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06JERUSALEM4757	PROPOSED FIFTH MINARET RENEWS DEBATE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A JORDANIAN PROPOSAL TO BUILD A FIFTH MINARET FOR THE AL AQSA MOSQUE ON OF THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT HAS RENEWED CALLS BY RIGHT-WING ISRAELIS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SYNAGOGUE IN THE SAME AREA. JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH ANNOUNCED A CONTEST FOR THE DESIGN OF THE MINARET IN OCT [...]	2006-11-08 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS

06JERUSALEM4760	PALESTINIAN CEC DISCUSSES CURRENT SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONGEN REPS MET WITH HANA NASSER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PALESTINIAN CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC),AND ALSO Q-CHAIRED A MEETING OF THE CEC-ELECTION REFORM SUPPORT GROUP (ERSG) ON NOVEMBER 7 IN RAMALLAH. PRIVATELY, NASSER CRITICIZED FATAH'S LACK OF DISCIPLINE DURING THE PLC E [...]	2006-11-08 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4769	PALESTINIAN EMIGRATION ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) THE PALESTINIAN DIASPORA AND REFUGEE CENTER (SHAML) ANNOUNCED AT AN OCTOBER 31 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MARKED INCREASE IN PALESTINIAN EMIGRATION. ACCORDING TO SHAML, FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS HAVE APPROVE [...]	2006-11-09 13:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV QM
06JERUSALEM4773	PA PROMISE OF TEACHER SALARY PAYMENTS UNFULFILLED; [...] (SBU) AS PART OF AN AGREEMENT REACHED NOVEMBER 6 (REFTEL) THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BEGIN PAYING PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS NIS 1,000 ON NOVEMBER 9. MINISTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JAMAL AL-KHUDARI ORDERED POST OFFICE WORKERS, WHO ARE OBSERVI [...]	2006-11-09 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4774	PROBLEMS IN PALESTINIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM LEAD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PALESTINIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHORTAGE IN THE NUMBER OF JUDGES, WHICH HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN PROCESSING CRIMINAL CASES, ACCORDING TO ISSA ABU SHARAR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE PALESTINIAN HIGHER JUDICIARY COUNCIL. THE BACKUP OF CASES HAS IMPACT [...]	2006-11-09 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG KDEM
06JERUSALEM4786	FATAH REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL NAMES ABBAS GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: On November 12, the Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) named President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) the General Commander of Fatah. That makes Abu Mazen the formal leader of the Fatah movement and represents a political victory over the Secretary General, Farouq al-Qadummi. The FR [...]	2006-11-13 14:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4787	TEACHERS RECEIVE PARTIAL PAYMENT; STRIKE ENDS; [...] (SBU) PA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS RECEIVED A PARTIAL SALARY PAYMENT OF NIS 1,000 ON NOVEMBER 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PA GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL UNION OF TEACHERS (REFTEL),ACCORDING TO PRESS ACCOUNTS CONFIRMED BY ECONSPECIALIST. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 11 FOR [...]	2006-11-13 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4799	DEMOLITION OF EAST JERUSALEM HOMES DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: TWO HOMES IN THE EAST JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD OF ISAWIYYAH RECEIVED A 10-DAY STAY OF DEMOLITION NOVEMBER 14, A DAY BEFORE THEIR PREVIOUS STAY WAS TO EXPIRE. RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HAS TOLD CONGEN THAT THE JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY SENT SURVEYORS ON NOVEMBER 13 TO MAP AND PHOTOGRAPH [...]	2006-11-15 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM483	HAMAS LEADERS: BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL DATA [...] (C) The incoming, newly elected Hamas PLC membership is a diverse and well-educated group. Some of the most prominent incoming PLC members bring with them administrative experience developed during the al-Aqsa Intifada, when Islamic charities and traditional reconciliation committees moved in [...]	2006-02-02 17:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM4833	PROPOSAL WOULD EVACUATE SOME OUTPOSTS AND LEGALIZE [...] (C) Summary: The Yesha Council has rejected a proposal (REFTEL A) to evacuate fifteen illegal outposts in the West Bank in exchange for "legalizing" eight others, saying it is too early for such negotiations. This proposal, from Israeli MK Otneil Schneller would also create a new settlement ne [...]	2006-11-22 11:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4835	FORMER PA MINISTER SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER PA MINISTER AND CURRENT MEMBER OF THE FATAH REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (FRC) ABD-AL-AZIZ SHAHIN (ABU ALI) WAS SHOT BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN NOVEMBER 21. SHAHIN, A CLOSE ALLY OF PLC MEMBER MOHAMAD DAHLAN, WAS MODERATELY WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK. SHAHIN IS IN GAZA'S AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL IN MODE [...]	2006-11-22 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4844	TEACHERS RECEIVE BALANCE OF NOVEMBER SALARIES; [...] (C) PA PRESIDENCY ECONOMIC ADVISOR MOHAMMED MUSTAFA CONFIRMED TO ECONCHIEF NOVEMBER 22 THAT THE PRESIDENCY WAS PAYING THE BALANCE OF PA TEACHERS NOVEMBER SALARIES THROUGH BANKS OUT OF FUNDS THE PRESIDENCY HAD RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF KUWAIT. ARAB BANK, BANK OF PALESTINE, AND BANK OF JORDAN [...]	2006-11-24 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4849	EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE THIRD MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT THE RAFAH CROSSING POINT, INCLUDING: -- UPDATING THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION REGISTRY AND HAND [...]	2006-11-27 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM4863	ALLOWANCES PAID TO PA EMPLOYEES IN NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: The PA government paid all PA employees an allowance of NIS 1000 (USD 233),starting November 25 in Gaza and November 28 in the West Bank. The Union of Public Employees called on PA employees to pick up their allowances but to continue the general strike. The Temporary Internat [...]	2006-11-30 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4893	PA HEALTH SECTOR UNION AGREES TO END STRIKE; [...] (C) Summary: The PA government and the PA health sector employees union reached an agreement December 3 to end the health sector strike with payment of salary arrears. Health sector employees are scheduled to return to work December 5 but vowed to restart the strike if salary payments are not [...]	2006-12-04 16:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA
06JERUSALEM4909	SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE WORK UNDERWAY NEAR NEW [...] (C) Summary: A Palestinian foreman working at the construction site of the new Israeli police station located in the E-1 area east of Ma'ale Adumim told poloff December 6 that he had seen plans for the construction of a 600-unit housing complex adjacent to the police station. The foreman said [...]	2006-12-06 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4917	SEPARATION BARRIER AND THE VILLAGE OF SHEIKH SA'AD [...] (C) Summary: Palestinians living in the Sheikh Sa'ad neighborhood, just southeast of the Jerusalem municipal boundary, are awaiting a ruling from the Israeli High Court regarding the route of the separation barrier. The separation barrier was erected in September 2002 and cuts through the nei [...]	2006-12-07 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4920	THREE EAST JERUSALEM HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN EAST JERUSALEM BUSINESS WAS DEMOLISHED DECEMBER 5 AND THREE EAST JERUSALEM HOMES WERE DEMOLISHED OR PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED DECEMBER 6. ALL OF THE AFFECTED STRUCTURES HAD RECEIVED ORDERS OF DEMOLITION FOR LACKING BUILDING PERMITS, THOUGH AT LEAST TWO OF THE THREE HOMES WERE PARTIA [...]	2006-12-08 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4932	UN'S 2007 CONSOLIDATED APPEAL REACHES USD 453.6 [...] (SBU) On December 7, UN representatives in Jerusalem announced the launch of the 2007 consolidated appeal for 12 UN agencies and 14 NGOs. The USD 453.6 million emergency appeal is designed to help meet the growing humanitarian need in the Palestinian territories. This amount represents a 15 [...]	2006-12-11 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4933	EFFORTS TO PREVENT DEMOLITION OF DARI HOME IN EAST [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Dari's home in the Issawiyah neighborhood of East Jerusalem was demolished December 11 after efforts by the Israeli NGOs Rabbis for Human Rights and the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions to stop the demolition failed. Rabbis for Human Rights told ConGen PolOff on De [...]	2006-12-11 15:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4979	SHIKAKI ON HAMAS AND PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 14 meeting with USSC Dayton, Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, assessed that Abu Mazen can reach an agreement on a new government with what he described as the "moderate" element of Hamas. Shikaki said that he b [...]	2006-12-18 05:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5000	FAYAD CALLS FOR LEADERSHIP, SUGGESTS BARGHOUTI IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. SENATORS MCCAIN (AZ),LIEBERMAN (CT),COLLINS (ME),THUNE (SD),AND REPRESENTATIVE KIRK (IL) MET DECEMBER 18 WITH PLC MEMBER AND FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE SALAM FAYYAD AND SAID AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WERE UPLIFTED BY HIS OPTIMISM IN THE FACE OF A WORSENING PALESTINIAN CRISIS [...]	2006-12-19 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM5005	2006 OLIVE HARVEST: HIGH YIELD EXCEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2006 Palestinian olive harvest was very successful and is expected to produce USD 100 million in olive oil sales - tripling the USD 30 million earned in 2005. (Note: Olive harvests are cyclical, with each low year followed by a high year - 2006 was a cyclical high year fo [...]	2006-12-20 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM5007	CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION: PROSPECT OF EARLY [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 20 meeting with PolChief, the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail said he thinks PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using consultations with the CEC on possible early elections to pressure Hamas and that [...]	2006-12-21 05:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5021	EREKAT TELLS CODEL KERRY TO EXPECT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Noting that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is serious about calling early elections, PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told Senators Kerry and Dodd in a December 21 meeting that Fatah needs internal party reform, assistance to security forces, and the prospect of a [...]	2006-12-21 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5030	EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE BUT MORE EMOTIONAL FOURTH MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS CONTINUED THEIR SLOW PROGRESS ON TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT [...]	2006-12-22 13:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM5031	KARNI/AL-MINTAR CROSSING CALL CENTER CONTINUES TO [...] (U) This is a joint cable with Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Palestinian companies, including several representing U.S. firms, continue to charge that a call center established by the GOI late last year to coordinate the flow of goods through the Karni/al-Mintar crossing fuels cor [...]	2006-12-22 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG KCOR IS
06JERUSALEM5048	QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...]	2006-12-28 05:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5049	QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...]	2006-12-28 05:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5050	ABBAS, FATAH OLD GUARD CLASH ON GAZA FIELD [...] (C) Summary. President Abbas created a 17-member Fatah field committee for Gaza December 23 to lead reform and mobilization efforts, and plans to establish a similar committee for the West Bank shortly. Fatah Central Committee (FCC) powerbrokers are resisting efforts to bypass them, however [...]	2006-12-28 08:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV IS KPAL
06JERUSALEM5055	PALESTINIAN IT COMPANIES SAY RESTRICTIONS ON U.S [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by FCS Tel Aviv. 2. (C) Summary. West Bank-based representatives of U.S. companies complain that Israeli restrictions on IT products entering the West Bank and Gaza result in significant delays and high transportation costs. Identical products offered by [...]	2006-12-28 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM5057	KARNI/AL-MINTAR CROSSING OPERATIONS FAVOR ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: Gaza residents report that Israeli-produced goods are capturing greater market share in Gaza as a result of Karni/al-Mintar crossing closures and reduced operations. They attribute the trend to the difficulties faced by West Bank companies in shipping their goods to Gaza, the ex [...]	2006-12-28 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM5064	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During their December 28 meetings with Senator Specter, PLC members Salam Fayyad, Hanan Ashrawi and Sa,eb Erekat emphasized (1) the reconstruction of PA security forces, (2) reform within Fatah, and (3) renewed efforts in a rapid, viable negotiating process. Erekat praised PA P [...]	2006-12-29 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM561	HAMAS GOVERNMENT TALKS ONGOING IN CAIRO [...] (C) Senior Hamas officials, representing the political leadership in Gaza and Damascus, February 6 commenced talks in Cairo on the formation of the next Palestinian cabinet. The Damascus delegation included Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mish'al, deputy chief Musa Abu Marzouk, and burea [...]	2006-02-07 16:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM EG
06JERUSALEM581	ABU MAZEN'S OFFICE STRATEGIZING FOR HAMAS-LED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghaith al-Omari told Consul General February 7 that his office is working to formulate a response to HAMAS's victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. Al-Omari said the PA is considering a number of ideas to strengthen presidential cont [...]	2006-02-08 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM606	APPROACHING PA TO QUELL VIOLENT REACTIONS TO [...] (C) In accordance with ref (a),Consul General raised issue of taking active, public measures to calm the controversy in connection with publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed with President Mahmoud Abbas on February 9 (other topics septel). President Abbas agreed with the seriousness [...]	2006-02-09 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO XF
06JERUSALEM607	BIO-DATA ON RUMORED NEW PALESTINIAN PM [...] (U) Press reporting of the HAMAS meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo suggested that HAMAS may nominate Jamal al-Khudari as Prime Minister designate. Jamal al-Khudari is a prominent businessman and independently elected PLC member from the Gaza City district. While al-Khudari ran as an [...]	2006-02-09 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM611	ORGANIZED LOOTING OF FORMER SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES [...] (C) Summary: On February 6 and 7, armed men looted greenhouses in a former settlement in Gaza. USAID reported that 250 dunums of greenhouses in the former settlement of Gan-Or sustained heavy damage. Although the police arrested 50 looters, only 14 cases have been turned over to the Attorn [...]	2006-02-09 19:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM612	ORGANIZED LOOTING OF FORMER SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES [...] (C) Summary: On February 6 and 7, armed men looted greenhouses in a former settlement in Gaza. USAID reported that 250 dunums of greenhouses in the former settlement of Gan-Or sustained heavy damage. Although the police arrested 50 looters, only 14 cases have been turned over to the Attorn [...]	2006-02-09 19:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM67	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) January 4 delivered a letter to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) requesting that the commission be "relieved of its duties" for the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. CEC Chief Elector [...]	2006-01-05 17:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM692	FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO [...] (C) Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser Al Qidwa asserted in a February 15 briefing of foreign diplomats that the election results do not give Hamas a popular mandate to change the legal, social, or political basis of the Palestinian system. He declared the election results prove P [...]	2006-02-15 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM693	MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. During a February 14 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)-elect member Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi denied reports emanating from Hamas sources that he or other individuals from his faction, "Independent Palestine", were engaged in negot [...]	2006-02-15 16:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM720	INCOMING FATAH PLC MEMBERS TAKE 'WAIT AND SEE' [...] (C) Summary. In separate February 15 meetings with ConGen Poloff, newly elected Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members Dr. Emile Jarjou'i and Dr. Bernard Sabella, urged caution from both Fatah and the international community in its approach toward the incoming Hamas-led govern [...]	2006-02-17 11:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM79	OLIVE GROVE DESTROYED IN SOUTHERN WEST BANK VILLAGE [...] (SBU) Palestinian villagers from the southern West Bank village of Juwaya January 6 discovered 102 olive trees -- planted over 30 years ago -- deliberately cut down, presumably by settlers residing in nearby Ma'on settlement. According to contacts from the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT),[...]	2006-01-06 17:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PHUM
06JERUSALEM795	EREKAT URGING ABU MAZEN TO TAKE TOUGH STAND [...] (C) Summary. During a February 22 meeting with NEA DAS Dibble and the Consul General, PLO Chief Negotiator Dr. Sa'eb Erekat said that he had urged Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to stand firm against Hamas. Erekat, who speculated that Hamas could announce the [...]	2006-02-23 17:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM80	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Hamas January 5 endorsed a Code of Conduct for the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections that it had earlier refused to sign in October. The Chief Electoral Officer for the Central Elections Commission (CEC),Ammar Dweik, reported that Abu Mazen had yet t [...]	2006-01-06 18:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM800	PA MINISTRY: LET HAMAS FAIL BY THEMSELVES [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Housing and Public Works Shtayyeh urged donors not to stop assistance to the Palestinians. Shtayyeh asserted that Hamas would not be able to govern and would be in office only temporarily. He ad [...]	2006-02-24 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM801	SALAM FAYYAD ON HAMAS [...] (C) In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and Consul General on February 22, Third Way party leader Salam Fayyad discussed Hamas' plans and the challenges they would face once in power. Consul General and DAS Dibble emphasized the need for other parties to stay out of government so that Hamas would [...]	2006-02-24 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV
06JERUSALEM805	FAYYAD DESCRIBES FLUID POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting with visting NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Third Way party leader and former Finance Minister Salam Fayyad described the political situation as fluid, with Hamas likely to take longer to form a government than previously anticipated and not likely to las [...]	2006-02-27 07:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM819	A/S WELCH 2/25 MEEETING WITH SA'EB EREKAT [...] (C) Summary: During a February 25 meeting in Ramallah, PLO chief negotiator Sa,eb Erekat told visiting NEA A/S Welch that Fatah would not join a Hamas government unless Hamas agreed to President Abbas, platform of peaceful negotiations. The Hamas cabinet would therefore likely consist of Ham [...]	2006-02-28 08:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM820	AKRAM HANIYYAH: HAMAS GOVERNMENT IS TEST CASE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Akram Haniyyeh, a key adviser to President Abbas and the publisher of Palestinian daily "Al Ayyam," told visiting NEA A/S Welch that Hamas, takeover of the Palestinian Authority would mark the first time a Sunni Islamist movement assumed the reins of government; its success or fa [...]	2006-02-28 08:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM836	RESPONSE TO SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) No evidence exists of trafficking in persons in the West Bank or Gaza Strip, according to the PA Ministry of Labor and local NGOs. The West Bank and Gaza Strip is neither a territory of origin nor a destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Traffickers who [...]	2006-02-28 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PREF PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM903	FORMER JERUSALEM PLC MEMBER ASSESSES HAMAS, ABU [...] (C) Summary. During a March 2 meeting with ConGen Poloff, former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Ziad Abu Zayyad (Jerusalem, independent) provided his assessment of the challenges confronting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the new PLC. On Hamas forming the next Palestinia [...]	2006-03-03 17:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM936	PLANNED MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE STIRS CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Israeli Supreme Court issued an injunction February 22 halting construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, funded by the U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, and appointed former Chief Justice Meir Shamgar to lead a 30-day mediation period. The first arbitratio [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM974	PLC SUSPENDS PROCEEDINGS AMIDST FATAH/HAMAS RANCOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker Aziz Dweik suspended PLC sessions for two weeks following a rancorous March 6 session that featured a Fatah walkout and the passage of a HAMAS-sponsored resolution that revoked a series of expanded presidential powers and bureaucratic [...]	2006-03-08 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PGOV IS
06JERUSALEM994	UN AGENCIES APPEAL FOR USD 1.25 MILLION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Three United Nations agencies -- the World Health Organization (WHO),the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- issued an appeal March 6 to local donors for USD 1.25 million for emergency medical supplies for the Palestinian A [...]	2006-03-09 12:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JOHANNESBURG95	SOUTH AFRICA: SERIOUS POWER DISRUPTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE [...] SUMMARY: (U) Recent power outages in the Western Cape have resulted in major financial losses in the retail and tourism industries, with the Cape Chamber of Commerce predicting losses in the millions. Further outages and/or rolling blackouts are likely until Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear powe [...]	2006-03-13 09:27:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV ASEC SF
06KABUL1022	VISIT OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS GUTIERREZ TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez visited Afghanistan February 28 to March 1. Secretary Gutierrez met with GOA President Karzai, Minister of Commerce Arsala, participated in a roundtable with Afghan International Chamber of Commerce executives and members of parliament, bus [...]	2006-03-08 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL107	PRT/TARIN KOWT: SUICIDE BOMB TARGET UNCLEAR; PRT [...] (SBU) Summary. Contrary to media reports, the January 5 suicide bombing in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, did not take place in proximity to Ambassador Neumann and was probably intended as an attack on senior police officials ) although the actual motive is not yet known. A final casualty count of app [...]	2006-01-09 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV AF
06KABUL1103	PRT/TARIN KOWT - TALIBAN REMAIN POTENT THREAT IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. The security environment in the province of Uruzgan in southern Afghanistan remains grave. The Taliban threat has not diminished over time and may increase in the near term. The provincial government - only marginally effective on the best of days - shows signs of surrendering [...]	2006-03-14 15:55:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PTER MARR SNAR PGOV SOCI AF
06KABUL12	PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) Summary: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...]	2006-01-02 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV AF
06KABUL120	ELIMINATION/ERADICATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings over the past weeks, INL Kabul and the British Embassy Drugs Team (BEDT) have worked closely with officials from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) to finalize governor- and centrally-led eradication plans. A key compone [...]	2006-01-10 13:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL1201	Afghanistan: Ambassador Gross Promotes [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy visited Afghanistan February 25-27, 2006 to meet with senior Afghan government officials, including Vice President Massoud and the newly created Parliamentary Committee on Communicati [...]	2006-03-19 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL1211	NEW GOVERNOR OR URUZGAN PROVINCE TAKES OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malawi Hakim MONIB, President Karzai's appointee as new Governor of Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, arrived in Tarin Kowt on the morning of March 18 nearly three weeks after his appointment. Outgoing Governor Jan Mohammed Khan greeted Monib graciously, pledging support [...]	2006-03-19 13:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI AF
06KABUL1218	PRT/PATKICA FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 08:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1250	PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF: BALKH PROVINCE POLITICIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mazar PRToff met with representatives from four political groups from Balkh Province. The representatives planned to travel to Kabul to meet with President Karzai and formally register a complaint against Governor Atta Muhammad Nur (a.k.a. Ustad Atta) for offenses ranging from c [...]	2006-03-22 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL1267	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO HELMAND; POPPY ERADICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL1277	CODEL HOEKSTRA SEES POPPY PROBLEM FIRST HAND [...] (C/NF) Summary: INL exposed Codel Hoekstra March 23 to the challenges facing U.S. counternarcotics policy and eradication in Afghanistan firsthand. The morning discussion between the Representatives, Embassy CN officials, CFC-A and the U.K. Embassy CN experts highlighted for the congressmen [...]	2006-03-23 14:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL1281	KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. Other [...]	2006-03-23 17:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1284	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - UK OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: UK officials told Provincial Council (PC) and Mullahs' Council members in separate meetings on March 19 that the UK mission will last at least three years. The mission is in conjunction with the GOA and will focus on several areas: (1) Extending the government's authority [...]	2006-03-24 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL AF UK
06KABUL1285	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND VIOLENCE: CAUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, as the insurgency has gained momentum in Helmand province, security has deteriorated. Causes are varied, complicated, and intertwined. They include: Some blurring of tribal/drug trafficking boundaries; growing Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) strength; the [...]	2006-03-24 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL1323	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOHN J. HILLMEYER [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John J. Hillmeyer, Tajikistan Desk officer, and grants country clearance for his visit to Afghanistan on March 30 - April 2, 2006, to attend the Central - Asian Cucasus Institute "Partership, Trade, and Development in Greater Central Asia". Control Officer is Aaron Jen [...]	2006-03-26 11:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
06KABUL1324	1267 SANCTIONS LIST MONITORING TEAM WILL URGE CASE [...] (C) Summary: The focus of the upcoming UN 1267 Sanctions List Monitoring Team visit will be to facilitate the delisting of the new governor of Uruzgan, Abdul Hakim Monib. UNAMA officials have been instructed that until delisting has occurred, they are legally barred from supporting any pro [...]	2006-03-26 13:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1325	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A judicial conference sponsored by the PRT on March 20 revealed that lack of education and corruption are major impediments to improving Helmand's judicial system. Participating judges agreed that those engaged in poppy cultivation should be punished. They also lamented th [...]	2006-03-26 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL AF
06KABUL1328	PRT/TARIN KOWT - NEW GOVERNOR OF URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdul Hakim Monib, who took office as Governor of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on March 18 (reftel),is making a cautious and thoughtful start. Monib is an outsider -- appointed by President Karzai to replace a corrupt and ineffective predecessor -- and he is moving systemati [...]	2006-03-26 14:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL1332	ABDUL RAHMAN UPDATE - 3-26 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rahman remains in detention as of Sunday evening but events are moving quickly and he is expected to be released on Monday. After some pushing, the Afghans agreed to issue documents on Sunday confirming that the case has been dismissed and Rahman can be released (see paras 6 and [...]	2006-03-26 17:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1341	1267 SANCTIONS LIST MONITORING TEAM WILL URGE CASE [...] (C) Summary: The focus of the upcoming UN 1267 Sanctions List Monitoring Team visit will be to facilitate the delisting of the new governor of Uruzgan, Abdul Hakim Monib. UNAMA officials have been instructed that until delisting has occurred, they are legally barred from supporting any proj [...]	2006-03-27 11:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1345	AFGHANISTAN ADVOCACY SUCCESS STORY: U.S. POULTRY [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of Afghanistans first confirmed case of Avian Influenza, Summit Associates, an American company that imports U.S. frozen chicken and eggs, requested Embassy advocacy to intervene with customs officials blocking Summit containers from entering the country and to help l [...]	2006-03-27 15:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL1353	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - MOUSA QALA DISTRCT CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mousa Qala district chief Mohammed Wali and tribal elders told visiting UK PRT liaison officer, poloff, Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) officer, and USAID representative on March 23 that they are looking forward to better security when UK and Afghan National Army troops deplo [...]	2006-03-28 04:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID PREL ASEC AF
06KABUL1356	DIAG PLENARY: "IT'S TIME FOR HONESTY" [...] (C) Summary: Reviewing the status of the DIAG process, UNAMA Deputy SRSG Alexander told the DIAG Steering Committee that the time has come for honesty. He said there has been little progress since the Parliamentary elections last September, and that until the GOA shows political commitment a [...]	2006-03-28 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF
06KABUL1358	PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF DOSTUM PRESIDES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Dostum, the paramount warlord in northern Afghanistan, presided over a Feb. 23 ceremony in Sheberghan, capital of Jowzjan Province north of Mazar-e Sharif, during which over 100 of his commanders turned in 2.5 tons of boxed ammunition and roughly 400 small arms, RPG lau [...]	2006-03-28 12:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1382	FM ABDULLAH'S TRAVAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA convoked Charge on fairly short notice on March 28 to what was billed as a farewell event for FM Abdullah, who did not make the cut in President Karzai's proposed Cabinet reshuffle. However, upon arrival, Charge was treated to a 30-minute one-on-one session with the outgoing [...]	2006-03-29 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1428	PARLIAMENT OPPOSES RAHMAN RELEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's lower house of Parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, pointedly criticized the GOA handling of the Abdul Rahman case during several hours of debate on March 29. Most criticism focused on the perception that the Karzai government caved to foreign pressure, bypassing correct [...]	2006-03-30 03:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1439	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S/A VISIT [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Assistant Secretary Richard A. Boucher and Senior Advisor Caitlin Hayden, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on April 1-4, 2006, for consultations with host government. Control Officer is Angus T. Sim [...]	2006-03-30 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AMGT NP OTRA OVIP AF
