-08 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF |
06KABUL4033 | AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT [...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...] | 2006-09-08 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF |
06KABUL4045 | NAC VISIT TO KANDAHAR PROMPTS REQUEST FOR MORE [...] (C) Over the course of two days, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Kandahar Air Field (KAF),home of NATO Regional Command South (RC-South),to review PRT activities in southern Afghanistan and receive a briefing on Operation MEDUSA. On September 5, Kandahar PRT Commander LtCol Simon [...] | 2006-09-10 03:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL405 | PRT/HELMAND HELMAND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4062 | PRESIDENT MUSHARAF'S VISIT TO KABUL: LAYING THE [...] (C) Keenly aware of domestic skepticism over Pakistan's claims that it is committed to controlling cross-border elements of the ongoing insurgency, President Karzai nevertheless made the decision to host a very public visit by President Musharaf to Kabul on September 6-7. The theme of the vis [...] | 2006-09-11 03:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK AF |
06KABUL4066 | GOA NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the notifications in reftels A and B on September 10 to National Security Council staff member Jamil Bahramy. Mr. Bahramy had no comment upon receiving the notifications. NEUMANN [...] | 2006-09-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINR PREL KAWC AF |
06KABUL4114 | PRT:PANJSHIR: MASSOUD COMMEMORATION DRAWS PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) The ceremony for slain mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah Massoud, held September 10 in Panjshir, attracted some five thousand people and went off peacefully. U.S. participants included Ambassador Neumann and CJTF-76 Commanding General, Major General Freakley. The event had many dimensio [...] | 2006-09-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL4127 | PRESIDENT KARZAI ACCEPTS THE PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL UNGA AF |
06KABUL4161 | PAG REPORT SEPT 14: SECURITY SITUATION STRETCHED [...] (C) An Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) briefing to the September 14 Policy Action Group (PAG) continues to paint a stretched security situation in the four southern provinces of Helmand, Farah, Zabul, and Uruzgan. Military gains are being put into jeopardy due to lack of police [...] | 2006-09-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL417 | DEBATE BUT NO ACTION IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's first week in session after a holiday recess was marked by heated debate over procedures for approval of the Cabinet and travel by Members of Parliament overseas. After initially agreeing to approve the Cabinet Minister by Minister, the Wolesi Jirga (lowe [...] | 2006-01-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL418 | AFGHAN DETAINEE TRANSFER TEAM READY TO TRAVEL TO [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS ACTION REQUESTS: SEE PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 BELOW. 2. (C) THE INFORMAL KABUL DETAINEE AFFAIRS WORKING GROUP MET ON JANUARY 26, ATTENDED BY CFC-A, OSC-A, DOS (INCLUDING VISITING WASHINGTON DESK OFFICER),AND DOJ (ARG) REPRESENTATIVES. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE TOP PRIO [...] | 2006-01-30 14:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC MOPS PREL AF |
06KABUL419 | AFGHAN WTO ACCESSION: MODEST PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The GOA is making modest progress on WTO accession and plans to reach out to the Afghan private sector to promote WTO membership. The Afghan Commerce Ministry, which has the lead on WTO accession, is building in-house trade capacity to support its accession efforts. The Embassy will s [...] | 2006-01-31 11:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID PREL AF |
06KABUL4232 | AFGHAN POLICE REFORM: CIVIL ORDER MAINTENANCE - [...] (C/REL CAN) Summary: Ongoing Afghan National Police (ANP) reform efforts are focused on removing corrupt/incompetent leadership, increasing the quality of training and equipment, and "rebalancing"/augmenting the force in favor of provinces with the greatest security needs. As important as the [...] | 2006-09-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV AF |
06KABUL4233 | PRT/ASADABAD - EAST AFGHAN MILITIA FORCES HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Provincial and district officials in the eastern Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Nuristan see militia or auxiliary forces, in existence since last year, as essential security elements. Though they are untrained and unreliable, the 1000 men in Kunar and 200 in Nuristan guar [...] | 2006-09-18 11:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4245 | AUXILIARY POLICE ASSESSMENT TEAM BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) After the recent Policy Action Group (PAG) decision to move ahead with recruiting auxiliary police (AXP) under MoI command and control, with Zabol as the pilot province (reftel),MoI with CSTC- A support immediately began to organize an assessment team. An advance group of MoI, CSTC-A, [...] | 2006-09-18 14:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4247 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 03:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL4251 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] (S) President Karzai is more self-confident than three months ago, but not politically stronger. Karzai worries endlessly about how firm our support is -- and how much he must do. He will be looking for support and encouragement of every kind during this visit, but assurances must be balance [...] | 2006-09-19 05:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF |
06KABUL426 | FREED EDITOR ASKS FOR US FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EMBOFFS met with freed editor Ali Mohaqeq Nasab. He expressed thanks for the Embassy's efforts to influence his release and asked for substantial funding to supplement his women's rights publication and other endeavors. While funding for the scale of projects Nasab w [...] | 2006-01-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL428 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE - ADDITION [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to NSC official Jamil Bahramy. The name, together with biographical information on the individual, were left behind as a nonpaper, along with relevant talking points. NORLAND [...] | 2006-01-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KTFN AF |
06KABUL429 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GUANTANAMO BAY JAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request in paragraph 2. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches regarding Guantanamo Bay-held detainees to Jamil Bahramy, an NSC official, on 31 January. Poloff also reviewed talking points in refs A and D and left them behind as a nonpa [...] | 2006-01-31 13:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KAWC PREL AF |
06KABUL43 | INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION FACES [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Development Program faces a USD 11 million shortfall from the 2005 Wolesi Jirga and Provincial Council elections and an additional 2.9 million for transition support to the new Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Without additional assistance, the U [...] | 2006-01-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL4317 | EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - [...] (SBU) UNODC held a workshop with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Afghan Border Police (ABP) to discuss ways of improving cross-border crime detection and interception with Afghanistan's neighboring countries Iran and Pakistan. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Finance (MoF) Afghan Customs Depar [...] | 2006-09-21 11:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL ETRD KSTC KNNP AF |
06KABUL4321 | SECURITY OPERATIONS GROUP SEPT 21: SOUTHERN [...] (S) Summary: Although the usual Policy Action Group (PAG) was canceled this week due to high-level travel, Minister Wardak convened the Security Operations Group (SOG) today, Sept 21, at the Ministerial level in order to keep up the momentum on security-related projects, particularly the auxi [...] | 2006-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER MARR PGOV PK AF |
06KABUL4322 | PRESIDENT KARZAI ISSUES DECREE ESTABLISHING [...] (U) On September 17, four days before the deadline, Afghanistan met the first benchmark from the London Compact (Pillar II: Governance, Rule of Law, and Human Rights) when President Karzai issued a decree establishing a Special Consultative Board to recommend candidates for Presidential appoi [...] | 2006-09-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM AF |
06KABUL4326 | PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...] | 2006-09-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4327 | PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...] | 2006-09-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL4368 | PRT/Jalalabad: Afghanistan Returnees Create [...] (U) Summary: The Tangi returnee settlement is an excellent example of what can happen in a barren desert when an organized group of people decides to build a home for themselves. With only minimal assistance from international and local donors and their own government, a group of former Afgha [...] | 2006-09-25 17:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF AF |
06KABUL4390 | REQUEST VETTING FOR KABUL CANDIDATES [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, Post is forwarding the names and biodata of five Afghan officials of the Presidential Protection Service for DS/ATA training. They will attend a senior leadership course to be held at the American University, Washington, D.C. It is scheduled to [...] | 2006-09-27 03:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR AFIN ASEC AF |
06KABUL442 | TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SCHOOLS SHOW SPIKE IN JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Four schools (two of which were USAID projects) were attacked and burned January 28 in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. The perpetrators are believed to be Taleban sympathizers or other anti-government groups. In the month of January alone, there were 11 attacks on schools in s [...] | 2006-02-01 10:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PTER EAID AF |
06KABUL443 | CABINET DOWNSIZING: WILL THE AFHAN MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 25 meeting with A/DCM and POLOFFs, Minister of Women's Affairs Massouda Jalal expressed concern that the Ministry of Women's Affairs might not survive a possible upcoming cabinet reorganization. Karzai has indeed said that he would like to streamline his Cabinet [...] | 2006-02-01 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KWMN AF |
06KABUL4432 | Update on Japanese Ring Road [...] (U) At the Embassy of Japan's request, Embassy and USAID staff have recently participated in discussions with the Japanese about the security situation in southern Afghanistan and its impact on the prospective start of Japan's segment of the ring road. We have described approaches to operating [...] | 2006-09-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AF |
06KABUL4436 | PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES JOURNEY TOWARDS [...] (SBU) The Governor,s office organized and hosted a NZAID funded two-day conference September 18-19 that outlined ongoing development activity in Bamyan. While all of the nine sector working groups of the Provincial Development Committee (PDC) provided substantive presentations, some of the se [...] | 2006-09-28 11:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL4437 | PRT BAMYAN: BAMYAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES RECEIVE [...] (U) Bamyan,s Chamber of Commerce is making strides as private sector advocates, thanks to assistance and guidance from the Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and the Center for Private Enterprise (CIPE). AICC, recognizing the Chamber,s potential even with its current weakne [...] | 2006-09-28 11:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON AF |
06KABUL444 | ARIANA UNSCHEDULED FLIGHT DIVERSIONS ON JANUARY [...] (C) On January 23, 2006, Minister of Transport Qasimi requested expedited landing clearance at Kandahar Airfield for two flights from Ariana Afghan Airlines, the state-owned carrier. While the Minister gave no details to justify the request, Post learned from Ariana that passengers (pilgrims [...] | 2006-02-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON AF |
06KABUL4448 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4452 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4463 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL452 | PRT Panjshir: The Security Dimension [...] (SBU) In Panjshir Province, the security environment is permissive. The PRT is able to move about actively in the valley and interact closely with its inhabitants. The main factors shaping the positive environment are: strategic alignment with the U.S., a strong governor who works with the [...] | 2006-02-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL4522 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-09-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL453 | PRT HELMAND: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON POPPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand provincial Governor Engineer Daud told PRT officers on January 30 that he is optimistic his poppy eradication plan will succeed. Along with eradication, there must also be significant assistance to poor farmers, especially in the far north of the province. The Govern [...] | 2006-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL454 | Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL455 | SENLIS COUNCIL- A GROWING PROBLEM TO GOA CN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The Senlis Council, a self-described international drug policy think tank recently released a "research" report on poppy eradication. The report concludes that eradication will cause irreparable damage to reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan. Accordingly, the Coun [...] | 2006-02-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PGOV AF |
06KABUL4599 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 04:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL460 | PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...] | 2006-02-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL461 | RUMORS OF AFGHAN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) The Afghan government is swirling with rumors of an imminent cabinet shuffle and possible downsizing. Several ministries, including Commerce, Communications, Mines and Industry, and Transportation, anticipate management shakeups as it is widely expected President Karzai will reorganize [...] | 2006-02-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PREL ECPS AF |
06KABUL462 | PRT/HELMAND: NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR PLEDGES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 05:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL4643 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 04:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL467 | THE AFGHAN TWILIGHT ZONE: PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several well-known members of Parliament (MPs),including Qanooni, Rabbani, and Fahim, have allegedly begun discussing the creation of the position of Prime Minister. The proposal has not yet been brought to the floor of the Parliament and the MPs' motives are still unclear, but [...] | 2006-02-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL4680 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4706 | PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...] | 2006-10-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF |
06KABUL4722 | KAZAKH DELEGATION IS ALL BUSINESS IN EXAMINING PRT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-level Kazakhstani delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov and dominated by trade, investment and energy officials, visited Afghanistan September 24-28, to, among other things, examine the possibility of leading or participating in a Provincial Reconstruct [...] | 2006-10-01 12:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PARM AORD NATO ETRD EINV KZ |
06KABUL4777 | SENATORS FRIST AND MARTINEZ MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Karzai hosted an Iftar dinner in honor of Senators Bill Frist and Mel Martinez, at the end of their October 2 visit to Afghanistan. Karzai used the dinner to express deep appreciation for U.S. support for Afghanistan, and particularly for the President's efforts to encourage Pr [...] | 2006-10-04 02:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER OREP PK IN IR AF |
06KABUL4779 | TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ON SECURITY AND BORDER [...] (C) During an October 1 courtesy call, Minister of Frontier and Tribal Affairs Abdul Karim Brahowie blamed Pakistan for Afghanistan's security woes. While no concrete results have been seen from the North Waziristan agreement, the Minister sees a role for tribal leaders in reducing border ten [...] | 2006-10-04 02:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL4783 | PAG REPORT OCT 2: MOVING ON GOVERNANCE AND AUX POLICE [...] (C) The October 2 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting agreed on an general action plan for Afghan Development Zones (ADZs). Two GOA teams will be going to Helmand and Kandahar provinces to assess the state of governance there, with the aim of identifying and removing incompetent or corrupt offi [...] | 2006-10-04 05:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF NOTAG |
06KABUL4809 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: AGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA UNSC PARM KNNP KN AF |
06KABUL4890 | FRENCH AVIATION AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ARIANA AIRLINE'S LEASE [...] (SBU) Ariana Airlines is attempting to wet-lease two Boeing aircraft to fly between Kabul and Frankfurt, among other routes. The aircraft are to be based in Dubai and operated by Eagle Aviation France, with Eagle flight operations and maintenance crews. The French civil aviation authority is t [...] | 2006-10-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON BEXP AF |
06KABUL4899 | PAG REPORT OCT 4: KARZAI RALLIES HIS TEAM [...] (C) At a three-hour marathon session of the PAG October 4, an engaged, focused and energetic President Karzai, appearing at times frustrated, directed both his own government and the international community to move forward rapidly on the full menu of security, reconstruction, and strategic c [...] | 2006-10-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL490 | QANOONI DENIES INTEREST IN PRIME MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 4 meeting with DCM and POLOFFs, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunus Qanooni denied interest in creating the post of Prime Minister. He reiterated his interest in a close relationship with President Karzai and the United States and stated that the Parliament had higher prio [...] | 2006-02-05 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL491 | PRT/PANJSHIR: THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) The U.S.-led assistance effort is transforming the economy of Panjshir Province, , leading to what the Governor calls the new prosperity. He cites four areas for economic growth: commerce, facilitated by an improved road network; tourism, attracting visitors primarily from Kabul; agri [...] | 2006-02-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIS EMIN PGOV AF |
06KABUL4916 | AFGHAN CUSTOMS REVENUE DECLINING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PINS MOPS AF |
06KABUL494 | Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] Summary: The eradication phase of the Counter Narcotics Public Information (CNPI) campaign is underway. CNPI messages are focusing on alternative livelihoods programs (AL) and rule of law in the context of eradication. AL programs report success in Nangarhar Province. PEP teams have been deplo [...] | 2006-02-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL495 | GOVERNOR DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT IN THE PANJSHIR [...] (U) Disarmament is still a problem in Panjshir, according to Governor Haji Bahlul, who met with the DCM on February 4. Bahlul praised the PRT's work and said that the relatively permissive security posture (the Panjshir PRT is the first to be led by a civilian) has helped improve community-PRT [...] | 2006-02-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL PINR AF |
06KABUL4965 | SECOND TRANSFER OF AFGHAN DETAINEES INTO THE [...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel message on October 8 to Jamil Bahramy, an official of the Afghan National Security Council. Bahramy was aware of the impending transfer, thanked polmiloff for the confirmation, and acknowledged GOA responsibilities under the August 2005 exchange of diplomatic no [...] | 2006-10-11 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL AF |
06KABUL4972 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCA/A OFFICE [...] Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes John Fox, Office Director of SCA/A, and grants country clearance for the visit from October 14 to October 18, 2006. Control officer will be Political Counselor Sara Rosenberry. Her email address RosenberrySA@state.gov, telephone 011-937-010-8128 or cell number [...] | 2006-10-11 05:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AF ASEC AMGT |
06KABUL4990 | GOA'S PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool met with Charge on October 11 to review the GOA's expectations regarding the grand jirgas agreed to during the September 27 trilateral dinner with President Bush. Rasool said the focus should be on security issues in the border region and the goal would be to mobiliz [...] | 2006-10-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5002 | PRESIDENT KARZAI ON THE CROSS-BORDER JIRGA PROCESS [...] (C) President Karzai met with Charge and UN SRSG Tom Koenigs late on October 12 to outline his latest thinking on the cross-border jirgas which were agreed to during the September 27 trilateral meeting with President Bush. Karzai's outline tracked that provided by his NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool (R [...] | 2006-10-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5008 | PRT/ASADABAD: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED TIMBER SALE [...] (C) On August 30 Kunar Province Governor Deedar told us he had received permission from Kabul to implement a plan to sell off large stocks of timber in Kunar, stocks which have accumulated since the previous governor cracked down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling in early 2005. The GOA [...] | 2006-10-15 02:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR AF |
06KABUL5012 | EQUIPPING THE ANSF: SEIZING THE MOMENTUM OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 10. 2. (C/REL ISAF) Summary: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are at a critical point in their development and require dependable ammunition, weapons, and other equipment. The North Atlantic Council's (NAC) September 27 decision (refte [...] | 2006-10-15 06:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5025 | PRT KANDAHAR/HELMAND: SECURITY CONCERNS TAKE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Taliban elements have re-infiltrated into parts of the districts of Panjwayi and Zharay. Security incidents in the area have increased, resulting in the deaths of six Canadian soldiers since late September. Canadian forces first shifted into a defensive position to get rein [...] | 2006-10-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5082 | NOTIFICATION OF SIX AFGHAN DETAINEES CLEARED BY [...] (S) On October 6, Afghan PTS point-of-contact Khadigal Hamdard, Chief of Inquiry, Intelligence Directorate, Ministry of Interior, informed CSTC-A Director of Detainee Affairs Colonel William Hart that the GOA approves the transfer of the individuals listed in paragraph 2 to Afghanistan and the [...] | 2006-10-19 06:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PINS PTER KAWC AF PHUM |
06KABUL510 | SOLICITATION FOR ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following proposal from International Organization for Migration IOM) for Economic Support Funded (ESF) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project. This is a new project that will cover a ten-month period at a cost of USD 277,095. The target audience are journ [...] | 2006-02-06 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
06KABUL5106 | PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR GOVERNOR,S SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai called a special meeting with 200 elders and mullahs from the three southern districts on October 2 to discuss the escalating violence in the province, especially in the south. Representatives from each of the districts spoke, with members of t [...] | 2006-10-22 02:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5113 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART ONE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5118 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART TWO OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5120 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART THREE [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5121 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FOUR OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5123 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FIVE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5124 | PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART SIX OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...] | 2006-10-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5195 | PRT/QALAT: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: In the challenging operating environment of southern Afghanistan, Qalat is an example of a city that has been able to make progress on the long road to reconstruction. This progress is a function primarily of the relatively stable security environment and a collaborative working [...] | 2006-10-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5196 | DEPUTY INTERIOR MIN KHALID: REFORM NEEDED ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/DCM and Polmiloff met with Afghan Deputy Minister of the Interior (MoI) Khalid, Afghan National Police (ANP),General Salihi A. Baiani and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) Senior Police Advisor Colonel Pitchlynn October 15. In a candid, confidential, and [...] | 2006-10-25 09:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5197 | ASSASSINATION OF TRIBAL WARLORD IN HERAT PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Regional Pashtun warlord Amunallah Khan, his son and many others in his convoy were killed in an armed attack which took place on the road between Shindand and Zir Kuh in southern Herat Province on October 22. Reprisal attacks by his followers took place in the general Zir Kuh area the sa [...] | 2006-10-25 10:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SNAR PINS AF |
06KABUL5215 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KANDAHAR GOVERNOR [...] (C/NF) During an October 22 meeting in Kandahar, Ambassador Neumann and Governor Khalid discussed the Afghan National Auxiliary Police Program (ANAP) and agreed that recruits for the ANAP needed to come from all regions of the province and not be based on one tribe or individual if we are to [...] | 2006-10-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5216 | PRT JALALABAD: PTS RECONCILIATION PROGRAM NANGAHAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jalalabad PRT Officer met with Khuja Mohammed Naim Sadiq, the Director of the Jalalabad PTS Office, on October 19. Mr. Khuja reported that 115 former Taliban have been processed through his office, although only 25 are on record as having been reconciled through the PTS head [...] | 2006-10-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5235 | PRT Farah: Iranian Assistance Plans for Farah Province [...] (SBU) Iran has traditionally taken an interest in western Afghanistan as an important sphere of influence and, historically, Iranians have regarded part of western Afghanistan as an extension of Iranian territory. Recent Iranian negotiations with Farah provincial government officials show the [...] | 2006-10-29 03:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ASEC PREL AF IR |
06KABUL5237 | VISIT OF AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER FARHANG: NEED FOR ACTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic Counselor twice in the past week raised with Minister of Commerce and Industries Farhang the need for active GoA engagement on the President's Reconstruction Opportunity Zone initiative. Econcouns reported that the AID-funded U.S. ROZ study team was completing the fina [...] | 2006-10-29 03:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV AF |
06KABUL5238 | AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER VISIT - OPPORTUNITY TO STRESS OUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 03:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN AF |
06KABUL5239 | HIPC DATA REQUEST TO RUSSIA AND OTHER CREDITORS [...] This is an Action Message. Please refer to Para 6. 2. The debt management unit within the Ministry of Finance is currently gathering detailed debt data from all of Afghanistan's bilateral creditors in order to assemble the necessary information to qualify Afghanistan under the Heavily Indeb [...] | 2006-10-29 03:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AF RU |
06KABUL5249 | PRT PANJSHIR: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER QANOONI OPENS [...] (SBU) The grand opening of the Teachers, Training College (TTC) October 10 in Panjshir combined several unusual features for a public ceremony: a large Kabul delegation; a strong Afghan lead; some participation of women; and, for the first time, broad political themes dealing with regional i [...] | 2006-10-29 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV AF PREL |
06KABUL5250 | PRT/ASADABAD: MURDERS OF KORENGAL OUTPOST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-29 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL5258 | EMBASSY KABUL POC FOR BLUE LANTERN [...] (U) Per reftel, Christopher Buck, Political-Military Affairs Officer (phone: 93-070-10-8177, e-mail: BuckC@state.gov, Departure date: 8/07) will serve as the designated point-of-contact for the Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. NEUMANN [...] | 2006-10-30 03:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC KSEP US AF |
06KABUL5277 | SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Your November 1-3 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President and Afghan government with security and reconstruction very much on their minds. The country is facing some of its most serious challenges since the fall of the Taliban. Since his return from Washington, President Kar [...] | 2006-10-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR |
06KABUL5279 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH AFGHAN HAJJ FLIGHT SLOTS [...] (SBU) President Karzai yesterday informed the Ambassador that the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has not yet granted arrival/departure slots for Afghanistan's Hajj flights. The GoA is in the process of engaging the Saudi government at a high level to get these assignments quickly. Given [...] | 2006-10-31 01:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON AF |
06KABUL5284 | PRT/QALAT: Initial Afghan National Auxiliary Police Class [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Zabul province October 8 and have deployed along Highway 1. The course was taught both in the classroom and in the field, and substantial skills improvement was seen throughout the ten days of training. Fa [...] | 2006-10-31 07:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5299 | INTERNATIONAL DONORS COORDINATE ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the international community met to try to better coordinate donor assistance to rule of law projects in Afghanistan. Major donors discussed the formation of an international justice reform coordination group that could facilitate information sharing and help better addre [...] | 2006-10-31 14:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL532 | ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...] | 2006-02-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA |
06KABUL5356 | ADDITIONAL USDA PRT ADVISORS CRITICAL FOR [...] This is an Action Message. Please see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: USDA PRT Advisors have made a dramatic impact on the agricultural economies of the provinces in which they work. Their effect has been so positive that many PRT Commanders have requested that a USDA Advisor be added to their team [...] | 2006-11-04 05:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PGOV AF |
06KABUL5361 | PRT JALALABAD - UPDATE ON TANGI RETURNEE SITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Officer met with Nangarhar Deputy Governor and Jalalabad Mayor to press again for a Letter of Intent for land ownership for the returnees in Tangi. This important step, that has to happen before any permanent structures can be built or any more international aid provided, [...] | 2006-11-05 04:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF ECON |
06KABUL5373 | DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 01:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN AF |
06KABUL538 | PRT/GHAZNI: JUSTICE REFORMS MAINTAIN MOMENTUM [...] SUMMARY: The Ghazni Judicial Conference, held December 14-15, 2005, brought key GOA officials from the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to Ghazni to meet with provincial justice officials and to rview how well the Ghazni justice system complies with proper judicial [...] | 2006-02-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM AF |
06KABUL5387 | NSA HADLEY HEARS PRESIDENT KARZAI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (S) President Karzai used his November 2 dinner with NSA Hadley to lay out his goals and plans for the cross-border jirgas agreed to at the September 27 trilateral dinner in Washington. Karzai confirmed that he hopes there will be two parallel events, each addressing the security issues in th [...] | 2006-11-07 04:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL539 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEBATES ACTION ON AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff attended a January 18 meeting to discuss the possibility of a shake up in the Supreme Court and how the international community should react. Beyond general agreement that they would support a transparent process and qualified candidates, viewpoints diverged on how best to [...] | 2006-02-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL5391 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5393 | PRT GHAZNI - TALIBAN NIGHT LETTERS DISTRIBUTED IN GHAZNI [...] (U) SUMMARY: As seen in other provinces around Afghanistan, "night letters" issuing death threats to Afghan National Army (ANA) members, Afghan National Police (ANP),and Afghan women employed by U.S. PRT's and "any other foreigners", have surfaced around Ghazni City. Translations of two suc [...] | 2006-11-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5394 | NSA HADLEY MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE AFGHAN [...] (S) On Nov 2, NSA Hadley held two meetings with Members of Parliament. The first meeting, which took place at the Embassy, included Deputy Speakers of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ),Arif Noorzai and Fouzia Koofi, WJ Second Secretary Mohammed Salij Saljoqi and WJ Secretary General Ghulam Hassan Gran. [...] | 2006-11-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL5395 | PRT/NURISTAN: SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL NEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Nuristan assisted Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in the seizure of material that could be used to make explosives which was being transported in the direction of a region in western Nuristan noted for its lucrative illegal mining activities. Nothing in [...] | 2006-11-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
06KABUL5397 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE VISIT OF PM/WRA [...] (U) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes PM/WRA Policy Advisor Eric Patterson and Technical Advisor Eric Arnett and grants country clearance for the visit from November 15 to November 18,2006. 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political-Military Affairs Officer Todd Bullock. Mr. Bullock's co [...] | 2006-11-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM PREL MARR MASS ASEC AF |
06KABUL5398 | SON OF SLAIN AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST MAKES [...] (SBU) Naqibullah (No Last Name),the 18-year-old son of Safia Ama Jan, the Director of Women's Affairs in Kandahar province, who was gunned down outside her home in September (see reftel),contacted post to report threats against himself and violent acts against his father since the murder of [...] | 2006-11-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK AF |
06KABUL5399 | PRT LASHKAR GAH - NORTH QUIET AFTER ISAF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The situation in Musa Qala district in the north of Helmand Province, the site of serious clashes between ISAF and Taliban forces, remains relatively stable following ISAF,s recent withdrawal from the district center (DC). The withdrawal followed an arrangement between the l [...] | 2006-11-07 14:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5400 | READOUT OF HADLEY MEETING WITH CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (SBU) National Security Advisor Steven Hadley met with Chief Justice Azimi to learn more about the present challenges to rule of law in Afghanistan and provide encouragement for the future. Unqualified judges in office and a lack of trained recruits create a long-term challenge to the justice [...] | 2006-11-07 15:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS AF |
06KABUL5414 | OUR TAKE ON AFGHANISTAN OBJECTIVES AT THE RIGA [...] (C) Summary: The upcoming NATO Summit in Riga offers a prime opportunity to advance our agenda in Afghanistan with our NATO Allies. We believe it essential to continue to project a steady, measured message on the need to eliminate caveats some nations have imposed on the deployment of their [...] | 2006-11-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF |
06KABUL5420 | KARZAI ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANP RANK REFORM [...] (C) In a November 3 meeting with senior GOA security officials and the international community, President Karzai asked detailed questions about the progress of Afghan National Police (ANP) rank reform. Noting that Tier II assignments have been completed (though some require review),he said t [...] | 2006-11-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5421 | PRT TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB'S MILITIA [...] (C) Summary: Uruzgan's Governor Monib formed a militia to make up for a severe shortage of Afghan security forces and open challenges to his authority. He created a militia force of approximately 1300 by reaching out to tribal leaders, many of whom were marginalized by his predecessor. He h [...] | 2006-11-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5427 | DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - CORRUPTION IS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-12 01:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV AF |
06KABUL5435 | PRT KHOST: NEW ABP COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Despite inheriting a demoralized force on the heels of a 200- to 250-man walkout (a fifth of the force),incoming acting Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander Kasim Khil is optimistic he can bring back and improve troop strength and effectiveness. In what appears to be a model app [...] | 2006-11-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5437 | MUSA QALA - SHOWING GOA AUTHORITY IS ESSENTIAL [...] (C) In a November 8 meeting with Helmand Governor Daud, Ambassador Neumann discussed the situation in Musa Qala and Daud,s own plans. Daud confirmed that he had told President Karzai that if Deputy Governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzada were not removed, Daud refused to return to Helmand. He said [...] | 2006-11-13 06:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL544 | VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO SECOND DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Violent anti-Danish and anti-Western demonstrations continued throughout Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 7. Norwegian-led PRT Maimana in northwestern Afghanistan came under small arms fire and grenade attack from a small group of protesters who breached the PRT perimeter. Dutch [...] | 2006-02-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC AF DA NO |
