Search through 251'286 wikileaks cables

Select office:

Select classification:

Tags: ALL or ANY

B R O W S E

By embassy:

Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Accra Adana Addis Ababa Alexandria Algiers American Institute Taiwan, Taipei Amman Amsterdam Ankara Antananarivo Apia Ashgabat Asmara Astana Asuncion Athens Auckland Baghdad Baku Bamako Bandar Seri Begawan Bangkok Bangui Banjul Barcelona Beijing Beirut Belfast Belgrade Belmopan Berlin Bern Bishkek Bogota Brasilia Bratislava Brazzaville Bridgetown Brussels Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Bujumbura Cairo Calgary Canberra Cape Town Caracas Casablanca Chengdu Chennai Chiang Mai Chisinau Ciudad Juarez Colombo Conakry Copenhagen Cotonou Curacao Dakar Damascus Dar Es Salaam Department of State Dhahran Dhaka Dili DIR FSINFATC Djibouti Doha Dubai Dublin Durban Dushanbe Dusseldorf Embasy Bonn Florence Frankfurt Freetown Fukuoka Gaborone Georgetown Grenada Guadalajara Guangzhou Guatemala Guayaquil Halifax Hamburg Hamilton Hanoi Harare Helsinki Hermosillo Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Hyderabad Iran RPO Dubai Islamabad Istanbul Izmir Jakarta Jeddah Jerusalem Johannesburg Kabul Kaduna Kampala Karachi Kathmandu Khartoum Kigali Kingston Kinshasa Kolkata Kolonia Koror Krakow Kuala Lumpur Kuwait Kyiv La Paz Lagos Lahore Leipzig Libreville Lilongwe Lima Lisbon Ljubljana Lome London Luanda Lusaka Luxembourg Madrid Majuro Malabo Managua Manama Manila Maputo Marseille Maseru Matamoros Mbabane Melbourne Merida Mexico Milan Minsk Mission Geneva Mission UNESCO Mission USNATO Mission USOSCE Mogadishu Monrovia Monterrey Montevideo Montreal Moscow Mumbai Munich Muscat Nagoya Naha Nairobi Naples Nassau Ndjamena New Delhi Niamey Nicosia Nogales Nouakchott Nuevo Laredo Osaka Kobe Oslo Ottawa Ouagadougou Panama Paramaribo Paris Perth Peshawar Phnom Penh Podgorica Ponta Delgada Port Au Prince Port Louis Port Moresby Port Of Spain Prague Praia Pretoria Pristina Quebec Quito Rabat Rangoon Recife REO Basrah REO Hillah REO Kirkuk REO Mosul Reykjavik Riga Rio De Janeiro Riyadh Rome San Jose San Salvador Sanaa Santiago Santo Domingo Sao Paulo Sapporo Sarajevo Secretary of State Seoul Shanghai Shenyang Singapore Skopje Sofia St Petersburg Stockholm Strasbourg Surabaya Suva Sydney Tallinn Tashkent Tbilisi Tegucigalpa Tehran Tel Aviv The Hague Thessaloniki Tijuana Tirana Tokyo Toronto Tripoli Tunis Ulaanbaatar UN Rome UNVIE US Delegation FEST TWO US Delegation, Secretary US Interests Section Havana US Mission CD Geneva US Mission Geneva US Office Almaty US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON USEU Brussels USMISSION USTR GENEVA USUN New York Valletta Vancouver Vatican Vienna Vientiane Vilnius Vladivostok Warsaw Wellington Windhoek Yaounde Yekaterinburg Yerevan Zagreb

By classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

By year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1979 1978 1975 1973 1972 1966

More on tag:
TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES

[close]

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO

[close]

By tags:
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE 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 LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK 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 MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] 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 MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB 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 NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI 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 OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY 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 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 SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM 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 STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR 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 THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA

Get the how-to to understand how to read a cable

Pages 1 2 3

1'000 rows / 2'961 results

Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07KABUL3400	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...]	2007-10-04 10:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

07KABUL3405	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP: Narcotics Interdiction Unit [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty Afghan National Police Third Sergeants selected for positions in the elite Narcotics Interdiction Unit (NIU). When there are [...]	2007-10-06 03:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3414	EVENTS IN PARLIAMENT; SEPTEMBER 17 - 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament is completing the essential business of considering, modifying and, if it chooses, endorsing the 100-plus Presidential decrees enacted before its creation, even as Speaker Qanooni's dispute with President Karzai over presidential versus parliamentary prerogatives esc [...]	2007-10-06 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL343	PRT GARDEZ: REGIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Representatives from the southeastern provinces of Paktia, Khost, Paktika, and Ghazni gathered in Gardez January 25 to meet with representatives from Kabul to discuss and build support for the cross-border Jirgas initiative. The event demonstrated the Government,s efforts to secure supp [...]	2007-02-04 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PK AF
07KABUL3436	KABUL MEDIA REACTION: RECENT SUICIDE BOMBINGS [...] SUMMARY: Media commentators expressed grave concerns about what a spate of suicide bombing attacks in Kabul in the last week means for the nation's security. Editorials condemned the attacks, expressed a lack of faith in the Afghan government's ability to deal with the increased threat, and out [...]	2007-10-08 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3437	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a manner that reinforces Q) not und [...]	2007-10-09 03:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KABUL3448	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. INVASION [...] SUMMARY: Editorialists in all major Kabul dailies used the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to measure the progress their country has made, and, despite improvements, all found the progress wanting. A resurgent Taliban, government corruption, ineptitude of the Afghan securi [...]	2007-10-10 02:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3458	OCTOBER 7 EXECUTIONS; ALLIES DISMAYED, POPULACE [...] (SBU) The Afghan government executed 15 convicted criminals on the grounds of the Ministry of Justice-run Pol-I-Charki prison outside Kabul October 7. All had received their death sentences for a variety of serious non-political crimes, including murder; all were multiple offenders. None of [...]	2007-10-10 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3460	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a resend of Kabul 03437. This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a [...]	2007-10-10 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KABUL3477	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CHIEF OF POLICE URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata for Juma Gul, recently appointed Chief of Police for Uruzgan province. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted Juma Gu [...]	2007-10-11 12:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3479	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: JAMAL MIR JAMAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata of Jamal Mir Jamal, candidate to be Criminal Investigation Director for District 15 of Kabul. 3. IMPORTANT NOTE: The international community re [...]	2007-10-11 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3480	IRANIAN FORCED REPATRIATIONS ANGER PARLIAMENT [...] (U) During the October 8 session of Parliament's Lower House, incensed MPs once again accused the Iranian government of systematically mistreating Afghan refugees and unregistered migrants (REF A). Media reports that 16 Afghan minors had recently been condemned to death by an Iranian court tr [...]	2007-10-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF PREF
07KABUL3491	SPANTA ON TALIBAN TALKS [...] On October 9, FM Spanta convened the diplomatic corps, ostensibly to discuss the upcoming ECO conference to be held in Herat, but in reality to announce the government's position on talks with the Taliban. Spanta said that the government intended to invite contacts with elements of the Talib [...]	2007-10-14 06:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PREL AF
07KABUL3495	MORE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on October 7, PolMilOffs informed Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director) in Afghanistan's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the two Afghan detainees listed in reftel will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) pr [...]	2007-10-14 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3498	KARZAI POLICY CHIEF OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT [...] (C) Republic Party Chairman and President Karzai's Chief of Policy Sebghatullah Sanjar outlined in a September 24 conversation with POLCOUNS his plan for winning the 2009 presidential election. Sanjar's strategy is based on "drawing a line between those who favor the Constitution and those wh [...]	2007-10-15 10:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3501	POLICE LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] SUMMARY: President Karzai announced the appointment of 28 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers for ANP command positions and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) headquarters staff jobs October 5. All of the 28 have been vetted through the rank reform process, UN human rights review and the USG L [...]	2007-10-16 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3510	SRSG KOENIGS QUESTIONS IC ENVOYS ON MOI REFORM [...] SUMMARY: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) to Afghanistan Tom Koenigs met with SIPDIS the U.S., U.K., and Italian Ambassador and the Canadian DCM to discuss his October 15 presentation to the U.N. Security Council. Koenigs wanted IC impressions prior to reporting [...]	2007-10-16 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
07KABUL3520	EVENTS IN PARLIAMENT SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 11 [...] (U) Parliament continued to debate and, in some cases, amend the 100-plus remaining Presidential decrees enacted before its establishment. Speaker Qanooni's ongoing dispute with President Karzai over constitutional authority found expression in parliament's attempt to override Karzai vetoes o [...]	2007-10-17 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL3562	NEW GHAZNI GOVERNOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TALIBAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting October 16, recently appointed Ghazni governor Lawang Faizan appeared to seek the Ambassador's endorsement for his plans to reach out to Taliban fighters in Ghazni. The Ambassador welcomed Faizan's efforts in principle, but cautioned that reconcilees must not ha [...]	2007-10-20 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS AF
07KABUL359	PRT KHOST - GOVERNOR JAMAL: FUNDING DELAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During mid-December meeting with PRT, Khost Governor Arsala Jamal expressed concern that, due to funds from the Ministery of Interior into his Governor's Discretionary Fund drying up at the end of the fiscal year, he would not be able to pay the governor's militia that he was rel [...]	2007-02-05 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3595	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Eleven Afghan Nationals Selected [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eleven Afghan Nationals selected for language training and eventual placement into the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF [...]	2007-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3596	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: National Security Council Advisor [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for the position of National Security Council Advisor. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. [...]	2007-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3598	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for military school training in Preventative Medicine and Intelligence. Post possesses no derogatory [...]	2007-10-23 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3599	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for Non-Commissioned [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Training. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests [...]	2007-10-23 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL360	PRT QALAT: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: The political situation in Zabul is fairly stable, with a good governor, Delbar Jan Arman, who has served for almost two years. His efforts are undermined by a weak administration both in the capital and in the districts, and his own unwillingness to empower and build the cap [...]	2007-02-05 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL3602	WORKING TO ACCOMODATE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Hindu and Sikh leaders recently contacted Human Rights Officer to register a complaint that local Afghan residents had restricted ritual cremation rites. The Afghan Ministry of Hajj and Islamic affairs assured us that it will work with this small religious minority to balance [...]	2007-10-23 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPOL KIRF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3604	DETAINEES: RELEASE OF BTIF DETAINEE KHALED SAMI [...] (S/NF) This is an action cable--see paragraph two. This has been coordinated with Task-Force Guardian. 2. (S/NF) Action: Based on the Canadian assurances detailed in paragraphs three and four, we recommend the Deputy Secretary of Defense approve the release to Canada of Khaled SIPDIS [...]	2007-10-23 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3632	EMBASSY KABUL'S NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Kabul is pleased to submit its list of nominees for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. Per instructions, Embassy Kabul is submitting three (3) nominees. All nominees have been informed of the Ambassador's [...]	2007-10-25 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AF
07KABUL3656	DETAINEES: RUNUP TO FIRST TRIALS AT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary/Comment: On October 3, the first 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) in April were arraigned before Afghan judges at the ANDF with defense counsel and the Attorney General's (AG) prosecutor pres [...]	2007-10-26 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3662	D/NSA LTG LUTE AND D/SRSG ALEXANDER DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (C) Deputy SRSG Chris Alexander used an October 22 meeting with Deputy NSA LTG Lute to lay out a proposal for closer UNAMA-ISAF coordination on an overall counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. He reported close coordination between the SRSG and COMISAF, but highlighted difficulties coor [...]	2007-10-28 07:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID AF
07KABUL3676	AF: Current Status of 100MW Power Plant for Kabul [...] (SBU) After some delay in finding an appropriate site for the project, the 100 MW Kabul Power Plant project is underway. What follows is a short overview of the several project components and where they currently stand. Overall, the project is on schedule to deliver 67 MW of power to the Kabu [...]	2007-10-28 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL368	PRT LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ELDERS DEFY THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The death of a local Taliban commander,s brother in an air strike in Helmand province was the catalyst for a series of events that shattered the relative quiet of Musa Qala district, culminating in the Taliban,s seizure of the district center on February 1. In retaliation [...]	2007-02-05 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS MCAPARR MARR PHUM AF
07KABUL3683	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FEMALE MPS TO SIGNAL [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with seven female members of parliament on October 18. The MPs, mostly Pashtuns from southern provinces, were generally not aligned politically. They said that they lacked computers, offices, and security support. But, their provincial connections are better than tho [...]	2007-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL369	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA REPRESENTATIVES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Afghan interagency national security, military, and legal experts have not arrived at a final position on how the GOA will deal with "security detainees" -- i.e., those individuals that the GOA is unlikely or unable to prosecute in the Afghan national security or criminal just [...]	2007-02-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KAWC MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL370	PRT BAMYAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Bamyan continues to enjoy relative peace and security. Development assistance from the U.S. Government is on the rise, almost entirely due to the twelve fold increase in CERP assistance for 2007. On the political front, Governor Sarabi has taken steps to counter criticism from her poli [...]	2007-02-06 06:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PHUM AF
07KABUL371	PRTSHARANA: PAKTIKA GOVERNOR SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Governor Khpalwak used his January 20 meeting with the Ambassador to seek U.S. support for projects in his province. The Governor requested help in funding new projects in the border districts. The Ambassador highlighted the importance of the newly-authorized Afghan N [...]	2007-02-06 10:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR AF
07KABUL3714	NEW GOVERNANCE CZAR POPAL LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Jelani Popal's three-year strategic plan for his new Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) aims to strengthen sub-national governance by holding appointed representative District Councils accountable for local governance, development, poppy-eradication, and security. To re [...]	2007-10-31 08:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR EAID KDEM AF
07KABUL372	PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Nuristan Province has traditionally been neglected and remains underdeveloped, but recent initiatives by Governor Tamin are energizing district administrations and encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own security. Despite these efforts, security remains problematic [...]	2007-02-06 10:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL3727	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT FOCUSES ON ELECTION PLANNING [...] (SBU) The October 3 JCMB has helped the Afghan government focus on the need to make several key decisions which will enable the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to move forward with plans for the 2009/10 Presidential, Parliamentary, and Provincial Council elections. Parliament is committ [...]	2007-11-01 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3728	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for the Senior Policy [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected to attend the Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC on November 26-28. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]	2007-11-01 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3729	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Kabul Military Training Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Kabul Military Training Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on thes [...]	2007-11-01 10:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL373	PRT PANJSHIR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Over the past year, Panjshir Province has recorded remarkable progress. Security is holding, governance is maturing, reconstruction is advancing and society is evolving. Constraints remain, however, both in terms of infrastructure and mentality. The Governor highlights education as the [...]	2007-02-06 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MASS ECON EAID SOCI AF
07KABUL3741	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANT IN THE ADVANCED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Advance Security Studies at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]	2007-11-03 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL375	PRT/BAMYAN: ANA OPENS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH [...] (C) The Afghanistan National Army (ANA),which previously consisted of three recruiters in Bamyan, was augmented in December to include an intelligence component of approximately 20 soldiers. Their stated mandate is to recover arms caches and investigate smuggling. They have reached out to [...]	2007-02-06 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS AF
07KABUL3754	RESPONSE TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF [...] (SBU) Post appreciates Embassy Berlin's REFTEL message relaying the German government's sensitivities about the nomination of the Kunduz province governor, Mohammad Omar, for participation in the autumn International Visitor program. 2. (SBU) Post would appreciate Embassy Berlin's conveying [...]	2007-11-05 01:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR GM AF
07KABUL3765	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY EDELMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (S) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Your visit, coming near the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress and to prepare the ground for major challenges in 2008. With 2008 being the last full year before the next Afghan president [...]	2007-11-06 08:32:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3767	DEPUTY NSA IBRAHIM ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, AND [...] (C) DCM used his introductory meeting with Deputy NSA Engineer Ibrahim to underline U.S. support for the new Independent Directorate for Local Governance, headed by Jelani Popal, highlighting the role it can play in ensuring the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) both addresses local [...]	2007-11-06 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3768	THIRD TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL IROA) On November 4, eight Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on October 29 of the (then pending) transfer. On November 5, Emboffs met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the [...]	2007-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3772	DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY KEY THEMES IN AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Development and security were the key themes brought up in conversations with local officials during the Ambassador's October 29 visit to Khost Province. In meetings with the Provincial Governor, Provincial Council and university students, Ambassador underscored the U.S. respect for Is [...]	2007-11-07 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PREL PTER EAID AF
07KABUL3774	UNITED FRONT SETS ITS SIGHTS ON PRESIDENCY AND [...] (C) Summary: Looking ahead to the 2009 presidential and 2010 parliamentary elections, the newly-formed United Front is working to market itself as a mainstream pan-Afghan opposition party offering positive alternatives to what it characterizes as Karzai's failed leadership and policies. The U [...]	2007-11-08 01:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AF
07KABUL3775	AF: Afghan-Pakistani Bilateral Trade and Security Talks [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: US Embassy Kabul representatives attended the Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation Workshop, sponsored by the Canadian Government in Dubai, October 30 - November 1. Senior Afghan and Pakistani officials responsible for customs, immigration and border security spent thre [...]	2007-11-08 01:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3786	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO URUZGAN; OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Uruzgan Province on October 22 and met with the Governor and Provincial Council. Newly-installed Governor Hamdam said he already recognized the importance of development projects as a means to gain the loyalty and support of the local population. He complained t [...]	2007-11-08 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON EAID AF
07KABUL3787	Afghan Commerce Official Wary of Iran's Assistance, Wary of [...] (SBU) Econ-Commoff and Deputy PolCouns met with Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, Azeem Wardak, to discuss bilateral trade issues with Iran and Pakistan. Wardak emphasized the desire for good relations with both neighbors. But he also vented frustration at Pakistan's continued relucta [...]	2007-11-08 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AF PK IR
07KABUL3788	AFGHANISTAN: NEW OIL AND GAS FIELD TENDER EXPECTED IN THREE [...] (SBU) The Afghan Ministry of Mines intends to issue a tender for exploration of several blocks of the Amudarya Oil and Gas basin in north-western Afghanistan in February or March 2008 Post learned at the recent Oil and Gas Working Group meeting November 8. Note: The Amudarya basin is also where [...]	2007-11-09 02:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3791	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3792	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3793	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3794	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3795	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3796	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3797	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3798	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3799	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...]	2007-11-09 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL3800	USDP EDELMAN NOV 7 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his November 7 office call on President Karzai, USDP Edelman expressed condolences for the victims of the November 6 bombing in Baghlan Province and highlighted the opportunity presented by this heinous act to reinforce Afghan national unity and action against the Taliban. Karzai we [...]	2007-11-10 06:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3803	NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Daan Everts of the Netherlands, has circulated a letter to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic community announcing that he will be concluding his duties and vacating his posting in Afghanistan by th [...]	2007-11-10 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3805	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these in [...]	2007-11-11 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3842	POLLS SHOW AFGHANS OPTIMISTIC, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Three polls released this fall suggest, contrary to many international press reports, that Afghans continue to feel that their country is headed in the right direction, with little change in attitudes from a year ago. The most pronounced difference over last year is a rise in perceptions [...]	2007-11-15 01:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL3848	AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: SHIFT TO FOCUSED DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghan National Police (ANP) development has lagged behind that of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Despite the training of over 70,000 ANP individuals and advances in equipping and recruiting, the police remain largely ineffectiv [...]	2007-11-15 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL3856	NEW AFGHAN MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) On November 17, the Afghan Parliament confirmed Sheer Mohammmad Etebari as the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, replacing the ineffectual Akbar Akbar. UNHCR and the Kabul Refugee Section both see Etebari as a less than perfect but acceptable alternative to Akbar and have worked [...]	2007-11-17 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3859	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL Training of Prosecutors in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 prosecutors selected to participate in the regional Justice Support Sector Program offered by the Bureau of International Narcoti [...]	2007-11-18 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3871	FOUR NEW GOVERNORS CONFIRMED; MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS [...] (C) The Government has announced that President Karzai has officially confirmed the appointment of new governors in Jowzjan, Faryab, Samangan, and Kunar provinces. Staff at Popal's Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) had shared earlier Karzai's intention to appoint Hashim Zari [...]	2007-11-19 14:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
07KABUL3876	Overall Success and Room for Improvement in Refugee [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces from November 11-14, the Refugee Section found most FY06 projects well-done and FY07 projects underway. The programs are vital to refugee reintegration and fill a critical need. In some cases, they represent the only visi [...]	2007-11-21 01:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL3887	PRIVATIZATION OF AFGHAN TELECOM IMMINENT INCLUDING FIBER [...] (SBU) State Department Senior Advisor, Robert Deutsch, met with Afghan Minister of Communications, Amir Zia Sangin, on November 17 and received Afghan support for a conference fostering regional telecommunications interconnectivity. Minister Sangin also shared that plans for the privatization [...]	2007-11-21 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EICN PREL PGOV PBTS ETRD AF
07KABUL3896	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of six Afghan Nationals selected for military school training as indicated. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individu [...]	2007-11-24 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3898	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]	2007-11-24 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3908	Central Asia-to-South Asia Regional Energy Market [...] Summary. The four countries working to create an electricity transmission corridor between Central and South Asia took a major step forward in their Third Ministerial Conference in Kabul, November 14-16, 2007. Representatives agreed on the scope and preliminary technical definition of the p [...]	2007-11-26 01:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3912	Corruption in Afghanistan: Karzai versus Khalilzad [...] The popular Tolo TV News Special, "Guzaresh-e-Shashunim, 6:30 Report" focused on recent comments by President Karzai and Ambassador Khalilzad on corruption in Afghanistan. The program, which aired on [DATE], led with Khalilzad's statement that corruption in the Karzai government was detriment [...]	2007-11-26 07:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL3914	AMB VISIT: DEVELOPMENT, POLICING AND [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's November 12 visit to Paktia province in the east, locals stressed the key themes of security and development in the province. In meetings with the Governor, Provincial Council, and Provincial Development Council, the Ambassador underscored the U.S. dedication to [...]	2007-11-26 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID AF
07KABUL3932	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiating a detailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximat [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3933	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiatinQdetailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximately [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3946	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Three Afghan Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan officials, with positions noted, to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Security Studies at the George C. Mars [...]	2007-11-28 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL395	PRT QALAT: PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES--ONE STEP AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: By their actions and through a series of meetings with the PRT, local women have expressed their desire for employment, education, and security in southern Zabul province. Key players for women's activities in Zabul are the Directorate of Women's Affairs (DOWA),two women Provinc [...]	2007-02-06 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3960	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 20:53:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3965	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 32 prosecutors from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When there a [...]	2007-12-01 19:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3966	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 38 police officers from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When ther [...]	2007-12-01 19:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3973	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' DECEMBER 3-5 VISIT [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit, coming at the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress. ISAF was the clear winner this year on the battlefield, which has pushed the enemy to resort increasingly to asymmetric attacks. [...]	2007-12-02 08:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL3978	(CORRECTED COPY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]	2007-12-03 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3983	AFGHAN SUPPORT FOR NEW DEHLI AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) Embassy confirmed Afghan attendance at the New Delhi Avian and Pandemic Influenza Conference (reftel). Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Ubaidulla Ramin and Minister of Public Health Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi are scheduled to attend the conference, along with four others including their [...]	2007-12-03 14:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ESTH AIAG PGOV PREL EAGR SENV AF
07KABUL3986	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]	2007-12-04 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3993	Progress On Afghan Electricity from Uzbekistan? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Discussion with Afghans and donors on the North East Power System (NEPS) connection to Uzbekistan, yielded signs of increased Uzbek commitment to provide 150 MW of electricity to Afghanistan by the end of 2008 (including completing 43 KM of transmission lines to the Afghan border [...]	2007-12-04 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3998	AF: Afghans to fund Uzbek power line connection to NEPS. [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan's mission to Uzbekistan to reinvigorate negotiations for energy imports through the North East Power System (NEPS) project appears to have produced positive results. Delegation head Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Mir Sediq expects to lead a follow-on mission to [...]	2007-12-05 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL4005	CANADA'S MANLEY PANEL IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian DCM Hoffman on December 4 provided the Charge with an assessment of the 10-day visit to Afghanistan by the Panel on the Future Role of Canada in Afghanistan (Manley Panel). Hoffman emphasized repeatedly that the Panel,s report will be critical to the future of the Canad [...]	2007-12-06 14:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL4006	2007 AFGHAN REFUGEE RETURNS AND LIKELY 2008 REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Iran's deportations of undocumented Afghans in the spring of 2007 and Pakistan's push to repatriate its Afghan population by the end of 2009 have resulted in increased returns that put a squeeze on the fragile support system in place in Afghanistan. So far this year, UNHCR has [...]	2007-12-07 04:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4007	FOOD PRICE INCREASES CAUSE CONSTERNATION IN THE AFGHAN [...] Summary. Prices for household staples have risen across Afghanistan, driven primarily by worldwide increases in prices of key commodities. Even Afghans with "good" jobs have found themselves caught between rising food prices and flat salaries. Price increases are having a negative effect on [...]	2007-12-07 04:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL4008	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANS WARN SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 04:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4018	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten (10) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Intel Familiarization Course offered by the [...]	2007-12-09 08:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4019	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQI BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Per Reftel, on December 05, Post delivered talking points regarding the Declaration of Principles recently signed and long-term goals in Iraq to Aimal Zaman of the Fifth Political Division (U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand) at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [...]	2007-12-09 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ AF
07KABUL4020	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] (U) On December 07, Post delivered reftel points and materials to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan regarding the candidacy of Pierre Richard-Prosper to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Committee. On December 08, G. Seddiq Rasuli, D [...]	2007-12-09 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA AF
07KABUL4021	DEMARCHE ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] (C) Per Reftel, Post approached the MFA regarding the resolutions to be submitted to the upcoming UNGA Plenary passed by the Third Committee. G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Conferences Department of the MFA, told poloff that [...]	2007-12-09 13:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA AF