06KABUL1440	CORRECTED COPY: KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. [...]	2006-03-30 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL145	SENATOR REED MEETS WITH FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH SENATOR REED, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND MINERALS SECTORS, FOR AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. THE SENATOR ASSURED HIM OF THE UNITED STATES' LONG-TERM COMMITM [...]	2006-01-11 09:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR EINV PK AF
06KABUL146	KARZAI MEETS WITH CODEL BAYH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH SENATORS BAYH (D-IND) AND BOND (R-MO) AND REPRESENTATIVE FORD (D-TN),KARZAI OUTLINED THE PROGRESS AFGHANISTAN HAD MADE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, FOCUSING ON COUNTERNARCOTICS RATHER THAN TERRORISM AS THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE. HE REITERAT [...]	2006-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SNAR PK AF
06KABUL1516	CHRISTIANS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After asylum was granted to Abdul Rahman in Italy, attention has shifted towards the greater Christian experience in Afghanistan. Afghan Christians, in large part remain hidden due to the risk of discrimination and violence. No new immediate threat to non-Afghan Christians appears [...]	2006-04-04 16:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC KIRF AF
06KABUL1525	PRT/QALAT - KARZAI VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE [...] (U) Summary: President Karzai visited Zabul Province for the first time March 28, where he visited the PRT-run Trade School and the new hospital funded by the UAE. He also greeted people in the bazaar. His "pressing the flesh" may improve Zabul's poor security image. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2006-04-05 11:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC AF TC
06KABUL1537	PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF - PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MUCH IMPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 06:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SOCI AF
06KABUL1538	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS KAZAKH FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP AF ECON
06KABUL1544	RAHMAN CASE [...] (C) In the past week Amb has raised the Abdul Rahman case on a one-on-one basis in private meetings with several of Afghanistan's top political leaders, including Vice-President Ziya Massoud, ex-President (and now MP) Burhanuddin Rabbani, MP Abdulrab Rasoul Sayyaf, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunu [...]	2006-04-06 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1545	PROGRESS ON UN 1267 SANCTIONS DELISTING REQUEST [...] (C/REL NATO/ISAF/AUS/NZ) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council is preparing dossiers on the 20 individuals for whom they have requested removal from the 1267 Sanctions list. The UN Team has also requested information from CFC-A, particularly with regard to Uruzgan governor Monib, a [...]	2006-04-06 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1554	THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT: AFGHAN VS AMERICAN BELIEFS [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan is in flux, fully exposed to a barrage of new concepts, economic and social change after decades of war, with a populace that both welcomes many changes and yet can react negatively and forcefully when new ideas and events seem to threaten the fragile social structur [...]	2006-04-08 03:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1573	PRT/SHARANA - PAKTIKA: THE POLITICS OF LAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Development has expanded rapidly in the last year in Paktika, and so have land disputes. As the pace of development increases, the number of land disputes also increases as parcels of land are identified for schools, roads, and government centers across the province. Paktika [...]	2006-04-09 08:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KJUS EAID AF
06KABUL1615	: PSA ASSESSMENT: FARYAB PREY TO WARLORDS, WEAK [...] (C) Summary: Afghan and senior international leaders assess that the roots of conflict in Faryab province stem both from the rivalry between the two factions of Junbesh and Azadi, and from the weak governance that allows those private militias to operate. In a recent Provincial Security Asses [...]	2006-04-11 11:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KJUS PREL AF
06KABUL1630	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - PROSECUTORS DISCUSS THEIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a PRT sponsored seminar on March 28, Helmand prosecutors demonstrated a good knowledge of procedures and the applicable sections of the Afghan constitution. They cited lack of evidence and police corruption as the main reasons why many cases are not sent forward to judges. [...]	2006-04-11 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS SOCI AF
06KABUL1653	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS KAZAKH FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 09:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP AF ECON
06KABUL1667	GOA DETAINEES LEGAL WORKING GROUP MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) The Afghan Inter-Ministerial Legal Working Group met on April 5 to discuss the development of a legal framework that would form the basis for transfer of detainees from U.S. custody as well as for the disposition of individuals taken off the battlefield in future. Due to a confusion on [...]	2006-04-12 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS KAWC PGOV AF

06KABUL1669	PRT/TARIN KOWT - SECURITY PROGRAMS GETTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Establishing GOA authority, particularly police authority, in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province is very much a work in progress. The province's two police forces are semi-reformed militias allied to rival warlords. The PRT and coalition forces are making some progress in trainin [...]	2006-04-12 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER MARR AF
06KABUL1674	PRT/SHARANA - WOMEN'S TRAINING BEGINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the months of March and April, PRT Sharana funded and conducted Paktika's first women's sewing skills and literacy training activities. These activities trained a total of 38 women from Sharana, Paktika's capital, and Orgun-e, the province's largest population center. The [...]	2006-04-13 06:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID AF
06KABUL1715	RUSSIANS CONVENE G-8 TO DISCUSS TERRORISM; CHARGE [...] (C) Russian Ambassador Kabulov called a meeting of G-8 chiefs of mission and other interested parties on April 11 to discuss the issue of countering terrorism in Afghanistan through ideological means. The meeting followed a February 2006 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Mosco [...]	2006-04-17 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF RU
06KABUL1753	WOMEN MPS RECEIVE MUCH ATTENTION, FACE MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Women in the Afghan National Assembly face many challenges: political divisions, sometimes uncoordinated aid efforts, and traditional attitudes. Women are vocal and regular contributors to debate, and hold some key leadership positions, but it is unclear what their impact will [...]	2006-04-19 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN AF
06KABUL1791	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES 20 OF 25 MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 20, the Afghan National Assembly approved the majority of President Karzai's nominated Cabinet Ministers. Significant confirmations included Engineer Zarar as Minister of Interior and Spanta as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Culture Raheen and Mini [...]	2006-04-20 15:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL18	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tone of the second week for Afghanistan's National Assembly (NA) has been positive, with members of parliament open to new ideas and mostly constructive debate. The NA spent the week finalizing its leadership and discussing its rules of procedure. The formation of caucuse [...]	2006-01-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1821	PRT/KANDAHAR - DEALING WITH THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The "spring offensive" announced by Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan a month ago appears to be picking up momentum. During the previous four months the Taliban engaged primarily in small hit and run attacks and improvised explosive bombings, and this remains their pr [...]	2006-04-24 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL1844	NEIGHBORS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR CN COOPERATION AT [...] Summary: The Acting Afghan Minister of Counternarcotics held a Conference April 13 on regional counternarcotics (CN) cooperation attended by Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan did not participate. Political statements from regional ambassadors focused on the import [...]	2006-04-25 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL186	PRT HERAT: FEWER AFGHAN REFUGEES RETURNING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Latest data from United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) indicate significant increase in Afghan migrant labor in Iran. Undocumented Afghans who turn themselves in to Iranian authorities are treated as spontaneous returnees and given free transportation to the bor [...]	2006-01-14 16:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL1884	PROPOSED POLICE PROGRAM CHANGES TO MEET THREAT [...] (C) Operationally-focussed shifts in the Afghan police program will address the security situation in the south and to President Karzai's concerns (ref a). The Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A, formerly OSC-A),in coordination with the Embassy, the German Police Pro [...]	2006-04-28 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1887	PRT/BAMYAN: KHALILI SUPPORTERS MUDDY [...] (SBU) The supporters of Second Vice President Khalili are playing political hardball, and Governor Sarabi appears to be their target. Minority Tajik unrest, which has received tacit backing from Khalili stalwarts, appears designed to discredit the Governor. The recent appointment of a crony o [...]	2006-04-28 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1904	ONDCP DIRECTOR DISCUSSES COUNTER-NARCOTICS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-29 15:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OTRA OVIP SNAR AF
06KABUL1905	PRT-GARDEZ TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-30 09:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI AF
06KABUL1974	PRT-SHARANA COMMUNICATIONS MEANS SECURITY - [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS PGOV PTER TINT AF
06KABUL1975	Afghanistan Border Management Initiative - Fueling [...] (SBU) The International Border Management Advisory Team (IBMAT) visited Afghanistan April 9 to 17 and conducted an assessment of overall border management activities in Herat province. The IBMAT team corroborated earlier assessments indicating an overall lack of GoA initiative, poor coordina [...]	2006-05-02 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN PREL AF
06KABUL1976	20 MINISTERS SWORN IN; WOLESI JIRGA REVIEWS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 1 and 2, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament reviewed the GOA budget, posing extensive questions to Minister of Finance Ahadi about the government's finances. During debate, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) emphasized two points: first, it has the right to closely review the [...]	2006-05-02 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2007	PRT/KUNDUZ: OUT IN BADAKHSHAN'S POPPYLAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. District managers in Jurm and Baharak acknowledge that poppy is being grown in their districts, but claim that the amount of land under cultivation is much less than in previous years. They add, however, that as long as there are no other economic opportunities for the large [...]	2006-05-03 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL2008	PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND ERADICATION WRAP UP [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KRDP AF
06KABUL2021	PRT/HELMAND FROM THE STARS AND STRIPES TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 03:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2037	PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 04:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2039	PRT/PANJSHIR: U/S VISITS TEAM, MEETS GOV. [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT AF
06KABUL205	PRT/BAMYAN: Can Bamyan Law Enforcement Reform? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand is providing a crucial lifeline to Bamyan law enforcement, but needs more U.S. support for their efforts to take hold. NZ commitments in expertise and infrastructure appear to be making progress, but could yield stronger results with targeted U.S. assistance, namel [...]	2006-01-16 06:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL2051	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOL SECURITY ADVANCE [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Department of Labor Security Advance Team members Eugene Asa Cunningham, Jon Joseph Metrey and Wayne Emerson Hakes, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on May 10, 2006, to advance visit of the US Delegation headed by Under Secretary for Democracy [...]	2006-05-07 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA PGOV AF
06KABUL2093	PRT/QAL I NOW: BADGHIS PROVINCE SECURITY OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Badghis province Director for of the National Security Directorate (NSD) Mehr Ali offered a provincial security overview to PRToff, including poppy eradication efforts, Taleban influence, the recent slaying of five medical workers, and the police and justice system. Althou [...]	2006-05-10 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SNAR SOCI AF
06KABUL2149	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] Proper Demographic Representation was emphasized as a method of conducting business by President Karzai and applies to all types of p placing special emphasis on operational effectiveness achieved by establishing a presence and understanding with the community in which the police operate. [...]	2006-05-12 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2151	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Course of Action plan outlined below is desig for implementing President Karzai?s decision to re-balance the Afgha in order to address pressing security issues in the south (reftel). by members of the international community involved with building up t the Afghan Ministry [...]	2006-05-12 15:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2154	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Course of Action plan outlined below is designed as a guide for implementing President Karzais decision to re-balance the Afghan National Police in order to address pressing g security issues in the south (reftel). This outline will be used by members of the international [...]	2006-05-13 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL2173	SPANISH TROOP INCREASE IN QAL I NOW WILL YIELD [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID SP AF
06KABUL2178	PRT/TARIN KOWT: GOVERNOR MONIB'S TENUOUS GRASP ON URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (C) The security situation in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province remains acute seven weeks after the arrival of a new governor. Unhelpful interference by the previous governor, stepped up Taliban activity, and police forces operating outside governmental authority impede Governor Monib's ability [...]	2006-05-14 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2186	PRT/HELMAND: HELMAND GOVERNOR DAUD VOICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a weekly security meeting on April 17, Helmand Governor Mohammed Daud told PRT officials that the security situation in the province was becoming more critical. In late April, the Governor moved poppy eradication forces to the northern districts, not only to eradicate, but al [...]	2006-05-15 06:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL2291	PRT/QAL I NOW: RING ROAD IN BADGHIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) recently began construction of a road from the Sabsak pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis provinces, to Qal I Now, the capital of Badghis. This stretch will form part of the Afghanistan Ring Road. A 95-kilometer [...]	2006-05-21 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON EAID KCRS ELTN SP
06KABUL2296	PRT/BAMYAN: LAND USE TENSIONS SIMMER IN [...] (SBU) Uncertainty over land titles seems to be the common denominator in recent disputes in Bamyan. The Governor has intervened personally to defuse Tajik and Hazara tussles over farmland. An unresolved ownership dispute continues to hamper government efforts to regulate coal mining in the p [...]	2006-05-21 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
06KABUL2298	THE ARDS AND GOA PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) The Afghan Reconstruction Development Service (ARDS,) strives to conduct GOA procurement in accordance with international standards and the GOA Procurement Law, passed in September 2005. Though not all GOA procurement is handled by the ARDS, this office sets a standard to which all gove [...]	2006-05-21 08:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL2323	PARLIAMENT REJECTS BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament rejected the GOA budget by a clear majority (although with only around half of MPs voting). The impasse occurred after the GOA rejected Parliament's suggested changes to the budget, including an increase in salaries for civil s [...]	2006-05-22 13:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2342	PRT/QALAT Q ROMANIAN INTEREST IN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 11:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR RO AF
06KABUL2354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. GOVERNORS TRAVEL [...] (U) Embassy Kabul welcomes Governor Mitt Romney, Massachusets; Governor Matt Blunt, Missouri; Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, US Army; Governor Brian Schweitzer, Montana; Anthony Welcher, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, DOS; Dan Wilmot, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, DOD; LT [...]	2006-05-24 11:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA PGOV AF
06KABUL2364	PARLIAMENT APPROVES ONLY TWO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On Wednesday, May 24, the Afghan National Assembly approved only two of four Supreme Court Justices put to a vote. The two approved Justices - Mawlawi Mohammad Qasem and Mohammad Aleem Nasemi - are both Pashtun Sharia law faculty graduates. Of the five remaining Justices, thre [...]	2006-05-24 14:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2365	KABUL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. effort in Afghanistan continues to promote economic reconstruction, build democratic institutions and develop the government's capacity to deal with continuing threats to security. The Afghanistan Compact adopted at the January London Conference and Parliament elected [...]	2006-05-24 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA AF
06KABUL2366	REPORT FROM KANDAHAR: CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN U.S. [...] (S) Conflicting reports about the U.S.-led forces (CJSOTF) attack the evening of May 21 on the village of Azizi in Panjwai district about 25 kilometers from Kandahar City reflect, in part, an ongoing Taliban psychological operations (psyops) campaign to misrepresent coalition military operat [...]	2006-05-24 16:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
06KABUL2386	BILATERAL DETAINEE AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOA [...] (C) Summary: Four nations ) Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the U.K. ) have signed bilateral agreements with the Government of Afghanistan concerning the transfer of detainees. With the exception of Denmark, these nations are already engaged in military action as part of OEF or are lo [...]	2006-05-25 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER PREL AF
06KABUL2387	PAKTIKA'S GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR MORE ROADS, [...] (SBU) In a May 1 visit to the PRT in Sharana, the capital of Paktika, Ambassador met with Governor Khpulwak and local government officials, where he was repeatedly asked for assistance in constructing local roads to complete the provincial network, as well as help in linking the province to [...]	2006-05-25 07:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
06KABUL24	MP BIO: ALEMI BALKHI [...] (U) This is the first in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as PolOffs continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The striking feature of PolOff's December 31 meeting [...]	2006-01-03 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2407	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-27 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2411	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-28 06:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2424	PRT/TARIN KOWT - URUZGAN'S DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Monib, of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan, has been on the job for two months and is still working to build up functioning institutions from the administrative rubble left behind by his incompetent and corrupt predecessor. Visits to Tarin Kowt in recent days b [...]	2006-05-29 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2425	PRT-QALAT - GOVERNOR ARMAN'S FIRST YEAR IN ZABUL: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Arman has been a strong governor and, overall, Zabul Province has improved over the past year. However, as he well realizes, security and high-level visits are not enough for effective government, and the GoA still lacks the ability to provide goods and services to its [...]	2006-05-29 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL2426	DEPUTY MINISTER SAIKAL DISCUSSES THE STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Saikal told PolCouns in a May 21 meeting that the GOA was pleased with the first March 2006 Strategic Partnership dialogue in Washington and hoped to move to substance and outcome in succeeding meetings. He stated that reftel outline for the March dialogue [...]	2006-05-29 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
06KABUL2427	PRT HERAT - ALLEGED ATTACK ON AMANULLAH KHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent grenade attack on Shindand/based Amanullah Khan (AK),allegedly launched by his rival Ismael Khan (IK),disrupted plans for his appearance at a May 20 DIAG (Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups) ceremony in Herat. Despite high-level GOA attendance, the ceremony itself [...]	2006-05-29 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF
06KABUL2436	SITREP 5/29 1600: MILITARY CONVOY ACCIDENT LEADS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A vehicle accident on the outskirts of Kabul involving a US military supply convoy resulted in at least one Afghan casualty and led to rioting around Kabul on May 29. The situation in Kabul as of 1600 local time was calm except for some small protests in the northwestern suburbs [...]	2006-05-29 13:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF
06KABUL2467	PRT HERAT: NO EVIDENCE OF AFGHAN WOMEN'S BILL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to "My War at Home", a recently published book by young Afghan-American Masuda Sultan, an "Afghan Women's Bill of Rights" (AWBR) was delivered to the GOA and widely disseminated throughout the country prior to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. Afghan sources and USG and [...]	2006-05-30 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AF
06KABUL2468	PARLIAMENT REJECTS SHINWARI AS CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 27, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament rejected two additional Supreme Court nominations, including conservative Chief Justice Shinwari. END SUMMARY. Vote Count ---------- 2. (SBU) The rejection of Shinwari and additional nominee Roostayi brings the total numb [...]	2006-05-30 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2471	PRT/PAKTIKA Q JOURNEY TO WAZA KHWA Q [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2472	PRT/PANJSHIR Q BIG TEST FOR AMMO REMOVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UNDP/ANBP program to remove mines and ammunition from Panjshir is reaching a critical juncture. As it nears successful completion of work at the site of Parakh, it now takes on a greater challenge at Paranday, both in terms of depot size and local resistance. UNDP/ANBP of [...]	2006-05-30 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2473	PARLIAMENT REACTS TO CONVOY CRASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan Parliament resumed debate on security in closed session on Tuesday, May 30. According to MPs, the US military convoy vehicle accident of May 29 was discussed, but debate quickly moved to larger security issues. No statements were made calling into quest [...]	2006-05-30 14:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF
06KABUL25	PRT/BAMYAN: LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE HIGHLIGHT PLUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bamyan police found a 1.9 ton opium cache stashed away in caves near Bamyan City, and arrested three suspects. Counter-narcotics officials from Kabul and a gaggle of press witnessed the PRT weigh, transport, and burn the opium on December 28. Behind the scenes, however, the go [...]	2006-01-03 09:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL2512	PARLIAMENT'S STATEMENT ON US CONVOY ACCIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, the Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) issued a press release summarizing its debate on the US convoy crash on May 29. The release called for legal action against those responsible for the crash. While the release is non-binding, it accurately [...]	2006-06-01 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS AF
06KABUL2551	PARLIAMENT APPROVES REVISED BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly approved a revised national budget, including modest increases in government salaries and payments to the disabled, on June 3. The new budget, which did not go above the previously agreed ceiling, accommodates Parliament's most significant concerns; [...]	2006-06-04 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KDEM AF
06KABUL2552	RECONCILIATION PROGRAM HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) The Independent Commission for the Program for Strengthening Peace (PTS) - the Afghan-led reconciliation process - held a conference on May 15 with representatives of Coalition and ISAF PRTs in order to familiarize them with the PTS process and to give the heads of the six regional PTS [...]	2006-06-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
06KABUL257	PRT/QALAH-E NAW: MP BIOS: BADGHIS PROVINCE [...] Summary: This cable provides biographic information on three members of the Afghan National Assembly from Badghis province. Azita Rafat is a young female activist focused on development for her province and with a particular concern about the Badghis custom of selling girls. Yaqub Khan is [...]	2006-01-18 06:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID PHUM KJUS AF KFEM
06KABUL258	PRT/BAMYAN: POOR FACILITIES, CORRUPTION PLAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The law enforcement organs in Bamyan are on life support. Poorly paid, equipped, and trained police do little to counter lawlessness in the Central Highlands. Police and prosecution corruption exacerbates and undermines the people's already shaky faith in Central Government aut [...]	2006-01-18 06:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL2601	PRT/KUNDUZ: STRONG INDICATIONS THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are strong indications that the May 30 attack on a USAID alternative livelihoods contractor in the remote river valley district of Darayeen in Badakhshan province was perpetrated by local drug lords who feared that the contractor was undermining their multimillion dolla [...]	2006-06-07 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL265	PRT/KHOST: BOMBINGS IN KHOST TARGET CIVILIANS; NEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 10:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER
06KABUL2685	PRT/FARAH - DIAG PHASE 1, MILESTONE OR MILLSTONE? [...] (C) Summary: Phase I Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) commenced May 21 in Farah, with great official fanfare. Although the televised event was high on GOA and ISAF voltage, a last minute change of IAG lists by the Herat DIAG Committee led to participation of only two of nineteen IA [...]	2006-06-12 11:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF
06KABUL2687	PRT/PAKTIKA PAKTITA FOUR DISTRICTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An early June journey to and assessment of four districts in western Paktika ka revealed districts with generally little infrastructure and little support from the central government. Despite certain similarities, these districts differ in their support for the government and [...]	2006-06-13 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2703	PRT/GARDEZ SECURITY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Gardez recently visited the remote Logar district of Azra, which borders Pakistan, to secure and remove an arms cache handed over to the DIAG program. ANP control is limited to the physical bounds of the station itself and the communitys security is completely controlled b [...]	2006-06-14 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2704	PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan National Assembly have drafted revisions to the Provincial Council Law, which will be considered by the Wolesi Jirga upon their return from recess in July. The revisions would strengthen the role of Provincial Councils in provincial governance, giving [...]	2006-06-14 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2707	AFGHAN BUDGET DEBATE (C-NE6-00713) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is a response to Department's request for additional reporting on the Afghan National Assembly debate on the budget (REF A). END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Below are the responses, by question: A. What were the major points of debate on the budget? Please see REF C, par [...]	2006-06-14 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN ECON PGOV AF
06KABUL2717	SWED AMB: "NOT A SITUATION TO PULL OUT, THIS IS A [...] (C) The Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan met with the Ambassador to discuss growing concern from Swedish officials over increased violence in Afghanistan. Despite the increase, Ambassador Wilkens strongly believed that progress would only be made if the international community inc [...]	2006-06-14 16:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL2718	KUNAR TRIP HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR MORE AFGHAN INPUT [...] SUMMARY: Increasing Afghans, involvement in development projects was one of the main themes of the Ambassador,s June 4 trip to the PRT in Asadabad, Kunar province. The Ambassador met with Governor Wafa, members of the local shura, and students from a nearby school who were an enthusiastic audi [...]	2006-06-14 16:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL2723	CODEL HAYES MEETS KARZAI, WARDAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 31, Congressmen Robin Hayes (R-NC),Joe Wilson (R-SC),Jeff Miller (R-FL),Richard Keller (R-FL),and Henry Cuellar (D-TX),and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) met separately with Defense Minister Wardak and President Karzai. The President blamed the recent distu [...]	2006-06-15 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2727	PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION: REVIEW AND ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly ended its first session on June 5 having achieved several key milestones, including the confirmation of 20 ministers and the passage of the budget. Notable trends in the first session of Parliament included occasional hints of ethnic divisions beneat [...]	2006-06-15 11:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2736	PROBATION BOARD FOR POLICE LIST ADDITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: With considerable U.S. input, international community representatives agreed on June 14 that the Probation Board for the dozen or so problem cases on the new police list should establish objective, forward-looking standards and meet periodically over a period of four months to [...]	2006-06-15 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL275	AFGHAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: UPCOMING AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly (NA) will resume session on Saturday, January 21. On the immediate agenda are continued discussion on rules of procedure and the formation of political groups and committees. Debate on approving the Cabinet and transitional laws will most likely [...]	2006-01-19 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL276	PRT/TARIN KOWT: DOING HARD TIME IN URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG team visiting Uruzgan Provincial Prison found that the warden and prison guards, although untrained, were paid regularly and were interested in receiving training and improving the facility. The prison and administrative buildings were largely crumbling mud-brick structu [...]	2006-01-19 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS AF
06KABUL2765	PRT FARAH FROM THREATENED CIVIL STRIFE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Village elders from Gullistan District in northern Farah requested help from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to resolve extortion, theft, and freedom of movement problems stemming from corrupt and abusive practices by Purchaman District Manager Salim Mobarez. The elde [...]	2006-06-18 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