06KABUL5442 | BOUCHER AND SPANTA ON JIRGAS, MUSA QALA, IRAN AND [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta in Kabul to draw out Afghan expectations on cross-border jirgas and press for early consultations with Islamabad to bridge differences. Spanta described [...] | 2006-11-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5444 | RASSOUL REVIEWS AFGHAN SECURITY SITUATION WITH [...] (C) National Security Advisor Rassoul used his November 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher to review Afghanistan's evolving security situation, which he characterized as generally improving due to NATO operations in the South, but still affected b [...] | 2006-11-13 12:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
06KABUL5445 | BOUCHER MEETS WITH AFGHAN JUSTICE LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their November 8 meetings with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Afghan Chief Justice Azimi and Attorney General Sabit highlighted salary support, added space, housing, and transportation as the major needs to improve the quality of both their institutions. Boucher questioned ea [...] | 2006-11-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL5446 | BOUCHER'S CONVERSATION WITH KEY DONORS ON WHAT'S [...] (SBU) In a working lunch in Kabul on November 8, the Ambassador, British Ambassador Evans, Japanese Ambassador Kosuge, and Deputy EU Representative Michael Semple told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher the UN-led Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board P [...] | 2006-11-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID AF |
06KABUL5452 | PRESIDENT KARZAI WITH A/S BOUCHER ON SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with President Karzai to report on his discussions in Islamabad on the cross-border jirgas, and urged early direct discussions before differences on expectations and plans become s [...] | 2006-11-14 04:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5487 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR DEFENDS DEAL WITH MUSA QALA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with PRTOff, Helmand Governor Daud defended the Afghan government's deal with the leaders of Musa Qala district, wherein the government recognizes the leaders' right to administer the district in return for recognition of the central government's authority. [...] | 2006-11-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5499 | STABILITY AT STAKE IN ZABUL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers visited the Romanian Forward Operating Base (FOB) and the U.S. run Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Zabul province November 6, where they attended security briefings on Taliban activity and redeployment of artillery assets as well [...] | 2006-11-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MASS AF |
06KABUL5504 | DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET ON TRACK BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MASS MARR PGOV AF |
06KABUL5508 | EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - [...] (SBU) During this reporting period, EXBS Advisor worked with international donors and the Afghan Engineering District (AED) to de-conflict, provide input, and review status of the Border Crossing Points (BCPs) infrastructure projects. A timeline of infrastructure projects has been provided by t [...] | 2006-11-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF |
06KABUL5518 | PRT GHAZNI - MULLAHS ADOPT A PRO-GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. At a meeting of Ghazni mullahs called by former Governor Sher Alam, the mullahs heard a series of speeches stressing the mullahs' responsibility, and past failures, to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. While the meeting was taking place, a small group of mullahs drafte [...] | 2006-11-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5526 | POST COMPLETION OF ANP PHASE III RANK AND REFORM [...] (U) Post has completed the in-country vetting of the 355 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers selected to serve as Colonels as part of Phase III of the ANP Rank and Reform Process. Post vetted all individuals through the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA's vettin [...] | 2006-11-19 03:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
06KABUL553 | Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...] | 2006-02-08 03:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL5547 | POSSIBLE MILAIR SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN HAJJ [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was scheduled to begin its Hajj operation on November 22. Failure on the part of the Afghan state airline, Ariana, to source reliable aircraft, get the necessary Saudi approvals, and get schedule slots for arriving and departing Jeddah has thrown the planning badly off track. [...] | 2006-11-20 11:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON AF |
06KABUL5549 | PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A [...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...] | 2006-11-21 01:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF |
06KABUL5556 | AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: THIRD JCMB SESSION TAKES A HARD LOOK [...] The third session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) was held in the presence of a visiting UN Security Council delegation on November 12. UNAMA and Afghan co-chairs reported that the Afghanistan Compact process is taking hold and actively helping to shape Afgha [...] | 2006-11-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF |
06KABUL5559 | PRT/QAL-E NOW: LET THERE BE LIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Badghis Province's Energy Department is currently providing five hours of electricity a day to the city center. When the Spanish-provided generator comes back online, it will be able to power an energy grid that encompasses 95% of the city. The system, which includes over 1,46 [...] | 2006-11-21 12:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV SNAR AF |
06KABUL5566 | NEW ANP PAY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A POSITIVE STEP [...] Summary: A recent reform of the pay distribution system in Afghanistan makes it possible for Afghan National Police employees in the provinces to receive their pay directly from a branch of the central bank or one of several commercial banks. Previously, pay was distributed by means of middl [...] | 2006-11-22 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR MARR AF |
06KABUL5579 | PRT/PANJSHIR: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ATTACK SPARKS ALERT [...] (C) Governor Bahlul of Panjshir credits alert civilians with foiling the November 15 attempt of a terrorist to launch a suicide attack in the valley. According to the Governor, the Pashtun terrorist could get no further than Golbahar, outside the valley, where he blew himself up. The Governo [...] | 2006-11-26 09:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PHUM AF |
06KABUL5584 | MUSA QALA AGREEMENT: OPPOSING INTERESTS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two delegations of Helmand Province elders and residents affected by the Musa Qala Agreement, each reflecting opposing forces fighting for control of the district, offered PolCounselor and Lashkar Gah PRTOFF very different assessments of the impact of the Agreement. The first [...] | 2006-11-27 01:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EAID AF |
06KABUL559 | PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...] | 2006-02-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF |
06KABUL5593 | Getting the Interior Ministry to Pay Its Police: Case Study [...] (SBU) Summary: Fixing the profoundly dysfunctional Ministry of Interior (MoI) is a long-term project. We want to encourage Afghans to look to their own ministries, and not to us, to resolve problems; however, we find ourselves forced to intervene even in basic administrative functions to prev [...] | 2006-11-27 07:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR AF |
06KABUL5610 | POST VIEWS ON PRESSURING EU EXTRADITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to ref requests from SCA/A, Post has reviewed the issue of encouraging EU members to increase the number of extradition requests made to the GoA. While post recognizes the importance of bringing criminals to justice, we do not believe that substantially increasing th [...] | 2006-11-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5619 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. GOVERNORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Governors Pataki, Kulongoski, Corzine, and Huntsman as well as Anthony Welcher, Dan Wilmot, Traci Scott, Rob Wilkins, MG Michael Sumrall, and Col. Kurt Vogel and grants country clearance for the period November 30 to December 1, for the governors to visit tro [...] | 2006-11-29 02:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA AF |
06KABUL5620 | AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ - SITUATION IMPROVED WITH [...] (SBU) Afghanistan began its Hajj operation on November 22, and to date has transported slightly over 4000 Hajjis, in spite of some ongoing hurdles. GoA and Afghan air carriers have managed to solidify their plans for moving the some 24,000 Hajjis from four Afghan cities to Jeddah. State-owned [...] | 2006-11-29 02:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON AF |
06KABUL563 | Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...] | 2006-02-08 11:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL5632 | POLICY ACTION GROUP NOVEMBER 22: ADZ'S AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 22 Policy Action Group decided to: - Consider expanding the Afghan Development Zone (ADZ) concept to Regional Command - East (RC-East) while maintaining the focus on RC South; - Limit, for now, the Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) recruitment, trainin [...] | 2006-11-30 03:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR SNAR PTER AF |
06KABUL5638 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ? AN INSIDER VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21 PRTOff met with an Afghan from Helmand Province?s Musa Qala district, someone with some influence in the district and access to information about the current situation on the ground. The individual offered harsh criticism of the three factions vying for control [...] | 2006-11-30 07:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5642 | AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ ?-LEASED AIRLIFT [...] (SBU) After a week of Hajj flight operations, the GoA has indicated that currently-leased aircraft are meeting the demands of Afghanistan's Hajj and can be expected to function properly through the first phase, i.e., getting Hajjis to Jeddah over the next three weeks. While some substantial i [...] | 2006-11-30 10:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR EAID AF |
06KABUL5643 | AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ --LEASED AIRLIFT [...] (SBU) After a week of Hajj flight operations, the GoA has indicated that currently-leased aircraft are meeting the demands of Afghanistan's Hajj and can be expected to function properly through the first phase, i.e., getting Hajjis to Jeddah over the next three weeks. While some substantial i [...] | 2006-11-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR EAID AF |
06KABUL5644 | CODEL DREIER AND PRESIDENT KARZAI ON PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) In their November 26 meeting with President Karzai, Representatives David Dreier (R-CA),David Price (D-NC),Lois Capps (D-CA),and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) reaffirmed the USG's unwavering commitment to providing development assistance and combating terrorism in Afghanistan. The congressiona [...] | 2006-12-01 05:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5651 | PRT MEHTARLAM - ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN LAGHMAN [...] (U) In the aftermath of the (second) attempted assassination of Laghman Governor Gulab Mangal, on October 14, 2006, various theories have emerged to explain the attack. These include: a Taliban attempt to destabilize the government; a local power broker's attempt to maintain political influe [...] | 2006-12-03 03:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5653 | PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS JIRGAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 28-29 meetings with the Ambassador, Pakistan Ambassador to Afganistan Sardar Tariq Azizuddin, noting that he was speaking personally without instructions, raised fundamental questions on the meaning and purpose of the cross-border jirgas. Searching for possible al [...] | 2006-12-03 06:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ASEC MARR MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
06KABUL5654 | PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNOR SARABI FACES CRITICISM FROM [...] (SBU) This fall there have been a number of complaints Bamyan about the lack of development activity as well as renewed allegations against Governor Habiba Sarabi. These complaints have spawned visits from two Presidential Advisors and a delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI). It ap [...] | 2006-12-03 07:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
06KABUL5665 | PRT/QAL-E NOW: NGOS VIEWS ON SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security in Badghis provincial capital of Qal-e Now has always been considered good and to-date there have been no insurgency related incidents there. While attacks in Badghis are currently rare, the security situation is tenuous in many districts. NGOs have limited or changed [...] | 2006-12-04 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR AF |
06KABUL5666 | PRT/QAL-E NOW: REBUILT AIRSTRIP IMPROVES LIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Spanish PRT recently upgraded the Qal-e Now airstrip to increase the Spanish Military's ability to support and supply the PRT during the upcoming winter months. The project was conducted by the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI),which trained local staff [...] | 2006-12-04 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5667 | PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD: PART OF RING ROAD? [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN AF |
06KABUL5671 | PRESIDENTIAL MEETING ON DIAG CONFIRMS GOA SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: GOA Ministers and international representatives, in a meeting on the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) process chaired by President Karzai, called on the Afghan leadership to recommit to the program, stating that it is in the interest of the Afghan people and essenti [...] | 2006-12-04 10:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR AF |
06KABUL5675 | EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - October [...] (SBU) During this reporting period the EXBS Advisor solicited the assistance of the Afghan Engineering District (AED) to prepare a Statement of Work (SOW) for upgrading the perimeter security at the Kabul International Airport (KIA). The EXBS Advisor has also coordinated the efforts of DynCo [...] | 2006-12-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF |
06KABUL5676 | KUNAR GOV DEEDAR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Governor DEEDAR Shahlizay of Kunar Province met with the Ambassador on October 31 at the Embassy, and reviewed his efforts to improve security in Kunar and his ideas for spurring economic growth in the province. Deedar,s main complaint was of interference by the Ministry of Interior (MO [...] | 2006-12-04 11:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5678 | PAG NOVEMBER 30: TESTING MUSA QALA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The November 30 PAG focused on the Musa Qala agreement and the need to reach a PAG common line. The PAG reviewed an ISAF paper but put off any decision on it for the following week. We think the paper does not reflect recent intelligence showing that the Taliban are seeking to [...] | 2006-12-04 11:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF MOPS |
06KABUL5679 | KARZAI RELAYS PRESSURE TO RELEASE BAGHLAN WARLORD [...] (SUMMARY): (S) President Karzai on 30 November initially urged the Ambassador, COMISAF, and UNAMA Special Representative (SRSG) to endorse the release of former Taliban commander Amir Gul, a prominent Baghlan warlord now in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody. Karzai wants Gul rele [...] | 2006-12-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5695 | PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, [...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...] | 2006-12-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5696 | PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, [...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...] | 2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5698 | MUSA QALA ELDERS RETURN TO EMBASSY TO PROVIDE [...] (SBU) Six representatives of the Musa Qala Local Authority (LA) returned to the Embassy (Ref) on November 30 to report on recent developments and appeal for support for development projects in the district. The elders reported on their meeting with President Karzai on November 29, saying they [...] | 2006-12-06 01:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5700 | NEW DRAFT OF AFGHAN MEDIA LAW SMACKS OF [...] (SBU) The Afghan Parliament's Committee on Religious and Cultural Affairs has circulated draft language amending the Afghan Mass Media Law (Media Law) - adopted by Presidential Decree in 2005 but never approved by Parliament - that troubles many in the Afghan media and international community [...] | 2006-12-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5716 | FM SPANTA DISCUSSES JIRGAS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This cable contains action requests (see para 12). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FM Spanta has been seized with preparations for the cross-border jirgas and his December 7 meeting with Pakistan FM Kasuri. Afghanistan very much wants the jirgas to be national in nature, but is wi [...] | 2006-12-07 04:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL572 | Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...] | 2006-02-08 11:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KABUL573 | WARDAK PROVINCE JUSTICE INITIATIVE - AN EMERGING [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 29, the Maidan Wardak province judicial sector coordinating committee, a joint U.S - U.N funded effort, highlighted major accomplishments towards its goal of reforming the provincial judicial system. Key accomplishments thus far include approval for renovation of th [...] | 2006-02-08 11:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS AF UNGA SEP |
06KABUL5731 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - AUXILIARY POLICE GRADUATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In what should be considered a positive start, the first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, on November 16. DynCorp trainers reported that the training went smoothly and that the 100 trainees were enthusiastic and perfor [...] | 2006-12-07 09:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5733 | PRT JALALABAD - DIFFERING VIEWS ON THE CROSS [...] (SBU//RELS NATO/ISAF) Summary: While meeting with Provincial Council Chairman Fazlhadi Mslimyar, PRT officials were introduced to three Pakistani journalists visiting Jalalabad and Kabul to discuss the proposed cross border jirga. In a lively discussion, two of the Pakistanis and the Afghan [...] | 2006-12-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5734 | KHOST SECURITY AGREEMENT NOT LIKE MUSA QALA: [...] (C) Summary: Governor Jamal underlined that the November 23 Khost Security Resolution was "totally different" from the Musa Qala agreement, and that there was nothing in the resolution that would limit the operation of ISAF/Coalition forces or Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). He asked [...] | 2006-12-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR MOPS NATO EAID PGOV AF |
06KABUL5737 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS INTERDICTION [...] 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 15 Afghan National Police officers working in the Narcotics Interdiction Unit. This unit receives funding from the Department of State, Bureau of [...] | 2006-12-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5751 | DEC 6 PAG: NAC SHOULD TEST MUSA QALA [...] (C) The December 6 PAG continued to negotiate the tests necessary to determine whether Musa Qala district is operating under the control of the central government. A new document was issued but remains flawed as it still misses the essential ingredient needed to test the agreement )- a small [...] | 2006-12-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5770 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Polmiloff discussed reftel message December 10 with Ismail Amerkhil, MFA UN Desk. Amerkhil said that Afghan draft CWC implementing legislation has been developed by a GOA interagency commission. The draft legislation currently is at the MOD, which has responsibility for forwarding the [...] | 2006-12-10 11:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CWC OPCW PREL AF |
06KABUL5771 | PRT Jalalabad: NEWS FROM TANGI RESETTLEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: There was both good and bad news in the Tangi Returnee settlement this week. It began with the delivery of the signed letter of intent to grant the land to the Returnees. The excitement was dampened at the end of the week when two young members of the community were gravely inj [...] | 2006-12-11 01:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5775 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONE ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE FOR NESA [...] 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 selected to attend the National East South Asia Center (NESA) Seminar January 13. The names of seven other candi [...] | 2006-12-11 04:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5776 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP PRIORITY DISTRICT/LOCAL CHIEFS [...] 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 19 Afghan National Police officers who have been selected for appointments as chief of police in high-priority districts and locations. These appo [...] | 2006-12-11 04:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5777 | NOTIFICATION TO GOA OF TRANSFER OF 7 DETAINEES [...] (S/REL GOA) Polmiloff delivered reftel A message on December 10 to Wakil Shakir and Mohammad Zia Salehi, who are now handling detainee affairs at the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) related to the Takhim e-Solh (Peace Through Strength) PTS reconciliation program. In a discussio [...] | 2006-12-11 04:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF |
06KABUL5778 | PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) is working on a road between the provincial capital, Qal-e Now, and the Sabsak Pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis Provinces. The Spaniards plan to complete work on the first 30 kilometers by the end of the year a [...] | 2006-12-11 07:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN EAID AF |
06KABUL5809 | PRT/KUNDUZ: BAGHLAN GOVERNOR'S BIG TALK NOT YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four months into his term as Governor of Baghlan Province, Sayed Ekramuddin Masomi outlined his ongoing plan of engagement with district leaders to stop narcotics-related activities, control corruption, pursue the Disbandment of Armed Groups (DIAG) process, and bring security to [...] | 2006-12-12 03:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV INR AF |
06KABUL5810 | PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART I: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between the valley province of Panjshir and the capital city of Kabul have evolved this past year. Panjshiris in the central government maintain their prominence, although the sacking of Abdullah Abdullah as Foreign Minister this spring caused some resentment in the [...] | 2006-12-12 03:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV INR AF |
06KABUL5814 | PRT/SHARANA: A LOOK AT AN AFGHAN BORDER DISTRICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Barmal, one of Paktika Province's five districts bordering the tribal areas of Pakistan, has been the scene of a great deal of insurgent activity since coalition and Afghan forces established an Afghan government presence in April 2005. Government influence in Barmal, a distri [...] | 2006-12-12 06:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV INR AF |
06KABUL5816 | PRT HERAT: LOCAL REACTIONS TO THE GOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to the Attorney-General,s ongoing anti-corruption campaign is overwhelmingly positive in Herat. Heratis see this as the beginning of a groundswell against corrupt practices and a climate of backdoor dealing that has been pervasive in the past. Key figures have not yet [...] | 2006-12-12 08:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL5823 | KARZAI AND SPANTA ON FM KASURI VISIT ON JIRGAS: NO [...] (S) President Karzai believes the Pakistanis are having trouble accepting the idea of large cross-border jirgas, due to their deep fear of the Pashtuns, and that we have to work to remove these fears. During his recent meeting with Pakistani FM Kasuri, Karzai did not accept the GOP proposal [...] | 2006-12-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5824 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: SUICIDE BOMBING INCIDENT AT [...] (SBU) At 1250hrs on December 12, an explosion occurred inside the Helmand Governor's compound in Lashkar Gah, within the courtyard but outside the building. It appears that a suicide bomber was responsible. One account reports that one of the guards was trying to usher the bomber away from t [...] | 2006-12-12 16:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5825 | AN EMOTIONAL KARZAI LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) President Karzai broke into tears during his December 10 speech launching Afghanistan,s Action Plan for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation. While recounting the atrocities suffered by the Afghan people over the past 30 years, he noted that Afghans had suffered at the hands of both terro [...] | 2006-12-12 16:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS AF |
06KABUL5837 | DESIGNATING HIG: POST VIEWS [...] (S/NF) Reftel asks for Post's internal assessment of the impact of designating Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) as a foreign terrorist organization. Post has no objections to designating HIG in the UN 1267 Committee and the OFAC under E.O. 13224, provided that the designation distinguishes betwe [...] | 2006-12-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC AF KTFN PTER PREL |
06KABUL5839 | AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN JIRGA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) As reported reftel, below are the GOA and GOP jirga documents provided to us by Foreign Minister Spanta. The documents have not been provided to other nations, nor to the UN, although many have been given oral briefings. 2. Text of Afghanistan Jirga Document: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AF [...] | 2006-12-13 13:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5841 | PRT BAMYAN: SINGAPORE CONSIDERS PROVIDING [...] (SBU) Following internal discussions between Singapore and New Zealand, a four person military delegation from Singapore visited PRT Bamyan the week of November 26. The delegation came to explore the feasibility of pursuing the Singapore government,s stated interest (to the New Zealand governm [...] | 2006-12-14 01:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5843 | PRT/PANSHJIR: WOMEN'S AGENDA ADVANCING, DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PRT is working to create opportunities for the women of Panjshir to improve their levels of education, as well as their economic mobility and access to health care. A weak Director of Women's Affairs, however, represents a major stumbling block. The PRT strategy has been [...] | 2006-12-14 03:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5845 | PRT JALALABAD: POLICE TRAINING WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES [...] (U) Summary: Jalalabad PRT Officer accompanied a two-military member PRT police evaluation and assistance team to two ANP district headquarters on November 25. The team conducted a simple survey of equipment, personnel, and facilities, and led a short training session. Both visits were ext [...] | 2006-12-14 06:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5848 | PRT/QALAT: GOVERNOR THREATENS TO RESIGN IF LACK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Arman is severely disappointed in what he feels is the lack of support he receives from the central government and expressed his intent to resign from his position as governor of Zabul if he does not receive the support he has requested. Arman is upset with his lack of [...] | 2006-12-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AF MOPS |
06KABUL5850 | LEAHY VETTING: WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION [...] (C) Credible derogatory information has come to light regarding Raz Mohammad Oryakhil, who was nominated as the deputy commander of the guard force for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-e-Charki (reftel: see bio data in paragraph two). CSTC-A has seen MOD documentation reporting t [...] | 2006-12-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
06KABUL5852 | PRT/KUNDUZ: INTEL CHIEF TRYING HARD, LACKS CAPABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghlan National Directorate for Security (NDS) Chief reports most of his employees and other GOA appointees in the districts are unqualified and untrained, have poor or no infrastructure, and cannot be removed by provincial authorities because they are appointed from Kabul, ofte [...] | 2006-12-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AF |
06KABUL5853 | PRT/KHOST: KHOST EAGER TO CONVERT ARBAKI INTO ANAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials had selected the first 460 members of a future Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) force for Khost, but MOI, implementing a November 11 agreement under the direction of the Policy Action Group (PAG),has since told Khost Af [...] | 2006-12-14 11:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER AF MARR SNAR |
06KABUL5855 | PRT CHAGHCHARAN: PLAN AFOOT TO WITHDRAW ICELANDIC [...] (U) This cable contains and action request -- see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports are circulating at PRT Chaghcharan that the Icelandic government may be preparing to withdraw the Icelandic Mobile Patrol Team (Mobile Liaison Observation Team/MLOT) from Afghanistan at the end of April. Be [...] | 2006-12-15 07:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR AF IC PGOV |
06KABUL5864 | PRT/SHARANA: GOA WEAKNESS IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Naka district, a remote district in Northeast Paktika province, came under control of insurgent/Taliban forces in early summer 2006. Irregular contract police forces recruited by Paktika,s Governor Ekhpulwak regained control of the district later the same month. To date, no re [...] | 2006-12-16 11:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5865 | PRT KANDAHAR: ANAP IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Afghanistan National Auxiliary Police program (ANAP) is underway in Kandahar. Chief of Police General Esmatullah Alizai, accompanied by Kandahar PRT(KPRT),has convened three recruiting shuras. A large training class of nearly 300 recruits just graduated from the RTC, and [...] | 2006-12-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL5871 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - GOA PARTICIPATION IN UAE [...] (U) On December 11, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche seeking GOA representation at the international conference on trafficking in persons hosted by the UAE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime. According to a contact at the MFA?s Office of UN Affairs, the MFA had received an invitation to the co [...] | 2006-12-17 04:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5876 | PRT JALALABAD - CAMPAIGN AGAINST POPPIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a December 2 meeting with PRT Commander, PRT Officer, and Maj. Richard Schwaiger, Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Serzai pledged his continued commitment to make Nangarhar free of poppies and terrorism, but he lamented that some Nangahar officials still encourage poppy cultiva [...] | 2006-12-17 07:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5877 | PRT ASADABAD - ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Attorney General Sabit visited Asadabad November 27 to December 1, investigating corruption and receiving petitions from the general populace. He said he would focus on administrative corruption, land disputes, and timber smuggling. While he ordered a few provincial officials to be arr [...] | 2006-12-17 07:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF |
06KABUL5879 | PRT JALALABAD - POSSIBLE CHANGE IN NANGARHAR [...] (C) Provincial Council Chief Fazlhadi Muslimyar informed PRT officials November 26 of a possible change in the Deputy Governor position, currently held by Mohammad Allam Isaqzai, who Muslimyar said is a candidate for Deputy in the Ministry of Interior in Kabul. 2. (C) Muslimyar reporte [...] | 2006-12-17 07:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5880 | PRT/HERAT: IRAN INVITES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL TO [...] (U) Members of the Herat Provincial Council participated in an Iranian version of the USG's International Visitor (IV) program when they were invited by the Iranian Government to Mashad, the nearest major Iranian city to Afghanistan. Officially, they were invited by the Islamic Council of the [...] | 2006-12-17 08:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR AF IR |
06KABUL5888 | ATTORNEY GENERAL SABIT DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, RULE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and the Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain met with Attorney General Sabit on the evening of December 15th. Sabit cited the absence of the Rule of Law in Afghanistan as the root of other key problems such as drugs, terrorism and corruption. Sabit [...] | 2006-12-18 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF AF KJUS |
06KABUL5889 | SENATOR MCCAIN AND KARZAI DIFFER OVER PAKISTAN [...] (C) Over a December 15 dinner, Senator McCain and President Karzai disagreed over the extent to which the Government of Pakistan was supporting the Taliban and terrorism in Afghanistan. Karzai,s theme throughout the evening was that Afghans see Pakistan as entirely intertwined with Taliban e [...] | 2006-12-18 11:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK |
06KABUL589 | MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DISSOLVES 1,620 NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a Feb 4 deadline, the Minister of Economy (MoE) Mir Mohammad Farhang announced that some 1,620 NGOs had been dissolved for not re-registering with the MoE as required by the Law on NGOs, which was enacted in June 2005. Current records indicate that there are 556 NGOs [...] | 2006-02-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
06KABUL5891 | PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...] | 2006-12-19 04:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF |
06KABUL5900 | NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR: SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assadulla Wafa was appointed as the new Governor of Helmand Province on December 16. He is currently in Kabul but plans to move to Lashkah Gar in the next few days. Wafa was most recently Advisor, Minister, and Prime Assistant to the Minister of Frontiers and Tribal Affairs and [...] | 2006-12-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF UK |
06KABUL5902 | TERRORIST LISTS - AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-20 01:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5908 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PHASE III ADDITIONAL COLONELS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of 67 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank reform process. This list is in addition to the names [...] | 2006-12-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5918 | STRIVING FOR AN AFGHAN-LED DONOR STRATEGY - "FROM [...] We share the concern about the importance of demonstrating tangible progress. 2. We appreciate the commitment for an Afghan-led approach consistent with the priorities of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the COMPACT. 3. We agree with the importance of ensuring consistency wi [...] | 2006-12-21 03:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL AF |
06KABUL5920 | BAGHLAN WARLORD AMIR GUL RELEASED [...] (S) Post learned on 12 December that Baghlan warlord Amir Gul, detained in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody since his July 2006 capture by Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces, has been released despite recommendations to the contrary made by the Ambassador, COMISAF, [...] | 2006-12-21 04:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL5923 | EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable - November [...] (SBU) During this reporting period the EXBS Advisor met with the Afghan Engineering District (AED),Director General of the Afghan Customs Department (ACD),and a USAID Bearing Point contractor to further discuss the relocation of the Spin Boldak Border Crossing Point (BCP) to Weesh, several [...] | 2006-12-21 10:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF |
06KABUL5925 | EMBASSY KABUL INTENTION TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL LEAHY [...] (C) Summary: There are clear indications that the Taliban will launch a well-coordinated offensive in the spring that will focus on gaining decisive control of districts with insufficient presence of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and international forces. In order to increase the ANS [...] | 2006-12-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5926 | PRT/KUNDUZ: HOSPITAL REFORM WORKING IN NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The provincial hospitals in Kunduz and Takhar Provinces are two of five pilot projects under the World-Bank funded Hospital Reform Program. They receive extensive support from the Ministry of Public Health and are relatively well-equipped, have capable and well-paid staff, and appear to [...] | 2006-12-21 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5928 | PRT/CHAGHCHARAN: FOOD SHORTAGE IN WESTERN [...] SUMMARY: (U) World Food Program (WFP) and Afghan government officials alike recognize the current vulnerability to food shortages faced particularly ) though not exclusively ) by Afghanistan's western provinces. The onset of winter is now exacerbating the effects of the lengthy drought. Ba [...] | 2006-12-23 07:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF |
06KABUL5929 | POSITIVE REACTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL PAG IN KANDAHAR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) According to a sampling of official, press, and political analyst reactions to President Karzai's December 11-13 PAG visit to Kandahar, most Afghans viewed his visit to the South positively. They felt it was about time he criticized Pakistan publicly and want him and his Mini [...] | 2006-12-23 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5930 | FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 20, the Afghan Parliament marked its first anniversary with a briefing to the international community and the press in the Wolesi Jirga on the year's progress. The ceremony was attended by almost 100 members of the diplomatic corps, Coalition Force, UNAMA representatives, membe [...] | 2006-12-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AF |
06KABUL5931 | GOA BITES BACK AGAINT HRW CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF [...] (U) President Karzai wasted no time in rebutting a December 12 statement from Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling for the immediate enforcement of the 2005 Action Plan on Truth, Justice and Reconciliation. The HRW statement named several prominent GOA officials as having committed gross human r [...] | 2006-12-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
06KABUL5939 | SAYYAF UNDER SIEGE: LAND DEALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Member of Parliament and former warlord Abdulrab al-Rasul Sayyaf has come under serious attack in the media because of allegations of land-grabbing as well as for his role in the civil war that almost destroyed Kabul. Truth and facts in Afghanistan are always difficult to [...] | 2006-12-24 05:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PINS PREL SOCI AF |
06KABUL595 | PRT/HELMAND HELMAND WOMEN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF |
06KABUL5951 | DECEMBER 21 PAG AGREES TO TEST MUSA QALA AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 21 PAG agreed to move forward to test the Musa Qala (MQ) Agreement, although several members called for flexibility in the target date established for Test 3 (January 31) and for the new Helmand Governor to first lay the groundwork with the tribal elders, since Test 3 [...] | 2006-12-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5952 | PRT/QALAT: SUICIDE BOMBING IN QALAT BAZAAR [...] (S/REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) SUMMARY: On December 14, a suicide bomber detonated himself in the Qalat bazaar killing four locals, including a 12 year old child. Thirty others were wounded, but all were treated at the provincial hospital without outside assistance, a noteworthy accomplishment. [...] | 2006-12-26 09:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5955 | PRT/FARAH: THE CONFUSED STATE OF THE FARAH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farah Province is beset by misunderstandings and disparities regarding the court system, the number of judges, and even current cases. Record-keeping in handwritten notes is haphazard at best. Judges and prosecutors understand there is a process that includes delineated time [...] | 2006-12-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KRIM SOCI AF |
06KABUL5958 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Charge, A/Polmilcouns, and Polmiloff met on 26 December with Deputy National Security Adviser (DSNA) Engineer Ibrahim Speenzada to follow up on his agreement (reftel A) to convene GOA representatives to identify which Afghan laws could provide the legal basis for detention and prosecuti [...] | 2006-12-27 08:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PHUM AF |
06KABUL5959 | PRT/ASADABAD: KORENGAL MURDERS CONTINUE, TALK OF [...] (C) This year several employees of the Korengal Outpost (KOP) in Kunar Province have been murdered for their association with ISAF forces. Other Korengalis have been murdered this year because of their support for ISAF and the GOA. Following the recent killing of another four employees of th [...] | 2006-12-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL596 | PRT/HELMAND HELMAND GOVERNOR DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF |
06KABUL5964 | THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...] | 2006-12-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF |
06KABUL5965 | MEETING WITH GENERAL DOSTUM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Uzbek factional leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum is feeling increasingly frustrated over his lack of a significant role in Afghan decision making and his lack of contact with the Palace. Once a respected (even feared) force in national politics, he has been side-lined from [...] | 2006-12-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF |
06KABUL5971 | PRT/HERAT: ONGOING SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The normal tranquility of Herat has been disturbed in recent weeks by political cross-currents that exist below the surface. The tribal tensions in the aftermath of Amanullah Khan,s murder in Shindand District, Iranian nervousness over border training activities at a U.S. facil [...] | 2006-12-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF IR |
06KABUL5973 | PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bamyan Provincial Justice Conference (PJC),held in the provincial capital November 20-21, brought together Afghan leaders and experts to find the means to improve justice in Bamyan. Stakeholders discussed their concerns in break-out sessions on police, prosecutors, judges [...] | 2006-12-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AF |
06KABUL5974 | PHASE III, TIER I ANP LTC - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 91 Afghan officers selected to serve as Lieutenant Colonels in Phase III, Tier 1 of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. Post requests exp [...] | 2006-12-28 01:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5975 | PHASE III, TIER I ANP LTC - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 91 Afghan officers selected to serve as Lieutenant Colonels in Phase III, Tier 1 of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. Post requests e [...] | 2006-12-28 01:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL5980 | FINDING COMMON GROUND ON CORRUPTION TRIALS BETWEEN [...] (C) Afghanistan,s Attorney General Sabit has made a number of comments recently to officials of the U.S. and other governments that are critical of the policies and practices of Chief Justice Azimi in connection with anti-corruption cases filed in some provinces by Sabit. Some of these commen [...] | 2006-12-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5982 | PRT/ASADABAD: TALIBAN INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO [...] (C) The murder of two female teachers on December 9, along with three of their family members, was the first direct attack on education in Kunar in recent memory. This, and an increasing number of night letters in Kunar,s main towns, has created an increased climate of fear in the province. G [...] | 2006-12-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
06KABUL5985 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: GENERAL OFFICER FOR ANP RANK AND [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one general officer in the Afghan National Police (ANP). The Ministry of Interior wishes to assign to a top leadership position. UNAMA has [...] | 2006-12-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL5986 | PRT/NURISTAN: INAUGURATION OF PRT NURISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan was officially inaugurated at Qala Gush in Western Nuristan on November 19. The Qala Gush site is the larger of two temporary PRT sites in Nuristan Province conducting Civil Affairs activities (the other being near Kamdesh in the eastern pa [...] | 2006-12-28 14:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID MARR AF |
06KABUL611 | ISAF TRANSITION COULD DECREASE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A FACTOR COMPLICATING THE HAND-OVER OF U.S. PRTS TO ISAF IN THE PHASE III TRANSITION IS THE DIFFERING VIEWS AMONG THE NATO MEMBERS ABOUT THE ROLE TO BE PLAYED BY CIVILIANS AND BY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE PRT CONTEXT. CURRENTLY, AT EACH COALITION-LED PRT, THE U.S. SPENDS AN [...] | 2006-02-12 06:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ASEC ECON AF |
06KABUL619 | EMB KABUL: SIPDIS TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV |
06KABUL623 | NEW INVESTMENT LAW DRAWS BOTH PRAISE AND CONCERN [...] (SBU) A new investment law, quietly signed by the President just before the new Parliament convened, has elicited both praise and concern among the international and Afghan business community. The new law, while offering more favorable conditions in areas such as the leasing of real estate an [...] | 2006-02-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL EAID PGOV AF OPIC |
06KABUL630 | GOA NAMES MEMBERS TO NEW DONORS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Ambassador met February 9 with Ameerah Haq, Deputy to the Special Representative of the Secretary General (UNAMA). Haq confirmed President Karzai's selection of the GOA's representatives on the Afghan side of the Afghanistan Compact's joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Dr. Nadir [...] | 2006-02-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON EAID PREL SNAR AF |
06KABUL64 | HAZARAJAT FEELING NEGLECTED AGAIN; ACTING DAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Dai Kundi Province Ahmadullah Nawid and Hazara political activist Zulfiqar Omid were pleased on January 5 to once again voice their complaints to a USG PolOff about the lack of development attention being given to the Hazarajat region. Describing the region as [...] | 2006-01-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL662 | PRT/KABUL: PROVINCIAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A joint GOA - Coalition effort to address key problems in Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand Provinces could be a template for bringing greater stability to the southeast and help preclude an effective spring offensive by anti-government forces. In a series of meetings starting in [...] | 2006-02-13 06:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF |
06KABUL686 | POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT FAIL TO TAKE HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is considering disba [...] | 2006-02-15 05:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL693 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND: SAID ABAD SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: School officials in Said Abad told PRToffs on February 11 that despite threats from "those opposed to education" they were determined to keep the co-educational school open. According to the provincial education office, over the past 16 months 18 schools throughout Helmand Pro [...] | 2006-02-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EID PREL AF |
06KABUL696 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL LIS [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John Lis, Francis Miko, and Kenneth Katzman, Professional Staff Members, House International Relations Committee (HIRC);Robert Lawrence and Thomas Ross, Professional Staff Members, Office of the Speaker (SPKR); Keith Schultz, USAID, and grants country clearance for thei [...] | 2006-02-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC AF |
06KABUL725 | ISAF RESPONSE TO ANTI-CARTOON RIOTS: "RESTRAINT," [...] Summary: Last week,s cartoon-related demonstrations, several of them violent and with loss of life, provide an opportunity to assess ISAF,s capability and willingness to respond to violent confrontations in its current areas of responsibility (RACs North and West, and Kabul). In Maimana, the [...] | 2006-02-17 11:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF |
06KABUL735 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirteen Mousa Qala district elders, including their Provincial Council representative, are frustrated by the lack of basic services in their district. Despite repeated requests to the provincial government over a several year period, they complain that there is little power [...] | 2006-02-20 06:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID AF |
06KABUL745 | AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT COMPANY CLOSING IN ON FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghanistan Investment Company (AIC,) founded in October 2005 by 50 of Afghanistans and the Afghan Diasporas wealthiest businessmen, is closing in on its first venture: a Greenfield cement plant in Puli i Khumri, Baghlan province. According to Mahmood Karzai, the GOA Presi [...] | 2006-02-20 12:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF |
06KABUL747 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/PHD OFFICERS [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes DRL/PHD Officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on March 4-8, 2006, to monitor and evaluate DRL's Human Rights and Democracy Funds (HRDF) projects in Afghanistan. Control Officer is Chris Hensman, Political Offi [...] | 2006-02-21 07:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM OTRA PGOV PHUM AF |
06KABUL749 | DOHA II PLANNING - DONATION REQUESTS TO FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior German Police Advisor Ambassador Frick told USG representatives that Doha II is conceived as a donors, conference with emphasis on the Afghan Border Police and shortfalls in the Law and Order Trust Fund Afghanistan (LOTFA),but not customs issues. He said it will be a [...] | 2006-02-21 10:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EFIN MARR AF |
06KABUL778 | MEDIA CLIMATE CAUTIOUS AS "UN-ISLAMIC" TV STATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Afghan officials continue to fine or warn Afghan media outlets against broadcasting programming which is counter to Afghan culture or law. This month, the government fined Afghan TV $1000 for broadcasting "un-Islamic" material; Governor Joma Khan Hamdard of Jowzjan warned two loca [...] | 2006-02-23 04:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PGOV PINR SCUL AF |
06KABUL8 | SOUTHERN GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. On 28 Dec, the Governors and Police Chiefs of Kandahar, Zabul and Helmand provinces met with key Regional Command (RC) South commanders and staff. Security dominated the agenda. Many Taliban are migrating to Pakistan for the winter but RC South and the governors all want to ke [...] | 2006-01-02 10:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF PK |
06KABUL804 | LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPAND AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Ronald Neumann 1.4 (d). This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (C) Positive Afghan-Pak relations are essential to long-term stability in Afghanistan and to U.S. strategic objectives in the struggle against terrorism. President Bush's visit [...] | 2006-02-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER PREF EAID AF PK |
06KABUL806 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOA's Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) will participate in Helmand's opium poppy eradication campaign, due to commence within the next 10 days. Helmand Governor Daud and Prosecutor Sattar Khan cited "constitutional requirements" to provide specific alternative development [...] | 2006-02-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PREL AF |
06KABUL813 | CORRECTED COPY: POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU/REL ISAF) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is consideri [...] | 2006-02-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL838 | QALAT VISIT: FOCUS ON SECURITY, POLICE, AND ROADS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann traveled to Qalat, Zabol Province, on February 12 where he met with the Governor, Chief of Police, and local leaders. Discussion focused on security and development. Governor Arman emphasized the need for road building as an engine for improving both security and econ [...] | 2006-02-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV EAID PREL AF |
06KABUL839 | PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...] | 2006-02-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL840 | MAIMANA REVISED - A STEP AWAY FROM DISASTER [...] (C) In the last week, more information has come to light about the events in Maimana on February 7. In particular, we have now been told that the 200 police who had been stationed in Maimana as a GOA Quick Reaction Force (QRF) were actively supporting the rioters. ISAF has obtained film foota [...] | 2006-02-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF |
06KABUL851 | PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...] | 2006-02-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL852 | PRT/GHAZNI - GOVERNOR CONSIDERS SUPPORTING NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghazni Governor Sher Alam, frustrated by his inability to maintain security in several of Ghazni's Pashtun provinces and perhaps also desiring to re- institute a security network that is loyal to him, has in recent weeks created or talked of creating informal armed forces outsi [...] | 2006-02-27 10:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PTER PINR AF |
06KABUL855 | PRT FARAH - ASSESSMENT OF 10 FEBRUARY ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. PRT Farah was attacked by rockets and mortar rounds, followed by small arms fire, in the early morning of February 10. Although no injuries or damage occurred, the well-coordinated attack demonstrated the growing sophistication of anti-Coalition elements. This and similar even [...] | 2006-02-28 04:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF |
06KABUL865 | PRT/KABUL - AFGHANS REACTION TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reaction in Afghanistan to the London Conference has been largely positive, with a surprisingly high percentage of the population having heard of the results and impressed with the USD10.5 billion in pledges. Significant skepticism remains, however, on the part of Afghans wh [...] | 2006-02-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL874 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - NAW ZAD PROSECUTOR SAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: Helmand's northern Naw Zad district suffers from both a lack of governance and security. District leadership appears to be engaged in drug trafficking. According to the district's prosecutor, after four years citizens are running out of patience and their loyalty to the gove [...] | 2006-03-01 15:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KJUS PTER AF |
06KABUL875 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - CITIZENS SEE BOOTS ON THE [...] (SBU) As the PRT continues its transition to the UK, an advance group of British soldiers has begun dismounted patrols in Helmand Province's capital, Lashkar Gah. Early indications appear positive. Up to the arrival of the UK troops, there have been no such patrols, as US forces use mounted [...] | 2006-03-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF |
06KABUL9 | PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...] | 2006-01-02 10:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SENV AF |
06KABUL91 | MP BIO: ABDUL RASUL SAYYAF [...] (U) This is the second in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as EMBOFFS continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) Summary: Amb and POLOFF met with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf on 3 J [...] | 2006-01-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF |
06KABUL912 | AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC |
06KABUL938 | AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN: HERAT PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary: Although Herat is Afghanistans second largest commercial center, it remains remote for Western businesses operating in Afghanistan. The few foreign companies present are primarily small traders, including two U.S. firms offering groceries and frozen chicken and eggs. This is th [...] | 2006-03-05 09:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF |
06KABUL942 | PRT HERAT - HERAT'S ASHURA RIOTS: THE HEAVY HAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the surface, the February 9-10 Sunni-Shia riots in Herat were a seamless transition from a "spontaneous" February 7 protest against the Prophet Mohammed caricatures. We believe, however, the riots were in part the result of political connivance by Energy Minister and former H [...] | 2006-03-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
06KABUL962 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Engineer Daud told PRToffs on February 28th that adequate security is a prerequisite to successful poppy eradication. Strong coordination is needed among the Afghan National Police (ANA)and Afghan National Army (ANA). To minimize alienation of the local popula [...] | 2006-03-06 15:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL963 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Daud told visiting Combined Forces Command/Afghanistan Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Major General Wilson on March 4th that he is concerned over eradication security and the apparent lack of provisions for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National [...] | 2006-03-06 15:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF |
06KABUL99 | Update on CN Activities: 12/21/05 - 01/06/06 [...] Summary: The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and INL are developing a series of media availabilities to complement the radio and printed products associated with the Governor-led eradication phase of the public information campaign. Afghan Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) team staffing ha [...] | 2006-01-09 07:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF |
06KAMPALA1488 | NORTHERN UGANDA: LOCAL VIEWS ON PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials, international organizations, human rights groups, and local residents in Gulu expressed cautious optimism about the prospects for resolution to the war in Northern Uganda. Most reservations are associated with the mental stability of Lord's Resistance A [...] | 2006-08-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV EAID UG SU |
06KAMPALA1512 | UGANDA: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:24:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL PTER UN UG IS |
06KAMPALA1514 | UGANDA: PROGRESS ON GSP/AGOA ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda, Textile Unions, and Textile Manufacturers Association have made significant progress toward resolving the outstanding issues in the AFL-CIO GSP case. The Government,s passage of the new labor laws in May has been followed up with the signing of the impl [...] | 2006-08-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM ELAB UG |
06KAMPALA1521 | UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST [...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. They will participate in a CENTCOM "Golden Spear" Conference from August 28-30, 2006. Post ha [...] | 2006-08-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MOPS UG |
06KAMPALA1531 | UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SATMO [...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. All candidates have been nominated for a U.S. Army SATMO truck driving and maintenance traini [...] | 2006-08-11 11:35:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MOPS UG |
06KAMPALA1534 | MORE NORTHERN UGANDAN OFFICIALS GOING TO JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan officials view this week's back-and-forth by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) delegation as nervous "antics" rather than a threat to the peace process and continue to support confidence-building efforts by northern Ugandans. A group of five northern Ugandan parliame [...] | 2006-08-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU |
06KAMPALA1540 | NORTHERN UGANDA: GOU PRESENTS CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda formally presented its position paper on disarmament, amnesty, repatriation, demobilization, and re-integration of the Lord's Resistance Army on August 11 at the peace talks in Juba. Key provisions include the assembly of LRA forces within 14 days of [...] | 2006-08-14 10:55:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU |
06KAMPALA1573 | POSTCARD FROM MASAKA: MULTIPARTY OPPORTUNITIES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Internal party conflict between national and local NRM officials is an important trend in Uganda's new multiparty system. On August 14, poloffs visited Masaka, a large rural district located southwest of Kampala notable for its diversity of political party representation at b [...] | 2006-08-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID UG |
06KAMPALA1601 | NORTHERN UGANDA: VERIFYING JOSEPH KONY'S LOCATION [...] (C) We are following up on information that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony may be in Central African Republic or headed there. Ugandan press reports said that Kony had asked CAR for asylum and that President Bozize's "chief of staff" Dr. Jebbari had traveled to Kampala to di [...] | 2006-08-24 03:39:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU |
06KAMPALA1613 | NORTHERN UGANDA: RETURNS OF DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In northern Uganda, humanitarian organizations are reporting increases in the numbers of internally displaced persons returning to their land. The process of "decongestion" of the camps has led to the spontaneous movement of IDPs from more crowded camps to areas where they can [...] | 2006-08-25 12:34:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID PREF UG SU |
06KAMPALA1615 | NORTHERN UGANDA: CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES NOT A [...] The Government of Uganda has agreed to a cessation of hostilities--not a cease-fire--to allow members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to assemble at two sites. Rebels in northern Uganda will move to a site in southern Sudan. Rebels in Garamba National Park will go to a designated site i [...] | 2006-08-28 03:47:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU |
06KAMPALA1616 | NORTHERN UGANDA: GOVERNMENT MAXIMIZING PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda's efforts to expand its options regarding the Lord's Resistance Army and the Juba Peace Talks intensified over the past week. These include consulting with Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir, opening direct discussions with LRA number two Vincent Otti [...] | 2006-08-28 03:47:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU |
06KATHMANDU1000 | WORRIED FORMER PM THAPA URGES KING TO ACT [...] (C) On April 17, the King expressed to former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa a determination to hand over power to the political parties as quickly as possible. King Gyanendra had a similar conversation with royal confidant Prabhakar Rana, also on April 17. Both Thapa and Rana expressed [...] | 2006-04-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1001 | KING MAKES POSITIVE STEP, BUT THEN A REVERSAL? [...] (C) On April 18, the government temporarily released Madhav Kumar Nepal, President of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) from jail, while the Supreme Court ordered 172 Party cadre and human rights activists to be released from jail on April 17. As demonstrations [...] | 2006-04-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1005 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR HOPES KING WILL RAPIDLY TURN [...] (C) On April 18, the Ambassador met with Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping to discuss their respective April 16 audiences with King Gyanendra. Sun's audience with the King appeared to be similar to Indian Ambassador Mukherjee's April 16 audience (reftel). Sun told the Ambassador that the King ha [...] | 2006-04-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH NP |
06KATHMANDU1006 | MFA PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S CNN INTERVIEW [...] (C) On April 18, Acting Foreign Secretary Hari Bahadur Thapa summoned the Ambassador and said that he had been asked to "stage a strong protest" regarding the Ambassador's statement in an April 17 CNN interview that the King might be forced to abdicate if he did not transfer power quickly. Tha [...] | 2006-04-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS NP |
06KATHMANDU1007 | NEPAL'S G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] (SBU) On April 13, Russian Ambassador Andrey Trofimov organized a discussion among the local G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss the terrorism threat in Nepal. (Note: Our discussion did not focus on "ideological radicalization," nor did any member promote a law-enforcement ap [...] | 2006-04-19 06:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU101 | NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER WON'T JOIN HANDS WITH THE [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting, Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala stressed to the Ambassador that his party would continue its stance of not cooperating with the Maoists as long as the latter had arms. Koirala said that he had "rejected outright" a proposal by CPN-UML leader MK Nepal that [...] | 2006-01-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1012 | NO SUPPORT FOR TAX BOYCOTT [...] (C) Business leaders told Emboff they do not support the seven-party alliance's recent call to boycott the paying of taxes and customs duties (ref A). Prakash Shrestha, President of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN),said that because democracy should bring peace and stability, both good f [...] | 2006-04-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1013 | PROTESTORS GEARING UP FOR LARGE APRIL 20 RALLY IN [...] (C) Large pro-democracy protests continued in terai cities on April 19, day fourteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. Security forces killed four demonstrators in Jhapa District in Eastern Nepal, bringing the total to ten the number of protesters killed during the general strike. T [...] | 2006-04-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU1015 | MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DEFY CURFEW TO [...] (C) Large pro-democracy demonstrations continued in Kathmandu and throughout the country on April 21, day sixteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. People responded to the Parties' call to continue to demonstrate until the King restores democracy to the people. The government anno [...] | 2006-04-21 09:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1016 | INDIA AND JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) On April 20, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the Ambassador that he had raised the issue of refugees during his April 18 visit to Thimpu (ref A) to see whether he could get something going. He opined that the best way forward was for India to pressure Bhutan to take a token hundred refu [...] | 2006-04-21 10:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1017 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR URGES KING TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) On April 19, Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka explained to the Ambassador that in a recent meeting with Vice-Chairman Giri he had delivered a three-point message to the Government of Nepal: security forces were reacting too strongly to demonstrators; Japan hoped security forces would act mode [...] | 2006-04-21 11:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU1019 | CPN-UML LEADER MK NEPAL WAITING FOR KING TO ACT [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with the Ambassador, the sixteenth day of the seven-party alliance's general strike/demonstrations and two days after he was released from detention, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal seemed to be waiting for the King to act. The Ambassador emphasized the [...] | 2006-04-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU102 | NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY (DEMOCRATIC) CONVENTION [...] (U) At its general convention January 5 to 9, the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC(D)) decided to remove the term "constitutional monarchy" from the party's statute. The NC(D) stated its position that elections to a constituent assembly were the only solution to the current political and [...] | 2006-01-10 10:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1020 | MASS GATHERINGS AS PEOPLE WAIT FOR KING'S MESSAGE [...] (C) On April 21, seven-party alliance leaders reported that the largest number of people to date took to the streets in Kathmandu in support of democracy, as people waited for a message from the King, expected at 1900 local time. Minendra Rijal, NC(D) Spokesman, noted that the mass demonstrat [...] | 2006-04-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1021 | KING RETURNS POWER TO THE PEOPLE [...] (U) In a 7:00 pm local time address to the nation on April 21, a besieged King Gyanendra announced that "executive power shall be returned to the people." He also indicated the monarch's power would be limited and emphasized that the "source of sovereignty is in the people." He called upon th [...] | 2006-04-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1022 | DID THE KING WAIT TOO LONG? [...] (C) Following the King's message turning power over to the seven-party alliance (reftel),Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC(D) President and former Prime Minster, told the Ambassador that he thought the speech was an "opening." However, he lamented that he had to "follow the consensus" of the seven-par [...] | 2006-04-21 15:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1029 | APRIL 23 PARTIES KEEP DEMONSTRATING [...] (C) On April 23, day eighteen of the Parties' general strike and protest program, large scale pro-democracy demonstrations continued throughout Nepal. Despite the government's day-time curfew and cutting off cell phone service, more than one hundred thousand protesters demonstrated in Kathman [...] | 2006-04-23 11:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU1030 | AMBASSADOR URGING PARTIES TO DEVELOP GAMEPLAN, AND [...] (S) On April 23, the eighteenth day of the seven-party alliance general strike and demonstrations, the Ambassador contacted the Party leaders to urge them to develop a gameplan for transferring power, should the King publicly accede to their agenda. While the leaders were concerned about the [...] | 2006-04-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1033 | MAOISTS ATTACK DISTRICT NEIGHBORING KATHMANDU [...] (C) On April 23, Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on security forces deployed to guard a Nepal Telecom repeat tower, District Headquarters buildings, and a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Battalion at Chautara, district headquarters of Sindhupalchowk District, northeast of the Kathmandu Valley. [...] | 2006-04-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1034 | PARTIES AND PALACE NEGOTIATING OVER ROYAL [...] (C) On April 23 and 24, the Palace and Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala and UML Secretary General MK Nepal exchanged notes on a possible text for a Palace Communique that would be acceptable to the seven-party alliance. Although the King at times indicated he was leaning toward more repressiv [...] | 2006-04-24 09:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1035 | SUPPLIES DECREASE AS LAWLESSNESS INCREASES [...] (C) Supply shortages continued on April 24, day nineteen of the seven party alliance's general strike and closure, and the fifth consecutive day-time curfew in Kathmandu. Although shops opened and closed before the 1100-1800 curfew, few supplies entered the Valley to replenish stocks (ref A). [...] | 2006-04-24 09:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KCRM NP |
06KATHMANDU1036 | PARTIES CALL FOR APRIL 25 MASS PROTEST [...] (C) Defying a fifth consecutive day-time curfew in Kathmandu, pro-democracy demonstrations continued in the capital and throughout the country on April 24, day nineteen of the seven-party alliance's general strike and protest program. However, protests in the capital were smaller, and the num [...] | 2006-04-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1042 | JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...] | 2006-04-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1051 | HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA NP |
06KATHMANDU1052 | MAOISTS LIFT BLOCKADE FOR NOW [...] (C) On April 26, the Maoists announced they had lifted their blockade of the capital and district headquarters until April 28, when the Parliament will convene. The Maoists say they will reinstitute their blockade, which had effectively stopped all goods coming up from India for the past three [...] | 2006-04-26 10:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU1059 | PRC OFFICIALS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS [...] (C) In an April 26 meeting with the Ambassador, PRC MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui, accompanied by Ambassador Sun Heping, said China was happy to hear the crisis had passed with the King's decision to restore Parliament and cede power to the Parties. Luo said that the [...] | 2006-04-27 09:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CH NP |
06KATHMANDU1063 | MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THREE MONTH UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On April 27, Maoist leader Prachanda declared a three month unilateral cease-fire, calling for the new Parliament to announce unconditional elections to a constituent assembly. The Parties denied that they had reached a deal with the Maoists on a date for such elections. Instead, they sa [...] | 2006-04-27 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU1064 | MAOISTS TO JOIN IN PEACEFUL RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) On April 27, three days after the King announced the reinstatement of the Parliament, over ten thousand people took part in a peaceful "victory rally" organized by seven-party alliance leaders in the capital. Senior leaders of the seven-party alliance addressed the crowd, outlining the al [...] | 2006-04-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1067 | TERRORIST FINANCING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 07:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC NP |
06KATHMANDU1068 | POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO [...] (C) In separate conversations with Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC(D)) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on April 27 and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 28, the Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. looked forward to supporting the new government as it moved ahead, but cautione [...] | 2006-04-28 09:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU107 | MAOISTS REJECT "PEACE FETISHISM" AND RESUME ARMED [...] (U) Maoist deputy Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has publicly reiterated that "to achieve a democratic republic both armed and unarmed struggles" in the villages and cities must be used. In the op-ed "Question of Armed and Unarmed Struggle," dated January 4, 2006, in the January 6 Nepali-language week [...] | 2006-01-11 09:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1074 | OHCHR LOOKING AT TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN [...] (C) On April 27, Ian Martin, Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told representatives of OHCHR donor Embassies that, following the King's April 24 announcement to hand power back to the Parties and the Maoists' April 27 announcement of [...] | 2006-04-28 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1082 | PARLIAMENT OPENS FOR SHORT SESSION [...] Hours after its planned 1300 local time opening, Deputy Speaker, now Acting Speaker upon the former Speaker's April 26 resignation, Chitralekha Yadav opened the House of Representatives. The session lasted only about one-half hour. Yadav started the session by reading King Gyanendra's April [...] | 2006-04-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1085 | NEPALI PARLIAMENT ENDORSES CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (U) On April 30, the King swore in a frail G.P. Koirala as Nepal's new Prime Minister. Koirala subsequently addressed the House, calling on the Maoists to come for dialogue, and shun violence as early as possible. The House unanimously passed Koirala's motion (ref A) supporting a constituent [...] | 2006-05-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1087 | MAOISTS ASSERT THEIR PRESENCE [...] (C) Following their three month cease-fire announcement on April 27, the Maoists have been organizing mass meetings openly in Kathmandu (ref A) and the western terai, presumably to remind the seven-party alliance of their power and support in rural areas, and to pressure the Parties to meet th [...] | 2006-05-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1090 | SEVEN MEMBER CABINET FORMED [...] (U) Prime Minister GP Koirala announced a seven-member cabinet on the afternoon of May 2, adding he would expand the Cabinet to 21 members in the future. Key members include KP Oli, CPN-UML as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Krishna Sitaula, Nepali Congress (NC),as Home Minister, [...] | 2006-05-02 09:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1128 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, NSC Senior Director Millard and the Ambassador, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa stressed that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) would welcome, and work with, a civilian, democratically-elected government. General Thapa said [...] | 2006-05-04 08:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PTER MCAP NP |
06KATHMANDU1129 | GOVERNMENT RECIPROCATES CEASE-FIRE, LIFTS MAOIST [...] (C) The Cabinet on May 3 declared an indefinite cease-fire, and announced it would remove the terrorist label, allowing the Maoists to operate above ground throughout the country, all with the purpose of preparing for talks with the Maoists. The Cabinet also annulled the February 8 municipal [...] | 2006-05-04 10:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1154 | NORWAY'S ERIK SOLHEIM VISITS NEPAL [...] (C) Norwegian Minister for International Development Erik Solheim briefed members of the international community on his four-day visit to Nepal May 5, stressing that Norway wanted to show support for the government of Nepal (GON). He said he had assured PM Koirala that Norway would resume its [...] | 2006-05-05 11:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1157 | MAOISTS ACCEPT GOVERNMENT'S OFFER OF TALKS [...] (U) Maoist leader Prachanda on May 4 said his party would sit for talks with the government. Prachanda's statement came in response to the Cabinet's invitation to talk on May 3 (reftel). Prachanda welcomed other government actions, including the government's May 3 announcement of an indefinit [...] | 2006-05-05 11:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU118 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADET [...] (SBU) On January 12, Post delivered demarche information on the addition of Sajid Mohammed Badet to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee List to Under Secretary Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ref A). Pokhrel stated that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) continued to be su [...] | 2006-01-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU1183 | CABINET REVOKES OVER 100 POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) The Cabinet on May 7 recalled twelve Ambassadors and revoked over 100 political appointments made since October 4, 2002 when the King took over executive power for the first time. The Cabinet has not yet published a list of all those affected by the decision. However, the Ministry of Fore [...] | 2006-05-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OFDP NP |