07KABUL4022	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMIDST MUSA QALA FIGHTING, AFGHANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4064	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARSHALL CENTER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of three Afghan nationals selected for studies in terrorism and security at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory [...]	2007-12-11 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4079	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-eight Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are ind [...]	2007-12-12 14:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4080	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 17 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police. When there are [...]	2007-12-12 14:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4081	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 15 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 14:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4082	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Central. When there are individual [...]	2007-12-12 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4083	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 1 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officer selected for a position in the Communications Department. Post has made a good faith effor [...]	2007-12-12 14:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 84 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior Headquarters. When there are [...]	2007-12-12 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command East. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4086	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 3 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate. When there a [...]	2007-12-12 14:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4087	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Capital. When there are individua [...]	2007-12-12 15:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4088	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 21 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command North. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 15:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4089	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command West. When there are individuals [...]	2007-12-12 15:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4092	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-five (45) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class. Post possesses no derogatory inform [...]	2007-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4094	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Sergeant-Major Academy in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these indi [...]	2007-12-13 10:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4107	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S SHORT TERM STABILIZATION PLANS [...] (C) During a December 15 meeting, Presidential Adviser "Engineer" Ibrahim outlined for the DCM the GIRoA's efforts to stabilize the district of Musa Qala in Helmand province, now that Afghan and ISAF troops have driven the Taliban from the area. Ibrahim said President Karzai had dispatched In [...]	2007-12-16 06:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4112	TRANSFER OF 13 AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO AFGHAN [...] (S) On 13 December, 13 Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on November 14 of the (then pending) transfer. On December 10, Emboff met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the Situation [...]	2007-12-16 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PGOV PINS PREL PTER AF
07KABUL4122	DEVELOPMENT IN NURISTAN: POURING THE FOUNDATION [...] Summary: Development has progressed significantly in Nuristan over the past year. Road projects have begun and small electricity generation projects have already transformed life in population centers. For the first time ever, local pipe projects have brought water directly to some towns. [...]	2007-12-17 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AF
07KABUL4128	DEVELOPMENT IN NURISTAN: POURING THE FOUNDATION [...] Summary: Development has progressed significantly in Nuristan over the past year. Road projects have begun and small electricity generation projects have already transformed life in population centers. For the first time ever, local pipe projects have brought water directly to some towns. [...]	2007-12-17 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AF
07KABUL4133	KARZAI BAITS HIS EMERGING POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai recently fired several public salvos at his emerging political opposition, the Northern Alliance-backed United Front. He complained that his government's efforts to bring alleged human rights abusers to justice are being stymied by regionally powerful former war [...]	2007-12-17 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4139	CHARG'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF REFUGEES AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Charg Dell met with the new Minister of Refugees and Repatriation (MORR),Sheer Mohammad Etebari, and heard the Minister's ambitious plans to resettle returning Afghan refugees and bring stability to Afghanistan. The Charg stressed the USG commitment to Afghan refugees and urge [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4140	STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4141	STILL A HARSH WORLD FOR WOMEN IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. Despite Herat's status as the most modern Afghan city, western Afghanistan remains deeply conservative and women are still forced into arranged marriages, suffer beatings and abuse at the hands of family members, and resort to self-immolation as a means of escaping their plight an [...]	2007-12-18 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL4142	Afghans and Tajiks agree to Double Opening Hours of Bridge [...] (U) Summary: At a USG hosted meeting on December 17, Afghan and Tajik officials discussed current operations of, and ways forward for, the US-built and financed Afghan-Tajik bridge. Participants agreed to extend opening hours, consider pedestrian traffic and identify a common frequency for r [...]	2007-12-18 07:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD AF
07KABUL4143	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA STABILIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Task Force Helmand (TFH) is fully engaged in stabilization operations in Musa Qala and their Military Stabilization Team (MST) has identified health, education and road projects for immediate reconstruction. PRT officers and GoA officials visited Musa Qala on Dec 16, and were [...]	2007-12-18 09:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4151	UNAMA Proposal for Regular Quarterly Meetings of G-8 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Tom Koenigs convened a meeting of the "informal donors group" (also known as "tea club") to hear his proposal that the G-8 [...]	2007-12-18 11:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF
07KABUL4152	WOMEN GATHER PUBLICLY TO PRAY FOR PEACE [...] (U) On December 12, mostly unidentified organizers coordinated separate public gatherings of Afghan women in six cities across the provinces of Balkh, Ghazni, Helmand, Herat, Kabul and Kandahar to pray for "an end to war and destruction." According to media and eyewitness reports, the women g [...]	2007-12-18 12:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MOPS AF
07KABUL4153	BAGHLAN BOMBING AGGRAVATES KARZAI-QANOONI SPLIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 6 Baghlan bombing, did not unite Afghans of all ethnicities in their revulsion for the insurgency and its methods. Instead it provided the latest proxy for the ongoing political contest between President Karzai and Lower House Speaker and United Front leader Moham [...]	2007-12-18 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF PTER
07KABUL4157	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALEH POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political reconstruction of Musa Qaleh is proving to be an extremely complicated process. However, the sustained presence of Minister Popal, of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),has kept officials focused on governance creation for Musa Qaleh. Popal' [...]	2007-12-20 09:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4170	Kunduz, Afghanistan: A Regional Hub for Security and [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2007, Kunduz province has made demonstrable progress along all lines of operations (security, development and governance) and served as a regional catalyst for Northeast Afghanistan. There is both visible reconstruction activity and private sector development, symbolized by t [...]	2007-12-22 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4171	Takhar, Afghanistan: Secure and Stable, but Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Takhar province has remained relatively secure and stable throughout 2007. While there have been rocket and IED attacks directed against Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),the disruption of an insurgent cell in September 2007 has resulted in a significant decrease in insurg [...]	2007-12-22 06:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL4172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. JONAH BLANK [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes the visit of Dr. Jonah Blank, Senate Foreign Relations Staffer and grants country clearance for the period December 29 to January 01, for fact-finding relating to ongoing war issues in Afghanistan. Control officer is Political Officer C John Long, email address lo [...]	2007-12-22 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA AF
07KABUL4179	KARZAI REACHES OUT TO HIG SPLINTER GROUP [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai recently appointed Hezbi-Islami-Afghanistan (HIA) Chairman Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal to the post of presidential tribal affairs advisor. The Pashtun Arghandiwal is a former close associate of blacklisted Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Ka [...]	2007-12-22 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL4183	ANTI-TRAFFICKING: POLITICAL WILL, BUT LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan government has mustered the political will to combat trafficking in persons, but a lack of police enforcement and prosecutorial capacity slows progress towards meeting accepted international standards. The counter-insurgency campaign continues to draw police away fro [...]	2007-12-23 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV AF
07KABUL4197	TAJIK-PASHTUN SUSPICIONS INFORM PARLIAMENT-PALACE [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary: Parliament debated and passed more legislation in its 2007 session than in any previous year, but became embroiled in a power struggle with the Karzai government. Palace-Parliament disputes erupted with increasing frequency throughout the session, and, at times, threate [...]	2007-12-26 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL4207	MOI PERSONNEL CHANGES: SCORE CARD [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. In late September, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) announced some 33 mid- to senior-level Palace appointments, including commanders for all four of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP)'s brigades and several provincial chiefs of police. Anecdotal inform [...]	2007-12-27 13:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL4208	FRANCE REPORTEDLY WILLING TO HOST AFGHAN DONOR [...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta relayed to the Ambassador December 26 French Foreign Minister Kouchner's willingness to host an Afghan donor conference in May or June. On December 22, during President Sarkozy's one-day visit to Kabul, Spanta had inquired of Kouchner about France's interest in host [...]	2007-12-27 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MARR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL4211	THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN AGRICULTURAL FAIRS IN [...] USAID hosted seven successful Agricultural Fairs (AgFairs) in CY 2007 with a variety of partners. Nearly 300,000 people attended the two national AgFairs held in Kabul and five regional AgFairs held in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Balkh, and Herat. Agricultural professiona [...]	2007-12-29 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF
07KABUL4228	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE AIR WAR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Air War College in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals [...]	2007-12-31 05:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL424	NOMINATIONS FOR WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Kabul submits the following two candidates for the Women of Courage Award. Per email instructions from G/IWI, both women speak English. 2. (SBU) Mary Akrami is Director of a non-governmental organization called the Afghan Women Skills Development Center. Un [...]	2007-02-08 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AF
07KABUL427	CORRUPT HEAD OF CORRUPTION COUNCIL WASIFI [...] (S) The Ambassador raised with President Karzai February 6 the unsuitability of former governor Wasifi as head of the Corruption Council. Karzai well knows that Wasifi was convicted of drug-dealing in the US and accused of corruption when he was governor of Farah. Karzai seemed mildly surpri [...]	2007-02-08 06:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL435	AFGHAN NATIONAL CIVIL ORDER POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) (formerly the Civil Order Maintenance and Constabulary Police) is currently being recruited and trained by the MOI in close coordination with CSTC-A and civilian police trainers at the Regional Training Centers. This element of t [...]	2007-02-08 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL439	STATE OF PLAY AND ACTION REQUESTS ON UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Embassy is working with the GOA to set dates and fix the agenda for upcoming working-level and senior-level Strategic Partnership meetings. We are in direct contact with our GOA counterparts for each working group. The MFA is responsible for overall organization of the Strategic Partne [...]	2007-02-09 05:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS ECON EAID SNAR AF
07KABUL440	HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN - GOING [...] (U) Contains Action Request; please see para 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Afghanistan remains seriously affected by landmines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) that cause nearly 100 casualties each month. Landmines and UXO are found in 2,368 communities as well as agricultural fields and around major [...]	2007-02-09 05:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS AF
07KABUL442	CODEL PELOSI CITES STRONG SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During January 28 CODEL Pelosi visit to Kabul, Pakistan and poppy were dominant themes. Speaker Pelosi, Chairmen Skelton (Armed Services),Lantos (Foreign Affairs),and Reyes (Intelligence) and Sub-Committee Chairs Murtha (Defense Appropriations) and Lowey (State/Foreign Operatio [...]	2007-02-09 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER PGOV SNAR MOPS AF
07KABUL459	SECURITY NEEDS AND GOVERNORS' DISCRETIONARY FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Governors in a number of provinces slated to receive payments out of the Governors, Discretionary Fund have recently begun complaining that suspension of the Fund for the fourth quarter of the Afghan fiscal year has negatively impacted their ability to counter the security thre [...]	2007-02-10 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KFIN SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL460	ANA / ANP: POLICE CASUALTIES HIGHER [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-10 13:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL465	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ABDUL JAMIL JUNBESH [...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The name of Brigadier General Abdul Jamil, formerly chief of Kabul Police Headquarters, was submitted for international vetting in reftel as part of the police rank reform process request. Department's vetting uncovered potential derogatory human r [...]	2007-02-10 13:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL466	UPDATE ON AMNESTY RESOLUTION [...] (U) During a press conference on February 6, Presidential Spokesman Karim Rahimi said that President Karzai may reject the draft resolution on amnesty passed by the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on January 31. Even if Karzai were to reject the resolution, it could still pass if i [...]	2007-02-10 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL483	PRT JALALABAD: NEW OFFICIALS REINVIGORATE DIAG [...] (U) Summary: New DIAG Regional Director visited the PRT to describe plans for new initiatives to reinvigorate the DIAG process. Two weeks later, DIAG hosted an event in Jalalabad for former Mujahideen. While the meetings were encouraging, getting new momentum for DIAG will require hard work [...]	2007-02-13 06:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL497	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BAMYAN CHIEF OF POLICE [...] The name of Brigadier General Ghulam Ali Wahdat, formerly Chief of Police of Bamyan province, was initially submitted for international vetting as part of the police rank reform process. At that time, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) did not clear him for assignment [...]	2007-02-13 13:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL510	REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING DETERMINATION ON ANA [...] (SBU) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post seeks Department's assistance in concluding Leahy (DoD) vetting for the Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel selected to participate in DoD-funded training to create a guard unit for the Afghan National Detention Facility (AND [...]	2007-02-14 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PHUM PINR PTER AF
07KABUL515	CABLE/PRT JALALABAD: 6 MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Summary: Nangarhar province is an important urban and agricultural center along Afghanistan's eastern border. During the past six months, the security climate has witnessed increased enemy activity, including IED attacks and ambushes of PRT convoys. The paving of roads and a dramatic r [...]	2007-02-14 19:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL536	PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW GOVERNOR DETERMINED TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Governor of Baghlan Province Mohammed Alam Ishaqzai arrived from his position as Deputy Governor in Nangarhar with an excellent reputation. He is determined to bring more development and greater security to his new province. Ishaqzai is planning to engage the Pul-e Khu [...]	2007-02-17 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
07KABUL558	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: READOUT FROM FEBRUARY [...] (S) Summary: Afghan legal experts are still preparing the GoA's response to our request for a written description of the legal framework that the GoA would apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanomo (GTMO) to GoA custody at the Afghan Nati [...]	2007-02-19 14:14:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL564	ANA RETENTION RATES SHOW IMPROVEMENT; MORE WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: For the Afghan National Army to grow rapidly to the target strength of 70,000 personnel by December 2008, traditionally high AWOL and attrition rates need to be reduced. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) are work [...]	2007-02-20 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR ASEC NATO PTER PGOV AF
07KABUL579	PRT ASADABAD: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) Kunar,s security improved significantly in 2006 except in the isolated border areas. Ongoing road construction will help consolidate security gains, and will enable economic growth. Better and larger police forces will be necessary to keep Kunar,s security and economic trends positive in [...]	2007-02-21 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL581	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS OUTLINE MAJOR SECURITY [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a February 6 introductory meeting in Kandahar with COMISAF, the governors of Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul pressed for increasing police salaries and getting more police officers into the Southern provinces to provide leadership to new recruits. ANA 205th Corps Co [...]	2007-02-21 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PTER EAID NATO MARR AF
07KABUL582	AFGHANISTAN: CONFIRMED H5N1 OUTBREAK IN NANGARHAR PROVINCE [...] An outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry near Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province has been confirmed by testing in the Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Kabul, with assistance from U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit-3 in Cairo. The Afghan Public Health Institute [...]	2007-02-21 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SOCI ECON AF
07KABUL605	NORTHERN GOVERNORS FOCUSED ON POPPY ERADICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, the Ambassador met with the Commander of PRT Mazar i Sharif and held a joint meeting with Interior Minister Moqbel Zarar and five governors from the Northern provinces to discuss poppy eradication efforts in the north. The counternarcotics strategy in the North [...]	2007-02-25 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL606	KARZAI DISCUSSES SECURITY, PAKISTAN WITH CODEL [...] (U) On February 21, Codel Dicks discussed security and reconstruction issues with President Karzai. Karzai expressed confidence about GOA and ISAF ability to succeed. Attendees included Representatives Dicks, Kaptur, Frelinghuysen, Rothman, Carney, and Murphy. ---------------------------- [...]	2007-02-25 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL621	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S FEBRUARY 8 MEETING WITH COMISAF [...] (S) Summary: General McNeill emphasized that ISAF will maintain the initiative, and that the "spring offensive will be mine." He said that, from a military perspective, he does not like the current situation in Musa Qala (reftel). However, he said that he is prepared to leave things as they [...]	2007-02-26 09:03:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	NATO MOPS MARR PREL PINS AF
07KABUL622	PRT CHAGHCHARAN:THE COST OF ALLOWING NICE GUYS TO [...] (C) Summary: The case of Ghor Province in Afghanistan's mountainous center suggests that major flows of assistance to areas of instability can have the unintended consequence of undermining government authority in ostensibly stable areas. Ghor province enjoys a generally benign security envi [...]	2007-02-26 09:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL643	DIAG: STALLED AND SEARCHING FOR MOMENTUM [...] (C//REL/) Summary: President Karzai chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and international community representatives February 7 to review progress made to date by the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) program and to approve formally the new DIAG Action Plan. While the revised [...]	2007-02-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC PTER AF
07KABUL652	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PROVIDES PART ONE [...] (S) As promised (reftel A),on February 19 the GOA provided a written description of the legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and later possibly from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to GOA custody at the Afghan National Detention Fac [...]	2007-02-27 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL661	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 15 Strategic Partnership Working Group meeting ranged broadly over issues related to building Afghan National Security Force capacity and increasing security sector links. The discussion covered the growth, equipping, and capacity building of both the army and poli [...]	2007-02-28 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL662	OSD DELEGATION DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary: In February 13-15 meetings, a delegation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense discussed Pakistan, Iran, Afghan security forces development, and the Strategic Partnership with key leaders in the Afghan government. National Security Advisor Rassoul advised that the GOA is w [...]	2007-02-28 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL663	UPDATE ON THREATS AGAINST MP SHAKILA HASHEMI [...] (SBU) On February 13, PolOff met with Parliamentarian Shakila Hashemi and discussed the details of her daughter's murder, which occurred on January 3 in the front yard of Hashemi's home. Hashemi thought the bullet was intended for her due to her activities in support of women's rights and t [...]	2007-03-01 03:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PRM PHUM AF
07KABUL664	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP CANDIDATES FOR INL JUSTICE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers. These individuals are selected to participate in an INL funded Regional Justice Sector training program to take place Marc [...]	2007-03-01 03:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL672	RUSSIAN FM SAYS NATO MUST LEAVE AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Drawing on Cold War rhetoric, Russian FM Lavrov told FM Spanta on February 23 that NATO must leave Afghanistan as it was an enduring presence against Russia (according to Spanta's debrief). The GOR is also worried about Iran's nuclear program and does not trust its regional intentions. [...]	2007-03-01 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NATO RU IR AF
07KABUL679	TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA FOCUSING ON HELMAND [...] Helmand Governor Wafa assesses that most districts in his province are either under the control of the Taliban or surrounded by Taliban, as Taliban and Al Qaeda are focusing on Helmand and their numbers are on the rise. Wafa wants military operations to commence in five districts in Helmand, [...]	2007-03-01 15:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL68	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA REPRESENTATIVES [...] (S) Summary: Deputy National Security Adviser Engineer Ibrahim Speenzada convened GOA representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Interior, Justice, and the National Directorate of Security on January 2 to discuss the legal basis for detention and prosecution of any detainees transferred [...]	2007-01-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL680	PRT/GARDEZ: GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH TALIBAN [...] (SBU) Paktia governor Rahmatullah Rahmat announced on Jan. 30 that he intends to move energetically and methodically to bring Zormat District, currently plagued by insurgency, under government control. He outlined a plan, developed with UNAMA, to reform the district administrative and securit [...]	2007-03-02 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL682	ANSF AMMUNITION STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT NEEDS OVERHAUL [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting of the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) Ammunition Working Group, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A) urged the MOD to destroy its stockpiles of unserviceable ammunition. The buildup of unserviceable ammunition in MOD depo [...]	2007-03-02 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL AF
07KABUL684	IDA 15 NEGOTIATIONS GOAL - SUSTAIN MULTILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-03 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL AF
07KABUL685	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) On February 22, senior USG officials responsible for Afghanistan and GoA counterparts participated in a Working Group on Governance in preparation for the Strategic Partnership plenary to be co-led on the U.S. side by U/S Burns and U/S Edelman on March 13-14. Participants agreed on a li [...]	2007-03-03 07:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL696	EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...]	2007-03-04 06:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	CASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF
07KABUL700	PRT FARAH: SEMI ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Incidents and attacks continue and security remains tenuous and uncertain, but the police now show a heightened presence with patrols and raids in Farah Province. Governing dynamics will be seriously affected as Farah deals with its third governor in less than six months. The [...]	2007-03-04 06:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PINS PREL SOCI IR AF
07KABUL722	GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]	2007-03-04 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL723	PRT FARAH: A NEW GOVERNOR TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Farah Province welcomed its third governor in six months as Mawlawi Mohideen Baluch took up office January 31. In a public speech, Baluch outlined his priorities to build a madrassa and university, improve the economy, maintain existing Iran-Afghan relations, reach out to anti-g [...]	2007-03-04 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IR AF
07KABUL752	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Polmil Deputy Counselor delivered reftel A message on March 5 to Ayoob Erfani, Director General of the MFA's UN Affairs Department. Mr. Erfani had not previously heard of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (CICNT),but said that the GOA would review the matter mindful of i [...]	2007-03-05 12:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP PARM IAEA AF
07KABUL755	TERRORIST FINANCE - USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AF
07KABUL756	AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO PUT THEIR FORCES UNDER US [...] (S) Reftel explains that the Australians wish to put their additional forces under the Special Forces rather than NATOISAF command. Several of the issues discussed in the cable are not matters of the ROE or ISAF practice, but are specifically Dutch issues and we think some of them may be outd [...]	2007-03-05 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS AS
07KABUL758	GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]	2007-03-05 15:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL759	REMAINS OF MEMORIAL TO SOVIET PILOTS AT BAGRAM AB [...] (C) Summary: In the late 1980s, members of a Soviet military unit stationed at the then Soviet Bagram Air Base constructed a memorial to five of their pilots who had been killed in action fighting the Mujahideen. There are no/no graves known or believed to be associated with the memorial. In [...]	2007-03-05 16:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS AF
07KABUL775	U.S.-AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) In the second meeting of the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Prosperity Working Group, Afghan and USG dels reaffirmed their commitment to a long-term economic partnership and advanced preparations for the March 13-14 Strategic Partnership plenary in Kabul to be co-led by Under Secretar [...]	2007-03-06 09:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL AF
07KABUL790	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ghor Province should be one of Afghanistan?s success stories, but because it remains unable to attract the resources needed to overcome its developmental deficit, the province continues to lack the wherewithal for economic and political "take-off". Marginal progress was made [...]	2007-03-07 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MARR NATO SOCI AF
07KABUL791	NOTIFICATION: TWO AFGHAN DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Please pass paragraph two information to appropriate Department of Defense colleagues to begin the transfer process: 2. (S) COL Humdard of the Afghan Ministry of Interior advised CSTC-A Detainee Operations on March 5 that he approves release of the following [...]	2007-03-07 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC PTER MARR AF
07KABUL793	AFGHANISTAN'S 2007 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's b [...]	2007-03-07 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
07KABUL804	SCENE SETTER: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Your March 13-14 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by an Afghan government eager to host the Second U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Dialogue meeting. As some Afghans begin to fear international support may be slipping, the GOA sees the Strategic Partnership as a key vehicle to r [...]	2007-03-08 16:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL805	SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]	2007-03-08 17:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL806	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PART TWO RESPONSE [...] (S) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) Expecting to receive the remainder of the GOA response on the detainee legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan custody at the Afghan National Detention Facil [...]	2007-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL827	AFGHANISTAN: H5N1 SPREADS TO 3 PROVINCES INCLUDING KABUL [...] The avian influenza outbreak in Jalalabad late last month (reftel) has spread to a total of six districts in three provinces. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in backyard poultry have now been reported in Nangarhar (3 districts),Kunar (2 districts),and Kabul (1 district) provinces. The pattern of spr [...]	2007-03-12 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SOCI ECON CASC AF
07KABUL829	SHIA ACTIVIST DESCRIBES IRAN'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND [...] (C) According to Sayed Jawad Husseini, the leader of a minor political party, "Afghan Youth", Iran is stepping up its efforts to influence the Afghan media, education, and influential Parliamentarians. At least four television stations financed by Iran are scheduled to go on the air in April [...]	2007-03-12 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR AF
07KABUL834	LOWER HOUSE APPROVES PRESIDENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 10, the Lower House of Parliament passed the amended amnesty bill that included the President's proposed changes by a vote of 128-3. Speaker Qanooni interrupted the budget discussions in the plenary to announce that he had received the President's amendments to the bill [...]	2007-03-12 10:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL839	KARZAI DESCRIBES "TERRIBLE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 8 meeting with Governors Tim Pawlenty (R-MN),Janet Napolitanto (R-AZ),and Brad Henry (D-OK),Lisa Marie Cheney, Lt. Gen. Steven Blum (Chief, National Guard Bureau),and Charge, President Karzai described Afghanistan's current relationship with Pakistan as "terrib [...]	2007-03-13 02:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL852	STAFFDEL GROVE'S FEBRUARY 19-21 VISIT TO [...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary: Mr. Hakan Abaci, Civilian Director of the Turkish-led PRT in Wardak province, emphasized that the PRT is mainly a "civilian" operation, which seeks to minimize the visibility of the Turkish military element that provides security for the PRT compound. He said he believes [...]	2007-03-13 12:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP MASS EAID SNAR ASEC AMGT AF
07KABUL855	ANP PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING COMMENCES [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 05:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL878	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND: TWO SUICIDE BOMBINGS, [...] (SBU) At about 1115hrs on March 13, approximately one mile south of the PRT, two DynCorp vehicles (attached to the Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) coming from Bost airfield and driving to the Lashkar Gah PRT in Helmand were the targets of an IED attack. It has not been confirmed whether it wa [...]	2007-03-15 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL881	EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Union (EU) has approved a plan for a European mission to Afghanistan aimed at enhancing training for the Afghan National Police. The ESDP mission will strengthen the European contribution to police training, of which the largest part is now the German Police Prog [...]	2007-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF

07KABUL882	EXBS AFGHANISTAN ADVISOR AND BORDER MANAGEMENT MONTHLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During this reporting period, the BMTF position for Border Police and Immigrations Systems Coordinator was filled. The Afghan Customs Department (ACD) drafted a proposal for transferring the Customs Police unit to MoF. The GoA accepted the Iranian proposal to fund and construc [...]	2007-03-15 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL883	AFGHAN AIRLINE IN DEFAULT WITH BOEING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Boeing has asked for assistance with a $1.8 million default by Ariana, Afghanistan's state airline, for lease payments on two Boeing 757s. Subsequent meetings with senior GoA and Ariana officials have revealed that the airline has no money to pay, but the GoA is putting together [...]	2007-03-15 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV EAIR ECON AF
07KABUL905	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]	2007-03-19 03:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL910	PRT HERAT: IRAN INCREASES VISIBILITY IN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran has recently taken steps to establish "operational centers" for police cooperation in three provinces in western Afghanistan: Nimroz, Herat and Farah. These new centers complement Iranian efforts to establish relations with Afghan security forces and increase the range of the [...]	2007-03-19 16:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL919	NATIONAL FRONT: REFERENDUM ON KARZAI? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several jihadi commanders, concerned about the worsening security situation across the country have formed a political group, the National Front (NF),with two mandates: (1) changing the system of government to a parliamentary model and (2) electing governors (vice Presidential [...]	2007-03-20 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AF
07KABUL926	AFTEL'S PUZZLING EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) State-owned Afghan Telecom plans to quadruple the number of lines the company has by an aggressive build-out of wireless and copper networks, funded by the GoA and donors. The wireless plans will put AfTel into competition with mobile service providers, which could bring charges of anti- [...]	2007-03-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN EINV ECON KPRV PGOV AF
07KABUL933	AFGHANISTAN'S PROGRESS ON THE 1386 BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 09:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL AF
07KABUL934	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR IMET [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Embassy Kabul's Defense Attache Office (DAO) to participate in international military education training at Alexa [...]	2007-03-21 09:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL935	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER [...] Post has received the following letter from Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan requesting USG assistance with purchase of 100 MW of electrical generating equipment for Kabul. 2. BEGIN TEXT Date: 13 March 2007 From: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water [...]	2007-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL94	PAKISTAN PM AZZIZ VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim characterized the January 4 visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Azziz as a "good trip." There had not been agreement on substance, but Azziz and Karzai held frank and open discussions on a range of bilateral issues. Foreign Minister S [...]	2007-01-10 06:04:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL940	PRT/KUNDUZ: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The situation on the ground in the Northeast region of Afghanistan has not changed appreciably in the past six months. The security situation remains relatively calm, with only occasional criminal or terrorist attacks against local officials and ISAF. The primary threat and cause of ins [...]	2007-03-22 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL944	PRT GHAZNI: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security and governance in Ghazni have improved over the last six months due to an increase in troops and a change in governor. Reconstruction and development appear to be moving forward, but there is still no prioritized provincial development plan. Ghazni's citizens are expe [...]	2007-03-22 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON AF EAID
07KABUL946	UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN DEBT FORGIVENESS AND DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-24 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON AF
07KABUL950	PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qal-e Now, in the western part of Afghanistan, has witnessed much progress over the last year. Residents of the capital enjoy a much better quality of life then they did under the Taliban. The PRT has had a direct impact on economic growth in the provincial capital. However, th [...]	2007-03-24 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL951	PRT/PANSHJIR: FUTURE PLANS OF THE PROVINCE I [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir Province has progressed in formulating plans for its future. The current Provincial Development Plan (PDP),a synthesis of three processes, represents a prioritization of projects, mostly infrastructure. It does not, however, match these priorities against availabl [...]	2007-03-24 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL953	PRT ASADABAD: CORRUPT TIMBER DEAL CANCELLED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An unpopular and corrupt arrangement to sell timber to three designated contractors at below-market prices in Kunar has been cancelled by President Karzai in favor of a free market approach, but the order has yet to be implemented. The privileged contractor arrangement represen [...]	2007-03-24 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL954	KOENIGS AND BOUCHER ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION, [...] (C) A special response fund to allow the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan close developmental cooperation with ISAF would advance civilian-military coordination; Washington support requested. Additionally, in a March 14 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central A [...]	2007-03-24 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF IR
07KABUL955	PRT/QALENOW: THE SPANISH BRING MODERN MEDICINE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: One of the primary objectives of the Spanish Development Agency (AECI) is to expand and improve healthcare throughout Badghis. AECI places a special focus on medical care for women and newborns. It aims to transform the central hospital in Qal-e Now into a fully functioning prov [...]	2007-03-24 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID AF
07KABUL956	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD MEETS [...] (S) Summary: The GOA has been informed that the first transfer of 13 detainees to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) is scheduled for March 25, when the facility will be formally opened; the actual transfer will occur on April 2. Post passed evidentiary files for the first transfer [...]	2007-03-25 03:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL973	PRT ASADABAD: EDUCATION FAILING IN KUNAR [...] (SBU) Education is a priority in Kunar and provides an opportunity to engage and influence communities throughout the province. Elders from every district consistently rate education -- including girls' education -- as one of their top priorities, and school buildings among their most pressin [...]	2007-03-25 13:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL975	PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL FOES INITIATE NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bamyan provincial governor Harabi Sarabi publicly disclosed that she is being investigated by the Attorney General,s office. Sarabi does not appear concerned about this investigation, which may have been initiated by her political opponents. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) At a Marc [...]	2007-03-26 04:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL979	PRT/MAZAR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan enjoys a better security situation than much of the rest of the country but drought and crime hamper development. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and the judicial system need much work but progress has begun with the ANP. The balance of power between T [...]	2007-03-26 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL99	IDPS, URBANIZATION AND THE CHANGING FACE OF AFGHAN [...] SUMMARY: Ebbing and flowing tides of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been a constant feature of the Afghan landscape for, at least, the past thirty years. Events in recent years seem only to mirror, in many ways, similar displacements following the Soviet invasion, the civil strife [...]	2007-01-10 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL996	PRT/PANSHJIR: FUTURE PLANS OF THE PROVINCE II [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir Province is changing. Its transformation will continue thanks to agents of change: a new road, radio broadcasts, cell phones, a maturing administration and an active PRT. Provincial officials have formulated specific plans to lay the foundation (ref A). Panjshir's f [...]	2007-03-26 16:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR AF
07KABUL997	PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat Province is a region of significant but still unrealized economic potential. During the past six months, the security situation has deteriorated, as has confidence in GOA institutions and leaders. Key sectors, such as the judiciary, require reform, and additional police [...]	2007-03-27 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON MARR AF IR
07KABUL998	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes and grants country clearance for Stuart Harris, Marcus Carpenter and Lauren Frese to travel to Afghanistan April 3-5 2007, per reftel. All travelers who possess U.S. Department of State badges should bring their ID for identification purposes and to obtain an Emba [...]	2007-03-27 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC AFIN AF
08KABUL1	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of 11 Afghan nationals in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) selected to attend firearms training at Camp Watan. Post possesses no derogato [...]	2008-01-01 08:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1008	ETHNIC DISPUTE PROMPTS PROTRACTED PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Summary: Angry non-Pashtun MPs walked out of the National Assembly's lower house April 12, protesting the centuries old seasonal Pashtun Kochi migration though the Hazarajat and the nomads' 10 reserved parliamentary seats. The lower house has not made quorum since, stalling consideration [...]	2008-04-24 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL102	AF: Afghanistan Energy Projects: Year-End Update [...] (SBU) The following is a short update on the current status of some of the most high-profile USG energy projects in Afghanistan: 2. (SBU) 100 MW KABUL POWER PLANT "GEN SETS" - Despite earlier problems with squatters on the project site, site clearing is underway. Topographical and aerial su [...]	2008-01-09 02:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
08KABUL1027	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) On April 22 the Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Spanta of his deep concern over the government's decision to ban the broadcast of certain Indian soap operas. The Ambassador underlined the issue was the action by Minister of Information and Culture (MOIC) Khoram to curtail media free [...]	2008-04-25 05:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN
08KABUL1028	Jalozai Refugees Returning . . . For Now [...] (SBU) Summary. 1,135 families (6,474 individuals) have returned to Afghanistan from the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan since March 1, 2008. Due to adverse conditions in Afghanistan, some returnees may try to go back to Pakistan very soon. 2. (U) Almost two-thirds of Jalozai residents w [...]	2008-04-25 05:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL1030	AFGHAN POLICE: FDD UPDATE FROM ZABUL PROVINCE [...] (SBU) The Focused District Development (FDD) program to reform Afghan police at the local level has yielded positive results in the southern province of Zabul. Elite, national units provided an effective backstop as local units were rotated out for training. The highway was cleared of over 20 [...]	2008-04-26 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
08KABUL1035	GOVERNANCE DEFICIT AGGRAVATES URBAN KABUL'S PROBLEMS [...] (U) Summary: Kabul remains unable to deliver effectively basic municipal services such as electricity, clean water, sewage treatment, and trash collection to its rapidly growing population. Deficits in services delivery are aggravated by poor governance and an inefficient government structure. [...]	2008-04-27 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AF
08KABUL104	POSSIBLE UN ENVOY ASHDOWN THREATENED IN AFGHAN NEWSPAPER [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 02:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1047	AF: Aynak Copper Mine Technical Negotiations Complete. [...] (U) Summary: Technical negotiations associated with the Aynak Copper Mine project have concluded successfully. The Afghan deposit is estimated to be among the largest in the world and is expected to bring in over USD 450 million in yearly revenues to the government when it begins operation in [...]	2008-04-28 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL1050	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: No Improvements in sight to Runway at [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chaghcharan airport improvement project has had an off-again, on-again existence since the Asian Development Bank (ADB) first provided funding in 2004. The project as originally conceived by the Afghan government would cost approximately USD 3 million to refurbish runways, a [...]	2008-04-28 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS EAIR PGOV EFIN PREL AF
08KABUL1051	The Wheat Crop in Nuristan - A Tough Row to Hoe [...] Summary: As wheat matures on the terraces of lower Nuristan, some provincial residents are concerned that the crop will not meet their expectations. With the price of a 50-kg bag of flour reaching 3000 Afghanis (USD 60) in the interior of the province, people are scrambling to make ends meet [...]	2008-04-28 12:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EFIN PGOV AF
08KABUL1056	Safi Aviation's Future in Afghanistan Uncertain [...] (SBU) Econoff met April 24 with Rami Alhmad, Dubai-based managing director of privately held Safi Group and Safi Afghan Airways. Alhmad fretted that Safi's business prospects were perilous but possibly salvageable with a full reorganization. He said that Safi is currently losing USD 12,000-15, [...]	2008-04-29 09:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV AF
08KABUL1057	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (7) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) on the protective detail of Director Rahmatullah Nabil [...]	2008-04-29 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL106	FARAH PROVINCE: IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT BUT WORSENING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 04:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1064	FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta told the Ambassador on April 22 that he would use his meetings in Islamabad the following day to underline Afghanistan's support for Pakistan's new government and explore opportunities for concrete projects (dealing especially with trade and economic cooperation) to [...]	2008-04-29 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IR PK AF
08KABUL1066	UNITED FRONT: DIVIDED BY RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) The opposition United Front political bloc's April 8 conference on insurgent reconciliation provoked considerable internal debate. Party chairman Burhanuddin Rabbani reaffirmed his willingness to negotiate with the Taliban (reftel). Identifying reconciliation as a national priority, he [...]	2008-04-29 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PTER AF
08KABUL1067	APRIL 27TH ATTACK ON VICTORY DAY CEREMONY [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: Afghan authorities believe that at least three and possibly as many as seven individuals carried out the April 27 attack against the Victory Day ceremony presided over by President Karzai and attended by IRoA senior officials, politicians and other Afghan VIPs from acro [...]	2008-04-30 03:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1077	KABUL'S ETHNIC TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Competition for land, basic municipal services, and discrimination may be aggravating latent ethnic tensions among Kabul's increasingly self-segregating Pashtun, Hazara and Tajik populations. The capital's population growth is outrunning the government's gradually improving abi [...]	2008-04-30 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AF
08KABUL108	AF: Afghan Ministry of Mines: Big Plans for 2008. [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Mines Adel told EconOff he intends to shepherd several natural resource tenders, including oil, gas and iron ore deposits, through the biding process this coming year. The Ministry intends to tender two blocks for commercial gas exploration and one for oil explorati [...]	2008-01-09 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL1089	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATES FOR THE USSOCOM [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan nationals selected to attend the International Special Operation Forces week. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]	2008-05-02 15:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1100	Afghan Strategic Communications: Better Results by Design [...] (SBU) The recent wave of positive and balanced U.S. and European media coverage of Afghanistan is the result of intense collaborative efforts by U.S. civilian and military personnel inside Afghanistan, at USNATO, and in Washington. Specifically, we have developed an effective strategy to ident [...]	2008-05-04 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PAO AF
08KABUL1102	DECENTRALIZATION UNITES THE UNITED FRONT [...] (SBU) Mustafa Zahir, grandson of deceased King Zahir Shah and aspiring United Front presidential candidate, recently shared with us a stump speech he drafted, which proposes replacing the current highly centralized state, organized around a strong presidency, with a decentralized governmental [...]	2008-05-04 16:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1114	SPANTA'S APRIL 22-23 COUNTERPARTS TRIP TO ISLAMABAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The MFA's Pakistan desk said Foreign Minister Spanta made his April 22-23 trip to Islamabad to "open a new chapter in relations with the GoP." Spanta invited his Pakistani counterpart, Foreign Minister Qureshi, to Kabul. Spanta pressed Qureshi to name representatives to a Peac [...]	2008-05-06 07:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER PK AF
08KABUL112	Kabul Governor on Security, Governance, and Ethnic [...] (SBU) According to its governor, Kabul province faces the challenges of accommodating a rapidly growing and changing population and uneven development. The Governor highlights subdued ethnic tensions and the problems created by a lack of clearly defined responsibilities among line ministries, [...]	2008-01-10 10:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1137	MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR [...] SUMMARY: Governor Delbar Jan Arman was the star of the show at an April 29 conference in Kabul organized by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and USAID's Capacity Development Program (CDP). Minister of Urban Development Yousuf Pashtoon and a team of seven MoUD engineers presented a strat [...]	2008-05-08 04:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID EFIN EAGR AF
08KABUL1147	ASSEMBLY WALKOUT CONTINUES; STILL NO ELECTION LAW [...] (SBU) The boycott by a group of predominantly non-Pashtun MPs of the National Assembly's lower house plenary sessions continues to prevent consideration of the election law bill. The lower house will adjourn for its summer recess June 4. The assembly's failure to make quorum prior to the recess [...]	2008-05-11 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1150	LOCAL GOVERNANCE STRATEGIC WORKPLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on May 4 released its Five-Year Strategic Work Plan, a roadmap for provincial, district, and municipal governance. The plan focuses on four core functions: policy development, institutional development, participatory gover [...]	2008-05-11 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL1161	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-eight (28) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 13. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-05-12 09:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1162	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend senior management training at the Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters in Maryland. Post possesses [...]	2008-05-12 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1193	ASSEMBLY REGAINS QUORUM; ELECTION LAW NEGLECTED [...] (SBU) The National Assembly's lower house regained quorum May 11 after Speaker Qanooni forced an end to the non-Pashtun MPs' boycott over the elections law bill's reservation of 10 parliamentary seats for Kochis (REFTEL). Qanooni redoubled his efforts to end the boycott when public sentiment t [...]	2008-05-15 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1210	ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Although Karzai and the opposition United Front agreed April 9 to separate presidential and parliamentary elections, the National Assembly's lower house has yet to pass the elections law, which would provide the necessary legal basis for an elections calendar. The National Assembly rece [...]	2008-05-17 14:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF KDEM
08KABUL1214	AFGHAN ATTENDANCE AT UNESCO CONFERENCE: YOUTH AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Afghan Ministry of Education nominated Kabul University Acting Chancellor Professor Mokamel Alkozai to participate in the UNESCO conference in Bahrain June 15-17: Youth at the Crossroads - A Future without Violent Radicalization (R [...]	2008-05-18 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC PREL SOCI UNESCO AF
08KABUL1223	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TAKES AIM AT THE COALITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, concluded a 12-day fact-finding visit to Afghanistan May 15. The main themes of his preliminary report are: increasing the transparency of international military forces' investigations of co [...]	2008-05-19 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL AF
08KABUL1233	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-six (56) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1234	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-nine (29) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1235	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighteen (18) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1236	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ninety-eight (98) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals w [...]	2008-05-20 18:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1237	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1238	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-five (35) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1239	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-one (81) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wit [...]	2008-05-20 18:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1240	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ninety (90) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with on [...]	2008-05-20 18:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1241	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of sixty-seven (67) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1242	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-two (82) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wit [...]	2008-05-20 18:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL125	FARAH PROVINCE: IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT BUT WORSENING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 10:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1254	NANGARHAR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: THE PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: In Nangarhar, the most influential political institutions are the Jihadi parties, which capitalize on bonds formed between Jihadi commanders and tribal leaders during the Mujahadin period of the 1990s. In the fight against the Soviets, the Jihadi commanders pro [...]	2008-05-22 05:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1256	PAKTIA PROVINCE: IMPROVING SECURITY SITUATION, MAJOR [...] (SBU) From January through the end of May 2008, the security situation in most of Paktia province has been relatively calm, with the possible exception of the Zadran Arc districts of Gerdai Serai, Shwak, and Wasi Zadran on the border with Khost province, and Zurmat district bordering Ghazni, Lo [...]	2008-05-22 07:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1263	NANGARHAR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: THE PERSONALITIES [...] (SBU) Nangarhar's political scene is dominated by a handful of individuals. Personal loyalty and tribal affiliations are often more important that competence or qualifications in determining who has influence in the province. Gul Agha Sherzai - Governor --------------------------- 2. (SBU [...]	2008-05-22 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1275	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: GOVERNOR MANGAL TAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Governor Mangal's first two months in Helmand have been productive, building solid support for his administration. His public outreach efforts are excellent, and he continues to meet regularly with residents of Lashkar Gah and the tribal and civil leadership of Helmand. Mangal [...]	2008-05-26 05:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1279	CANADIAN ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Canadian contributions to rebuiling Afghanistan have been substantial both in miliatry and in development terms. The Canadian military presence in Afghanistan constitutes its largest deployment since the Korean War. In terms of aid, Canada is one of the world's top donors to Afghanistan, maki [...]	2008-05-26 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL1280	MUSA QALA POLITICAL UPDATE: MULLAH SALAM'S LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Efforts to improve governance capacity in the northern Helmand town of Musa Qala face mounting challenges. District administrator Mullah Salam increasingly clashes with the local Afghan security leadership, and area residents have publicly expressed frustration at his leadership [...]	2008-05-26 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1284	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FOR THE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 13. The below 27 candidates will a [...]	2008-05-27 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1285	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: WOLESI JIRGA SECURITY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of eleven (11) Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC [...]	2008-05-27 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1288	UNITED FRONT ON POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) United Front Spokesman Hussain Sangcharaki recently elaborated on his political bloc's hope of transitioning to a parliamentary system if it wins the 2009 presidential election. While acknowledging Afghanistan's democratic achievements since the Taliban's ouster, Sangcharaki argued the [...]	2008-05-27 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL129	FARAH PROVINCE: IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT BUT WORSENING [...] (SBU) Summary: The level of development improved in Farah even as security worsened. Security in Farah province deteriorated in late 2007 with insurgent attacks in several districts beginning in the province's east, then westward in an arc across the province's southern border to Farah city an [...]	2008-01-14 11:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1297	Iran Encourages IRoA to Employ Refugee Returnees [...] (SBU) Iran and Afghanistan recently concluded a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) that obliges the latter to accept set numbers of Afghan refugee graduates of Iranian universities into civil service employment (REFTEL). Iran's ostensible goal for the MOU is to encourage the return of ref [...]	2008-05-28 09:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IR AF
08KABUL130	PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS SEEKS DEAL [...] (C) A senior Presidential advisor confirmed that the government supports a consolidated election calendar, with presidential, parliamentary, provincial council and possibly district council elections held during a window in the fall of 2009. He reported that behind the scenes negotiations are [...]	2008-01-14 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL131	BAGHLAN GOVERNORSHIP LATEST VICTIM OF NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) The government announced on January 9 the removal of Baghlan governor Mohammad Alam Ishaqzai, who had been suspended pending the results of the investigation into the November 6 Baghlan bombing, and his replacement with new-comer Abdul Jabar Haqbin. The government also confirmed publicl [...]	2008-01-15 02:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR AF
08KABUL1313	Proposal for 2008 Julia Taft (Ambassador's) Fund [...] (SBU) This is a proposal for value-added production training from Zardozi, an Afghan non-profit organization. The project would train 20-30 women in eastern Afghanistan in value-added textile production for international and domestic markets. This project will bring the current value-added [...]	2008-05-31 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1314	SRSG EIDE'S MAY 19-21 MEETINGS IN TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: During UN Special Representative Kai Eide's mid-May visit to Tehran, senior Iranian government interlocutors denied supporting Afghan insurgents and reiterated their opposition to reconciliation with the Taliban. Ahmadinejad's main concerns are establishment of a timetable for th [...]	2008-05-31 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AF
08KABUL1320	DELIVERING A DOSE OF REALITY TO DOSTUM'S DEFENDERS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador told a delegation of General Dostum's parliamentary defenders May 22 that the USG would not intervene with the government on behalf of the Uzbek warlord. Dostum's only recourse is to surrender himself immediately to the attorney general and submit to the legal system. The [...]	2008-06-01 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1332	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR GENERAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Ministry of Interior General who will accompany 11 Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a [...]	2008-06-03 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1334	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements and reftel, this cable forwards the names of three-hundred sixty (360) Afghan nationals serving in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS). These candidates have served succes [...]	2008-06-03 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1339	AY QANOOM: IS THE AFGHAN-TAJIK BORDER CROSSING POINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ay Qanoom is one of five official border crossings between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Northern Alliance established a ferry service there in 2001 to import supplies to fight the Taliban; however, the rationale for its existence has since disappeared, especially given the op [...]	2008-06-03 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD EFIN PREL AF TI
08KABUL1345	PRT GHAZNI: LOCAL LEADERS FORM CIVIL SOCIETY SHURA THAT [...] (SBU) Ghazni city politics are the most vocal and visible politics in the province. The city's five officially recognized "shuras" shape public opinion and influence its expression. In January, a shura encouraged anti-Coalition Forces protests after the accidental shooting of ten Afghan polic [...]	2008-06-03 08:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1353	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of seventy-six (76) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are individuals with o [...]	2008-06-03 17:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1373	NURISTAN: IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nuristan's capacity for governance continues to grow. Physical construction and institutional development have led to more effective government. Security problems have increased with the spring thaw. A "security shura" in the most problematic district, Kamdesh, is working to [...]	2008-06-07 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1393	THANK YOU [...] We thank Embassy New Delhi's Political Section for allowing our senior political FSN, Kanishka Bakshi, to look over the shoulders of his Indian colleagues for a week a the end of May. Though that week was an especially busy one in India, the section's officers and FSNs still made time to intro [...]	2008-06-09 14:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AF
08KABUL1410	FLOTUS VISIT HIGHLIGHTS AFGHAN PROGRESS [...] (U) The June 8 visit of First Lady Laura Bush to Afghanistan highlighted themes of critical interest to both Afghans and Americans. Mrs. Bush's visit to Kabul and to the province of Bamyan illustrates our assessment that important progress is being made in many parts of the country. In thos [...]	2008-06-10 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL1413	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: GARMSIR'S IMPROVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK-led PRT in Lashkar Gah deployed a stabilization team to Garmsir on June 1. The team is working with the district leadership to establish reconstruction and development priorities. The District Administrator has established his office and is meeting with city residents a [...]	2008-06-10 09:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1415	DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch are shouldering a heavy burden as the lead nation in Uruzgan, one of the most underdeveloped provinces in Afghanistan. There are almost daily attacks on ISAF forces and civilians by the Taliban, often resulting in serious injuries or death. The Dutch focus on support [...]	2008-06-10 11:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL AF NL
08KABUL143	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF
08KABUL1438	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: EXECUTIVE SEMINAR TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior officials selected to attend Executive Seminar training in fall 2008. Post possesses no de [...]	2008-06-11 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1439	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR GENERAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Ministry of Interior General who will accompany 11 Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a [...]	2008-06-11 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1440	Afghan Presidential Candidates [...] (U) Provided below, for addressees' reference, is a list of declared and likely presidential candidates. Addressees should take care when dealing with those listed not to convey the misimpression of USG endorsement for a particular candidacy. The list is not exhaustive; it is subject to chang [...]	2008-06-12 02:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF

08KABUL1448	PRT TARIN KOWT - CHORA RESIDENTS TURN OUT TO ELECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Rozi Khan won an election for Chora's district administrator with 30 percent of the total 2600 ballots cast. Six candidates, representing four of the tribes in the district, vied to replace the interim district administrator, an Afghan Army officer. Normally, the Independent [...]	2008-06-12 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1449	BUILDING AFGHANISTAN'S AIR CORPS [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Since September 2007, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan,s (CSTC-A) Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) has made significant progress in developing an appropriately sized, sustainable, and effects-capable Afghan National Army Air Corps (A [...]	2008-06-12 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
08KABUL1453	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
08KABUL1454	IROA NOTIFIED OF SUICIDE ATTACK BY FORMER [...] (S) Per reftel, on June 5, PolMilOffs informed Isaq Aloko (IRoA Detainee Commission Director) and Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director in Afghanistan,s Office of the National Security Council) that the USG has determined that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee participated in a coordinate [...]	2008-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08KABUL1459	BADGHIS PROVINCE: DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT [...] Summary: The combination of the past winter's record-cold temperatures and the current drought has dominated governance activities and will have profound implications for Badghis's agriculture-based economy. Badghis's economic infrastructure remains primitive. The provincial security situati [...]	2008-06-13 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL146	PAKTIA PROVINCE: DETERIORATING SECURITY, LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The security sitQion in Paktia province deteriorated over the past year with significant Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) presence. The agriculture-based economy is hampered by a lack of resources, including modern technology and power. Governor Rahmat is unpopular and most provinci [...]	2008-01-16 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1460	MOHAQEQ TILTS AGAINST KARZAI [...] (SBU) MP Mohammad Mohaqeq, a leader of the predominantly Hazara Hezb-i-Wahdat party, continues to try to unify his divided ethnic group into a bloc that can maneuver between Karzai and the opposition United Front. Though he might prefer to encourage both into a bidding war for Hazara votes, h [...]	2008-06-14 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1481	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (SBU) The following cable provides an update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (SBU) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Work on the site continues apace and the contractor appears to be on schedule. Arrangements for the transportation of the generator sets themselves to [...]	2008-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1482	KARZAI THREATENS PAKISTAN AND MEANS IT [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary: A Palace advisor implied Karzai would not retract his June 16 threat to strike at insurgents harboring in Afghanistan. The MFA said Karzai had not directed his threat against Pakistan's sovereignty or territorial integrity, but against the Inter-Services Intelligence [...]	2008-06-16 15:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PREL PK AF
08KABUL1483	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one hundred thirty (130) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service's Residence Watch Unit. Post possesses no de [...]	2008-06-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1492	CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Canadian security and development efforts in Afghanistan are substantial and noteworthy. Canada is a leading troop contributor. Its troops are placed in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces, where they suffer frequent casualties. Canada is also a major donor, with Afghanistan represe [...]	2008-06-19 04:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PHUM AF CA
08KABUL1493	Afghanistan's Refugee Absorption Reaches Saturation [...] (SBU) Summary: Since January 1 of this year, 143,737 Afghan refugees - the vast majority from Pakistan - have repatriated to Afghanistan with assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While the numbers are relatively low compared to recent years, Afghanistan' [...]	2008-06-19 06:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK IR AF
08KABUL1495	AFGHAN POLICE: ANAP/ABP TRAINING SURGE UPDATE [...] In the onward press of the Focused District Development (FDD) program to train and equip the Afghan National Police (reftels),the network of police-training facilities has been running at full capacity. Most of the network capacity of about about 3,500 spaces is now dedicated to FDD-related [...]	2008-06-19 08:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR AF
08KABUL1504	ANTI-KARZAI JUNBESH CONGRESS ELECTS PRO-DOSTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Junbesh party congress, held June 17-19 in Kabul after more than a year of dithering and political maneuvering, waxed strongly anti-Karzai and reaffirmed General Dostum's control of the Uzbek political machine. During the three-day event, speakers criticized Karzai's perce [...]	2008-06-21 06:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1507	PRT MEHTAR LAM: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Governance in Laghman is improving as the Provincial Council (PC) takes on a more assertive role. The coordinated development strategy in "Laghman Forward" should improve the agricultural sector. The warmer weather has brought an upswing in insurgent activity compared to the quie [...]	2008-06-22 05:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1508	GHAZNI PROVINCE: SECURITY REMAINS A CHALLENGE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Ghazni's Pashtun belt remains a challenge, but the Afghan National Police (ANP) are slowly improving. The province is beginning to attract more donor attention, which will hopefully revive Ghazni's stagnant economic development. Ghazni has had four governors in the [...]	2008-06-22 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1523	ZABUL PROVINCE: SECURITY IMPROVES, ALLOWING MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Zabul is improving thanks to the Focused District Development (FDD) program, but an unintended consequence of better-trained police is that they are attractive to other employers. With improved security comes a focus on road building, training and other development p [...]	2008-06-22 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1551	PRT Herat: Semi-Annual Herat Province Review [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat enjoys a relatively stable security situation, an improvement from this past spring when there was a series of kidnappings. Shindand and Guzara districts remain unsettled. Governor Anwari has worked closely with Coalition forces, the Italian-led PRT, international organiz [...]	2008-06-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1552	PRT ASADABAD: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Wahidi extended good governance and implemented an aggressive development strategy despite ongoing insurgent activity in Kunar over the past six months. Governance is improved; development is increasing; and security is improving slightly. The threat of improvised ex [...]	2008-06-24 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1553	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D10 STAFF FOR CAMP WATAN TRAINING [...] 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 26 officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department r [...]	2008-06-24 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1554	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AIR CORPS STAFF [...] 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 two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-06-24 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL156	Iran Suspends Deportations In Face Of Strong Afghan [...] (SBU) Iran has suspended its deportation of Afghans after the Afghan government protested in the media and summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires twice to demand a halt to the mid-winter expulsions. In the first two weeks of January, Iran deported more than 9,000 Afghans, who were forced over [...]	2008-01-17 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IR AF
08KABUL1575	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: GOOD SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir remains one of Afghanistan's safest provinces. The Governor speaks out strongly against corruption and has taken action to avoid even the hint of impropriety, but the Provincial Council is largely in the Governor's shadow. Development and reconstruction is ongoing wit [...]	2008-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1576	FARYAB: STABLE SECURITY, BUT PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: Faryab suffered a severe winter and is currently suffering drought. Faryab is generally secure. Provincial governance performance remains mixed; the Governor and the Provincial Council President are positive forces, while other government institutions such as the provincial po [...]	2008-06-24 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1581	Afghan-Tajik Electric Power PPA Negotiations Short [...] (SBU) Summary: Unexpectedly, when the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan arrived in Dushanbe June 20 to sign the Afghan-Tajik Power Purchase Agreement (PPA),a component part of Afghanistan's North East Power System (NEPS) project, he insisted on a lower electricity purchase price [...]	2008-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1582	NANGARHAR PROVINCE: SPEEDBUMPS FAIL TO SLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent suicide attacks and insurgent incursions have failed to dissuade Nangarhar residents from the belief that their province is secure. Residents routinely cite economic concerns as the major problem before security concerns. Nangarharis are concerned about recent events in [...]	2008-06-25 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL1583	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-nine (29) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a goo [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1584	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] 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 officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1585	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] 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 officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1586	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-06-25 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1602	KUNDUZ PROVINCE: INCREASED TRADE AND IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector activity, spurred by trade across the new Afghan-Tajik bridge, and improved security are driving economic growth in Kunduz. Security has benefited from improved Afghan army and police capabilities, institutionalized co-operation amongst the security forces and a t [...]	2008-06-29 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AF TI
08KABUL1603	Refugee Admissions Referral: Azizi, Mehria [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul refers Azizi, Mehria Farzhad, one of Afghanistan's first female camerawomen and filmmakers, and her family to the U.S. refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information for the principal applicant and her dependents, a description of her persecution claim, [...]	2008-06-29 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM AF
08KABUL1644	AF: Uzbek power situation not as bleak, other PPA's on [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy Jalil Shams told donors the Uzbeks have begun manufacturing components needed for the Afghan-Uzbek power line. He believes the project will be completed by October 2008. Shams revealed a "backup" plan to import an extra 43 MW of Uzbek power to Kabul along a [...]	2008-07-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1701	"HYBRID" VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will pursue a &hybrid8 voter registration. Voters who have registration cards from 2004/5 may use these cards at the polls. New voters and voters who lost their card, must register for a new, enhanced voter card. The IEC, [...]	2008-07-07 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREF AF
08KABUL1707	KABUL - SVBIED ATTACK ON INDIAN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 HRS local time on Monday, July 7, 2008, a suicide vehicle-borne IED exploded outside the front gate of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. LEGATT and RSO personnel from the U.S. Embassy responded to the scene to assist Afghan and Coalition officials on-site with the post b [...]	2008-07-07 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC AF
08KABUL1709	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB VIII welcomes SRSG Kai Eide, [...] Summary. On July 6, the eighth meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB-VIII) welcomed the co-chairmanship of Kai Eide, the newly-arrived Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. Minister of Finance (MOF) Ahady announced the Government of the Islamic Republic of [...]	2008-07-08 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL1719	AMENDED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. This cable retransmits reftel with the addition of one student. 3. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards a list of names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FD [...]	2008-07-09 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1720	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred thirty-nine (139) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are indiv [...]	2008-07-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL173	KHOST PROVINCE: STABLE SECURITY SITUATION AND GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Khost's security situation has improved over the last six months. Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition Forces have performed joint operations in less secure areas, and police morale is improving. The generally stable security situation has allowed significant reconstru [...]	2008-01-21 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1747	KANDAHARI TRIBAL LEADER,S DEATH A TALIBAN [...] (C) The murder July 4 of member of parliament and Alizai tribal leader Haji Habibullah Jan may have removed the linchpin that had kept his Taliban-predisposed tribe engaged in the constitutional political process. Jan was shot dead in Kandahar's Zharey district by unknown assailants while ret [...]	2008-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER PINR AF
08KABUL175	PRT NANGARHAR: GOVERNOR SHERZAI: JUMP ON THE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai led a "Peace Caravan" of approximately 300 government and traditional leaders from four eastern Afghan provinces (Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman) to meet with President Karzai on January 13 in Kabul. His goal was to show support for the [...]	2008-01-22 02:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL1770	AFGHAN UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] The GIRoA will issue a Universal Periodic Report (UPR) on its human rights record at the request of the UN's Human Rights Council (UNHCR). The government is open to including a modestly robust criticism of the its recent track record on human rights, especially in relation to treatment of pri [...]	2008-07-15 06:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL1782	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-17 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1788	KARZAI RESISTS ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS DELAY [...] (C) Palace political advisor Sigbatullah Sanjar (Protect) is trying to convince Karzai persistent insecurity in the south and east offers him a plausible excuse for postponing elections he otherwise might lose. Karzai continues to resist Sanjar and other supporters' agitation for an elections [...]	2008-07-17 10:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF
08KABUL18	MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GIRoA, the U.S., and the UK are cooperating on post-operation development in the recently liberated district of Musa Qala. UK Military Stabilization Team (MST) Officers in Musa Qala are implementing a joint UK and Afghan stabilization plan but need USAID support for the eff [...]	2008-01-02 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1812	HEZB-E-ISLAMI CONFERENCE; MOVING BEYOND HEKMATYAR [...] (C//REL UK) SUMMARY: Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan's (HIA) three-day conference in Kabul last week assembled more than 1,000 members from all 34 provinces and most of the country's ethnic groups to elect Abdul Hadi Arghandewal to his second one-year term as party chairman. The party's leadership [...]	2008-07-19 06:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1813	VOTER REGISTRATION SECURITY PLAN EMERGES [...] (SBU) The Independent Electoral Commission's security advisor, a seconded Canadian military officer, presented his voter registration security plan (emailed to SCA/A) to the elections security working group on July 17. It includes a threat assessment, spells out the roles of the Ministry of [...]	2008-07-19 07:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL MARR AF
08KABUL1816	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REED TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]	2008-07-19 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL1817	Iran: Another Wave of Deportations? [...] (SBU) Summary: Per a July 12 letter from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MORR) office in Tehran, Iran will start deporting 85,000 Afghans at the beginning of the Persian month of Asad (July 22). Iran has already deported over 166,000 Afghans since January 1, 2008, mostly yo [...]	2008-07-19 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IR AF
08KABUL1818	BAMYAN: HAZARA POLITICS: VIEW FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Bamyan is a bellwether for political attitudes of members of the Hazara ethnic group, and it offers insights to how various parties are seeking to engage the Hazara population. Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami and the Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami-e-Mardum remain the most active and influential parties in th [...]	2008-07-19 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1821	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-20 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1828	NURISTAN: NEW GOVERNOR, FRESH PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Hazrat Din became Governor of Nuristan on July 5, replacing Tamim Nuristani. His priorities start with popular engagement and good governance, and he intends to establish representative district councils - shuras - for consultations on whom to nominate as district administrator [...]	2008-07-21 08:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1829	HELMAND UPDATE: NEW GOVERNOR BRINGS IMPROVEMENTS, MARINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since his arrival in March 2008, Governor Gulab Mangal has been a force for positive change in Helmand province. Mangal is a capable bureaucrat and has an excellent grasp of the political and security challenges facing Helmand. He is building a competent administration, and is d [...]	2008-07-21 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1892	BAMYAN PROVINCE: IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bamyan Governor Sarabi appears to be growing weary of the jockeying over her post and may be open to changing jobs. The Provincial Development Council has proven itself capable of producing a coordinated development strategy. PRT Bamyan is considering improving several districts [...]	2008-07-23 05:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1898	CODEL REED'S JULY 20 DISCUSSIONS WITH KARZAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the CODEL,s July 20 office call and subsequent working lunch with President Karzai, Senator Obama reaffirmed both major American political parties, long-term commitment to Afghanistan. He emphasized the Afghan leadership,s obligation to demonstrate determination in fighti [...]	2008-07-24 02:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS AFIN IR PK
08KABUL19	MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GIRoA, the U.S., and the UK are cooperating on post-operation development in the recently liberated district of Musa Qala. UK Military Stabilization Team (MST) Officers in Musa Qala are implementing a joint UK and Afghan stabilization plan but need USAID support for the eff [...]	2008-01-02 05:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1924	FOREIGN PRESSURE BACKFIRES ON KAMBAKHSH APPEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. European governments are rethinking their strategy of pressuring President Karzai directly in support of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, who is appealing his death sentence for distributing literature found by a local court to be offensive to Islam (ref A). With many observers pessimi [...]	2008-07-26 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AF EU
08KABUL1948	HAZARA-KUCHI DISPUTE GOES NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai's effort to make peace between Hazaras and Kuchis engaged in a dispute over grazing lands is not meeting with early success. The largely Pashtun Kuchi nomads say they are considering temporarily pulling back from disputed grazing lands in central Afghanistan at [...]	2008-07-28 10:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1970	AFGHAN VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) The Afghan voter registration process is moving forward. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) presented its operational plan and budget to donors, who responded positively; commitments received cover the total proposed budget of $101.5 million (led by the USG's $65 million and with [...]	2008-07-30 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM EAID UNDP
08KABUL1973	ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORT GAINING TRACTION [...] (U) President Karzai and his team have taken several positive steps to combat corruption in the wake of the Paris Donors Conference, including publishing a comprehensive anti-corruption strategy and establishing a wholly new watch-dog office against future corruption. Encouragingly, a June [...]	2008-07-31 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1975	EX-TALIBAN SEEK MEDIATION ROLE [...] (C) On July 29, President Karzai gave the Ambassador a plan for negotiations with the Taliban that he had received from Taliban reconcilees (SEPTEL). In a meeting arranged by the presidency at our request the next day, prominent ex-Taliban said they are well-placed to mediate reconciliation with th [...]	2008-07-31 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL1985	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] 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 twenty-seven (27) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post reques [...]	2008-08-03 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1992	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]	2008-08-03 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN OREP
08KABUL2001	DEMARCHE TO KABUL AND ISLAMABAD: TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C) Drawing from reftel talking points during their July 22 discussion, the Ambassador urged President Karzai to ensure that the July 14 Council of Ministers decision suspending three meetings between Afghanistan and Pakistan be strictly limited in scope and duration. The Ambassador called fo [...]	2008-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF PK
08KABUL2065	EX-TALIBAN PROPOSE PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) President Karzai gave the Ambassador July 29 a two-part letter the former had received recently from unidentified ex-Taliban reconcilees. The letter encourages the government to propose preliminary negotiations to 'the opposition side,' blaming 'the wrongful agreement in Bonn' for prolo [...]	2008-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2066	Afghan President's Incoming Senior Economic Advisor [...] [U] Not for Internet distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 28 with Omar Zakhilwal, currently CEO of the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, who is slated to become Afghan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic advisor, to replace Ishaq Nadiri. L [...]	2008-08-05 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL207	LOCAL COURT SENTENCES JOURNALIST TO DEATH; CASE [...] (SBU) On January 22 in a closed session, the Balkh provincial court sentenced 23-year old journalism student and reporter for the daily Jahan-e-Naw (New World) paper Sayad Parwez Kambaksh to death for distributing an article that judges said violated the tenets of Islam. Kambaksh had been ar [...]	2008-01-24 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PHUM KIRF AF
08KABUL2084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-eight (28) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2094	KARZAI HOPES TO BOLSTER GILANI IN FACE OF AFGHAN [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim Spinzada told us August 5 Karzai hopes his SAARC Summit rapprochement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani would bolster Pakistan's new civilian leadership in its contest with the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (IS [...]	2008-08-07 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF PK
08KABUL2104	KARZAI TELLS CODEL REID THE USG HOULD INCREASE [...] (SBU) On August 6, Prsident Karzai told Codel Reid that Pakistan hs permitted terrorist sanctuaries in its teritory and the ISI has a clear role in supportng terrorists entering Afghanistan to kill Ameican troops and Afghan people. He urged the USG to increase pressure on Pakistan to act agai [...]	2008-08-09 13:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL AF PK
08KABUL2105	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATO-RUSSIA [...] Post has reviewed its fils andfinds that as of August 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. In the case of individuals with one name, Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that these individuals actually o [...]	2008-08-09 15:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2109	Chairman of Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament [...] Not for Internet Distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 30 with Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoi, Chairman of the Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament. Sultanzoi, who emigrated from Afghanistan to the United States and worked for 22 years as a United [...]	2008-08-10 10:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL2121	WHO WILL BE A KUCHI VOTER? [...] (SBU) As reported REF A and REF B, debate in various committees of the National Assembly on a new electoral law continues to focus on the question of Kuchi representation. The 2005 electoral law designated 10 of the 249 seats in the lower house of the National Assembly as "Kuchi" seats. Thes [...]	2008-08-11 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2127	Afghanistan: Refugee, Internally Displaced, Deportee, and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continued security concerns in rural Afghanistan, notably in Helmand Province, have prompted an increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking a safe haven in Kabul city. Press reports indicate that families who had taken temporary shelter around Lashkar Gah and Kandah [...]	2008-08-13 01:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2128	RABBANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, currently a member of the Afghan Lower House and key leader in the United Front opposition coalition, stressed his commitment to seeing elections through and pressing the government to resolve ethnic disputes in an Aug. 10 lunch wit [...]	2008-08-13 04:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2129	SHARANA PRT SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Paktika experienced a difficult spring; violence was up and the government did not uniformly provide services. The long term outlook, however, remains positive, led by economic expansion. Anti-government activities, particularly indirect attacks and IED events increased. Seve [...]	2008-08-13 07:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL2146	NGO SECURITY IN LIGHT OF ATTACK ON IRC STAFF [...] (U) On August 13, masked gunmen killed four employees of the International Rescue Committee: three female ex-patriates, including one American, and their male Afghan driver. Another Afghan colleague was injured but survived. According to the media, IRC, and UN contacts, the IRC group was trav [...]	2008-08-14 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL217	SENIOR CLERICS URGE KARZAI TO CRACK DOWN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Ulema Council of Afghanistan met with President Karzai to express concern over proselytizing in Afghanistan and issued a public statement urging the government to crack down on missionary activity. The council has also asserted themselves regarding media content and s [...]	2008-01-27 09:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KPOL PREL PHUM KIRF AF
08KABUL2173	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIRWOMAN: CONCERNED BUT STAYING THE [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with political counselor, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights (AIHRC) Chairwoman Sima Samar expressed strong support for on-schedule Presidential elections, stating that she did not want Afghanistan to develop into a "Pakistan-type democracy," where leaders serve b [...]	2008-08-17 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF PHUM PREL
08KABUL2174	KABUL POLICE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING [...] (U) Political officer attended a portion of a training workshop for 40 Kabul police officers and employees held August 12-14 and organized by the Afghan Women Skills Development Centre (AWSDC) and supported financially by INL. The workshop, held at the Kabul Provincial Police Headquarters, was [...]	2008-08-17 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPOL PREL PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL2175	DARI-PASHTO DEBATE DEADLOCKS PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Action in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga (the National Assembly's Lower House) has stalled over a higher education bill because of disagreements over the Pashto and Dari usage of the word "university." The disagreement has stopped most activity in the lower house for more than a week, dela [...]	2008-08-17 10:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2189	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - All work at the site is progressing apace with no significant delays. Equipment and parts are arriving daily, with some 70 pieces already at [...]	2008-08-19 05:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2193	ADVISORS TO RECOMMEND KARZAI SPEAKS ON MANAS AT [...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche August 13 to National Security Council Deputy for External Affairs Mohammad Homayoun Tandar. Tandar will recommend President Karzai emphasize at the August 28 Dushanbe Summit the importance of Manas air base to stabilization operations in Afghanistan, bu [...]	2008-08-19 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2221	IEC SHOWS VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS TO THE PRESS [...] (SBU) The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on August 16 hosted a press conference on its plans for voter registration. Independent Ariana TV provided the most substantial coverage, including footage of the IEC's demonstration of "average" Afghans registering to vote. RTA television s [...]	2008-08-20 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2229	FARAH: SECURITY WORSENS, GOVERNANCE IMPROVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Roohul Amin became Farah's governor on May 4, and is working closely with provincial officials, elders and the international community, but is struggling with ongoing insecurity. Amin's efforts to tackle corruption have produced some positive results. His efforts to secure Farah [...]	2008-08-21 02:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL2233	AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES TO ACT PRUDENTLY ON MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Notwithstanding the uncoordinated and unhelpful August 18 comments by Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary ("Musharraf was not someone good for Afghanistan. We hope that someone good will replace him."),principals in the Palace, the Council of Minister's Secretariat and the Foreign [...]	2008-08-21 11:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL2236	November 2008 Conference on Afghan Refugees [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will co-host the International Conference on Return and Reintegration in Kabul on November 19, 2008. The conference will address the difficult issues related to the Afghan re [...]	2008-08-22 02:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2245	PARLIAMENT'S ABSENTEE MP PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the National Assembly) has failed to make quorum on more than half of its business days since its new legislative session began July 22. Moreover, members lose quorum before they finish the day's business on many other occasions. The poor atte [...]	2008-08-23 05:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2249	NEW ELECTION LAW UNLIKELY, BUT ELECTIONS STILL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After lingering on the National Assembly's Lower House agenda for weeks, a proposed election bill is unlikely to come to a vote in time to impact next year's presidential elections. Nonetheless, future candidates and election experts agree that the political consensus and legal [...]	2008-08-24 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2269	PRT BAMYAN: MINISTER IGNITES HOPE FOR ENERGY, IRON [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel concluded a week-long visit to Bamyan to explore the feasibility of a coal driven power plant and conduct a site visit to the Haji Gak iron deposit. Accompanied by a team of international and national legal and technical experts, Minister A [...]	2008-08-25 05:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL2310	PARTIES MUM FOR NOW ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Political maneuverings for next year's presidential elections are well underway, but most of the major political parties are holding their cards close and have told us they are unlikely to publicly commit to a candidate for some time. Although President Karzai declared hi [...]	2008-08-27 14:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV AF
08KABUL234	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: SENIOR IMET TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six Afghan government officials selected to attend various senior International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses in the United Sta [...]	2008-01-28 17:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL235	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 11. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-01-28 17:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2356	AMBASSADOR AND FM SPANTA PLEDGE COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2357	NGO RESOLVE IN WAKE OF KILLINGS BUT VIOLENT [...] (C) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are showing resolve in the face of the recent killings of aid workers, but the violence is continuing. Even at the memorial service for the three female expatriate International Rescue Committee (IRC) staffers and their Afghan driver, the IRC Country [...]	2008-08-28 17:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2361	Competent Response to Pakistani Refugees From Bajaur [...] (U) Summary: Beginning the week of August 6, Afghan refugee and Pakistani families living in Bajaur and Mohmand Tribal Agencies in Pakistan began fleeing into Afghanistan due to Pakistani military operations. UNHCR estimates approximately 2,000-3,000 refugee families have crossed into Kunar p [...]	2008-08-29 03:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2387	PREPARATIONS FOR PHASE 1 VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Provincial staff of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) are making tentative progress in preparing for the October 6 start date for Phase 1 voter registration, according to the reports of PRT field officers in Kapisa, Bamiyan, Panjshir, and Parwan. Kapisa, Bamiyan, and Parwan h [...]	2008-09-02 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2392	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] 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 six (6) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2393	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] 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 two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