06KABUL2781	GOA REPLY TO REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FIVE [...] (SBU) Polmiloff contacted Afghan National Security Council officer for detainee affairs Jamil Bahramy regarding the five individuals listed reftel, to confirm whether the GOA would be willing to accept these individuals back from Guantanamo through the reconciliation program (PTS). Bahramy, a [...]	2006-06-19 10:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWCR PHUM PINS AF
06KABUL2786	MOHAQEQ, FAHIM CONCERNED OVER MILITIAS. FAHIM [...] (C) Both Hajji Mohammed Mohaqeq and Marshal Fahim were against the idea of implementing militias to improve security across Afghanistan. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, each expressed the desire to create a nationally representative group if additional security is needed. Using tribal [...]	2006-06-20 11:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL2802	DRAFT AFGHAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council (ONSC),in consultation with relevant Ministries, the U.S. mission, and its own contracted legal expert, has developed a legal framework for Afghan detainee operations. The framework, as briefed to the polmiloff and representatives of CFC-A, a [...]	2006-06-21 02:19:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KWCR AF
06KABUL2819	CRIMINAL LAW REVISION SPURS NEW LEVEL OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2827	DIAG CHAIRMAN OUTLINES NEEDED STEPS BY GOA [...] (C) At the June 16 DIAG Forum, Chairman Nuristani said he recognized that the DIAG process was in serious difficulty. He outlined several points on which action needed to be taken, either by the international community or, in more cases, by elements of the GOA. 2. (C) Nuristani started by [...]	2006-06-22 06:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2829	PRT/KUNDUZ NEW POLICE CHIEF IN KUNDUZ [...] (SBU) Note: Below is the first reporting shared with the Embassy by the German PRT in Konduz. We hope to make this a precedent, not only for the Germans but for the other non-US PRTs as well. We are working with ISAF, as part of its PRT Coherence Plan to pool as much PRT reporting as possi [...]	2006-06-22 07:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2840	SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...]	2006-06-24 02:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF
06KABUL2841	ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...]	2006-06-24 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF
06KABUL2857	SECOND MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD WORKING [...] (C) A second meeting to discuss the formation of a Probation Board to review the police appointments added to the original 86 candidates (reftel) took place on June 17 at the German Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Frick. Attendees included polmiloff, CSTC-A, UNAMA, EU, Canada, UK, and Japan. [...]	2006-06-25 08:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER AF
06KABUL2862	PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers who have risen through the ranks over the past 20 to 25 years, assiduously avoiding direct participation in partisan politics and earning a reputation for loyalty and in [...]	2006-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR MARR AF
06KABUL2919	FINNS SEEK ASSURANCES WEAPONS DONATIONS WOULD [...] (SBU) Summary: Finnish Ambassador Antti Koistinen held separate meetings with Ambassador Neumann and CSTC-A Brigadier General OBrien the week of June 19 to inquire whether a donation of one hundred thousand AK-47s requested by the Afghans could be given to the ANP with guarantees that they wou [...]	2006-06-28 08:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FI AF
06KABUL294	SURVEY POINTS TO SUCCESS IN COUNTER NARCOTIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 10:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL295	PRT/KUNDUZ ? TAKHAR GOVERNOR ASKS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with PRToff, the Governor of Takhar made his usual requests for increased international assistance to Takhar Province, particularly on road construction and alternative livelihoods (AL). The Governor's claims of neglect of his province were disingenuous given [...]	2006-01-23 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR EAID AF GE
06KABUL2956	ITALIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS ROADS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 30-minute meeting with the Ambassador June 23, The Italian Vice Minister Vernetti focused attention primarily on roads and customs trainers. The Italians continue to work on expanding the customs training programs out of Herat in order to increase GOA revenue. The Italians [...]	2006-06-29 14:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2962	PREPARATIONS FOR DIAG TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) At the June 28 pre-meeting before the bi- weekly DIAG Forum, Japanese Ambassador Okuda briefed international representatives on plans for the July 5 DIAG Conference in Toyko. In addition to the planned presentations (DAS Gastright is listed as presenting on the ANA),Canada, the Nether [...]	2006-07-01 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF JA
06KABUL2972	ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential affects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]	2006-07-03 03:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL2975	ZABUL GOVERNOR ON ROMANIAN DEPLOYMENT, UAE AID, [...] (S) In a meeting with Ambassador Neumann on June 30, Zabul Governor Arman expressed his concern with the ability of the Romanians to operate in Zabul province without additional support. Leaving aside the question of combat capability, he cited three factors: 1) the Romanian troops will be n [...]	2006-07-03 07:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2976	PRT/QALAT - DRUG SITUATION IN ZABUL: RECORD [...] Summary: The ANP have seized over 18,000 kilograms of drugs in the past 14 months, primarily along the Ring Road linking Kandahar to Kabul. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expects the local poppy cultivation, although small, will increase more than 50% this year. End Summary. S [...]	2006-07-03 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL2990	FIRST MEETING OF POLICE PROBATION BOARD [...] (C) The first meeting of the police probation board was held July 3. The Afghan side was represented by senior generals in the MOI. German Ambassador for Police Affairs Frick, CSTC-A, U.S. Embassy (polmiloff),EU, and UNAMA constituted the international participants. Minister of Interior Z [...]	2006-07-05 06:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL30	PRT-QALAT: GOVERNOR FIRES SHAMULZAI DISTRICT CHIEF, [...] (U) Summary: Zabul Provincial Governor Arman used a carrot and stick approach (local autonomy and good officials; development projects) and argued both Islam and geopolitics at a shura to try to convince Shamulzai district elders not to deal with the Taliban. While Arman is willing to fire [...]	2006-01-03 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF PK
06KABUL3001	KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of elders and a parliamentarian from Khowst Province told A/DCM and PRTOff June 19 that Governor Merajoddin Pathan's administration is overrepresented by former Communist government officials, leading to weakening of GOA legitimacy in Khowst. The group warned ant [...]	2006-07-05 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL3019	LEAHY AMENDMENT GUIDANCE FOR POLICE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) As reported ref a, the recent list of 86 senior Afghan National Police officers, as promulgated by the GOA, contained the names of 14 individuals who did not successfully pass the MOI rank reform Selection Board review process. These name [...]	2006-07-06 07:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KCRS AF
06KABUL3021	AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...]	2006-07-06 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF
06KABUL3037	ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential effects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]	2006-07-06 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL3049	PRT/BAMYAN: OFFICIALS MAKE NZ PRT SCAPEGOAT [...] (SBU) Officials have begun their annual blame the internationals for everything campaign, this time focusing their ire on the PRT. Official carping about the PRTs (mis)perceived lack of activity in Bamyan has reached new heights, capped by recent caustic remarks from WJ and PC members to the [...]	2006-07-08 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID MARR ECON SOCI AF

06KABUL3078	PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change [...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...]	2006-07-10 06:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF
06KABUL3100	PRT/BAMYAN: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL PUSHES [...] (SBU) The Provincial Council (PC) is finding its voice for Bamyans people, but also for VP Khalili. The PC is pressuring the international community to provide more assistance in Bamyan, through an aggressive project monitoring effort and through increasingly inflammatory rhetoric. The PC is [...]	2006-07-11 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID AF
06KABUL3123	PRT/KHOWST - TAKING THE ERRATIC POLITICAL PULSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khowst's July 2, IRI-sponsored town hall meeting for GOA officials to discuss security, corruption, and reconstruction issues devolved into a heated series of speeches denouncing and defending the GOA, local officials, and the international community. Two MPs made negative rem [...]	2006-07-12 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3134	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR KABUL REFCOORD GWEN [...] Embassy Kabul requests country clearance for Gwen Pascoe, PRM Coordinator, to travel to Islamabad and Peshawar to see PRM funded projects and refugee camps on July 23-27, 2006. 2. Embassy Kabul requests assistance with transportation and hotel arrangements in Islamabad. Ms. Pascoe depart [...]	2006-07-13 11:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
06KABUL3135	DISSATISFACTION IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: : On 10 July, Poloff met with Arif Khan, a member of the Paktika Provincial Council who has been in Kabul trying to meet with GOA officials to express his concerns over poor governance, corruption and deteriorating security in Paktika. His efforts to have government meetings had [...]	2006-07-13 11:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL317	TRIP REPORT PDAS SCHWEICH TO AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: From January 11 to January 13 PDAS Thomas Schweich led a team from INL Washington to review the status of the INL-supported civilian police training, justice reform and counter narcotics programs in Afghanistan. The trip included a trip to the Kandahar air base and regional police tr [...]	2006-01-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL3179	DEPT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VICE AND THE PROMOTION [...] (C) The feared Department of the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue that existed during and before the Taliban era may resurface again if Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari has his way. Two months ago, at a meeting of the National Ulema Council for Afghanistan, Shinwari and [...]	2006-07-17 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR AF
06KABUL318	UNODC DIRECTOR COSTA NOTES RISE IN 2006 OPIUM [...] (C) Summary: During an official visit to Afghanistan (January 19-22),Executive Director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa met with US, UK, and GOA officials to discuss GOA CN programs. Director Costa met with President Karzai on January 21 and present [...]	2006-01-24 05:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL3198	KARZAI: A LAME DUCK PRESIDENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Middle East again in turmoil, Washington does not need a leadership crisis involving President Karzai ) and the good news is that he is not in immediate danger of political collapse. The bad news, however, is that public confidence has eroded badly in recent weeks, as hi [...]	2006-07-17 16:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF
06KABUL3216	PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...]	2006-07-19 04:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF
06KABUL3251	PRT/BAMYAN: DONORS NONCOMMITAL IN MEETING FOR [...] (U) Afghan Minister of Urban Development Pashtun and Provincial Governor Sarabi hosted a donors meeting on Bamyan reconstruction July 12. The government defined its preference for the way ahead in broad terms, and made a pitch for international assistance. Donors outlined their current assis [...]	2006-07-23 10:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI AF
06KABUL3259	READOUT OF JULY 18 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-23 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV AF
06KABUL3260	PRT/PANJSHIR: Feud Called "Family Affair" [...] (SBU) Panjshir Governor Bahlul and NDS Director Saleh, both Panjshiris, have feuded recently, throwing light not only on their personal differences but also on Panjshiri cohesiveness. When matters threatened to boil over, Panjshiri heavyweights stepped in to close ranks. The episode is reve [...]	2006-07-23 12:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL3264	PRT/QALAT: GOVERNOR, CJTF-76 PUSH SHAJOY DISTRICT [...] (C) Summary: At Governor Arman,s request, CJTF commander MG Freakley met with mullahs and elders from Shajoy district, an area which has become more problematical in recent months. The ultimate objective is the release of a BAF detainee, Mullah Riais, in return for his allegiance to the GoA [...]	2006-07-24 02:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3271	PRT BAMYAN: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BABY STEPS [...] Bamyans Chamber of Commerce is making strides, but still needs assistance and guidance to develop into a private sector advocate. The Chamber does not yet appreciate the distinction between its role and the governments, for instance, by continuing to o pressure donors rather than government [...]	2006-07-25 04:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV SOCI AF
06KABUL328	KANDAHAR: A GOVENOR'S INTENTIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann and senior Embassy staff had several meetings with the Governor of Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid, between December 26, 2005 and January 14, 2006. In these meetings Govenor Khalid spoke about his intention to fight illegal poppy cultivation, detailed his problem with the m [...]	2006-01-24 13:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL3299	AFGHANISTAN - A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) Meeting attendees from the USG: A/S Sullivan CDA Norland OPIC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Dulce Zahniser State, Bilateral Trade Officer, Mary Beth Goodman Econ Counselor, Jack Spilsbury Treasury Attache, Sonja Renander Attendees from the GOA: Minist [...]	2006-07-26 09:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV USAID
06KABUL3305	AFGHANISTAN - EB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN [...] (U) Meeting attendees from the USG: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan OPIC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Dulce Zahniser State, Bilateral Trade Officer, Mary Beth Goodman Econ Counselor, Jack Spilsbury Tradeoff, Robert Newsome AFGH [...]	2006-07-26 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL3317	PRT/KUNDUZ: BRINGING DOWN A PROMINENT WARLORD -- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amir Gul, a former Taliban commander and one of Baghlan's most prominent warlords, was arrested after a large arsenal of incriminating bomb-making material, weapons and ammunition was found at his compound during an Afghan National Army (ANA) cordon-and-search operation in Baghlan [...]	2006-07-27 10:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PINR AF
06KABUL3320	HUNDREDS OF KOREAN CHRISTIANS PLAN RALLY IN KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy is tracking a potential rally of up to 2000 Christians flying in from Korea. The Korean Embassy has verified that Koreans involved with the group have already arrived in advance of the event slated for August 5-7. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In April Embassy Kabul received [...]	2006-07-27 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AF
06KABUL3439	PRT/SHARANA - SUMMER OF THE TALIBAN: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) Summary: Insurgent/Taliban forces have taken over two districts in Paktika province this summer. The remote districts of Naka and Dila have come under insurgent control with Afghan government forces either surrendering their weapons or simply leaving the districts in the face of insurge [...]	2006-08-01 16:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3440	PRT/TARIN KOWT - HANDOVER TO DUTCH COULD MEAN [...] (C) Summary: The assumption of control of the Tarin Kowt Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) by the Dutch from the U.S. on August 1 immediately following the transfer of the PRT from OEF to ISAF on 31 July has revealed some challenges that may take several months to resolve, although none a [...]	2006-08-01 16:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3449	MP FAIZULLAH ZAKI HEALTHY, FOCUSED ON STABILITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 1 meeting with DCM, Faizullah Zaki, MP from Jowzjan, pronounced himself in good health, and interested in downplaying the attack on him in June (REFTEL). While not explicitly stating that Dostum was behind the attack, Zaki said that he wanted to minimize reaction to [...]	2006-08-02 09:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL3454	NOMINATIONS OF FIVE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) The nominations of five new cabinet members were announced by the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of August 2. The nominations are for the Ministries of Commerce, Culture and Information, Economy, Transportation, and Women's Affairs. 2. (SBU) The Minister of Commerce nominee is [...]	2006-08-02 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
06KABUL3455	KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...]	2006-08-02 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS
06KABUL3456	INTERIOR MINISTER ZARAR ON KOREAN CHRISTIANS: [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by polmiloff, met Minister of Interior Zarar Moqbil today, August 2, to deliver reftel demarche regarding the planned August 5-7 "peace rally" organized by a South Korean NGO. DCM noted USG concern for the safety of U.S.citizens and expressed U.S. support for the GOA in [...]	2006-08-02 16:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CASC AF
06KABUL3470	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI OFFICERS [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the Officer corps at Block IV of Kabul. Post requests a response from the Department within ten worki 1.Name: Haji Safiullah Fathers Name: Haji Juma Khan Village: Bagh Ala [...]	2006-08-03 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL3471	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PUL-E-CHARKHI GUARD FORCE [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy requirements, Post requests the vet individuals that will be trained as the guard force at Block IV of Pu These individuals comprise the lower-level enlisted personnel. Post commissioned officers septel. Post requests a response from the Depa working days. 1. [...]	2006-08-03 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL3479	KOREAN RALLY UPDATE, THURSDAY 08-03-2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai has ordered the "protection" of the estimated 1,200 ethnic Koreans in Afghanistan as part of the Institution of Asian Culture and Development,s (IACD) and Millennium Pacific Icon (MPIG) groups' planned August 5-7 peace rallies (reftels). According to Gen. Akhbar [...]	2006-08-03 16:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS
06KABUL3480	Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...]	2006-08-04 17:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS
06KABUL3481	KOREAN RALLY: MOI/MOD CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) CSTC-A Commander MG Durbin called a meeting on Aug 4 afternoon to brief Emboffs on MoI planning and MoI-MoD coordination (CSTC has embedded mentors in both Ministries) with regard any demonstration or rally held by the Koreans now in Afghanistan. MG Durbin emphasized that although Ministe [...]	2006-08-04 17:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM AF KS
06KABUL3486	GERMANS DISCUSS BORDER MANAGEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) German Ambassador for Police Reform Helmut Frick told us that he and Deputy Head of the German Police Project Office (GPPO) Gerald Stoeter met on July 26 with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad R. Bahrami and Iranian Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem, the Iranian Embassys expert on police iss [...]	2006-08-05 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN SNAR ASEC IR AF
06KABUL3508	Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...]	2006-08-06 16:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS
06KABUL351	POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER TALIBAN OFFICAL AS [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai has informally indicated that he will appoint Mullah Abdul Hakim Munib as the new governor of Uruzgan. Munib is a former high-ranking Taliban official who has reconciled with the government of Afghanistan. Karzai mentioned the decision in passing during a meeting [...]	2006-01-26 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
06KABUL3515	PRT/QALAT - BORDER INCIDENT LEAVES SEVERAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF AF PK
06KABUL3532	AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: PROGRESS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donor representatives used the second Meeting of the Afghan Compact's Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to press for government action in key areas including energy reform, anti-corruption, and rule of law. GoA interventions highlighted the need for emergency fue [...]	2006-08-07 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV USAID
06KABUL3538	PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...]	2006-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3594	KARZAI NOMINATES SABIT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai nominated Dr. Abdul Jabar Sabit as Attorney General on August 8. The Embassy has worked closely with Sabit on several issues including the Counternarcotics Law, Anti- Terrorism Law, and detainees. Although a somewhat volatile personality, his appointment seems [...]	2006-08-11 16:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF
06KABUL3597	GOA VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED DEPT OF VICE AND VIRTUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister for Religious Affairs and the Hajj, in whose ministry the proposed Department for the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue would be located, is a strong supporter for the reinstatement of the Department. Minister Shirani met with Ambassador Neumann on August 8 [...]	2006-08-13 06:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL3608	WALKOUT FROM AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Begin summary: A group estimated at 80 MPs walked out of Parliament on 12 August, ostensibly to protest what they view as discriminatory ethnic policy by the Karzai administration. Led by the Uzbek MPs, the protesters included representatives from at least nine provinces. They [...]	2006-08-14 06:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3610	PAG REPORT:AUGUST 10 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met for the third time August 10. The development of the organization continues to be an ongoing process. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- Minister of Defense Wardak said we need to take initiative on finding ways to m [...]	2006-08-14 09:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL362	KARZAI URGES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR-LED ERADICATION; [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai met with governors and or deputy governors from 19 provinces on January 24 as governor-led eradication begins in Afghanistan. The President stressed the GOA's commitment to sustain the reduced opium cultivation levels of the previous year and to further reduce cul [...]	2006-01-26 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PGOV AF
06KABUL3629	PRT QAL-E-NAW: WHY THERE IS NO DIAG IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DIAG process in Badghis is broken. Some of the reasons why are the same as elsewhere in Afghanistan: weak local authorities, powerful former commanders and limited reach of government authority. However, while in southern provinces the program struggles in the face of sec [...]	2006-08-15 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3632	BMI WORKGROUP AUGUST 10: IRANIANS JOIN THE TEAM [...] (C) A Border Management Initiative (BMI) Working Group meeting was held on August 10. The Embassy of Iran sent two representatives for the first time after receiving an Afghan invitation: First Secretary Ali Majidi Soraky, and Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem. 2. (C) The Deputy Minist [...]	2006-08-15 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN ECON IR AF
06KABUL3683	PRT/KUNDUZ - PRT/KUNDUZ: VISITING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3719	PAG MAKES FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESIDENT KARZAI [...] (S) Summary: The security situation in the south remains fragile, with an increasingly determined enemy operating freely in key areas according to a joint CFC, ISAF, GOA brief to President Karzai in a Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on August 16. Wardak said that the enemy is succeeding in p [...]	2006-08-21 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL376	HELMAND GOVERNOR PROMISED COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: Reftel discussed, among other things, the dramatic increase in opium cultivation in Helmand and advised the establishment of the Helmand Eradication Planning Task Force to deal with the critical issue of opium cultivation in Helmand. That Task Force met January 26 and is undertakin [...]	2006-01-27 03:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL3761	TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY STILL MATTERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL378	PRT/HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-27 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL3822	PRT/KHOWST - FEAR AND LOATHING IN KHOWST BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are mounting between the Khowst Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander General Muhammad Khalil Amin Zada and his Deputy, Colonel Almar Gul Mangal. Khalil, generally thought to be effective and relatively honest, met with PRTOff, PRT Commander, and DynCorp officials in late [...]	2006-08-28 06:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3824	PAG UPDATE:AUG 23 MEETING [...] (C) The full Policy Action Group (PAG) met August 23. 2. (C) Key view points and topics of discussion raised were: -- The Security Operations Group (SOG) has begun producing joint daily reports on the security situation. Defense Minister Wardak reported that the implementation and coordi [...]	2006-08-28 08:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL3850	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3851	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3852	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3853	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3934	PRT/KUNDUZ: BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German-led PRT in Kunduz is one of the most maligned PRTs in Afghanistan, but many of the old myths, especially regarding the PRT's military effectiveness, no longer apply. The Germans now patrol regularly throughout their area of responsibility (Kunduz and Takhar provinc [...]	2006-09-03 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL3935	HELMAND GOVERNOR ON TRIBAL WARFARE, SECURITY, NEED [...] (C) Summary: Helmand Governor Daud asked the Ambassador on August 23 for support for efforts to carve out the space the governor said he needs to build "loyal" local governance in the province. The Governor acknowledged poppy cultivation and Taliban activities are critical threats to his effor [...]	2006-09-03 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR PINR PTER AF
06KABUL3943	PRT KHOST:KUCHI AGREEMENT STOPS VIOLENCE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Provincial leaders are pleased with a July 31 agreement ending a violent land dispute between the Kuchi and Baker Khel tribes in Khost's Bak District. Although they have reason to celebrate the cooperation among traditional, provincial, and GOA leaders to broker the agreement, it [...]	2006-09-04 10:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF AF
06KABUL3975	PRT/TARIN KOWT:AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Neumann promised Governor Munib and leaders of Uruzgan, that the U.S. would remain committed to assisting with security and reconstruction, and work closely with our Dutch and Australian partners, during his August 27 visit to PRT Tarin Kowt. He explained that with Mun [...]	2006-09-05 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL4001	PAG APPROVES AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) The August 30 Policy Action Group (PAG),chaired by National Security Advisor Rassoul, approved in principle a concept for auxiliary police proposed by the Ministry of Interior. The MoI argued that it is essential to provide some level of security in key provinces immediately, particular [...]	2006-09-06 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL4002	PROBATION BOARD RECOMMENDS REMOVAL OF THREE POLICE [...] (C) The Police Probation Board met on August 30 to discuss the cases of three of the 14 police officials not on the original list of 86 (reftels). At the Senior Working Group meeting in mid-August, it was decided to review the cases of Abdul Basir Salangi (Nangarhar Police Chief),Haji Mohamma [...]	2006-09-06 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR MARR PREL AF
06KABUL4009	SRSG KOENIGS' BRIEFING ON PROPOSAL FOR [...] (S) In an August 27 briefing for resident embassy/mission representatives, SRSG Koenigs reported on his recent visit to Islamabad and sought support for his proposal for an organized political dialogue (as complement to the tripartite process and involving the UN, the NATO political represent [...]	2006-09-06 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNAF NATO PK AF
06KABUL4045	NAC VISIT TO KANDAHAR PROMPTS REQUEST FOR MORE [...] (C) Over the course of two days, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Kandahar Air Field (KAF),home of NATO Regional Command South (RC-South),to review PRT activities in southern Afghanistan and receive a briefing on Operation MEDUSA. On September 5, Kandahar PRT Commander LtCol Simon [...]	2006-09-10 03:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL405	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 08:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4114	PRT:PANJSHIR: MASSOUD COMMEMORATION DRAWS PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) The ceremony for slain mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah Massoud, held September 10 in Panjshir, attracted some five thousand people and went off peacefully. U.S. participants included Ambassador Neumann and CJTF-76 Commanding General, Major General Freakley. The event had many dimensio [...]	2006-09-13 13:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL4161	PAG REPORT SEPT 14: SECURITY SITUATION STRETCHED [...] (C) An Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) briefing to the September 14 Policy Action Group (PAG) continues to paint a stretched security situation in the four southern provinces of Helmand, Farah, Zabul, and Uruzgan. Military gains are being put into jeopardy due to lack of police [...]	2006-09-15 15:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL417	DEBATE BUT NO ACTION IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's first week in session after a holiday recess was marked by heated debate over procedures for approval of the Cabinet and travel by Members of Parliament overseas. After initially agreeing to approve the Cabinet Minister by Minister, the Wolesi Jirga (lowe [...]	2006-01-30 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL4232	AFGHAN POLICE REFORM: CIVIL ORDER MAINTENANCE - [...] (C/REL CAN) Summary: Ongoing Afghan National Police (ANP) reform efforts are focused on removing corrupt/incompetent leadership, increasing the quality of training and equipment, and "rebalancing"/augmenting the force in favor of provinces with the greatest security needs. As important as the [...]	2006-09-18 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV AF
06KABUL4233	PRT/ASADABAD - EAST AFGHAN MILITIA FORCES HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Provincial and district officials in the eastern Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Nuristan see militia or auxiliary forces, in existence since last year, as essential security elements. Though they are untrained and unreliable, the 1000 men in Kunar and 200 in Nuristan guar [...]	2006-09-18 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4245	AUXILIARY POLICE ASSESSMENT TEAM BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) After the recent Policy Action Group (PAG) decision to move ahead with recruiting auxiliary police (AXP) under MoI command and control, with Zabol as the pilot province (reftel),MoI with CSTC- A support immediately began to organize an assessment team. An advance group of MoI, CSTC-A, [...]	2006-09-18 14:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4247	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 03:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF
06KABUL4251	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] (S) President Karzai is more self-confident than three months ago, but not politically stronger. Karzai worries endlessly about how firm our support is -- and how much he must do. He will be looking for support and encouragement of every kind during this visit, but assurances must be balance [...]	2006-09-19 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF
06KABUL426	FREED EDITOR ASKS FOR US FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EMBOFFS met with freed editor Ali Mohaqeq Nasab. He expressed thanks for the Embassy's efforts to influence his release and asked for substantial funding to supplement his women's rights publication and other endeavors. While funding for the scale of projects Nasab w [...]	2006-01-31 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL428	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE - ADDITION [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to NSC official Jamil Bahramy. The name, together with biographical information on the individual, were left behind as a nonpaper, along with relevant talking points. NORLAND [...]	2006-01-31 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KTFN AF
06KABUL43	INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION FACES [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Development Program faces a USD 11 million shortfall from the 2005 Wolesi Jirga and Provincial Council elections and an additional 2.9 million for transition support to the new Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Without additional assistance, the U [...]	2006-01-04 01:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL4321	SECURITY OPERATIONS GROUP SEPT 21: SOUTHERN [...] (S) Summary: Although the usual Policy Action Group (PAG) was canceled this week due to high-level travel, Minister Wardak convened the Security Operations Group (SOG) today, Sept 21, at the Ministerial level in order to keep up the momentum on security-related projects, particularly the auxi [...]	2006-09-21 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PTER MARR PGOV PK AF
06KABUL4322	PRESIDENT KARZAI ISSUES DECREE ESTABLISHING [...] (U) On September 17, four days before the deadline, Afghanistan met the first benchmark from the London Compact (Pillar II: Governance, Rule of Law, and Human Rights) when President Karzai issued a decree establishing a Special Consultative Board to recommend candidates for Presidential appoi [...]	2006-09-21 14:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
06KABUL4326	PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...]	2006-09-21 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4327	PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...]	2006-09-21 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4368	PRT/Jalalabad: Afghanistan Returnees Create [...] (U) Summary: The Tangi returnee settlement is an excellent example of what can happen in a barren desert when an organized group of people decides to build a home for themselves. With only minimal assistance from international and local donors and their own government, a group of former Afgha [...]	2006-09-25 17:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF AF
06KABUL442	TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SCHOOLS SHOW SPIKE IN JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Four schools (two of which were USAID projects) were attacked and burned January 28 in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. The perpetrators are believed to be Taleban sympathizers or other anti-government groups. In the month of January alone, there were 11 attacks on schools in s [...]	2006-02-01 10:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER EAID AF
06KABUL443	CABINET DOWNSIZING: WILL THE AFHAN MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 25 meeting with A/DCM and POLOFFs, Minister of Women's Affairs Massouda Jalal expressed concern that the Ministry of Women's Affairs might not survive a possible upcoming cabinet reorganization. Karzai has indeed said that he would like to streamline his Cabinet [...]	2006-02-01 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWMN AF
06KABUL4432	Update on Japanese Ring Road [...] (U) At the Embassy of Japan's request, Embassy and USAID staff have recently participated in discussions with the Japanese about the security situation in southern Afghanistan and its impact on the prospective start of Japan's segment of the ring road. We have described approaches to operating [...]	2006-09-28 11:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL4436	PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES JOURNEY TOWARDS [...] (SBU) The Governor,s office organized and hosted a NZAID funded two-day conference September 18-19 that outlined ongoing development activity in Bamyan. While all of the nine sector working groups of the Provincial Development Committee (PDC) provided substantive presentations, some of the se [...]	2006-09-28 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL4437	PRT BAMYAN: BAMYAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES RECEIVE [...] (U) Bamyan,s Chamber of Commerce is making strides as private sector advocates, thanks to assistance and guidance from the Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and the Center for Private Enterprise (CIPE). AICC, recognizing the Chamber,s potential even with its current weakne [...]	2006-09-28 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL4448	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-30 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL4452	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-09-30 15:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL4463	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-09-30 15:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL452	PRT Panjshir: The Security Dimension [...] (SBU) In Panjshir Province, the security environment is permissive. The PRT is able to move about actively in the valley and interact closely with its inhabitants. The main factors shaping the positive environment are: strategic alignment with the U.S., a strong governor who works with the [...]	2006-02-01 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL4522	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-09-30 15:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL453	PRT HELMAND: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON POPPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand provincial Governor Engineer Daud told PRT officers on January 30 that he is optimistic his poppy eradication plan will succeed. Along with eradication, there must also be significant assistance to poor farmers, especially in the far north of the province. The Govern [...]	2006-02-01 13:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL454	Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL455	SENLIS COUNCIL- A GROWING PROBLEM TO GOA CN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The Senlis Council, a self-described international drug policy think tank recently released a "research" report on poppy eradication. The report concludes that eradication will cause irreparable damage to reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan. Accordingly, the Coun [...]	2006-02-01 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PGOV AF
06KABUL4599	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-10-01 04:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL460	PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...]	2006-02-02 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL462	PRT/HELMAND: NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR PLEDGES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 05:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL4643	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-10-01 04:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL467	THE AFGHAN TWILIGHT ZONE: PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several well-known members of Parliament (MPs),including Qanooni, Rabbani, and Fahim, have allegedly begun discussing the creation of the position of Prime Minister. The proposal has not yet been brought to the floor of the Parliament and the MPs' motives are still unclear, but [...]	2006-02-03 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL4680	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-10-01 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF
06KABUL4706	PAYING THE AUXILIARY POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy is urging LOTFA donors, particularly those engaged in security operations in the south, to facilitate and provide additional funding for auxiliary police under command and control of the Ministry of Interior, in order to quickly establish a security presence in fragile a [...]	2006-10-01 09:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PGOV ASEC AF

06KABUL4722	KAZAKH DELEGATION IS ALL BUSINESS IN EXAMINING PRT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-level Kazakhstani delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov and dominated by trade, investment and energy officials, visited Afghanistan September 24-28, to, among other things, examine the possibility of leading or participating in a Provincial Reconstruct [...]	2006-10-01 12:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PARM AORD NATO ETRD EINV KZ
06KABUL4777	SENATORS FRIST AND MARTINEZ MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Karzai hosted an Iftar dinner in honor of Senators Bill Frist and Mel Martinez, at the end of their October 2 visit to Afghanistan. Karzai used the dinner to express deep appreciation for U.S. support for Afghanistan, and particularly for the President's efforts to encourage Pr [...]	2006-10-04 02:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER OREP PK IN IR AF
06KABUL4779	TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ON SECURITY AND BORDER [...] (C) During an October 1 courtesy call, Minister of Frontier and Tribal Affairs Abdul Karim Brahowie blamed Pakistan for Afghanistan's security woes. While no concrete results have been seen from the North Waziristan agreement, the Minister sees a role for tribal leaders in reducing border ten [...]	2006-10-04 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL4783	PAG REPORT OCT 2: MOVING ON GOVERNANCE AND AUX POLICE [...] (C) The October 2 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting agreed on an general action plan for Afghan Development Zones (ADZs). Two GOA teams will be going to Helmand and Kandahar provinces to assess the state of governance there, with the aim of identifying and removing incompetent or corrupt offi [...]	2006-10-04 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NOTAG
06KABUL4899	PAG REPORT OCT 4: KARZAI RALLIES HIS TEAM [...] (C) At a three-hour marathon session of the PAG October 4, an engaged, focused and energetic President Karzai, appearing at times frustrated, directed both his own government and the international community to move forward rapidly on the full menu of security, reconstruction, and strategic c [...]	2006-10-08 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL490	QANOONI DENIES INTEREST IN PRIME MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 4 meeting with DCM and POLOFFs, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunus Qanooni denied interest in creating the post of Prime Minister. He reiterated his interest in a close relationship with President Karzai and the United States and stated that the Parliament had higher prio [...]	2006-02-05 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL491	PRT/PANJSHIR: THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) The U.S.-led assistance effort is transforming the economy of Panjshir Province, , leading to what the Governor calls the new prosperity. He cites four areas for economic growth: commerce, facilitated by an improved road network; tourism, attracting visitors primarily from Kabul; agri [...]	2006-02-05 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIS EMIN PGOV AF
06KABUL4916	AFGHAN CUSTOMS REVENUE DECLINING [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS MOPS AF
06KABUL494	Update on CN Activities: 1/06/06-1/31/06 [...] Summary: The eradication phase of the Counter Narcotics Public Information (CNPI) campaign is underway. CNPI messages are focusing on alternative livelihoods programs (AL) and rule of law in the context of eradication. AL programs report success in Nangarhar Province. PEP teams have been deplo [...]	2006-02-05 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL495	GOVERNOR DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT IN THE PANJSHIR [...] (U) Disarmament is still a problem in Panjshir, according to Governor Haji Bahlul, who met with the DCM on February 4. Bahlul praised the PRT's work and said that the relatively permissive security posture (the Panjshir PRT is the first to be led by a civilian) has helped improve community-PRT [...]	2006-02-05 13:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL PINR AF
06KABUL4990	GOA'S PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool met with Charge on October 11 to review the GOA's expectations regarding the grand jirgas agreed to during the September 27 trilateral dinner with President Bush. Rasool said the focus should be on security issues in the border region and the goal would be to mobiliz [...]	2006-10-11 14:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5002	PRESIDENT KARZAI ON THE CROSS-BORDER JIRGA PROCESS [...] (C) President Karzai met with Charge and UN SRSG Tom Koenigs late on October 12 to outline his latest thinking on the cross-border jirgas which were agreed to during the September 27 trilateral meeting with President Bush. Karzai's outline tracked that provided by his NSA Dr. Zalmay Rasool (R [...]	2006-10-13 17:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5008	PRT/ASADABAD: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED TIMBER SALE [...] (C) On August 30 Kunar Province Governor Deedar told us he had received permission from Kabul to implement a plan to sell off large stocks of timber in Kunar, stocks which have accumulated since the previous governor cracked down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling in early 2005. The GOA [...]	2006-10-15 02:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR AF
06KABUL5012	EQUIPPING THE ANSF: SEIZING THE MOMENTUM OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 10. 2. (C/REL ISAF) Summary: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are at a critical point in their development and require dependable ammunition, weapons, and other equipment. The North Atlantic Council's (NAC) September 27 decision (refte [...]	2006-10-15 06:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5025	PRT KANDAHAR/HELMAND: SECURITY CONCERNS TAKE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Taliban elements have re-infiltrated into parts of the districts of Panjwayi and Zharay. Security incidents in the area have increased, resulting in the deaths of six Canadian soldiers since late September. Canadian forces first shifted into a defensive position to get rein [...]	2006-10-16 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL510	SOLICITATION FOR ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following proposal from International Organization for Migration IOM) for Economic Support Funded (ESF) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project. This is a new project that will cover a ten-month period at a cost of USD 277,095. The target audience are journ [...]	2006-02-06 09:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP
06KABUL5106	PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR GOVERNOR,S SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai called a special meeting with 200 elders and mullahs from the three southern districts on October 2 to discuss the escalating violence in the province, especially in the south. Representatives from each of the districts spoke, with members of t [...]	2006-10-22 02:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5195	PRT/QALAT: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: In the challenging operating environment of southern Afghanistan, Qalat is an example of a city that has been able to make progress on the long road to reconstruction. This progress is a function primarily of the relatively stable security environment and a collaborative working [...]	2006-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5196	DEPUTY INTERIOR MIN KHALID: REFORM NEEDED ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/DCM and Polmiloff met with Afghan Deputy Minister of the Interior (MoI) Khalid, Afghan National Police (ANP),General Salihi A. Baiani and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) Senior Police Advisor Colonel Pitchlynn October 15. In a candid, confidential, and [...]	2006-10-25 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5197	ASSASSINATION OF TRIBAL WARLORD IN HERAT PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Regional Pashtun warlord Amunallah Khan, his son and many others in his convoy were killed in an armed attack which took place on the road between Shindand and Zir Kuh in southern Herat Province on October 22. Reprisal attacks by his followers took place in the general Zir Kuh area the sa [...]	2006-10-25 10:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR PINS AF
06KABUL5215	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KANDAHAR GOVERNOR [...] (C/NF) During an October 22 meeting in Kandahar, Ambassador Neumann and Governor Khalid discussed the Afghan National Auxiliary Police Program (ANAP) and agreed that recruits for the ANAP needed to come from all regions of the province and not be based on one tribe or individual if we are to [...]	2006-10-26 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5216	PRT JALALABAD: PTS RECONCILIATION PROGRAM NANGAHAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jalalabad PRT Officer met with Khuja Mohammed Naim Sadiq, the Director of the Jalalabad PTS Office, on October 19. Mr. Khuja reported that 115 former Taliban have been processed through his office, although only 25 are on record as having been reconciled through the PTS head [...]	2006-10-26 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5235	PRT Farah: Iranian Assistance Plans for Farah Province [...] (SBU) Iran has traditionally taken an interest in western Afghanistan as an important sphere of influence and, historically, Iranians have regarded part of western Afghanistan as an extension of Iranian territory. Recent Iranian negotiations with Farah provincial government officials show the [...]	2006-10-29 03:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC PREL AF IR
06KABUL5249	PRT PANJSHIR: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER QANOONI OPENS [...] (SBU) The grand opening of the Teachers, Training College (TTC) October 10 in Panjshir combined several unusual features for a public ceremony: a large Kabul delegation; a strong Afghan lead; some participation of women; and, for the first time, broad political themes dealing with regional i [...]	2006-10-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF PREL
06KABUL5250	PRT/ASADABAD: MURDERS OF KORENGAL OUTPOST [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL5277	SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Your November 1-3 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President and Afghan government with security and reconstruction very much on their minds. The country is facing some of its most serious challenges since the fall of the Taliban. Since his return from Washington, President Kar [...]	2006-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR
06KABUL5279	REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH AFGHAN HAJJ FLIGHT SLOTS [...] (SBU) President Karzai yesterday informed the Ambassador that the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has not yet granted arrival/departure slots for Afghanistan's Hajj flights. The GoA is in the process of engaging the Saudi government at a high level to get these assignments quickly. Given [...]	2006-10-31 01:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5284	PRT/QALAT: Initial Afghan National Auxiliary Police Class [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Zabul province October 8 and have deployed along Highway 1. The course was taught both in the classroom and in the field, and substantial skills improvement was seen throughout the ten days of training. Fa [...]	2006-10-31 07:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5299	INTERNATIONAL DONORS COORDINATE ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the international community met to try to better coordinate donor assistance to rule of law projects in Afghanistan. Major donors discussed the formation of an international justice reform coordination group that could facilitate information sharing and help better addre [...]	2006-10-31 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL532	ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...]	2006-02-06 16:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA
06KABUL5356	ADDITIONAL USDA PRT ADVISORS CRITICAL FOR [...] This is an Action Message. Please see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: USDA PRT Advisors have made a dramatic impact on the agricultural economies of the provinces in which they work. Their effect has been so positive that many PRT Commanders have requested that a USDA Advisor be added to their team [...]	2006-11-04 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV AF
06KABUL5361	PRT JALALABAD - UPDATE ON TANGI RETURNEE SITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Officer met with Nangarhar Deputy Governor and Jalalabad Mayor to press again for a Letter of Intent for land ownership for the returnees in Tangi. This important step, that has to happen before any permanent structures can be built or any more international aid provided, [...]	2006-11-05 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF ECON
06KABUL538	PRT/GHAZNI: JUSTICE REFORMS MAINTAIN MOMENTUM [...] SUMMARY: The Ghazni Judicial Conference, held December 14-15, 2005, brought key GOA officials from the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to Ghazni to meet with provincial justice officials and to rview how well the Ghazni justice system complies with proper judicial [...]	2006-02-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
06KABUL5387	NSA HADLEY HEARS PRESIDENT KARZAI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (S) President Karzai used his November 2 dinner with NSA Hadley to lay out his goals and plans for the cross-border jirgas agreed to at the September 27 trilateral dinner in Washington. Karzai confirmed that he hopes there will be two parallel events, each addressing the security issues in th [...]	2006-11-07 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
06KABUL539	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEBATES ACTION ON AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff attended a January 18 meeting to discuss the possibility of a shake up in the Supreme Court and how the international community should react. Beyond general agreement that they would support a transparent process and qualified candidates, viewpoints diverged on how best to [...]	2006-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL5393	PRT GHAZNI - TALIBAN NIGHT LETTERS DISTRIBUTED IN GHAZNI [...] (U) SUMMARY: As seen in other provinces around Afghanistan, "night letters" issuing death threats to Afghan National Army (ANA) members, Afghan National Police (ANP),and Afghan women employed by U.S. PRT's and "any other foreigners", have surfaced around Ghazni City. Translations of two suc [...]	2006-11-07 11:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5394	NSA HADLEY MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE AFGHAN [...] (S) On Nov 2, NSA Hadley held two meetings with Members of Parliament. The first meeting, which took place at the Embassy, included Deputy Speakers of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ),Arif Noorzai and Fouzia Koofi, WJ Second Secretary Mohammed Salij Saljoqi and WJ Secretary General Ghulam Hassan Gran. [...]	2006-11-07 11:43:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL5395	PRT/NURISTAN: SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL NEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Nuristan assisted Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in the seizure of material that could be used to make explosives which was being transported in the direction of a region in western Nuristan noted for its lucrative illegal mining activities. Nothing in [...]	2006-11-07 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL5398	SON OF SLAIN AFGHAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST MAKES [...] (SBU) Naqibullah (No Last Name),the 18-year-old son of Safia Ama Jan, the Director of Women's Affairs in Kandahar province, who was gunned down outside her home in September (see reftel),contacted post to report threats against himself and violent acts against his father since the murder of [...]	2006-11-07 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK AF
06KABUL5399	PRT LASHKAR GAH - NORTH QUIET AFTER ISAF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The situation in Musa Qala district in the north of Helmand Province, the site of serious clashes between ISAF and Taliban forces, remains relatively stable following ISAF,s recent withdrawal from the district center (DC). The withdrawal followed an arrangement between the l [...]	2006-11-07 14:38:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5400	READOUT OF HADLEY MEETING WITH CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (SBU) National Security Advisor Steven Hadley met with Chief Justice Azimi to learn more about the present challenges to rule of law in Afghanistan and provide encouragement for the future. Unqualified judges in office and a lack of trained recruits create a long-term challenge to the justice [...]	2006-11-07 15:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS AF
06KABUL5420	KARZAI ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANP RANK REFORM [...] (C) In a November 3 meeting with senior GOA security officials and the international community, President Karzai asked detailed questions about the progress of Afghan National Police (ANP) rank reform. Noting that Tier II assignments have been completed (though some require review),he said t [...]	2006-11-10 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5421	PRT TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB'S MILITIA [...] (C) Summary: Uruzgan's Governor Monib formed a militia to make up for a severe shortage of Afghan security forces and open challenges to his authority. He created a militia force of approximately 1300 by reaching out to tribal leaders, many of whom were marginalized by his predecessor. He h [...]	2006-11-10 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5427	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - CORRUPTION IS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-12 01:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV AF
06KABUL5435	PRT KHOST: NEW ABP COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Despite inheriting a demoralized force on the heels of a 200- to 250-man walkout (a fifth of the force),incoming acting Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander Kasim Khil is optimistic he can bring back and improve troop strength and effectiveness. In what appears to be a model app [...]	2006-11-12 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5437	MUSA QALA - SHOWING GOA AUTHORITY IS ESSENTIAL [...] (C) In a November 8 meeting with Helmand Governor Daud, Ambassador Neumann discussed the situation in Musa Qala and Daud,s own plans. Daud confirmed that he had told President Karzai that if Deputy Governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzada were not removed, Daud refused to return to Helmand. He said [...]	2006-11-13 06:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL544	VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO SECOND DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Violent anti-Danish and anti-Western demonstrations continued throughout Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 7. Norwegian-led PRT Maimana in northwestern Afghanistan came under small arms fire and grenade attack from a small group of protesters who breached the PRT perimeter. Dutch [...]	2006-02-07 14:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC AF DA NO
06KABUL5442	BOUCHER AND SPANTA ON JIRGAS, MUSA QALA, IRAN AND [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta in Kabul to draw out Afghan expectations on cross-border jirgas and press for early consultations with Islamabad to bridge differences. Spanta described [...]	2006-11-13 10:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5444	RASSOUL REVIEWS AFGHAN SECURITY SITUATION WITH [...] (C) National Security Advisor Rassoul used his November 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher to review Afghanistan's evolving security situation, which he characterized as generally improving due to NATO operations in the South, but still affected b [...]	2006-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
06KABUL5445	BOUCHER MEETS WITH AFGHAN JUSTICE LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their November 8 meetings with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Afghan Chief Justice Azimi and Attorney General Sabit highlighted salary support, added space, housing, and transportation as the major needs to improve the quality of both their institutions. Boucher questioned ea [...]	2006-11-13 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL5446	BOUCHER'S CONVERSATION WITH KEY DONORS ON WHAT'S [...] (SBU) In a working lunch in Kabul on November 8, the Ambassador, British Ambassador Evans, Japanese Ambassador Kosuge, and Deputy EU Representative Michael Semple told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher the UN-led Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board P [...]	2006-11-13 12:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID AF
06KABUL5452	PRESIDENT KARZAI WITH A/S BOUCHER ON SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with President Karzai to report on his discussions in Islamabad on the cross-border jirgas, and urged early direct discussions before differences on expectations and plans become s [...]	2006-11-14 04:27:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5487	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR DEFENDS DEAL WITH MUSA QALA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with PRTOff, Helmand Governor Daud defended the Afghan government's deal with the leaders of Musa Qala district, wherein the government recognizes the leaders' right to administer the district in return for recognition of the central government's authority. [...]	2006-11-14 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5499	STABILITY AT STAKE IN ZABUL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers visited the Romanian Forward Operating Base (FOB) and the U.S. run Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Zabul province November 6, where they attended security briefings on Taliban activity and redeployment of artillery assets as well [...]	2006-11-15 09:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS AF
06KABUL5504	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET ON TRACK BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MASS MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL5518	PRT GHAZNI - MULLAHS ADOPT A PRO-GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. At a meeting of Ghazni mullahs called by former Governor Sher Alam, the mullahs heard a series of speeches stressing the mullahs' responsibility, and past failures, to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. While the meeting was taking place, a small group of mullahs drafte [...]	2006-11-16 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL553	Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...]	2006-02-08 03:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL5547	POSSIBLE MILAIR SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN HAJJ [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was scheduled to begin its Hajj operation on November 22. Failure on the part of the Afghan state airline, Ariana, to source reliable aircraft, get the necessary Saudi approvals, and get schedule slots for arriving and departing Jeddah has thrown the planning badly off track. [...]	2006-11-20 11:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5549	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN [...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...]	2006-11-21 01:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF
06KABUL5556	AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: THIRD JCMB SESSION TAKES A HARD LOOK [...] The third session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) was held in the presence of a visiting UN Security Council delegation on November 12. UNAMA and Afghan co-chairs reported that the Afghanistan Compact process is taking hold and actively helping to shape Afgha [...]	2006-11-21 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL5559	PRT/QAL-E NOW: LET THERE BE LIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Badghis Province's Energy Department is currently providing five hours of electricity a day to the city center. When the Spanish-provided generator comes back online, it will be able to power an energy grid that encompasses 95% of the city. The system, which includes over 1,46 [...]	2006-11-21 12:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL5566	NEW ANP PAY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A POSITIVE STEP [...] Summary: A recent reform of the pay distribution system in Afghanistan makes it possible for Afghan National Police employees in the provinces to receive their pay directly from a branch of the central bank or one of several commercial banks. Previously, pay was distributed by means of middl [...]	2006-11-22 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR MARR AF
06KABUL5579	PRT/PANJSHIR: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ATTACK SPARKS ALERT [...] (C) Governor Bahlul of Panjshir credits alert civilians with foiling the November 15 attempt of a terrorist to launch a suicide attack in the valley. According to the Governor, the Pashtun terrorist could get no further than Golbahar, outside the valley, where he blew himself up. The Governo [...]	2006-11-26 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID PHUM AF
06KABUL5584	MUSA QALA AGREEMENT: OPPOSING INTERESTS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two delegations of Helmand Province elders and residents affected by the Musa Qala Agreement, each reflecting opposing forces fighting for control of the district, offered PolCounselor and Lashkar Gah PRTOFF very different assessments of the impact of the Agreement. The first [...]	2006-11-27 01:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EAID AF
06KABUL559	PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...]	2006-02-08 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF
06KABUL5593	Getting the Interior Ministry to Pay Its Police: Case Study [...] (SBU) Summary: Fixing the profoundly dysfunctional Ministry of Interior (MoI) is a long-term project. We want to encourage Afghans to look to their own ministries, and not to us, to resolve problems; however, we find ourselves forced to intervene even in basic administrative functions to prev [...]	2006-11-27 07:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF
06KABUL5610	POST VIEWS ON PRESSURING EU EXTRADITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to ref requests from SCA/A, Post has reviewed the issue of encouraging EU members to increase the number of extradition requests made to the GoA. While post recognizes the importance of bringing criminals to justice, we do not believe that substantially increasing th [...]	2006-11-28 02:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5620	AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ - SITUATION IMPROVED WITH [...] (SBU) Afghanistan began its Hajj operation on November 22, and to date has transported slightly over 4000 Hajjis, in spite of some ongoing hurdles. GoA and Afghan air carriers have managed to solidify their plans for moving the some 24,000 Hajjis from four Afghan cities to Jeddah. State-owned [...]	2006-11-29 02:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL563	Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...]	2006-02-08 11:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL5632	POLICY ACTION GROUP NOVEMBER 22: ADZ'S AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 22 Policy Action Group decided to: - Consider expanding the Afghan Development Zone (ADZ) concept to Regional Command - East (RC-East) while maintaining the focus on RC South; - Limit, for now, the Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) recruitment, trainin [...]	2006-11-30 03:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR SNAR PTER AF
06KABUL5638	PRT/LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ? AN INSIDER VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21 PRTOff met with an Afghan from Helmand Province?s Musa Qala district, someone with some influence in the district and access to information about the current situation on the ground. The individual offered harsh criticism of the three factions vying for control [...]	2006-11-30 07:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5644	CODEL DREIER AND PRESIDENT KARZAI ON PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) In their November 26 meeting with President Karzai, Representatives David Dreier (R-CA),David Price (D-NC),Lois Capps (D-CA),and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) reaffirmed the USG's unwavering commitment to providing development assistance and combating terrorism in Afghanistan. The congressiona [...]	2006-12-01 05:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5651	PRT MEHTARLAM - ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN LAGHMAN [...] (U) In the aftermath of the (second) attempted assassination of Laghman Governor Gulab Mangal, on October 14, 2006, various theories have emerged to explain the attack. These include: a Taliban attempt to destabilize the government; a local power broker's attempt to maintain political influe [...]	2006-12-03 03:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5654	PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNOR SARABI FACES CRITICISM FROM [...] (SBU) This fall there have been a number of complaints Bamyan about the lack of development activity as well as renewed allegations against Governor Habiba Sarabi. These complaints have spawned visits from two Presidential Advisors and a delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI). It ap [...]	2006-12-03 07:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
06KABUL5665	PRT/QAL-E NOW: NGOS VIEWS ON SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security in Badghis provincial capital of Qal-e Now has always been considered good and to-date there have been no insurgency related incidents there. While attacks in Badghis are currently rare, the security situation is tenuous in many districts. NGOs have limited or changed [...]	2006-12-04 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL5666	PRT/QAL-E NOW: REBUILT AIRSTRIP IMPROVES LIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Spanish PRT recently upgraded the Qal-e Now airstrip to increase the Spanish Military's ability to support and supply the PRT during the upcoming winter months. The project was conducted by the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI),which trained local staff [...]	2006-12-04 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5667	PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD: PART OF RING ROAD? [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 07:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN AF
06KABUL5671	PRESIDENTIAL MEETING ON DIAG CONFIRMS GOA SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: GOA Ministers and international representatives, in a meeting on the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) process chaired by President Karzai, called on the Afghan leadership to recommit to the program, stating that it is in the interest of the Afghan people and essenti [...]	2006-12-04 10:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF
06KABUL5676	KUNAR GOV DEEDAR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Governor DEEDAR Shahlizay of Kunar Province met with the Ambassador on October 31 at the Embassy, and reviewed his efforts to improve security in Kunar and his ideas for spurring economic growth in the province. Deedar,s main complaint was of interference by the Ministry of Interior (MO [...]	2006-12-04 11:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5678	PAG NOVEMBER 30: TESTING MUSA QALA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The November 30 PAG focused on the Musa Qala agreement and the need to reach a PAG common line. The PAG reviewed an ISAF paper but put off any decision on it for the following week. We think the paper does not reflect recent intelligence showing that the Taliban are seeking to [...]	2006-12-04 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF MOPS
06KABUL5679	KARZAI RELAYS PRESSURE TO RELEASE BAGHLAN WARLORD [...] (SUMMARY): (S) President Karzai on 30 November initially urged the Ambassador, COMISAF, and UNAMA Special Representative (SRSG) to endorse the release of former Taliban commander Amir Gul, a prominent Baghlan warlord now in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody. Karzai wants Gul rele [...]	2006-12-04 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5695	PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]	2006-12-05 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5696	PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]	2006-12-05 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5698	MUSA QALA ELDERS RETURN TO EMBASSY TO PROVIDE [...] (SBU) Six representatives of the Musa Qala Local Authority (LA) returned to the Embassy (Ref) on November 30 to report on recent developments and appeal for support for development projects in the district. The elders reported on their meeting with President Karzai on November 29, saying they [...]	2006-12-06 01:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5700	NEW DRAFT OF AFGHAN MEDIA LAW SMACKS OF [...] (SBU) The Afghan Parliament's Committee on Religious and Cultural Affairs has circulated draft language amending the Afghan Mass Media Law (Media Law) - adopted by Presidential Decree in 2005 but never approved by Parliament - that troubles many in the Afghan media and international community [...]	2006-12-06 09:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5716	FM SPANTA DISCUSSES JIRGAS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This cable contains action requests (see para 12). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FM Spanta has been seized with preparations for the cross-border jirgas and his December 7 meeting with Pakistan FM Kasuri. Afghanistan very much wants the jirgas to be national in nature, but is wi [...]	2006-12-07 04:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL572	Justice Sector Support Project Progress Report [...] (U) Summary: In the July 2005 launch, the Chief of Team, three embedded advisors (two in the Ministry of Justice, one assigned to the Prison Director and one assigned to the Minister, and one in the Attorney Generals Office) and three legal experts (legal trainer, criminal justice, and crimina [...]	2006-02-08 11:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL573	WARDAK PROVINCE JUSTICE INITIATIVE - AN EMERGING [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 29, the Maidan Wardak province judicial sector coordinating committee, a joint U.S - U.N funded effort, highlighted major accomplishments towards its goal of reforming the provincial judicial system. Key accomplishments thus far include approval for renovation of th [...]	2006-02-08 11:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IR RS AF UNGA SEP
06KABUL5731	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - AUXILIARY POLICE GRADUATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In what should be considered a positive start, the first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, on November 16. DynCorp trainers reported that the training went smoothly and that the 100 trainees were enthusiastic and perfor [...]	2006-12-07 09:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5733	PRT JALALABAD - DIFFERING VIEWS ON THE CROSS [...] (SBU//RELS NATO/ISAF) Summary: While meeting with Provincial Council Chairman Fazlhadi Mslimyar, PRT officials were introduced to three Pakistani journalists visiting Jalalabad and Kabul to discuss the proposed cross border jirga. In a lively discussion, two of the Pakistanis and the Afghan [...]	2006-12-07 10:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5734	KHOST SECURITY AGREEMENT NOT LIKE MUSA QALA: [...] (C) Summary: Governor Jamal underlined that the November 23 Khost Security Resolution was "totally different" from the Musa Qala agreement, and that there was nothing in the resolution that would limit the operation of ISAF/Coalition forces or Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). He asked [...]	2006-12-07 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL5751	DEC 6 PAG: NAC SHOULD TEST MUSA QALA [...] (C) The December 6 PAG continued to negotiate the tests necessary to determine whether Musa Qala district is operating under the control of the central government. A new document was issued but remains flawed as it still misses the essential ingredient needed to test the agreement )- a small [...]	2006-12-09 11:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5771	PRT Jalalabad: NEWS FROM TANGI RESETTLEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: There was both good and bad news in the Tangi Returnee settlement this week. It began with the delivery of the signed letter of intent to grant the land to the Returnees. The excitement was dampened at the end of the week when two young members of the community were gravely inj [...]	2006-12-11 01:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5778	PRT/QAL-E NOW: SPANISH ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) is working on a road between the provincial capital, Qal-e Now, and the Sabsak Pass, on the border between Herat and Badghis Provinces. The Spaniards plan to complete work on the first 30 kilometers by the end of the year a [...]	2006-12-11 07:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN EAID AF
06KABUL5809	PRT/KUNDUZ: BAGHLAN GOVERNOR'S BIG TALK NOT YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four months into his term as Governor of Baghlan Province, Sayed Ekramuddin Masomi outlined his ongoing plan of engagement with district leaders to stop narcotics-related activities, control corruption, pursue the Disbandment of Armed Groups (DIAG) process, and bring security to [...]	2006-12-12 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5810	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART I: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between the valley province of Panjshir and the capital city of Kabul have evolved this past year. Panjshiris in the central government maintain their prominence, although the sacking of Abdullah Abdullah as Foreign Minister this spring caused some resentment in the [...]	2006-12-12 03:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5814	PRT/SHARANA: A LOOK AT AN AFGHAN BORDER DISTRICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Barmal, one of Paktika Province's five districts bordering the tribal areas of Pakistan, has been the scene of a great deal of insurgent activity since coalition and Afghan forces established an Afghan government presence in April 2005. Government influence in Barmal, a distri [...]	2006-12-12 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5816	PRT HERAT: LOCAL REACTIONS TO THE GOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to the Attorney-General,s ongoing anti-corruption campaign is overwhelmingly positive in Herat. Heratis see this as the beginning of a groundswell against corrupt practices and a climate of backdoor dealing that has been pervasive in the past. Key figures have not yet [...]	2006-12-12 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL5823	KARZAI AND SPANTA ON FM KASURI VISIT ON JIRGAS: NO [...] (S) President Karzai believes the Pakistanis are having trouble accepting the idea of large cross-border jirgas, due to their deep fear of the Pashtuns, and that we have to work to remove these fears. During his recent meeting with Pakistani FM Kasuri, Karzai did not accept the GOP proposal [...]	2006-12-12 15:40:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5824	PRT LASHKAR GAH: SUICIDE BOMBING INCIDENT AT [...] (SBU) At 1250hrs on December 12, an explosion occurred inside the Helmand Governor's compound in Lashkar Gah, within the courtyard but outside the building. It appears that a suicide bomber was responsible. One account reports that one of the guards was trying to usher the bomber away from t [...]	2006-12-12 16:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF

06KABUL5825	AN EMOTIONAL KARZAI LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) President Karzai broke into tears during his December 10 speech launching Afghanistan,s Action Plan for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation. While recounting the atrocities suffered by the Afghan people over the past 30 years, he noted that Afghans had suffered at the hands of both terro [...]	2006-12-12 16:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS AF
06KABUL5839	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN JIRGA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) As reported reftel, below are the GOA and GOP jirga documents provided to us by Foreign Minister Spanta. The documents have not been provided to other nations, nor to the UN, although many have been given oral briefings. 2. Text of Afghanistan Jirga Document: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AF [...]	2006-12-13 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5841	PRT BAMYAN: SINGAPORE CONSIDERS PROVIDING [...] (SBU) Following internal discussions between Singapore and New Zealand, a four person military delegation from Singapore visited PRT Bamyan the week of November 26. The delegation came to explore the feasibility of pursuing the Singapore government,s stated interest (to the New Zealand governm [...]	2006-12-14 01:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5843	PRT/PANSHJIR: WOMEN'S AGENDA ADVANCING, DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PRT is working to create opportunities for the women of Panjshir to improve their levels of education, as well as their economic mobility and access to health care. A weak Director of Women's Affairs, however, represents a major stumbling block. The PRT strategy has been [...]	2006-12-14 03:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5845	PRT JALALABAD: POLICE TRAINING WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES [...] (U) Summary: Jalalabad PRT Officer accompanied a two-military member PRT police evaluation and assistance team to two ANP district headquarters on November 25. The team conducted a simple survey of equipment, personnel, and facilities, and led a short training session. Both visits were ext [...]	2006-12-14 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5848	PRT/QALAT: GOVERNOR THREATENS TO RESIGN IF LACK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Arman is severely disappointed in what he feels is the lack of support he receives from the central government and expressed his intent to resign from his position as governor of Zabul if he does not receive the support he has requested. Arman is upset with his lack of [...]	2006-12-14 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AF MOPS
06KABUL5852	PRT/KUNDUZ: INTEL CHIEF TRYING HARD, LACKS CAPABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghlan National Directorate for Security (NDS) Chief reports most of his employees and other GOA appointees in the districts are unqualified and untrained, have poor or no infrastructure, and cannot be removed by provincial authorities because they are appointed from Kabul, ofte [...]	2006-12-14 11:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL5853	PRT/KHOST: KHOST EAGER TO CONVERT ARBAKI INTO ANAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials had selected the first 460 members of a future Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) force for Khost, but MOI, implementing a November 11 agreement under the direction of the Policy Action Group (PAG),has since told Khost Af [...]	2006-12-14 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF MARR SNAR
06KABUL5855	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: PLAN AFOOT TO WITHDRAW ICELANDIC [...] (U) This cable contains and action request -- see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports are circulating at PRT Chaghcharan that the Icelandic government may be preparing to withdraw the Icelandic Mobile Patrol Team (Mobile Liaison Observation Team/MLOT) from Afghanistan at the end of April. Be [...]	2006-12-15 07:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR AF IC PGOV
06KABUL5864	PRT/SHARANA: GOA WEAKNESS IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Naka district, a remote district in Northeast Paktika province, came under control of insurgent/Taliban forces in early summer 2006. Irregular contract police forces recruited by Paktika,s Governor Ekhpulwak regained control of the district later the same month. To date, no re [...]	2006-12-16 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5865	PRT KANDAHAR: ANAP IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Afghanistan National Auxiliary Police program (ANAP) is underway in Kandahar. Chief of Police General Esmatullah Alizai, accompanied by Kandahar PRT(KPRT),has convened three recruiting shuras. A large training class of nearly 300 recruits just graduated from the RTC, and [...]	2006-12-16 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5871	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - GOA PARTICIPATION IN UAE [...] (U) On December 11, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche seeking GOA representation at the international conference on trafficking in persons hosted by the UAE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime. According to a contact at the MFA?s Office of UN Affairs, the MFA had received an invitation to the co [...]	2006-12-17 04:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5876	PRT JALALABAD - CAMPAIGN AGAINST POPPIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a December 2 meeting with PRT Commander, PRT Officer, and Maj. Richard Schwaiger, Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Serzai pledged his continued commitment to make Nangarhar free of poppies and terrorism, but he lamented that some Nangahar officials still encourage poppy cultiva [...]	2006-12-17 07:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5877	PRT ASADABAD - ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Attorney General Sabit visited Asadabad November 27 to December 1, investigating corruption and receiving petitions from the general populace. He said he would focus on administrative corruption, land disputes, and timber smuggling. While he ordered a few provincial officials to be arr [...]	2006-12-17 07:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL5879	PRT JALALABAD - POSSIBLE CHANGE IN NANGARHAR [...] (C) Provincial Council Chief Fazlhadi Muslimyar informed PRT officials November 26 of a possible change in the Deputy Governor position, currently held by Mohammad Allam Isaqzai, who Muslimyar said is a candidate for Deputy in the Ministry of Interior in Kabul. 2. (C) Muslimyar reporte [...]	2006-12-17 07:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5880	PRT/HERAT: IRAN INVITES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL TO [...] (U) Members of the Herat Provincial Council participated in an Iranian version of the USG's International Visitor (IV) program when they were invited by the Iranian Government to Mashad, the nearest major Iranian city to Afghanistan. Officially, they were invited by the Islamic Council of the [...]	2006-12-17 08:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR AF IR
06KABUL5888	ATTORNEY GENERAL SABIT DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, RULE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and the Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain met with Attorney General Sabit on the evening of December 15th. Sabit cited the absence of the Rule of Law in Afghanistan as the root of other key problems such as drugs, terrorism and corruption. Sabit [...]	2006-12-18 09:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF AF KJUS
06KABUL5889	SENATOR MCCAIN AND KARZAI DIFFER OVER PAKISTAN [...] (C) Over a December 15 dinner, Senator McCain and President Karzai disagreed over the extent to which the Government of Pakistan was supporting the Taliban and terrorism in Afghanistan. Karzai,s theme throughout the evening was that Afghans see Pakistan as entirely intertwined with Taliban e [...]	2006-12-18 11:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
06KABUL589	MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DISSOLVES 1,620 NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a Feb 4 deadline, the Minister of Economy (MoE) Mir Mohammad Farhang announced that some 1,620 NGOs had been dissolved for not re-registering with the MoE as required by the Law on NGOs, which was enacted in June 2005. Current records indicate that there are 556 NGOs [...]	2006-02-09 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP
06KABUL5891	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...]	2006-12-19 04:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5900	NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR: SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assadulla Wafa was appointed as the new Governor of Helmand Province on December 16. He is currently in Kabul but plans to move to Lashkah Gar in the next few days. Wafa was most recently Advisor, Minister, and Prime Assistant to the Minister of Frontiers and Tribal Affairs and [...]	2006-12-19 14:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF UK
06KABUL5920	BAGHLAN WARLORD AMIR GUL RELEASED [...] (S) Post learned on 12 December that Baghlan warlord Amir Gul, detained in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody since his July 2006 capture by Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces, has been released despite recommendations to the contrary made by the Ambassador, COMISAF, [...]	2006-12-21 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5926	PRT/KUNDUZ: HOSPITAL REFORM WORKING IN NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The provincial hospitals in Kunduz and Takhar Provinces are two of five pilot projects under the World-Bank funded Hospital Reform Program. They receive extensive support from the Ministry of Public Health and are relatively well-equipped, have capable and well-paid staff, and appear to [...]	2006-12-21 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5928	PRT/CHAGHCHARAN: FOOD SHORTAGE IN WESTERN [...] SUMMARY: (U) World Food Program (WFP) and Afghan government officials alike recognize the current vulnerability to food shortages faced particularly ) though not exclusively ) by Afghanistan's western provinces. The onset of winter is now exacerbating the effects of the lengthy drought. Ba [...]	2006-12-23 07:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL5929	POSITIVE REACTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL PAG IN KANDAHAR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) According to a sampling of official, press, and political analyst reactions to President Karzai's December 11-13 PAG visit to Kandahar, most Afghans viewed his visit to the South positively. They felt it was about time he criticized Pakistan publicly and want him and his Mini [...]	2006-12-23 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5930	FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 20, the Afghan Parliament marked its first anniversary with a briefing to the international community and the press in the Wolesi Jirga on the year's progress. The ceremony was attended by almost 100 members of the diplomatic corps, Coalition Force, UNAMA representatives, membe [...]	2006-12-23 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AF
06KABUL5931	GOA BITES BACK AGAINT HRW CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF [...] (U) President Karzai wasted no time in rebutting a December 12 statement from Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling for the immediate enforcement of the 2005 Action Plan on Truth, Justice and Reconciliation. The HRW statement named several prominent GOA officials as having committed gross human r [...]	2006-12-23 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL595	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND WOMEN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL5951	DECEMBER 21 PAG AGREES TO TEST MUSA QALA AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 21 PAG agreed to move forward to test the Musa Qala (MQ) Agreement, although several members called for flexibility in the target date established for Test 3 (January 31) and for the new Helmand Governor to first lay the groundwork with the tribal elders, since Test 3 [...]	2006-12-26 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5952	PRT/QALAT: SUICIDE BOMBING IN QALAT BAZAAR [...] (S/REL TO USA, ISAF, NATO) SUMMARY: On December 14, a suicide bomber detonated himself in the Qalat bazaar killing four locals, including a 12 year old child. Thirty others were wounded, but all were treated at the provincial hospital without outside assistance, a noteworthy accomplishment. [...]	2006-12-26 09:14:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5955	PRT/FARAH: THE CONFUSED STATE OF THE FARAH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farah Province is beset by misunderstandings and disparities regarding the court system, the number of judges, and even current cases. Record-keeping in handwritten notes is haphazard at best. Judges and prosecutors understand there is a process that includes delineated time [...]	2006-12-26 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KRIM SOCI AF
06KABUL5958	DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Charge, A/Polmilcouns, and Polmiloff met on 26 December with Deputy National Security Adviser (DSNA) Engineer Ibrahim Speenzada to follow up on his agreement (reftel A) to convene GOA representatives to identify which Afghan laws could provide the legal basis for detention and prosecuti [...]	2006-12-27 08:48:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL5959	PRT/ASADABAD: KORENGAL MURDERS CONTINUE, TALK OF [...] (C) This year several employees of the Korengal Outpost (KOP) in Kunar Province have been murdered for their association with ISAF forces. Other Korengalis have been murdered this year because of their support for ISAF and the GOA. Following the recent killing of another four employees of th [...]	2006-12-27 09:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL596	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND GOVERNOR DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL5964	THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...]	2006-12-27 10:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KABUL5971	PRT/HERAT: ONGOING SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The normal tranquility of Herat has been disturbed in recent weeks by political cross-currents that exist below the surface. The tribal tensions in the aftermath of Amanullah Khan,s murder in Shindand District, Iranian nervousness over border training activities at a U.S. facil [...]	2006-12-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF IR
06KABUL5973	PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bamyan Provincial Justice Conference (PJC),held in the provincial capital November 20-21, brought together Afghan leaders and experts to find the means to improve justice in Bamyan. Stakeholders discussed their concerns in break-out sessions on police, prosecutors, judges [...]	2006-12-27 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL5980	FINDING COMMON GROUND ON CORRUPTION TRIALS BETWEEN [...] (C) Afghanistan,s Attorney General Sabit has made a number of comments recently to officials of the U.S. and other governments that are critical of the policies and practices of Chief Justice Azimi in connection with anti-corruption cases filed in some provinces by Sabit. Some of these commen [...]	2006-12-28 08:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5982	PRT/ASADABAD: TALIBAN INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO [...] (C) The murder of two female teachers on December 9, along with three of their family members, was the first direct attack on education in Kunar in recent memory. This, and an increasing number of night letters in Kunar,s main towns, has created an increased climate of fear in the province. G [...]	2006-12-28 08:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5986	PRT/NURISTAN: INAUGURATION OF PRT NURISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan was officially inaugurated at Qala Gush in Western Nuristan on November 19. The Qala Gush site is the larger of two temporary PRT sites in Nuristan Province conducting Civil Affairs activities (the other being near Kamdesh in the eastern pa [...]	2006-12-28 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID MARR AF
06KABUL611	ISAF TRANSITION COULD DECREASE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A FACTOR COMPLICATING THE HAND-OVER OF U.S. PRTS TO ISAF IN THE PHASE III TRANSITION IS THE DIFFERING VIEWS AMONG THE NATO MEMBERS ABOUT THE ROLE TO BE PLAYED BY CIVILIANS AND BY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE PRT CONTEXT. CURRENTLY, AT EACH COALITION-LED PRT, THE U.S. SPENDS AN [...]	2006-02-12 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ASEC ECON AF
06KABUL619	EMB KABUL: SIPDIS TEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-12 11:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV
06KABUL623	NEW INVESTMENT LAW DRAWS BOTH PRAISE AND CONCERN [...] (SBU) A new investment law, quietly signed by the President just before the new Parliament convened, has elicited both praise and concern among the international and Afghan business community. The new law, while offering more favorable conditions in areas such as the leasing of real estate an [...]	2006-02-12 13:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL EAID PGOV AF OPIC
06KABUL64	HAZARAJAT FEELING NEGLECTED AGAIN; ACTING DAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Dai Kundi Province Ahmadullah Nawid and Hazara political activist Zulfiqar Omid were pleased on January 5 to once again voice their complaints to a USG PolOff about the lack of development attention being given to the Hazarajat region. Describing the region as [...]	2006-01-05 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL662	PRT/KABUL: PROVINCIAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A joint GOA - Coalition effort to address key problems in Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand Provinces could be a template for bringing greater stability to the southeast and help preclude an effective spring offensive by anti-government forces. In a series of meetings starting in [...]	2006-02-13 06:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL686	POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT FAIL TO TAKE HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is considering disba [...]	2006-02-15 05:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL693	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND: SAID ABAD SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: School officials in Said Abad told PRToffs on February 11 that despite threats from "those opposed to education" they were determined to keep the co-educational school open. According to the provincial education office, over the past 16 months 18 schools throughout Helmand Pro [...]	2006-02-15 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EID PREL AF
06KABUL735	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirteen Mousa Qala district elders, including their Provincial Council representative, are frustrated by the lack of basic services in their district. Despite repeated requests to the provincial government over a several year period, they complain that there is little power [...]	2006-02-20 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AF
06KABUL745	AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT COMPANY CLOSING IN ON FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghanistan Investment Company (AIC,) founded in October 2005 by 50 of Afghanistans and the Afghan Diasporas wealthiest businessmen, is closing in on its first venture: a Greenfield cement plant in Puli i Khumri, Baghlan province. According to Mahmood Karzai, the GOA Presi [...]	2006-02-20 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL747	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/PHD OFFICERS [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes DRL/PHD Officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on March 4-8, 2006, to monitor and evaluate DRL's Human Rights and Democracy Funds (HRDF) projects in Afghanistan. Control Officer is Chris Hensman, Political Offi [...]	2006-02-21 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM OTRA PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL778	MEDIA CLIMATE CAUTIOUS AS "UN-ISLAMIC" TV STATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Afghan officials continue to fine or warn Afghan media outlets against broadcasting programming which is counter to Afghan culture or law. This month, the government fined Afghan TV $1000 for broadcasting "un-Islamic" material; Governor Joma Khan Hamdard of Jowzjan warned two loca [...]	2006-02-23 04:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PINR SCUL AF
06KABUL8	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. On 28 Dec, the Governors and Police Chiefs of Kandahar, Zabul and Helmand provinces met with key Regional Command (RC) South commanders and staff. Security dominated the agenda. Many Taliban are migrating to Pakistan for the winter but RC South and the governors all want to ke [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF PK