06KATHMANDU1184 | GREATER UN INVOLVEMENT IN NEPAL? [...] (C) Tamrat Samuel, visiting special advisor to the UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, joined by UN Resident Representative Matthew Kahane, and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) head Ian Martin discussed with the Ambassador on May 8 the prospects for incr [...] | 2006-05-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1185 | JUBILANT POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS STILL WORRIED [...] (C) During separate May 2 discussions with SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth SIPDIS Millard, and the Ambassador, political party leaders explained that the government was taking preliminary shape and moving toward constituent assembly elections. CPN-UML [...] | 2006-05-09 02:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL EAID MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1186 | CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS A/S BOUCHER OF MAOIST THREAT [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard, Nepali civil society and human rights organization representatives voiced concern over the continuing Maoist threat as Nepal transitioned to a democratic government. A/S Boucher stressed the need for the political pa [...] | 2006-05-09 02:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1189 | STUDENT POLITICAL LEADERS WANT INTRA-PARTY [...] (C) Student political leaders representing all major political parties met with the Ambassador on May 5 to discuss Nepal's transition to democracy and their hopes for the future. A dynamic group, the students demonstrated a keen understanding of the difficulties faced by their party leaders. [...] | 2006-05-09 06:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
06KATHMANDU1190 | PM KOIRALA TO U.S.: WE WELCOME SUPPORT AND HELP [...] (C) PM Koirala thanked A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard for U.S. support, and said more help would be needed as Nepal tries to become peaceful and prosperous. He agreed that the government needed to find a way to institute a ceasefire that will hold, and to get the Maoists to turn [...] | 2006-05-09 07:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID NP IN UK |
06KATHMANDU1191 | INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS BRIEF BOUCHER AND NSC [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with A/S Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, the Ambassador and Acting DCM, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee and U.K. Ambassador Keith Bloomfield said they expected the remaining seats in a 21-member cabinet would be filled May 3 or 4. Mukherjee s [...] | 2006-05-09 08:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PTER NP IN UK |
06KATHMANDU1195 | PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...] | 2006-05-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP |
06KATHMANDU1196 | NEW MINISTERS REQUEST U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Fourth-time Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister for Physical Planning and Works Gopal Man Shrestha both separately asked the Ambassador for U.S. support in May 9 meetings. The Ambassador agreed it was important the government show it could deliver services to the people and sho [...] | 2006-05-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID PREF MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1198 | NEPAL ASKS FOR SUPPORT FOR 2008 UNSC SEAT [...] (C) K.P. Oli, Nepal's new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, in a May 10 meeting with the Ambassador asked for USG support for Nepal's candidacy for the Asia non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat to be selected at the UN General Assembly this fall. He noted that Nepal la [...] | 2006-05-11 06:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC NP |
06KATHMANDU1199 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: NO IMMEDIATE PROGRESS LIKELY [...] (C) In a May 10 meeting with K.P. Oli, new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, the Ambassador highlighted recent USG efforts to find a permanent solution for the Bhutanese refugees. The Ambassador urged the government to allow UNHCR to register and verify people in the camps, and aske [...] | 2006-05-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU12 | SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered the smallpox agenda item demarche (reftel) to Mr. Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Dr. Hari Nath Acharya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health, on December 30. Acharya stated that he would convey the talking points to other concerne [...] | 2006-01-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NP |
06KATHMANDU1200 | MINISTERS ON CONTROLLING THE KING, MAOISTS, AND [...] (C) In separate May 9 meetings with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister of Physical Planning and Works Gopal Man Shrestha both expressed concern that the King might try to reassert himself in the future. Shrestha noted that the Parliament was considering how to br [...] | 2006-05-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1201 | DEPUTY PM WORRIED KING STILL PLOTTING, MAOISTS [...] (C) K.P. Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and CPN-UML Central Committee Member, told the Ambassador on May 10 that the King would not stay in his box for long and would be looking at his constitutional options. The King had already instructed loyalists to contact the military to [...] | 2006-05-11 06:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1203 | INSINCERE MAOISTS ABDUCT AND EXTORT, ANNOUNCE [...] (C) At the same time that the Maoists reportedly formed a team to hold talks with the government, they abducted five Armed Police Force members and intensified extortion nationwide. Seven-party alliance leaders urged the Maoists to end extortion and stop terrorizing civilians. M.K. Nepal, CP [...] | 2006-05-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU123 | SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS IN U.S.-NEPALI BILATERAL [...] (C) This is an action request. We seek Washington's concurrence on the steps outlined below. Summary and Introduction: Re-examining Our Policy in Nepal --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (C) Since assuming control of the government of Nepal last February 1, K [...] | 2006-01-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1238 | UML LEADER SEEKS GREATER INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Ambassador in a May 11 meeting that the government needed the international community to continue to play a positive role in dealing with both the King and the Maoists. He hoped to have international observers monitoring the cease-fire, [...] | 2006-05-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1239 | DEFENSE SECRETARY: GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Bishnu Dutta Uprety, Ministry of Defense Secretary, told A/DCM and Pol/Econ Chief May 12 that the Ministry of Defense would soon become a "player." Uprety said that Prime Minister Koirala had stressed to him that the focal point for military policy issues must be the Ministry of Defense, a [...] | 2006-05-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU1248 | GOVERNMENT ARRESTS FORMER MINISTERS, SUSPENDS [...] (U) The government arrested five former ministers in the King's government and suspended the heads of three of Nepal's security agencies on May 12. Cabinet sources told the press that the government acted on the recommendation of the newly-appointed Rayamajhi Commission, formed to investigate [...] | 2006-05-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1251 | MAOIST TEN POINT ROAD MAP [...] (C) The Maoists on May 13 laid out a ten-point road map and announced that Prachanda, CPN-Maoist Chairman, would lead the Maoist's dialogue team in the top-level negotiations with the government. Prachanda stressed the need to follow the 12-point understanding and cautioned the political parti [...] | 2006-05-15 11:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1254 | WOMEN POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERS WANT INTRA-PARTY [...] (C) The Ambassador met with nine members of the newly formed Women's Caucus, a group of women politicians from the seven-party alliance and other major parties, on May 15 to discuss the role of women in Nepali politics. The women noted that there was now a higher understanding of the importan [...] | 2006-05-16 08:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
06KATHMANDU1258 | MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the message from President Bush to Prime Minister Koirala (reftel) on May 17. The Ambassador extended the President's offer of congratulations and assistance to Nepal during this historic, hopeful, but difficult time. The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation [...] | 2006-05-17 06:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1262 | PROTESTORS CALL FOR CIVILAN CONTROL OF MILITARY [...] (U) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Kathmandu on May 16 to protest the House of Representatives' delay in announcing a proclamation to bring all political and military powers under the Parliament. The expected proclamation was delayed because seven party alliance leaders wer [...] | 2006-05-17 10:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1266 | USFPA NEPAL PROGRAM [...] (C) On May 18, Emboff spoke with Safieh Anderson, United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Deputy Representative in Kathmandu, who confirmed Nepal-specific information in reftel. Anderson explained that the ongoing political instability led UNFPA Nepal to request an extension of their current [...] | 2006-05-18 11:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SOCI NP |
06KATHMANDU1267 | POWER PLAY TO WATER DOWN PROCLAMATION FAILS [...] (C) Just a few hours before the Prime Minister's planned May 18 3:00 pm proclamation to limit the King's power and place the army under civilian control, rumors swirled around Kathmandu that the Army and the King were planning a preemptive coup. The leaders of two of Nepal's biggest parties, [...] | 2006-05-18 11:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1268 | PARLIAMENT ASSERTS SUPREMACY [...] (U) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala presented the much-awaited Declaration limiting the power of the King to the House of Representatives on May 18. Despite rumors that the language would be muted (ref A),the Declaration stated that Nepal was now a secular state, with the Parliament hav [...] | 2006-05-18 12:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1281 | NEPAL: SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) I believe we have a four-six month window to use our assistance to consolidate recent gains in democracy in Nepal. While some argue that development and governance should take a back seat to peace, I disagree. We need to help the government show it is making a difference in people's lives [...] | 2006-05-19 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1282 | EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...] | 2006-05-19 11:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU1283 | GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS [...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...] | 2006-05-19 12:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1284 | PRIME MINISTER APPROVES USG PROVIDING TRAINING TO [...] (C) On May 19, Dr. Suresh C. Chalise, the Prime Minister's External Affairs Advisor, told us that the Prime Minister had approved all the courses, seminars, and conferences we had planned as part of our FY 06 security assistance program. He indicated that we should take a quiet approach. He s [...] | 2006-05-19 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1285 | EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...] | 2006-05-19 12:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU1286 | GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS [...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...] | 2006-05-19 12:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1287 | CONSOLIDATING NEPAL'S FRAGILE DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Nepal is transforming. The May 18 proclamation of Parliamentary supremacy by Nepal's House of Representatives has clipped the King's wings; the three-corner struggle of Nepal's politics in recent years (the King versus the parties versus the Maoists) should turn into a more straightfor [...] | 2006-05-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MCAP IN NP |
06KATHMANDU1290 | FM OLI TELLS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY MAOISTS MUST [...] (U) In a May 19 briefing for the diplomatic community, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli said Nepal's relationship with its immediate neighbors would remain unchanged, and that Nepal would continue its policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries. He highlighted N [...] | 2006-05-22 06:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF ETRD NP |
06KATHMANDU1293 | GOVERNMENT EXPANDS CABINET TO EIGHTEEN [...] (C) The Prime Minister announced eleven new Ministers on May 22, including one women and three minorities. Several key posts remained vacant as smaller parties in the seven-party alliance had yet to submit their names to the Prime Minster for consideration and one of the newly appointed Minis [...] | 2006-05-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1294 | FORMER AFGHAN FOREIGN MINISTER OPTIMISTIC FOR [...] (C) Afghanistan's former Finance Minister, Ashraf Ghani, in Nepal for two weeks of consulting for the World Bank (WB) on the transition of the Government of Nepal (GON),stressed the need for rapid progress on the part of the new government during May 21 discussions with several Ambassadors. H [...] | 2006-05-22 12:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EINV PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1298 | WHITE PAPER HIGHLIGHTS DISMAL STATE OF NEPAL'S ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 10:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1299 | MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO RAISE PROFILE, BUT GET PUSHBACK [...] (U) Maoists continued to raise their profile by organizing mass gatherings throughout the country, bombing the house of a Nepali Congress party member, recruiting new fighters, and extorting businesses. Businessmen in central Bara District pushed back, and threatened to close their businesses [...] | 2006-05-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU13 | MAOISTS END CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) On January 2, the Maoists announced the end to their four month unilateral cease-fire, claiming the government "compelled" them to do so in "self-defense." The Maoists said action would be directed tow [...] | 2006-01-03 11:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1319 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS ACTING QUICKLY TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka on May 24 in order to push the message that Nepal's traditional donors should increase assistance as quickly as possible to consolidate the democratic transition. Hiraoka replied that he supported increasing assistance to the new [...] | 2006-05-25 08:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ASEC NP JP IN |
06KATHMANDU132 | BURMA'S BID TO JOIN ASIA/PACIFIC GROUP ON MONEY [...] (SBU) Post discussed with Tapas Adhikari, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bhanu Prasad Acharya, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, U.S. concerns about Burma's SIPDIS application for membership in the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (reftel). Adhikari stated that he wou [...] | 2006-01-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1328 | NEPAL RESUMES ISSUING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO REFUGEES [...] (C) K.P. Oli, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, confirmed to the Ambassador on May 24 that the Government of Nepal (GON) had decided to resume issuing travel documents to Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees effective immediately. Oli commented that the previous government had halted issua [...] | 2006-05-25 11:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1329 | MAOISTS FANNING VIOLENCE IN NEPAL'S CITIES? [...] (C) Mob violence broke out at the Lumbini Zonal Hospital on May 23 in the south-central city of Butwal, after the alleged negligence of a doctor led to a patients death. Reports indicate that after news of the patient's death spread, a mob of several hundred, comprised of youths, street childr [...] | 2006-05-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1330 | CABINET ORDERS PRISONS TO RELEASE MAOISTS [...] (C) The Cabinet announced the government's code of conduct on May 25, and, as part of the process, ordered the release of almost all Maoists detained in prisons across the nation to help move the peace process along. The peace coordinating committee of the nine major parties in the House of R [...] | 2006-05-25 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1338 | FINANCE MINISTER APPRECIATES U.S. EFFORTS TO [...] (C) On May 24, the Ambassador, USAID Country Director Don Clark, and three representatives of USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) met with Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and Finance Secretary Bhoj Raj Ghimire to convey the USG's interest in supporting development work and Governm [...] | 2006-05-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EINV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1340 | MAOISTS PROJECT POWER IN MID-WESTERN DISTRICTS [...] (C) During a May 22-24 visit to the mid-western districts of Bardiya and Banke, Emboffs found an atmosphere of fear instilled by the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and 12-point understanding with the seven-party alliance. The Maoists continue to extort, kidnap, train and recruit, while claimi [...] | 2006-05-26 09:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
06KATHMANDU1344 | EUROPEAN DONORS ON WORKING WITH THE MAOISTS [...] (SBU) During a May 24 meeting among international donors, DFID-GTZ Risk Management Officer Dan Huntington presented a paper on Suggested Development Approaches that argued that there were two governments in existence and that donors should treat them equally. His paper acknowledged that "the [...] | 2006-05-26 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1345 | PARTY LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT MAOIST ACTIVITIES [...] (C) In separate meetings, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal both shared the USG's concern SIPDIS about Maoist activities, particularly the threat that the Maoists were undermining the government's legitimacy. They [...] | 2006-05-26 10:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1346 | UNHCR ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Abraham Abraham, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative, told the Ambassador on May 26 that he had met with K.P. Oli, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, on May 25 and was pressing the new government to focus on refugee issues. Abraham said he [...] | 2006-05-26 11:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU135 | CONTACTS RELATING TO KIDNAPPED SDU SHIFT LEADER [...] (S/NF) On January 12, at the recommendation of Post's EAC (ref A),Emboff contacted a political party member known to have contacts with the Maoists, Hridayesh Tripathi, and asked that he convey to the Maoists that the USG would not tolerate threats and/or attacks against its employees and woul [...] | 2006-01-13 10:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP |
06KATHMANDU1368 | HOME MINISTER POSITIVE ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Home Minister Krishna Sitaula, joined by new Home Secretary Umesh Mainali, raised refugee issues with the SIPDIS Ambassador during a May 30 meeting. Sitaula cited the recent GON decision to issue travel documents to refugees (reftel). In response to whether "follow-to-join" Tibetan refu [...] | 2006-05-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV CMGT NP |
06KATHMANDU1371 | INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP CONDEMNS MAOIST EXTORTION [...] (C) On May 26, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the Industrial Security Group (ISG) to discuss Maoist extortion, the Government of Nepal's (GON) ability to revive the economy, and the trouble the Maoist aligned All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) had been causing. (Note: The ISG compri [...] | 2006-05-30 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1373 | GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on May 26 announced a 25-point Code of Conduct governing the cease-fire. There is talk about the United Nations monitoring the cease-fire. In the House of Representatives on May 29, Parliamentarians questioned the Maoist commitment to the Cod [...] | 2006-05-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1374 | HOUSE ENDORSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) The Parliament on May 30 unanimously approved a broad proposal endorsing women's rights. The proposal included a provision to allow children to acquire citizenship through their mothers. "This is meant to ensure that all Nepalis get citizenship," Member of Parliament (MP) Jaganath Khatiwa [...] | 2006-05-31 07:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1375 | MAOIST LEADER APPEARS IN PUBLIC WARNING GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Maoist Chairman Prachanda, in his first public appearance in Nepal in a number of years, said on May 30 that his party was committed to making the current peace talks a success. The party's second-in-command, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, also appeared at a Maoist rally in Makwanpur District, so [...] | 2006-05-31 08:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1376 | OHCHR REPORTS 49 PEOPLE "LOST" IN NEPALESE ARMY [...] (U) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal on May 26 recommended that the government "establish a credible, competent, impartial and fully independent investigation" into the arrest, detention, torture, and ultimate fate or whereabouts of people who [...] | 2006-05-31 08:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1377 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR MAY [...] (SBU) At the May 24 meeting of Post's avian influenza working group chaired by the A/DCM, Emboff reported that a World Bank (WB) "pre-appraisal" mission (team) decided in April to use USD 10-15 million of their normal annual assistance to Nepal to fund a three-year project to support the Gover [...] | 2006-05-31 08:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID KSCA SOCI TBIO PREL WHO NP |
06KATHMANDU138 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) On January 12, the Ambassador separately discussed the current political situation in Nepal with British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee, and Finnish CDA Pauli Mustonen who represents the European Union in Nepal for the next year (now on Austria's behalf, then [...] | 2006-01-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1391 | PREDICT LARGE BUT PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) Leaders of two "royalist" parties separately told the Ambassador that the Maoists were gathering large numbers of people for the planned June 2 rally in Kathmandu as a show of strength; as the Maoist goal was to pave the way for a "second revolution" if they were unable to achieve power th [...] | 2006-06-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1398 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR CLAIMS NO INFLUENCE WITH NEPALI [...] (C) The Ambassador met with his Chinese counterpart Sun Heping on June 1 to encourage China to provide increased assistance to Nepal to support the current government. Sun agreed that it was important to support the current government, and said that China was trying to find funding for additi [...] | 2006-06-02 06:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID CH NP |
06KATHMANDU1399 | VISITING EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION ON NEED TO [...] (C) Herve Jouanjean, Deputy Director General of the European Commission's Directorate for External Relations told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Counselor June 2 that he was visiting Nepal to demonstrate the European Commission's (EC) support for the new government. Jouanjean stressed that the i [...] | 2006-06-02 08:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1403 | TIBETAN REFUGEE JUNE 2 UPDATE [...] (C) A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nepal representative told Emboff June 1 that the Home Ministry had indicated that the Government of Nepal (GON) would resume issuing exit permits for Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal from Tibet to India. The previous government stop [...] | 2006-06-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU1405 | MAOISTS MOBILIZE NEARLY HALF A MILLION FOR MASS [...] (C) The Maoists mobilized an estimated four-to-five hundred thousand people to participate in a peaceful, well-organized rally in Kathmandu on June 2. Emboffs estimated that Maoists bused in most attendees from outlying districts to participate in their first public rally in the capital. The [...] | 2006-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU141 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...] | 2006-01-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP |
06KATHMANDU1425 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador on June 5 informed Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister KP Oli of the U.S. announcement that, if Iran fully and verifiably suspended enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, the U.S. was willing to become a full party in the EU-3 negotiations with Iran (reftel). [...] | 2006-06-05 10:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1426 | LEAHY VETTING OF NEPALI UNDERGOING TRAINING IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) Post recently determined that a Nepalese Army officer, who had undergone Leahy vetting (refs B-D) and who is currently in the U.S. for training, served - and continues to serve - in a unit alleged to have been invo [...] | 2006-06-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1428 | FORMER ROYAL MINISTERS RELEASED [...] (U) On June 4, the Supreme Court ordered the release of three former ministers of His Majesty's Government of Nepal from jail. The Government of Nepal (GON) had arrested them on May 12 under the Public Security Act (PSA) for suppressing the "People's Movement," but had not charged them with a [...] | 2006-06-05 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1429 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S [...] On June 5, 2006 A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to seek Nepal's support for Professor Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. The A/DCM specifically highlighted Ms. Wedgwood's commitment to human rights and trafficking as [...] | 2006-06-05 11:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PREL NP US |
06KATHMANDU1430 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On June 5, 2006, drawing from points in reftel, A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to express the USG's strong disappointment with the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) decision to issue their statement on Iran. The Acting Foreign Secretary stated tha [...] | 2006-06-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KNNP USNC AORC IR NP |
06KATHMANDU1431 | TIBETAN REFUGEES - PRIME MINISTER CAUTIOUS ON NEXT [...] (C) During a June 5 meeting with Prime Minister Koirala, Ambassador Moriarty and A/DCM Schwartz raised the USG proposal to resettle Tibetan refugees in the United States. The Ambassador told the Prime Minister that the U.S. planned to offer 5000 Tibetan refugees asylum in the United States. T [...] | 2006-06-05 12:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREF CH NP |
06KATHMANDU1432 | PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON UPCOMING NEW [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Moriarty, accompanied by A/DCM Schwartz met June 5 with Prime Minister G.P Koirala and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Chalise on the eve of the Prime Minister,s upcoming visit to New Delhi. Although press accounts have speculated that the trip will focus on economic and trade [...] | 2006-06-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IN NP |
06KATHMANDU1433 | MAOIST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Maoists have recently been taking steps to establish a parallel government in parts of Nepal. During the week of May 29, the Maoist-aligned "Interim Rupandehi District People's Council" (southwest Nepal) publicly submitted a tender for bids on a contract to collect rocks, pebbles, and [...] | 2006-06-06 02:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU1434 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON MAOISTS; ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief June 5 about his concerns regarding Maoist activities. The Ambassador saluted the Deputy PM for his recent statements in Parliament calling the Maoists to account for their violation of the Code of Co [...] | 2006-06-06 02:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU1435 | PM'S NEW MILITARY ADVISOR REQUESTS HELP FOR [...] (C) Newly-appointed Military Advisor to the Prime Minister Ramesh Jung Thapa explained to the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief that, in his position as the Prime Minister's Military Advisor, he would act as "coordinator" between the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defense and the Nepalese Army [...] | 2006-06-06 02:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1438 | POLTICOS PONDER JUNE 2 PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY [...] (C) Three days after the Maoists' June 2 mass-rally in Kathmandu (reftel),red flags and posters were beginning to come down around the capital, but there was little public recognition of the massive first public demonstration by the Maoists as a significant event. Politicos agreed that the g [...] | 2006-06-06 07:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1462 | UN CLARIFYING ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN OBSERVING [...] (C) David Johnson, Senior Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told members of the diplomatic corps on June 6 that OHCHR was examining the role it might play in monitoring the cease-fire between the Government of Nepal (GON) [...] | 2006-06-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1463 | 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] On June 6 Post delivered the country narrative on Nepal from the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report as well as the demarche information in reftel to Under Secretary Shankar Bairagi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Joint Secretary Shyam Sunder Sharma, Ministry of Women, Children and Soci [...] | 2006-06-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO IIP NP |
06KATHMANDU1464 | MAOISTS PRESSING THEIR ADVANTAGE DESPITE CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) The Maoist spokesperson Mahara again threatened to walk out of peace talks unless the Government of Nepal (GON) dissolved the House of Representatives. The Maoists are still abducting, recruiting, extorting and preventing government officials from doing their jobs in large parts of the co [...] | 2006-06-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1471 | UNHCR FINDS MANY INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN [...] (C) The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) briefed members of the international community on June 7 about a May 18-29 mission it led to nine districts in eastern Nepal, where it found that, using the international definition of internally displaced people (IDPs),there could be [...] | 2006-06-09 07:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1477 | MAOIST SUPREMO MAKES THREATENING NOISES DURING [...] (SBU) In his first-ever Nepali television interview, aired June 8, Maoist commander-in-chief Prachanda emphasized the Maoist road map: that Parliament should be dissolved; an interim government, including the Maoists, should be formed; and constituent assembly elections should be held. He str [...] | 2006-06-09 11:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1494 | PARLIAMENT'S NEW REGULATIONS FURTHER CURB KING'S [...] (C) The House of Representatives on June 10 passed "the House of Representatives Regulations 2006" further limiting the King's powers. While hailed by the seven-party alliance as a "landmark for democracy" and meant to move toward implementing the Parliament's May 18 Proclamation (reftel),c [...] | 2006-06-12 09:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1495 | CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...] | 2006-06-12 10:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1504 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS; MAOISTS [...] (C) On June 12, the Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by A/DCM and ODC Chief, met with Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa to inform him of the USG decision to return Captain Indiver Rana to Nepal from U.S-based training due to our concerns that he was serving in a unit currently facing s [...] | 2006-06-12 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1505 | GOVERNMENT SCRAPS TERROR ORDINANCE [...] (C) According to media reports June 12, the Government of Nepal (GON) Council of Ministers decided to scrap the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),effective immediately. TADO allowed security forces to detain suspected terrorists for up to 360 days without charging them wit [...] | 2006-06-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1510 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO RETIRE [...] (C) Defense Secretary Bishnu Datta Uprety told A/DCM Shelton June 13 that Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa will take official leave starting August 9 and retire from duty as scheduled on September 9. Uprety said that although other rumors were swirling about as to Thapa's successor [...] | 2006-06-13 08:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1522 | HOPE AND CONCERN IN WESTERN NEPAL [...] (C) During a June 6-7 trip to Western Nepal, civil servants, political and business leaders, military officials, and human rights workers all expressed to the Ambassador their continued concern about Maoist activities; their concern was tempered with hope for peace. Surprisingly, and perhaps [...] | 2006-06-14 04:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID MASS MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU1529 | MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED PRIOR TO JUNE 20 CONFERENCE [...] On June 14, Emboff delivered reftel's talking points about the June 20-21 International Conference on the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement to Narayan Pant, Under Secretary for the United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Emboff stressed the impo [...] | 2006-06-14 10:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS NP |
06KATHMANDU1532 | MAOIST VIOLATIONS OF CODE OF CONDUCT OBSERVED [...] (C) RSO James Gayhart and USAID Director Donald Clark recently traveled separately in eastern and mid-western Nepal, respectively, where they observed widespread violations of the twenty-five point Code of Conduct entered into by the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (Reftel). The Mao [...] | 2006-06-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1533 | INDIA PLEDGES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO NEPAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat briefed Parliament on June 12 about the 12.6 billion Nepali Rupees (NRs) (USD 177 million) of financial pledges, including budgetary support (ref C),promised by the Government of India (GOI) during the Prime Minister's June 6-9 visit to New Delhi. The pl [...] | 2006-06-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1555 | MAOISTS CONTINUING TO CONSOLIDATE GAINS [...] (C) NDI's Dominic Cardy (protect) expressed to ADCM on June 15 his concern that the Maoists could simply walk into Kathmandu in the weeks ahead. Cardy said that morning he had met with a Nepali Congress (NC) politico (NFI) who said they planned to offer the Maoists four Ministries: Health, La [...] | 2006-06-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1562 | PARLIAMENT TAKES FINAL ACTIONS BEFORE RECESS [...] (SBU) On June 15, the Government of Nepal (GON) took further actions to curb the powers of the King. The House of Representative passed a regulation that took away the King's power to appoint the Chief of Army Staff, putting the Nepal Army completely under civilian control. The House also t [...] | 2006-06-16 11:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1563 | PRIME MINISTER AND MAOIST LEADER MEET DURING [...] (S/NF) The Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs advisor told us June 16 that during the first meeting since Prime Minister Koirala resumed the post, Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda agreed earlier in the day on the dissolution of Parliament in about two months but that Parliament would be restor [...] | 2006-06-16 12:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1564 | GOVERNMENT HOLDS DONOR MEETING ON CHILD LABOR, [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, the Government of Nepal's (GON) Minister of Labor and Transport Management (MOLTM) Ramesh Lekhak and MOLTM Secretary Deependra Bickram Thapa requested donor and NGO support for the GON's Master Plan on Child Labor that established a goal of eliminating all child labor [...] | 2006-06-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV EAID ECON KOCI NP |
06KATHMANDU1575 | MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On June 19, Emboff delivered talking points (Ref A) to Nirmal Kafle in the office of the United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about preventing a conference disruption at the June 20-21 International Conference on the Red Cross and the Red Cres [...] | 2006-06-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IRCE SZ NP |
06KATHMANDU1576 | MAOISTS-PARTY AGREEMENT ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Just one day after a Government-Maoist announcement that summit talks between Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G.P. Koirala would happen soon (reftel),the two leaders met and Maoist and Party negotiators announced an eight-point agreement on June 16. While the eight points are [...] | 2006-06-19 13:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1577 | DEMARCHE ON USDA/APHIS STREAMLINED IMPORT [...] (SBU) On June 16, Emboff delivered reftel talking points about APHIS' proposal to establish criteria for more effective approval of imports of certain fruits and vegetables into the U.S. to Ganesh K.C., Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives; Prachanda Man Shrestha, Joint Secretar [...] | 2006-06-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD USDA USTR NP |