08KABUL2394	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF TRAINING IN HAWAII AND [...] 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 three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2402	PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE GOA'S SHINDAND [...] (U) The following is Embassy's translation of the Office of the President's August 31st statement detailing the results of a GOA investigation of the Shindand operation. 2. (U) Begin text: Nimatullah Shahrani, the Minister for Hajj and Endowment Affairs was assigned as the head of the del [...]	2008-09-03 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL241	FRENCH ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: WINDOW FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Charge has suggested that, if FM Kouchner returns to Afghanistan before the March NATO Foreign Ministerial, he should meet with high-level Americans and travel to Kandahar to see how other Allies are managing in the South. Paris is thinking about an expanded French rol [...]	2008-01-29 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL FR AF
08KABUL2413	EMBASSY ASKS FOR GOA NOTIFICATION BEFORE ANY [...] (SBU) Polcouns telephoned MFA Senior Advisor Davood Marodian on 9/3, and urged the GOA to inform the Embassy of its timeline on releasing Muhammad Ahmad and to notify the Embassy before any release. Marodian attended FM Spanta,s 9/2 press conference where Spanta announced the GOA would releas [...]	2008-09-03 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV AFIN PK
08KABUL2416	THINKING AHEAD ABOUT ELECTION CHALLENGES AT THE IEC [...] (SBU) Daoud Ali Najafi, Chief Technical Officer of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),is thinking ahead about how to resolve potential challenges to the legitimacy of the electoral process. Facing widespread public speculation that insecurity will discourage voter registration, and [...]	2008-09-04 04:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2429	AMBASSADOR AND SRSG EIDE AGREE ON NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) In their September 2 meeting, SRSG Eide told the Ambassador that he had concluded that a joint investigation would end in the parties not agreeing on conclusions. A joint investigation without an agreed conclusion would be more harmful than no investigation at all. The internationals and [...]	2008-09-04 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL243	CABINET PASSES ELECTION LAW TO PARLIAMENT WITHOUT [...] (SBU) The draft election law forwarded by the Cabinet to the Parliament on January 23 is essentially the same as the existing election law, retaining the single nontransferable voting (SNTV) system used in the 2005 parliamentary elections and incorporating no element of proportional representat [...]	2008-01-29 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2432	COLOMBIANS DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT WITH QAL-E-NOW PRT [...] (SBU) A senior Colombian military delegation led by Army Chief of Operations, Major General Matamoros, conducted a third fact-finding mission on Aug 12 and 13 to the Spanish-led PRT at Qal-e-Now in Badghis province. Five other senior Columbian military officials also attended, including Brigad [...]	2008-09-04 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2443	ELECTION THEMES: CONSULTATION, CONSENSUS, CHANGE [...] (SBU) Jandad Khan Spinghar, chief of the Afghan election observation organization FEFA, says that in the coming election campaign, people are looking for new leaders to address three challenges: corruption, security, and ethnic conflicts. As the head of an umbrella organization of 14 NGOs, S [...]	2008-09-07 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2446	EMBASSY INFORMS GOA: NO UG OBJECTION TO RELEASE [...] (SBU) Polcouns informed Ibrahim Spinzada, Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS),on 9/6 that the United States had no objection if the GOA released Muhammad Ahmad, son of Aafia Siddiqui, to his relatives from Pakistan (ref a). Spinza [...]	2008-09-07 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV AF PK
08KABUL2449	SUBJECT: URUZGAN STRONGMAN ACCEPTS KABUL OFFER TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Provincial highway police (then known as Kandak Amniat-e Uruzgan (KAU)) commander Matiullah Khan said in an August 23 meeting that he accepted the recent offer by Karzai and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) head Moqbel to lead a police patrol kandak responsible for highway s [...]	2008-09-09 04:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
08KABUL2457	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE NEW [...] 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 fifty (50) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depar [...]	2008-09-09 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2458	MFA CHIEF OF STAFF: SMART ADVOCATE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV GWI AF DRL
08KABUL2467	QANOONI: MOVING FORWARD FROM SHINDAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 7, Ambassador and Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Qanooni discussed how the US should engage the GIRoA in the aftermath of the Shindand operation. Qanooni stressed his confidence in the good intentions of the US in Afghanistan and his belief that US military support is ess [...]	2008-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2471	KARZAI ASKS CODEL TAUSCHER TO WORK TO REDUCE [...] (U)Summary: On September 6, President Karzai told Codel Tauscher that he has confidence in the results of IRoA's investigation of the Shindand operation. He urged the delegation to push Washington to establish a strategy to prevent future civilian casualties. Karzai expressed slight optimism [...]	2008-09-12 02:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER OREP MOPS ASEC PK
08KABUL2472	GENERALLY POSITIVE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai and other Afghan officials generally reacted positively to President Bush,s September 9 speech announcing deployment of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and to the JCMB,s endorsement of the Afghan National Army expansion. Those officials who opposed additi [...]	2008-09-12 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2473	WILLIAMSON-HODGKINSON: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 6-7, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs Sandra Hodgkinson led a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the way forward for a number of remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). End sum [...]	2008-09-12 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER
08KABUL2478	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES KARZAI'S VETO AND ENACTS [...] (U) Summary: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ, Lower House of the National Assembly) approved the media law with a two thirds majority, overcoming President Karzai,s December 2007 veto. Journalists and NGOs reacted positively to the new law, with many speaking favorably of the provisions establishing Radio [...]	2008-09-14 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2486	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AND [...] 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 five (5) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-09-14 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] 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 three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-14 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL251	PRT KANDAHAR: WOMEN PROTEST KIDNAPPING OF AMCIT [...] (U) Approximately 500-600 women demonstrated in Kandahar City on January 29 to protest the January 25 kidnapping of American Cydney Mizell, who was working for an international NGO in Kandahar. In addition to calling for the immediate release of Mizell and her Afghan driver, demonstrators urge [...]	2008-01-31 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL252	PRT KHOST: MADRASSA STUDENTS -- "THE REAL TALIBAN" [...] SUMMARY: Madrassa students and mullahs in Khost have welcomed initial GIRoA efforts to reinforce and better fund balanced religious education in Afghanistan. Hundreds of students and mullahs have stressed to the PRT that the longstanding gap between religious students ) who call themselves t [...]	2008-01-31 05:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL2535	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (36) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) on the protective details of Parlimentarians Kanooni [...]	2008-09-16 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2536	TURKEY STILL WANTS DOSTUM TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visiting Deputy Undersecretary from the Turkish MFA told the Ambassador Turkey may host General Abdul Rashid Dostum for a temporary stay for medical treatment in the near future. But they still oppose a lengthy exile for the Uzbek warlord and prefer he stay in Afghanistan to pla [...]	2008-09-16 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
08KABUL2537	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: URGENT REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER [...] 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 two (1) officer. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departmen [...]	2008-09-16 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2539	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] 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 six (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2545	KARZAI ADVISOR ON AFGHAN-PAK PEACE JIRGA [...] (SBU) Farooq Wardak, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and a close advisor to President Karzai, told PolCouns negotiations on the Oct. 10-11 Peace Jirga between Karzai and new Pakistani President Zardari had been productive, with both presidents agreeing to expand the participants fr [...]	2008-09-17 11:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PK
08KABUL2546	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON USG AND OTHER ENERGY PROJECTS - [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past six weeks, long and meandering negotiations on Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Afghanistan's neighbors have been successfully concluded, and positive developments with regard to Kajaki, the 100MW GENSET plant, and related distribution systems have occurred. Cu [...]	2008-09-17 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2548	IEC PRESIDENT ON THE TALIBAN AND ELECTIONS [...] (C NF) Dr. Azizullah Lodin, president of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),on September 16 told PolCons that he has met several times with different Taliban elements over the past month, including as recently as September 15. These particular Taliban want to change their association [...]	2008-09-17 12:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2551	NOT IF, WHEN: IEC FACES DOWN MOD QUESTIONS ON [...] (SBU) Zekria Barakzai, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),firmly rebuffed the many doubts expressed by his Afghan National Army (ANA) counterpart at the IEC's September 15 security coordination meeting. "This is not a question, whether we will have [...]	2008-09-18 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2562	TALIBAN-STYLE MORALITY BILL UNLIKELY TO SEE ACTION [...] SUMMARY. Media reports citing a Taliban-style morality law drafted by some National Assembly MPs likely overstate the proposal's support in the Lower House. The proposal gained notoriety in the media last week, as elements of the bill banning make-up, loud music, and dancing on television r [...]	2008-09-18 11:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL2571	IROA NOTIFIED OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-20 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08KABUL2573	NSA RASSOUL ENCOURAGED BY PAKISTAN'S PROMISES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor Rassoul told the Ambassador that President Karzai had been impressed by the sincerity of Pakistan President Zardari in his assertions that he intended to improve and expand relations with Afghanistan. While Rassoul doubted Zardari could make good on this [...]	2008-09-20 12:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2575	IEC SCRAMBLING TOWARDS VOTER REGISTRATION OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks before the first phase of voter registration opens on October 6 in 14 provinces, the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) is scrambling. Its field operations are up and running but hobbled by the still slow delivery of key equipment and supplies in some areas, incl [...]	2008-09-21 06:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV MASS AF
08KABUL259	HEZBI-ISLAMI RECRUITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past two months, members of Hezbi-Islami-Afghanistan's (HIA) Executive Committee have visited provincial officials and party faithful in Kunduz and Laghman provinces to discuss plans for the region. In meetings with the PRTs they claimed that provincial officials (inclu [...]	2008-01-31 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2595	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES KARZAI VETOES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House has for the first time overridden several vetoes by President Karzai, effectively bringing into law measures on the media, land ownership, and the establishment of a constitutional implementation commission. However, problems with achieving [...]	2008-09-22 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2622	ELECTIONS ON THE BORDER: A SNAPSHOT FROM KUNAR [...] (SBU) In the northeastern province of Kunar, a patchwork of safe and increasingly prosperous river valleys stitches together dry mountains and high defiles where al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other anti-government forces operate. The hot, dusty, fly-blown capital of Asadabad is some 150 miles [...]	2008-09-25 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2627	PAKTIKA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANP MANPOWER ALLOCATION [...] (C) Citizens and government officials in Paktika's two Focused District Development (FDD) districts, Mata Khan and Sar Hawza, complain about problems with manpower allocation created by Paktika's ANP commander. Due in a large part to diversion of manpower resources, citizens and officials say [...]	2008-09-26 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2628	The Late Nuristan Governor's Unfinished Agenda [...] Nuristan Governor Hazrat Din was killed in a car accident on September 5, only two months after he assumed office (see reftel A). Days before his death, Hazrat Din told the PRT's Integrated Command Group (PICG) that security in the eastern districts of Nuristan was his chief concern. He wanted [...]	2008-09-27 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
08KABUL2631	Engagement on Afghan-Tajik Bridge Could Enhance Impact [...] (SBU) The Afghan-Tajik bridge continues to drive trade and improve relations between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The border crossing has the potential to become one of Afghanistan's most convenient, but dithering on both sides of the border about staffing the facility and on the Afghan side ab [...]	2008-09-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2632	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD and MOI Staff [...] 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 officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-09-28 06:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2633	IEC: IMAGE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH NEED IMPROVEMENT [...] (C NF) A senior strategic communications expert with experience in advising heads of state visited Afghanistan September 14 to 26 to consult with the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on ways to improve the IEC's public image, media operations, and voter outreach. Hosted by UNDP/ELECT, [...]	2008-09-28 07:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2634	NURISTAN: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES NEW GOVERNOR [...] On September 7, Dow Ab District Administrator Qari Daud expressed his frustration to the PRT's Integrated Command Team (PICG) about Kabul's lack of inclusion of Nuristan voices in the provincial gubernatorial selection process. He described the security situation in the district as stable, but [...]	2008-09-28 08:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2641	URUZGAN GOVERNOR HEADED DOWN PATH OF POLITICAL DEMISE, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his one-year anniversary in office, Uruzgan Governor Hamdam conveyed his growing concern that he will not survive a full term. Hamdam's low profile in the province and his inability to check the influence of local power brokers and rebellious ministry directors are [...]	2008-09-28 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2645	UPDATE ON KIDNAPPED AMCIT ALFRED GEISER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 20 August 2008, AMCIT Alfred GEISER and local national (LN) and partner Abdul SHAKOR were abducted by armed gunman in the Deh-Pak Village in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Over the past five weeks, RSO Personnel Recovery Center (PRCC) and LEGATT have coordinated efforts to [...]	2008-09-29 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER AF
08KABUL266	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via a U.S. contractor circulating a routine host gov [...]	2008-02-02 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR AF
08KABUL2678	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE STAFF [...] 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 5 Ministry of Defense officials who have been selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post has re [...]	2008-10-01 03:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL268	Extreme Weather Affects Traffic on Afghan-Tajik Bridge [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December 18, 2007, the Afghan-Tajik Bridge has operated full-time according to the agreement reached at a December 17 meeting of Afghan and Tajik officials (reftel). Recent winter weather conditions have led to a decrease in commercial traffic and to the bridge's unexpecte [...]	2008-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
08KABUL2681	THE VITAL LINK - KHOST-GARDEZ ROAD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The rugged terrain of the Khost-Gardez (K-G) Pass, and its legacy as a mujahedin stronghold along the southeast approach to Kabul, have been challenges to the completion of an efficient and safe road in the area. Complex geography, tribal networks, and insurgent interference have also hi [...]	2008-10-01 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL2708	Initial Phase of Voter Registration Faces Tenuous Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the commencement of voter registration just one day away - Oct.6, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is struggling to address a number of issues that illustrate the fragile and fluid security situation that could undermine the registration process in some areas. The [...]	2008-10-05 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER MASS AF
08KABUL2714	KARZAI'S INEFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last month's overrides of presidential vetoes highlight President Karzai's difficult relationship with the National Assembly's Lower House. Several factors contribute to Karzai's poor track record in achieving his legislative goals, including his refusal to form a political par [...]	2008-10-06 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
08KABUL2722	AFGHANISTAN: PHASE ONE OF VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Phase one of the Voter Registration (VR) process began on 10/6 with the opening of VR stations scheduled in the 14 provinces of the Phase one region. VR successfully opened in 12 of the 14 provinces with only Nurestan and Ghazni experiencing some logistical and bureaucratic prob [...]	2008-10-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL2729	FEELING IGNORED BY KABUL, PANJSHIRIS PULL INWARD [...] (S) Despite having achieved unrivaled success in governance and security, Panjshiris appear to be turning increasingly away from Kabul as they see little attention paid to their valley by those in the national government, including other prominent Panjshiris. Evidence of this can be heard in [...]	2008-10-08 10:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2735	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-09 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2738	FORMER URUZGAN GOVERNOR JMK ACTIVELY LOBBIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, former Uruzgan Governor and Populazai leader Jan Mohammad Khan (JMK) provided a harsh critique of Governor Hamdam,s tenure. JMK made clear that in his current role as Tribal Affairs Advisor to Karzai he remains deeply involved in Uruzgan politics. JMK [...]	2008-10-10 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2741	JUNBESH LEADER CONFIRMS TURKISH PLAN FOR DOSTUM,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Junbesh Party president Said Noorullah confirmed to PRT Officer that a deal is in the works between President Karzai and Turkish authorities to remove former Junbesh leader and ex-commander General Abdul Rashid Dostum from the Afghan political scene by sending him to Turkey prior [...]	2008-10-11 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2744	Khost Governor Highlights Challenges to Governance and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khost Governor Arsala Jamal cited corruption and limited human capital as the primary obstacles to good governance in Khost and Afghanistan. While donor projects positively impact private investment, lack of electricity hamper investors. Jamal feared growing Taliban intimidati [...]	2008-10-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL2746	U.S., U.K., FRENCH AND GERMAN AMBASSADORS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 9, French Ambassador Jean de Ponton d'Amecourt met with U.S., British and German Ambassadors to discuss his October 6 briefing by President Karzai on the recent reconciliation meetings in Saudi Arabia. The Ambassadors agreed that the publicity and lack of clarity surro [...]	2008-10-12 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2752	Zabul Justice System Shows New Signs of Life [...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 6 public sentencing hearing attended by over 200 local and provincial officials and tribal elders, the invigorated Zabul Court of Appeals handed down five death and fourteen life sentences to a group charged with murdering ten people and wounding six more in Shajoy [...]	2008-10-13 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2756	KARZAI SHUFFLES KEY CABINET POSITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai announced a long-anticipated Cabinet shuffle Oct. 11, making six key changes in his government. Reactions to these changes ranged from cautious optimism from the international community to healthy skepticism from opposition political leaders. State-owned media [...]	2008-10-14 02:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM AF
08KABUL2764	BALKH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FRUSTRATED WITH SWEDISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkh Provincial Council chairman recently voiced his displeasure to Swedish PRT officials about Swedish development efforts and asked them for visible reconstruction projects. He repeated a message first uttered by Balkh Governor Atta that Sweden should pack up and leave P [...]	2008-10-14 05:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2775	EMBASSY KABUL RESPONSE TO ROK PLANS FOR MORE [...] (C) In response to reftel, regarding ROKG's interest in expansion of its vocational training program in Afghanistan, post would be very interested in sharing information on our experiences in implementing a successful vocational training program in Konar province. The Konar program consisted o [...]	2008-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SMIL MASS AF KS PTER
08KABUL2777	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 14 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-16 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2778	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI & MOD Staff [...] 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 10 officers from the MOI and MOD scheduled for training. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory [...]	2008-10-16 16:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2779	Kunar Preparing for Influx of Refugees from Bajaur [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: An estimated 180 Afghan families living in Pakistan have fled into Afghanistan's Kunar province after Bajaur Agency issued an October 3 order directing all Afghans to leave within three days. Kunar Province's Dep [...]	2008-10-17 03:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD EFIN AF PK TI
08KABUL2780	DUTCH PREPARE FOR CIVILIAN COMMAND OF URUZGAN PRT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch civilian staff embedded in the Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) and PRT was recently expanded to twelve officials in an effort to ensure civilian control over governance and development issues, and greater involvement in security matters. As of July 26, the senior Dutch civil [...]	2008-10-18 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2782	QAYUM KARZAI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Abdul Qayum Karzai described to the Ambassador the potential Saudi reconciliation process. He and Abdullah Anas developed the current initiative a year ago and secured Taliban engagement through Anas' connection to Mullah Abdul Salam Zaif (former Taliban Ambassador to P [...]	2008-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AF
08KABUL2783	MORE ACTION, LESS TALK NEEDED FROM URUZGAN [...] (C) Summary: The PRT conveyed to Uruzgan Governor Hamdam in explicit terms that his position as governor remained extremely tenuous, given his weak standing among key tribal elders on security and corruption issues, former governor Jan Mohammad Khan,s (JMK) renewed efforts to return to his old [...]	2008-10-18 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2785	ATTA RAISES SPECTER OF INSECURITY IN NORTH [...] (U) Summary: In his remarks at an International Peace Day event, Balkh Governor Atta Mohammed Noor predicted greater insecurity in the northern provinces within a year's time if the north does not receive its share of development projects and if there continues to be what he deems a lack of coo [...]	2008-10-18 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN SNAR AF TI
08KABUL2796	WESTERN AFGHANISTAN WOMEN TRY OUT SHURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Life in Western Afghanistan remains difficult for women, particularly in rural and insecure areas. NGOs and government agencies report that families continue to force women and girls into marriages and to otherwise subject them to physical and emotional abuse. Women and girls co [...]	2008-10-19 14:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL2797	AFGHAN OFFICIALS AIR CONCERNS TO SIGAR ON USAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Arnold Fields heard two common themes during meetings with the GIRoA Auditor General and senior Afghan MOD and MOI officials: A) that there is insufficient coordination between Afghanistan and the Donor Community, inc [...]	2008-10-20 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWAC AF
08KABUL28	Afghanistan Aids Pakistanis Fleeing Kurram Violence [...] (U) Afghan media reported January 2 that President Karzai had ordered an inter-ministerial humanitarian needs assessment in anticipation of more Pakistani refugees fleeing Sunni-Shia fighting in Kurram Agency. The Minister of Refugees and Repatriation is leading an assessment team to the Terza [...]	2008-01-03 03:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PK AF
08KABUL2810	3RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]	2008-10-21 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2821	INSURGENTS THWART WFP'S AID DELIVERY TO JAWAND [...] (C) Summary. From October 10 to October 13, Spanish ISAF soldiers from PRT Qal-e-Now, along with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),escorted a 25-truck convoy with approximately 300 tons of World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food aid over mountainous and insecure [...]	2008-10-22 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2827	MINERALS ABOUND IN AFGHANISTAN, AN UPDATE ON THE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A viable engine of economic growth, the mineral sector in Afghanistan is striving for advancement step by step. At times, Afghanistan's steps are firm, promoting modernization, other times they are wobbly or haphazard, resulting in retraction. In recent months, Afghanistan rec [...]	2008-10-22 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID EINV PGOV AF
08KABUL2832	ELECTION POLITICS AT PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Daoud Ali Najafi, Chief Technical Officer at the Independent Election Commission (IEC),appeared before the leadership of the legislature on October 19 to calm the recent controversy there over the fall 2009 time frame for presidential and provincial council elections. The recent fla [...]	2008-10-22 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2833	IC REVIEWS INTERIM APPROACH TO KAMBAKHSH CASE [...] (C) Afghan and international media widely reported that the Kabul appellate court on October 21 sentenced Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh to 20 years of imprisonment, vice an earlier sentence of death, for distributing literature found by a local court to be offensive to Islam (REF A.) On the margin [...]	2008-10-23 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL2837	THREE CHANGES IN CABINET FORESHADOW MORE TO COME [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House overwhelmingly approved three of four nominees involved in President Karzai's much-anticipated Cabinet shuffle this week, moving forward on what many in the international community are hoping is a renewed focus fighting corruption and improvi [...]	2008-10-24 01:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2838	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In October 15-16 meetings with visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, representatives from the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),NATO, UNDP, the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI),and the International Foundation for Elec [...]	2008-10-25 08:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AF
08KABUL2839	ISAF AND PAKISTAN MILITARY AGREE TO BEGIN PLANNING [...] (S) Summary: At a Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18, Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps, ISAF, Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Border Police (ABP) commanders agreed to begin planning coordinated offensive operations designed to deny safe haven to insurgents on ei [...]	2008-10-25 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER
08KABUL2840	PARWAN PROVINCE: GOVERNANCE, ELECTIONS, SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Parwan, one of two provinces that form the northern gateway to Kabul, is relatively free of violence and poppy but remains woefully lacking in development and economic growth due to a lack of human capacity. Governor Taqwa prioritizes development efforts in Charikar, the prov [...]	2008-10-25 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2841	BORDER SECURITY MEETING ADDRESSES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Afghan and Pakistani military officers addressed disputes over border outposts at the Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18. While these are minor disputes engendered by the poorly demarcated frontier, in some instances, they have degenerated to the po [...]	2008-10-26 03:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER
08KABUL2842	IMPROVING OPERATIONAL COORDINATION WITH PAK-MIL [...] (C) Summary. Combined Task Force Currahee leadership held a Border Flag Meeting with Pakistani Military (Pak-Mil) officials in southern Paktika province as part of an ongoing process to enhance dialogue between the forces along the border, build trust and improve the flow of information and c [...]	2008-10-26 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2850	THE PARTY YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS UNAVAILABLE - [...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ghazni,s cell phone network shut down in response to Taliban threats. As of October 25 the phones remain nonfunctional despite Ghazni Governor Mohammad Usman Usmani,s jailing of two local phone company executives and his promises to have the networks up and running aga [...]	2008-10-26 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER AF
08KABUL2851	NURISTAN:INSECURITY IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bargi Matal,s district administrator, Mohammed Ishmael, and local leaders described security in their district as stable, and identified security in neighboring Kamdish district as their principal concern. The chief request from Ishmael and Bargi Matal elders was for the PRT to [...]	2008-10-26 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2856	DOSTUM RECONCILES WITH RIVAL, TIPS HAT TO KARZAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum apparently reconciled with adversary Akbar Bai Oct. 26, opening the door for his return to public life and jeopardizing efforts to reform his Junbesh-e-Milli party and lock the notorious Uzbek warlord out of Afghan politics. After several months of hous [...]	2008-10-27 08:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2860	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD/MOI STAFF [...] 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 thirty-two (32)MOD and MoI officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Pos [...]	2008-10-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2863	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty (30) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 5. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good fai [...]	2008-10-27 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2864	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-10-27 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2865	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-four(34) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are individuals with on [...]	2008-10-27 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2866	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INL CANDIDATE FOR AGO PSD [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one(1) additional Afghan national selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office. When [...]	2008-10-27 12:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2887	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: POLICE OFFICERS FOR ATA VIP COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of sixteen 16 police officers scheduled to attend an ATA VIP course from December 10 2008 to January 12, 2009 at Camp Watan, Afghanistan. Post has rev [...]	2008-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2889	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS FOR ATA SD COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of twenty-four (24) students scheduled to attend an ATA Surveillance Detection course from November 25 to December 16, 2008. Post has reviewed the inf [...]	2008-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2896	AGAINST THE ODDS, VOTER REGISTRATION UNDERWAY IN [...] (SBU) Delayed in starting and still struggling across difficult terrain, Nuristan's voter registration process is nonetheless underway and going better than many observers expected. ------------------ FROM HERE TO THERE ------------------ 2. (SBU) Splayed across the jagged teeth of [...]	2008-10-29 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2897	POLL SHOWS VOTERS UPBEAT ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The Asia Foundation on October 28 published its fourth annual nationwide survey of Afghan public opinion. Media coverage has focused on the finding that security is the main reason for greater overall pessimism among Afghans; while a plurality of 38 percent of believe the country is mov [...]	2008-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2903	GHAZNI GOVERNOR ON OCTOBER 25 KILLING OF CONTRACT [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mohammad Usmani, the Governor of troubled Ghazni province, is struggling to manage fallout from an October 25 incident in Qarabagh district. Allegedly, U.S. forces accidentally killed 22 Afghans, at least nine of whom were private security employees on duty at two long-establ [...]	2008-10-30 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2909	A MORE HANDS-ON APPROACH TO PARLIAMENT RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After some confusion at the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs following the transfer of former chief Farooq Wardak to the Ministry of Education and the reluctance of a named successor to accept the job, the office's deputy has taken charge indefinitely, with hopes of dedicating [...]	2008-11-01 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2913	UNITED NATIONAL FRONT NEITHER UNITED NOR NATIONAL [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The United (National) Front, the main political opposition to President Karzai in Parliament and the upcoming presidential election campaign, has attempted to present itself as a unified coalition of pan-ethnic and pan-regional political parties committed to opposing a second [...]	2008-11-02 06:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2914	ELECTION SECURITY COOPERATION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: Cooperation on voter registration security among the Independent Election Commission (IEC),the Ministry of Interior (MOI),and the Ministry of Defense (MOD) is much improved over its early stumbles (REF A) and the fractious planning of the late summer (REF B.) The security fo [...]	2008-11-02 07:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2932	AFGHAN REPUBLICAN PARTY EMBRACES KARZAI'S AGENDA [...] The Afghan Republican Party celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week with a national conference in Kabul, where party leaders made it clear they intend to serve among President Karzai's most reliable supporters in next year's election even though Karzai has said he does not intend to form, [...]	2008-11-04 10:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF

08KABUL2933	AFGAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY MEETING - GOOD SPIRIT, SHORT [...] (C) On 11/3, the Ambassador called separately on Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Daudzai and NSA Zalmay Rassoul. The 10/31 Karzai-PM Gailani-President Gul trilateral and the Karzai-Gailani bilateral were long on positive atmosphere, and short on substance. Gailani told Karzai that Pakist [...]	2008-11-04 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2937	IDLG GOVERNOR'S ADVISORS PROGRAM IN URUZGAN: A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) dispatched nine advisors to Uruzgan Province in a direct response to Governor Hamdam's call for help as he undertook to coordinate the work of insubordinate and unqualified department directors. The advisors are part of an [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL2938	Indian and Pakistani Consulates Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian and Pakistani Consulates watch each others' activities carefully in Herat, while reaching out to Heratis in the medical area, in particular. The Indian Consul follows closely the progress of construction of the Indian-funded, 200-240 million dollar, 42-megawatt Salma dam [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2939	FIRST PHASE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WRAPS UP WELL [...] (SBU) Phase 1 of the voter registration update for the 14 central highland provinces reached its official end date on November 5 with 828,708 voters -- and counting -- added to the rolls (REF A). Nuristan province and selected districts in Ghazni, Wardak, and Logar will remain open until mid [...]	2008-11-05 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2940	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DS FSNI TRAINING [...] 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 officer scheduled to attend a DS FSNI Training course from December 2, 2008 to December 10. Post has reviewed the information available on these [...]	2008-11-05 15:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2942	PHASE 2 VOTER REGISTRATION OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (SBU) Phase 2 voter registration for the eight northern provinces and Paktya and Kabul provinces began November 5. The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) reported that 322 of the 326 Phase 2 sites are open. Delays in delivery of supplies prevented four sites in remote areas of Badghis p [...]	2008-11-06 10:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2943	FM SPANTA: EIDE THREAT TO RESIGN, KIDNAPPED AFGHAN [...] (C) FM Spanta told the Ambassador at their 11/5 meeting that: (1) Kai Eide told the Afghan UN Perm Rep that he was considering resigning in frustration. The Ambassador and Spanta are urging Eide not to do so. (2) Spanta sought U.S. help in finding the Afghan diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan. S [...]	2008-11-06 11:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2963	AFGHANS NERVOUSLY EYE RECONCILIATION TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Afghan political leaders and ordinary citizens are following reports of reconciliation talks with Taliban representatives with great interest and, in many cases, significant trepidation. A number of individuals who assume USG involvement, have approached us at many levels to [...]	2008-11-09 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV AF SA
08KABUL2964	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff [...] 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 two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests D [...]	2008-11-09 09:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2967	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff - Cable Revised to [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Lahy vetting requirements, this cable forwardsthe name and biodata of two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Dep [...]	2008-11-09 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2968	HOW PAKISTAN'S ECONOMIC TROUBLES AFFECT AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghan exporters are complaining about the impact of depreciation of the Pakistani rupee on their bottom lines. Meanwhile, Afghan importers are taking advantage of the same situation, reportedly stocking up on imported goods to sell later if/when domestic prices rise. Pakistan' [...]	2008-11-09 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AF PK
08KABUL2969	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (31) Afghan nationals selected for training for the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government of Afghanistan. The training will be conduc [...]	2008-11-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL297	UPDATE: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT KABUL, [...] This to update the Department on Post's alert of February 2 regarding the report by the Afghan National Police Coordination Center (NPCC) of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) seizure of two bottles of uranium. Following further inspection of the bottle, an NDS liaison officer [...]	2008-02-05 08:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR AF
08KABUL2970	The Details of Evolving the PRT Model in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. Reftel lays out the Mission's ideas for evolving the PRT model in Afghanistan and expanding our civilian support for Operation Enduring Freedom. This message provides a more in-depth look at the structures outlined in Kabul 2784, detailing the new initiatives and tailored grow [...]	2008-11-10 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS
08KABUL2972	HEZB-E-ISLAMI ON VOTER REGISTRATION, IRAN CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan is continuing to organize a nation-wide political movement and distance itself from its origins as a mujahideen military force under the leadership of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The party has organized members in half of the country's provinces, but recent [...]	2008-11-11 02:24:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PTER AF IR
08KABUL2977	AFGHAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SACKED AMID ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a November 10 cabinet meeting, President Karzai abruptly dismissed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) Hamidullah Qaderi on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel. Hajj flights from Afghan cities were to begin November 8. However, the Sa [...]	2008-11-11 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL2978	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES: U.S. COMMITTED TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: In October 15-16 meetings with visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, representatives from media outlets, Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA),Parliament, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),Equal Access, Afghan Landmine Survivors' Organization (ALSO),and The As [...]	2008-11-11 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO AFIN
08KABUL298	PAKTIKA SUPER SHURA IS A SUPER SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: District shura and government leaders from throughout Paktika province met in the provincial capital, Sharana, for three days in a "super shura" (gathering of elders). The shura was a huge success with a large number of attendees from diverse backgrounds, energetic debates, and c [...]	2008-02-06 03:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL2980	ATIQULLAH LUDIN APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF LOGAR [...] (U) On October 23 former Mujahedin commander LTG Atiqullah Ludin took up his duties as the new governor of Logar Province just south of Kabul. He replaced Abdullah Wardak, who was killed in an insurgent attack on September 13. In his initial address to Logar residents and officials, Ludin [...]	2008-11-12 11:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2981	ZARAR LEAVES MIXED LEGACY AT MOI; ATMAR GETS OFF [...] (C) Summary. In the cabinet reshuffle of October 11, President Karzai replaced Minister of Interior Moqbal Zarar with Minister of Education Mohammad Hanif Atmar. While Zarar was a willing partner with the U.S. and succeeded in making (largely unacknowledged) initial organizational changes and [...]	2008-11-12 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	AFIN PGOV PREL PTER
08KABUL2986	RC South: Dutch PRT Overview [...] (U) Summary. Dutch Embassy representatives gave ISAF's PRT Working Group Secretariat an overview of the Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan province. The Dutch Embassy is unsure of the effects of its expiring mandate to lead the PRT, noting that its PRT will become civilian [...]	2008-11-13 03:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2987	PARLIAMENT ASKS FOR ROLE IN RECONCILIATION TALKS [...] (U) Members of Parliament are calling for a formal role in ongoing reconciliation talks in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Farooq Wardak, recently appointed education minister and a key player in the Afghan-Pakistani peace jirgas, appeared before Parliament's Lower House Nov. 12 to explain the gove [...]	2008-11-13 04:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL3006	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3007	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3008	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3009	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3011	KAM AIR OWNER CITES KIDNAPPINGS, TAX BURDEN AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 22 meeting with Econoff, the president of Kam Air, Afghanistan's most successful private airline, Mr. Zamarai Kamgar lamented the worsening security climate in Kabul for businessmen, noting the increase in kidnappings of close relatives of high-profile figures. Kam [...]	2008-11-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD AF
08KABUL3012	PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES OPTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Parliament continue to debate the timing for next year's presidential election, many of them for political motives. Caught between certain legal provisions to hold the election as soon as March and the reality of logistical and climate challenges to doing so, MPs h [...]	2008-11-18 03:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3013	KARZAI BUOYANT AFTER INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE SESSION; [...] (S) Although light in substance, Karzai was pleased with his 11/13 trilateral meeting with King Abdullah and President Zardari, on the margins of the Saudi-sponsored Interfaith Dialogue at UNGA. Karzai welcomed King Abdullah,s concern about the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and his [...]	2008-11-18 06:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL3015	AFGHANISTAN TO CONSIDER U.S. REQUEST ON THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL3019	AFGHANISTAN'S HAJ FLIGHT WOES PERSIST [...] (SBU) The difficulties in airlifting Afghan Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia that led to the dismissal of the last Transport Minister (reftel) are continuing. More than a week after Haj flights were to have begun, only about 900 of the 30,000 Afghans who have paid to make the Haj have actually tak [...]	2008-11-18 14:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AF
08KABUL3020	LEARNING LESSONS, LOOKING AHEAD ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Afghan security forces continue to improve their cooperation on voter registration security. In the wake of an attack on completed voter registration materials in Wardak province, representatives from the IEC, [...]	2008-11-19 06:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3025	KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]	2008-11-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3026	URUZGAN GOVERNOR PROMISES TO TAKE ON THRIVING POPPY [...] (SBU) Summary: Uruzgan Governor Hamdam has vowed to reduce poppy cultivation in his province by 25 percent this season. Hamdam told the Deputy Minister of Counter Narcotics he planned to create a comprehensive CN strategy with goals in public awareness, alternative livelihood and eradication [...]	2008-11-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR AF
08KABUL3027	DECLINING SECURITY MIGHT SPELL THE END TO HERAT GOVERNOR'S [...] (U) Summary: Following two years of declining security and repeated kidnappings in and around the city of Herat, Governor Anwari's days may be numbered. Responding to citizens' demands and after the President's receipt of a report from a high-level investigating delegation from Kabul, the Min [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3028	DOSTUM'S VOTER REGISTRATION APPEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Junbesh party founder General Abdul Rashid Dostum has appealed to all Afghans to register to vote in the 2009 elections. In particular, he calls upon mullahs to encourage women to vote and asks businessmen to provide transportation to voter registration centers for people living [...]	2008-11-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL303	UZBEK WARLORD DOSTUM TANGLES WITH POLICE, SNUBS [...] (C) Armed supporters of Uzbek strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum abducted political rival Akbar Bay and brutally beat him at Dostum's Kabul residence on February 2. The standoff that ensued between Dostum's supporters and police sent to the scene ended with with Bay's release and a police withdraw [...]	2008-02-06 05:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3030	POLITICAL AND SECURITY SITUATION IN HELMAND: [...] (C) President Karzai is willing to consider a combined ISAF-ANA (with key roles for the U.S. and UK) security plan to improve stability in Helmand, but is convinced reinstating Sher Mohammad Akhunzada (SMA) as governor is the best way to achieve stability (and bring out votes in next year,s electio [...]	2008-11-22 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF
08KABUL3031	RABBANI DISTRUSTS KARZAI ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On Nov. 18, Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani told the Ambassador he distrusted President Karzai's reconciliation talks with the Taliban and proposals to arm tribal militias. Rabbani said many non-Pashtuns suspect Karzai is pursuing a strategy that sets Pashtuns against the [...]	2008-11-22 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
08KABUL3032	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR MOD AND PPS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan nationals selected for MOD and PPS training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-11-23 08:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3036	DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan officials appear eager to implement the country's new anti-trafficking law, but the level of conceptual clarity on the definition of trafficking differed among government officials. Judicial delay, corruption, and weak coordination remain obstacles to effectively punishing [...]	2008-11-24 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
08KABUL306	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for the Command and [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Command and Staff College. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]	2008-02-06 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3062	VIEW FROM THE NORTH: KUNDUZ WOMEN NAVIGATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women in Kunduz Province face problems common throughout the country including illiteracy and violence. However, many Kunduz women are free to work, are much less covered in public than in other areas of the country, and express satisfaction with the Afghan government. The are [...]	2008-11-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF KTIP
08KABUL3063	FM SPANTA: MORE HIGH-LEVEL PAKISTAN MEETINGS; [...] (C) Pakistan President Zardari will visit Kabul soon. Karzai and Zardari are scheduled to meet President Gul in Istanbul on 12/5 as a continuation of that trilateral process. Spanta briefed on the 11/17 Cabinet decision to send to Washington the Government,s proposal on a bilateral technical [...]	2008-11-24 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3084	UNITED FRONT RETHINKS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Senior United Front leaders have de-emphasized their search for a candidate in next year's presidential election and turned to building "national unity," a possible sign they anticipate a Pashtun victory and seek a greater role in national security issues under the next admini [...]	2008-11-30 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL3085	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON ENERGY PROJECTS - FUEL SHORTAGE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Lackluster progress and recent setbacks in the energy sector underscore the difficulties of working in Afghanistan. In particular, critical lack of Afghan government planning and possible corruption, combined with very limited discretionary resources and competing demands, have [...]	2008-11-30 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3086	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Economic Commission (JEC) focused on the many trade, trucking, and transit issues that bedevil the Pak-Afghan bilateral economic relationship. The two sides agreed to set up three new working groups to deal with these irritants. One aims to negotiate a new Afghanista [...]	2008-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETRA PREL ECIN EAID AF PK
08KABUL3087	GOOD SECURITY ALLOWS PANJSHIR TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE [...] Summary. Panjshir province has become a model for "clean" energy, with virtually 100 percent of electricity coming from renewable sources. Recent projects include Afghanistan's first wind farm providing power for the provincial government center, multiple micro hydro-electric systems, and sol [...]	2008-12-01 04:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SGNV ENRG PGOV AF
08KABUL3088	AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR WOOD'S MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wood met November 23 with leaders of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) for the first time since its reorganization. He underscored the central role Afghanistan's private sector must play in long-term, sustainable development and urged ACCI to become a [...]	2008-12-01 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND AF
08KABUL3089	ATMAR LEADS DONORS TO FUNDING DECISIONS ON ANP [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 18, in Minister Atmar's first LOTFA Steering Committee meeting, he steered the group to decisions to fund an increase to ANP salaries, initiate a pilot project to test incentive pay in targeted medium- and high-threat ANP districts, reach a settlement on how to handl [...]	2008-12-01 05:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS AFIN AF
08KABUL3096	CROSS-BORDER CALL FOR HELP -- KURRAM AGENCY PASHTUNS AND THEIR AFGHAN BROTHERS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 06:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08KABUL3097	OLD GUARD HAZARA POLITICOS RESIST GRASSROOTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's Hazara minority remains entrenched with the same political parties and leadership that have guided the ethnic group for the past 15 years. A handful of elder statesmen and warlords lead these parties, which are a legacy of the predominately Shia Hazaras' refuge [...]	2008-12-01 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL310	EMBASSY ACTION ON KAMBAKHSH DEATH SENTENCE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kabul has met with the brother of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, whose death sentence for distributing literature found by alocal court to be offensive to Islam is on appal (Ref). The Ambassador has communicated to senior Afghan officials U.S. concerns about the constitutionalit [...]	2008-02-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL3104	DOSTUM LEAVES FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum departed Afghanistan for Turkey this week, following a reconciliation ceremony last month with a political rival and a brief, but notable return to public life (ref A). Dostum had been living under a loose form of house arrest after a violent altercation in Febru [...]	2008-12-02 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF TU
08KABUL3106	OLD AND NEW RUB TOGETHER IN VOTER REGISTRATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The dry, spare southeastern province of Paktya, bordering on Pakistan, retains a solid social framework of Pashtun tribes and traditional values. Its inhabitants are also eager to win their fair share of political representation and development dollars in the new order. As t [...]	2008-12-03 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3111	DECLARED AND LIKELY AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Provided below, for addressees reference, is an update to reftel from June on declared and likely presidential candidates, with ethnicity in parentheses. Addressees should take care when dealing with those listed not to convey the misimpression of USG endorsement of a particular candidac [...]	2008-12-03 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL3122	IEC ENGAGES WOMEN MPS [...] With the Embassy and international NGOs as brokers, the Independent Election Commission held a consultative session this week with women MPs to discuss how to increase participation of women in the voter registration process. Although more than 2.5 million Afghans have registered under the cur [...]	2008-12-03 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL316	PAKTIKA PROVINCE: ISOLATION AND POOR SECURITY MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Province is widely perceived as an undeveloped and insecure Afghan hinterland. This perception is largely accurate, though centers of development and governance are emerging in key populated centers. The key challenge for Paktika is the near total absence of trained pr [...]	2008-02-07 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3174	NOT AFRAID: AFGHAN WOMEN LEADERS, ROLE MODELS, AND [...] (U) An impressive sampling of Afghan women leaders attended a December 4 human rights and gender violence seminar, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and the US Embassy. International media coverage focused on quotes about increasing threats to women in public life. The participan [...]	2008-12-08 07:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL3175	NATO SECGEN VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 26 - [...] (SBU) Summary: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer followed a shortened schedule during his November 26-27 visit to Afghanistan but achieved his substantive purposes. He met with President Karzai and other senior Afghan leaders, UNAMA head Kai Eide, and a visiting UN Security [...]	2008-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF
08KABUL3176	SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 10-11, 2008 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit to Afghanistan. The overall state of the security situation here is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in success by Coalition and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) do not grab the headlines that a spectac [...]	2008-12-09 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER AFIN
08KABUL3177	PRACTICING DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) As election season opens in Afghanistan, voters and politicians alike are demonstrating a stubborn enthusiasm for the still-new practice of democracy. The national mood feels dour, reflecting widespread criticism of the weaknesses of the Karzai government; frustration at the rise in ki [...]	2008-12-09 05:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3182	SPEAKER QANOONI: BALL IS IN KARZAI'S COURT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker Yunis Qanooni repeatedly claimed he had no particular position on the election debate issue and was flexible on timing, but could not resolve the problem on his own given the strong feelings of fellow parliamentarians. These [...]	2008-12-09 11:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3183	AFGHANISTAN: WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD [...] (SBU) Alternative livelihood programs are a key item in the counter-narcotics toolbox, but no one would contend that they are easy or always successful. Even in purely economic terms, poppy has some advantages that licit alternative crops do not enjoy. This message analyzes those advantages a [...]	2008-12-09 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ECON ETRD KCRM EAID EINV AF
08KABUL3187	AFGHAN LEADERS TELL AMB. KHALILZAD THEY ARE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. USUN Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad met with a broad array of Afghan political leaders, civil society activists, and government officials on the margins of his participation in a UN Security Council fact-finding mission to Afghanistan Nov. 24-27. He heard a common theme of growing pess [...]	2008-12-10 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL AF
08KABUL3190	UNDERSTANDING IRREGULARITIES IN VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) By December 13, 24 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces will have completed the voter registration update exercise. To date, observed irregularities and partisan quibbles alike revolve around the politically-sensitive question of Pashtun participation. This dynamic makes Phases 3 and 4, in t [...]	2008-12-11 08:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3191	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: USAID BASIC POLICE LITERACY IN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one-hundred (100) Afghan police selected for basic literacy training from USAID. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by Decemb [...]	2008-12-11 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3192	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-six (36) Afghan nationals selected for training for the presidential protective service. the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government o [...]	2008-12-11 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3193	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL KERRY TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes the visit of Senator Kerry and his delegation. The overall state of Afghanistan is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in security do not grab the headlines that a spectacular suicide attack does. Progress in d [...]	2008-12-11 13:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3194	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3195	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3197	THE ELECTORAL PROCESS FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On voting day in 2009, Afghans will choose not only a new president but new members of their provincial councils. At the same polling place, with the same voter registration card, Afghans will cast a separate ballot for between 9 and 24 provincial council representatives, according to [...]	2008-12-14 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3198	KARZAI URGES DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SUPPORT ZARDARI, [...] (C). In his 12/10 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Karzai urged the United States to give Pakistani President Zardari more political and economic backing to strengthen his hand in reforming the Pakistani military and intelligence services. Karzai welcomed the upcoming increase in [...]	2008-12-14 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON AF
08KABUL3206	JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]	2008-12-14 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KABUL3207	JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]	2008-12-14 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KABUL3208	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES GOVERNANCE WITH IDLG DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. At their December 11 meeting, Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) Director General Jelani Popal outlined to the Deputy Secretary the country's key sub-national governance challenges: governance capacity-building at the sub-national level, providing sub-national g [...]	2008-12-15 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
08KABUL3211	COMMERCE DEPMIN FARHADI ON WTO ACCESSION, ETC. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Afghan Deputy Commerce Minister Farhadi says launching the WTO accession process is one of his highest priorities, but he expressed uncertainty about finalizing Afghanistan's Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime by year-end, citing capacity weakness at the ministry. H [...]	2008-12-15 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID EINV ENRG WTO AF PK
08KABUL3215	PHASE 3 VOTER REGISTRATION TAKES UP THE CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) reports that on December 13, the first day of Phase 3 voter registration, 123 of 124 planned voter registration sites opened. Some 7,000 Afghans in Farah, Zabul, Paktika, Khost, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces signed up to vote, with turnout [...]	2008-12-15 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3222	AFGHANISTAN - ADDITIONAL FOOD AID NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Recommendation. Total food aid from international donors, combined with the Afghan government's wheat purchases, adds up to only one-quarter of Afghanistan's wheat production shortfall estimated at 2.5 million metric tons this year. Commercial imports and smuggling wi [...]	2008-12-16 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV WFP AF
08KABUL3227	COURAGEOUS AFGHAN WOMEN LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The turnout of approximately 250 female lawyers, judges, and law professors from Kabul and from several northern provinces to a USAID- and INL-funded women's legal leadership workshop in Kabul from December 15-17 overwhelmed organizers. Over the course of the three days, the Afg [...]	2008-12-18 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL3228	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty-four (24) Afghan nationals selected by the DEA for training for the National Intelligence Unit for the Government of Afghanistan. Post po [...]	2008-12-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL323	PRT LAGHMAN: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS PREVENT [...] (S) Summary. Neighborhood watch programs proved successful in countering a spike in the use of IEDs in Laghman province. IED attacks rose sharply in Laghman province in 2007, resulting in a six-fold increase in casualties to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). Insurgents used better equi [...]	2008-02-07 13:24:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3237	KARZAI URGES CODEL MCCAIN TO SUPPORT ZARDARI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham dined with President Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 6. Flanked by many from his cabinet, including the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Karzai urged the Senators to secure strong U [...]	2008-12-21 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM AF PK
08KABUL3239	GOVERNOR JAMALUDDIN: A NEW FACE WITH FEW RESOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nuristan,s newest governor, Jamaluddin Badr, was appointed in late November 2008, nearly three months after his predecessor,s untimely death (Reftel). Jamaluddin comes to the position with many proposals for improving security, governance, and development, but few resources from [...]	2008-12-22 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL324	SUCCESSFUL WINTER COIN OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The rigorous winter in southeastern Afghanistan is traditionally a period of relative inactivity in the conflict with insurgents. However, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Coalition Forces (CF) in the RC-East Task Force Fury area of operations are conducting several op [...]	2008-02-07 14:27:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3240	PRT KUNDUZ - KUNDUZ CITY'S INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2001, a number of informal settlements have sprung up around the Kunduz City's old urban core. Made up of returnees, internally displaced persons (IDP) and people simply attracted to the opportunities in the big city, these settlements vary in the level of amenities and or [...]	2008-12-23 03:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AF
08KABUL325	Logar Province: Chromite Smuggling Undermines Afghan [...] (SBU) Summary: Logar Province's Governor, Provincial Council (PC),and Members of Parliament (MPs) decried the widespread smuggling of chromite (a mineral used in the manufacture of steel and chemicals) by Pakistani smuggling mafias. The officials have repeatedly raised the issue with Minister [...]	2008-02-09 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN PK AF
08KABUL3276	AFGHANISTAN GEMSTONE OUTLOOK IN 2009 AND BEYOND SHINES [...] (U) Summary. Worldwide demand for colored gemstones has increased in recent years. Such a development bodes well for Afghanistan, a land with an abundance of emeralds and rubies, two gemstones that rival diamonds in exclusivity and value. The gemstone industry in Afghanistan suffers from a l [...]	2008-12-23 12:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3277	AFGHANISTAN: IMF MISSION GIVES DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF staff mission has conducted the fifth review of Afghan performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Fund (PRGF) program and found shortcomings. Their overall message was that GIRoA performance under the program, especially its fiscal aspects, is slipping and political-leve [...]	2008-12-23 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID IMF PGOV AF
08KABUL3280	HANDICAPPING THE 2009 ELECTION: PASHTUNS AND [...] (C) Voter demographics, ethnic politics, and the electoral system together mean Afghanistan's next president almost certainly will be a Pashtun. For now, and for the forseeable future, President Karzai is the Pashtuns' candidate, and the 2009 election is his to lose. --------------------- [...]	2008-12-23 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3286	DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FILIP VISITS KABUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip visited Kabul December 20-21 to meet with Attorney GeneralQs Office, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Interior officials. In the meetings, Attorney General Aloko expressed gratitude for the work of DOJ senior advisors and discussed secu [...]	2008-12-27 11:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS AF
08KABUL3287	HIZB-E ISLAMI COURTS PAKTYA PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary. Although Paktya is not a traditional Hizb-e Islami (HIA) stronghold, the party is making inroads in the province. In its current guise as a constitutionally-respectful political movement, the party stokes Pashtun resentments against the current Afghan government, has established [...]	2008-12-28 05:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL3290	AFGHAN FINANCE, FOREIGN MINISTRIES SAY RECC STILL "TBD" [...] (SBU) Deputy Finance Minister Wahidullah Sharani (and now acting Minister of Commerce and Industry) said dates are "still under consideration" for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC),and the jury is out on just when Kabul might commit to a specific time or venue. Sharani's res [...]	2008-12-28 10:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF
08KABUL3294	URUZGAN PREPRARES FOR A SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than one month until the January 20 kick-off of the Phase IV voter registration period, Uruzgan election and ANSF officials are making steady progress in planning for a campaign that could lead to at least 100,000 new voters. The veteran Provincial Elections Officer h [...]	2008-12-28 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3296	TWO ELECTION WORKERS SUPERFICIALLY WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) As reported in international media, a suicide bomber on December 28 detonated an explosives-packed vehicle at an Afghan security forces checkpoint outside the district center in Manduzai district in Khost province. Press reports indicate police stopped the bomber before he reached his [...]	2008-12-28 14:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3322	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONSC PPS TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) Afghan national selected for training for the presidential protective service. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individu [...]	2008-12-29 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3325	MOI ATMAR - IMAGE VERSUS REALITY IN A MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai appointed Mohammad Hanif Atmar as Minister of Interior (MOI) in mid-October. He charged Atmar with showing progress on a very narrow range of political goals within a tight timeframe. That narrow list of security priorities has now multiplied as Atmar realizes [...]	2008-12-30 03:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AFIN AF
08KABUL3332	TAGAB STABILITY INITIATIVE PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] (U) UNAMA and the PRT continue to work with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),USAID, and local leaders to ensure success in the creation of the Afghan Social Outreach Program (ASOP) shura in Tagab, Kapisa. Local figures are already vying for leadership positions in the [...]	2008-12-30 06:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF KDEM
08KABUL3333	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND INFO ON GOVERNOR USMANI [...] Dr. Mohammad Usman Usmani was sworn in as Governor of Ghazni on May 31, 2008. A Durrani Pashtun of the Alokozai sub-tribe, he was born in Daman District of Kandahar province in 1968. Usmani is a medical doctor and a 1999 graduate of Kandahar University. He joined Mir Wais Hospital in 2000 [...]	2008-12-30 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR AF
08KABUL3334	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND (ARTF) [...] At the December 17 Quarterly Donors meeting, the Afghan government met with donors to discuss the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the ARTF donors approved a proposal to reform the Recurrent Cost Window of the ART [...]	2008-12-30 07:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF FAS