06KABUL806	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOA's Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) will participate in Helmand's opium poppy eradication campaign, due to commence within the next 10 days. Helmand Governor Daud and Prosecutor Sattar Khan cited "constitutional requirements" to provide specific alternative development [...]	2006-02-24 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL813	CORRECTED COPY: POLITICAL GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU/REL ISAF) SUMMARY. The Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the Afghan National Assembly) has decided to defer formation of political groups and move directly to committee membership selection. The Meshrano Jirga (upper house),which announced its formal political groups last week, is consideri [...]	2006-02-25 05:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL838	QALAT VISIT: FOCUS ON SECURITY, POLICE, AND ROADS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann traveled to Qalat, Zabol Province, on February 12 where he met with the Governor, Chief of Police, and local leaders. Discussion focused on security and development. Governor Arman emphasized the need for road building as an engine for improving both security and econ [...]	2006-02-27 06:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV EAID PREL AF
06KABUL839	PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...]	2006-02-27 06:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL851	PRT FARAH - GOVERNOR WASIFI SINGS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Farah Province,s Governor Isatollah Wasifi met with officials of Bejend and Meshand in the city of Bejend in the province of South Khorasan in northern Iran December 20-27. They discussed joint border control, economic expansion and construction, cultural, and education project [...]	2006-02-27 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL852	PRT/GHAZNI - GOVERNOR CONSIDERS SUPPORTING NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghazni Governor Sher Alam, frustrated by his inability to maintain security in several of Ghazni's Pashtun provinces and perhaps also desiring to re- institute a security network that is loyal to him, has in recent weeks created or talked of creating informal armed forces outsi [...]	2006-02-27 10:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL855	PRT FARAH - ASSESSMENT OF 10 FEBRUARY ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. PRT Farah was attacked by rockets and mortar rounds, followed by small arms fire, in the early morning of February 10. Although no injuries or damage occurred, the well-coordinated attack demonstrated the growing sophistication of anti-Coalition elements. This and similar even [...]	2006-02-28 04:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER AF
06KABUL865	PRT/KABUL - AFGHANS REACTION TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reaction in Afghanistan to the London Conference has been largely positive, with a surprisingly high percentage of the population having heard of the results and impressed with the USD10.5 billion in pledges. Significant skepticism remains, however, on the part of Afghans wh [...]	2006-02-28 08:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL874	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - NAW ZAD PROSECUTOR SAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: Helmand's northern Naw Zad district suffers from both a lack of governance and security. District leadership appears to be engaged in drug trafficking. According to the district's prosecutor, after four years citizens are running out of patience and their loyalty to the gove [...]	2006-03-01 15:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KJUS PTER AF
06KABUL875	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - CITIZENS SEE BOOTS ON THE [...] (SBU) As the PRT continues its transition to the UK, an advance group of British soldiers has begun dismounted patrols in Helmand Province's capital, Lashkar Gah. Early indications appear positive. Up to the arrival of the UK troops, there have been no such patrols, as US forces use mounted [...]	2006-03-01 15:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF
06KABUL9	PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV AF
06KABUL91	MP BIO: ABDUL RASUL SAYYAF [...] (U) This is the second in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as EMBOFFS continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) Summary: Amb and POLOFF met with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf on 3 J [...]	2006-01-08 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL912	AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06KABUL938	AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN: HERAT PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary: Although Herat is Afghanistans second largest commercial center, it remains remote for Western businesses operating in Afghanistan. The few foreign companies present are primarily small traders, including two U.S. firms offering groceries and frozen chicken and eggs. This is th [...]	2006-03-05 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL942	PRT HERAT - HERAT'S ASHURA RIOTS: THE HEAVY HAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the surface, the February 9-10 Sunni-Shia riots in Herat were a seamless transition from a "spontaneous" February 7 protest against the Prophet Mohammed caricatures. We believe, however, the riots were in part the result of political connivance by Energy Minister and former H [...]	2006-03-05 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
06KABUL962	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Engineer Daud told PRToffs on February 28th that adequate security is a prerequisite to successful poppy eradication. Strong coordination is needed among the Afghan National Police (ANA)and Afghan National Army (ANA). To minimize alienation of the local popula [...]	2006-03-06 15:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL963	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Daud told visiting Combined Forces Command/Afghanistan Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Major General Wilson on March 4th that he is concerned over eradication security and the apparent lack of provisions for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National [...]	2006-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL99	Update on CN Activities: 12/21/05 - 01/06/06 [...] Summary: The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and INL are developing a series of media availabilities to complement the radio and printed products associated with the Governor-led eradication phase of the public information campaign. Afghan Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) team staffing ha [...]	2006-01-09 07:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KAMPALA1488	NORTHERN UGANDA: LOCAL VIEWS ON PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials, international organizations, human rights groups, and local residents in Gulu expressed cautious optimism about the prospects for resolution to the war in Northern Uganda. Most reservations are associated with the mental stability of Lord's Resistance A [...]	2006-08-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EAID UG SU
06KAMPALA1514	UGANDA: PROGRESS ON GSP/AGOA ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda, Textile Unions, and Textile Manufacturers Association have made significant progress toward resolving the outstanding issues in the AFL-CIO GSP case. The Government,s passage of the new labor laws in May has been followed up with the signing of the impl [...]	2006-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM ELAB UG
06KAMPALA1521	UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST [...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. They will participate in a CENTCOM "Golden Spear" Conference from August 28-30, 2006. Post ha [...]	2006-08-09 12:39:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS UG
06KAMPALA1531	UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SATMO [...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. All candidates have been nominated for a U.S. Army SATMO truck driving and maintenance traini [...]	2006-08-11 11:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS UG
06KAMPALA1534	MORE NORTHERN UGANDAN OFFICIALS GOING TO JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan officials view this week's back-and-forth by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) delegation as nervous "antics" rather than a threat to the peace process and continue to support confidence-building efforts by northern Ugandans. A group of five northern Ugandan parliame [...]	2006-08-11 12:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1540	NORTHERN UGANDA: GOU PRESENTS CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda formally presented its position paper on disarmament, amnesty, repatriation, demobilization, and re-integration of the Lord's Resistance Army on August 11 at the peace talks in Juba. Key provisions include the assembly of LRA forces within 14 days of [...]	2006-08-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1573	POSTCARD FROM MASAKA: MULTIPARTY OPPORTUNITIES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Internal party conflict between national and local NRM officials is an important trend in Uganda's new multiparty system. On August 14, poloffs visited Masaka, a large rural district located southwest of Kampala notable for its diversity of political party representation at b [...]	2006-08-18 11:54:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID UG
06KAMPALA1601	NORTHERN UGANDA: VERIFYING JOSEPH KONY'S LOCATION [...] (C) We are following up on information that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony may be in Central African Republic or headed there. Ugandan press reports said that Kony had asked CAR for asylum and that President Bozize's "chief of staff" Dr. Jebbari had traveled to Kampala to di [...]	2006-08-24 03:39:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KAMPALA1613	NORTHERN UGANDA: RETURNS OF DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In northern Uganda, humanitarian organizations are reporting increases in the numbers of internally displaced persons returning to their land. The process of "decongestion" of the camps has led to the spontaneous movement of IDPs from more crowded camps to areas where they can [...]	2006-08-25 12:34:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID PREF UG SU
06KAMPALA1615	NORTHERN UGANDA: CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES NOT A [...] The Government of Uganda has agreed to a cessation of hostilities--not a cease-fire--to allow members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to assemble at two sites. Rebels in northern Uganda will move to a site in southern Sudan. Rebels in Garamba National Park will go to a designated site i [...]	2006-08-28 03:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KAMPALA1616	NORTHERN UGANDA: GOVERNMENT MAXIMIZING PEACE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda's efforts to expand its options regarding the Lord's Resistance Army and the Juba Peace Talks intensified over the past week. These include consulting with Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir, opening direct discussions with LRA number two Vincent Otti [...]	2006-08-28 03:47:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KATHMANDU1000	WORRIED FORMER PM THAPA URGES KING TO ACT [...] (C) On April 17, the King expressed to former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa a determination to hand over power to the political parties as quickly as possible. King Gyanendra had a similar conversation with royal confidant Prabhakar Rana, also on April 17. Both Thapa and Rana expressed [...]	2006-04-18 13:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1001	KING MAKES POSITIVE STEP, BUT THEN A REVERSAL? [...] (C) On April 18, the government temporarily released Madhav Kumar Nepal, President of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) from jail, while the Supreme Court ordered 172 Party cadre and human rights activists to be released from jail on April 17. As demonstrations [...]	2006-04-18 14:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1005	CHINESE AMBASSADOR HOPES KING WILL RAPIDLY TURN [...] (C) On April 18, the Ambassador met with Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping to discuss their respective April 16 audiences with King Gyanendra. Sun's audience with the King appeared to be similar to Indian Ambassador Mukherjee's April 16 audience (reftel). Sun told the Ambassador that the King ha [...]	2006-04-19 06:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH NP
06KATHMANDU1006	MFA PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S CNN INTERVIEW [...] (C) On April 18, Acting Foreign Secretary Hari Bahadur Thapa summoned the Ambassador and said that he had been asked to "stage a strong protest" regarding the Ambassador's statement in an April 17 CNN interview that the King might be forced to abdicate if he did not transfer power quickly. Tha [...]	2006-04-19 06:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS NP
06KATHMANDU1007	NEPAL'S G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] (SBU) On April 13, Russian Ambassador Andrey Trofimov organized a discussion among the local G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss the terrorism threat in Nepal. (Note: Our discussion did not focus on "ideological radicalization," nor did any member promote a law-enforcement ap [...]	2006-04-19 06:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU101	NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER WON'T JOIN HANDS WITH THE [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting, Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala stressed to the Ambassador that his party would continue its stance of not cooperating with the Maoists as long as the latter had arms. Koirala said that he had "rejected outright" a proposal by CPN-UML leader MK Nepal that [...]	2006-01-10 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1012	NO SUPPORT FOR TAX BOYCOTT [...] (C) Business leaders told Emboff they do not support the seven-party alliance's recent call to boycott the paying of taxes and customs duties (ref A). Prakash Shrestha, President of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN),said that because democracy should bring peace and stability, both good f [...]	2006-04-19 13:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1013	PROTESTORS GEARING UP FOR LARGE APRIL 20 RALLY IN [...] (C) Large pro-democracy protests continued in terai cities on April 19, day fourteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. Security forces killed four demonstrators in Jhapa District in Eastern Nepal, bringing the total to ten the number of protesters killed during the general strike. T [...]	2006-04-19 13:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1015	MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DEFY CURFEW TO [...] (C) Large pro-democracy demonstrations continued in Kathmandu and throughout the country on April 21, day sixteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. People responded to the Parties' call to continue to demonstrate until the King restores democracy to the people. The government anno [...]	2006-04-21 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1017	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR URGES KING TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) On April 19, Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka explained to the Ambassador that in a recent meeting with Vice-Chairman Giri he had delivered a three-point message to the Government of Nepal: security forces were reacting too strongly to demonstrators; Japan hoped security forces would act mode [...]	2006-04-21 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1019	CPN-UML LEADER MK NEPAL WAITING FOR KING TO ACT [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with the Ambassador, the sixteenth day of the seven-party alliance's general strike/demonstrations and two days after he was released from detention, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal seemed to be waiting for the King to act. The Ambassador emphasized the [...]	2006-04-21 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU102	NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY (DEMOCRATIC) CONVENTION [...] (U) At its general convention January 5 to 9, the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC(D)) decided to remove the term "constitutional monarchy" from the party's statute. The NC(D) stated its position that elections to a constituent assembly were the only solution to the current political and [...]	2006-01-10 10:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1020	MASS GATHERINGS AS PEOPLE WAIT FOR KING'S MESSAGE [...] (C) On April 21, seven-party alliance leaders reported that the largest number of people to date took to the streets in Kathmandu in support of democracy, as people waited for a message from the King, expected at 1900 local time. Minendra Rijal, NC(D) Spokesman, noted that the mass demonstrat [...]	2006-04-21 13:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1021	KING RETURNS POWER TO THE PEOPLE [...] (U) In a 7:00 pm local time address to the nation on April 21, a besieged King Gyanendra announced that "executive power shall be returned to the people." He also indicated the monarch's power would be limited and emphasized that the "source of sovereignty is in the people." He called upon th [...]	2006-04-21 13:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1022	DID THE KING WAIT TOO LONG? [...] (C) Following the King's message turning power over to the seven-party alliance (reftel),Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC(D) President and former Prime Minster, told the Ambassador that he thought the speech was an "opening." However, he lamented that he had to "follow the consensus" of the seven-par [...]	2006-04-21 15:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1029	APRIL 23 PARTIES KEEP DEMONSTRATING [...] (C) On April 23, day eighteen of the Parties' general strike and protest program, large scale pro-democracy demonstrations continued throughout Nepal. Despite the government's day-time curfew and cutting off cell phone service, more than one hundred thousand protesters demonstrated in Kathman [...]	2006-04-23 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1030	AMBASSADOR URGING PARTIES TO DEVELOP GAMEPLAN, AND [...] (S) On April 23, the eighteenth day of the seven-party alliance general strike and demonstrations, the Ambassador contacted the Party leaders to urge them to develop a gameplan for transferring power, should the King publicly accede to their agenda. While the leaders were concerned about the [...]	2006-04-23 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1033	MAOISTS ATTACK DISTRICT NEIGHBORING KATHMANDU [...] (C) On April 23, Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on security forces deployed to guard a Nepal Telecom repeat tower, District Headquarters buildings, and a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Battalion at Chautara, district headquarters of Sindhupalchowk District, northeast of the Kathmandu Valley. [...]	2006-04-24 06:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1034	PARTIES AND PALACE NEGOTIATING OVER ROYAL [...] (C) On April 23 and 24, the Palace and Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala and UML Secretary General MK Nepal exchanged notes on a possible text for a Palace Communique that would be acceptable to the seven-party alliance. Although the King at times indicated he was leaning toward more repressiv [...]	2006-04-24 09:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP

06KATHMANDU1035	SUPPLIES DECREASE AS LAWLESSNESS INCREASES [...] (C) Supply shortages continued on April 24, day nineteen of the seven party alliance's general strike and closure, and the fifth consecutive day-time curfew in Kathmandu. Although shops opened and closed before the 1100-1800 curfew, few supplies entered the Valley to replenish stocks (ref A). [...]	2006-04-24 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KCRM NP
06KATHMANDU1036	PARTIES CALL FOR APRIL 25 MASS PROTEST [...] (C) Defying a fifth consecutive day-time curfew in Kathmandu, pro-democracy demonstrations continued in the capital and throughout the country on April 24, day nineteen of the seven-party alliance's general strike and protest program. However, protests in the capital were smaller, and the num [...]	2006-04-24 10:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1042	JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...]	2006-04-25 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1052	MAOISTS LIFT BLOCKADE FOR NOW [...] (C) On April 26, the Maoists announced they had lifted their blockade of the capital and district headquarters until April 28, when the Parliament will convene. The Maoists say they will reinstitute their blockade, which had effectively stopped all goods coming up from India for the past three [...]	2006-04-26 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1059	PRC OFFICIALS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS [...] (C) In an April 26 meeting with the Ambassador, PRC MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui, accompanied by Ambassador Sun Heping, said China was happy to hear the crisis had passed with the King's decision to restore Parliament and cede power to the Parties. Luo said that the [...]	2006-04-27 09:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CH NP
06KATHMANDU1063	MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THREE MONTH UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On April 27, Maoist leader Prachanda declared a three month unilateral cease-fire, calling for the new Parliament to announce unconditional elections to a constituent assembly. The Parties denied that they had reached a deal with the Maoists on a date for such elections. Instead, they sa [...]	2006-04-27 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1064	MAOISTS TO JOIN IN PEACEFUL RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) On April 27, three days after the King announced the reinstatement of the Parliament, over ten thousand people took part in a peaceful "victory rally" organized by seven-party alliance leaders in the capital. Senior leaders of the seven-party alliance addressed the crowd, outlining the al [...]	2006-04-27 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1068	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO [...] (C) In separate conversations with Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC(D)) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on April 27 and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 28, the Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. looked forward to supporting the new government as it moved ahead, but cautione [...]	2006-04-28 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU107	MAOISTS REJECT "PEACE FETISHISM" AND RESUME ARMED [...] (U) Maoist deputy Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has publicly reiterated that "to achieve a democratic republic both armed and unarmed struggles" in the villages and cities must be used. In the op-ed "Question of Armed and Unarmed Struggle," dated January 4, 2006, in the January 6 Nepali-language week [...]	2006-01-11 09:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1074	OHCHR LOOKING AT TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN [...] (C) On April 27, Ian Martin, Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told representatives of OHCHR donor Embassies that, following the King's April 24 announcement to hand power back to the Parties and the Maoists' April 27 announcement of [...]	2006-04-28 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1082	PARLIAMENT OPENS FOR SHORT SESSION [...] Hours after its planned 1300 local time opening, Deputy Speaker, now Acting Speaker upon the former Speaker's April 26 resignation, Chitralekha Yadav opened the House of Representatives. The session lasted only about one-half hour. Yadav started the session by reading King Gyanendra's April [...]	2006-04-28 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1085	NEPALI PARLIAMENT ENDORSES CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (U) On April 30, the King swore in a frail G.P. Koirala as Nepal's new Prime Minister. Koirala subsequently addressed the House, calling on the Maoists to come for dialogue, and shun violence as early as possible. The House unanimously passed Koirala's motion (ref A) supporting a constituent [...]	2006-05-01 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1087	MAOISTS ASSERT THEIR PRESENCE [...] (C) Following their three month cease-fire announcement on April 27, the Maoists have been organizing mass meetings openly in Kathmandu (ref A) and the western terai, presumably to remind the seven-party alliance of their power and support in rural areas, and to pressure the Parties to meet th [...]	2006-05-01 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1090	SEVEN MEMBER CABINET FORMED [...] (U) Prime Minister GP Koirala announced a seven-member cabinet on the afternoon of May 2, adding he would expand the Cabinet to 21 members in the future. Key members include KP Oli, CPN-UML as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Krishna Sitaula, Nepali Congress (NC),as Home Minister, [...]	2006-05-02 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1128	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, NSC Senior Director Millard and the Ambassador, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa stressed that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) would welcome, and work with, a civilian, democratically-elected government. General Thapa said [...]	2006-05-04 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PTER MCAP NP
06KATHMANDU1129	GOVERNMENT RECIPROCATES CEASE-FIRE, LIFTS MAOIST [...] (C) The Cabinet on May 3 declared an indefinite cease-fire, and announced it would remove the terrorist label, allowing the Maoists to operate above ground throughout the country, all with the purpose of preparing for talks with the Maoists. The Cabinet also annulled the February 8 municipal [...]	2006-05-04 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1154	NORWAY'S ERIK SOLHEIM VISITS NEPAL [...] (C) Norwegian Minister for International Development Erik Solheim briefed members of the international community on his four-day visit to Nepal May 5, stressing that Norway wanted to show support for the government of Nepal (GON). He said he had assured PM Koirala that Norway would resume its [...]	2006-05-05 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1157	MAOISTS ACCEPT GOVERNMENT'S OFFER OF TALKS [...] (U) Maoist leader Prachanda on May 4 said his party would sit for talks with the government. Prachanda's statement came in response to the Cabinet's invitation to talk on May 3 (reftel). Prachanda welcomed other government actions, including the government's May 3 announcement of an indefinit [...]	2006-05-05 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1183	CABINET REVOKES OVER 100 POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) The Cabinet on May 7 recalled twelve Ambassadors and revoked over 100 political appointments made since October 4, 2002 when the King took over executive power for the first time. The Cabinet has not yet published a list of all those affected by the decision. However, the Ministry of Fore [...]	2006-05-08 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OFDP NP
06KATHMANDU1184	GREATER UN INVOLVEMENT IN NEPAL? [...] (C) Tamrat Samuel, visiting special advisor to the UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, joined by UN Resident Representative Matthew Kahane, and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) head Ian Martin discussed with the Ambassador on May 8 the prospects for incr [...]	2006-05-08 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1185	JUBILANT POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS STILL WORRIED [...] (C) During separate May 2 discussions with SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth SIPDIS Millard, and the Ambassador, political party leaders explained that the government was taking preliminary shape and moving toward constituent assembly elections. CPN-UML [...]	2006-05-09 02:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1186	CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS A/S BOUCHER OF MAOIST THREAT [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard, Nepali civil society and human rights organization representatives voiced concern over the continuing Maoist threat as Nepal transitioned to a democratic government. A/S Boucher stressed the need for the political pa [...]	2006-05-09 02:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1189	STUDENT POLITICAL LEADERS WANT INTRA-PARTY [...] (C) Student political leaders representing all major political parties met with the Ambassador on May 5 to discuss Nepal's transition to democracy and their hopes for the future. A dynamic group, the students demonstrated a keen understanding of the difficulties faced by their party leaders. [...]	2006-05-09 06:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1190	PM KOIRALA TO U.S.: WE WELCOME SUPPORT AND HELP [...] (C) PM Koirala thanked A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard for U.S. support, and said more help would be needed as Nepal tries to become peaceful and prosperous. He agreed that the government needed to find a way to institute a ceasefire that will hold, and to get the Maoists to turn [...]	2006-05-09 07:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU1191	INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS BRIEF BOUCHER AND NSC [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with A/S Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, the Ambassador and Acting DCM, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee and U.K. Ambassador Keith Bloomfield said they expected the remaining seats in a 21-member cabinet would be filled May 3 or 4. Mukherjee s [...]	2006-05-09 08:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU1195	PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...]	2006-05-10 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP
06KATHMANDU1196	NEW MINISTERS REQUEST U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Fourth-time Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister for Physical Planning and Works Gopal Man Shrestha both separately asked the Ambassador for U.S. support in May 9 meetings. The Ambassador agreed it was important the government show it could deliver services to the people and sho [...]	2006-05-10 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID PREF MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1199	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: NO IMMEDIATE PROGRESS LIKELY [...] (C) In a May 10 meeting with K.P. Oli, new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, the Ambassador highlighted recent USG efforts to find a permanent solution for the Bhutanese refugees. The Ambassador urged the government to allow UNHCR to register and verify people in the camps, and aske [...]	2006-05-11 06:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1200	MINISTERS ON CONTROLLING THE KING, MAOISTS, AND [...] (C) In separate May 9 meetings with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister of Physical Planning and Works Gopal Man Shrestha both expressed concern that the King might try to reassert himself in the future. Shrestha noted that the Parliament was considering how to br [...]	2006-05-11 06:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1201	DEPUTY PM WORRIED KING STILL PLOTTING, MAOISTS [...] (C) K.P. Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and CPN-UML Central Committee Member, told the Ambassador on May 10 that the King would not stay in his box for long and would be looking at his constitutional options. The King had already instructed loyalists to contact the military to [...]	2006-05-11 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1203	INSINCERE MAOISTS ABDUCT AND EXTORT, ANNOUNCE [...] (C) At the same time that the Maoists reportedly formed a team to hold talks with the government, they abducted five Armed Police Force members and intensified extortion nationwide. Seven-party alliance leaders urged the Maoists to end extortion and stop terrorizing civilians. M.K. Nepal, CP [...]	2006-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU123	SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS IN U.S.-NEPALI BILATERAL [...] (C) This is an action request. We seek Washington's concurrence on the steps outlined below. Summary and Introduction: Re-examining Our Policy in Nepal --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (C) Since assuming control of the government of Nepal last February 1, K [...]	2006-01-12 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1238	UML LEADER SEEKS GREATER INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Ambassador in a May 11 meeting that the government needed the international community to continue to play a positive role in dealing with both the King and the Maoists. He hoped to have international observers monitoring the cease-fire, [...]	2006-05-12 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1239	DEFENSE SECRETARY: GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Bishnu Dutta Uprety, Ministry of Defense Secretary, told A/DCM and Pol/Econ Chief May 12 that the Ministry of Defense would soon become a "player." Uprety said that Prime Minister Koirala had stressed to him that the focal point for military policy issues must be the Ministry of Defense, a [...]	2006-05-12 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU1248	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS FORMER MINISTERS, SUSPENDS [...] (U) The government arrested five former ministers in the King's government and suspended the heads of three of Nepal's security agencies on May 12. Cabinet sources told the press that the government acted on the recommendation of the newly-appointed Rayamajhi Commission, formed to investigate [...]	2006-05-15 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1251	MAOIST TEN POINT ROAD MAP [...] (C) The Maoists on May 13 laid out a ten-point road map and announced that Prachanda, CPN-Maoist Chairman, would lead the Maoist's dialogue team in the top-level negotiations with the government. Prachanda stressed the need to follow the 12-point understanding and cautioned the political parti [...]	2006-05-15 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1254	WOMEN POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERS WANT INTRA-PARTY [...] (C) The Ambassador met with nine members of the newly formed Women's Caucus, a group of women politicians from the seven-party alliance and other major parties, on May 15 to discuss the role of women in Nepali politics. The women noted that there was now a higher understanding of the importan [...]	2006-05-16 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1262	PROTESTORS CALL FOR CIVILAN CONTROL OF MILITARY [...] (U) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Kathmandu on May 16 to protest the House of Representatives' delay in announcing a proclamation to bring all political and military powers under the Parliament. The expected proclamation was delayed because seven party alliance leaders wer [...]	2006-05-17 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1267	POWER PLAY TO WATER DOWN PROCLAMATION FAILS [...] (C) Just a few hours before the Prime Minister's planned May 18 3:00 pm proclamation to limit the King's power and place the army under civilian control, rumors swirled around Kathmandu that the Army and the King were planning a preemptive coup. The leaders of two of Nepal's biggest parties, [...]	2006-05-18 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1268	PARLIAMENT ASSERTS SUPREMACY [...] (U) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala presented the much-awaited Declaration limiting the power of the King to the House of Representatives on May 18. Despite rumors that the language would be muted (ref A),the Declaration stated that Nepal was now a secular state, with the Parliament hav [...]	2006-05-18 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1282	EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]	2006-05-19 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1283	GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS [...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...]	2006-05-19 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1285	EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]	2006-05-19 12:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1286	GON SEEKS HELP FROM DONORS [...] (SBU) During a May 17 donor meeting, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat outlined the Government of Nepal's (GON) immediate needs, which included budgetary support and new investment in public works and services. He urged donors to make financial commitments to the government's next fiscal budg [...]	2006-05-19 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ECON PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1287	CONSOLIDATING NEPAL'S FRAGILE DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Nepal is transforming. The May 18 proclamation of Parliamentary supremacy by Nepal's House of Representatives has clipped the King's wings; the three-corner struggle of Nepal's politics in recent years (the King versus the parties versus the Maoists) should turn into a more straightfor [...]	2006-05-19 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP IN NP