06KATHMANDU1578 | NEPAL ARMY SHARES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT [...] (C) The Nepal Army (NA) will present its human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during the upcoming session. The Army is aware that it has problems with human rights abuse and alternates between trying to explain the reasons for violations and trying to addr [...] | 2006-06-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU1582 | FORMER PM DEUBA COMPLAINS PARTIES LEFT OUT OF [...] (C) On June 19, Charge D'Affaires Larry Schwartz met with former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),to seek his impression of the eight-point agreement reached between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on June 16 (Septel). Deuba replied that [...] | 2006-06-20 02:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1596 | GON OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN EXPLAIN MAOIST [...] (C) During June 15-16 meetings, Government of Nepal (GON) officials and businessmen explained to Emboff how the Maoists go about funding their movement by looting rural banks, "taxing" businesses and organizations and engaging in flagrant extortion by preying on some of the country's poorest p [...] | 2006-06-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU1597 | SHOCKWAVES FOLLOW EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Political party members and commentators have launched a storm of protests against the eight-point agreement Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G. P. Koirala announced on June 16. While party leaders expressed hope that the agreement might lead to peace, they also expressed disapp [...] | 2006-06-20 12:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1614 | PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (SBU) On June 21, Post received the following letter to President Bush from Prime Minister G.P. Koirala. In the letter, PM Koirala thanked the President for his May 17 letter of congratulations (reftel),outlined some recent developments in Nepal's government, and expressed a hope for future [...] | 2006-06-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1615 | MAOISTS PURSUING PARALLEL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) Media recently reported that Maoists have established "People's Courts" in the Kathmandu Valley. A local businessman told Emboff that Maoist People's Courts in Kathmandu had been issuing instructions to businessmen on behalf of workers. In one case, the businessman's friend had paid his [...] | 2006-06-21 10:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1617 | GOVERNMENT TRYING TO WALK BACK THE EIGHT-POINT [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief June 21 that the Government of Nepal (GON) now had to work on "damage control," following the June 16 eight-point agreement with the Maoists (ref A). Chalise agreed with the Ambassad [...] | 2006-06-21 11:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1625 | REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM DRL FOR JULY 19-21 DRL [...] Post plans to send political/economic officer Rodney M. Hunter to attend the DRL conference from July 19-21. Per reftel, Post requests assistance for travel costs to the conference. Approximate return air cost from Kathmandu to Washington is USD 3878. MORIARTY [...] | 2006-06-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OTRA NP |
06KATHMANDU1629 | NEPAL ISSUES EXIT PERMITS TO TRANSITING TIBETAN [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR),reported to Emboff that, on June 16, the Nepal Department of Immigration (DOI) had requested a list from UNHCR of Tibetan refugees at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC) who needed exit [...] | 2006-06-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU1630 | GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES ARMS MANAGEMENT NEEDED BEFORE [...] (SBU) Leader of the GON talk team and Home Minister, Krishna Prasad Sitaula stated that an interim government with the Maoists would be formed only after the issue of Maoist arms was resolved. While addressing a meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) in Pokhara (western Nepal) on June 20, Sitaula [...] | 2006-06-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1649 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CITES CONTINUING MAOIST [...] (U) On June 21, the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC),a Nepali human rights group with representation throughout the country, issued a press release expressing serious concern over continuing Maoist human rights violations, despite the Code of Conduct signed between the Maoists and the G [...] | 2006-06-22 11:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1650 | SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE WEEKS AHEAD [...] (C) Since the signing of the June 16 eight-point agreement with the Maoists, the government and seven-party alliance appear to have realized that unilateral concessions could ultimately result in a Maoist takeover and have since returned to their previous bottom line: the Maoists must lay dow [...] | 2006-06-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1652 | MAOISTS CREATE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS IN [...] (C) According to local businessmen, Nepal is becoming a less hospitable business environment each day as the political turmoil continues and the possibility of the Maoists entering the government increases. Nepali businessmen assert that the Maoists can not be trusted and many businesses are [...] | 2006-06-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PTER ETRD EINV PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1663 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER SURYA THAPA WORRIED ABOUT THE EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT AND POSSIBLE MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Surya Bahadur Thapa, chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and five-time Prime Minister, condemned the eight-point agreement that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala had signed with Maoist chairman Prachanda on June 16. He stressed that the po [...] | 2006-06-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP PREF |
06KATHMANDU1664 | POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE MAOISTS MUST GIVE UP ARMS [...] (C) On June 22, the Ambassador met separately with Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),and Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan of People's Front Nepal (PFN) to stress that the Maoists must give up arms before they could be [...] | 2006-06-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KPKO EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1665 | COMMERCIAL TURBO PROP AIRCRAFT CRASHES, NO [...] (C) On June 21, a Yeti Airlines DeHavilland DH-6 Twin Otter aircraft crashed in a failed landing attempt at the remote Jumla airport in western Nepal killing all nine Nepalis on board. Mohan Adhikari, Officiating Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN),explained to E [...] | 2006-06-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR CASC NP |
06KATHMANDU1666 | DISCONTENTED PARTIES DISCUSS HOW TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) Members of the seven-party alliance (SPA) are meeting to discuss implementation of the eight-point agreement signed with the Maoists on June 16, which they recognize as flawed. During its June 22 discussion, the SPA committed to peace talks as long as party members remained included in [...] | 2006-06-23 12:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1667 | DEPUTY PM: IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING MAOISTS INTO [...] (C) In a June 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli stressed that it would be "quite impossible" to bring the Maoists into the Government of Nepal (GON) before "demobilization and decommissioning" had taken place. During the meeting, Oli excused h [...] | 2006-06-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1678 | MAOIST CONFUSION REIGNS: INCHING CLOSER TO [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) continues to issue vague statements about Maoist arms and an interim government. Home Minister Krishna Sitaula announced that the Maoists would join the government as soon as the UN started monitoring weapons, explaining that an interim government and arms [...] | 2006-06-26 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1689 | AMBASSADOR CAUTIONS HOME MINISTER/CHIEF NEGOTIATOR [...] (C) In a June 27 meeting, the Ambassador cautioned Government of Nepal (GON) chief negotiator and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula that if the Maoists came into government without committing to give up violence irrevocably and permanently giving up their weapons, the USG would have to cut [...] | 2006-06-27 10:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1692 | GOVERNMENT WILLING TO SUPPORT SOLUTION ACCEPTABLE [...] (C) On June 23, the Ambassador discussed with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM K.P. Oli the seven-nation core group's preparations for a July 14 meeting in New York on Bhutanese refugees (ref A). Oli conveyed the willingness of the Government of Nepal (GON) to accept repatriation, th [...] | 2006-06-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1694 | CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE STARTS WORK [...] (C) On June 26, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists determined the terms of reference allowing the cease-fire Code of Conduct monitoring committee (also called the National Monitoring Committee) to begin its work. The National Monitoring Committee will form a network of sub-committ [...] | 2006-06-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP PINR |
06KATHMANDU1702 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, JUNE 28 [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),told Emboff that there were currently 99 Tibetan refugees at the Tibetan Refugee Center (TRC). Of those, 41 were scheduled to depart Kathmandu for India on June 29 with exit permits [...] | 2006-06-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1714 | JANUARY POLITICAL POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In May 2006, the Asia Foundation and a group called Interdisciplinary Analysts released the results of a poll, "Nepal Contemporary Political Situation -- II," conducted across Nepal in January, which showed that the overwhelming majority of Nepalese thought democracy was right for Nepal. P [...] | 2006-06-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU172 | MAOISTS BOMB CAPITAL, GOVERNMENT BANS GATHERINGS [...] (C) On January 14, the Maoists simultaneously attacked different police posts and government buildings in the Kathmandu Valley, detonating at least three bombs and raiding two police posts, killing at least twelve policemen. In reaction, the government issued a nighttime curfew with "shoot on [...] | 2006-01-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1722 | EU PRESENTS REASSURING STANCE ON AID [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting, Eduardo Lechuga Jimenez, Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Nepal, told the Ambassador that the EU wanted to help the people of Nepal but not finance the Maoist insurgency. Jimenez, clarifying the EU's position (reftel),said that the EU woul [...] | 2006-06-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1725 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) During a June 30 meeting, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee told the Ambassador that Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Pankaj Saran, following his visit to Thimpu, had sent up a suggestion that the Government of Nepal (GON) allow a small joint verification team (JVT) perhap [...] | 2006-06-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1726 | MONITORING COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE WHILE [...] (C) The work of the Ceasefire Code of Conduct National Monitoring Committee is proceeding at a far slower pace than it took to reach the eight-point agreement (ref A) that created it. Members of the monitoring committee explained to us that the committee was busy developing its working framew [...] | 2006-06-30 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1727 | US-FUNDED FACILITATOR CONCERNED ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) USAID-funded contractor Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador June 29 that he was worried about the lack of progress by the Government of Nepal (GON) in the constitutional drafting committee as well as in establishing the cease fire monitoring committee. Siebert shared the Ambassador's assess [...] | 2006-06-30 11:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1731 | UN PREVIEWS GON REQUEST FOR PEACE PROCESS SUPPORT [...] (C) UN Resident Representative Matthew Kahane previewed the eagerly anticipated GON request for support to the United Nations in a briefing for selected countries June 30. Kahane insisted that he could not predict when the UN might receive the letter from the GON, ascribing the delay to dynam [...] | 2006-06-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1744 | GOVERNMENT FORMALLY REQUESTS UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On July 3, the UN officially received a letter from Prime Minister GP Koirala to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requesting help with the management and monitoring of Maoist and government arms. The GON declined to publicly disclose the contents of the letter "in the interest of the count [...] | 2006-07-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPKO NP |
06KATHMANDU1745 | CHINESE UPSET OVER TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) on July 5 refuted the July 4 media reports that it had agreed to the resettlement of 5000 Tibetan refugees to the United States. Media had reported that the PRC had expressed concern to K.P. Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, over the [...] | 2006-07-05 12:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1755 | PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala was admitted to the Martyr Gangalal National Heart Center in Kathmandu late on July 3 following respiratory difficulties. Dr. Madhu Ghimire, Koirala's personal physician, announced at a midnight press briefing that the Prime Minister had pneumonia in the lower [...] | 2006-07-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1757 | PRACHANDA SAYS WEAPONS WILL NOT BE DECOMMISSIONED [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's June 28 speech and subsequent public remarks on July 1, Prachanda gave a TV interview July 3 in which he stated that the Maoists would not give up arms before joining an interim government. In a somewhat contradictory July 3 press statement, he issued a directiv [...] | 2006-07-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1784 | CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS -- A LONG AND [...] (C) On July 5, a team visiting from the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) told Charge and Emboffs that ideal election preparations to a constituent assembly would likely take at least one year from the time the Government of Nepal (GON) begins planning. The IFES team conced [...] | 2006-07-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NP |
06KATHMANDU1785 | CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) On July 7, Charge met with Birendra Mishra, Coordinator of the National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire (NMCC),to discuss the future plans of the NMCC and its role in peace negotiations. Mishra said that the committee, set up in the Peace Secretariat since just July [...] | 2006-07-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1786 | NEPAL POLICE READY FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL [...] (C) Maoists have decimated Nepal Police posts in most parts of the country and forced most police personnel to move into district headquarters. There has been no government security presence in most rural areas during the last few years of the Maoist insurgency. In addition, foreign assistan [...] | 2006-07-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KCRM EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU1794 | NEPAL ASKS USG SUPPORT FOR UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C/NF) The GON shared with Post a copy of Prime Minister Koirala's letter requesting assistance from the United Nations (full text in para. 5) and asked for our support in getting the UN to give a prompt, positive response. The GON is worried that India is opposing UN action. According to th [...] | 2006-07-10 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1795 | CRIME ON THE RISE IN KATHMANDU VALLEY? [...] (C) Leading dailies have recently been reporting an upsurge of criminal activity in Kathmandu (ref A). However, according to police sources, despite the press reports, crime, and robbery in particular, have actually been decreasing in Kathmandu Valley. Keshab Adhikari, Superintendent of Poli [...] | 2006-07-10 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1796 | PRC APPLYING UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURE ON UNHCR [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal (UNHCR),told Emboff that on July 7, the PRC Embassy sent a diplomatic note to UNHCR requesting that UNHCR not provide assistance to a group of 16 Tibetans who had crossed the border [...] | 2006-07-10 12:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1797 | NEPAL'S "STATE OF THE UNION" IMPRESSES FEW [...] (C) On July 9, Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli presented to Parliament the Government of Nepal's (GON) annual policy and program statement for the 2006-2007 fiscal year (full text emailed to SCA/INS). (Note: The Nepali fiscal year runs from July 15 - July 14. End Note.) The statement to Parli [...] | 2006-07-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU1799 | RESIGNATION OF COMISSIONERS AFTER PRESSURE [...] (C) The Commissioners of the Election Commission (EC) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) tendered their resignations on July 9 after intense pressure from members of Parliament. Political party leaders conceded the Maoists had been pressing for the resignations of the Commissioner [...] | 2006-07-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1806 | MAOIST DEPUTY: NO SURRENDER OF ARMS BEFORE [...] (U) The Maoists are publicly emphasizing their opposition to decommissioning their weapons before constituent assembly elections, despite increasing public pressure to do so. During a July 10 media interview, Maoist number two in command Baburam Bhattarai stated, "let everybody be clear -- we' [...] | 2006-07-11 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1816 | CALL FOR HOME MINISTER'S RESIGNATION BY HIS OWN [...] (C) Media reports indicated that on July 10, Nepali Congress (NC) Members of Parliament demanded the resignation of Krishna Sitaula, Home Minister and Chief of the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiation team with the Maoists. The demand came during a meeting of the NC parliamentary committee [...] | 2006-07-11 10:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1828 | FORMER PM DEUBA URGES "OUTSIDERS" TO HELP NEPAL [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting, Nepali Congress - Democratic (NC-D) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba told CDA that the Government of Nepal (GON) seemed to be in a hurry to make concessions to the Maoists. Deuba expressed concern that the GON was going to forfeit its gains, suc [...] | 2006-07-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU1841 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On July 12, Emboff delivered reftel's talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary in the Europe/Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating our strong condemnation of the North Korean missile launch and the serious threat it poses to the region and to the international [...] | 2006-07-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM KNNP KN NP |
06KATHMANDU1865 | UML GENERAL SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT WAY FORWARD [...] (C) During a July 12 meeting, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told CDA he was worried about the way forward in the peace process. MK Nepal lamented the ground already lost to the Maoists in the eight-point agreement (ref A). He stressed the importance of achieving a consensus wi [...] | 2006-07-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1866 | PEACE SECRETARIAT STRAINING TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met July 10 with Vidya Dhar Mallik, Secretary of the Peace Secretariat, to discuss the role the SIPDIS Secretariat was playing in the peace process and the SIPDIS Secretariat's plans for the future. The Secretariat is SIPDIS currently supporting four important commit [...] | 2006-07-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1867 | TWO PAKISTANIS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU: ALLEGED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU190 | NOMINATION FOR APRIL 3-14 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR [...] Post nominates Tisa Lacoul Shrestha for the April 3-14 political training course for LES/FSNs who work in political sections. The requested information is below. Tisa Lacoul Shrestha Grade: FSN 7-4 Length of Service: 3 1/2 years English language ability: excellent Time spent in the U.S.: [...] | 2006-01-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU1906 | NEPAL'S ECONOMIC SURVEY DEPICTS DISMAL ECONOMY [...] (C) Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat recently presented to Parliament Nepal's annual Economic Survey Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006, which highlighted decreases in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the agricultural sector and a rise in inflation. A nominal increase in per capita income [...] | 2006-07-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU1908 | CONFUSION MOUNTS OVER INTERIM PARLIAMENT; MORE [...] (C) Informal talks July 14 between leaders of the two largest parties of the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists set the stage for agreement between the GON/Maoist negotiation teams to hold the next talks on July 21. The July 14 talks among the Nepali Congress (NC),the CPN-UML, and Maoists [...] | 2006-07-17 13:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1917 | MAOISTS "DECLARE WAR" AGAINST SPLINTER GROUP [...] (SBU) According to press reports, on July 17, Matrika Yadav, Maoist Central Committee member and Chairman of the Maoist-affiliated Madheshi Rastriya Mukti Morcha, "declared war" against the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM - People's Terai Liberation Front),a Maoist splinter group based [...] | 2006-07-18 11:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1918 | PAKISTANIS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU REPORTEDLY HAVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1920 | NEPAL'S ANNUAL BUDGET HEAVY ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On July 12, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat presented to Parliament the Government of Nepal's (GON) USD 1.97 billion annual budget for FY 2006/07, which was 28 percent higher than in FY 2005/06 (Note: Nepal's fiscal year runs from July 15, 2006 - July 14, 2007. End Note). Mahat said the [...] | 2006-07-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU1925 | TASK FORCE TO PRESENT UNIFIED VOICE FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) On July 18, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) formed a 20-member task force to incorporate the differing opinions of the political party leaders into a unified agenda for the July 21 talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiation teams. Nepal Sadbhavana Party - Anandi De [...] | 2006-07-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1966 | POLITICAL LEADERS TOUGHEN ATTITUDE ABOUT ARMS [...] (C) In separate meetings with CDA on July 19 and 20, Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Sushil Koirala, Speaker of the House and CPN-UML Central Committee member Subash Nemwang, and Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP) Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe expressed increasingly hardline positi [...] | 2006-07-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1974 | DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EU AORC NP |
06KATHMANDU1976 | MK NEPAL DECRIES SLOW ARMS MANAGEMENT, PEACE [...] (C) In a July 21 meeting with CDA, CPN-UML Secretary General Madhav Kumar Nepal complained about the sluggishness in decision-making about managing Maoist and Nepal Army weapons, the interim constitution, the interim government, and the inability of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and GON to a [...] | 2006-07-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1982 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: JULY 25 [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal (UNHCR),told Emboff that the 16 Tibetans who were the subject of PRC pressure in early July (reftel) left Nepal on July 24 and arrived in India on July 25. The Government of Nepal [...] | 2006-07-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU1983 | HOME MINISTER SITAULA: NO DECISIONS BEFORE UN [...] (C) On July 24, Home Minister and GON negotiation team leader Krishna Sitaula told DCM that the GON and the Maoists would agree on an arms management strategy after meeting with the UN assessment team, scheduled to arrive on July 26. Home Minister Sitaula assured DCM that the Maoists would no [...] | 2006-07-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU1984 | PRACHANDA STRIKES OUT AGAINST MAOIST-ONLY [...] (C) Maoist Supremo Prachanda sent a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan July 24 protesting that the Government of Nepal (GON) had sent its July 2 request for assistance (ref A) to the UN without consulting the Maoists. The Maoist letter denounced the GON letter for refe [...] | 2006-07-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU199 | AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS HMGN POSTPONE MUNICIPAL [...] (C) In separate meetings on January 18 with Home Minister Kamal Thapa, Vice-Chairman Tulsi Giri, and Vice-Chairman Kirti Nidhi Bista, and in a January 19 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador pushed for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to postpone the munici [...] | 2006-01-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU1993 | FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON JULY 14 CORE GROUP [...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli to give a read-out of the July 14 Core Group meeting and to confirm points on Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees (reftel). Oli confirmed the Government of Nepal's (GON) commitment to allow resettlement of t [...] | 2006-07-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP |
06KATHMANDU1994 | DEPUTY PM SHERCHAN: ARMS MANAGEMENT A SECONDARY [...] (C) On July 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Amik Sherchan told DCM that the issue of the management of Maoist arms was secondary to resolving the wider political conflict. Deputy PM Sherchan said that the GON and Maoists had reached a bottleneck over the matter of Nepal Army [...] | 2006-07-26 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU200 | GOVERNMENT ARRESTS POLITICAL PARTY AND CIVIL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) Citing fears that the Maoists would infiltrate the January 20 mass protest program of the seven-party alliance and turn it violent, the government cut phone services and arrested political party and ci [...] | 2006-01-19 11:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2003 | NEPAL PARLIAMENT POISED TO RATIFY ROME STATUTE [...] (C) On July 25 the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution directing the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the Rome Statute to become a member of the International Criminal Court. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli pledged that the GON would rati [...] | 2006-07-26 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2004 | GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS WRANGLE FOR CONTROL OF [...] (C) On July 25, Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister GP Koirala's foreign relations adviser, told DCM that the Government of Nepal (GON) was uncertain as to what the Maoists wanted out of the peace process. He accused Maoist Chairman Prachanda of objecting to the spirit of the June 16 eight-point [...] | 2006-07-26 11:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2007 | FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES A STRONG LINE AGAINST THE [...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli to discuss the current situation in Nepal. Oli complained that he had been blasted from both within and without the government for his hard stance against the Maoists. Oli also expressed concern about [...] | 2006-07-26 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU2019 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU2028 | PRC VFM SAYS CHINA AND THE U.S. SHARE A COMMON [...] (C) In a July 27 meeting with PRC visiting Vice Foreign Minister Wu Tawei, Ambassador Moriarty stressed the importance of a unified approach to the Maoist issue in Nepal. Wu shared the Ambassador's perspective that the PRC and the U.S. must work together to assist Nepal during this time of tr [...] | 2006-07-28 11:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH NP |
06KATHMANDU2030 | MAOIST ARMS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FIRST, CPN-UML [...] (C) On July 27 the Ambassador met separately with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Speaker of the House Subash Nemwang (also CPN-UML) to discuss what the Government of Nepal could do to resolve the arms management issue. Both interlocutors agreed that the issue of Maoist arms h [...] | 2006-07-28 12:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2045 | NEPAL PLANS TO SEND REP TO FORCE GENERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 11:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE NP |
06KATHMANDU205 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) On January 17, the Ambassador met with Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng to discuss Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. As Norway was the current chair of the Bhutanese resettlement countries group, Toreng explained, he is actively engaging with Foreign Minister Pandey on the Bhutanese refugee is [...] | 2006-01-20 07:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2087 | NEPAL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) Post provides the following response, keyed to ref A, regarding high-level Nepali attendance and requests for meetings at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA). We will provide additional details as they become available: A. King Gyanendra will not atend the UNGA. (Note: The King rema [...] | 2006-08-01 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU2088 | WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 25-28 visit of Representative Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs of the House Appropriations Committee (HACFO),along with Representatives Fred Upton, Brian Baird, Ander Crensha [...] | 2006-08-01 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU2089 | NEPAL ARMY TORTURES NEPAL POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On July 29, dozens of soldiers from the Nepal Army's Bhairabnath Battalion in Kathmandu surrounded a local police station, abducted three police officers by force, and then allegedly beat and tortured the police officers in the battalion's barracks. The Bhairabnath Battalion is the same u [...] | 2006-08-01 11:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2097 | NEPAL: U.S. AND INDIA READING FROM THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) In an August 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee indicated that the Government of India (GOI) was moving in unison with the U.S. on Nepal policy, insisting that the Maoists give up their weapons before entering an interim government. Mukherjee also [...] | 2006-08-02 12:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF IN NP |
06KATHMANDU21 | NEPAL WOOD PACKAGING EXPORT REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. NEPAL SEEKS WAIVER OF WOOD PACKAGING EXPORT PROVISION --------------------------------------------- -------- 2. (U) Post requests Department guidance to reply to the diplomatic note below from His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) requ [...] | 2006-01-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD NP |
06KATHMANDU211 | CITY QUIET DURING CURFEW, BUT PARTIES STILL [...] (SBU) The January 20 government-called curfew from 0800 to 1800 inside the ring road in Kathmandu and Lalitpur was strictly observed. The city was quiet and the seven-party alliance was unable to hold its planned mass demonstration against the King. INSEC, a reputed human rights NGO, report [...] | 2006-01-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2110 | NEPAL'S KING REMAINS ISOLATED [...] (C) King Gyanendra's confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on August 3 that popular animosity against the King had not died down since the April "People's Movement." Rana had suggested in vain that the King give his testimony to the high-level Rayamajhi Commission. Rana denied that the [...] | 2006-08-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU212 | DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador raised the issue of UN reform with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey drawing on ref A's points on management reform and the Human Rights Council. FM Pandey also asked about UN Security Council expansion. Pandey indicated that Nepal agreed with the U.S. in [...] | 2006-01-20 09:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO NP |
06KATHMANDU213 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR RNA COL. [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Colonel Sudhir Shrestha of the Royal Nepalese Army, as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MORIARTY [...] | 2006-01-20 09:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2130 | NEPALI CONGRESS-DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) During an August 1 meeting with Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Spokesperson Minendra Rijal and Central Committee Member Prakash Sharan Mahat, the Ambassador expressed his concern about the Maoists' expanded influence and stressed to the NC-D leaders that th [...] | 2006-08-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU214 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR RNA COL. [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Colonel Pramod Kumar Lama of the Royal Nepalese Army, as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MORIARTY [...] | 2006-01-20 09:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2140 | WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 12-14 visit of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Mrs. Specter and staff to Kathmandu. 2. (SBU) Overall control officer for this delegation will be Political/Economic Section Chief Bill Martin. He can be reached 24/7 via the Embassy s [...] | 2006-08-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU2142 | DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 12:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE NP |
06KATHMANDU215 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR LTC HIRA [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Lieutenant Colonel Hira Lal Joshi of the Royal Nepalese Army, or Senior Superintendent of Armed Police Lakshmi Prasad Bashyal, as of this date. Post has notified requesting a [...] | 2006-01-20 09:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2152 | MAOIST LETTER DEMANDS U.S. REMOVAL OF TERRORIST TAG [...] (C) On August 7, a group of five individuals associated with the Magar National Liberation Front, an organization associated with the Maoists, appeared at the Chancery and delivered a letter to the U.S. President. The letter demanded that the USG remove the terrorist tag on the Maoists and st [...] | 2006-08-08 11:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2153 | NEPAL'S DEPUTY PM REQUESTS UNGA MEETING WITH [...] (C) On August 7, Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet conveyed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli's request to meet President Bush during Oli's planned visit to the U.S. in mid-September (ref A) for the UN General Assembly (UNGA)(the Deputy PM was ill so Basnet [...] | 2006-08-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2154 | ARMS MANAGEMENT STILL KEY ISSUE BUT TEMPORIZING [...] (C) Since the August 3 departure of the UN assessment mission without a deal on arms management, the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiating teams have struggled to reach an agreement. Neither party wants to be blamed for missing this opportunity for peace. According to at least one [...] | 2006-08-08 12:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU216 | LETTER ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES FROM A/S ROCCA [...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador delivered A/S Rocca's letter on Bhutanese refugees to Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey. The Ambassador explained that the USG supported Nepal's efforts to set a firm time table to engage with the RGOB to resolve the issue. The Ambassador also urged the Fo [...] | 2006-01-20 09:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU2165 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING PROPOSED UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 12:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP |
06KATHMANDU2166 | GON AND MAOISTS KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD [...] (U) Nepali media have reported that negotiations between the GON and Nepal's Maoists on August 9 resulted in an agreed letter to the United Nations signed by Prime Minister G.P. Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda. In a joint press conference, the two announced agreement on a 5 point request [...] | 2006-08-09 13:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2167 | NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (C) Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a [...] | 2006-08-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU217 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES HMGN TO ISSUE EXIT PERMITS TO [...] (C) In a January 18 meeting with Home Minister Kamal Thapa and a January 19 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador urged His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to issue exit permits to the transiting Tibetan refugees. Thapa replied that he expected to receive a sta [...] | 2006-01-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TB NP |
06KATHMANDU2173 | WELCOME MESSAGE FOR STAFFDEL FORSYTH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 23-26 visit of Minority Deputy Chief Counsel of the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) Bart Forsyth, along with Democratic Deputy Staff Director Peter Yeo, Democratic Professional Staff Member David Killion, and Staff Associate Tod [...] | 2006-08-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU2174 | REACTIONS TO GOVERNMENT-MAOIST AGREEMENT VARY [...] (C) Reactions to the August 9 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists outlining ideas for future United Nations (UN) involvement in Nepal's peace process (reftel) have varied. Political parties disagreed on whether the agreement was good or bad for the peace process, a [...] | 2006-08-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2178 | PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 16:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP |
06KATHMANDU2179 | REVISED NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a join [...] | 2006-08-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2187 | NEPAL: SENATOR SPECTER MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Senator Arlen Specter met with Government of Nepal (GON) officials on August 13 to gain insight into Nepal's political situation and to remind the GON of the USG's continuing support in its move toward democracy. The GON representatives stressed their commitment not to allow the Maoists [...] | 2006-08-14 01:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2188 | PRIME MINISTER TAKES A STRONG STANCE ON MAOISTS [...] (C) A spry Prime Minister Koirala thanked Senator Specter for continued support, explaining that United States financial assistance had helped stabilize the government. Koirala stressed his strong support of democracy, and emphasized that unless the Maoists gave up their weapons they could not [...] | 2006-08-14 01:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2195 | NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. Many in the country hope that Nepal is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader [...] | 2006-08-14 12:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU2198 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NEW LISTINGS BY UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 10:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2203 | INDIANS WANT TO WORK WITH US ON UN PRESENCE IN [...] (C) In an August 14 conversation with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee expressed Indian support for an expanded UN presence in Nepal, as long as the UN Security Council did not have to authorize that revised role. Mukherjee believed that the GON gave in to all Maoist demands in the [...] | 2006-08-15 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2204 | NEPAL GOVERNMENT'S TEMERITY PUTS INDIAN CONSULATE [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador August 14 that government forces had done little earlier that day to protect the Indian Consulate in Birgunj against a group of hostile demonstrators. Not until Mukherjee threatened to cancel India's assistance program did the police attempt [...] | 2006-08-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2205 | NEPALI PM OKAYS NON-LETHAL EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES [...] (C) The Ambassador asked PM Koirala on August 13 whether the Prime Minister would approve delivery of Nepal's U.S.-financed Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Koirala replied, "Yes, please go ahead with that non-lethal equipment." 2. (C) This agreement to accept the EDA also solves a transpor [...] | 2006-08-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU223 | 41 TIBETANS ARRESTED AND RELEASED [...] (SBU) On January 22, Nepali police arrested forty-one Tibetans at Thankot, the main entry point for the Kathmandu valley. (Note: This checkpoint was the site of a high profile Maoist attack on January 14. Reftel. End note.) The group of Tibetans were returning to Kathmandu, en route to Tibe [...] | 2006-01-23 10:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU2251 | (C/NF) NEPAL'S FINANCIAL SITUATION AND CAPITAL [...] (C) The continuing extortion and intimidation of businesses in Nepal by the Maoists has created a significant problem for foreign- and Nepali-owned businesses in Nepal. Maoist activities against business have continued despite the cease-fire Code of Conduct. This threat has caused many busine [...] | 2006-08-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2253 | UN TEAM EXPECTED IN KATHMANDU BY SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (C) UNDP Resident Representative Mathew Kahane told DCM August 18 that a small UN team will arrive in Kathmandu by September 1 to start work on the 5-point GON/Maoist request to the UN for assistance (ref A). Kahane said that the five-person team would include representatives of UN technical [...] | 2006-08-18 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2254 | ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2255 | NEPAL SUPPORTS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explained the U.S. position on UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1701 on Lebanon to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Oli on August 17. A senior Nepali Foreign Ministry (MFA) official told us August 18 that Nepal completely supports the resolution. Acco [...] | 2006-08-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE NP |