08KABUL3342	AFGHAN MINISTRY OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS: NOT SPEAKING [...] (SBU) Civil society actors largely agree the Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) is a weak advocate for Afghan women. The Ministry receives one of the smallest budgets of all Afghan ministries, and four women have rotated through as Minister over the past seven years. MOWA leadership envisions [...]	2008-12-31 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL346	AFGHAN VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS AND OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wood on January 31 raised the cluster munitions (CM) issue with President Karzai and National Security Advisor Rassoul, who said the Afghan government would not take any steps that would damage the U.S.-Afghan security relationship. Foreign Minister Spanta told the Am [...]	2008-02-12 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MPS PARM PREL AF
08KABUL348	NANGARHAR OFFICIALS PITCH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon that projects to bring electricity to the province, including irrigation dams with micro-hydro generators along Nangarhar's southern mountains, would increase security. He said short-term supply [...]	2008-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL349	EASTERN AFGHANISTAN GOVERNORS DISCUSS REGION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The governors of four eastern Afghan provinces decided at a conference in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, that they will work together to help eastern Afghanistan. The governors claimed they are making progress on governance, development, security and counter-narcotics, but that t [...]	2008-02-12 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL350	THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT DEBATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) The law and calendar for the 2009/10 elections have erupted onto the top tier of the Afghan political agenda in the past week following debates in both houses of parliament and a flurry of meetings involving the three branches of government. President Karzai privately convened influentia [...]	2008-02-12 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL361	2007 LIST AND STATUS OF LEGISLATION CONSIDERED BY [...] (SBU) The second annual session of the Afghan Parliament (ended in December 2007) was politically contentious but nevertheless produced significant legislation. The Parliament sent 14 bills to President Karzai for his signature. Political strains between Parliament and the Palace were reflec [...]	2008-02-13 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL388	AF - Request for input for New Required Reports to Congress [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kabul's response to Reftel, which requests input for 2 new reports to Congress on energy. Paragraph 2 offers a brief overview of the energy situation in Afghanistan and U.S. objectives. Paragraphs 3,4,5 and 6 contain the Embassy's responses to questions A, B, C an [...]	2008-02-18 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL398	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development's (MRRD) National Solidarity Program (NSP) is an Afghan success story, fostering local development through Community Development Councils (CDCs),including in some of the most insecure parts of the country. The Ministry proposed trans [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL399	TURKS WANT DOSTUM TO STAY QUIET IN THE NORTH, [...] (C) Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Ethem Tokdemir conveyed to the Ambassador February 14 his governmentÂ´s intention to encourage the Afghan Government to permit Dostum to return quietly to the north. Tokdemir passed a copy of his talking points cautioning against actions leading to instabilit [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL405	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 18, the Afghan Foreign Ministry released the following statement in English on their official website in support of the independence of Kosovo: BEGIN TEXT: The Statement of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the Recognition of Independence of Kosovo Released on: Feb 18 [...]	2008-02-19 09:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KV AF
08KABUL409	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BIDEN TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Last year produced solid gains on the battlefield against the insurgency, on the economy, on local governance and on reinvigorated army and police train and equip programs. These gains reflect a surge in U.S. assistance in FY 2007 (more than in FY 2002-2006 combined) as well as a more [...]	2008-02-19 09:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL414	USOSCE EXPLORES POTENTIAL ROLE FOR OSCE IN [...] (SBU) Post welcomed the visit of Powell Moore and LTC Alan Hester of USOSCE on January 28 - 30 for consultations on how the OSCE might support U.S. and international objectives in Afghanistan. Moore and Hester paid office calls on the Ambassador, Commander of the Combined Security Transition [...]	2008-02-19 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
08KABUL416	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Expedited Review of Additional [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one (1) Afghan National selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit (NIU) class 11. Names and biodata for NIU class 11 [...]	2008-02-19 16:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL417	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: APPLICANT FOR LANGUAGE TRAINING AT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend language training at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base. Post possesses no derogat [...]	2008-02-19 16:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL440	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of seven (7) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Executive Leadership Course offered by the [...]	2008-02-21 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL447	AFGHANISTAN: POST ASSESSMENT ON THE RELEASE OF NIGHT VISION [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the immediate release of Night Vision Devices (NVDs),specifically 1,750 pairs of the American Technologies Network Corporation ATN NVG7-CGTI Individual Night Vision Device-Night Vision Goggles, to the Governme [...]	2008-02-23 10:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR AF
08KABUL450	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction efforts continue in Musa Qala (MQ). The District Governor, Mullah Salam, continues to work well with the stabilization team and is conducting Shuras outside the District Center (DC) in an effort to overcome continued Taliban intimidation of rural citizenry. Resid [...]	2008-02-24 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL455	JCMB VII - TOKYO POLITICAL DIRECTOR'S MEETING ON AFGANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 5 in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Komura, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta, and Acting Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Asplund kicked off the annual Political Director (PD)-level [...]	2008-02-24 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PREL AF
08KABUL461	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB VII DISCUSSES AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY AND [...] SUMMARY: Convened in Tokyo, Japan, the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) held its second session at the Political Directors' level (JCMB-PD) on February 5, and its seventh regular session (JCMB-VII) on February 6, 2008. The Political Directors considered a discussion paper that [...]	2008-02-25 05:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID OTRA SNAR PREL AF
08KABUL464	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] As reported Ref (B),seven attendees from Afghanistan will attend WIREC. The Afghan delegation will be headed by the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Washington D.C., the Honorable Said Tayab Jawad. Ambassador Jawad will be accompanied by six officials resident in Kabul, [...]	2008-02-25 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY
08KABUL467	KUNDUZ PROVINCIAL SECURITY: IMPROVING COORDINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Kunduz has successfully instituted several coordination mechanisms for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and ISAF in the province. The measures have improved cooperation within the ANSF, as well as between ANSF and ISAF. The successful re-launch of Kunduz's Joint P [...]	2008-02-25 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL473	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan Pakistan Workshop [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight (8) Afghan Nationals selected to attend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Workshop in Washington, DC. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-25 20:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL48	MEDIA LAW REJECTION PROVOKES INTERNATIONAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai's surprise December 26 decision to return the media law bill to Parliament's Lower House for further consideration has provoked a sharp reaction from civil liberties monitors at several missions here. They interpret Karzai's action as a challenge to media free [...]	2008-01-05 08:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM EU AF
08KABUL484	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Alumni Border Security Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Alumni Border Security Seminar in Germany. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-26 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: VARIOUS IMET TRAINING COURSES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifteen (15) Afghan government officials selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post possesse [...]	2008-02-26 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL491	DOSTUM IMPEDES UZBEK EFFORTS AT JUNBESH PARTY [...] (C) Afghanistan's Uzbek community is ready for change, but their traditional protector, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, is standing in the way. The larger political background to the ongoing crisis following the February 2-3 abduction of Akbar Bay (ref B) is that Dostum is loosing support. The [...]	2008-02-27 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL497	KARZAI-DOSTUM STANDOFF CONTINUES; KARZAI MESSAGE [...] (C) Attorney General Sabit announced on February 18 that the government had suspended General Abdul Rashid Dostum from his government post and threatened to arrest him if he refused to cooperate with the investigation into the beating and abduction of Akbar Bay on February 2-3 (reftel). Neith [...]	2008-02-27 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL498	LOCAL GOVERNANCE DIRECTORATE UNVEILS SOCIAL [...] (SBU/NF) The Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) unveiled on February 14 the Afghanistan Social Outreach Program, which aims to establish functional district governance by appointing community councils and work with them to develop memoranda of understanding committing local co [...]	2008-02-27 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL518	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA CONDUCTS [...] (SBU) District Governor Mullah Salam officially opened the Musa Qala Central School on February 28. Several hundred students and dozens of citizens watched Salam open the school and deliver an excellent speech that focused on the importance of education. Salam urged the students to take care [...]	2008-03-02 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL530	AF: UPDATE ON AYNAK COPPER MINE NEGOTIATIONS, PLANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE AFGHAN MINISTRY OF MINES (MOM),CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP (CMG) AND WORLD BANK-HIRED CONTRACT ADVISOR GUSTAFSON AND CO. FROM COLORADO, HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE USD 2.4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE AYNAK COPPER DEPOSIT. ALTHOUG [...]	2008-03-03 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL56	AFGHANISTAN - PRESSURES ON FOOD PRICES INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) Increasing food prices have been a concern since the summer, but the situation deteriorated in November. In December, Pakistan, the major source of imported wheat for Afghanistan, formally imposed a 35% duty on wheat exports, after a November in which the Afghans perceived sporadic Paki [...]	2008-01-05 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL AF
08KABUL566	KUNDUZ DAIRY FACTORY LOOKS FOR BUYER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kunduz dairy factory, the largest example of private investment in the city since the fall of the Taliban, is contemplating a sale to a local investor. The USD 8 million factory has never been used due to high input costs, low market price for dairy products and limited dema [...]	2008-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AF
08KABUL568	Afghan Refugee Camp Closures in Pakistan: Scenarios and [...] (SBU) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is developing a contingency plan for Pakistan's refugee camp closures and foresees three possible scenarios involving the return of 130,000, 266,000 or 400,000 refugees, respectively. NGOs are hesitant to commit resources until th [...]	2008-03-05 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL576	Baghlan, Afghanistan: New Leadership to Address Provincial [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the tragic suicide attack on the Baghlan Sugar Factory on November 6, 2007, the central government has replaced two leading provincial officials and has increased pressure on Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to combat organized crime and insurgent activity. Baghlan i [...]	2008-03-06 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL578	AF: Update on USG Energy Projects. [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Delivery of the first six (of total 18) generators for the project is expected in May 2008. While progress is on track with manufacturing, w [...]	2008-03-06 07:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL579	IRAN EDUCATES, FUNDS, AND SUPPORTS PLACEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. The Afghan Graduates Association, with the support of the Iranian government, is working to place Hazara Afghan refugee university students educated in Iran into positions within the Afghan government and private sector. Iran has committed to providing salaries, contacts, and visa [...]	2008-03-06 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IR AF
08KABUL585	UNHCR Moves to Zone Defense in Afghanistan But Donors Have [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR is urging donors to concentrate their refugee assistance projects in distinct geographic zones. Their proposal would have major donors working around ongoing efforts of the Japanese in the east, the Germans in the north, and the Italians in the west. Major donors who are [...]	2008-03-08 03:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL599	POLITICIZED PARLIAMENT FACES CHALLENGING 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan Parliament considered more legislation in 2007 (ref A) than in its inaugural session. It is increasingly seen by Afghans as a vehicle to take their concerns to the government. Lower House Speaker (and presidential aspirant) Qanooni's willingness to use his position [...]	2008-03-09 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL601	KARZAI CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, President Karzai convened a three-hour meeting of key national and international players to try to sort out the issue of simultaneous elections. His goal was to lay out positions, allow the internationals to make their case directly to Afghan leaders, and, presumably, [...]	2008-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF
08KABUL602	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four (4) Afghan Nationals selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derggatory information on these ind [...]	2008-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL603	DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry welcomed the announcement of Mr. Sada Cumber as the new U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). WOOD [...]	2008-03-09 15:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIC AF
08KABUL613	THE DISBANDMENT OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS (DIAG) IN [...] (C) The Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan program, now in its third year of implementation, is showing modest success, has the continued attention of President Karzai, and will soon shift into a phase of significantly greater Afghan ownership. DIA [...]	2008-03-10 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PARM PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL615	AFGHANISTAN'S TIP SOLICITATIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 [...] Post has received four proposals and submits summary information below. 2. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) requests USD 234,014 for a "Prevention of Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Provinces" project to last 12 months. Recognizing that one of the major reasons for the p [...]	2008-03-11 05:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AF
08KABUL620	AFGHANS, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MARK WOMEN'S DAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 13:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL623	PANJSHIR GOVERNOR OUT ON THE HUSTINGS [...] (U) Summary: Panjshir Governor Bahlul visited Panjshir's districts to hear directly from citizens in an open "town meeting" format. These sessions are examples of accountability in governance and reveal grass-roots concerns. DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT "TOWN MEETINGS" ---------------------------- [...]	2008-03-12 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL651	AF: Current Afghan preparedness for ROZ implementation [...] (SBU) This message is keyed to reftel questions about Afghanistan's preparedness to implement the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) initiative after it is passed by the U.S. Congress. Although the Afghan government has been slow in its preparations and lacks capacity to implement many of t [...]	2008-03-13 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL667	HAZARAS DIVIDED BY KARZAI, UNITED FRONT POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The once united Hazara ethnic group has politically splintered since the fall of the Taliban; its fragments are being divided between Karzai and the opposition United Front. Powerful Hazara leaders' connections to Iran, or lack thereof, sometimes dictate their affiliation with [...]	2008-03-16 16:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV AF
08KABUL674	AF: AFGHANS REQUESTING POSTPONEMENT OF APRIL 24-25 REGIONAL [...] (U) On March 16, Mr. Enayatullah Nabiel, Director General for Economic Affairs at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Econ Counselor and Econoff that he had just met with the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan to request a postponement of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (R [...]	2008-03-17 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EMIN KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL68	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFICERS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of five Ministry of Defense officers selected to attend training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individua [...]	2008-01-07 04:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL682	PARLIAMENT'S LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS EMPOWER KARZAI [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly's 2008 leadership elections, in which two deputy speakers and two secretaries were elected from among upper and lower house members, may have further diminished President Karzai's influence in the legislature. While new and independent lower house First D [...]	2008-03-18 05:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL688	IN POLITICS DOMINATED BY GIANTS, REFORMERS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The number of Afghan political parties has grown dramatically since the fall of the Taliban. Though small party leaders often explore coalitions and alliances, two primary competing blocs are emerging: the United Front opposition, and a looser coalition around Karzai. Both g [...]	2008-03-18 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL71	2007 IN REVIEW [...] (SBU) 2007 was a year of important progress, but also continued challenge. The good news was on the battlefield, the economy, and strengthened local and national institutions. The bad news was increased terrorism, increased drug cultivation, and corruption. Afghanistan already is seeing leade [...]	2008-01-07 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID SNAR ECON KPAO PREF AF
08KABUL730	NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS CONFIRM IDLG'S ROLE [...] (C) Summary. The Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) has, over the last two weeks, either fired or moved the governors of three provinces, and is ready to relieve several more. Ghazni Governor Faizan has been fired, and replaced by Mr. Sher Khosti. Helmand Governor Wafa was m [...]	2008-03-23 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL734	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-24 05:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL738	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one (1) Afghan government official selected to attend English language training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on [...]	2008-03-24 15:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL739	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND NATIONAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of four (4) Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials selected to attend various International Militar [...]	2008-03-24 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL757	AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BRIDGE IMPROVES TRADE AND RELATIONS [...] (U) This report has been co-drafted with U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2. (SBU) Summary: Afghan and Tajikistani officials have agreed on several steps to improve operations at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge. Afghan vehicle traffic to Tajikistan has increased seven-fold and border tax revenue te [...]	2008-03-25 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID AF TI
08KABUL769	AFGHAN PLEDGE TO 2008 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) The Embassy EPA Environmental Advisor discussed WIREC 2008 (reftel) with Dad Mohammad Bahir, Deputy Executive Director General (Technical) of the Afghanistan National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on March 23, 2008. Congratulating Afghanistan for making a WIREC pledge on renewabl [...]	2008-03-26 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA AF
08KABUL770	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL814	AF: Japanese Interested in Funding Training of Afghan [...] (SBU) On March 30 the Charge, accompanied by EconCouns, reviewed with visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Ken Sasae and Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hideo Sato Japan's plans for assistance to Afghanistan. Sasae reaffirmed Japan's commitment to completing its portion of the Kandah [...]	2008-04-01 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV AF FR
08KABUL82	Terms of Reference for a Senior Civilian Representative to [...] Direct all United Nations activities in Afghanistan as SRSG, including UN efforts in Kabul and the rest of Afghanistan by the pillars of the UN system responsible for activities there, including humanitarian, economic and development work. Coordinate, with the Afghan authorities, donor activi [...]	2008-01-07 09:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL829	AFGHAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM GAINS MOMENTUM AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SUPPORT FOR THE AFGHANISTAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM (ASOP),UNVEILED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE (IDLG) ON FEBRUARY 14 (REFTEL),IS GAINING MOMENTUM. IDLG ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROGRAM IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND HAS WELCOMED COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM T [...]	2008-04-03 05:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL835	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Musa Qala remains stable but the absence of Mullah Salam and the District Shura has slowed government reconstruction efforts and stalled governance development. Ministries' provincial representatives in Lashkar Gah cannot coordinate development activities and will not send staf [...]	2008-04-03 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL841	NEW GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS HELP PRT KUNDUZ REGAIN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival of both a German airborne infantry company and additional reconnaissance assets has increased PRT Kunduz's ability to provide security and conduct reconstruction activities in Kunduz province. The new company has disrupted insurgent attacks and discovered weapons ca [...]	2008-04-03 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL85	Afghanistan Assists Pakistani Refugees [...] (U) The Afghan government and international community - through the auspices of the Afghan Red Crescent and an Afghan government interagency disaster management committee - are providing food, tents, blankets, fuel, cash, and other humanitarian assistance to the families crossing the border to [...]	2008-01-08 03:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PK AF
08KABUL855	DEPUTY MOI ATTACKS WEAK GOVERNANCE IN FARAH [...] (U) Summary: The First Deputy Minister of Interior, Abdul Khalee Khaled, visited Farah in late March to look at kidnapping, corruption, and weak governance. Over several days, Khaled met with an array of provincial officials and community members, as well as the Provincial Reconstruction Team [...]	2008-04-06 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWMN AF
08KABUL86	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: EXCELLENT SECURITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir has no insurgent threat and generally good governance, making reconstruction and development projects possible in the province. With Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) and "Good Performer" money guaranteed to flow for at least the next fiscal cycle, Panjshir [...]	2008-01-08 04:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL870	INFORMATION PASSED TO AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON GLOBAL [...] On April 7, 2008, POLMILOFF passed information sheet and talking points from reftel to Abdul Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight, Office of the National Security Council, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). Quraishi is also a member of IRoA Ministry of Foreign Affairs United [...]	2008-04-08 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR AF
08KABUL871	DOSTUM AFFAIR BECOMES EMBROILED IN ELECTION [...] (SBU) Election politics provides the context for the President Karzai, General Dostum, Akbar Bay, and Attorney General Saabit's ongoing maneuvering to resolve the legal tangle resulting from Dostum's February 2 abduction and beating of Turkmen community leader Bay (ref). Bay continues to dema [...]	2008-04-08 15:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL877	POLITICAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON SEPARATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The prolonged political debate between Parliament and the Palace ended this week with an agreement to hold separate Presidential (in 2009) and Parliamentary (in 2010) elections using a Single Non- Transferable Voting (SNTV) system for the parliamentary elections. President Kar [...]	2008-04-10 13:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL878	RABBANI REBUFFS TALIBAN OVERTURES, HIS GOALS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition United Front assures us that its leader Burhanuddin Rabbani recently rejected Taliban overtures inviting a military alliance against the Karzai government. The Taliban overtures follow the United Front's increasingly vocal criticism of the Karzai government, Rabba [...]	2008-04-10 15:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL892	MFA'S DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN'S UNOHCHR CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Minister Spanta called in Charg to inform him that Afghanistan wants Dr. Sima Samar, currently Chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),to be considered as candidate for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR). Spanta used his m [...]	2008-04-13 05:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL906	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: LANGUAGE AND ROTARY WING TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan government officials selected to attend language and rotary wing training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]	2008-04-15 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL907	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOCUSED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty (20) Afghan nationals selected to attend the Focused District Development (FDD) pilot training program for prosecutors. Post possesses n [...]	2008-04-15 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL911	TOLO USES PROGRAMMING TO PUSH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE; [...] (SBU) Afghan conservatives and politicians anxious to burnish their Islamic credentials in the run-up to elections have reacted to TOLO television programs which test the limits of traditional Afghan norms. TOLO's recent broadcast of conservatively dressed men and women dancing together durin [...]	2008-04-16 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL95	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KABUL965	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post reque [...]	2008-04-21 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL97	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KABUL970	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR POSITIONS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six (6) Afghan nationals selected for positions within the Ministry of Interior (MOI). Post possesses no derogatory information on these indivi [...]	2008-04-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL975	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 12. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-04-22 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL980	PRT ASADABAD: KUNAR POLICE FRUSTRATED AS FIGHTING SEASON [...] (SBU) Summary: Frustration among provincial police chiefs boiled over at an eastern region governors' conference in late March, as Kunar Brigadier Abdul Jalal declared that he was under-staffed and under-resourced. Jalal also asserted that the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has yet to release a no [...]	2008-04-22 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL983	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ASIAN PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Asian Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. Post possesses no derogatory informa [...]	2008-04-22 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL984	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - The IRoA transferred another USD 10 million to the U.S. Treasury, completing the Afghan Government's USD 20 mi [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08SECTIN03OF03KABUL3036	DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
09KABUL10	AFGHAN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two simultaneously released reports, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) strongly condemned Taliban and other insurgents' intimidation and killing of civilians and presented a relatively balanced analysis of civilian deaths due to coalition and Afghan Natio [...]	2009-01-04 09:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF PREL PHUM
09KABUL1000	PRECARIOUSLY PERCHED BETWEEN CRISIS AND [...] (U) Summary: Between March 21 and 28, representatives from the U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentQs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) visited AfghanistanQs Ghor province to monitor Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and World [...]	2009-04-21 06:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AF
09KABUL1012	PRESSING AYATOLLAH MOHSENI ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL [...] SUMMARY: The Charge called on Mohammad Asef Ali Ayatollah Mohseni, Afghanistan's highest ranking Shia cleric, on April 16 to register U.S. concerns that the Shia Family Law that emerges from ongoing internal Afghan reconsideration -- if it emerges at all -- be consistent with the protections [...]	2009-04-21 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PREL
09KABUL1016	WARDAK PROVINCE WARILY ENGAGING IN AFGHAN PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. The pilot Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) is slowly taking shape with its first Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) deployed in Jalrez District in Wardak Province. The creation of the Afghan-led force is proving to be a slow process, but one designed to build a [...]	2009-04-22 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1017	JCMB Approves Afghan Police Increase by 15,000 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan government and international community have agreed to increase Afghan National Police (ANP) staffing, by 4,800 for the "Kabul Security Plan" and, in principle (subject to funding),by another 5,000 to 10,000 officers to be deployed in vulnerable provinces before the A [...]	2009-04-22 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1018	FRAUD IN ZABUL'S FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAM UNDERMINING [...] (C) Corruption and fraud in the U.N. World Food Program's Food For Work (FFW) initiative has started to undermine governance efforts in Zabul province. According to provincial officials, some local government officials are complicit in falsely certifying uncompleted or non-existent projects, [...]	2009-04-22 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF
09KABUL1019	EMBASSY KABUL NEAR-TERM ACTION PLAN ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) We have developed the near-term action plan outlined below to operationalize our priorities for urgent work on elections over the next six weeks. We have designated lead Mission elements for each item and will track progress through the Elections Coordination Group. 2. (C) Begin [...]	2009-04-22 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1020	CODEL MCCONNELL AND MOI ATMAR - ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. After expressing his gratitude to CODEL McConnell for U.S. support for Afghanistan, Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar described security preparations for the August elections, noting the immense task of safeguarding voting sites, political candidates, election workers, internation [...]	2009-04-22 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL AF
09KABUL1022	CHARGE URGES KARZAI TO STRENGTHEN ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with President Karzai, Charge Ricciardone pressed Karzai to fix the Shia family law, gazette the media law and publish a strong presidential decree prohibiting official interference in the electoral process. Karzai assured the Charge that he is working o [...]	2009-04-22 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1025	GIROA REQUESTS MILAIR SUPPORT FOR KARZAI PARTICIPATION IN MAY 6-7 TRILATERAL TALKS [...] (S) Ambassador Sidig, MFA Protocol, submitted a diplomatic note April 21 requesting U.S. milair assistance in transporting Afghanistan's President Karzai, his senior ministers and other officials to the May 6-7 Trilateral talks in Washington, D.C. Total passengers estimated to be 30-35 - man [...]	2009-04-22 12:53:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	OVIP PREL MASS AF
09KABUL1029	Afghan Finance Minister Presents "Civilian Surge Plan" for [...] (SBU) In an April 19 meeting with the Charge, Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal presented an advance copy of the government's "civilian surge plan" for technical assistance. He said he means to discuss the plan - formally approved by President Karzai on April 20, we since learned - in his [...]	2009-04-22 15:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AF PK
09KABUL1037	AFGHAN HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF [...] SUMMARY: Afghan higher education was decimated during the civil war and never re-built during the Taliban years. In the past eight years, great improvements have been made, notably in rebuilding infrastructure and reestablishing standards of higher education. However, of the more than 2,300 in [...]	2009-04-23 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL EAID AF
09KABUL1038	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT PLANNING FOR VICTORY DAY--STRONG [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's security agencies are in the midst of intense planning and rehearsals for the annual April 28 "Victory Day" celebration, which commemorates the day in 1992 on which the Afghan mujahedeen overthrew the Russian-backed regime. However, with the last year's failed assas [...]	2009-04-23 15:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PTER AF
09KABUL1039	APRIL 27 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 15:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF IR PK
09KABUL1041	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW AND KARZAI ACKNOWLEDGE [...] (C) In his April 2 meeting with D/S Lew, Karzai reaffirmed his confidence that President Zardari's view on the insurgency problem was in line with Afghanistan's, but continued to express distrust of the motivations of the Pakistan army and ISI. Karzai pledged to cooperate with the U.S. to impr [...]	2009-04-25 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1042	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 4/18-4/23: ISAF BRIEFS MPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-25 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF

09KABUL1043	SUPREME COURT DECISION MAY HASTEN PUBLICATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a development that could open the path to gazetting the media law, the Supreme Court has sided with President Karzai's objection to a provision in the media law requiring the Lower House to confirm the president's pick to head state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA [...]	2009-04-25 15:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
09KABUL1044	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FEELING OUT THEIR ROLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22, the EU exploratory mission on election observation, and a representative of OSCE/ODIHR, briefed donor nation representatives in Kabul on their initial observations. Some team members updated a smaller group of donor nation representatives on April 25, providing a cl [...]	2009-04-26 05:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1046	KARZAI HOSTS PARLIAMENT-US CONVERSATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai, his national security ministers, and several dozen MPs urged the Charge and ISAF representatives on April 26 to join with the Afghan government and Parliament to form a commission on reducing civilian casualties. During a long and impassioned but respectful m [...]	2009-04-26 15:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL105	COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHARACTERIZES PHASE 3 VOTER [...] Phase 3 voter registration ended January 13, with three sites that closed for the Ashura (Muharram) holiday adding back a day on January 14. As of January 15, Independent Election Commission (IEC) data show some 910,471 new voters joined the rolls in Nangarhar, Laghman, Khost, Paktika, Zabul [...]	2009-01-18 08:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1056	CODEL REED AND MOI MINISTER ATMAR DISCUSS POLICE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Senators Jack Reed and Edward Kaufman met with Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar on April 18. Acknowledging that the Afghan National Police (ANP) is the weak link in Afghan security forces, Atmar emphasized qualitative improvements made over the past year through training and ot [...]	2009-04-27 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS AFIN AF
09KABUL1064	Implementing a Comprehensive Counter-Narcotics [...] (U) Summary: Afghanistan produces 93% of the world's opium and heroin with 98% of poppy cultivation concentrated in just seven provinces in the south and southwest. Two-thirds of all opium in Afghanistan is grown in one province -- Helmand, with lesser but significant amounts produced in Fara [...]	2009-04-28 04:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER AF
09KABUL1068	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ARMY AIR CORPS TRAINING OF AFGHAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty (30) individuals selected for Army Air Corps training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfully r [...]	2009-04-29 06:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1088	AFGHANISTAN: GOVERNMENT AND DONOR COORDINATED EFFORTS BRING [...] (U) Summary. Continued progress in the building and rehabilitation of Afghanistan's energy transmission and distribution infrastructure will soon result in additional power reaching Kabul. The North East Power System (NEPS) will handle the additional import of Uzbek power after a joint governm [...]	2009-04-29 13:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV
09KABUL1089	One Team One Mission One Network [...] USAID could deliver on its vitally important mission in Afghanistan more effectively if we had better means to coordinate policies and programs with the rest of the Mission, both Embassy Kabul agencies under COM authority, and DoD agencies under CDR CENTCOM and USFOR-A. Current inefficiencies [...]	2009-04-29 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AADP KRIM AF
09KABUL1090	Knowledge Management Action Plan for U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 14:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AADP KRIM AF
09KABUL1093	Afghanistan's USG Civilian Uplift - Defining its structure, [...] To implement the President's Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Embassy Kabul requires immediate funding and hiring authority to increase U.S. civilian staff. Our purpose is to build security, governance and development capacity in the Afghan government across all lines of operation at the [...]	2009-04-29 16:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL1094	CANDIDATES EYE POSSIBLE DEALS BEFORE DEADLINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six days into the two-week registration period for the presidential election, no candidate among the more than 60 names considering a run has filed his or her completed paperwork. Behind-the-scenes efforts to consolidate campaigns among the leading candidates are in full swin [...]	2009-04-30 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1095	REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFGHAN LEADERS THROUGH [...] SUMMARY: Reftel provided an overview of Afghan higher education and post's efforts to engage various institutions throughout the country. As it notes, all major Afghan political movements of the 20th century started among students and faculty of Kabul University, including the communists, the [...]	2009-04-30 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF
09KABUL1096	2009 DRUG ARREST AND SEIZURE STATISTICS; MARCH 12 - APRIL [...] (U) Summary. This cable is the third in a monthly series recording significant counternarcotics activity in Afghanistan. COUNTERNARCOTICS HIGHLIGHTS --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (SBU) DEA/NIU Operation WARTHAWG: On April 20, DEA, in conjunction with Afghan Na [...]	2009-04-30 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER
09KABUL1097	OPPOSITION MPS CONTINUE TO FAN DEBATE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although most of Afghanistan's political establishment has moved on, some parliamentarians continue to stir debate over continuity of government after the May 22 constitutional expiration of President Karzai's term. The Supreme Court last month affirmed the legitimacy of Karza [...]	2009-04-30 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1099	PALACE PLANS TO GAZETTE MEDIA LAW BUT OTHERS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Supreme Court statement (ref A) siding with President Karzai over the Parliament on the media law is not yet public, but word is leaking out. Palace Chief of Staff Daudzai told us Karzai would gazette the law, minus the disputed provision, rather than return the law to Parlia [...]	2009-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL11	JUNBESH LOOKS AHEAD TO LIFE AFTER DOSTUM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Junbesh-e-Milli leaders are scrambling to lead the party in a new direction following Gen. Dostum's exit from Afghanistan. Junbesh, the country's largest ethnic Uzbek political organization, receives the bulk of its funding from foreign governments, which also influence the [...]	2009-01-04 09:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PREL PGOV AF TU UZ
09KABUL1100	ABDULLAH CAMPAIGN STUCK ON VP CHOICES [...] (SBU) Campaign staffers for United Front (UF) presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah hope to lock in vice presidential nominees by May 2 and register their candidate with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) by May 4. Several UF top choices for the First Vice President position have tu [...]	2009-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1107	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER SAYS RADIO JAMMING ONLY [...] (C) On April 30 Afghan Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amirzai Sangin told Econoff that broadcast jamming is the only effective method to halt Taliban radio broadcasts in Afghanistan. Sangin emphasized that the Taliban do not have radio broadcasting licenses in Afghanis [...]	2009-05-02 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECPS ECIN EFIN AF
09KABUL1108	Afghanistan -- Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Coordination [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board April 19: -- approved the Finance Ministry's requests to set up task forces to develop a financing mechanism for the ANDS and to help the GIRoA prepare good projects in priority areas; -- supported the Agriculture Ministry's priorities [...]	2009-05-02 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1109	SHERZAI AIDE CLAIMS KARZAI STRONG-ARMS SHERZAI OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nangarhar Governor Gul Aga Sherzai withdrew from the presidential race on May 2, the day after a reportedly lengthy and emotional meeting with President Karzai. Sherzai's campaign manager alleged that Karzai's increasingly emotional and threatening tone pushed Sherzai to end hi [...]	2009-05-02 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1111	WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?: FEMALE REGISTRATION FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the April 25 opening of the two-week candidate registration period, over 500 individuals have registered as provincial council (PC) candidates for the August elections. The Independent Election Commission's (IEC) initial reports on candidate registration indicate, howeve [...]	2009-05-03 09:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1116	NEXT STEPS ON ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government's Presidential Advisory Group (PAG),led by National Security Advisor Rassoul and with the participation of Ministers, other Cabinet-level decision-makers, and international representatives, on April 30 approved a concept of operations for election security, res [...]	2009-05-03 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1119	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 4/25-4/30: ELECTORAL LAW [...] Lower House Speaker Yunus Qanooni has urged MPs working on the Electoral Law to resolve ongoing disputes and bring the legislation to the house floor for a final vote (reftel). Because the Constitution prohibits Parliament from changing electoral law in the final year of its five-year term, MPs [...]	2009-05-03 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1120	Supporting Wheat Seed Distribution in Afghanistan [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. 2. (SBU) As reported Ref A, Afghan Agriculture Minister Rahimi has requested $32.4 million from donors to fund urgent procurement of wheat seeds and distribution in time for fall planting. The Mission is aware of two USG programs that would be supportiv [...]	2009-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AF
09KABUL1121	Afghanistan Supports Trilateral Summit Agricultural [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-03 14:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1122	TRILATERAL SUMMIT -- AFGHANS PREFER POLITICAL COMMITMENT ON [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Deputy met with Minister of Commerce and Industries Shahrani May 3 to discuss a variety of trade issues leading up to the May 13-14 Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA)in Islamabad. Shahrani also noted his intention to attend the May 6-7 Tril [...]	2009-05-03 14:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD AF PK
09KABUL1124	CHANGES TO VICE PRESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) On May 3, the Independent Election Commission informed donor nation representatives and international stakeholders of a change to IEC regulations on vice-presidential candidates. At a May 2 meeting, IEC Commissioners decided against extending the candidate registration period, due to [...]	2009-05-03 16:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1131	KARZAI REGISTERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] President Karzai officially registered as a candidate for the Aug. 20 presidential election this morning (May 4),moments before departing for the trilateral meetings in Washington. Karzai registered with Marshall Mohammed Qasim Fahim Khan and Karim Khalili as his first and second vice presid [...]	2009-05-04 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1134	KAMBAKHSH: CLOSE TO A PARDON [...] SUMMARY. (C) President Karzai told the Charge on May 1 Karzai would pardon Parwez Kambakhsh, the journalism student serving a 20-year prison sentence for disseminating an article discussing women's rights and Islam (reftel A) shortly after his May 11 return to Afghanistan from abroad. Karzai [...]	2009-05-04 10:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
09KABUL1136	FEFA: THE AFGHAN VOICE IN ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] SUMMARY: Domestic observation will be key to Afghan perceptions of legitimacy in the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections. The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FeFA),an umbrella organization of over 15 civil society groups, will serve as Afghanistan,s on [...]	2009-05-04 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1140	BUTTRESSING THE INTEGRITY OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),the UN, the international community, and Afghan government institutions are creating many electoral safeguards for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. Much of the elections' credibility, for both Afghans an [...]	2009-05-04 16:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1141	Atmar promises private security company rules will address [...] (SBU) Interior Minister Atmar told acting DCM on May 3 that the government was prepared to modify its regulations of private security companies (PSCs) to meet U.S. concerns. Karzai has directed cabinet members to give Atmar the authority to grant the U.S. exceptions to existing regulations on [...]	2009-05-05 05:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL1144	INTERIOR MINISTER ATMAR ON CANDIDATE SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 19:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1148	UNDERSTANDING ELECTORAL SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) As candidate registration nears a close, and political campaigns begin, questions about irregularities in the voter registration process are eating away at public confidence. Anecdotal reports raise concerns about female participation and fraud. If it persists, a perception of fraud a [...]	2009-05-06 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1150	SHIA FAMILY LAW: MOMENTUM TOWARDS A MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an April 28 meeting with President Karzai, civil society representatives and several MPs discussed specific concerns regarding the Shia Family Law (reftel) and delivered an alternate, progressive draft law. Two days later, faculty at private law school Ketab University held a [...]	2009-05-06 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
09KABUL1173	ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LAW: MOJ [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has completed its initial review of a draft Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law. Embassy review is ongoing, but the draft law is a much needed effort to identify and criminalize the myriad types of violence Afghan women face. Several MPs [...]	2009-05-06 13:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM AF
09KABUL1174	ABDULLAH REGISTERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah registered his campaign for the presidential election today (May 6),signing up with two relatively unknown running mates ) evidence that he had failed to attract support outside the splintering United Front opposition coalition. Abdul [...]	2009-05-06 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1178	SPANTA AND CHARGE DISCUSS ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary. During a 4/30 meeting with Foreign Minister Spanta, the Charge reiterated U.S. impartiality in the current election cycle. Spanta was not happy with Karzai,s choice of Marshall Mohammed Fahim but could not offer a better candidate of his own. The Charge expressed U.S. disappointment wi [...]	2009-05-07 05:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL AF
09KABUL1181	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/2-5/7: MORE ANGER OVER [...] Lower House MPs exploded in anger Wednesday (May 6) over new reports of civilian casualties resulting from a joint Afghan Army-Coalition forces operation in Bala Boluk district of Farah province this week. Afghan media and NGOs reported between 40 and 160 civilians killed, prompting many MPs t [...]	2009-05-07 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
09KABUL1186	CANDIDATE REGISTRATION REFLECTS PUBLIC OPINION [...] (U) On May 8 at 5:00 p.m. (local time),the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections will close. As the Independent Election Commission (IEC) compiles the registration data, a strong preliminary trend speaks to poor public opini [...]	2009-05-08 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1187	CANDIDATE REGISTRATION REFLECTS PUBLIC OPINION [...] (U) On May 8 at 5:00 p.m. (local time),the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections will close. As the Independent Election Commission (IEC) compiles the registration data, a strong preliminary trend speaks to poor public opini [...]	2009-05-08 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1188	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ARMY AIR CORPS TRAINING OF AFGHAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty (30) individuals selected for Army Air Corps training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfully r [...]	2009-05-08 14:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1194	A CROWDED FIELD, BUT LITTLE TRUE COMPETITION FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Candidate registration for the Aug. 20 presidential election closed May 8, with at least 44 candidates turning in completed registration forms. We will report septel on provincial council registration, particularly on female candidate registration. President Karzai appears t [...]	2009-05-10 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1195	INSIDE KARZAI CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai officially launched his re-election campaign last week, relying on an unusual mix of powerful commanders from Afghanistan's 30 years of conflict and a small group of younger volunteers from newer pro-democracy organizations. To date, former mujahideen command [...]	2009-05-10 13:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1196	SCRUTINY, THEN CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR CANDIDATES [...] SUMMARY: On May 8 the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 elections closed. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) now has in hand registration packages from 44 presidential candidates and 3,324 provincial council candidates. By May 15, the IEC must complete its sc [...]	2009-05-10 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1199	DEBUNKING THE MYTH - PD WORK REALLY IS POSSIBLE IN [...] SUMMARY: Contrary to popular belief that American diplomats remain isolated behind compound walls, PD officers in Kabul routinely travel around the city and throughout the country. Too much emphasis has been placed on "messaging," too little on building personal relationship that allow the mes [...]	2009-05-11 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF
09KABUL12	ASHRAF GHANI SOUNDS OUT THEMES FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C/NF) Former Interior Minister Ashraf Ghani has launched a high-minded, academic critique of the Afghan government, blasting administrative incompetence and President Karzai's refusal to fight high-level corruption for destabilizing the country. In a Dec. 31 conversation with PolCouns, Gha [...]	2009-01-04 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1208	Resourcing a Comprehensive Counter-Narcotics [...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy hosted a one-day workshop on counter-narcotics (CN) to elaborate an overall US and UK action plan to disrupt the nexus of insurgents-narcotics-criminality-corruption and support the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) in its counter-drug efforts. [...]	2009-05-11 10:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER
09KABUL1209	AFGHAN FRAUD SUMMARY [...] Afghanistan has suffered three decades of civil war and unrest. It lacks good road, water, or power systems. International efforts to help rebuild the country are hampered by insurgent attacks, mountainous and difficult terrain, the lack of ingrained government institutions, and the absence of [...]	2009-05-11 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CASC CFED CJAN CPAS CVIS AF
09KABUL1211	FEFA ASSESSES PROGRESS, SOME IRREGULARITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FEFA, the Afghan election observer organization, noted both positive developments and some irregularities in its assessment of the candidate registration process at its May 11 press conference. Looking ahead, FEFA called for the Media Commission and the Electoral Complaints Com [...]	2009-05-11 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1217	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA MEZ BASIC TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of sixty-one (61) individuals selected for DEA MEZ basic training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfully [...]	2009-05-12 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1218	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA NIU BASIC TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-eight (38) individuals selected for DEA MEZ basic training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfu [...]	2009-05-12 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1219	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (7) individuals selected for MOD staff training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfully requests [...]	2009-05-12 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1220	REVISED CABLE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA MEZ BASIC [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of sixty-one (61) individuals selected for DEA MEZ basic training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfully [...]	2009-05-12 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1221	REVISED CABLE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA NIU BASIC [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-eight (38) individuals selected for DEA MEZ basic training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post respectfu [...]	2009-05-12 13:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1224	PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) With the May 8 close of the candidate registration period for the August 2009 elections, preliminary IEC numbers show 3,324 provincial council (PC) candidate registrations for Afghanistan's 420 PC seats. As in 2005, candidate registration surged in the final 24 hours of the registration [...]	2009-05-13 07:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1226	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEAHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the Administration's new strategy, agreeing on the merit and priority of refocusing on defeating al Qaeda to prevent it, and like-minded local and regional groups, from returning to Afg [...]	2009-05-13 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1227	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS FOR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of three (3) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's re [...]	2009-05-13 10:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1230	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/9-5/15: MPS DEMAND [...] (SBU) Lower House MPs continue to push for the "legalization" of foreign forces, following intense debate over an incident involving civilian casualties in Farah Province last week (ref A). During May 13 testimony to the Lower House, Justice Minister Sarwar Danesh told MPs President Karzai t [...]	2009-05-14 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1231	AFGHAN WOMEN LEADERS ASK CODEL DAVIS FOR MORE [...] SUMMARY: On May 9, Afghan women leaders told Codel Davis that they have high hopes for a greater engagement on women's issues under the Obama administration. The Afghan participants urged the U.S. to focus on an array of issues affecting women, including political rights and economic developm [...]	2009-05-14 17:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AF OREP
09KABUL1232	TALIBAN AND WARLORD QUESTIONS AS THE ECC SETS UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a May 12 press conference, the five commissioners of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) introduced their organization, noted the jurisdiction of the ECC and explained the process for the upcoming challenge period. Afghan media representatives pressed the ECC on whethe [...]	2009-05-15 06:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1233	COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY IS PROVISIONAL: LESSONS FOR [...] (S) Summary. Two months after a clearing operation to restore Afghan government (GIRoA) authority to Alasay, a tenuous security has been established below a line of control that ISAF Forces and the Afghan National Army (ANA) established one-half kilometer beyond the district center. In this [...]	2009-05-15 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1234	CORRUPTION AND STRUGGLE FOR LEGITIMACY UNDERMINING SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that military operations have compelled insurgents to withdraw, at least for now, from much of southern Kapisa, and GIRoA authority has been reasserted, corruption and a struggle for political legitimacy have emerged as obstacles to enduring stability. The uneasy balance be [...]	2009-05-15 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1238	THIS YEAR ELECTIONS ARE VERY GOOD: AFGHAN YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a webchat engaging over 100 university students and other youth through Lincoln Centers in Kabul, Jalalabad, Bamyan, and Mazar-e-Sharif, Embassy officers discussed the role of civil society in elections, with the theme of "more than just a voting day." The students welcomed an [...]	2009-05-17 04:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1239	SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: A SNAPSHOT OF THE NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary: A recent trip to the northeast by a representative of the Embassy's Provincial Reconstruction Team-Sub-National Governance team confirmed the presence there of a number of the same challenges thwarting progress elsewhere in Afghanistan. It also served to dispel a few misconceptions abo [...]	2009-05-17 05:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1243	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN MAY 19 TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-17 08:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF IR PK
09KABUL1255	EXBS ADVISOR APRIL 26 TO MAY 10, 2009 MONTH END REPORT, [...] (U) EXBS Advisor Fetty arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan on April 26, 2009. Advisor Fetty was Advisor in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan prior to his assignment to Afghanistan. EXBS Program Coordinator Roohullah Shekaib attended the UGA Export Control and Policy Workshop held a [...]	2009-05-17 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL1256	ENCOURAGING DISCOURSE ON ELECTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The public outreach division of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has developed a multi-layered strategy to educate the Afghan people about the August 2009 elections. IEC public outreach (PO) is striving to provide consistent and accurate messaging at appropriate times i [...]	2009-05-17 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1257	UNHCR, ICRC STILL WATCHING FOR CROSS-BORDER FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. The leadership of Kabul-based offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) shared an overview of their planning for potential movement of Pakistani refugees to Afghanistan with the Refugee Affairs [...]	2009-05-17 13:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF UN AF PK
09KABUL1259	CABINET TO COUNTER PARLIAMENT'S EFFORT TO [...] (C) Deputy Ambassador urged FM Spanta on May 16 to ensure that the government's response to Parliament's calls to "legalize the presence of foreign forces" would be constructive and avoid any practical constraints on coalition operational requirements. Spanta responded that the government wou [...]	2009-05-18 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF
09KABUL1270	EU POLICE MISSION COMPLETES CONCEPT OF OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL)A) has completed an initial reconnaissance visit to Laghman province, and based on discussions with Task Force (TF) Duke, is preparing a concept of operations for deploying officers to Regional Command East (RC-E). As an i [...]	2009-05-18 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF EUN
09KABUL1274	CANDIDATE VETTING INCHES FORWARD [...] SUMMARY: Candidate vetting took another small step forward on May 17, as the Afghan government and the international community agreed to send to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) an evidence-based list of 110 provincial council candidates linked to illegal armed groups (IAGs),and as [...]	2009-05-19 04:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1276	A MEDIA SUCCESS STORY: SALAM WATANDAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Eikenberry's first exclusive local interview in Kabul highlights a shining success story of Afghan media development: the growth of Salam Watandar (SW) ["Hello Countryman"], a network of 39 rural, independent radio stations in 21 provinces. With programs on current affa [...]	2009-05-19 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AF
09KABUL1278	Balkh Province - Security Setbacks, Corruption, Uneven [...] (U) Summary: Strong provincial leadership by Governor Atta makes the Balkh government work, but a worsening security picture in districts west of the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif and widespread corruption within his administration threaten to undermine people's confidence in government. B [...]	2009-05-19 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EAID MARR AF
09KABUL1281	YASENI CONCERNED ABOUT KARZAI'S CASH ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lower House Deputy Speaker and presidential candidate Mirwais Yaseni is asking for US assistance to help balance what he sees as President Karzai's significant advantage over other candidates in terms of cash and the use of government resources. Yaseni has opened campaign off [...]	2009-05-19 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1283	NO MAJOR PROTESTS EXPECTED OVER CONTINUITY OF [...] (SBU) Afghan politicians remain divided over support for continuity of government under President Karzai following the May 22 constitutional expiration of his term, but we have not seen evidence that opponents will organize protests against the government's legality (reftel). Privately, an o [...]	2009-05-20 04:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1290	IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BAMYAN, A HIDDEN STRUGGLE FOR [...] (S) Summary. Bamyan Province is a significant center of gravity for Iranian influence in Afghanistan. Iran has political reach through its sponsorship of the Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party),headed by Second VP Khalili based in Bamyan. A Council of Mujahedeen Commanders remains intact there, an [...]	2009-05-20 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1292	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-IRAN TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) MFA Senior advisor Davood Marodian informed us that the trilateral summit, postponed from its original May 19 date, has been rescheduled for May 24. He expected more visuals than substance. 2. (C) President Karzai is considering President Ahmadinejad's invitation to Karzai to extend [...]	2009-05-21 04:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IR
09KABUL1295	CODEL CARPER - WELCOME TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Senators: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Obama's [...]	2009-05-21 09:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM AF
09KABUL1296	JUNBESH-WAHDAT ALLIANCE CLOSE TO RELUCTANT KARZAI [...] (SBU) Representatives of the majority-Uzbek Junbesh-e-Milli party and Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Mardum faction of Hazara leader Haji Mohammed Mohaqqeq say their two-party alliance is reluctantly nearing an endorsement of President Karzai's re-election campaign. The two parties agreed last month to sup [...]	2009-05-21 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1297	POLITICAL PARTIES A NEAR NO-SHOW ON PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Some 88 percent of the more than 3,300 candidates who registered for this summer's provincial council elections chose to identify as independent candidates rather than associate with one of Afghanistan's 100-plus political parties. The near no-show by political parties on the [...]	2009-05-21 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1298	KARZAI'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN PLAN [...] (C) I met with Jelani Popal, the Director General of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (ILDG) and the discussion confirmed my view that governance remains a linchpin of our success in Afghanistan. Popal was particularly focused on weakness in district level governance, where he [...]	2009-05-21 16:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1299	KARZAI SIGNS ELECTION NON-INTERFERENCE DECREE [...] President Karzai has signed and published a decree prohibiting official interference in the election process. The decree has the key elements the USG and international community has urged Karzai to include. We will now turn our attention to the government's implementation of the decree provis [...]	2009-05-22 04:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL130	Badghis Chief Prosecutor Alleges Widespread Corruption [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the PRT, Badghis' chief prosecutor, Gaws Mohammad, detailed a disturbing portrait of wide-scale corruption and neglect within the province, singling out Governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri, among several other provincial officials, for his alleged misappropriation [...]	2009-01-19 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1300	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: LITERACY TRAINING (1 OF 3) [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-three (33) individuals selected for police literacy training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post request [...]	2009-05-22 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1301	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN LITERACY TRAINING (TWO OF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-three (33) individuals selected for police literacy training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post request [...]	2009-05-22 09:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1302	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN LITERACY TRAINING (THREE OF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-four (34) individuals selected for police literacy training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests [...]	2009-05-22 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1303	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NSC STAFF TRAINING IN JORDAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (71) individuals selected for MOD staff training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's [...]	2009-05-22 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1308	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/16-5/21: MPS DEBATE [...] The Lower House moved away from contentious debate over civilian casualties this week and debated legislation regulating the Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG),sparking a conversation over whether Parliament should require the popular election of governors. Tajiks, Uzbeks, a [...]	2009-05-24 06:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1309	Paktika - Governor Katawazay Addresses Security, [...] (SBU) On May 17, PRT Paktika (Sharana) facilitated a visit by Governor Katawazay, National Directorate for Security provincial commander General Mohammad Yaseen, and the governor's tribal affairs advisor (and cousin) Mohammad Mateen to Gayan district in northeastern Paktika, on the border with [...]	2009-05-25 05:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL131	OUTRAGE AGAINST COALITION SPECIAL OPS INCREASES IN [...] (C) A series of Coalition special operations in Zabul province during December 2008 and January 2009 heightened emotions and public outcry against coalition forces (CF). This situation provided an opportunity for select provincial leaders to promote their own political agendas. Governor Delb [...]	2009-01-19 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1310	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (1 OF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-25 07:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1311	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (2 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-25 07:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1312	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (3 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-25 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1315	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (4 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's [...]	2009-05-25 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1319	CANDIDATE CHALLENGE PERIOD ENDS [...] (C) Summary: The May 23 deadline for filing of complaints against registered candidates has passed. The Election Complaints Commission (ECC) collected a total of 268 challenges. Of those, the UN-sponsored Disarmament and Reintegration Commission ("D and RC") submitted 119 names with alleged [...]	2009-05-26 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL132	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND IEC READY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Voter Registration is set to begin on January 20 and the local IEC office and Task Force Helmand (TFH) have coordinated efforts to address security and logistical challenges. However, the required registration materials had not yet arrived in Lashkar Gah on January 17 and delay [...]	2009-01-19 12:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1320	PANJSHIR GOVERNOR MAY TAKE ON KAPISA INSURGENCY [...] (C) Panjshir Governor Haji Bahlol reported to PRTOff May 24 that President Karzai is contemplating moving him to Kapisa province following the August 20 presidential election (contingent upon Karzai's re-election). Bahlol, with a reputation for toughness and a track record of maintaining secu [...]	2009-05-26 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1321	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANGEVIN [...] (SBU) Congressmen: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Oba [...]	2009-05-26 06:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF

09KABUL1322	QANOONI SIDETRACKS VOTE ON PRIVATE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Lower House Speaker Yunus Qanooni has cut off action on a version of the Private Security Companies (PSC) Law that would have placed restrictions limiting the number of armed personnel allowed for each PSC (refs A-C). Over the objections of many MPs, Qanooni tabled debate on the law, r [...]	2009-05-26 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL1328	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (5 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-26 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1329	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (6 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's revie [...]	2009-05-26 15:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL133	EU POLICE MISSION EXPLORES DEPLOYMENT TO EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: A senior delegation from the European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) met January 12 with members of Task Force Duke (RC-E) senior staff to consider possibilities for deployment of EUPOL officers to eastern Afghanistan. Discussion centered on a proposal [...]	2009-01-19 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV AF EUN
09KABUL1335	JUSTICE MINISTER DANESH: SLOW MOVEMENT ON SHIA LAW [...] (SBU) Justice Minister Danesh told us May 25 that the Ministry has completed its formal consultation process with civil society on amending the Shia Family Law. It will, however, continue to take substantive input from stakeholders. The Embassy will soon submit comments, based on analysis fr [...]	2009-05-27 11:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1336	Afghanistan Repeats Request for Assistance on Water [...] (SBU) At the Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA),Afghan Foreign Ministry officials repeated a request to USDEL for assistance on negotiating riparian rights, particularly with Iran. This follows on a request made earlier this year that led to a request fo [...]	2009-05-27 12:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF IR
09KABUL1340	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: POLICE OFFICERS FOR ATA VIP COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of sixteen 16 police officers scheduled to attend an ATA VIP course. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no [...]	2009-05-28 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1342	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (7 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-28 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1343	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (8 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1344	PROPOSAL FOR 2009 JULIA TAFT FUND [...] (SBU) We propose to use the Taft Fund to support building a medical clinic and expanding an existing school at Sohadat land allocation site (LAS),west of Herat. Sohadat LAS is a government-sponsored township for landless former refugees and internally-displaced persons (IDPs). Neighboring v [...]	2009-05-28 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PGOV AF
09KABUL1345	Anti-Corruption Unit Pressing Forward in Politically [...] (SBU) Although operating on a shoe-string budget, the Kabul-based Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Attorney General's Office is demonstrating the capability to handle a significant and politically sensitive corruption case. Since April 2009, the ACU has been investigating embezzlement charges [...]	2009-05-30 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1348	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/23-5/29: AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met on May 28 with the Lower House International Relations Committee to discuss the new US strategy in Afghanistan and listen to MPs' concerns about security issues. MPs, led by committee chairman Abdul Rassoul Sayyaf (Kabul, Pashtun),welcomed greater US-Afghan cooperat [...]	2009-05-30 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1350	MPS ASK, "WHEN IS OUR ELECTION?" [...] (SBU) In an interesting conversation with PolOff this week, five Lower House MPs disagreed with each other over when their legislative terms expire next year and when the 2010 parliamentary election should occur. MPs Fawzia Koofi (Badakhshan, Tajik),Sultan Mohammed Awrang (Badakhshan, Tajik [...]	2009-05-30 10:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1351	MANAS AIR BASE: KARZAI-BAKIYEV LETTER; NO PHONE [...] (C) Palace officials informed us they tried a number of times and failed to get through by telephone to Bishkek, to arrange a call between Presidents Karzai and Bakiyev. Karzai wished to express to Bakiyev his support for continued coalition use of Manas to support security operations in Afgh [...]	2009-05-30 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AFIN KG
09KABUL1352	FM KOUCHNER REITERATES FRENCH COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Pierre Lallouche, France's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Ambassador Jean d'Amecourt May 14 to discuss increased military and civilian engagement in Afghanistan, elections and bilateral coordi [...]	2009-05-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MARR FR AF
09KABUL136	ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] (U) PolMilOffs met with Dr. Davood Moradian, senior policy advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on January 18, 2009 to convey, inter alia, the news that the President recently signed the instrument of ratification for the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol (reftel). 2. (U) Moradian welcom [...]	2009-01-20 02:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY
09KABUL1361	AFGHANISTAN COUNTERNARCOTICS: NARCO-INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary. Afghan Army commandos and U.S. special forces air-assaulted and seized a large Taliban command center that doubled as a heroin-producing complex in central Helmand on May 19-23. The operation, which included the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA)/National Interdiction [...]	2009-05-31 05:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR KCRM PREL PINS AF
09KABUL137	NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, polmiloffs delivered reftel demarche on sanctions against the A.Q. Khan proliferation network to Dr. Davood Moradian, Senior Policy Advisor to the Afghan Foreign Minister. Moradian generally welcomed the news but used the meeting to urge the U.S. to adopt a ''smart [...]	2009-01-20 07:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
09KABUL1372	MEDIA LAW: IMPORTANT STEP BUT NO PANACEA [...] (SBU) The Embassy has urged President Karzai to publish the Media Law as soon as possible in order to advance Afghan media's freedoms (reftels). Karzai has told officials at the Ministry of Justice and Office of Administrative Affairs (OAA) to hold off on publication until he consults Supreme [...]	2009-05-31 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AF
09KABUL1377	CODEL LEAHY: CRITICAL TIME IN BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The members of CODEL Leahy told President Karzai during a 5/26 meeting that this was a critical time for the Afghan-U.S. relationship. Americans needed assurances, especially in this economy, that the money they are spending in Afghanistan is being well spent, and that the people [...]	2009-06-01 08:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER USAID
09KABUL1378	CODEL CARPER STRESSES NEED FOR GREATER AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Senators Thomas Carper, Mark Udall, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, and Mark Begich had a productive visit to Afghanistan that included meetings with President Karzai, the Ministers of Defense and Interior, and a visit to Regional Command-East. The Codel delivered effective USG mess [...]	2009-06-01 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OREP AF
09KABUL1379	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (9 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-06-01 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1380	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (10 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-06-01 11:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1383	GIROA EXTRADITES AFGHAN-AMERICAN CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Following intensive collaboration from May 29 to June 1 within and between the country team and Government of Afghanistan (GIRoA) leaders, GIRoA extradited two Afghan-Americans suspected of attempting to bribe a U.S. military contracting officer. Depending on weather conditions [...]	2009-06-01 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KDEM AF
09KABUL139	SECOND THOUGHTS ON KARZAI AMONG AFGHAN ELITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Constituencies important to President Karzai's re-election hopes are voicing dissatisfaction that Karzai is ignoring their counsel and failing to improve local governance and fight corruption. Disappointment with Karzai's performance over the last few years is becoming more comm [...]	2009-01-20 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1390	CODEL LANGEVIN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Codel Langevin (Rep. James Langevin, Rep. Mike Coffman, Rep. Tom Rooney, Rep. Kilili Sablan) met with a relaxed, confident President Karzai May 30 to discuss Afghanistan's greatest challenges - insecurity and weak governance, as well as Karzai's plans for the country's future. [...]	2009-06-02 07:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS KDEM PTER AF
09KABUL1392	AMBASSADOR MEETS MOCI, DISCUSSES TRADE, CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eikenberry, accompanied by Deputy ECOUNS note taker, met with Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Wahidulla Sharani for a courtesy call on May 28. Sharani briefed the Ambassador on Afghan thinking on Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs),WTO accession the status of Afg [...]	2009-06-02 11:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN EAID AF
09KABUL1395	IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] (C) President Ahmadinejad reacted positively to the USG message to Iran on common interests in Afghanistan and the region (ref b),on the occasion of the Afghan's May 24-25 visit to Tehran. Ahmadinejad suggested cooperation could begin through joint infrastructure projects, or allowing Irania [...]	2009-06-02 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR
09KABUL1396	IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR
09KABUL1398	OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN START TWO WEEKS AWAY; KARZAI IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The presidential election season officially starts June 16, but the major candidates are already in full swing. President Karzai will begin the campaign with a significant head start, having consolidated support from a number of powerful factional leaders. The other major ca [...]	2009-06-02 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1399	UNAMA HEAD ASKS OSCE TO STRENGTHEN ELECTION SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),has sent a letter on May 27, requesting that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) strengthen it [...]	2009-06-03 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
09KABUL140	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AND SENATOR GRAHAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and Senator Lindsay Graham visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province January 11 and were briefed by Brigadier General Gordon Messenger, the British Commander of Task Force Helmand, and UK Senior Civilian Advisor Hugh Powell. COMISAF General McKiernan, R [...]	2009-01-20 10:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS AF
09KABUL1400	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (11 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-06-03 04:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1401	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (12 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty four (24) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Departme [...]	2009-06-03 04:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1405	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/30-6/4: PARLIAMENT [...] Both houses of Parliament picked up their pace in handling legislation this week, with the June 5 recess drawing near. After both houses flirted with proposals to extend the session beyond June 5, or the recess beyond July 20, leadership in both institutions eventually called an end to the cur [...]	2009-06-03 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1406	CANDIDATE VETTING: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR STANEKZAI [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Vice-Chairman of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (D and RC) Muhammad Massom Stanekzai told the Ambassador on June 1 the D and RC submitted to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) the names of 112 Provincial Council candidates and four national- [...]	2009-06-04 06:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PRER AF
09KABUL1409	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ARMY AIR CORPS TRAINING OF AFGHAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of nine (9) individuals selected for Army Air Corps training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Departme [...]	2009-06-04 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1419	CROSS-BORDER TRIBAL SHURA: NANGARHAR ELDERS MEET [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from Nangarhar Province's three main Pashtun tribes met in Jalalabad May 12 with tribal elders from Pakistan's Khyber and Mohmand Agencies to build cross-border tribal unity and discuss ways to prevent insurgent infiltration and activity. During the shura, Afridi tribal e [...]	2009-06-06 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL142	KARZAI APPEALS TO BOUCHER FOR SECURITY IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with President Karzai January 6 to discuss security priorities and improved Afghanistan-Pakistan relations. Boucher encouraged closer Afghan-Pak cooperation on intelligence sharing and told Karzai the U. [...]	2009-01-20 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF PK
09KABUL1420	ZABUL GOVERNOR NASERI'S TENURE OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (C) Summary: Governor Muhammed Ashraf Naseri's most significant achievement after two months serving as the Governor of Zabul Province is the drafting of a more realistic development plan. Overall, however, Naseri has failed to connect with the people and an ongoing corruption investigati [...]	2009-06-06 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1421	JOINT WARDAK-LOGAR POLICE SUMMIT PART OF EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: To address police deficiencies in Logar and Wardak provinces, the 3rd Brigade 10th Mountain Division (3/10) is working with national police and the local police chiefs to implement both a bottom-up and top-down police development strategy. Through a series of inspection tour [...]	2009-06-06 07:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1422	REVISED CABLE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI DEA NIU BASIC [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty-seven (27) individuals selected for DEA NIU basic training. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by th [...]	2009-06-06 09:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1423	AMBASSADOR EIKENBERRY AND GOVERNOR AMIN DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Governor Roohul Amin of Farah told Ambassador Eikenberry on May 30 that the situation in his province is improving for ordinary citizens as a result of his efforts to reduce corruption and fight crime, even though Taliban activity is increasing. Under intense press [...]	2009-06-06 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1424	AFGHANISTAN'S MEDIA COMMISSION: UP AND RUNNING [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly-created Media Commission, slated to play an important role in the upcoming presidential election, is now up and running. In addition to monitoring compliance with the media code of conduct, the Commission intends to organize radio and TV airtime for candidate roundtabl [...]	2009-06-07 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1425	AFGHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION FORCE IS TAKING ROOT IN [...] (C) Summary. The positive development of the Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) in the Jalraz district of Wardak Province demonstrates how the AP3 might successfully be adapted to build local support and responsibility for security. The program still faces a myriad of challenges, though [...]	2009-06-07 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1426	KARZAI AIDE SPECULATES ON POST-ELECTION CABINET; [...] (C) Palace Chief of Policy Sebghatullah Sanjar told us on June 2 that Karzai had offered a number of positions in his next government to prominent Afghans in exchange for their endorsements. Sanjar asserted Karzai struck those deals without regard to those individuals' abilities or willin [...]	2009-06-07 05:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1427	Knowledge Management Training and Evaluation Team [...] A four-person team, experienced in the application of KM methods, visited Kabul to train staff on classified and unclassified tools currently accessible to them and to evaluate how KM methods could be employed to meet the needs of the U.S. Mission. Network issues aside (these will be addressed [...]	2009-06-07 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT PGOV AF
09KABUL1444	UNDP ELECTION FUNDING REQUIREMENTS MET WITH USG [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID forwarded a much awaited cooperative agreement (CA) to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for USD $55 million, making the USG the largest donor in the international community for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Assuming all other interna [...]	2009-06-07 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1458	OPENING OF ISLAM QALA BORDER CROSSING POINT [...] (SBU) On June 15, the port at Islam Qala (IQ) will be ready for operations. The Embassy's Border Management Task Force is prepared to host an opening ceremony, between June 15 and July 1, for the USD 20 Million Border Crossing Point at IQ, built by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE). The Ge [...]	2009-06-08 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETRD AF IR
09KABUL1461	FLASHES OF GIROA LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent media statements from MOI and MOD citing civilian casualties caused by the Taliban and supporting the presence of international troops demonstrated unusual and welcomed Afghan leadership in public communications. This may be the result of a patient and determined effort [...]	2009-06-08 10:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1465	AMBASSADOR AND COS DAUDZAI DISCUSS KARZAI'S GOALS [...] (C) Summary. At their May 27 meeting, Mohammed Umer Daudzai, President Karzai's Chief of Staff, agreed to the Ambassador's suggestion to establish a weekly meeting between President Karzai and the Ambassador. Daudzai confirmed Karzai was confident of re-election and the latter was turning his [...]	2009-06-08 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MOPS AF
09KABUL1466	DIAG COMMITTEE'S FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To discuss the results of the candidate vetting process, National Security Advisor Zalmai Rassoul hosted a meeting on June 7 for Minister of Interior Atmar, Minister of Defense Wardak, Vice-Chair of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission Mohammed Stanekzai, Independent [...]	2009-06-08 14:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1467	FORGING A CAMPAIGN OF IDEAS [...] (C) Even before the official start of the presidential election campaign season, most political observers have concluded that President Karzai will easily win re-election. Karzai is gunning for an overwhelming first-round victory by lining up endorsements from nearly all of the country's powe [...]	2009-06-08 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1468	INFLUENTIAL PASHTUNS IN AFGHAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the country's largest ethnic group, Pashtuns will play a determining role in this year's presidential election. If the 2009 election breaks down along ethnic lines, as it largely did in 2004, President Karzai will have a significant advantage over other candidates, especia [...]	2009-06-08 14:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1477	UPPER HOUSE SPEAKER MOJADDEDI PRESSING KARZAI FOR [...] During Ambassador Eickenberry's June 9 courtesy call, Upper House Speaker Mojaddedi conceded President Karzai was the only viable presidential candidate but had many flaws. Neither Abdullah Abdullah nor Ashraf Ghani have the personality or capacity to govern, Mojaddedi claimed. However, Mojade [...]	2009-06-09 16:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1478	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER SAMAR LAMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Chair Sima Samar and the Ambassador discussed on June 9 a range of political and human rights issues. Samar blamed the opposition, including herself, for not organizing a viable challenge to Karzai's re-election bid. She urged [...]	2009-06-09 17:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1485	MINISTERS TELL CODEL LANGEVIN ARMY AND POLICE [...] (C)Summary. Codel Langevin spent a full 24 hours in Kabul, meeting with President Karzai (reftel),Defense Minister Wardak, Interior Minister Atmar, and Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives. The codel, comprised of Representatives James Langevin (D-RI),Mike Coffman [...]	2009-06-10 12:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1486	GOVERNOR ATTA REVERSES COURSE TO BACK OPPOSITION [...] (C) Balkh Provincial Governor Mohammed Atta Noor disclosed to State PRT officer that he will back the opposition United Front (UF) candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah for president over President Karzai in the reversal of Atta's previous posture towards Karzai. This decision reflects what is sha [...]	2009-06-10 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1488	LOCAL KUCHI-HAZARA DEAL DEPENDENT ON NATIONAL AND [...] (C) Summary. The annual conflict posed by the movement of the Kuchi population into the grazing lands of Wardak, Bamyan, and Ghazni Provinces is rearing its head, but the intersection of better grazing as a result of spring rains, a Kuchi readiness to vote in the upcoming elections, and Wardak [...]	2009-06-10 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1489	TEPID PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HEDAYAT ARSALA [...] (SBU) Former Senior Minister Hedayat Arsala laid out to the Ambassador on June 8 a substantive agenda that would focus on strengthening governance by fighting government corruption and interdicting the narcotics trade. He asserted that Karzai held such strong advantages of incumbency that the [...]	2009-06-10 14:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1493	ENSURING CREDIBLE ELECTIONS:KABUL RESPONSES [...] The USG and its international partners are taking steps to help Afghanistan hold credible presidential and provincial council elections in 2009. The augmented U.S. Mission will lead implementation of a number of efforts. Successful realization of these objectives will rely in most cases on br [...]	2009-06-11 02:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1494	FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTS INTERVENTION ON ARRESTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PGOV AF
09KABUL1498	EXBS ADVISOR MAY 10 TO JUNE 09, 2009 MONTH END REPORT, [...] (U) EXBS Advisor Fetty attended the EXBS Advisor's conference in Tbilisi from May 31 - June 6. EXBS delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting that they assist Customs with obtaining frequencies and licenses for Motorola Radios EXBS plans to provide to the Kabul I [...]	2009-06-11 08:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL1504	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS ASKS FOR MORE SUPPORT [...] During a June 10 courtesy call on Minister of Women's Affairs Dr. Husn Bano Ghazanfar, the Ambassador reaffirmed the strong U.S. commitment to Afghan women. Both President Obama and Secretary Clinton believe supporting Afghan women is essential to steering Afghanistan toward peace and economi [...]	2009-06-11 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1513	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DLI TRAINING OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) individual selected for DLI training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review o [...]	2009-06-13 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1514	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: SSTAR TRAINING OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) individual selected for Marshall Center SSTAR training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Dep [...]	2009-06-13 14:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1515	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING OF AFGHAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) individual selected for Marshall Center Counterterrorism training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post r [...]	2009-06-13 14:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1519	AFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF DAUDZAI [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Minister Umar Daud Zai (Daudzai) said that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu shared "fresh ideas" on improving Turkish-Afghan bilateral relations and regional ties during his June 11-13 visit here. Daudzai mentioned education, economics, and in [...]	2009-06-14 11:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SNAR AF
09KABUL1520	UN 1267 AL QAEDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS TEAM BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN 1267 Sanctions Team Coordinator Richard Barrett told D/AMB Ricciardone on June 8 the UN 1267 sanctions program for al-Qaeda and the Taliban was in need of repair and reinvigoration. He outlined a two-step approach to establish the criteria by which sanctioning countries on th [...]	2009-06-14 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER UN AF
09KABUL1521	ABDULLAH: UNINSPIRED PLATFORM AND WEAK TICKET BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week away from the June 16 official start to the campaign season, United Front presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah told polcouns he was disappointed by the recent defection of Wahdat and Junbesh leadership to the Karzai camp, a move he attributed to manipulation by Turkish [...]	2009-06-14 13:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1522	EU, U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) During a brief June 7 courtesy call, Ambassador Eikenberry briefed European Commission Ambassador Hansjoerg Kretschmer on the US strategy in Afghanistan. The Ambassador told Kretschmer that strategy focuses on the most insecure areas in southern and eastern Afghanistan, and that the civi [...]	2009-06-14 13:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON AF
09KABUL1526	Ambassador's Meeting with Afghan Finance Minister [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eikenberry and Finance Minister Zakhilwal June 8 discussed joint visits to Afghan provinces, including a June 17 trip to open a US-financed border crossing post in Islam Qala, Herat. Zakhilwal welcomed the preliminary, positive assessment by a USAID team that examined the Finan [...]	2009-06-15 08:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID AF
09KABUL1528	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JALAL: ISSUES FOCUSED PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11 at his Kabul campaign headquarters, Afghan presidential candidate Sayed Jalal detailed his political platform to Ambassador Carney and identified problems he sees emerging with the elections process. He requested the U.S. to clearly indicate its impartiality - somet [...]	2009-06-15 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL154	PHASE 4 VOTER REGISTRATION IMPERFECT BUT UNDERWAY [...] (SBU) Phase 4 of the voter registration update opened largely on schedule on January 20 in Nimroz, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. A broken-down truck delayed delivery of material to Helmand. According to IEC headquarters, voter registration operations will open as early as January 21 in six distric [...]	2009-01-20 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1544	Afghan Commerce Minister on Upcoming Af-Pak Transit Trade [...] (SBU) Afghan Commerce Minister Shahrani told EconCouns June 16 that Afghanistan will take a positive, constructive approach in negotiations with Pakistan on a new Af-Pak Transit Trade agreement (APTA),starting June 23. Shahrani noted the GOP's extensive objections to the draft agreement text [...]	2009-06-16 13:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AF PK
09KABUL1547	IN DIRE NEED: A LOOK INSIDE THE MINISTRY OF [...] On June 14 Deputy Minister for Martyrs and Disabled Suraya Paikan told polcouns her Ministry lacks resources to adequately serve Afghanistan's approximately 800,000 disabled people. Priorities for the Ministry include conducting a survey of disabled Afghans, staffing and equipping the four ex [...]	2009-06-16 15:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF PHUM
09KABUL1557	CHALLENGING THE ELECTION PROCESS TO DELIVER: [...] (SBU) Post appreciates Department's efforts to offer us collegial advice on how to improve our handling of the upcoming Afghan election campaign. As will be clear from the specific responses below, much of what has been recommended is already well underway and has been for some time. We would c [...]	2009-06-17 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1558	SUPREME COURT CONTINUES TO BACK KARZAI ON MEDIA LAW [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Afghan Chief Justice Azimi on June 7. Azimi stated that President Karzai had the authority to request judicial review of a portion of the Media Law after his veto was overridden, despite there being no obvious legal precedent. Azimi reaffirmed his commitment to [...]	2009-06-17 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KCOR KJUS AF
09KABUL156	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: GOVERNORS AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 10 conference in Kabul, Afghan central government and provincial authorities -- including eight governors -- agreed that reducing poppy cultivation on a sustainable basis is a high pr [...]	2009-01-21 06:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PHUM KPAO AF
09KABUL1560	QUIET START TO OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SEASON [...] SUMMARY. The presidential and provincial council campaigns for the Aug. 20 election officially kicked off June 16, with a relatively subdued atmosphere in both Kabul and the outlying provinces. Major and minor candidates alike plastered Kabul streets with campaign posters, though few held la [...]	2009-06-18 04:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1561	HEZB-E-ISLAMI AFGHANISTAN BACKS KARZAI, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) Chairman Abdul Hadi Arghandewal told PolOff on June 17 that his party had decided to back President Karzai's re-election campaign and had already started organizing on his behalf. HIA would, however, withhold a public endorsement until Karzai better arti [...]	2009-06-18 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1562	SUPPORTERS QUESTION JALALI ON HIS FUTURE [...] (SBU) Former presidential candidate Ali Ahmad Jalali has told supporters he intends to sit out the rest of the campaign and not publicly endorse any other candidate. He hinted his acceptance of the conventional wisdom that President Karzai had amassed an impressive collection of endorsements [...]	2009-06-18 05:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1563	GHANI CRITICIZES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR SLOW [...] (SBU) Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani told PolCouns in a June 16 meeting that he was prepared to harshly criticize the international community and USG for what he saw as a "curiously unengaged" posture on the presidential election. Ghani complained that the IC had not delivered on promis [...]	2009-06-18 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1564	YASENI CALLS FOR MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM [...] (C) Lower House Deputy Speaker and presidential candidate Mirwais Yaseni requested more USG and international community involvement in the presidential election to help offset President Karzai's alleged use of government officials and resources to benefit his campaign. In a June 15 meeting wit [...]	2009-06-18 05:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1565	UNAMA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR FAIRNESS AND CREDIBILITY [...] On June 15, UNAMA SRSG Kai Eide issued a statement in anticipation of the June 16 opening of the campaign period for the August presidential and provincial council elections. Eide called on candidates to campaign with dignity and fairness, noting the responsibility of all candidates to ensur [...]	2009-06-18 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1566	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING OF AFGHAN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of eleven (11) individual selected for Marshall Center training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Depar [...]	2009-06-18 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1567	Latest Draft of Governor-led Reconciliation Program [...] (SBU) We have just received from the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) an updated version of its proposal for Governor-led reconciliation, originally dating from May 19. The paper remains a "confidential" internal document and has not, to our knowledge, been shared with others [...]	2009-06-18 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1568	SUBJECT: Afghanistan National Program of Peace and [...] (SBU) Summary: At a May 30 meeting with Emboffs, Special President Advisor on Internal Security and Vice Chairman of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission Mohammed Masoon Stanekzai outlined the main points of a proposal he has presented to President Karzai on reconciliation. The pr [...]	2009-06-18 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1574	Jowzjan Province: Worsening Security; Mixed Reviews on [...] Over the past six months, deteriorating security has been the most significant change in Jowzjan province. Insurgents have demonstrated their ability to launch attacks both in remote districts of the province as well as along the ring road from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif. While the insurgen [...]	2009-06-20 08:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1576	COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO FRAY - LESSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-21 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1577	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NSA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucial period in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic Society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dra [...]	2009-06-21 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO OVIP PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL158	NEW KHOST GOVERNOR OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) In a January 14 courtesy call by PRT and maneuver battalion representatives, new Khost Governor Hamidullah Qalandarzai outlined his priorities for the province: improved security (including better coordination among coalition forces (CF),Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),and local A [...]	2009-01-21 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL AF
09KABUL1586	PRT/KUNDUZ - FEYZABAD'S MAYOR DISCUSSES TAX REFORM, CITY [...] (SBU) State PRTOff recently discussed city politics with embattled Feyzabad Mayor Engineer Momenshah. Momenshah, a construction company owner from northern Darwaz District with prior experience in the NGO and development community, was appointed mayor in early 2008 under the sponsorship of for [...]	2009-06-21 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1587	GOVERNOR ATTA DENIES RESIGNATION RUMORS [...] (SBU) Balkh Governor Atta has denied that President Karzai has asked for his resignation because of his support for opposition presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah. Atta said he would resign only if President Karzai also agrees to resign. Several high-profile delegations from Kabul have vi [...]	2009-06-21 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL159	Herat: Development Needed in Shindand District [...] Development lags in the critical district of Shindand, astride the ring road, the last spot of poppy cultivation in Herat province and center of intensified Taliban activity after the August 2008 Azizabad civilian collateral damage incident. A refined development program emphasizing water for [...]	2009-01-21 12:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1590	GHANI CHALLENGES KARZAI TO OPEN DEBATE [...] The Ambassador launched on June 20 his public engagement with opposition presidential candidates, to counter the widely held perception of U.S. backing for President Karzai's reelection. His first meeting was a press conference with presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani. The Ambassador declared [...]	2009-06-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1591	THE SIKHS OF AFGHANISTAN - A VANISHING COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Upper House MP Awtar Singh Khalsa, the only Sikh or Hindu member of the Afghan parliament, said the Sikh and Hindu community had dwindled from approximately 50,000 families before the jihad against the Soviets, to approximately 6,000 people at present. He attributed the populati [...]	2009-06-21 17:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1592	CORRECTED COPY: COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO [...] (S) Summary. There are sobering lessons to be drawn from the Alasay Valley in Southern Kapisa, where the strategic dynamics have shifted back in favor of the insurgency just shy of three months after U.S. and French forces assisted the ANA to reestablish Afghan government presence there. This [...]	2009-06-22 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1593	HAZARA LEADERS SUPPORT KARZAI IN EXCHANGE FOR PROMISES OF [...] Hazara political leaders backing President Karzai's re-election have asked Karzai to support the creation of more majority-Hazara provinces in exchange for their influential endorsements among the ethnic Hazara minority, which could constitute as much as 15 percent of the electorate in this su [...]	2009-06-22 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1594	EGYPT'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian Charge' d'Affaires (CDA) Karim Sharaf told PolCouns on 6/16 that Egypt was actively contributing to development in Afghanistan, but could do more with funding from international partners. With assistance from the International Community (IC),Egypt could: 1) establish [...]	2009-06-22 09:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PTER EG AF