06KATHMANDU1290	FM OLI TELLS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY MAOISTS MUST [...] (U) In a May 19 briefing for the diplomatic community, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli said Nepal's relationship with its immediate neighbors would remain unchanged, and that Nepal would continue its policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries. He highlighted N [...]	2006-05-22 06:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF ETRD NP
06KATHMANDU1293	GOVERNMENT EXPANDS CABINET TO EIGHTEEN [...] (C) The Prime Minister announced eleven new Ministers on May 22, including one women and three minorities. Several key posts remained vacant as smaller parties in the seven-party alliance had yet to submit their names to the Prime Minster for consideration and one of the newly appointed Minis [...]	2006-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1294	FORMER AFGHAN FOREIGN MINISTER OPTIMISTIC FOR [...] (C) Afghanistan's former Finance Minister, Ashraf Ghani, in Nepal for two weeks of consulting for the World Bank (WB) on the transition of the Government of Nepal (GON),stressed the need for rapid progress on the part of the new government during May 21 discussions with several Ambassadors. H [...]	2006-05-22 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1298	WHITE PAPER HIGHLIGHTS DISMAL STATE OF NEPAL'S ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1299	MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO RAISE PROFILE, BUT GET PUSHBACK [...] (U) Maoists continued to raise their profile by organizing mass gatherings throughout the country, bombing the house of a Nepali Congress party member, recruiting new fighters, and extorting businesses. Businessmen in central Bara District pushed back, and threatened to close their businesses [...]	2006-05-23 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU13	MAOISTS END CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) On January 2, the Maoists announced the end to their four month unilateral cease-fire, claiming the government "compelled" them to do so in "self-defense." The Maoists said action would be directed tow [...]	2006-01-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1319	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS ACTING QUICKLY TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka on May 24 in order to push the message that Nepal's traditional donors should increase assistance as quickly as possible to consolidate the democratic transition. Hiraoka replied that he supported increasing assistance to the new [...]	2006-05-25 08:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID ASEC NP JP IN
06KATHMANDU1328	NEPAL RESUMES ISSUING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO REFUGEES [...] (C) K.P. Oli, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, confirmed to the Ambassador on May 24 that the Government of Nepal (GON) had decided to resume issuing travel documents to Tibetan and Bhutanese refugees effective immediately. Oli commented that the previous government had halted issua [...]	2006-05-25 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1329	MAOISTS FANNING VIOLENCE IN NEPAL'S CITIES? [...] (C) Mob violence broke out at the Lumbini Zonal Hospital on May 23 in the south-central city of Butwal, after the alleged negligence of a doctor led to a patients death. Reports indicate that after news of the patient's death spread, a mob of several hundred, comprised of youths, street childr [...]	2006-05-25 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1330	CABINET ORDERS PRISONS TO RELEASE MAOISTS [...] (C) The Cabinet announced the government's code of conduct on May 25, and, as part of the process, ordered the release of almost all Maoists detained in prisons across the nation to help move the peace process along. The peace coordinating committee of the nine major parties in the House of R [...]	2006-05-25 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1338	FINANCE MINISTER APPRECIATES U.S. EFFORTS TO [...] (C) On May 24, the Ambassador, USAID Country Director Don Clark, and three representatives of USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) met with Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and Finance Secretary Bhoj Raj Ghimire to convey the USG's interest in supporting development work and Governm [...]	2006-05-26 09:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EINV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1340	MAOISTS PROJECT POWER IN MID-WESTERN DISTRICTS [...] (C) During a May 22-24 visit to the mid-western districts of Bardiya and Banke, Emboffs found an atmosphere of fear instilled by the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and 12-point understanding with the seven-party alliance. The Maoists continue to extort, kidnap, train and recruit, while claimi [...]	2006-05-26 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1345	PARTY LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT MAOIST ACTIVITIES [...] (C) In separate meetings, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal both shared the USG's concern SIPDIS about Maoist activities, particularly the threat that the Maoists were undermining the government's legitimacy. They [...]	2006-05-26 10:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1346	UNHCR ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Abraham Abraham, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative, told the Ambassador on May 26 that he had met with K.P. Oli, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, on May 25 and was pressing the new government to focus on refugee issues. Abraham said he [...]	2006-05-26 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU135	CONTACTS RELATING TO KIDNAPPED SDU SHIFT LEADER [...] (S/NF) On January 12, at the recommendation of Post's EAC (ref A),Emboff contacted a political party member known to have contacts with the Maoists, Hridayesh Tripathi, and asked that he convey to the Maoists that the USG would not tolerate threats and/or attacks against its employees and woul [...]	2006-01-13 10:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
06KATHMANDU1368	HOME MINISTER POSITIVE ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) Home Minister Krishna Sitaula, joined by new Home Secretary Umesh Mainali, raised refugee issues with the SIPDIS Ambassador during a May 30 meeting. Sitaula cited the recent GON decision to issue travel documents to refugees (reftel). In response to whether "follow-to-join" Tibetan refu [...]	2006-05-30 10:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV CMGT NP
06KATHMANDU1371	INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP CONDEMNS MAOIST EXTORTION [...] (C) On May 26, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the Industrial Security Group (ISG) to discuss Maoist extortion, the Government of Nepal's (GON) ability to revive the economy, and the trouble the Maoist aligned All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) had been causing. (Note: The ISG compri [...]	2006-05-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1373	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on May 26 announced a 25-point Code of Conduct governing the cease-fire. There is talk about the United Nations monitoring the cease-fire. In the House of Representatives on May 29, Parliamentarians questioned the Maoist commitment to the Cod [...]	2006-05-30 12:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1374	HOUSE ENDORSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) The Parliament on May 30 unanimously approved a broad proposal endorsing women's rights. The proposal included a provision to allow children to acquire citizenship through their mothers. "This is meant to ensure that all Nepalis get citizenship," Member of Parliament (MP) Jaganath Khatiwa [...]	2006-05-31 07:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1375	MAOIST LEADER APPEARS IN PUBLIC WARNING GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Maoist Chairman Prachanda, in his first public appearance in Nepal in a number of years, said on May 30 that his party was committed to making the current peace talks a success. The party's second-in-command, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, also appeared at a Maoist rally in Makwanpur District, so [...]	2006-05-31 08:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1376	OHCHR REPORTS 49 PEOPLE "LOST" IN NEPALESE ARMY [...] (U) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal on May 26 recommended that the government "establish a credible, competent, impartial and fully independent investigation" into the arrest, detention, torture, and ultimate fate or whereabouts of people who [...]	2006-05-31 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU138	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) On January 12, the Ambassador separately discussed the current political situation in Nepal with British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee, and Finnish CDA Pauli Mustonen who represents the European Union in Nepal for the next year (now on Austria's behalf, then [...]	2006-01-13 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1391	PREDICT LARGE BUT PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) Leaders of two "royalist" parties separately told the Ambassador that the Maoists were gathering large numbers of people for the planned June 2 rally in Kathmandu as a show of strength; as the Maoist goal was to pave the way for a "second revolution" if they were unable to achieve power th [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1399	VISITING EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION ON NEED TO [...] (C) Herve Jouanjean, Deputy Director General of the European Commission's Directorate for External Relations told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Counselor June 2 that he was visiting Nepal to demonstrate the European Commission's (EC) support for the new government. Jouanjean stressed that the i [...]	2006-06-02 08:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1405	MAOISTS MOBILIZE NEARLY HALF A MILLION FOR MASS [...] (C) The Maoists mobilized an estimated four-to-five hundred thousand people to participate in a peaceful, well-organized rally in Kathmandu on June 2. Emboffs estimated that Maoists bused in most attendees from outlying districts to participate in their first public rally in the capital. The [...]	2006-06-02 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU141	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...]	2006-01-13 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1425	U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador on June 5 informed Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister KP Oli of the U.S. announcement that, if Iran fully and verifiably suspended enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, the U.S. was willing to become a full party in the EU-3 negotiations with Iran (reftel). [...]	2006-06-05 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1428	FORMER ROYAL MINISTERS RELEASED [...] (U) On June 4, the Supreme Court ordered the release of three former ministers of His Majesty's Government of Nepal from jail. The Government of Nepal (GON) had arrested them on May 12 under the Public Security Act (PSA) for suppressing the "People's Movement," but had not charged them with a [...]	2006-06-05 11:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1432	PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON UPCOMING NEW [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Moriarty, accompanied by A/DCM Schwartz met June 5 with Prime Minister G.P Koirala and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Chalise on the eve of the Prime Minister,s upcoming visit to New Delhi. Although press accounts have speculated that the trip will focus on economic and trade [...]	2006-06-05 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU1433	MAOIST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Maoists have recently been taking steps to establish a parallel government in parts of Nepal. During the week of May 29, the Maoist-aligned "Interim Rupandehi District People's Council" (southwest Nepal) publicly submitted a tender for bids on a contract to collect rocks, pebbles, and [...]	2006-06-06 02:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1434	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON MAOISTS; ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief June 5 about his concerns regarding Maoist activities. The Ambassador saluted the Deputy PM for his recent statements in Parliament calling the Maoists to account for their violation of the Code of Co [...]	2006-06-06 02:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1435	PM'S NEW MILITARY ADVISOR REQUESTS HELP FOR [...] (C) Newly-appointed Military Advisor to the Prime Minister Ramesh Jung Thapa explained to the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief that, in his position as the Prime Minister's Military Advisor, he would act as "coordinator" between the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defense and the Nepalese Army [...]	2006-06-06 02:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1438	POLTICOS PONDER JUNE 2 PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY [...] (C) Three days after the Maoists' June 2 mass-rally in Kathmandu (reftel),red flags and posters were beginning to come down around the capital, but there was little public recognition of the massive first public demonstration by the Maoists as a significant event. Politicos agreed that the g [...]	2006-06-06 07:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1462	UN CLARIFYING ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN OBSERVING [...] (C) David Johnson, Senior Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told members of the diplomatic corps on June 6 that OHCHR was examining the role it might play in monitoring the cease-fire between the Government of Nepal (GON) [...]	2006-06-07 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1463	2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] On June 6 Post delivered the country narrative on Nepal from the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report as well as the demarche information in reftel to Under Secretary Shankar Bairagi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Joint Secretary Shyam Sunder Sharma, Ministry of Women, Children and Soci [...]	2006-06-07 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO IIP NP
06KATHMANDU1464	MAOISTS PRESSING THEIR ADVANTAGE DESPITE CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) The Maoist spokesperson Mahara again threatened to walk out of peace talks unless the Government of Nepal (GON) dissolved the House of Representatives. The Maoists are still abducting, recruiting, extorting and preventing government officials from doing their jobs in large parts of the co [...]	2006-06-07 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1471	UNHCR FINDS MANY INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN [...] (C) The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) briefed members of the international community on June 7 about a May 18-29 mission it led to nine districts in eastern Nepal, where it found that, using the international definition of internally displaced people (IDPs),there could be [...]	2006-06-09 07:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1477	MAOIST SUPREMO MAKES THREATENING NOISES DURING [...] (SBU) In his first-ever Nepali television interview, aired June 8, Maoist commander-in-chief Prachanda emphasized the Maoist road map: that Parliament should be dissolved; an interim government, including the Maoists, should be formed; and constituent assembly elections should be held. He str [...]	2006-06-09 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1494	PARLIAMENT'S NEW REGULATIONS FURTHER CURB KING'S [...] (C) The House of Representatives on June 10 passed "the House of Representatives Regulations 2006" further limiting the King's powers. While hailed by the seven-party alliance as a "landmark for democracy" and meant to move toward implementing the Parliament's May 18 Proclamation (reftel),c [...]	2006-06-12 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1495	CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...]	2006-06-12 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1504	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS; MAOISTS [...] (C) On June 12, the Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by A/DCM and ODC Chief, met with Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa to inform him of the USG decision to return Captain Indiver Rana to Nepal from U.S-based training due to our concerns that he was serving in a unit currently facing s [...]	2006-06-12 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1505	GOVERNMENT SCRAPS TERROR ORDINANCE [...] (C) According to media reports June 12, the Government of Nepal (GON) Council of Ministers decided to scrap the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),effective immediately. TADO allowed security forces to detain suspected terrorists for up to 360 days without charging them wit [...]	2006-06-12 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1510	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO RETIRE [...] (C) Defense Secretary Bishnu Datta Uprety told A/DCM Shelton June 13 that Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa will take official leave starting August 9 and retire from duty as scheduled on September 9. Uprety said that although other rumors were swirling about as to Thapa's successor [...]	2006-06-13 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1522	HOPE AND CONCERN IN WESTERN NEPAL [...] (C) During a June 6-7 trip to Western Nepal, civil servants, political and business leaders, military officials, and human rights workers all expressed to the Ambassador their continued concern about Maoist activities; their concern was tempered with hope for peace. Surprisingly, and perhaps [...]	2006-06-14 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID MASS MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU1532	MAOIST VIOLATIONS OF CODE OF CONDUCT OBSERVED [...] (C) RSO James Gayhart and USAID Director Donald Clark recently traveled separately in eastern and mid-western Nepal, respectively, where they observed widespread violations of the twenty-five point Code of Conduct entered into by the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (Reftel). The Mao [...]	2006-06-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1533	INDIA PLEDGES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO NEPAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat briefed Parliament on June 12 about the 12.6 billion Nepali Rupees (NRs) (USD 177 million) of financial pledges, including budgetary support (ref C),promised by the Government of India (GOI) during the Prime Minister's June 6-9 visit to New Delhi. The pl [...]	2006-06-14 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1555	MAOISTS CONTINUING TO CONSOLIDATE GAINS [...] (C) NDI's Dominic Cardy (protect) expressed to ADCM on June 15 his concern that the Maoists could simply walk into Kathmandu in the weeks ahead. Cardy said that morning he had met with a Nepali Congress (NC) politico (NFI) who said they planned to offer the Maoists four Ministries: Health, La [...]	2006-06-15 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1562	PARLIAMENT TAKES FINAL ACTIONS BEFORE RECESS [...] (SBU) On June 15, the Government of Nepal (GON) took further actions to curb the powers of the King. The House of Representative passed a regulation that took away the King's power to appoint the Chief of Army Staff, putting the Nepal Army completely under civilian control. The House also t [...]	2006-06-16 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1563	PRIME MINISTER AND MAOIST LEADER MEET DURING [...] (S/NF) The Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs advisor told us June 16 that during the first meeting since Prime Minister Koirala resumed the post, Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda agreed earlier in the day on the dissolution of Parliament in about two months but that Parliament would be restor [...]	2006-06-16 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1564	GOVERNMENT HOLDS DONOR MEETING ON CHILD LABOR, [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, the Government of Nepal's (GON) Minister of Labor and Transport Management (MOLTM) Ramesh Lekhak and MOLTM Secretary Deependra Bickram Thapa requested donor and NGO support for the GON's Master Plan on Child Labor that established a goal of eliminating all child labor [...]	2006-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV EAID ECON KOCI NP
06KATHMANDU1576	MAOISTS-PARTY AGREEMENT ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Just one day after a Government-Maoist announcement that summit talks between Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G.P. Koirala would happen soon (reftel),the two leaders met and Maoist and Party negotiators announced an eight-point agreement on June 16. While the eight points are [...]	2006-06-19 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1578	NEPAL ARMY SHARES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT [...] (C) The Nepal Army (NA) will present its human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during the upcoming session. The Army is aware that it has problems with human rights abuse and alternates between trying to explain the reasons for violations and trying to addr [...]	2006-06-19 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1582	FORMER PM DEUBA COMPLAINS PARTIES LEFT OUT OF [...] (C) On June 19, Charge D'Affaires Larry Schwartz met with former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),to seek his impression of the eight-point agreement reached between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on June 16 (Septel). Deuba replied that [...]	2006-06-20 02:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1596	GON OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN EXPLAIN MAOIST [...] (C) During June 15-16 meetings, Government of Nepal (GON) officials and businessmen explained to Emboff how the Maoists go about funding their movement by looting rural banks, "taxing" businesses and organizations and engaging in flagrant extortion by preying on some of the country's poorest p [...]	2006-06-20 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1597	SHOCKWAVES FOLLOW EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Political party members and commentators have launched a storm of protests against the eight-point agreement Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G. P. Koirala announced on June 16. While party leaders expressed hope that the agreement might lead to peace, they also expressed disapp [...]	2006-06-20 12:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP

06KATHMANDU1614	PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (SBU) On June 21, Post received the following letter to President Bush from Prime Minister G.P. Koirala. In the letter, PM Koirala thanked the President for his May 17 letter of congratulations (reftel),outlined some recent developments in Nepal's government, and expressed a hope for future [...]	2006-06-21 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1615	MAOISTS PURSUING PARALLEL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) Media recently reported that Maoists have established "People's Courts" in the Kathmandu Valley. A local businessman told Emboff that Maoist People's Courts in Kathmandu had been issuing instructions to businessmen on behalf of workers. In one case, the businessman's friend had paid his [...]	2006-06-21 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1617	GOVERNMENT TRYING TO WALK BACK THE EIGHT-POINT [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief June 21 that the Government of Nepal (GON) now had to work on "damage control," following the June 16 eight-point agreement with the Maoists (ref A). Chalise agreed with the Ambassad [...]	2006-06-21 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1630	GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES ARMS MANAGEMENT NEEDED BEFORE [...] (SBU) Leader of the GON talk team and Home Minister, Krishna Prasad Sitaula stated that an interim government with the Maoists would be formed only after the issue of Maoist arms was resolved. While addressing a meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) in Pokhara (western Nepal) on June 20, Sitaula [...]	2006-06-21 12:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1649	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CITES CONTINUING MAOIST [...] (U) On June 21, the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC),a Nepali human rights group with representation throughout the country, issued a press release expressing serious concern over continuing Maoist human rights violations, despite the Code of Conduct signed between the Maoists and the G [...]	2006-06-22 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1650	SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE WEEKS AHEAD [...] (C) Since the signing of the June 16 eight-point agreement with the Maoists, the government and seven-party alliance appear to have realized that unilateral concessions could ultimately result in a Maoist takeover and have since returned to their previous bottom line: the Maoists must lay dow [...]	2006-06-22 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1652	MAOISTS CREATE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS IN [...] (C) According to local businessmen, Nepal is becoming a less hospitable business environment each day as the political turmoil continues and the possibility of the Maoists entering the government increases. Nepali businessmen assert that the Maoists can not be trusted and many businesses are [...]	2006-06-22 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER ETRD EINV PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1663	FORMER PRIME MINISTER SURYA THAPA WORRIED ABOUT THE EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT AND POSSIBLE MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Surya Bahadur Thapa, chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and five-time Prime Minister, condemned the eight-point agreement that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala had signed with Maoist chairman Prachanda on June 16. He stressed that the po [...]	2006-06-23 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP PREF
06KATHMANDU1664	POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE MAOISTS MUST GIVE UP ARMS [...] (C) On June 22, the Ambassador met separately with Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),and Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan of People's Front Nepal (PFN) to stress that the Maoists must give up arms before they could be [...]	2006-06-23 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPKO EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1666	DISCONTENTED PARTIES DISCUSS HOW TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) Members of the seven-party alliance (SPA) are meeting to discuss implementation of the eight-point agreement signed with the Maoists on June 16, which they recognize as flawed. During its June 22 discussion, the SPA committed to peace talks as long as party members remained included in [...]	2006-06-23 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1667	DEPUTY PM: IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING MAOISTS INTO [...] (C) In a June 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli stressed that it would be "quite impossible" to bring the Maoists into the Government of Nepal (GON) before "demobilization and decommissioning" had taken place. During the meeting, Oli excused h [...]	2006-06-23 12:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1678	MAOIST CONFUSION REIGNS: INCHING CLOSER TO [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) continues to issue vague statements about Maoist arms and an interim government. Home Minister Krishna Sitaula announced that the Maoists would join the government as soon as the UN started monitoring weapons, explaining that an interim government and arms [...]	2006-06-26 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1689	AMBASSADOR CAUTIONS HOME MINISTER/CHIEF NEGOTIATOR [...] (C) In a June 27 meeting, the Ambassador cautioned Government of Nepal (GON) chief negotiator and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula that if the Maoists came into government without committing to give up violence irrevocably and permanently giving up their weapons, the USG would have to cut [...]	2006-06-27 10:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1692	GOVERNMENT WILLING TO SUPPORT SOLUTION ACCEPTABLE [...] (C) On June 23, the Ambassador discussed with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM K.P. Oli the seven-nation core group's preparations for a July 14 meeting in New York on Bhutanese refugees (ref A). Oli conveyed the willingness of the Government of Nepal (GON) to accept repatriation, th [...]	2006-06-27 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1694	CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE STARTS WORK [...] (C) On June 26, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists determined the terms of reference allowing the cease-fire Code of Conduct monitoring committee (also called the National Monitoring Committee) to begin its work. The National Monitoring Committee will form a network of sub-committ [...]	2006-06-27 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP PINR