06KATHMANDU2256 | ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 12:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2257 | ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 01:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2268 | GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN AFTER PROTESTS OVER [...] (C) The poorly handled attempt by the Government of Nepal (GON) on August 18 to bring its subsidized rates for petroleum products more in line with world prices ended with a complete reversal on August 20. Street protests in the 10-20,000 person range in Kathmandu on August 19 and 20 compelle [...] | 2006-08-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU2269 | OHCHR ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE IN NEPAL [...] The work of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR) has been effective and useful for Post's reporting. The office in Kathmandu is the largest UN human rights presence anywhere (ref A). OHCHR has played an active role in monitoring various aspects [...] | 2006-08-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2270 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LISTS 78 AND 79 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU228 | PARTY DEMONSTRATIONS THWARTED; MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (U) The demonstrations rescheduled by the Parties on January 21 led to clashes between demonstrators and security forces, disrupting the Parties' hopes for a mass turnout. The armed police force (APF) and civil police used tear gas, baton charges, and arrests to control demonstrators, who cha [...] | 2006-01-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU2281 | CLEAR PUBLIC MESSAGE ON ARMS MANAGEMENT FROM PRIME [...] (C) On August 21 former Prime Minister and Rastriya Janashaki Party founder Surya Bahadur Thapa agreed with the Ambassador that the issue of Maoist arms management "will decide everything." Thapa stressed that the Prime Minister needed to publicly and clearly explain why the Maoists could not [...] | 2006-08-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2284 | NEPAL: PUSHING BACK THE MAOIST TIDE [...] (C) We are reaching the crunch point in Nepal. Four months after Nepal's people's movement uprising, the Maoists appear intent on intimidating their way into power. Till now, the Seven Party Alliance government appears to have been more worried about alienating the Maoists than about preservi [...] | 2006-08-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2286 | NEPAL'S PETROLEUM CRISIS NOT YET SOLVED [...] (C) Nepali Finance Minister Mahat told the Ambassador August 21 the Government of Nepal (GON) had mishandled its attempt to abolish most of the subsidies on petroleum products. He expressed regret that it had not been possible to retain at least some portion of the price increase. Mahat said [...] | 2006-08-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAGR EAID PGOV PREL ECON MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU232 | GOVERNMENT AND PARTIES NERVOUS, BUT UNBENDING [...] (C) During the evening of January 23, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) withdrew the curfew in effect in Kathmandu and Lalitpur, which it had put in place on January 16 (ref A),restored cellphone service, and once again allowed political activity and demonstrations in much of Kathmandu [...] | 2006-01-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2335 | NEPALI INTERIM CONSTITUTION STILL HAS GAPS [...] (C) The committee of party and Maoist-affiliated representatives tasked with preparing an interim constitution for Nepal presented its draft to the Government and Maoist peace negotiating teams on August 25. The Interim Constitution Drafting Committee (ICDC) took a little more than two months [...] | 2006-08-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2340 | PEACE PROCESS MAKES PROGRESS - SLOWLY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Olivier told the Ambassador August 24 that the peace process in Nepal seemed to be making progress. Nonetheless, Olivier said that the Maoists continued to exert pressure on the Prime Minister to dissolve the Parliament. He reported that the Maoists had [...] | 2006-08-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2343 | CODEL KOLBE PUSHES FOR SOLUTION FOR BHUTANESE [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli suggested to CODEL Kolbe on August 25 that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) and the Government of Nepal (GON) should give bilateral talks one more chance, even though the last 15 rounds of talks have been unsuccessful. During a sub [...] | 2006-08-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2344 | MAOIST INFLUENCE STRONG IN CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) During an August 24 dinner with House International Relations Committee Staffdel Forsyth, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pokhara (central Nepal) Ramesh Kumar Shrestha told Emboff that the Maoists could do "more or less whatever they want" in and around the city of Pokhara. Shrestha [...] | 2006-08-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2345 | PM KOIRALA SEES UN AS THE PANACEA [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting, Prime Minister Koirala told House Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe that the United Nations would solve Nepal's problems and help to bring a lasting peace. The PM indicated that he would continue to hold the line against allowing the Maoists into [...] | 2006-08-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2346 | NEPAL TO SEND PKO FORCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) The cabinet of the Government of Nepal (GON) decided on August 29 to send a batallion of soldiers to Lebanon to join the UN peacekeeping force. Brigadier General Chand, Director of Public Relations for the Nepal Army, told the Defense Attache that there could be up to 860 soldiers sent to [...] | 2006-08-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNIFIL IS LE NP |
06KATHMANDU2348 | NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY UNDER NO ILLUSIONS [...] (C) On August 29, the UN Secretary General's newly appointed special envoy, Ian Martin, told the Ambassador he was under no illusions about the difficulty of bridging the differences between the Government and the Maoists on the key question of managing Maoist arms. Martin stated that he was [...] | 2006-08-30 11:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2349 | GON STRUGGLES WITH MAOIST CHALLENGE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told DCM August 29 that the GON is acutely aware of stepped-up Maoist presence in Nepal's urban centers and the deteriorating law and order situation throughout the country. He said that the GON was trying to bind the Maoist ins [...] | 2006-08-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2363 | CODEL KOLBE STRESSES ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) During their August 25-28 visit, a four-member Congressional delegation led by Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, stressed to the Government of Nepal (GON) that arms management must occur before Maoists could be allowed into the government. [...] | 2006-08-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU2364 | AMBASSADOR URGES HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [...] (S) The Ambassador made the case for continued UK political engagement in Nepal in an August 29 meeting with the new British Ambassador. The Ambassador explained why he did not believe a Maoist victory was inevitable. UK Ambassador Hall expressed concern that nothing be done to impede the pe [...] | 2006-08-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER UK NP |
06KATHMANDU2390 | TIBETAN UPDATE, AUGUST 31 [...] (C) According to Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer at the Kathmandu Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),there were 105 transiting Tibetan refugees housed in the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC) as of August 31. There were 185 new arrivals and 126 dep [...] | 2006-09-01 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU2391 | NEPAL SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU2405 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU NP |
06KATHMANDU2418 | INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP CONDEMNS MAOIST ACTIONS [...] (C) The Industrial Security Group (ISG),which brings together key Embassies, bilateral Chambers of Commerce and industry associations (with the U.S. Embassy as Acting Chair),issued a strong condemnation of Maoist extortion and other threats after an ISG meeting on September 5. Participants w [...] | 2006-09-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU2422 | NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU2423 | NEPAL: NONPAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06KATHMANDU2424 | NEPAL: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES IN THE WAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2425 | MAOIST LEADERSHIP RATCHETS UP THE PRESSURE; SAYS [...] (C) The leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has decided after its recent Central Committee meeting to increase its pressure on the Government of Nepal. The most striking result of the August 27-31 meeting was the leaders' announcements September 2 and 3 that Maoist combatants w [...] | 2006-09-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2434 | PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO APPOINT NEW HOME MINISTER [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador September 7 that Prime Minister Koirala is probably going to appoint a new Home Minister. Siebert expects incumbent Home Minister Sitaula to keep his position on the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team with Koi [...] | 2006-09-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU244 | MAOIST DEPUTY DEFENDS VIOLENCE TO END AUTOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Maoist Deputy Baburam Bhattarai published an article in the January 18 issue of Budhabaar, a Nepali-language weekly (mouthpiece of CPN-UML, a major party of the seven-party alliance) with a circulation of about 10,000, explaining that the Maoists intended to use armed struggle to accompl [...] | 2006-01-25 08:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU245 | HEAVY FIGHTING IN WESTERN NEPAL; ELECTION [...] (C) Heavy fighting occurred when Maoist rebels attacked Nepalese security forces the evening of January 24 in the western border town of Nepalgunj. Reports indicated that fighting started around 8:15 pm local time and continued until approximately 10:00 pm. According to the press, there were [...] | 2006-01-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU2457 | NEPAL KEEN FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (C) During a September 8 meeting with heads of diplomatic missions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli requested that the diplomatic community support Nepal's candidacy for a non-permanent member seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2007-2008. The [...] | 2006-09-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC NP |
06KATHMANDU2458 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR NP |
06KATHMANDU2461 | PRIME MINISTER TO ACT AGAINST MAOISTS IN TWO WEEKS [...] (C) In a meeting on September 10, the Ambassador told Prime Minister Koirala that the Government of Nepal (GON) was losing control of the country. The Maoists were acting with impunity and they clearly assumed the GON would do nothing. PM (and Nepali Congress Party chief) Koirala responded tha [...] | 2006-09-11 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2463 | DPM OLI WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE [...] (C) After listening to DPM/Foreign Minister Oli's pitch to the diplomatic community for support for Nepal's bid for a UNSC rotating seat on September 8 (reftel),I asked for a few minutes of Oli's time. In a subsequent one-on-one meeting, I told Oli that the GON was losing the country to the [...] | 2006-09-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU247 | MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Fourteen percent of the total number of voters in Nepal live in the 58 municipalities. Voters must be at least 18 and candidates must be at least 21. In the 58 municipalities where February 8 elections are scheduled for over 4,000 seats, depending on population, there are between nine a [...] | 2006-01-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS NP |
06KATHMANDU2478 | MAOIST MILITIA AND NEPAL POLICE CLASH OVER [...] (C) OHCHR told us on September 12 that the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists had decided to pursue the idea of a joint deployment of Nepal Police and Maoist Militia forces to provide security at the Bhutanese refugee camps in Jhapa District (southeastern Nepal). OHCHR said this was d [...] | 2006-09-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU2479 | NEPAL: OHCHR AND NHRC PRESS MAOISTS ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) On September 11, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal sent a document to the Maoists demanding that they stop human rights abuses and fulfill their commitments in the peace process. The document focused on Maoist killings, abductions, tortur [...] | 2006-09-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2488 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CANDIDATES FOR TRANCHE II OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 10:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC NP |
06KATHMANDU2489 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU NP |
06KATHMANDU2491 | MAOISTS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES [...] (C) On September 13, the Maoists called a nationwide traffic strike to protest an alleged shipment of weapons from India to the Nepal Army in violation of the government-Maoist cease-fire Code of Conduct. The Government of Nepal (GON) denied these allegations. It said that no weapons had ent [...] | 2006-09-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2495 | UN REP MARTIN WAITING FOR COALITION TO AGREE ON [...] (C) Ian Martin, UN Secretary General Annan's personal representative for the peace process, told the DCM September 11 that in spite of their rhetoric, the Maoists were prepared to move ahead. He remarked that they had recently hammered out a unified position and had taken steps to ensure their [...] | 2006-09-14 04:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2518 | STUDENT POLITICS IN NEPAL: NOT YOUR COLLEGE [...] (C) Student organizations - the starting point for many Nepalese leaders - have been instrumental in stimulating political change during the past 60 years. Students have been able to operate when and where mainstream politicians could not. Student organizations were the legal arms of politi [...] | 2006-09-15 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU252 | CPN-UML PARTY LEADER WORRIED [...] (C) UML leader MK Nepal, who remains under house arrest, welcomed the Ambassador's visit to his home on January 25. He claimed he had not been in touch with UML party cadre or Maoists recently. MK Nepal speculated that Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai was making strong statements to [...] | 2006-01-26 07:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2523 | BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP NP |
06KATHMANDU2524 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) On September 13, the DCM chaired a meeting of Post's avian influenza working group. There have still been no confirmed human or bird cases of avian influenza (AI) in Nepal. The Embassy website is updated with the latest AI fact sheet and the country team has distributed pandemic influe [...] | 2006-09-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSCA SOCI PREL WHO NP |
06KATHMANDU2538 | CALL FOR SEVEN-PARTY ALLIANCE UNITY RECEIVES WEAK [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal on September 16 to deliver a message: unity among the seven politica [...] | 2006-09-19 01:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2539 | MAOISTS ALLEGEDLY PLANNING URBAN REVOLUTION IN [...] (C/NF) On September 12, Chauyen Lai Shrestha, member of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party and assistant to Prime Minister Koirala's daughter, passed two Nepali-language documents to the Embassy. The documents, which appear to reflect the results of the recent Maoist Central Committee meeting, ou [...] | 2006-09-19 01:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU254 | NEPAL-WIDE GENERAL STRIKE WIDELY OBSERVED; [...] (C) The January 26 general strike/closure (bandh) of all of Nepal called by the Parties to protest against the King and the upcoming February 8 municipal elections was widely observed. In Kathmandu and Patan, few vehicles were on the roads and most shops and businesses were closed (although s [...] | 2006-01-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU255 | RNA WORRIED THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO CONSENSUS ON HOW [...] (C) On January 20, Lt. General Katawal, Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of General Staff, told the Ambassador he was worried that the government did not have a unified strategy for tackling the Maoist insurgency. Katawal reiterated that there was no purely military solution to the insurgency [...] | 2006-01-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2551 | WORLD BANK REP TRIES TO ENGAGE MAOISTS [...] (C) On September 15, World Bank (WB) Country Representative Ken Ohashi told Emboff that he had requested a meeting with the Maoists' 20-member economic advisory committee, but was rebutted. Frustrated with the Government of Nepal (GON),Ohashi suggested the Maoists should be allowed to run a [...] | 2006-09-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2557 | NEWLY APPOINTED ARMY CHIEF STILL FACING HUMAN [...] (C) PM Koirala swore in Rookmangud Katawal as the new Chief of Army Staff on September 18. Katawal, who has repeatedly affirmed his intention to loyally serve the democratic Government of Nepal (GON) received cabinet approval on September 5. The government's decision came in the face of com [...] | 2006-09-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU2558 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR AFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) In a meeting on September 18, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that he had heard that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Koirala and Prachanda had been successful. Two-on-two talks were planned, he said for September 26, 27 and 28 between the Government of Nepal (GON [...] | 2006-09-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON MARR IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2573 | PM TELLS AMBASSADOR: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala and Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told the Ambassador September 21 that the Government of Nepal had to give the Maoists every chance to make peace. Maoist Supremo Prachanda had accepted the PM's demand in a meeting September 17 that Maoist arms management would h [...] | 2006-09-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2587 | CRUNCH TIME IN NEPAL? [...] (S/NF) It looks like we're getting to crunch time here in Nepal. The Maoists are still stringing along talks with the GON, hoping that the GON will follow up on its past four months of unilateral concessions by caving in and allowing an armed Maoist movement into an interim government. The Prime [...] | 2006-09-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2589 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSERTS MINISTRY'S CONTROL OF [...] (C) Ministry of Defense Secretary Upreti invited Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief to a meeting on September 18 to learn more about U.S.- Nepal security assistance and agreements. ODC Chief emphasized U.S. security assistance hinged on the promotion of human rights. He asked if the M [...] | 2006-09-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PINS NP |
06KATHMANDU2590 | FAR-WESTERN NEPAL: IN TROUBLE, BUT NOT HOPELESS [...] (SBU) During a trip to the far-western region of Nepal September 12-15, Ambassador Moriarty met with government and military officials, business and political leaders, human rights organizations, and USAID project partners to gauge the situation on the ground and the impact of U.S. assistance [...] | 2006-09-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON MARR MCAP PHUM SENV EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU2596 | ECONOMIC GROWTH UNLIKELY UNTIL RESOLUTION OF [...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Nepal, two INR economic analysts gained insight into Nepal's poor economic state. Industrialists in Kathmandu and the key border town of Birgunj explained how Maoist extortion and the activities of Maoist-affiliated trade unions had greatly disrupted their enterp [...] | 2006-09-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2597 | NEPAL: THREE VULNERABLE BHUTANESE REFUGEES LEAVING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF CVIS CA BT NP |
06KATHMANDU2598 | PARTIAL PEACE DEAL POSSIBLE BEFORE DASHAIN? [...] (C) On September 22, peace facilitator Hannes Siebert and UN Secretary General Annan's representative to the peace process Ian Martin told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were getting closer to agreement on several of the key peace documents. There were also, they [...] | 2006-09-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU26 | BIMSTEC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CLOSER TO [...] (U) According to Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Nepal's delegation to the 8th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting on December 19, representatives from member states made important decisions th [...] | 2006-01-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BTIO BEXP EINV ETRD NP |
06KATHMANDU2619 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador September 26, Chinese Ambassador Sun denied that China supported the entry of the Maoists with their arms into an interim Nepali government. To the contrary, the PRC still had a Maoist no-contact policy in place. Sun stated that China's key interest in Nepa [...] | 2006-09-27 10:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CX NP |
06KATHMANDU2620 | AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES SERIOUSNESS OF SITUATION [...] (C) During a September 25 meeting with the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dr. Kim Howells and British Ambassador Dr. Andrew Hall, the Ambassador strongly reinforced the need for the separation of Maoists from their weapons. The Ambassador stated that he thought [...] | 2006-09-27 10:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UK NP |
06KATHMANDU2625 | BUCKING UP THE PARTIES ON MAOIST ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) According to various sources, Home Minister and chief Government of Nepal (GON) negotiator Krishna Sitaula is pushing his Seven Party Alliance (SPA) colleagues, including Prime Minister Koirala, to accept a deal that brings the Maoists into an interim government quickly without dealing wi [...] | 2006-09-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2634 | AMBASSADOR TELLS DANISH AMBASSADOR AND VATICAN [...] (C) In a meeting on September 26 with Danish Ambassador Thilstead and another on September 28 with Vatican Nuncio Quintana on September 28, the Ambassador stressed that Nepal's peace process was important, but most important was the outcome. Ambassador Thilstead, who had just hosted his Minis [...] | 2006-09-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF DA VT BT NP |
06KATHMANDU2636 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) In a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka acknowledged that, while a resolution from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on arms management was an option, the Government of Nepal was not very interested in the idea. The Ambassador explained [...] | 2006-09-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER JP NP |
06KATHMANDU2637 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) The following is post's response to information on textiles requested in reftel. DATA ON TEXTILES ---------------- 2. (U) The following is available data through mid-July 2006 unless otherwise specified. -- Total production in USD value: Data not available -- Total textiles and ap [...] | 2006-09-30 09:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NP |
06KATHMANDU2638 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA PDAS STEVEN R. MANN [...] Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes SCA PDAS Steven R. Mann to Nepal from October 3-6, 2006, for meetings with embassy and host government officials. Country clearance is hereby granted for travel to and within the Kathmandu Valley. For the traveler's safety, you should review the security inf [...] | 2006-09-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2660 | RETAINING THE KATHMANDU AMERICAN CENTER [...] During consultations October 12-13, the Ambassador looks forward to learning Washington?s reaction to our recommendation that the American Center Library remain in its present location and not/not be relocated to the New Embassy Compound. Reftel spells out in detail our reason for recommendin [...] | 2006-10-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL ABLD AMGT ASEC ACOA OPRC KPAO |
06KATHMANDU2666 | CHIEF GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator Krishna Prasad Sitaula told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann and the Ambassador October 6 that he was optimistic the summit meeting on October 8 would be successful. PDAS Mann stressed the USG's view that it was difficult to imagine how the tal [...] | 2006-10-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF CVIS UN CX NP |
06KATHMANDU267 | NEPAL-INDIA TRANSIT TREATY EXTENDED ONLY THREE [...] (C) India and Nepal agreed at meetings held in New Delhi at the beginning of January to extend the Indo-Nepal transit treaty for three months instead of renewing it for seven years. The treaty provides for smooth movement of commercial goods through India, Nepal's largest trading partner. In [...] | 2006-01-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP ELTN IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2673 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION: BRIGADIER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2677 | CHINESE SHOOTING SPREE RESULTS IN ONE DEAD TIBETAN [...] (C) UNHCR confirmed to us that, on October 1, approximately 75 Tibetans trying to cross into Nepal via the Nangpa La pass (north-east Nepal near Mt. Everest) came under 20 minutes of fire from a Chinese patrol that resulted in one death and one injury. Forty-three of the Tibetans arrived safe [...] | 2006-10-10 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF UN CH NP |
06KATHMANDU2679 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHARES U.S. CONCERN OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 11:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP NP |
06KATHMANDU2680 | OUTCOME OF PEACE TALKS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) With the second day of the staggered peace summit between the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) having drawn to a close, it is not yet clear where things stand. All the parties have agreed that constituent assembly elections should take [...] | 2006-10-10 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2688 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UNAUS NP |
06KATHMANDU2695 | MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION'S FY 07 SCORECARD [...] (U) On October 11, Emboff presented the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) FY 07 Nepal Scorecard to Ministry of Finance Under Secretary for the Foreign Aid Coordination Division Madhu K. Marasini. Mr. Marasini was not familiar with the MCC. Emboff explained the purpose of the scoreca [...] | 2006-10-12 02:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC NP |
06KATHMANDU270 | FEW CANDIDATES FILE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) On January 26, the deadline to file for candidacy in the February 8 municipal elections, the government announced that 3,255 people had filed to run for 4,416 open seats. However, as there were multiple candidates for some posts, more than one-third of the seats had no registered candidate, [...] | 2006-01-27 12:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2700 | PEACE DEAL APPEARS UNLIKELY ON EVE OF THIRD DAY OF [...] (C) USAID contracted peace facilitator Siebert and leaders of two of the three major political parties in the Government of Nepal (GON) told the Charge d'Affaires and visiting SCA India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Office Director Bernicat in separate meetings on October 11 that they did not expect the GO [...] | 2006-10-12 11:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2701 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND ITU RADIO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU NP |
06KATHMANDU2702 | PARLIAMENT SPOKESMAN TO U.S.: "TAKE A CHANCE" WITH [...] (C) Parliament Spokesman Manohar Bhattarai told SCA/INS Office Director Marcia Bernicat on October 12 that the U.S. should aid the peace process by establishing informal dialogue with the Maoists. He stressed that there were many in Parliament, including himself, who agreed with the Ambassad [...] | 2006-10-12 12:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2703 | PEACE TALKS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 15 [...] (C) After a third day of peace talks on October 12, Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and Maoist leaders have decided to postpone peace talks until October 15. The leaders met for less than two hours during the afternoon of October 12 before deciding to continue the talks at a later date. Arjun Nar [...] | 2006-10-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU271 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH CONCERNED JAPANESE [...] (C) On January 26, Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka told the Ambassador he was concerned about the deteriorating situation in Nepal. He noted that 2006 was the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Nepal, and although Japan had not planned any major celebration, the Japanese F [...] | 2006-01-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP JA |
06KATHMANDU2731 | GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE NP |
06KATHMANDU2732 | NORWEGIAN/DANISH AMBASSADORS FAVOR MAOIST [...] (C) In a luncheon October 12 with SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat and Charge, Ambassador Finn Thilsted of Denmark and Ambassador Tore Toreng of Norway stressed the need for Maoist outreach and engagement to ensure a viable peace process, while Indian Political Counsellor Prabhat Kumar remained [...] | 2006-10-13 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU2733 | IAN MARTIN'S SHOP STAFFED UP AND POISED TO [...] (C) In consultations October 12 with Charge and SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, Ian Martin, and Tamrat Samuel, visiting UN Political Advisor expressed measured optimism on the progress of GON-Maoist summit talks. Martin seemed poi [...] | 2006-10-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2734 | OCTOBER 15 PEACE AGREEMENT LIKELY [...] (C) It appears that agreement on Maoist entry into the interim government, arms management and the Constituent Assembly could be reached at the October 15 Summit Talks. October 13 discussions with USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert, the Prime Minister's (PM's) Defense Advisor Ra [...] | 2006-10-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2735 | PEACE FACILITATORS BRIEF ON STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert (please protect) told SCA PDAS Steven Mann and USAID Mission Director Don Clark on October 5 that the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) had narrowed their differences on key issues in the peace pro [...] | 2006-10-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2738 | CENTER-LEFT LEADER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES AS PEACE [...] (C) SCA PDAS Steven Mann heard October 4 from Madav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),that success at the upcoming peace summit would depend in large part on reaching an agreement on the monarchy and Maoists arms management. MK Nep [...] | 2006-10-16 08:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2743 | CENTER-RIGHT LEADER CONCERNED AS PEACE TALKS DRAW [...] (C) Nepali Congress - Democratic President Sher Bahadur Deuba told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann October 4 that the Seven Party Alliance government would have to overcome considerable mistrust of the Maoists if it was going to reach a peace deal at the upcoming talks. The main question was Ma [...] | 2006-10-16 08:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2749 | PEACE PROCESS OBSTRUCTED BUT ONGOING [...] (C) Contrary to the indications we had on October 13, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) did not reach a peace deal at their meeting on October 15. No new date for talks was announced. According to our sources, Maoist arms management was the princi [...] | 2006-10-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2763 | MAOISTS ACTIVE IN RURAL SOLUKHUMBU [...] (C) From September 29 to October 4, Emboffs traveled to southern portion of Solukhumbu District in eastern Nepal and observed and heard about the Maoist activities in that rural area. In Salleri, the district headquarters, the Maoists had established a "People's Government" office, complete wi [...] | 2006-10-18 02:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2772 | INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM NP |
06KATHMANDU2773 | PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR UPBEAT ON PEACE TALKS [...] (C) PM Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, was upbeat regarding the prospects for a peace deal between the (Government of Nepal) GON and Maoists in a meeting with CDA October 18. He said that the PM had instructed him to deliver a hard-line message to the UN peace team on t [...] | 2006-10-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2774 | NEW DELHI JOINS THE FRAY OVER NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert told Charge October 18 that the Government of India (GOI) has recently engaged in a powerful way in Nepal's peace process. Siebert said the intervention took place after a visit to New Delhi on October 13 by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Mukherjee. [...] | 2006-10-18 11:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM UN IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2776 | INDIAN CHARGE ADAMANT ON MAOIST ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) CDA called on Indian Charge Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya October 18 to discuss UN Nepal peace team leader Ian Martin's trip to New Delhi the day before and the overall status of the peace process. She applauded Prime Minister Koirala's firm stance on the need for the Maoists to disarm before [...] | 2006-10-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU2777 | UPDATE ON NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert highlighted the difficulties Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiators faced in addressing the Maoist militia and security issues in an update for Charge on October 18. Senior politicians in the center-right Nepali Congress (NC) and the cen [...] | 2006-10-18 13:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM NP |
06KATHMANDU279 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered the points (reftel) to Mr. Shree Krishna Shrestha, Director General, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. Shrestha said, in general, he agreed with our comments, but he needed to review the documen [...] | 2006-01-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2790 | GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: NEPAL WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE NP |
06KATHMANDU2799 | REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: CRITICAL [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. These candidates are scheduled to participate in Diplomatic Security's Critical Incident Management Course f [...] | 2006-10-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2800 | REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: CSTR [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidates are scheduled to participate in Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSTR) training [...] | 2006-10-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2801 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: SSTR [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidates are scheduled to participate in Stability Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) trai [...] | 2006-10-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2807 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: NESA [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidate is scheduled to participate in a Near East and South Asia (NESA) course from November 29 to Dece [...] | 2006-10-25 02:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU284 | MAOISTS THREATEN ELECTION PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) Pravakiran, Kathmandu Valley Commander of the Communist Party of Nepal, released the following press statement on January 28, 2005, warning people "not to participate in the elections in any way." He threatened that those who did so would "face the most serious consequences." Begin text [...] | 2006-01-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU286 | 600 ELECTION CANDIDATES WITHDRAW; MORE MAOIST [...] (U) More than 600 people withdrew their candidacy between filing to participate in the municipal election on January 26 and the deadline to withdraw on January 28. Some people withdrew voluntary, others claim the government forced them, and still others wished to withdraw but security forces [...] | 2006-01-30 11:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU287 | AMBASSADOR URGES FOREIGN MINISTER TO RELEASE [...] (C) On January 30, the Ambassador urged Foreign Minister Pandey to release political leaders in custody, including those in jail and those under house arrest. The Foreign Minister noted ongoing security concerns, but promised to discuss the matter with Home Minister Thapa. The Ambassador stre [...] | 2006-01-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2877 | JUNE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION WOULD BE [...] (C) The new chief of party for IFES told the Ambassador recently that meeting the peace negotiators' announced target date of mid-June 2007 for constituent assembly elections would be a tall order. Bill Chilvers, a twenty-two year veteran of the Australian Electoral Commission, cited five rea [...] | 2006-10-27 09:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU2879 | FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) On October 26, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat expressed his concern to the Ambassador, World Bank Country Director Ken Ohashi and IMF Resident Representative Alexander Pitt that bilateral and multilateral donors not give legitimacy to the Maoists by signing assistance agreements with th [...] | 2006-10-27 12:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU2880 | INDIA SUPPORTS SEPARATION OF MAOIST ARMS [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee reiterated that the Government of India (GOI) supported the separation of Maoists from their arms and enforcement of law and order by the Government of Nepal (GON). Ambassador Mukherjee acknowledged [...] | 2006-10-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER IN NP |