09KABUL1595	KANDAHAR: A SNAPSHOT OF ELECTIONS ACTIVITY IN AN ACTIVE [...] The first political rally of the campaign season took place in Kandahar city on June 18, with an estimated 1000 members of the Barakzai tribe holding a rally downtown in support of incumbent Hamid Karzai. The rally was entirely peaceful and apparently not organized by the Karzai campaign machi [...]	2009-06-22 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL160	KARZAI HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] SUMMARY. President Karzai called on U.S. and international forces to prevent civilian casualties in a State of the Union-style speech opening Parliament's new session January 20. In addition to his appeal to revise the international coalition's military strategy, Karzai ran through a laundry [...]	2009-01-22 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM MARR AF
09KABUL1600	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucialperiod in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dram [...]	2009-06-23 02:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AF
09KABUL1640	AMBASSADOR APPEARS WITH YASENI AT PRESS EVENT [...] (U) The Ambassador on June 22 continued his public engagement with leading opposition presidential candidates, appearing with Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni in front of Afghan and international media. The Ambassador reiterated US impartiality and commitment to credible, secure, an [...]	2009-06-23 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1643	U.S. SAVES THE DAY ON ANP GROWTH AT LOTFA STEERING [...] (U) Summary. The Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA),chaired by MOI Minister Atmar, faced a daunting task in its Steering Committee meeting of June 14 chaired. The main issue was funding a proposal already approved by the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) and Intern [...]	2009-06-23 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1647	ABDULLAH HIGHLIGHTS DECENTRALIZATION PLATFORM IN [...] (U) The Ambassador continued his public engagement with opposition presidential candidates with a joint press appearance alongside Abdullah Abdullah on June 21. During the event, covered widely by Afghan and international media, Abdullah highlighted his proposals to decentralize the governmen [...]	2009-06-23 16:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1648	GHANI: OPTIMISTIC FAIR ELECTION IS POSSIBLE [...] (C) In a June 22 conversation with the Ambassador, presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani was optimistic that the "necessary environment" now existed for a relatively fair and competitive election. Ghani thanked the Ambassador for appearing at a June 20 joint press conference (reftel). The Amba [...]	2009-06-24 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL165	CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS JAN 20 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 07:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER AF
09KABUL1651	06/23/09 MEETING, ASSISTANT AMB MUSSOMELI AND MOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar on June 23. On the Kunduz Regional Training Center (RTC) DynCorp event of April 11 (reftel),Atmar reiterated his insistence that the U.S. try to quash any news article on the inciden [...]	2009-06-24 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS AF
09KABUL1652	ICRC REPORT ON FARAH CIVCAS INCIDENT STATES 89 [...] (C) Summary. ICRC Head of Mission Reto Stocker met with Ambassador Eikenberry on June 13 and delivered a written report on the events associated with the battle in Bala Baluk, Farah Province, on May 4. The ICRC concluded that the civilian death total was considerably higher than the number e [...]	2009-06-24 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PINS AF
09KABUL1655	ENSURING CREDIBLE ELECTIONS: MEDIA LAW AND [...] This is the third in a series of cables updating and providing additional details on Embassy plans and efforts for the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in ref A. This cable addresses the issues of the Media Law and implementation of the May 22 presidential [...]	2009-06-24 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL1657	PALACE REACTION TO AMBASSADOR'S PRESS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador's press appearances (6/20-Ashraf Ghani, 6/21-Abdullah Abdullah, 6/22-Mirwais Yaseni) have generated much political and media attention. They have also not gone unnoticed by the Palace. FM Spanta called the Ambassador on 6/21, following the Abdullah press conference, to s [...]	2009-06-24 18:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1658	DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR TORKHAM GATE [...] SUMMARY: This is a Joint message from US Embassies Kabul and Islamabad with input from US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Torkham Gate Working Group met from May 23-24 in Jalalabad and Torkham, reviewed the current strategy and develo [...]	2009-06-25 05:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KJUS AF PK SNAR MOPS KCRM PREL PINS
09KABUL1661	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 22, Helmand Independent Election Commission (IEC) Provincial Electoral Officer Engineer Hadi spoke to registered Provincial Council (PC) candidates to describe campaign and elections procedures. His deputy, Abdul Samad, addressed District Field Coordinators (DFCs),not [...]	2009-06-25 06:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM AF
09KABUL1662	HERAT CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: KARZAI DOMINATING THE FIELD [...] (U) Summary. Election campaigning is underway in Herat with general resignation, not excitement, among the populace that President Karzai will win. Karzai's campaign spending and outreach to key local figures and organizations have strengthened his position, but some analysts believe he can [...]	2009-06-25 09:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1663	HERAT: KARZAI SEEKS FEMALE VOTES, BUT CANDIDATES FACE [...] (U) President Karzai has moved to develop a strong basis of support among female voters in Herat. On June 22 he opened an electoral campaign center for women there, a sign of anticipation that he will need women's votes on election day. Like his campaign office (reftel),the women's center i [...]	2009-06-25 09:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1665	GHOR: ALL ELECTIONERRING IS LOCAL [...] (SBU) As the election campaign in Ghor kicks off, Governor Sayed Iqbal Munib appears to be campaigning for President Karzai. Munib began a flurry of travel throughout the province in early June, visiting three districts in 10 days, twice with Lithuanian PRT members. According to PRT officers, [...]	2009-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1668	APRIL IN GHAZNI: SECURITY CONTINUES TO DEGRADE [...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of April, security continued to degrade in Ghazni province, in keeping with the ramping up of the fighting season, and the return of Afghan Taliban and foreign fighters to the province. Enemy attacks mainly focused on patrols, which also highlights the fact that t [...]	2009-06-25 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1669	MAY IN GHAZNI: GOVERNOR ABSENT [...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of May, the province remained stable politically with Governor Usmani in control, but the governor was forced to face accusers from Ghazni's Provincial Council (PC) and their allies in Parliament in Kabul on May 20, in a hearing presided over by President Karzai. [...]	2009-06-25 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1671	IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN AFHGAN HIGHER ED: SUBTLE BUT [...] SUMMARY: Given cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan and Iran, no one is surprised that Iranian influence permeates Afghan higher education. Ironically, just as Iran closes university access to Afghan refugees in Iran, it is becoming more deeply involved in Afghan higher education. [...]	2009-06-26 11:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF
09KABUL1675	IEC: A CREDIBLE ELECTION IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY [...] Summary: On June 22, Ambassador Eikenberry visited the Independent Election Commission (IEC),toured operational elements and after a private meeting, participated in a joint press conference with IEC Chairman Dr. Azizullah Lodin. IEC workers and officials echoed security concerns, but the [...]	2009-06-27 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1677	HELMAND GOVERNOR MANGAL UPBEAT, HOPEFUL IN MEETING [...] (U) Helmand Governor Gulabuddin Mangal was upbeat, yet realistic during a June 16 call on Ambassador Eikenberry at the U.S. Embassy. The Ambassador gave Mangal a set of photos taken during last month's grand opening of the Bost Commercial Airfield in Helmand. Mangal thanked the Ambassador and promi [...]	2009-06-27 11:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1678	NSA JONES DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AT THE IEC [...] On June 23, National Security Advisor James Jones attended an elections roundtable at the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Participants included the Ambassador, Ambassador Carney, IEC Chairman Dr. Azizullah Lodin and three other commissioners, IEC Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Daoud Naja [...]	2009-06-28 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1679	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS: STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) This, fourth in a series, updates and provides additional details on Embassy plans and efforts for the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in ref A. This cable updates post's efforts to achieve a sizeable contingent of international observers to help en [...]	2009-06-28 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1680	Elections Snapshot from Northeastern Afghanistan [...] Controversy ensued in Badakhshan when Zalmay Mojaddedi, a Member of Parliament (MP) close to Karzai, used two GIRoA helicopters to personally distribute emergency assistance items such as tents, blankets and cash to flood victims in his home district of Jurm and neighboring areas in mid-June. [...]	2009-06-28 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1682	ENSURING CREDIBLE ELECTIONS: MEDIA AND DEBATES [...] This is the fifth in a series of cables updating and providing additional details on Embassy plans and efforts for the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in ref A. This cable addresses the issues of media engagements with and airtime for candidates. ---- [...]	2009-06-29 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL1683	KARZAI ASKS NSA JONES FOR GREATER BILATERAL POLICY [...] (C) At their June 23 meeting, President Karzai repeated to NSA Jones his call for a US-Afghan joint team to implement the President's new strategy. He conceded such an initiative could not begin until after the election. Karzai will make his role as a unifying and national, rather than ethnic [...]	2009-06-29 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF PK IR
09KABUL1684	UPPER HOUSE IN QUANDRY OVER FATE OF PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Parliament's Upper House faces a potential crisis this fall when new provincial councils will select replacements for two-thirds of the chamber. If the councils follow the Constitution, they will elect their representatives to the Upper House around Oct. 1, mid-way through a [...]	2009-06-29 04:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1701	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: REACTION TO NEW CN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Counter Narcotics Khodaidad and Deputy Minister of Interior for Narcotics Daud both reacted cautiously on June 28 to the announcement of a new U.S. counternarcotics strategy deemphasizing eradication and increasing support for interdiction and agricultural development. [...]	2009-06-30 10:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR AF
09KABUL1714	PRE-ELECTION POLLING PLANS [...] This is the sixth in a series of cables updating and providing additional details on Embassy plans and efforts in support of the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in reftel. This cable addresses post efforts on pre-election polling. ------------------- [...]	2009-07-02 02:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL172	SHERZAI BASKS IN BUZZ OVER POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nangarhar Governor Gul Aqa Sherzai's trip to the United States this month ignited gossip among Kabul's chattering classes and media about his presidential ambitions and relationship with President Karzai. Rumors that Sherzai attended President Obama's inauguration at the invitat [...]	2009-01-26 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1729	KARZAI CRITICIZES FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS [...] In a June 27 press conference, President Karzai took on a variety of issues including voter participation in the August presidential and provincial council elections, foreign interference in Afghanistan, and his choice of Marshall Fahim as his running mate. Karzai asserted that free and tran [...]	2009-07-02 09:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1731	Security Key in Ghazni Election Planning [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Overt candidate campaigning is occurring in Ghazni, but is relatively muted due to the prevailing security situation. Ghazni City - the largest population center and the provincial capital - is the most active area. In the countryside, residents appear to want to vote, b [...]	2009-07-02 11:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1732	Signing of USDA Food for Progress Agreement [...] (SBU) On June 30 with Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Ambassador Wayne, Coordinating Director for Economic and Development Affairs signed a USDA-sponsored program agreement (PL 480) for the monetization of soybean oil. Deputy Agriculture Minister Kunduzi was also in attendance. Total [...]	2009-07-02 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN AF
09KABUL1733	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S RESTRAINED INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) Summary. Officials of Paktya province in Afghanistan and tribal elders brokered an agreement on June 15 in an attempt to quiet two years of fighting between the Shia Turi and Sunnis in Pakistan's Kurram Agency. The residents of Bushera, a Sunni enclave on the Pakistani side of the border [...]	2009-07-02 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1734	Afghans Seek 55 Priority Advisors and Claim Revenue [...] (SBU) The JCMB Standing Committee on Development broadly endorsed the Afghan government's revised Civilian Technical Assistance Plan asking for 55 urgently needed advisor positions. Subsequently, the Finance Minister signaled he hopes donors will provide funding for the Afghan government to di [...]	2009-07-02 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN AF
09KABUL1735	ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...]	2009-07-02 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1736	PLANNING FOR GOVERNANCE CHANGES IN HELMAND [...] (C) The U.K. has begun planning for governance changes in Helmand after August 20 elections, concerned that former governor and local powerbroker Sher Mohammad Akunzada (SMA) or his associates are working to return to Helmand. The UK, appropriately, is concerned that the improvements in gove [...]	2009-07-02 14:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1737	HELMAND OPERATIONS RELY ON ESTABLISHING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Civilian-military coordination prior to the start of the July 2 military operations in Helmand has been a key element in the development of a sustainable engagement. While the MEB operations have come on very quickly, the PRT's facilitation of connections between the provincial g [...]	2009-07-02 15:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1738	YASENI DISCUSSES PLATFORM, ASKS FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) At a June 27 dinner between presidential candidate and Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni, Ambassador Carney and SRAP's Jane Marriott, Yaseni laid out reasons for running and his platform. He repeatedly mentioned his lack of funding and asked for United States financial support f [...]	2009-07-02 15:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1741	KHOST: DIFFERING REACTIONS TO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khosties' vastly different reactions to civilian casualty incidents caused by Coalition Forces (CF) versus those caused by insurgents suggest fear and intimidation by insurgents are profoundly impacting the population. Team Khost (PRT and maneuver battalion),at the direction of [...]	2009-07-04 04:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1743	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: KHODAIDAD DEFENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 1 meeting with Minister for Counternarcotics Khodaidad, Ambassador Wayne, Director for Development, Assistance, and Economic Affairs, assured the Minister that the U.S. remains committed to the fight against narcotics and the change in strategy would most likely resul [...]	2009-07-04 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR AF
09KABUL1745	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: PARDON AND RELEASE OF DRUG [...] (SBU) We recently learned that, on April 30, 2009, President Karzai had issued a decree pardoning five Border Police officers who were convicted in 2007 of transporting approximately 124 kilograms of heroin in a Border Police truck. These five officers (Amrullah, Bilal Ahmad, Shahzad Gul, Sai [...]	2009-07-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS AF
09KABUL1747	CANDIDATES DISCUSS PLATFORMS AND ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] SUMMARY: On July 1, Ambassador Eikenberry hosted a roundtable for the members of CODEL Ellsworth with four presidential candidates standing in the August elections. The Ambassador, Ambassador Ricciardone and Rep. Ellsworth focused their comments on U.S. support for a secure, credible and incl [...]	2009-07-05 04:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM OREP PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1748	OPPOSITION CANDIDATES TELL NSA JONES SECURITY AND [...] In a June 23 meeting with National Security Advisor General Jones and Ambassador Eikenberry, leading opposition candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, and Mr. Mirwais Yasini cited security, corruption, good governance, the role of women, and economic development as they key issue [...]	2009-07-05 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
09KABUL1754	KARZAI'S JULY 5 ELECTION MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. President Karzai's tightly-conducted 5 July meeting on election security included senior foreign, security and intelligence members of his cabinet and the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission. The SRSG, COMISAF, Ambs. Mussomeli and Carney attended. The Pr [...]	2009-07-06 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1762	Beyond 421 - Civilian Staffing Requirements for [...] Embassy Kabul has undertaken a review of our mission to determine the personnel and resourcing requirements to achieve success, a review that complements GEN McChrystal's ongoing 60-day review of ISAF's mission. In Ref A, Embassy Kabul detailed a USG civilian uplift needed to implement the Pre [...]	2009-07-06 15:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL1767	KARZAI ON THE STATE OF US-AFGHAN RELATIONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings this week, I discussed with President Karzai a number of issues, including Karzai's concerns with the future of US policy on Afghanistan, and his opinions on where US policy here had failed. The meetings were cordial, but raised certain concerns for me about [...]	2009-07-07 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1773	CABINET APPROVED REVISED SHIA FAMILY LAW, EVAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6 the Cabinet approved a revised Shia Family Law text. Reportedly, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) review team deleted twelve major articles, and the Cabinet an additional article from the version signed by President Karzai. The Ministers also gave the nod to the draft E [...]	2009-07-07 16:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1778	ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDING POLICE OFF THE BOOKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) has learned that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) struck a deal with the MOI and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to privately fund an increase in the ANP in Faryab Province to coincide with Ring Road construction projects it is financ [...]	2009-07-08 08:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1782	PRESS STATEMENT ON H1N1 CASES AT BAGRAM AIRBASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Public Affairs officers from the U.S. Embassy and USFOR-A met with officials from the Ministry of Public Health July 8 to draft a press statement on the 14 influenza cases at Bagram Air Base, which the Ministry released the afternoon of the same day. END SUMMARY. TEXT OF PRES [...]	2009-07-08 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KFLU AF
09KABUL1783	CANDIDATE VETTING MINISTER STANEKZAI UNDER INTENSE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (S) Minister Mohammad Masoon Stanekzai, the Afghan lead on candidate vetting, expressed concern for his safety after resisting President Karzai,s demands that two known narcotics traffickers, members of illegal armed groups, in Helmand Province be removed from a list that disqual [...]	2009-07-08 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS AFIN
09KABUL1787	Baghlan Industry and Energy Sector Poised For Expansion [...] (SBU) Summary: Baghlan Province is well positioned to take advantage of its energy production and industrial potential, though some of its business leaders seem overly ambitious. With its intact hydropower plants and location along one of Afghanistan's primary electrical backbones, Baghlan alm [...]	2009-07-09 00:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ENRG AF
09KABUL1788	Baghlan Industry and Energy Sector Poised For Expansion [...] (SBU) Summary: Baghlan Province is well positioned to take advantage of its energy production and industrial potential, though some of its business leaders seem overly ambitious. With its intact hydropower plants and location along one of Afghanistan's primary electrical backbones, Baghlan alm [...]	2009-07-09 00:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AF ECON ENRG
09KABUL179	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC PREDICTS BIG [...] (C) According to the head of the UNODC's Kabul office, poppy cultivation in Afghanistan will decline by as much as 30 percent in 2009, and the number of poppy-free provinces could rise from 18 to 22. While market factors are driving much of this reduction, Afghan and international incentive a [...]	2009-01-26 11:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR DEA EAID ECON PINR PREL PTER AF
09KABUL1797	VERVEER PRESSES FOR JUSTICE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In June 24-26 meetings visiting Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer affirmed the strong U.S. commitment to Afghan women and pressed government officials and other leaders to address the extreme challenges confronting women. President Karzai defended his [...]	2009-07-09 09:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF KDEM
09KABUL1799	MOJ POISED TO PUBLISH MEDIA LAW: A POSITIVE, BUT [...] (U) On July 8 Minister of Justice Sanwar Danish announced that MOJ will soon publish the media law in the official gazette. Palace sources also confirmed that President Karzai authorized the publication. The law will reflect the Afghan Supreme Court's March 2009 determination that the Nationa [...]	2009-07-09 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1802	AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE TALKS, MEETING WITH MOCI AND PAK [...] (SBU) The Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade agreement negotiation is seriously engaged following the June 23-24 meeting in Kabul. The two sides say they have agreed on much of the structure and language of their agreement and identified the difficult negotiating issues, including controlling [...]	2009-07-09 17:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AF
09KABUL181	AFGHAN OPPOSITION SOFTENS STANCE ON ELECTION DATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several Afghan powerbrokers have hinted in recent days that they have waived their opposition to a fall election date. Parliamentary and jihadi leaders reportedly have told President Karzai and UNAMA officials they are open to an election date later than the spring timeframe set [...]	2009-01-26 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL183	ANALYSIS OF 2009 PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of Afghanistan's Parliament elected their leaderships to new one-year terms this week. This year's elections showed evidence of President Karzai's low standing among MPs and the continued tendency for MPs to vote along ethnic, rather than ideological or gender lines. [...]	2009-01-26 11:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1835	Paktika Prepares for Returnees and Refugees from [...] Paktika provincial government and international organizations (IOs) discussed humanitarian assistance to possibly hundreds of families fleeing from military operations in North and South Waziristan, Pakistan. IOs have delivered supplies to the provincial capital Sharana, but transport to the [...]	2009-07-12 06:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREF AF PK
09KABUL1838	WITH DEEP POCKETS, GOVERNOR ATTA LEADS CHARGE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Balkh Governor Atta is increasingly confident that his influence in the north will continue to attract supporters to Dr. Abdullah's campaign. He claims to have wrested Turkmen, Uzbek, Arab, and Hazara support from under the noses of ethnic Turkmen Minister Qarqin, Junbesh-e-Mill [...]	2009-07-12 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1840	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN - [...] Post appreciates the Department's commitment to consolidating the Knowledge Management (KM) needs of Mission Afghanistan. We are prepared to move forward and implement the solution (reftel) with your continued assistance. We are working closely and collegially with our USAID team in Afghanista [...]	2009-07-12 09:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AADP KRIM AF
09KABUL1848	AMBASSADOR TO ECC: ON THE FRONTLINES OF ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, Ambassador Eikenberry and Ambassador Carney visited the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) and met with Chairman Grant Kippen and national commissioners Fahim Hakim and Maulawi Mustafa Barakzai. The Ambassador toured the ECC's Kabul headquarters and the co-located K [...]	2009-07-13 08:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1849	BALKH GOVERNOR RESISTS INTERIOR MINISTRY ORDER TO DISMISS [...] (SBU) Summary: Balkh Governor Atta told PRT officer that Minister of Interior Atmar's order to remove at first three, then only two, Balkh ANP officials is a politically-motivated maneuver and an insult to himself and the people of Balkh. He maintains that President Karzai lacks the authority [...]	2009-07-13 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1859	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC LOWERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the UNODC's Country Representative in Kabul, predicts that the UNODC's annual opium survey will show 10-15 percent decrease in poppy cultivation in 2009. While a significant drop, this is less dramatic than the 19 percent reduction reported in 2008, and raises [...]	2009-07-13 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR UN EAID PINR ECON AF
09KABUL1860	REVISED SHIA LAW: NOT THE BEST BUT THE BEST NOW [...] (C) President Karzai's chief of staff (strictly protect) told the Embassy July 12 that President Karzai signed a decree July 11 enacting the revised Shia Family Law and ordered the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to publish it as soon as possible, using his authority under Article 79 of the Constitu [...]	2009-07-13 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF PREL PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1863	Paktya: Presidential-PC Politics Intertwined [...] (SBU) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) and presidential campaigns are in full swing in Paktya. Given poor security in the districts, most campaigning is occurring in the provincial capital of Gardez. The majority of influential Paktyans say they will throw their support behind President Karz [...]	2009-07-14 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1871	NIMROZ GOVERNOR SEEKS PRT AND A VISIT BY AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call, Governor Ghulam Dastagir Azad and Ambassador Eikenberry discussed possible political implications and logistical requirements of a possible visit to Nimroz and the Governor's desire for a PRT in order to bring more reconstruction assistance. Later that w [...]	2009-07-14 16:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1874	KARZAIâ€™S JULY 12 ELECTION MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. President Karzai's 12 July weekly meeting on election security produced the unwelcome news that polling center numbers must be reduced due to poor security and isolation. The DSRSG noted Khost officials have decided to co-locate 50 polling centers with the remaining 125 i [...]	2009-07-15 04:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1878	MOJ DEFENDS REVISED SHIA LAW; HIGHLIGHTS STRONG [...] (SBU) MOJ will publish the Shia Personal Status and the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) laws pending receipt of President Karzai's written authorization, expected within several days, Minister of Justice Danish told Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone during a July 14 discussion. Compet [...]	2009-07-15 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1882	EXBS ADVISOR June 09 TO July 09, 2009 MONTH END REPORT, [...] (U) On June 9, 2009 the EXBS staff met with Ms. Kickock from ISN/BEP (Biosecurity Engagement) to discuss the possibility of placing another Advisor in the EXBS office. The second Advisor would work on Biosecurity Engagement programs as well as WMD programs. 2. (U) On June 9, 2009 the EXBS [...]	2009-07-15 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL1892	KARZAI DIALOGUE ON U.S.-AFGHAN RELATIONS CONTINUES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. President Karzai and I continued our dialogue on the future of U.S.-Afghan relations (reftel) in our weekly meeting, July 7. We were joined by National Security Advisor Rassoul. Karzai discussed his priorities for the next five years as outlined in his draft election manifesto. [...]	2009-07-16 03:45:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1899	MINOR CANDIDATES ADD COLOR AND CONFUSION TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By nearly all informal observations, President Karzai holds a sizable lead over his closest competitors in the lead up to the Aug. 20 election. If Karzai is unable to secure 50 percent of the vote in the first round, it will likely be due to the high number of candidates spli [...]	2009-07-16 08:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1902	UPDATE ON OBSERVER PRESENCE FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) At a July 13 press conference, the European Union officially launched its observer mission to the Afghan elections, which will deploy 86 observers around Afghanistan, including 50 short-term observers, down slightly from earlier figures. Post is negotiating grants with four implementers [...]	2009-07-16 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF IR FR
09KABUL1910	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 16 July, the head of the Health and Human Development Section of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Gilberto Gerra and Afghanistan Country Directory Jean Luc Lemahieu called on Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA),Ambassador Wayne to discuss [...]	2009-07-17 15:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS IR AF
09KABUL1911	Financial Management at the Provincial Level in Kandahar [...] Summary. The Afghan government's financial management at the provincial level in Kandahar has improved greatly over the past year with respect to financial and revenue accounting. However, the lack of a consultative budget planning process between ministries in Kabul and their departments in [...]	2009-07-18 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1912	AFGHANISTAN'S INDIA INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary. Senior officials described the Afghan relationship with India as the best in recent history but noted the constraints imposed by Pakistan's fear of encirclement. They noted the extensive Indian assistance programs now underway in Afghanistan, and had no suggested recommendatio [...]	2009-07-18 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1913	(U) YASENI UPBEAT ON CAMPAIGN, WILL FILE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Ambassador Eikenberry met with presidential candidate and Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni on July 12 to discuss the state of the presidential campaign. Yaseni was energized, crediting the Ambassador's appearance with him at a June press event (reftel) for boosting his campaign's [...]	2009-07-18 08:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1914	ABDULLAH ENERGIZED ABOUT CAMPAIGN, WORKING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 14, Ambassador Eikenberry met with presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the state of the presidential campaign. Invigorated by his trips to the provinces and boasting an ambitious travel schedule for the next few weeks, Abdullah expounded on his cam [...]	2009-07-18 09:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL1916	Twelfth Meeting of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and [...] (U) JCMB-XII approved the Afghan government's Civilian Technical Assistance Plan, and three donors, including the U.S., pledged specific support for some of the 55 urgently needed technical advisors. A new TA Task Force will carry implementation forward and take account of any donor concerns. [...]	2009-07-19 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL1925	POLLING CENTER CLOSURES AND RELOCATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DSRSG Peter Galbraith's July 18 extraordinary meeting that included Minister Of Defense Wardak, Deputy Minister Of Interior Sadiqi, IEC Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Najafi, IEC Chief Operations officer Hashem, ISAF Chief of Stability and Operations Admiral Borsboom, the UK Charge [...]	2009-07-20 08:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1930	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECOND-TIER CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15, Ambassador Eikenberry hosted second-tier presidential candidates Sayed Jalal Karim, Ferozan Fana and Dr. Mohammed Nasir Aniss for lunch to publicly demonstrate US active impartiality and to hear their private views on the state of the presidential campaign. The ca [...]	2009-07-20 14:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL2	THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Afghan Foreign Ministry official Dr. Jamrad Jamshed, Director of MFA's Fourth Political Department, responded with enthusiasm to the invitation to the Fifth Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) meeting in The Hague in June 2009. He said the Afghan government (GIRoA) would [...]	2009-01-03 09:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER GIPNC
09KABUL2005	KARZAI ON DOSTUM [...] (S) SUMMARY: We continue to press President Karzai and his supporters not only to prevent Dostum's return to Afghanistan, but also to disassociate Karzai from Dostum. We are arguing that Dostum's return would be a significant distraction to the campaign, and that any candidate who seeks Dost [...]	2009-07-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2009	HELMAND: GARMSIR SHURA SUPPORTS ISAF FORCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 13, Governor Mangal visited Garmsir district for the first time since the Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (MEB) arrival on July 2, opening a major USAID project and holding a well-attended shura with local elders. Atmospherics were very positive. Approximately 350-400 [...]	2009-07-23 07:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM AF
09KABUL201	2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT FOR [...] SUMMARY: Narcotics cultivation in Afghanistan declined in 2008 by nearly 20 percent, after two years of record highs. Despite the drop in poppy cultivation, however, Afghanistan remained the world's largest grower of opium poppy, with cultivation largely confined to five contiguous provinces i [...]	2009-01-26 13:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER
09KABUL2010	Provincial Council Elections [...] The picture of Provincial Council (PC) elections across Afghanistan is diverse, and liveliest in the biggest provinces. Security concerns - of particular importance to female candidates - and lack of financing have the greatest impact on the level and type of campaign activities among the candi [...]	2009-07-23 07:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2018	MINOR CANDIDATE COALITION CONTRADICTORY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minor presidential candidates Dr. Mohammed Nasir Aniss, Bashir Bizhan, and Hedaiat Amin Arsallah separately confirmed to us recent rumors and media stories about a coalition of presidential candidates calling itself "The Coordination Council of the Presidential Election Candida [...]	2009-07-23 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2019	MINIMIZING ELECTION FRAUD [...] (U) Summary. Candidates, Afghans and the international community have ongoing concerns that fraud - actual or perceived - will undermine the integrity of election results. They are concerned about voter registration irregularities, the potential for 'ballot stuffing,' and tampering with result [...]	2009-07-23 09:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2020	Using Connection Technologies to Promote US Strategic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings from July 8-12, Ambassador Wayne, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, visiting SRAP Special Advisor Ashley Bommer, S/P staffer Jared Cohen, and Econoff met with officials from Roshan Telecommunications Company, Afghan Wireless Comm [...]	2009-07-23 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECPS ETRD EINV EFIN AF
09KABUL2039	SOLANA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU INTEREST IN ELECTION [...] Summary: With four weeks left in the Afghan presidential campaign period, the international community's efforts to demonstrate impartiality in and support for elections are underscored by high-level visits and meetings with multiple presidential candidates. On July 22, EU Special Representa [...]	2009-07-24 08:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2040	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BOOSTS OPPOSITION CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai's empty podium stood prominently between the twin lecterns of leading opponents Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah at a ground-breaking televised presidential debate in Afghanistan July 23. The debate was somber, issue-focused, and lacking in fireworks, altho [...]	2009-07-24 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2066	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT RECONVENES...AFTER A FASHION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliament reconvened, without reaching quorum, on July 25. Many MPs continue to be outside of Kabul campaigning for presidential candidates or themselves. They will continue to meet as scheduled, but if quorum is not reached in the first few days they will consider a recess un [...]	2009-07-26 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2074	ELECTIONS: ULY 25 MINISTERIAL AGREES ON AUGUST 1 [...] Summary: At a July 25 ministerial on election issues, MOD, MOI, ISAF, the UN, and the IEC agreed that August 1 would be the final date to determine which of the nearly 7,000 voting centers would not open. The IEC agreed to adjust its delivery schedule for ballots and other sensitive materials [...]	2009-07-26 16:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2076	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND: [...] On July 20, 2009, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the donors reached agreement on the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust FundQs (ARTF) Incentive Program for FY 1388 (March 20, 2009 - March 19, 2010),which is intended to support needed economic policy reforms and fundi [...]	2009-07-26 16:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF FAS
09KABUL2077	CORRECTED: JULY 25 MINISTERIAL AGREES ON AUGUST 1 [...] (SBU) Summary: At a July 25 ministerial on election issues, the Ministry of Defense (MOD),the Ministry of Interior (MOI),ISAF, the UN, and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) agreed that August 1 would be the final date to determine which of the nearly 7,000 voting centers would not ope [...]	2009-07-27 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2098	AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: BURN POPPY BURN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 21 July, Minister of Counternarcotics (CN),Khodaidad Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior for CN, Mohammad Daud, and the Governor of Helmand, Gulab Mangal joined Embassy Kabul Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA),Ambassador Wayne at Safar vil [...]	2009-07-29 03:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL SNAR AF
09KABUL210	AFGHAN PUBLIC: STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although most Afghans strongly support the death penalty, Afghan human rights activists and other civil society actors have called on the government to halt executions, arguing rampant corruption in the law enforcement system and lack of judicial capacity to adequately administer [...]	2009-01-28 03:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL2102	Creation of Senior Civilian Representatives in Afghanistan [...] Summary. Embassy Kabul has worked with ISAF and USFOR-A to develop a plan that establishes a structured civilian presence throughout the country to achieve both USG and ultimately coalition civ-mil unity of effort, at both the national and sub-national levels. Significantly, we have re-defin [...]	2009-07-29 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF

09KABUL2103	ADDITIONAL FY 2010 BUDGET REQUIREMENTS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Madame Secretary: Embassy Kabul has concluded a rigorous analysis of U.S. Government civilian assistance programs required to effectively implement the President's strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Success will be contingent upon balanced gains in the fields of security, ec [...]	2009-07-29 16:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ABUD AFIN AF

Pages 1 2 3

1'000 rows / 2'961 results

Embassy Abidjan
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Accra
Consulate Adana
Embassy Addis Ababa
Consulate Alexandria
Embassy Algiers
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Amman
Consulate Amsterdam
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Apia
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Athens
Consulate Auckland
Embassy Baghdad
Embassy Baku
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Banjul
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Beirut
Consulate Belfast
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Bern
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Canberra
Consulate Cape Town
Embassy Caracas
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chiang Mai
Embassy Chisinau
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Cotonou
Consulate Curacao
Embassy Dakar
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Department of State
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dili
DIR FSINFATC
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Doha
Consulate Dubai
Embassy Dublin
Consulate Durban
Embassy Dushanbe
Consulate Dusseldorf
Embasy Bonn
Consulate Florence
Consulate Frankfurt
Embassy Freetown
Consulate Fukuoka
Embassy Gaborone
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Grenada
Consulate Guadalajara
Consulate Guangzhou
Embassy Guatemala
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Halifax
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Hamilton
Embassy Hanoi
Embassy Harare
Embassy Helsinki
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hong Kong
American Consulate Hyderabad
Iran RPO Dubai
Embassy Islamabad
Consulate Istanbul
Consulate Izmir
Embassy Jakarta
Consulate Jeddah
Consulate Jerusalem
Consulate Johannesburg
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Kampala
Consulate Karachi
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kinshasa
Consulate Kolkata
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Koror
Consulate Krakow
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Lagos
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Leipzig
Embassy Libreville
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lome
Embassy London
Embassy Luanda
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Madrid
Embassy Majuro
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Managua
Embassy Manama
Embassy Manila
Embassy Maputo
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Maseru
Consulate Matamoros
Embassy Mbabane
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Merida
Embassy Mexico
Consulate Milan
Embassy Minsk
Mission Geneva
Mission UNESCO
Mission USNATO
Mission USOSCE
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Monrovia
Consulate Monterrey
Embassy Montevideo
Consulate Montreal
Embassy Moscow
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Munich
Embassy Muscat
Consulate Nagoya
Consulate Naha
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Naples
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Niamey
Embassy Nicosia
Consulate Nogales
Embassy Nouakchott
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Osaka Kobe
Embassy Oslo
Embassy Ottawa
Embassy Ouagadougou
Embassy Panama
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Paris
Consulate Perth
Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Podgorica
Consulate Ponta Delgada
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Prague
Embassy Praia
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Pristina
Consulate Quebec
Embassy Quito
Embassy Rabat
Embassy Rangoon
Consulate Recife
REO Basrah
REO Hillah
REO Kirkuk
REO Mosul
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Riga
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Rome
Embassy San Jose
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Santo Domingo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Consulate Sapporo
Embassy Sarajevo
Secretary of State
Embassy Seoul
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Shenyang
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Sofia
Consulate St Petersburg
Embassy Stockholm
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate Surabaya
Embassy Suva
Consulate Sydney
Embassy Tallinn
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy The Hague
Consulate Thessaloniki
Consulate Tijuana
Embassy Tirana
Embassy Tokyo
Consulate Toronto
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
UN Rome
UNVIE
US Delegation FEST TWO
US Delegation, Secretary
US Interests Section Havana
US Mission CD Geneva
US Mission Geneva
US Office Almaty
US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON
USEU Brussels
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USUN New York
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vilnius
Consulate Vladivostok
Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Wellington
Embassy Windhoek
Embassy Yaounde
Consulate Yekaterinburg
Embassy Yerevan
Embassy Zagreb

AA
AADP
AALC
ABER
ABLD
ABLDG
ABLG
ABMC
ABT
ABUD
AC
ACABQ
ACAO
ACCOUNT
ACDA
ACEC
ACKM
ACOA
ACOTA
ACS
ACTION
ADANA
ADB
ADCO
ADCP
ADEL
ADEP
ADIP
ADM
ADMIRAL
ADPM
ADRC
AE
AEC
AECL
AEGR
AEIR
AEM
AEMED
AEMR
AER
AESC
AF
AFARI
AFDB
AFDIN
AFFAIRS
AFGHANISTAN
AFIN
AFL
AFLU
AFOR
AFR
AFSA
AFSI
AFSN
AFU
AFZAL
AG
AGAO
AGENDA
AGENGA
AGIT
AGMT
AGOA
AGR
AGS
AGUIRRE
AI
AIAG
AID
AIDAC
AIDS
AIEA
AIHRC
AIN
AINF
AINFCY
AINR
AINT
AISG
AIT
AJ
AK
AL
AL-1
ALAB
ALBE
ALEXANDER
ALI
ALJAZEERA
ALL
ALNEA
ALOW
ALOWAR
AM
AMAT
AMB
AMCHAMS
AMCT
AME
AMED
AMEDI
AMEMR
AMER
AMERICAS
AMEX
AMG
AMGE
AMGMT
AMGT
AMIA
AMLB
AMPR
AMT
AMTC
AMTG
AN
ANARCHISTS
ANC
AND
ANET
ANTITERRORISM
AO
AOCR
AODE
AOIC
AOMS
AOPR
AORC
AORD
AOREC
AORG
AORL
AOWC
AP
APCS
APDC
APEC
APECO
APER
APR
APRC
APRM
AQ
AR
ARAB
ARABBL
ARABL
ARABLEAGUE
ARAS
ARC
ARCH
ARENA
AREP
ARF
ARG
ARM
ARMITAGE
ARMS
AROC
ARR
ARRMZY
ARSO
AS
ASA
ASAC
ASC
ASCC
ASCE
ASCEC
ASCH
ASE
ASEAN
ASEC
ASECARP
ASECE
ASECM
ASECSI
ASECVE
ASED
ASEDC
ASEG
ASEK
ASES
ASEX
ASFC
ASIC
ASIG
ASIR
ASJA
ASO
ASOC
ASPA
ASR
ASSEMBLY
ASSK
ASUP
AT
ATFN
ATPDEA
ATRA
ATRD
ATRN
AU
AU-1
AUC
AUNR
AUSGR
AUSTRALIAGROUP
AV
AVERY
AVIAN
AVIANFLU
AVIATION
AW
AX
AY
AZ
AZE
B.
BA
BAGHDAD
BAIO
BAKOYANNIS
BALKANS
BAPOL
BARACK
BASHAR
BATA
BB
BBG
BBSR
BC
BCW
BCXP
BD
BE
BEAN
BEN
BERARDUCCI
BESP
BEXB
BEXP
BEXPC
BEXPPLM
BEXT
BF
BFIF
BFIN
BFIO
BG
BGD
BGMT
BH
BHUM
BI
BIC
BIH
BILAT
BIMSTEC
BINR
BIO
BIOS
BIOTECH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIT
BITO
BK
BL
BLR
BLUE
BLUNT
BM
BMENA
BMGT
BMOT
BN
BNUC
BO
BOIKO
BOL
BOND
BOQ
BORDER
BOSNIA
BOU
BOUCHAIB KAKA
BOUTERSE
BP
BPIS
BPTS
BR
BRIAN
BRPA
BRUSSELS
BS
BSSR
BT
BTA
BTC
BTIO
BTIU
BTRA
BTT
BU
BUD
BULGARIA
BURMA
BUSH
BV
BW
BWC
BX
BXEP
BY
BZ
CA
CAC
CACM
CACS
CAFTA
CAIO
CAJC
CAMBODIA
CAN
CAPC
CARC
CARE
CARIB
CARICOM
CARSON
CAS
CASA
CASC
CASCC
CASCR
CASE
CASTILLO
CAVO
CB
CBC
CBD
CBE
CBG
CBIS
CBM
CBSA
CBTH
CBW
CCSR
CCY
CD
CDB
CDC
CDCC
CDCE
CDG
CDI
CE
CEA
CEC
CEDAW
CEN
CENTCOM
CENTRIC
CEUDA
CF
CFE
CFED
CFG
CFIS
CFSP
CG
CGEN
CGOPRC
CH
CHAD
CHALLENGE
CHAO
CHELIDZE
CHENEY
CHERTOFF
CHG
CHIEF
CHN
CHR
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTOF
CHRISTOPHER
CI
CIA
CIAT
CIC
CICTE
CIDA
CIO
CIP
CIS
CITEL
CITES
CITIBANK
CITT
CIVAIR
CIVS
CJ
CJAN
CJUS
CK
CKGR
CKOR
CL
CLEARANCE
CLINTON
CLMT
CLO
CLOK
CM
CMAE
CMFT
CMGT
CMP
CMT
CN
CNAR
CNARC
CNC
CNO
CO
CODEL
COE
COL
COLIN
COLLECTIVE
COLOMBO
COM
COMESA
COMMERCE
CON
CONAWAY
CONDOLEEZZA
CONDOLEEZZA RICE
CONEAZ
CONG
CONGO
CONGRINT
CONS
CONSULAR
CONTROL
CONTROLS
CORRUPTION
COSI
COUNTER
COUNTER TERRORISM
COUNTERTERRORISM
COUNTRY
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CP
CPA
CPAS
CPC
CPCTC
CPPT
CPUOS
CQ
CR
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMES
CRM
CROATIA
CROS
CRS
CRUZ
CS
CSCE
CSEP
CSIS
CSW
CT
CTBT
CTER
CTERR
CTM
CTR
CTRYCLR
CU
CUCO
CUIS
CUL
CV
CVIA
CVIC
CVIS
CVISU
CVPR
CVR
CW
CWC
CWCM
CWG
CX
CY
CYP
CYPRUSARMS
CZ
DA
DAC
DAFR
DAN
DANFUNG
DANIEL
DAO
DARFR
DARFUR
DAVID
DAVID LEE HOWES
DAVID WELCH
DAVID WILLIAM RAY
DB
DC
DCDG
DCG
DCHA
DCI
DCM
DCOM
DCRM
DE
DEA
DEAX
DEFENSE
DEFENSEREFORM
DELTAVIOLENCE
DEM
DEMARCHE
DEMOCRATIC
DENNIS
DEOC
DEPT
DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER
DESI
DHA
DHLAKAMA
DHLS
DHRF
DHS
DHSX
DIEZ
DIPLOMACY
DISENGAGEMENT
DJ
DK
DKEM
DMIN
DMINE
DO
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOJ
DOMC
DOMESTIC
DOMESTICPOLITICS
DONALD RUMSFELD
DOT
DPAO
DPKO
DPM
DPOL
DPRK
DR
DRC
DRIP
DRL
DS
DSR
DSS
DTFN
DTRA
DTRO
DU
DVC
DY
EAC
EAD
EADI
EADM
EAG
EAGER
EAGR
EAI
EAIC
EAID
EAIDB
EAIDCIN
EAIDEGZ
EAIDMG
EAIDNI
EAIF
EAIG
EAIO
EAIR
EAIS
EAIT
EAOD
EAP
EAPC
EAR
EARI
EASS
EATO
EAUD
EAVI
EB
EBEXP
EBRD
EBUD
EC
ECA
ECCP
ECCT
ECE
ECIN
ECIP
ECLAC
ECN
ECOIN
ECOM
ECON
ECONCS
ECONEGE
ECONOMIC
ECONOMICS
ECONOMY
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
ECOR
ECOS
ECOSOC
ECOWAS
ECPC
ECPN
ECPO
ECPS
ECPSN
ECRM
ECTRD
ECUN
ED
EDA
EDEV
EDRC
EDU
EDUC
EE
EEB
EEC
EENG
EENV
EEOC
EET
EETC
EFI
EFIC
EFIM
EFIN
EFIS
EFLU
EFN
EFND
EFNI
EFQ
EFTA
EG
EGAD
EGAR
EGEN
EGHG
EGOV
EGOVSY
EH
EI
EIAD
EIAID
EIAR
EIB
EICN
EID
EIDE
EIDN
EIFN
EIN
EIND
EINDIR
EINF
EING
EINN
EINO
EINR
EINT
EINV
EINZ
EIPR
EIQ
EISL
EISNLN
EITC
EITI
EIVN
EK
EL
ELA
ELAB
ELAD
ELAINE
ELAM
ELAN
ELAP
ELB
ELBA
ELBR
ELEC
ELECTIONS
ELF
ELIN
ELN
ELND
ELNT
ELTD
ELTM
ELTN
ELTRN
EMAIL
EMED
EMI
EMIN
EMN
EMS
EMW
EN
END
ENDURING
ENEG
ENER
ENERG
ENERGY
ENFR
ENG
ENGR
ENGRD
ENGRG
ENGY
ENIV
ENLT
ENNP
ENR
ENRC
ENRG
ENRL
ENTG
ENV
ENVI
ENVIRONMENT
ENVR
ENVT
EON
EOXC
EP
EPA
EPAT
EPCS
EPE
EPEC
EPECO
EPET
EPIN
EPIT
EPPD
EPRT
EPSC
EPTE
EPTED
EPWR
EQ
EQRD
ER
ERA
ERD
EREL
ERGR
ERICKSON
ERIN
ERTD
ES
ESA
ESCAP
ESCI
ESDP
ESENV
ESF
ESLCO
ESOC
ESOCI
ESPS
ESS
ESSO
ESTH
ESTN
ESTRADA
ET
ETA
ETAD
ETC
ETCC
ETD
ETDR
ETEL
ETER
ETEX
ETFN
ETIC
ETIO
ETLN
ETMIN
ETR
ETRA
ETRAD
ETRB
ETRC
ETRD
ETRDECD
ETRG
ETRK
ETRN
ETRO
ETRP
ETT
ETTC
ETTD
ETTF
ETTN
ETTR
ETTRD
ETTW
ETZ
EU
EUC
EUCOM
EUE
EUEAID
EUFOR
EUM
EUMEM
EUN
EUR
EUREM
EURM
EURN
EV
EVENTS
EVN
EWRG
EWT
EWTR
EWWT
EX
EXBS
EXEC
EXIM
EXO
EXPORT
EXTERNAL
EZ
FA
FAA
FAC
FAGR
FAO
FARC
FARM
FAS
FATAH
FBI
FCC
FCS
FCSC
FCSCEG
FCUL
FDA
FDIC
FEDULOV
FEMA
FERNANDO
FGM
FI
FIN
FINANCE
FINE
FINR
FINREF
FINV
FIR
FISO
FJ
FK
FKFLO
FKLU
FLU
FM
FMC
FMGT
FMLN
FMS
FO
FOI
FOOKS
FOR
FORCE
FORCES
FOREIGN
FORWHA
FP
FPC
FR
FRA
FRANCIS
FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ
FRB
FREDOM
FREEDOM
FRELIMO
FRIED
FRN
FRU
FSC
FSI
FT
FTA
FTAA
FWS
GA
GAERC
GAMES
GAO
GARCIA
GASPAR
GATT
GAZA
GAZPROM
GB
GBSLE
GC
GCC
GCCC
GE
GEF
GEORGE
GERARD
GESKE
GF
GG
GH
GI
GIPNC
GIWI
GJ
GKGIC
GL
GLOBAL
GM
GN
GO
GOG
GOI
GON
GOVPOI
GPGOV
GPI
GPOI
GPOV
GR
GRQ
GS
GT
GTIP
GTMO
GTREFTEL
GU
GUAM
GUANTANAMO
GUIDANCE
GUILLERMO
GUTIERREZ
GV
GWI
GY
GZ
GZIS
HA
HARRIET
HARRY
HAWZ
HCOPIL
HDP
HE
HEAVEN
HEBRON
HELGERSON
HERCEGOVINA
HG
HHS
HI
HIGHLIGHTS
HIJAZI
HILARY
HILLARY
HILLEN
HIPC
HIV
HIZ
HK
HKSX
HL
HLSX
HN
HNCHR
HO
HOA
HOSTAGES
HPKO
HR
HRC
HRCS
HRICTY
HRIGHTS
HRKSTC
HSI
HSTC
HSWG
HT
HTCG
HTSC
HU
HUD
HUM
HUMAN
HUMANITARIAN
HUMANR
HUMANRIGHTS
HUMOR
HUMRIT
HUNRC
HURI
HURRICANE
HYDE
HYLAND
HYMPSK
HZ
IA
IACHR
IACI
IACO
IACW
IADB
IAEA
IAES
IAHRC
IAIE
IAII
IASA
IATTC
IAZ
IBB
IBD
IBET
IBPCA
IBRB
IBRD
IC
ICAC
ICAO
ICC
ICCAT
ICCROM
ICES
ICJ
ICRC
ICRS
ICSCA
ICTR
ICTY
ID
IDA
IDB
IDLI
IDLO
IDP
IDR
IE
IEA
IEAB
IEF
IF
IFAD
IFC
IFIN
IFM
IFO
IFR
IFRC
IG
IGAD
IGF
IHO
IICA
IINS
IIP
IK
IL
ILAB
ILC
ILEA
ILO
IMC
IMET
IMF
IMMIGRATION
IMO
IMSO
IMTS
IN
INAUGURATION
INCB
IND
INDO
INF
INFLUENZA
INL
INMARSAT
INNP
INPFC
INR
INRA
INRB
INRD
INRO
INRPAZ
INS
INSC
INT
INTEL
INTELLECTUAL
INTELSAT
INTERNAL
INTERPOL
INV
INVI
IO
IOC
IOM
IP
IPET
IPGRI
IPK
IPPC
IPR
IPROP
IQ
IQNV
IR
IRAN
IRAQ
IRAQI
IRAQI FREEDOM
IRC
IRCE
IRDB
IRE
IRL
IRLE
IRM
IRMO
IRNB
IRPE
IRS
IS
ISA
ISAAC
ISAF
ISCA
ISCON
ISLAMISTS
ISLE
ISN
ISNV
ISO
ISPA
ISPL
ISRAEL
ISRAEL RELATIONS
ISRAELI
ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
ISSUES
ISTC
IT
ITA
ITALIAN
ITALY
ITECIP
ITEIND
ITELTN
ITER
ITF
ITIA
ITRA
ITRD
ITU
IUCN
IV
IVIANNA
IWC
IWI
IX
IZ
IZAORC
JA
JAM
JAMES
JAPAN
JAT
JAWAD
JCIC
JE
JEFFERY
JEFFREY
JHR
JI
JIMENEZ
JIMENEZ CHILDREN
JK
JKUS
JM
JN
JO
JOHNNIE
JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
JOSE RAMOS HORTA
JOSEPH BIDEN
JP
JS
JSRP
JUAN
JUS
JY
KA
KACP
KACT
KACW
KADM
KAID
KALM
KALR
KANSOU
KAPO
KARIM WADE
KATRINA
KAUST
KAWC
KAWK
KAWL
KAWS
KAWX
KAYLA
KBCT
KBDS
KBEM
KBIO
KBNC
KBTC
KBTR
KBTS
KBWG
KCCP
KCEM
KCERS
KCFC
KCFE
KCGC
KCHG
KCIP
KCIS
KCM
KCMA
KCMR
KCOG
KCOM
KCOR
KCPS
KCRCM
KCRI
KCRIM
KCRM
KCRN
KCRO
KCROM
KCROR
KCRP
KCRS
KCRT
KCSA
KCSI
KCSY
KCUL
KCUM
KCVM
KCWI
KDCM
KDDEM
KDDG
KDE
KDEM
KDEN
KDET
KDEV
KDGOV
KDGR
KDHS
KDM
KDMR
KDP
KDRG
KDRL
KDTB
KDUM
KE
KEAI
KEBG
KECF
KEDEM
KEDM
KEDU
KEIM
KEM
KEMPI
KEMR
KEMS
KEN
KENV
KERF
KERG
KESO
KESP
KESS
KEVIN
KFAM
KFCE
KFE
KFEM
KFGM
KFIN
KFIU
KFLD
KFLO
KFLU
KFOR
KFPC
KFRD
KFRP
KFSC
KFTFN
KFTN
KG
KGCC
KGCN
KGHA
KGHG
KGIC
KGICKS
KGIT
KGIV
KGKG
KGLB
KGOR
KGOV
KH
KHDP
KHGH
KHIB
KHIV
KHJUS
KHLS
KHMN
KHOURY
KHPD
KHSA
KHSL
KHUM
KI
KIBL
KICA
KICC
KICCPUR
KICR
KICT
KID
KIDE
KIF
KIFR
KIIC
KIIP
KIL
KILS
KIMMITT
KIMT
KIND
KINF
KINL
KINP
KINR
KINT
KIPR
KIPT
KIRC
KIRF
KIRL
KIRP
KIS
KISC
KISK
KISL
KISM
KISR
KITA
KIVP
KIVR
KJAN
KJRE
KJU
KJUS
KJUST
KJWC
KK
KKIV
KKNP
KKOR
KKPO
KLAB
KLAP
KLBO
KLEG
KLFLO
KLFU
KLHS
KLIG
KLIP
KLPM
KLSO
KLTN
KM
KMAC
KMAR
KMCA
KMCC
KMCR
KMDR
KMEPI
KMFO
KMGT
KMIG
KMNP
KMOC
KMPF
KMPI
KMPIO
KMPL
KMPP
KMPT
KMRD
KMRS
KMSG
KMVP
KMWN
KN
KNAO
KNAP
KNAR
KNDP
KNEI
KNEP
KNET
KNMP
KNN
KNNA
KNNB
KNNC
KNNF
KNNO
KNNP
KNNR
KNOP
KNP
KNPP
KNPPIS
KNPR
KNPT
KNRG
KNRV
KNSD
KNUC
KNUP
KO
KOC
KOCI
KOCM
KOEM
KOGL
KOLY
KOM
KOMC
KOMCCO
KOMCSG
KOMH
KOMO
KOMS
KOR
KOSOVO
KOUYATE
KPA
KPAD
KPAI
KPAK
KPAL
KPALAOIS
KPAM
KPAO
KPAS
KPBT
KPDD
KPEM
KPEO
KPER
KPET
KPIN
KPIR
KPKO
KPKP
KPLS
KPMI
KPMO
KPO
KPOA
KPOKO
KPOL
KPOP
KPOV
KPOW
KPPAO
KPPD
KPRD
KPRM
KPRO
KPROG
KPRP
KPRV
KPSC
KPTD
KPTS
KPWG
KPWR
KQ
KQM
KQRDQ
KR
KRAD
KRAL
KRCIM
KRCM
KRCS
KRD
KRDP
KREC
KREF
KREL
KRF
KRFD
KRFR
KRG
KRGY
KRIC
KRIF
KRIM
KRKO
KRM
KRMS
KRV
KRVC
KS
KSA
KSAC
KSAF
KSCA
KSCI
KSCS
KSCT
KSEAO
KSEC
KSEI
KSEO
KSEP
KSI
KSIA
KSKN
KSLG
KSMT
KSOC
KSOCI
KSPA
KSPR
KSRE
KSTC
KSTCC
KSTCPL
KSTH
KSTS
KSTT
KSUM
KSUP
KT
KTAO
KTBD
KTBT
KTCRE
KTDB
KTDD
KTDM
KTER
KTEX
KTFIN
KTFM
KTFN
KTFR
KTFS
KTIA
KTIP
KTLA
KTNBT
KTNF
KTPN
KTRD
KTRF
KTSC
KTSD
KTTB
KTTC
KTTP
KU
KUAE
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
LORAN
LOTT
LOVE
LR
LS
LT
LTG
LTTE
LU
LV
LVPR
LY
LZ
MA
MAAR
MACEDONIA
MACP
MANUEL
MAP
MAPP
MAPS
MAR
MARAD
MARIE
MARINO
MARITIME
MARK
MARQUEZ
MARR
MARS
MARTIN
MARV
MAS
MASC
MASS
MATT
MB
MBM
MC
MCA
MCAP
MCAPARR
MCAPN
MCAPP
MCAPS
MCAT
MCC
MCCONNELL
MCCP
MCRM
MCTRE
MD
MDA
MDC
MDO
ME
MEA
MED
MEDIA
MEP
MEPI
MEPN
MEPP
MERCOSUR
MESUR
MEX
MF
MFA
MFO
MG
MGL
MGMT
MGOV
MGT
MGTA
MH
MHUC
MI
MIAH
MIC
MICHAEL
MICHEL
MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO
MIK
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
MOHAMMAD
MOLINA
MONTENEGRO
MONUC
MONY
MOOPS
MOP
MOPP
MOPPS
MOPS
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
MURRAY
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NAC
NACB
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
NEI
NELSON
NEPAD
NERG
NET
NEW
NFATC
NFMS
NFSO
NG
NGO
NGUYEN
NH
NI
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
OASCC
OASS
OAU
OBAMA
OBS
OBSP
OCBD
OCEA
OCED
OCHA
OCII
OCRA
OCS
OCSE
ODAG
ODC
ODIP
ODPC
OECD
OECS
OECV
OES
OESC
OEXC
OEXP
OF
OFDA
OFDC
OFDP
OFDPQIS
OFFICIALS
OFPD
OFSO
OGAC
OGIV
OHCHR
OHI
OHIP
OI
OIC
OICCO
OIE
OIF
OIG
OIIP
OIL
OIM
OLY
OLYAIR
OLYMPICS
OM
OMB
OMIG
OMS
ON
ONA
OPAD
OPBAT
OPC
OPCD
OPCR
OPCW
OPDAT
OPDC
OPDP
OPEC
OPET
OPIC
OPID
OPOC
OPPC
OPRC
OPREC
OPREP
OPS
OPSC
OPVIP
ORA
ORC
ORCA
ORECD
ORED
OREG
OREP
ORGANIZED
ORP
ORTA
ORUE
OSAC
OSCE
OSCI
OSD
OSEC
OSHA
OSIC
OSTA
OSTRA
OTA
OTAR
OTP
OTR
OTRA
OTRABL
OTRAO
OTRAZ
OTRC
OTRD
OUALI
OVIP
OVP
OXEC
OXEM
OZ
PA
PAARM
PAC
PACE
PAGE
PAGR
PAHO
PAIGH
PAK
PAL
PALESTINIAN
PAMQ
PAN
PANAM
PAO
PAR
PARALYMPIC
PARCA
PAREL
PARK
PARLIAMENT
PARM
PARMS
PARN
PARP
PARR
PARTIES
PARTM
PARTY
PAS
PASS
PATTY
PAUM
PB
PBGT
PBIO
PBK
PBOV
PBPTS
PBS
PBT
PBTS
PCI
PCON
PCOR
PCRM
PCUL
PD
PDA
PDD
PDEM
PDIP
PDOV
PDRG
PE
PEACE
PEACEKEEPINGFORCES
PEDRO
PEL
PELOSI
PEMEX
PENA
PENV
PEPFAR
PEPR
PER
PEREZ
PERL
PERM
PERSONS
PET
PETER
PETERS
PETR
PETRAEUS
PETROL
PF
PFIN
PFLP
PFOR
PFOV
PG
PGGOC
PGIC
PGIV
PGKV
PGO
PGOC
PGOF
PGOG
PGON
PGOR
PGOT
PGOV
PGOVE
PGOVQL
PGPV
PGREL
PGREV
PGV
PH
PHALANAGE
PHARM
PHAS
PHEM
PHIM
PHM
PHSA
PHU
PHUH
PHUM
PHUMHUPPS
PHUN
PHUS
PHYTRP
PI
PIA
PICES
PIF
PIN
PINB
PIND
PINER
PINF
PING
PINL
PINO
PINR
PINS
PINT
PINV
PIR
PIRF
PIRN
PJUS
PK
PKAO
PKBL
PKFK
PKISL
PKK
PKMN
PKNP
PKO
PKPA
PKPAL
PKPO
PKPRP
PKST
PL
PLAB
PLAN
PLEC
PLN
PLO
PLUM
PM
PMAR
PMAT
PMDL
PMIG
PMIL
PMIN
PMR
PMUC
PN
PNAT
PNET
PNG
PNIR
PNNL
PNR
PNRG
PNS
PNUC
PNUK
PNUM
PO
PODC
POG
POGV
POINS
POL
POLG
POLI
POLICY
POLINT
POLITICAL
POLITICS
POLM
POLMIL
POLS
POLUN
POREL
PORG
POSTS
POTUS
POUS
POV
POWELL
PP
PPA
PPAO
PPD
PPEF
PPEL
PPKO
PPOL
PQL
PQM
PRC
PRE
PREC
PRED
PREF
PREG
PREJ
PREK
PREL
PRELEVU
PRELM
PRELPLS
PRELTBIOBA
PREM
PREO
PREP
PRER
PRES
PRESIDENT
PRESL
PREV
PREZ
PRF
PRFE
PRFL
PRGO
PRGOV
PRIL
PRL
PRLE
PRM
PRO
PROB
PROCESS
PROG
PROL
PROLIFERATION
PROP
PROPERTY
PROTECTION
PROTESTS
PROV
PROVE
PRT
PRTER
PRWL
PS
PSA
PSCE
PSEC
PSEPC
PSHA
PSI
PSNR
PSO
PSOC
PSOCI
PSOE
PT
PTBS
PTE
PTEL
PTEP
PTER
PTGOV
PTIA
PTR
PTRD
PU
PUAS
PUBLIC
PUNE
PUNR
PUOS
PV
PVIP
PVOV
PVPR
PVTS
PWBG
PWMN
PY
QA
QADRI
QEL
QI
QIZ
QM
QT
QU
QUAN
QUOC
RA
RAED
RAID
RAS
RATIFICATION
RBI
RCA
RCMP
RE
REA
REACTION
REALTIONS
RECIN
REF
REFORM
REFPAN
REFUGEE
REFUGEES
REGION
REGIONAL
REID
REIN
REINEMEYER
REL
RELAM
RELATIONS
RELFREE
RELIGIOUS
REMON
RENAMO
RENE PREVAL
REO
REPORT
REUBEN
RF
RFE
RFIN
RFREEDOM
RGOV
RGY
RHUM
RI
RICE
RICHARD
RIGHTS
RIGHTSPOLMIL
RIMC
RIVERA
RL
RLA
RM
RMA
RO
ROK
ROME
ROSS
ROW
ROY
RP
RPEL
RPTS
RQ
RR
RRB
RREL
RS
RSO
RSOX
RSP
RSZ
RTT
RU
RUEHZO
RV
RW
RWANDA
SA
SAAD
SAARC
SACU
SADC
SAFE
SAIR
SAIS
SAMA
SAN
SANC
SANR
SAO
SARB
SARGSIAN
SARS
SASC
SASEC
SB
SBA
SC
SCA
SCCC
SCE
SCENESETTER
SCHUL
SCI
SCIENCE
SCNV
SCOI
SCOL
SCOM
SCPR
SCRM
SCRS
SCRSERD
SCUL
SCVL
SD
SE
SEC
SECDEF
SECI
SECRET
SECRETARY
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
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
SOCIS
SOCISZX
SOCR
SOCY
SOE
SOFA
SOI
SOIC
SOLI
SOLIC
SOM
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
STET
STP
STR
SU
SUCCESSION
SULLIVAN
SUMMIT
SUR
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
THPY
TI
TIA
TIBO
TIFA
TINT
TIO
TIP
TITI
TIUZ
TJ
TK
TL
TM
TN
TNDG
TNGD
TO
TOPEC
TORRIJOS
TOURISM
TP
TPHY
TPKO
TPP
TPSA
TPSL
TR
TRAD
TRADE
TRAFFICKING
TRBIO
TRBY
TRD
TREAS
TREASURY
TREATY
TREL
TRG
TRGV
TRGY
TRIO
TRSY
TRT
TRV
TRY
TRYG
TRYS
TS
TSA
TSLP
TSPA
TSPL
TSRL
TSRY
TSY
TT
TTFN
TU
TURKEY
TV
TVBIO
TW
TWRO
TX
TY
TZ
TZBY
UA
UAE
UAID
UAM
UB
UDEM
UE
UEU
UG
UGA
UK
UKR
UKRAINE
UM
UMIK
UN
UNA
UNAF
UNAIDS
UNAMA
UNAMSIL
UNAORC
UNAUS
UNBRO
UNC
UNCC
UNCDF
UNCDN
UNCHC
UNCHR
UNCHS
UNCITRAL
UNCND
UNCOPUOS
UNCRED
UNCRIME
UNCSD
UNCSW
UNCTAD
UNDC
UNDEF
UNDOF
UNDP
UNECE
UNEF
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFA
UNFC
UNFCYP
UNFF
UNFICYP
UNFIYCP
UNFPA
UNGA
UNGAPL
UNGO
UNHCR
UNHRC
UNICEF
UNIDCP
UNIDO
UNIDROIT
UNIFEM
UNIFIL
UNION
UNKIK
UNM
UNMEE
UNMIC
UNMIK
UNMIKI
UNMIKV
UNMIL
UNMIN
UNMOVIC
UNO
UNODC
UNOMIG
UNOPS
UNP
UNPAR
UNPUOS
UNRCCA
UNRCR
UNREST
UNRWA
UNSC
UNSCAPU
UNSCD
UNSCE
UNSCER
UNSCR
UNSCS
UNSD
UNSE
UNTAC
UNTERR
UNTZ
UNUS
UNVIE
UNYI
UP
UPU
UPUO
UR
US
USAID
USAU
USCC
USCG
USDA
USDELFESTTWO
USEU
USG
USGS
USMS
USNC
USOAS
USOP
USPS
USPTO
USSC
USTA
USTDA
USTR
USTRD
USTRIT
USTRPS
USTRUWR
USUN
UUNR
UV
UX
UY
UZ
VA
VANG
VAT
VC
VE
VELS
VEN
VENZ
VETTING
VI
VINICIO
VIP
VIS
VISIT
VM
VN
VO
VOA
VT
VTEG
VTFR
VTIS
VTPREL
VTTBIO
VTWCAR
VXY
VY
VZ
WA
WAEMU
WAKI
WAR
WB
WBEG
WBG
WCAR
WCI
WCL
WCO
WE
WEBG
WEBZ
WEET
WEF
WEOG
WET
WEU
WFA
WFP
WFPAORC
WFPO
WGC
WGG
WHA
WHITMER
WHO
WHTI
WI
WILCOX
WIPO
WIR
WJRO
WM
WMD
WMDT
WMN
WMO
WOMEN
WPO
WRTO
WS
WSIS
WTO
WTRD
WTRO
WTRQ
WW
WWARD
WWBG
WWT
WZ
XA
XAAF
XB
XC
XD
XE
XF
XFNEA
XG
XH
XI
XJ
XK
XL
XLUM
XM
XO
XP
XQ
XR
XS
XT
XTAG
XU
XV
XW
XX
XXX
XY
XZ
YE
YEH
YI
YL
YM
YMCS
YS
YU
YURIY
ZA
ZANU
ZB
ZC
ZCTU
ZEALAND
ZF
ZFR
ZH
ZI
ZIM
ZJ
ZK
ZKGM
ZL
ZM
ZN
ZO
ZP
ZR
ZS
ZT
ZU
ZW
ZXA