06KATHMANDU290 | CY-2005 END-USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The following is Post's CY-2005 End-Use Monitoring Report. Begin text: A. RESOURCES 1996 PROGRAM ------------ NARCOTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT (USD 13,800): Twenty bicycles, five Yamaha motorcycles, two motor scooters and five cameras were given to the Narcotics Drug Control Law Enforceme [...] | 2006-01-31 00:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR KCRM KWMN EFIN NP |
06KATHMANDU2903 | PEACE AGREEMENT MOVING CLOSER? [...] (C) Dr. Shehkar Koirala, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala's nephew and a key member of the Government of Nepal (GON)'s informal talks team, told the DCM October 27 that the two sides were converging on a peace deal. He claimed the GON and the Maoists had managed to reach agreement on nearly all of [...] | 2006-10-31 11:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU2904 | CPN-UML AND NC-D WEIGH IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) On October 27, the Ambassador met with General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (CPN-UML) MK Nepal and Nepal Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss the Ambassador's consultations in the U.S. and the status of peace tal [...] | 2006-11-01 01:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU2909 | PRIME MINISTER'S CLOSE ADVISOR AND HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Over the recent Nepali holidays, Embassy LES discussed the arms management process with the Prime Minister's nephew and close advisor, Dr. Shekhar Koirala, as well as Home Minister Sitaula, the Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator. Both argued for a phased strategy, highlighting [...] | 2006-11-01 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU2917 | POINTS DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 03:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PARM XX KN NP |
06KATHMANDU2919 | TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF XDR TB IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Post has recently become aware of two cases of XDR TB in Nepal. According to Post's medical officer, both of the reported XDR TB patients in Nepal are Tibetan refugees. XDR is an extremely drug resistant form of Tuberculosis. The first patient died in March 2006 and Post's medical offic [...] | 2006-11-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREF CDC HHS NP |
06KATHMANDU2930 | NEW TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY REGISTERED BUT IN [...] (C/NF) Tamdin Dorje Tuladhar, a Nepali Citizen, told the Ambassador on October 26 that he, Tuladhar, had registered the Bhota Welfare Society (BWS) as an NGO with the Government of Nepal (GON) on June 29, 2006. Tuladhar said that he had formed the NGO to take the place of the Tibetan Refugee [...] | 2006-11-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PREL SOCI CH NP |
06KATHMANDU2931 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 1, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli shared his concerns about whether the Maoists intended to enter the political mainstream peacefully. He explained that the international community was playing an important role in the peace [...] | 2006-11-02 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2950 | SAARC SECRETARY GENERAL TO ATTEND REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 05:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PGOV IN |
06KATHMANDU2955 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, domestically-produced cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police suggests that Nepalis [...] | 2006-11-03 08:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU2958 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, OCTOBER 31 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 10:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2959 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, NOVEMBER 3 [...] (C) According to Douglas DiSalvo, a UNHCR officer in Kathmandu, 41 out of the group of 43 Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal safely after the shooting incident at the Chinese border on October 1 (ref A) departed Nepal for India on October 20 and arrived on October 21; the other two should t [...] | 2006-11-03 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU2960 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU NP |
06KATHMANDU2961 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER LE IS NP |
06KATHMANDU2962 | PRIME MINISTER ANGRY INDIA AND EU COSYING UP TO [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed to Prime Minister Koirala in a meeting November 3 that any arms management agreement with the Maoists had to begin to drain the fear and would thus require substantial domestic and international monitoring. The Ambassador's third point was that the Government of Nep [...] | 2006-11-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR EU IN NP |
06KATHMANDU2971 | NEPAL ARMY PUNISHES SOLDIERS WHO ABUSED POLICE [...] (U) According to an October 29 press release from the Nepal Army (NA),the General Military Court had issued sentences against four NA officers and 12 non-commissioned officers involved in the July 29, 2006 attack on a Nepal Police post in central Kathmandu (reftel). The soldiers had surround [...] | 2006-11-06 11:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU2972 | CHALLENGES FACING THE NEPALI POLICE: SECURING LAW [...] (SBU) From September 20 to 29, 2006 TDYers Christa Skerry and Holly Benner from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with officials from the USG, Nepal security forces, Nepal government officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, the United [...] | 2006-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR NP UN |
06KATHMANDU2973 | LAW AND ORDER DURING THE TRANSITION: CHALLENGES [...] (C) Interviewees, including Nepal security forces, Government of Nepal officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, UN agencies and the UK Embassy, who met recently with TDYers from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) described a sharp downward [...] | 2006-11-07 01:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UN NP MARR PREF PTER |
06KATHMANDU2974 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: COMBINED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening Lieutenant Colonel Santosh Kumar Dhakal, who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidate has been nominated for a one-year0 posting as the Combined Planning Group Strate [...] | 2006-11-07 01:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2975 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: CSTR TRAINING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Kishor Kumar Lama, who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidate is scheduled to participate in Comprehensive Security Responses t [...] | 2006-11-07 01:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2976 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: NESA [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. These candidates are scheduled to participate in the Near East and South Asia (NESA) course in Washing [...] | 2006-11-07 01:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU2994 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN |
06KATHMANDU2996 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU2997 | MAOISTS RUNNING THE SHOW IN BIRATNAGAR AND [...] (C) Recent visits to two towns on Nepal's southern border with India revealed a sharp deterioration in law and order with Maoist extortion, opportunistic violence, and intimidation interrupting the local economies while government security forces stood idly by. The South and Central Asia Bure [...] | 2006-11-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PHUM PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU2998 | 2006-2007 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] (SBU) This is Post?s 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per ref A. Begin Text: Nepal is not a regional financial center. There are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering center. The Governm [...] | 2006-11-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU2999 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION: CRITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3000 | U.S.-NEPAL POLICY AT THE CROSSROADS: SUPPORTING A [...] (C) With the governing Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists in their second straight day of marathon peace talks, there is increasing expectation in Kathmandu that a peace deal might be on the way. While the text of an actual agreement or agreements could be delayed, the outlines of how Maois [...] | 2006-11-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN EU NP |
06KATHMANDU3001 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: CSTR, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3011 | SUPPLEMENTAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 10:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC NP |
06KATHMANDU3012 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA CU NP |
06KATHMANDU3013 | GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE DEAL: WHERE'S [...] (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early morning hours of November 8th (full text below). While punting many vital implementation details to a November 16 "comprehensive peace agreement [...] | 2006-11-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU3014 | CORRECTED COPY: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Kathmandu 3013 with text of the agreement attached. Summary And Introduction ------------------------ 2. (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early mo [...] | 2006-11-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU3022 | NEPAL ARMY: IMPROVING NEPAL'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD [...] (C) In a meeting on November 6 with Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, the DCM delivered ref A talking points, strongly urging the Government of Nepal (GON) to take action on human rights abuses in the Nepal Army (NA). The DCM made [...] | 2006-11-09 11:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3023 | GETTING A SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE FOR NEPAL'S [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- see paras. 7-9. Summary -------- 2. (C) In discussions November 9 with Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, the SIPDIS Ambassador stressed the need for a strong UN Security Council mandate to enforce the November 8 [...] | 2006-11-10 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3024 | PM KOIRALA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] (C/NF) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister GP Koirala shared his optimism on the future of the Government of Nepal's (GON) peace process with the Maoists, but underscored the need for a large presence of foreign observers on the ground in Nepal. The Ambassador pressed [...] | 2006-11-10 11:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3029 | SENIOR LEVEL DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC NP |
06KATHMANDU3032 | MAOISTS KIDNAP AND TORTURE MP'S BROTHER [...] (C) A Nepali Congress (NC) Member of Parliament representing Bajhang District told us recently about the kidnapping of Malla's younger brother October 29 by the Maoists. Suresh Malla, who leads a faction of 15-20 anti-Maoist MPs, told Emboff that his brother had been tortured for three days a [...] | 2006-11-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3033 | FOREIGN MINISTER OLI PESSIMISTIC ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli expressed strong personal reservations about the November 8 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (ref A). Oli worried that the November 8 agreement set a bad example b [...] | 2006-11-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU3034 | INDIA URGES RAPID ACTION IN THE UN [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee emphasized the need for rapid action in the United Nations regarding Maoist arms management and peace and election monitoring in Nepal. Ambassador Moriarty stressed the need for a UN Security Council res [...] | 2006-11-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR IN NP |
06KATHMANDU3038 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN NEPAL [...] On November 2, Emboff delivered reftel "Summary Recommendations of the Women's Empowerment Working Session" to Nepal's Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Urmila Aryal. The Minister welcomed the fact sheet and provided Emboff with a list of recent legislative efforts on behalf of [...] | 2006-11-14 01:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA NP |
06KATHMANDU3049 | UN POLITICAL ADVISOR ON ARMS MANAGEMENT AND UNSC [...] (C) During a November 13 meeting with DCM, John Norris, political advisor to Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, provided an update on progress toward a detailed arms management agreement among the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA),the Maoists, and th [...] | 2006-11-16 08:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP UN |
06KATHMANDU3050 | DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN BO NP |
06KATHMANDU3051 | DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3055 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 01:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU3060 | MINISTRY OF FINANCE CALLS ON DONORS TO SUPPORT [...] (U) On November 14 at the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) bimonthly donors meeting, Finance Minister Mahat requested an increase/realignment of foreign aid to support the peace process. Minister Mahat and Finance Secretary Vidyadhar Mallik outlined four specific areas in need of international sup [...] | 2006-11-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3061 | NOW IS THE TIME FOR UN MONITORS IN NEPAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. State of Play On Expanded UN Role --------------------------------- 2. (C) On November 17, Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet confirmed to the DCM that Ambassador Acharya, Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, had del [...] | 2006-11-17 11:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3062 | UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH [...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...] | 2006-11-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP |
06KATHMANDU3063 | NEPAL PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) According to a joint statement the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists issued on November 16, the signing of the comprehensive peace accord, which was supposed to take place that day, was postponed until November 21. According to political leaders on November 16 and Dr. Shehkar Koirala, [...] | 2006-11-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3064 | NEW OHCHR HEAD NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) On November 17, Lena Sundh, the new Swedish head of the Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told the Ambassador that impunity remained a big problem on both sides of the conflict in Nepal -- for both the security forces and the Maoists. Sundh stated that she wa [...] | 2006-11-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MARR PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU3076 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: COMBINED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3077 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: CSTR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 09:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3078 | LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: NESA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 09:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3086 | BOUCHER DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF THE NEPAL ARMY [...] (C/NF) In a November 16 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, described an improving relationship between the Nepal Army and the civilian leadership. [...] | 2006-11-22 07:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU3090 | UNHCR DONORS DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) During a November 20 meeting, Janet Lim, Director of the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),updated core group Ambassadors on the status of the census and potential resettlement for Bhutanese refugees in camps in eastern Nepal. T [...] | 2006-11-22 08:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3091 | NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...] | 2006-11-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3093 | REACTIONS TO COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Reactions to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed on November 21 (ref A) have varied across sectors, although the majority of interlocutors have expressed cautious optimism. Political party leaders from the main Nepali Congress party worrie [...] | 2006-11-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3097 | BOUCHER STRESSES PARLIAMENT'S OVERSIGHT ROLE [...] (C) During November 16 discussions with Speaker of the House of Representatives Subash Nemwang, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed the important role Parliament must play in overseeing Nepal's democratic transition [...] | 2006-11-24 00:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3103 | UN PEACE TEAM CHIEF: UN MONITORS URGENTLY REQUIRED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 10:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3104 | IMPLEMENTING NEPAL'S PEACE [...] (C) Three days after the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement," the Government and the Maoists are moving to implement its provisions, but considerable challenges lie ahead. Maoist extortion and violence as well as illegal recruitment are continu [...] | 2006-11-24 11:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3112 | FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH UN [...] (C) During a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mahat gave his views on what the United Nations was doing and should be doing soon to assist the peace process. He expressed appreciation for Secretary General Annan's November 22 letter to the UN Security Council Presiden [...] | 2006-11-27 06:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN IN FI NP |
06KATHMANDU3115 | FINANCE MINISTER WANTS UN TO SET STRICT STANDARDS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador November 26, Finance Minister Mahat asked the United States to use its influence on the United Nations to ensure that only true Maoist combatants be permitted to go into cantonments. Mahat expressed concern that the latest draft of the tripartite (Governme [...] | 2006-11-27 12:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3116 | NEGOTIATORS FOCUSED ON HOW MANY COMBATANTS WILL [...] (C) The political adviser to the UN peace team told DCM November 27 that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were arguing over how many combatants would get jobs in the security forces. John Norris said the issue preventing an arms management agreement was not who was a combatant. The po [...] | 2006-11-27 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3118 | PEACE AGREEMENT STICKING POINT: MILITARY TRAINING [...] (C) In a meeting on November 28, the lead UN negotiators told the Ambassador that an agreement on arms management between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists was stalled over the Maoist desire to conduct military training for their combatants in the cantonments. The Ambassador pushe [...] | 2006-11-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3124 | ARMS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT: VAGUE WORDING, BUT [...] (C) On November 28, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed an arms management agreement, in the presence of the UN, creating a concrete mechanism for the separation of Maoist combatants from their weapons. The agreement provides that all Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) mem [...] | 2006-11-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3126 | TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) On November 27, 28, and 29, RefCoord met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Abraham Abraham, Office of Tibet Representative Jigme Wangdu, and the Director and Deputy Director of the Government of Nepal,s National Unit for the Coordinatio [...] | 2006-11-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL CVIS SOCI CH NP |
06KATHMANDU313 | PARTY LEADER DISCUSSES MEDIATION [...] (C) On January 27, Ram Sharan Mahat, Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party, told the SIPDIS Ambassador that the involvement of a third party was needed for the King and the Parties and the Maoists to come together. Mahat stated that the Parties were ready for dialogue w [...] | 2006-01-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3131 | COAS KATAWAL DOWNPLAYS RUMORS OF ROYAL RESURGENCE [...] (C/NF) On November 28, Siddharta Rana, a prominent businessman and son of a close confidante of the King, told the Ambassador that the King believed he was going to make a comeback soon, and that he still did not realize he was responsible for his own downfall. Rana said the King blamed India [...] | 2006-11-30 09:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3136 | NEPAL: MECHANISMS FOR PEACE SLOW-MOVING [...] (C) ON November 30, Hannes Siebert and Retief Olivier, USAID-funded peace facilitators working with Nepal's Peace Secretariat, told the Ambassador that the primary focus of SIPDIS the Secretariat during the past week had been Terms of Reference for the various mechanisms envisioned in the N [...] | 2006-11-30 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3141 | NEPAL: TIBETANS VIEW RESETTLEMENT AS ZERO-SUM GAME [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 08:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV CH NP |
06KATHMANDU3148 | UN MOVING AHEAD ON CANTONMENT OF MAOIST COMBATANTS [...] (C) Key staff of the Office of Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General briefed members of the diplomatic corps and the donor community December 1 on the status of cantonment of Maoist combatants. Ian Martin's security advisor Dan Huntington, political advisor John Norris and milit [...] | 2006-12-04 09:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3149 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) On December 4, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary for the Europe and Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing the need for the Government of Nepal (GON) to promulgate and enact implementing legislation for the Chemical Weapon [...] | 2006-12-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC NP |
06KATHMANDU315 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post delivered Nepal's Interim Assessment report of progress made on anti-trafficking efforts (ref A) on January 31 to Shyam Sundar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Parbati T [...] | 2006-01-31 09:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KHUM SMIG NP |
06KATHMANDU3163 | POLITICOS IN RAJBIRAJ: WE HAVE NO VOICE [...] (C) During a meeting in Rajbiraj (about 200 kilometers south-east of Kathmandu) on December 3, local political leaders told Emboff that they felt isolated from their parties and the government. The politicos in this rural community stated that the party leaders in Kathmandu did not listen to [...] | 2006-12-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3164 | STUDENT LEADERS FEEL LEFT OUT OF NEPAL'S POLITICS [...] (C) In meetings December 1 and 2 in Kathmandu and Biratnagar (eastern Nepal),student leaders from a range of political parties told Emboff that they were feeling increasingly left out of politics in Nepal. Although they disagreed on many social issues, they were united on the need for greate [...] | 2006-12-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3165 | NEPAL'S NATIONAL PARKS MAY GET UPGRADE IN [...] (SBU) Barna Bahadur Thapa, Warden of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in south-eastern Nepal, told Emboff on December 3 that poaching was a big problem in the park. Thapa stressed that most poaching was for food (wild buffalo, fish, or birds) or shelter (trees or thatch grass). Under Nepali l [...] | 2006-12-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU3167 | NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY "INCLUSIVE" IN EASTERN NEPAL [...] (C) On December 2, Emboff accompanied Sujata Koirala, Head of the Nepali Congress (NC) Department of International Relations and daughter of Prime Minister GP Koirala, to a political program in Inaruwa, Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal. The NC leaders of the rural district discussed ma [...] | 2006-12-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NP |
06KATHMANDU3168 | NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WANTS TO GET THE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee stressed that the logistical realities of the peace agreements between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists needed to move quickly in order to succeed. Mukherjee worried about continued Maois [...] | 2006-12-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU317 | LABOR LAW REVISION TO ATTRACT FDI [...] (U) On January 31, the government promulgated a revision to the 1991 Labor Law intended to boost foreign direct investment (FDI). The revision opened the door for appointment of up to fifteen percent non-Nepali nationals as managers, executive directors and experts in firms. Existing laws di [...] | 2006-01-31 11:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV EINV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU3175 | TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO POKHARA [...] (C) On December 1, in a speech in Pokhara, the Ambassador reaffirmed that the U.S. welcomed the signing of the recent peace deals and would now push for their successful implementation. Until Maoist actions matched their words, Maoists laid down their arms, and renounced violence and intimi [...] | 2006-12-07 08:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3176 | NEPAL GOVERNMENT SLOW TO ADDRESS IDP PROBLEM [...] (SBU) The Maoist insurgency in Nepal has created significant population displacement, although the scope of the problem and location of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been difficult to assess due to social stigmatization, lack of material assistance and Nepal's open border with India [...] | 2006-12-07 08:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU3178 | SECURITY FORCES IN EASTERN NEPAL: MAOISTS HAVE TO [...] (C) In separate meetings on December 3, Nepal Army (NA) and Nepal Police (NP) contacts in Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal told Emboff that the Maoists had to earn the trust of the public for the peace process to succeed. An NA Major told emboff that some soldiers believed the NA did n [...] | 2006-12-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SNAR NP |
06KATHMANDU3184 | NEPAL: TIBETANS VIEW RESETTLEMENT AS ZERO-SUM GAME [...] (C) In October 2006, Post's Tibetan-speaking staff conducted an informal survey of 18 Tibetans on the proposed resettlement of 60,000 Bhutanese refugees and about refugee resettlement generally. Generally, the reactions from the respondents indicated that some Tibetan refugees viewed U.S. res [...] | 2006-12-08 04:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CH NP |
06KATHMANDU3193 | NEPAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 00:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL SU NP |
06KATHMANDU3199 | PEACE PROCESS: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador December 8 that the Government of Nepal (GON),the Maoists and the UN had established an effective working group to handle the nitty-gritty of the People's Liberation Army cantonments. The approximately USD 2.4 million i [...] | 2006-12-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3207 | POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE THAT MAOIST FEAR MUST BE [...] (C) In separate December 11 meetings with the Ambassador, MK Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),agreed that effective management of Maoist weapons was critical to [...] | 2006-12-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3209 | NEPAL: AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES JAPAN TO ASSIST WITH [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Tsutomu Hiraoka, Ambassador Moriarty expressed optimism that Nepal's transition could proceed if arms management were successful and monitors flooded the Nepali countryside. The Ambassador indicated U.S. support was likely [...] | 2006-12-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR PREF JA NP |
06KATHMANDU321 | ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF KING'S TAKEOVER [...] (U) On February 1, in a content-free speech marking the one-year anniversary of his takeover, the King announced no new initiatives, but highlighted the success of his plan to restore democracy to Nepal. He reconfirmed his intention to go ahead with municipal elections on February 8 and with [...] | 2006-02-01 08:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU3210 | NEPAL: UN SECY GENERAL'S REP. DISCUSSES NEED FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin SIPDIS welcomed the U.S. plan to provide assistance to Nepal's peace process in two principal areas: electoral support and local security and governance. He agreed it would be cru [...] | 2006-12-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN IN UK NP |
06KATHMANDU3216 | NEPAL: NEXT STEPS ON INTERIM CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) Speaker of the Parliament Subash Nemwang informed the Ambassador December 12 that the current parliament should have five to six days to consider the interim constitution before the Parliament promulgated it. Nemwang also suggested that the current parliament could enact some of the requir [...] | 2006-12-14 05:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU3218 | POLITICAL LEADERS IN GORKHA: WE MUST FACE THE [...] (C) In a meeting on December 9 in Gorkha District (just west of Kathmandu),political leaders from the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) told Emboff that the only way to create an atmosphere for free an [...] | 2006-12-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU322 | DEMARCHE ON JANUARY 30 P5+2 DELIVERED [...] As requested in reftel, Emboff delivered demarche on the January P5 2 statement to Rishi Ram Ghimire, American Desk Officer, and Kali Prasad Pokhrel, United Nations and International Law Section Officer, both with the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They undertook to look into the issue. [...] | 2006-02-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3224 | NEPAL: TIBETAN SETTLEMENT LEADERS DESCRIBE [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with RefCoord, Tibetan settlement leaders described the lack of employment opportunities for Tibetan youths and the difficulties in obtaining and renewing identification and travel documents from the Government of Nepal (GON). Out of roughly 4,000 Tibetan resident [...] | 2006-12-15 06:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CH NP |
06KATHMANDU3225 | CENSUS OF FIRST BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMP CONCLUDED [...] (C) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Durable Solutions Officer Kim Roberson reported on December 13 that nearly all Beldangi I camp residents had appeared for the census, which was completed December 8. UNHCR has identified 120 vulnerable cases, of which only 20 had expr [...] | 2006-12-15 07:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF BH NP |
06KATHMANDU3237 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON THE KING [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 13, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Katawal dismissed the recent coup rumors sparked by the King's issuing commands to prepare his palace at Hetauda (reftel). The COAS said he had reassured Koirala of his and the Nepal Army's trustworthiness and had [...] | 2006-12-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL IN NP |
06KATHMANDU3238 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Katawal told the Ambassador December 13 that he had emphasized to Prime Minister Koirala earlier that day that the Maoists had to be completely separated from their weapons before they were included in the interim parliament and the interim government. K [...] | 2006-12-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU3249 | ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...] | 2006-12-20 06:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3252 | AMBASSADOR HEARS ABOUT MADHESIS AND MAOISTS IN [...] (C) Political leaders, business representatives, student leaders and government officials in Janakpur, southeast of Kathmandu, near the Indian border, expressed concern to the Ambassador over the lack of Madhesi representation in the Government of Nepal (GON) and their disadvantaged economic s [...] | 2006-12-20 08:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PTER MARR PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU3253 | PRIME MINISTER TAKES FIRM STAND ON ARMS [...] (C) Prime Minister GP Koirala, who was recovering from a cold, stressed to the Ambassador December 20 that he would not permit the Maoists to enter the interim government until arms management was complete. He confirmed, however, that he had agreed to promulgate the interim constitution and st [...] | 2006-12-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR PREF CASC UN BT NP |
06KATHMANDU3256 | NEPAL'S INTERIM CONSTITUTION INITIALED [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists signed the much-anticipated interim constitution. While the 77-page document places the fate of the monarchy in the hands of the constituent assembly, it strips the King of all powers vested in the head of state and transfers [...] | 2006-12-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN IN NP |
06KATHMANDU3257 | ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...] | 2006-12-20 09:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3264 | NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...] | 2006-12-22 02:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU3265 | NEPAL: FOOD FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES AT RISK, GON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Dinesh Bhattarai expressed concern to RefCoord December 21 about a possible break in the World Food Program's food supply to the Bhutanese refugees. WFP Deputy Country Director separately requested t [...] | 2006-12-22 04:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PGOV CH BH NP |
06KATHMANDU3268 | U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY [...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...] | 2006-12-22 05:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP UN |
06KATHMANDU3273 | NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...] | 2006-12-22 06:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN |
06KATHMANDU3274 | U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY [...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...] | 2006-12-22 06:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP UN |
06KATHMANDU3275 | NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...] | 2006-12-22 06:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU328 | REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...] | 2006-02-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU3282 | ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...] | 2006-12-22 07:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU3283 | NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...] | 2006-12-22 07:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN |
06KATHMANDU331 | MORE VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS ON "BLACK DAY" [...] (U) The one year anniversary of the royal takeover, termed "Black Day" by parties and journalists, saw continued Maoist violence and government arrests of politicos and journalists throughout the country. Political party leaders claimed that the King's address to the nation contained "nothing [...] | 2006-02-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU3322 | SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 06:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU3323 | NEPAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 06:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU3324 | NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD IN FITS AND [...] (C) PM Koirala's foreign policy advisor told Charge December 28 that the Government of Nepal would not promulgate the interim constitution until UN arms management had begun in earnest. Chalise noted that Koirala had charged Maoist Supremo Prachanda with undermining the planned June 2007 Cons [...] | 2006-12-29 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
06KATHMANDU333 | REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...] | 2006-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU345 | ADMIRAL FALLON TELLS NEPAL ARMY U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, stressed to the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS),General Pyar Jung Thapa, that the U.S. military could not fully resume military assistance to Nepal absent movement toward representative g [...] | 2006-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU346 | RUN-UP TO ELECTION FILLED WITH MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Maoist violence, including bombings throughout the country and within the Kathmandu Valley, continued in the lead-up to the February 8 municipal election. Fear of Maoist violence kept many people indoors on the first two days of the Maoist's February 5-11 national general strike, and caus [...] | 2006-02-06 12:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU347 | ADMIRAL FALLON URGES POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TO [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, met with Ram Sharan Mahat, Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party (NC); K.P. Oli, Central Committee Member, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML); and Minendra Rizal, Central Co [...] | 2006-02-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU348 | PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HUMAN [...] (C) During a meeting with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon on February 2, human rights activists highlighted the distance between the King and the Parties and called for a consensus on a way forward, while noting the dangers of a Maoist takeover. They agreed that the King should reach out to th [...] | 2006-02-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU349 | PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HOME AND [...] (C) In his meetings with the Foreign and Home Ministers on February 1, visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon called for the King to begin reconciliation with the political parties. Foreign Minister Pandey assured the Admiral that Nepal was "ready to go to any extent" to improve relations wi [...] | 2006-02-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU372 | NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE MOUNTING? [...] (C) At a February 6 luncheon hosted by Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka, visiting MFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Simiju told the Ambassador that he wanted to coordinate closely with the U.S. regarding policy toward Nepal. The Ambassadors and Simiju agreed that the U.S. and Japan sha [...] | 2006-02-07 12:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU373 | MAOIST VIOLENCE AND ALL-NEPAL STRIKE CONTINUE ON [...] (U) This cable is an action request, see paragraph 12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Maoist-called nationwide February 5-11 strike continues to envelop the country in a state of fear highlighted by the Maoist murder of a taxi driver near Kathmandu and continued Maoist violence and multipl [...] | 2006-02-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU376 | PROPOSALS FOR FY 2006 G/TIP INCL AND ESF FUNDING [...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following eight projects, in rank order, for consideration for FY 2006 International Narcotics, Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE),and Economic Support Funds (ESF) funding. Post has pouched the full text of the proposals to the Office to Combat Tra [...] | 2006-02-08 01:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU379 | MAOIST LEADER PLAYS GOOD COP, SORT OF [...] (SBU) Playing off a series of bloody interviews by his deputy, which have been matched by a lot of violence, Maoist leader Prachanda gave an interview in the country's largest daily on February 7, saying, "we are open to holding unconditional discussions on all issues including constituent ass [...] | 2006-02-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU381 | MOSTLY QUIET ELECTION DAY [...] (U) On February 8, for the first time since 1997, Nepalis were able to vote in municipal elections, though few chose to do so, due either to fear of Maoist violence, lack of candidates contesting the election, or calls by major Parties to boycott the elections. Kathmandu was quiet as the gove [...] | 2006-02-08 12:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU383 | DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC DELIVERED [...] As requested in reftel, Emboff briefed Kali Prasad Pokhrel, United Nations and International Law Section Officer, Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the IAEA Board resolution reporting Iran to the United Nations Security council. We shared copies of the President's and Secretary's statement [...] | 2006-02-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR |
06KATHMANDU385 | GENERIC ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS APPROVED AND [...] ADCM informed Minister of Health and Population Mani Lama and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Supplies Buddhi Man Thamang that the anti-retroviral drug preparations approved and tentatively approved by HHS/FDA now appear on the WHO pre-qualification list. The ADCM also urged that Nepal spee [...] | 2006-02-09 09:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO SOCI KIPR KHIV NP |
06KATHMANDU389 | DEMARCHE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DELIVERED [...] As requested in reftel, Emboff briefed Mahendra Gurung, Under Secretary, East Asian Division, Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Palestinian assistance. Gurung thanked Emboff for the information. MORIARTY [...] | 2006-02-09 11:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS KPAL NP |
06KATHMANDU390 | LOW ELECTION TURNOUT; GOVERNMENT, PARTIES AND [...] (C) The February 8 municipal elections saw an average 20 percent voter turnout across the country. The Government proclaimed the polls a success. However, the Maoists and political parties separately claimed victory for the low turnout, believing their actions (Maoists used a campaign of vio [...] | 2006-02-09 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU391 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) In a February 9 discussion with Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns about the lack of progress toward a comprehensive, durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. The Ambassador noted that we expected Foreign Minister Pandey to send a letter to his Bhut [...] | 2006-02-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU404 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR SOFTLY PUSHING RECONCILIATION [...] (C) In a February 10 discussion, Chinese Ambassador Sun agreed with the Ambassador about the need for the King to reconcile with the political parties. Sun informed the Ambassador that State Counselor Tang Jiaxuan's visit was postponed until mid-March because of Chinese domestic political mee [...] | 2006-02-10 12:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CH NP |
06KATHMANDU408 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) On February 10 the Ambassador urged Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey to consider Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council, keeping in mind the negative consequences of Venezuela's membership in the Security Council, per reftel. Pandey was curious about what type of governments [...] | 2006-02-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE NP |
06KATHMANDU409 | FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY SEEKS GUIDANCE ON WAY [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey lamented that the USG press statement on February 8th elections showed a "misunderstanding in Washington of the ground realities" in Nepal. He again stressed his desire for a strategic relationship with the [...] | 2006-02-10 12:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN NP |
06KATHMANDU410 | LETTER FROM FM PANDEY TO A/S ROCCA ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) During a meeting on February 10, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey gave the Ambassador a letter for Assistant Secretary Rocca in response to her December 30 letter on SIPDIS Bhutanese refugees. In his letter, Pandey thanks A/S Rocca for U.S. support to resolve the Bhutanese refugee is [...] | 2006-02-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU424 | FOREIGN MINISTRY CRITICIZES FOREIGN REACTION TO [...] (U) In response to widespread international condemnation of the February 8 municipal polls, the Foreign Ministry issued a press release on February 10, requesting foreign powers to refrain from making "insolent comments" on matters that fall within the domestic jurisdiction of a sovereign coun [...] | 2006-02-13 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU426 | BHUTANESE CHIEF JUDGE: REFUGEES ARE NOT CITIZENS [...] (U) The February 12 English-language daily The Himalayan Times reported that the Bhutanese government-owned "kunselonline" quoted Bhutan's Chief Justice as saying that the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal were not Bhutanese citizens as per Bhutan's 1985 Citizenship Act. Checking kunselonline, the [...] | 2006-02-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU427 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (SBU) February 13 marked the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Following a major Maoist ambush on Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) troops attempting to remove a blockade across a key highway in Sunwal-Butwal in Nawalparasi District on February 10, in which 17 se [...] | 2006-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU428 | MAOISTS SET SOCKET BOMB IN CENTRAL KATHMANDU; NO [...] (SBU) At about 1500 on February 13, suspected Maoists threw a socket bomb into a rubbish bin at a park in central Kathmandu. No one was injured, but it snarled traffic throughout the middle of town. The police do not have anyone in custody. Comment ------- 2. (C) The bomb indicates th [...] | 2006-02-13 13:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU429 | SUPREME COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF FORMER PRIME [...] (U) This cable is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUPREME COURT DISSOLVES RCCC; THROWS OUT ALL DECISIONS --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (C) In a major decision, Nepal's Supreme Court on February 13 declared the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) [...] | 2006-02-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU430 | KOIRALA OPEN TO GESTURE BY KING, STRESSES INDIAN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala explained that, unless the first move was made by the Palace, he could not meet with any representatives of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN),rejecting a suggestion by Foreign Minister Pandey [...] | 2006-02-13 13:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN NP |
06KATHMANDU443 | NEXT STEPS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES? [...] (C) In separate February 13 meetings with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal, United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML),and Surya Bahadur Thapa, the Chairman of the National Democratic Party (Rastriya Janashakti Party-RJP),the Ambassador conveyed U.S. [...] | 2006-02-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU448 | PANDEY PREVIEWS POSSIBILITY OF OUTREACH TO THE [...] (C) In a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pandey suggested that the King could, in his scheduled February 19 address to the nation, make an outreach to the Parties calling for an alliance of political forces, if the King could be assured of a positive response from the [...] | 2006-02-15 07:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU450 | MAOIST LEADER CALLS U.S. THE ENEMY [...] (C) The Maoists appear engaged in a big push to declare the U.S. the enemy and India the good guy. In his early February interview with the Hindu, Maoist Chairman Prachanda contrasted the roles of India and the U.S since the King's February 1, 2005 takeover. Although he urged India to abando [...] | 2006-02-15 09:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU454 | VICE CHAIRMEN RECEPTIVE AND READY FOR [...] (C) In separate February 14 meetings with the Vice Chairmen of Nepal's Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador relayed USG satisfaction with the Supreme Court decision finding the Royal Commission on Corruption Control (RCCC) unconstitutional and ordering the rel [...] | 2006-02-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU455 | SUPREME COURT DECISIONS REINFORCE CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) The February 13 decision of the Supreme Court to dissolve the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) (reftel) reinforced Nepal's constitution as a viable document and could limit the King's authority. Reactions from the Parties and the media were generally positive. The Court als [...] | 2006-02-15 11:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU465 | BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE SKEPTICAL OF U.S. POSITION [...] (C) In a February 15 conversation, Anthony Stokes, head of the South Asia Group of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, questioned the Ambassador's urging reconciliation between the Parties and Palace before engaging the Maoists. Stokes pushed instead to start a three-way negotiation p [...] | 2006-02-16 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU467 | REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT RESPONSE FOR NEPAL BANK [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) On February 16, the Ambassador met with Craig McAllister, the Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Bank Limited (NBL),and undertook to provide a formal response from Washington regarding NBL's attempts to recover approximately USD 758 [...] | 2006-02-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU468 | DEUBA RELEASED, COMPROMISE QUESTIONABLE [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-released former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, head of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) party, expressed his thanks to the USG for its support while he was in detention, and had a generally positive reaction to the Ambassador's [...] | 2006-02-17 08:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU47 | UML WORRIED ABOUT KING MORE THAN MAOISTS [...] (C) Arguing that the King forced the Maoists to end their cease-fire, UML leader MK Nepal suggested to the Ambassador on January 4 three scenarios in which the Parties would chastise the Maoists for violence. The Ambassador countered that there was no excuse for the resumption of violence. MK [...] | 2006-01-05 08:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU474 | RELEASES CONTINUE AMID VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The government has released more than 900 student leaders, political activists and others arrested in the days leading up to the February 1 anniversary of the King's takeover and the February 8 municipal elections, although 800 remain in detention. Maoist violence throughout the country, [...] | 2006-02-17 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU482 | KING ATTEMPTS TO REACH OUT IN HIS DEMOCRACY DAY [...] (U) In his message to the nation on Nepal's Democracy Day, February 19, King Gyanendra apparently attempted to reach out to the political parties. He called "on all willing political parties to come forth to fully activate, at the earliest, the stalled democratic process in the greater intere [...] | 2006-02-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU553 | REFOULEMENT OF TWO TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) On February 24, UNHCR Protection officer told Emboff about a case of two sisters, age eight and thirteen, now at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC),whom the Nepali authorities had turned over to the Chinese authorities in October/November 2005. The UNHCR officer has used two interpreters [...] | 2006-02-24 10:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF CH NP |
06KATHMANDU558 | U.S. POLICY RESULTS IN SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) In the wake of the failure of the February 8 municipal elections Nepal's King Gyanendra might have to be more flexible. Up until now, the seven-party alliance is maintaining its 12-point understanding and remains locked in an increasingly dangerous embrace with the Maoists. Meanwhile, th [...] | 2006-02-24 12:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU566 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR: SUMMIT AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (S/NF) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee believes it important that we show the King and the people of Nepal that we remain closely lashed up with respect to handling the situation here. In a February 27 conversation, Mukherjee suggested that it would be particularly useful if the President and Pr [...] | 2006-02-27 11:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PINS IN NP |
06KATHMANDU57 | NEPAL LOSES PATIENCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) In a January 5 conversation with the Ambassador (other topics reported septel),FM Pandey reviewed his assessment of the Bhutanese refugee issue and how best to reach a solution. Noting that his main concern was the fate of the remaining ethnic Nepalese in Bhutan and his conviction that Bh [...] | 2006-01-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU58 | TREASURY ADVISORY NOTICE ON NORTH KOREA DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the Department of Treasury's advisory notice on North Korean Government agencies and associated front companies' illicit activities to Mr. Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Surendra SIPDIS Pradhan, Executive Director of Nepal's Central B [...] | 2006-01-06 07:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP |
06KATHMANDU583 | CRITICAL AMMUNITION SHORTAGE [...] (S) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Master General of Ordnance Major General Prakash Bahadur Basnyat told Emboff on February 28 that the RNA was running critically low on almost all types of ammunition. The RNA had 16,800 rounds of M-16 ammunition remaining in the depots for its 16,000 M-16s. In othe [...] | 2006-02-28 12:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL MOPS MASS PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU597 | FIGHTING IN WEST CONTINUES [...] (C) Since the January 31 Maoist attack on Tansen, headquarters of Palpa District (refs A and B),Embassy sources tell us up to 4,000 Maoists have remained in the area - Palpa, Rupandehi, Arghakhachi, and Nawalparasi Districts. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched a counter-offensive, including [...] | 2006-03-02 12:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU599 | POLITICAL LEADERS CONSIDERING RECONCILIATION [...] (C) In recent meetings with political party leaders ranging from pro-royalist to democratic center to parliamentary left, the Ambassador pushed the need for reconciliation should the King reach out to the Parties. Narayan Khadka of the Nepali Congress-Democratic Party (NC-D) indicated the Part [...] | 2006-03-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU600 | ALTERING THE DISCUSSION: EMBASSY PUBLIC [...] In a case study of the value of public diplomacy, the Embassy has recently waged a broad and largely effective public discussion about the goals and intentions of the country's Maoist insurgents. Our centerpiece was a February 15 speech by Ambassador Moriarty that raised concrete questions ab [...] | 2006-03-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO NP |
06KATHMANDU623 | SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On March 6, the Ambassador demarched Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey to encourage support for the U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative (reftel). The Ambassador also encouraged Nepal to issue a public statement of support for the initiative. FM Pandey indicated Nepal supported the i [...] | 2006-03-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC NP |
06KATHMANDU624 | CHINA CONFIRMS NO LARGE-SCALE MILITARY SALES [...] (C) In a March 6 discussion, Chinese Ambassador Sun again stressed that China had decided not to proceed with large-scale lethal security assistance/sales to Nepal because India was "so sensitive" about it. Sun added that the utility of providing the lethal equipment was unclear, in light of [...] | 2006-03-06 12:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU628 | MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD PROTOCOL [...] On March 6, Embassy delivered talking points, reftel, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai and urged the Government of Nepal (GON) to sign the Third Additional Protocol. Bhattarai undertook to r [...] | 2006-03-07 07:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP |
06KATHMANDU629 | NEPAL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kathmandu's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country of origin for the trafficking of women and children, and to a lesser extent boys and men. The majority of persons are trafficked to India, while othe [...] | 2006-03-07 07:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU633 | SEVEN PARTIES URGE MAOISTS TO CALL OFF STRIKE [...] (U) As Maoist violence throughout the country continued, including an attack on the Ilam District headquarters killing 37 people, the leaders of the seven-party alliance urged the Maoists to call off their indefinite general strike planned to begin April 3. At the same time, the Parties reaffi [...] | 2006-03-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU637 | GOVERNMENT OFFERED TOO-GOOD-TO-BE-TRUE LOAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. USD 250 Million Loan at 5 percent --------------------------------- 2. (C) In a March 7 meeting, Minister of State for Finance Roop Jyoti sought the advice of the Ambassador regarding a proposed foreign loan to His Majesty's Government of N [...] | 2006-03-08 06:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM EFIN UK NP |
06KATHMANDU638 | GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY DEREGULATES PETROLEUM [...] (SBU) On February 13, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced an end to government control over retail pricing of petrol and diesel. After successive financial crises faced by the monopoly state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) in 2005, a major move toward deregulation of the pet [...] | 2006-03-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU658 | POLITICAL LEADERS SEEKING CLARITY WITH MAOISTS, [...] (C) On March 9, SCA PDAS Donald Camp met separately with leaders from the three largest political parties, G.P. Koirala - Nepali Congress (NC),Sher Bahadur Deuba - Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (UML) Acting General Secretary Amrit Kuma [...] | 2006-03-10 07:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU660 | FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY DEFENDS KING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Pandey assured visiting SCA PDAS Camp on March 9 that the King was committed to multiparty democracy. Camp emphasized the importance of the King reaching out to the Parties, but Pandey asserted that the King had reached out and was waiting for the Parties to respond. Pan [...] | 2006-03-10 09:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU663 | FINANCE MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR FUNDING NEEDED [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting, Minister of State for Finance Roop Jyoti told the Ambassador that Nepal needed external funding to support additional security costs. (Note: For FY 2004-2005 Nepal's security budget was 17.2 percent of the total government budget.) Jyoti noted that security in the [...] | 2006-03-10 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS EFIN PTER PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU672 | HEAD OF CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AGENCY [...] (U) In a March 12 front page story, the Kathmandu Post reported that the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA),Surya Nath Upadhyay, was responsible for assisting a man in gaining false citizenship in 1993. The Kathmandu District Administration Office was [...] | 2006-03-13 11:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU676 | NEPAL'S INTERNATIONAL DONORS INCREASINGLY [...] (SBU) Nepal's international donors, in a March 6 meeting with Finance Minister Jyoti, vented their frustration over poor conditions for development work in rural areas, the HMGN's inconsistent adherence to development operating guidelines and human rights violations. Several bilateral donor [...] | 2006-03-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV ECON PREL PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU677 | PDAS CAMP REITERATES BUSH MESSAGE ON NEPAL [...] (U) At a press conference in Kathmandu March 9, visiting PDAS Donald Camp built on President Bush's March 2 statement on Nepal and Ambassador Moriarty's February 15 policy speech to reiterate that the United States wanted to see the King reach out to the political parties and the Maoists give [...] | 2006-03-13 12:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO NP |
06KATHMANDU688 | CHINA TO PROVIDE DUTY-FREE ACCESS FOR 500 NEPALI [...] (SBU) On March 14, news media reported that China would provide duty-free access to approximately 500 Nepali items, on a non-reciprocal basis. This news comes in advance of a three-day visit to Nepal by a Chinese delegation led by Chinese State Counselor Tang Jiaxuan, beginning March 16. Nain [...] | 2006-03-15 11:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN NP |
06KATHMANDU689 | PDAS CAMP VISIT: INDIAN, UK ENVOYS ON STATE OF [...] (S) Visiting SCA PDAS Camp and the Ambassador alerted the Indian and British ambassadors in a March 9 meeting that the Chief of Army Staff had acknowledged that the Royal Nepalese Army's stocks of ammunition were so low as to have reached a "crisis" point. Indian Ambassador Mukherjee maintain [...] | 2006-03-15 11:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU690 | MAOIST BLOCKADE DISRUPTS DAILY LIFE IN NEPAL [...] (U) Transport came to a standstill on March 14, crippling routine activity in many areas of the country on the first day of the Maoists' indefinite blockade of district headquarters. Although only about ten percent of normal traffic entered or exited the Valley, there was little impact on dai [...] | 2006-03-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU723 | MDA: NEPAL SIGNS THIRD PROTOCOL [...] On March 16, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai informed Emboff that the Government of Nepal (GON) had signed the Third Additional Protocol in Geneva on March 15. SCHLOSSER [...] | 2006-03-16 07:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP |
06KATHMANDU741 | MAOIST BLOCKADE CONTINUES, DISRUPTING KATHMANDU [...] (U) Fear of Maoist retribution continued to affect daily life around the country on March 15, the second day of the Maoist-called blockade of district headquarters and the capital. Due to limited supply, commodity prices soared in Kathmandu, and thousands of local commuters were inconvenienc [...] | 2006-03-16 11:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU743 | NEPAL DELEGATION TO USTDA TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Embassy Kathmandu was pleased to have one of its Emboffs accompany a two-member government delegation from Nepal to the United States Trade and Development Agencies' (USTDA) "Transportation Solutions for South Asia Trade" conference held in Mumbai, India, March 7-9, which highlighted trans [...] | 2006-03-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EINV ELTN NP |
06KATHMANDU745 | MARCH 16 REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (C) The Nepal Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) agreed with Nepal that the Bhutanese government continued to stall on progress toward returning Bhutanese refugees in Nepal to Bhutan and UNHCR was prepared to assist countries to internationaliz [...] | 2006-03-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU751 | HUMAN RIGHTS: DRL VISITORS FIND MIXED REVIEWS [...] (C) In a February 26 - March 3 visit to Nepal, DRL officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King met with local human rights groups, politicians, and government officials in Kathmandu and Pokhara to discuss human rights, democracy, and labor issues in Nepal. Human rights groups explained that followi [...] | 2006-03-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU752 | NEW IDP POLICY [...] (U) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced a new policy for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on March 13. Home Minister Kamal Thapa, releasing the policy, explained that it was drafted in accordance with international humanitarian principles and designed to provide immediate h [...] | 2006-03-17 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU753 | NO MAOIST-PARTY AGREEMENT YET [...] (C) Late in the afternoon of March 17, the leaders of the seven-party alliance decided they needed more time to discuss the terms of an agreement modifying and clarifying the Maoist-Parties November 2005 12-point understanding (ref A) stemming from recent negations between Maoists and Party c [...] | 2006-03-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU762 | MAOISTS, PARTIES STICK TO UNDERSTANDING; BLOCKADE [...] (U) On March 19, as a result of negotiations between the Parties and the Maoists in New Delhi (ref A),leaders of the seven-party alliance and the Maoists signed separate documents reiterating their commitment to the 12-point understanding (ref B). Both sides stated they would continue dialog [...] | 2006-03-20 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PREL PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU766 | FIGHTING WITH MAOISTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Early in the morning on March 21, Maoists attacked police stations in three areas across the country. They attacked an area police office in Birtamod, Jhapa District (southeastern Nepal). According to Jhapa Chief District Officer Bhola Shivakota, the Maoists killed nine policemen and inj [...] | 2006-03-21 11:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU767 | HOME MINISTER OFFERS PARTIES LITTLE SPACE [...] (C) In a March 20 meeting, the Charge urged Home Minister Thapa to release the ten remaining civil rights and political leaders in detention since January 19. The Charge also argued that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) should allow the political parties to conduct their planned peacef [...] | 2006-03-21 11:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU768 | CHINESE DELEGATION SUPPORTS DIALOGUE OF [...] (C) State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan led a Chinese delegation to Kathmandu from March 16-18 that expressed hope for unity among "constitutional forces" in Nepal and signed two financial agreements. Tang delivered the message of the need for unity to leaders of three major parties of the seven-par [...] | 2006-03-21 12:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF NP |
06KATHMANDU77 | FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY ON RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) In a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pandey repeatedly stressed that good relations with the U.S. was key for Nepal as it tried to balance relations with its two powerful neighbors. Strained relations with the U.S. and India in the wake of the King's February, 2005 [...] | 2006-01-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP |
06KATHMANDU770 | MAOIST THROWS SOCKET BOMB OVER WALL OF NEPALI [...] (C) During the evening of March 21, a suspected Maoist riding a bicycle threw a socket bomb over the wall of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation office in Jawalakhel (Patan, south of Kathmandu, within the Kathmandu Valley). The bomb injured two people, one seriously. The police d [...] | 2006-03-22 06:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU776 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES MAOISTS AND GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) Saman Zia-Zarif, Deputy Director Asia Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW),met with Emboffs on March 17 to outline the key human rights concerns related to the Maoist insurgency he encountered during his February 24-March 17 visit to Nepal. Major concerns included militarization of civil [...] | 2006-03-23 06:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU781 | DEUBA NOT OPTIMISTIC KING WILL REACH OUT [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with the Charg, Former Prime Minister and current President of the Nepali Congress Democratic party Sher Bahadur Deuba was not optimistic that the King would reach out to the Parties. Deuba noted that the King was "very clever" in saying he wanted democracy, but in r [...] | 2006-03-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU791 | SAARC SECRETARIAT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT OBSERVER [...] (C) Prior to the Ambassador's return, Charge delivered reftel talking points in a March 22 meeting with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Mr. Chenkyab Dorji, who reacted positively to the U.S. request for observer status in SAARC. Dorji said the next s [...] | 2006-03-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XD NP |
06KATHMANDU798 | RESIDENT TIBETANS APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) On March 23, A.G. Tashi, the Dalai Lama's Representative for Tashi Palkhiel and Dhorpatan Tibetan Settlements near Pokhara in western Nepal, visited the Embassy, with instructions from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to draw attention to key issues facing Tibetan residents in Nepa [...] | 2006-03-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU80 | KING WORKING TO SPLIT ROYALIST PARTY [...] (C) Pashupati Shumsher Rana, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) President, told the Ambassador that the King was "using the full resources of the state to break" the RPP, traditionally viewed as a pro-King party. Rana said that the King's goal was to use the RPP to field candidates in the Febru [...] | 2006-01-09 08:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU805 | MORE DETAILS ON SAARC OBSERVER STATUS FOR U.S. [...] (C) In a March 24 conversation with Emboff, Rajiv Chander, Director, India, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat, explained that, in light of the agreement to extend observer status to China and Japan and interest by South Korea and the U.S. (reftel),foreign se [...] | 2006-03-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XD NP |
06KATHMANDU807 | GOVERNMENT JAILS UML LEADER [...] (U) On March 23, the government took Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary MK Nepal into police custody for "spreading false information" about the government. Nepal had been under house arrest of the previous two months. The government's actions foll [...] | 2006-03-24 12:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU814 | NORWAY CREATING "ARENA" TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER [...] (C) On March 24, Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng briefed the Ambassador on a Norwegian effort to bring a group of about 40 influential Nepalis from a broad spectrum together to share "Norwegian Experiences in Conflict Resolution and Mediation." Toreng, explaining this was not a "Norwegian in [...] | 2006-03-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU817 | UPDATE ON DEPT OF LABOR-FUNDED PROJECTS IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) During a February 27 - March 7 visit to Nepal, Department of Labor (DOL) International Relations Officer Vivita Rozenbergs found a mixed picture with respect to projects geared towards addressing child labor in Nepal. The regional anti-trafficking and child Timebound program executed by [...] | 2006-03-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KOCI SMIG KWMN NP |
06KATHMANDU819 | MAOIST BOMBS AND KIDNAPPING OF POLISH CITIZENS; [...] (C) A Central Committee Member of the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) publicly urged the Maoists to declare a cease-fire to "open a door" for dialogue between the "three political powers." A Maoist bomb inside Kathmandu's Ring Road on March 25, another at a college campus in western Nepal on Ma [...] | 2006-03-27 12:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CASC ASEC NP |
06KATHMANDU820 | OSAC STEERING COMMITTEE NOMINEES IN PLACE [...] (SBU) In a March 27 meeting with RSO and Emboff, Sandip Shah of Bhote Koshi Power Company, N.N. Singh of Coca-Cola, and Sayed Karim of the American Life Insurance Company agreed to be nominees for the steering committee of Kathmandu's first Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Per the d [...] | 2006-03-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KSAC ECON NP |
06KATHMANDU829 | NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER ADAMANT THAT SEVEN-PARTY [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting, ailing Nepali Congress President G.P Koirala stressed to the Ambassador that the seven-party alliance was "not joining hands with the Maoists because the Maoists have guns." He explained that the political parties did not want to be associated with the Maoist-called [...] | 2006-03-28 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU830 | RNA HUMAN RIGHTS CELL WORKING [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting, Col. Dharma Baniya, head of the Human Rights Cell of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),and Brig. Gen. B.A. Kumar Sharma, Judge Advocate General, told Emboffs that the RNA was working hard to improve its human rights record. Baniya gave a point by point reply to the U.S. [...] | 2006-03-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP |
06KATHMANDU831 | GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATING APPOINTING A PRIME [...] (C) In separate March 27 meetings with the Ambassador, Vice Chairman Tulsi Giri and Home Minister Kamal Thapa each stated that the King was considering appointing a Prime Minister and relinquishing his Chairmanship of the Government. Giri mentioned that he was pushing former Prime Minister (a [...] | 2006-03-28 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
06KATHMANDU833 | PARTIES RESCHEDULE DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) According to Party contacts, the seven-party alliance canceled the mass demonstration set for April 8 in Kathmandu, and instead announced that the Parties would hold rallies in the districts April 6-9, in light of transportation difficulties associated with the general strike called during [...] | 2006-03-28 13:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU835 | DID MAOISTS ATTACK RADIO STATION BECAUSE OF U.S. [...] (C) Members of a visiting international media mission told Emboff that Maoists had told them a Maoist attack on a radio station in May 2005 was due to its American connection and that the Maoists had threatened future harm to any media with U.S. ties. Further investigation by the Embassy, ho [...] | 2006-03-29 08:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC KPAO EAID NP |
06KATHMANDU836 | DANISH AND NORWEGIAN AMBASSADORS INTERESTED IN [...] (C) Danish Ambassador Finn Thilsted and Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng separately met with the Ambassador to discuss a joint approach to Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on internationalizing the Bhutanese refugee issue. They suggested that the three of them together go in to discuss Bhut [...] | 2006-03-29 08:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER IN NP |
06KATHMANDU838 | UPBEAT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEES POSSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador that he thought Nepal could successfully address the Maoist insurgency if enough military, diplomatic, political and economic pressure could be brought to bear on the Maoists. He cited a number of recen [...] | 2006-03-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MASS MOPS MARR NP |
06KATHMANDU843 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC NP |
06KATHMANDU863 | POLICE PUNISH HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS [...] (C) On March 27, the police announced that they had taken departmental action against 996 police personnel for behaving "against the ethics of the police department" between April 2005 and March 2006. The Police Human Rights cell told Emboff that internal police investigations found 109 police [...] | 2006-03-31 11:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM NP |
06KATHMANDU866 | INDIA NOT INTERESTED IN CHINA-U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) On March 29, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee told the Ambassador that "pretty definitively, New Delhi is not interested" in the proposal that India, China and the U.S. Ambassadors co-host talks between the Palace and the political parties. On March 31, the Ambassador met with Chinese Amb [...] | 2006-03-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU867 | POSITIVE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON GENDER EQUALITY [...] (U) On March 30, the Supreme Court ruled that the provision in the Civil Code allowing men to divorce women on the grounds of a woman's infertility was contrary to the constitutional guarantee to equality. Under the old law, a married man could seek divorce after ten years of marriage if a go [...] | 2006-03-31 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV NP |
06KATHMANDU869 | NEPAL-INDIA TRANSIT TREATY EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS [...] (C) India and Nepal extended on March 30 their bilateral transit treaty for seven years, until January 5, 2013. In early January 2006, Indian and Nepali delegations had failed to agree on treaty extension criteria and the treaty was extended only three months until April 6 (reftel). Thus, ti [...] | 2006-03-31 12:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV BEXP ELTN IN NP |
06KATHMANDU883 | PARTIES STRESS APRIL 6-9 GENERAL STRIKE WILL BE [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on March 30, United Marxist Leninist Party (UML) Acting General Secretary Amrit K. Bohara and Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC(D)) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha both stressed that the upcoming April 6-9 general strike (bandh) called by t [...] | 2006-04-03 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU884 | FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES SHAKY LOAN [...] (C) On March 31, the Ambassador and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Advisor Sukhwinder Singh met with Minister of State for Finance Roop Jyoti to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to refrain from proceeding with a shaky loan deal (ref A). Jyoti stated that he "heard" ou [...] | 2006-04-03 11:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL NP |
06KATHMANDU891 | IFIS ARGUE FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN NEPAL [...] (C) During an April meeting with the Ambassador, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Sukhwinder Singh, World Bank (WB) Country Director Ken Ohashi, and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Hafeez Rahman stressed that ongoing development work was important and mak [...] | 2006-04-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PTER NP |
06KATHMANDU894 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) On April 3, Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade and Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka separately met with the Ambassador to discuss the Bhutanese refugee issue. While neither the Australians nor the Japanese could immediately agree to the idea of a joint approach with the Danes and Norweg [...] | 2006-04-04 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF IN NP JA AS BT |
06KATHMANDU895 | MAOIST CALL KATHMANDU VALLEY-ONLY CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On April 3, before the April 6-9 general strike and rallies planned by the seven-party alliance focused on the capital, the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists announced a unilateral cease-fire for the Kathmandu Valley until further notice. Seven-party alliance leaders welcomed the "positiv [...] | 2006-04-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS NP |
06KATHMANDU896 | NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WORKING [...] (C) In a March 31 meeting, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Khatri and two other Commissioners thanked the Ambassador for USG support of the Commission, and detailed the NHRC's activities, especially its work to resolve old disappearance cases. While Nepalis had not reported a [...] | 2006-04-05 05:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER NP |