06KATHMANDU1702	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, JUNE 28 [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),told Emboff that there were currently 99 Tibetan refugees at the Tibetan Refugee Center (TRC). Of those, 41 were scheduled to depart Kathmandu for India on June 29 with exit permits [...]	2006-06-28 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1714	JANUARY POLITICAL POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In May 2006, the Asia Foundation and a group called Interdisciplinary Analysts released the results of a poll, "Nepal Contemporary Political Situation -- II," conducted across Nepal in January, which showed that the overwhelming majority of Nepalese thought democracy was right for Nepal. P [...]	2006-06-29 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU172	MAOISTS BOMB CAPITAL, GOVERNMENT BANS GATHERINGS [...] (C) On January 14, the Maoists simultaneously attacked different police posts and government buildings in the Kathmandu Valley, detonating at least three bombs and raiding two police posts, killing at least twelve policemen. In reaction, the government issued a nighttime curfew with "shoot on [...]	2006-01-17 10:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1722	EU PRESENTS REASSURING STANCE ON AID [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting, Eduardo Lechuga Jimenez, Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Nepal, told the Ambassador that the EU wanted to help the people of Nepal but not finance the Maoist insurgency. Jimenez, clarifying the EU's position (reftel),said that the EU woul [...]	2006-06-30 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1726	MONITORING COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE WHILE [...] (C) The work of the Ceasefire Code of Conduct National Monitoring Committee is proceeding at a far slower pace than it took to reach the eight-point agreement (ref A) that created it. Members of the monitoring committee explained to us that the committee was busy developing its working framew [...]	2006-06-30 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1727	US-FUNDED FACILITATOR CONCERNED ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) USAID-funded contractor Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador June 29 that he was worried about the lack of progress by the Government of Nepal (GON) in the constitutional drafting committee as well as in establishing the cease fire monitoring committee. Siebert shared the Ambassador's assess [...]	2006-06-30 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1744	GOVERNMENT FORMALLY REQUESTS UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On July 3, the UN officially received a letter from Prime Minister GP Koirala to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requesting help with the management and monitoring of Maoist and government arms. The GON declined to publicly disclose the contents of the letter "in the interest of the count [...]	2006-07-05 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1745	CHINESE UPSET OVER TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) on July 5 refuted the July 4 media reports that it had agreed to the resettlement of 5000 Tibetan refugees to the United States. Media had reported that the PRC had expressed concern to K.P. Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, over the [...]	2006-07-05 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1755	PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala was admitted to the Martyr Gangalal National Heart Center in Kathmandu late on July 3 following respiratory difficulties. Dr. Madhu Ghimire, Koirala's personal physician, announced at a midnight press briefing that the Prime Minister had pneumonia in the lower [...]	2006-07-05 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1757	PRACHANDA SAYS WEAPONS WILL NOT BE DECOMMISSIONED [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's June 28 speech and subsequent public remarks on July 1, Prachanda gave a TV interview July 3 in which he stated that the Maoists would not give up arms before joining an interim government. In a somewhat contradictory July 3 press statement, he issued a directiv [...]	2006-07-05 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1784	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS -- A LONG AND [...] (C) On July 5, a team visiting from the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) told Charge and Emboffs that ideal election preparations to a constituent assembly would likely take at least one year from the time the Government of Nepal (GON) begins planning. The IFES team conced [...]	2006-07-07 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1785	CODE OF CONDUCT MONITORING COMMITTEE MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) On July 7, Charge met with Birendra Mishra, Coordinator of the National Monitoring Committee on Code of Conduct for Ceasefire (NMCC),to discuss the future plans of the NMCC and its role in peace negotiations. Mishra said that the committee, set up in the Peace Secretariat since just July [...]	2006-07-07 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1786	NEPAL POLICE READY FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL [...] (C) Maoists have decimated Nepal Police posts in most parts of the country and forced most police personnel to move into district headquarters. There has been no government security presence in most rural areas during the last few years of the Maoist insurgency. In addition, foreign assistan [...]	2006-07-07 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KCRM EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1794	NEPAL ASKS USG SUPPORT FOR UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C/NF) The GON shared with Post a copy of Prime Minister Koirala's letter requesting assistance from the United Nations (full text in para. 5) and asked for our support in getting the UN to give a prompt, positive response. The GON is worried that India is opposing UN action. According to th [...]	2006-07-10 10:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1795	CRIME ON THE RISE IN KATHMANDU VALLEY? [...] (C) Leading dailies have recently been reporting an upsurge of criminal activity in Kathmandu (ref A). However, according to police sources, despite the press reports, crime, and robbery in particular, have actually been decreasing in Kathmandu Valley. Keshab Adhikari, Superintendent of Poli [...]	2006-07-10 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1796	PRC APPLYING UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURE ON UNHCR [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal (UNHCR),told Emboff that on July 7, the PRC Embassy sent a diplomatic note to UNHCR requesting that UNHCR not provide assistance to a group of 16 Tibetans who had crossed the border [...]	2006-07-10 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1797	NEPAL'S "STATE OF THE UNION" IMPRESSES FEW [...] (C) On July 9, Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli presented to Parliament the Government of Nepal's (GON) annual policy and program statement for the 2006-2007 fiscal year (full text emailed to SCA/INS). (Note: The Nepali fiscal year runs from July 15 - July 14. End Note.) The statement to Parli [...]	2006-07-10 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1799	RESIGNATION OF COMISSIONERS AFTER PRESSURE [...] (C) The Commissioners of the Election Commission (EC) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) tendered their resignations on July 9 after intense pressure from members of Parliament. Political party leaders conceded the Maoists had been pressing for the resignations of the Commissioner [...]	2006-07-10 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1806	MAOIST DEPUTY: NO SURRENDER OF ARMS BEFORE [...] (U) The Maoists are publicly emphasizing their opposition to decommissioning their weapons before constituent assembly elections, despite increasing public pressure to do so. During a July 10 media interview, Maoist number two in command Baburam Bhattarai stated, "let everybody be clear -- we' [...]	2006-07-11 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1816	CALL FOR HOME MINISTER'S RESIGNATION BY HIS OWN [...] (C) Media reports indicated that on July 10, Nepali Congress (NC) Members of Parliament demanded the resignation of Krishna Sitaula, Home Minister and Chief of the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiation team with the Maoists. The demand came during a meeting of the NC parliamentary committee [...]	2006-07-11 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1828	FORMER PM DEUBA URGES "OUTSIDERS" TO HELP NEPAL [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting, Nepali Congress - Democratic (NC-D) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba told CDA that the Government of Nepal (GON) seemed to be in a hurry to make concessions to the Maoists. Deuba expressed concern that the GON was going to forfeit its gains, suc [...]	2006-07-12 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1841	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On July 12, Emboff delivered reftel's talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary in the Europe/Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating our strong condemnation of the North Korean missile launch and the serious threat it poses to the region and to the international [...]	2006-07-12 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP KN NP
06KATHMANDU1865	UML GENERAL SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT WAY FORWARD [...] (C) During a July 12 meeting, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told CDA he was worried about the way forward in the peace process. MK Nepal lamented the ground already lost to the Maoists in the eight-point agreement (ref A). He stressed the importance of achieving a consensus wi [...]	2006-07-13 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1866	PEACE SECRETARIAT STRAINING TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met July 10 with Vidya Dhar Mallik, Secretary of the Peace Secretariat, to discuss the role the SIPDIS Secretariat was playing in the peace process and the SIPDIS Secretariat's plans for the future. The Secretariat is SIPDIS currently supporting four important commit [...]	2006-07-13 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1867	TWO PAKISTANIS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU: ALLEGED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU190	NOMINATION FOR APRIL 3-14 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR [...] Post nominates Tisa Lacoul Shrestha for the April 3-14 political training course for LES/FSNs who work in political sections. The requested information is below. Tisa Lacoul Shrestha Grade: FSN 7-4 Length of Service: 3 1/2 years English language ability: excellent Time spent in the U.S.: [...]	2006-01-18 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1908	CONFUSION MOUNTS OVER INTERIM PARLIAMENT; MORE [...] (C) Informal talks July 14 between leaders of the two largest parties of the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists set the stage for agreement between the GON/Maoist negotiation teams to hold the next talks on July 21. The July 14 talks among the Nepali Congress (NC),the CPN-UML, and Maoists [...]	2006-07-17 13:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1917	MAOISTS "DECLARE WAR" AGAINST SPLINTER GROUP [...] (SBU) According to press reports, on July 17, Matrika Yadav, Maoist Central Committee member and Chairman of the Maoist-affiliated Madheshi Rastriya Mukti Morcha, "declared war" against the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM - People's Terai Liberation Front),a Maoist splinter group based [...]	2006-07-18 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1918	PAKISTANIS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU REPORTEDLY HAVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1925	TASK FORCE TO PRESENT UNIFIED VOICE FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) On July 18, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) formed a 20-member task force to incorporate the differing opinions of the political party leaders into a unified agenda for the July 21 talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiation teams. Nepal Sadbhavana Party - Anandi De [...]	2006-07-19 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1966	POLITICAL LEADERS TOUGHEN ATTITUDE ABOUT ARMS [...] (C) In separate meetings with CDA on July 19 and 20, Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Sushil Koirala, Speaker of the House and CPN-UML Central Committee member Subash Nemwang, and Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP) Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe expressed increasingly hardline positi [...]	2006-07-21 12:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1976	MK NEPAL DECRIES SLOW ARMS MANAGEMENT, PEACE [...] (C) In a July 21 meeting with CDA, CPN-UML Secretary General Madhav Kumar Nepal complained about the sluggishness in decision-making about managing Maoist and Nepal Army weapons, the interim constitution, the interim government, and the inability of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and GON to a [...]	2006-07-24 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1982	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: JULY 25 [...] (C) Douglas DiSalvo, Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal (UNHCR),told Emboff that the 16 Tibetans who were the subject of PRC pressure in early July (reftel) left Nepal on July 24 and arrived in India on July 25. The Government of Nepal [...]	2006-07-25 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1983	HOME MINISTER SITAULA: NO DECISIONS BEFORE UN [...] (C) On July 24, Home Minister and GON negotiation team leader Krishna Sitaula told DCM that the GON and the Maoists would agree on an arms management strategy after meeting with the UN assessment team, scheduled to arrive on July 26. Home Minister Sitaula assured DCM that the Maoists would no [...]	2006-07-25 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1984	PRACHANDA STRIKES OUT AGAINST MAOIST-ONLY [...] (C) Maoist Supremo Prachanda sent a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan July 24 protesting that the Government of Nepal (GON) had sent its July 2 request for assistance (ref A) to the UN without consulting the Maoists. The Maoist letter denounced the GON letter for refe [...]	2006-07-25 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU199	AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS HMGN POSTPONE MUNICIPAL [...] (C) In separate meetings on January 18 with Home Minister Kamal Thapa, Vice-Chairman Tulsi Giri, and Vice-Chairman Kirti Nidhi Bista, and in a January 19 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador pushed for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to postpone the munici [...]	2006-01-19 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1993	FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON JULY 14 CORE GROUP [...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli to give a read-out of the July 14 Core Group meeting and to confirm points on Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees (reftel). Oli confirmed the Government of Nepal's (GON) commitment to allow resettlement of t [...]	2006-07-26 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
06KATHMANDU1994	DEPUTY PM SHERCHAN: ARMS MANAGEMENT A SECONDARY [...] (C) On July 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Amik Sherchan told DCM that the issue of the management of Maoist arms was secondary to resolving the wider political conflict. Deputy PM Sherchan said that the GON and Maoists had reached a bottleneck over the matter of Nepal Army [...]	2006-07-26 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU200	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS POLITICAL PARTY AND CIVIL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) Citing fears that the Maoists would infiltrate the January 20 mass protest program of the seven-party alliance and turn it violent, the government cut phone services and arrested political party and ci [...]	2006-01-19 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2003	NEPAL PARLIAMENT POISED TO RATIFY ROME STATUTE [...] (C) On July 25 the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution directing the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the Rome Statute to become a member of the International Criminal Court. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli pledged that the GON would rati [...]	2006-07-26 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2004	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS WRANGLE FOR CONTROL OF [...] (C) On July 25, Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister GP Koirala's foreign relations adviser, told DCM that the Government of Nepal (GON) was uncertain as to what the Maoists wanted out of the peace process. He accused Maoist Chairman Prachanda of objecting to the spirit of the June 16 eight-point [...]	2006-07-26 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2007	FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES A STRONG LINE AGAINST THE [...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli to discuss the current situation in Nepal. Oli complained that he had been blasted from both within and without the government for his hard stance against the Maoists. Oli also expressed concern about [...]	2006-07-26 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2030	MAOIST ARMS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FIRST, CPN-UML [...] (C) On July 27 the Ambassador met separately with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Speaker of the House Subash Nemwang (also CPN-UML) to discuss what the Government of Nepal could do to resolve the arms management issue. Both interlocutors agreed that the issue of Maoist arms h [...]	2006-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2089	NEPAL ARMY TORTURES NEPAL POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On July 29, dozens of soldiers from the Nepal Army's Bhairabnath Battalion in Kathmandu surrounded a local police station, abducted three police officers by force, and then allegedly beat and tortured the police officers in the battalion's barracks. The Bhairabnath Battalion is the same u [...]	2006-08-01 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU211	CITY QUIET DURING CURFEW, BUT PARTIES STILL [...] (SBU) The January 20 government-called curfew from 0800 to 1800 inside the ring road in Kathmandu and Lalitpur was strictly observed. The city was quiet and the seven-party alliance was unable to hold its planned mass demonstration against the King. INSEC, a reputed human rights NGO, report [...]	2006-01-20 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2110	NEPAL'S KING REMAINS ISOLATED [...] (C) King Gyanendra's confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on August 3 that popular animosity against the King had not died down since the April "People's Movement." Rana had suggested in vain that the King give his testimony to the high-level Rayamajhi Commission. Rana denied that the [...]	2006-08-04 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2130	NEPALI CONGRESS-DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) During an August 1 meeting with Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Spokesperson Minendra Rijal and Central Committee Member Prakash Sharan Mahat, the Ambassador expressed his concern about the Maoists' expanded influence and stressed to the NC-D leaders that th [...]	2006-08-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2152	MAOIST LETTER DEMANDS U.S. REMOVAL OF TERRORIST TAG [...] (C) On August 7, a group of five individuals associated with the Magar National Liberation Front, an organization associated with the Maoists, appeared at the Chancery and delivered a letter to the U.S. President. The letter demanded that the USG remove the terrorist tag on the Maoists and st [...]	2006-08-08 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2154	ARMS MANAGEMENT STILL KEY ISSUE BUT TEMPORIZING [...] (C) Since the August 3 departure of the UN assessment mission without a deal on arms management, the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiating teams have struggled to reach an agreement. Neither party wants to be blamed for missing this opportunity for peace. According to at least one [...]	2006-08-08 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2166	GON AND MAOISTS KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD [...] (U) Nepali media have reported that negotiations between the GON and Nepal's Maoists on August 9 resulted in an agreed letter to the United Nations signed by Prime Minister G.P. Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda. In a joint press conference, the two announced agreement on a 5 point request [...]	2006-08-09 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2167	NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (C) Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a [...]	2006-08-09 14:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2174	REACTIONS TO GOVERNMENT-MAOIST AGREEMENT VARY [...] (C) Reactions to the August 9 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists outlining ideas for future United Nations (UN) involvement in Nepal's peace process (reftel) have varied. Political parties disagreed on whether the agreement was good or bad for the peace process, a [...]	2006-08-10 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2179	REVISED NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a join [...]	2006-08-11 13:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2187	NEPAL: SENATOR SPECTER MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Senator Arlen Specter met with Government of Nepal (GON) officials on August 13 to gain insight into Nepal's political situation and to remind the GON of the USG's continuing support in its move toward democracy. The GON representatives stressed their commitment not to allow the Maoists [...]	2006-08-14 01:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU2188	PRIME MINISTER TAKES A STRONG STANCE ON MAOISTS [...] (C) A spry Prime Minister Koirala thanked Senator Specter for continued support, explaining that United States financial assistance had helped stabilize the government. Koirala stressed his strong support of democracy, and emphasized that unless the Maoists gave up their weapons they could not [...]	2006-08-14 01:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2203	INDIANS WANT TO WORK WITH US ON UN PRESENCE IN [...] (C) In an August 14 conversation with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee expressed Indian support for an expanded UN presence in Nepal, as long as the UN Security Council did not have to authorize that revised role. Mukherjee believed that the GON gave in to all Maoist demands in the [...]	2006-08-15 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2204	NEPAL GOVERNMENT'S TEMERITY PUTS INDIAN CONSULATE [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador August 14 that government forces had done little earlier that day to protect the Indian Consulate in Birgunj against a group of hostile demonstrators. Not until Mukherjee threatened to cancel India's assistance program did the police attempt [...]	2006-08-15 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IN NP
06KATHMANDU2205	NEPALI PM OKAYS NON-LETHAL EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES [...] (C) The Ambassador asked PM Koirala on August 13 whether the Prime Minister would approve delivery of Nepal's U.S.-financed Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Koirala replied, "Yes, please go ahead with that non-lethal equipment." 2. (C) This agreement to accept the EDA also solves a transpor [...]	2006-08-15 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2253	UN TEAM EXPECTED IN KATHMANDU BY SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (C) UNDP Resident Representative Mathew Kahane told DCM August 18 that a small UN team will arrive in Kathmandu by September 1 to start work on the 5-point GON/Maoist request to the UN for assistance (ref A). Kahane said that the five-person team would include representatives of UN technical [...]	2006-08-18 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2254	ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2256	ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2257	ARREST OF INDIAN GANG LEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 01:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2268	GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN AFTER PROTESTS OVER [...] (C) The poorly handled attempt by the Government of Nepal (GON) on August 18 to bring its subsidized rates for petroleum products more in line with world prices ended with a complete reversal on August 20. Street protests in the 10-20,000 person range in Kathmandu on August 19 and 20 compelle [...]	2006-08-21 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL ECON NP
06KATHMANDU228	PARTY DEMONSTRATIONS THWARTED; MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (U) The demonstrations rescheduled by the Parties on January 21 led to clashes between demonstrators and security forces, disrupting the Parties' hopes for a mass turnout. The armed police force (APF) and civil police used tear gas, baton charges, and arrests to control demonstrators, who cha [...]	2006-01-23 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2281	CLEAR PUBLIC MESSAGE ON ARMS MANAGEMENT FROM PRIME [...] (C) On August 21 former Prime Minister and Rastriya Janashaki Party founder Surya Bahadur Thapa agreed with the Ambassador that the issue of Maoist arms management "will decide everything." Thapa stressed that the Prime Minister needed to publicly and clearly explain why the Maoists could not [...]	2006-08-22 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2284	NEPAL: PUSHING BACK THE MAOIST TIDE [...] (C) We are reaching the crunch point in Nepal. Four months after Nepal's people's movement uprising, the Maoists appear intent on intimidating their way into power. Till now, the Seven Party Alliance government appears to have been more worried about alienating the Maoists than about preservi [...]	2006-08-23 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2286	NEPAL'S PETROLEUM CRISIS NOT YET SOLVED [...] (C) Nepali Finance Minister Mahat told the Ambassador August 21 the Government of Nepal (GON) had mishandled its attempt to abolish most of the subsidies on petroleum products. He expressed regret that it had not been possible to retain at least some portion of the price increase. Mahat said [...]	2006-08-23 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAGR EAID PGOV PREL ECON MARR NP
06KATHMANDU232	GOVERNMENT AND PARTIES NERVOUS, BUT UNBENDING [...] (C) During the evening of January 23, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) withdrew the curfew in effect in Kathmandu and Lalitpur, which it had put in place on January 16 (ref A),restored cellphone service, and once again allowed political activity and demonstrations in much of Kathmandu [...]	2006-01-24 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2335	NEPALI INTERIM CONSTITUTION STILL HAS GAPS [...] (C) The committee of party and Maoist-affiliated representatives tasked with preparing an interim constitution for Nepal presented its draft to the Government and Maoist peace negotiating teams on August 25. The Interim Constitution Drafting Committee (ICDC) took a little more than two months [...]	2006-08-29 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2340	PEACE PROCESS MAKES PROGRESS - SLOWLY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Olivier told the Ambassador August 24 that the peace process in Nepal seemed to be making progress. Nonetheless, Olivier said that the Maoists continued to exert pressure on the Prime Minister to dissolve the Parliament. He reported that the Maoists had [...]	2006-08-30 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2344	MAOIST INFLUENCE STRONG IN CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) During an August 24 dinner with House International Relations Committee Staffdel Forsyth, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pokhara (central Nepal) Ramesh Kumar Shrestha told Emboff that the Maoists could do "more or less whatever they want" in and around the city of Pokhara. Shrestha [...]	2006-08-30 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2345	PM KOIRALA SEES UN AS THE PANACEA [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting, Prime Minister Koirala told House Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe that the United Nations would solve Nepal's problems and help to bring a lasting peace. The PM indicated that he would continue to hold the line against allowing the Maoists into [...]	2006-08-30 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2346	NEPAL TO SEND PKO FORCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) The cabinet of the Government of Nepal (GON) decided on August 29 to send a batallion of soldiers to Lebanon to join the UN peacekeeping force. Brigadier General Chand, Director of Public Relations for the Nepal Army, told the Defense Attache that there could be up to 860 soldiers sent to [...]	2006-08-30 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNIFIL IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2348	NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY UNDER NO ILLUSIONS [...] (C) On August 29, the UN Secretary General's newly appointed special envoy, Ian Martin, told the Ambassador he was under no illusions about the difficulty of bridging the differences between the Government and the Maoists on the key question of managing Maoist arms. Martin stated that he was [...]	2006-08-30 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2349	GON STRUGGLES WITH MAOIST CHALLENGE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told DCM August 29 that the GON is acutely aware of stepped-up Maoist presence in Nepal's urban centers and the deteriorating law and order situation throughout the country. He said that the GON was trying to bind the Maoist ins [...]	2006-08-30 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2363	CODEL KOLBE STRESSES ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) During their August 25-28 visit, a four-member Congressional delegation led by Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, stressed to the Government of Nepal (GON) that arms management must occur before Maoists could be allowed into the government. [...]	2006-08-31 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU2364	AMBASSADOR URGES HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [...] (S) The Ambassador made the case for continued UK political engagement in Nepal in an August 29 meeting with the new British Ambassador. The Ambassador explained why he did not believe a Maoist victory was inevitable. UK Ambassador Hall expressed concern that nothing be done to impede the pe [...]	2006-08-31 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER UK NP
06KATHMANDU2391	NEPAL SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2418	INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP CONDEMNS MAOIST ACTIONS [...] (C) The Industrial Security Group (ISG),which brings together key Embassies, bilateral Chambers of Commerce and industry associations (with the U.S. Embassy as Acting Chair),issued a strong condemnation of Maoist extortion and other threats after an ISG meeting on September 5. Participants w [...]	2006-09-06 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON NP
06KATHMANDU2425	MAOIST LEADERSHIP RATCHETS UP THE PRESSURE; SAYS [...] (C) The leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has decided after its recent Central Committee meeting to increase its pressure on the Government of Nepal. The most striking result of the August 27-31 meeting was the leaders' announcements September 2 and 3 that Maoist combatants w [...]	2006-09-07 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU2434	PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO APPOINT NEW HOME MINISTER [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador September 7 that Prime Minister Koirala is probably going to appoint a new Home Minister. Siebert expects incumbent Home Minister Sitaula to keep his position on the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team with Koi [...]	2006-09-08 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU244	MAOIST DEPUTY DEFENDS VIOLENCE TO END AUTOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Maoist Deputy Baburam Bhattarai published an article in the January 18 issue of Budhabaar, a Nepali-language weekly (mouthpiece of CPN-UML, a major party of the seven-party alliance) with a circulation of about 10,000, explaining that the Maoists intended to use armed struggle to accompl [...]	2006-01-25 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU245	HEAVY FIGHTING IN WESTERN NEPAL; ELECTION [...] (C) Heavy fighting occurred when Maoist rebels attacked Nepalese security forces the evening of January 24 in the western border town of Nepalgunj. Reports indicated that fighting started around 8:15 pm local time and continued until approximately 10:00 pm. According to the press, there were [...]	2006-01-25 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2461	PRIME MINISTER TO ACT AGAINST MAOISTS IN TWO WEEKS [...] (C) In a meeting on September 10, the Ambassador told Prime Minister Koirala that the Government of Nepal (GON) was losing control of the country. The Maoists were acting with impunity and they clearly assumed the GON would do nothing. PM (and Nepali Congress Party chief) Koirala responded tha [...]	2006-09-11 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2463	DPM OLI WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE [...] (C) After listening to DPM/Foreign Minister Oli's pitch to the diplomatic community for support for Nepal's bid for a UNSC rotating seat on September 8 (reftel),I asked for a few minutes of Oli's time. In a subsequent one-on-one meeting, I told Oli that the GON was losing the country to the [...]	2006-09-11 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP

06KATHMANDU247	MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Fourteen percent of the total number of voters in Nepal live in the 58 municipalities. Voters must be at least 18 and candidates must be at least 21. In the 58 municipalities where February 8 elections are scheduled for over 4,000 seats, depending on population, there are between nine a [...]	2006-01-25 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP
06KATHMANDU2478	MAOIST MILITIA AND NEPAL POLICE CLASH OVER [...] (C) OHCHR told us on September 12 that the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists had decided to pursue the idea of a joint deployment of Nepal Police and Maoist Militia forces to provide security at the Bhutanese refugee camps in Jhapa District (southeastern Nepal). OHCHR said this was d [...]	2006-09-12 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF NP
06KATHMANDU2479	NEPAL: OHCHR AND NHRC PRESS MAOISTS ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) On September 11, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal sent a document to the Maoists demanding that they stop human rights abuses and fulfill their commitments in the peace process. The document focused on Maoist killings, abductions, tortur [...]	2006-09-12 13:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2489	NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU NP
06KATHMANDU2491	MAOISTS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES [...] (C) On September 13, the Maoists called a nationwide traffic strike to protest an alleged shipment of weapons from India to the Nepal Army in violation of the government-Maoist cease-fire Code of Conduct. The Government of Nepal (GON) denied these allegations. It said that no weapons had ent [...]	2006-09-13 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2495	UN REP MARTIN WAITING FOR COALITION TO AGREE ON [...] (C) Ian Martin, UN Secretary General Annan's personal representative for the peace process, told the DCM September 11 that in spite of their rhetoric, the Maoists were prepared to move ahead. He remarked that they had recently hammered out a unified position and had taken steps to ensure their [...]	2006-09-14 04:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP
06KATHMANDU2518	STUDENT POLITICS IN NEPAL: NOT YOUR COLLEGE [...] (C) Student organizations - the starting point for many Nepalese leaders - have been instrumental in stimulating political change during the past 60 years. Students have been able to operate when and where mainstream politicians could not. Student organizations were the legal arms of politi [...]	2006-09-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU252	CPN-UML PARTY LEADER WORRIED [...] (C) UML leader MK Nepal, who remains under house arrest, welcomed the Ambassador's visit to his home on January 25. He claimed he had not been in touch with UML party cadre or Maoists recently. MK Nepal speculated that Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai was making strong statements to [...]	2006-01-26 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2538	CALL FOR SEVEN-PARTY ALLIANCE UNITY RECEIVES WEAK [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal on September 16 to deliver a message: unity among the seven politica [...]	2006-09-19 01:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2539	MAOISTS ALLEGEDLY PLANNING URBAN REVOLUTION IN [...] (C/NF) On September 12, Chauyen Lai Shrestha, member of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party and assistant to Prime Minister Koirala's daughter, passed two Nepali-language documents to the Embassy. The documents, which appear to reflect the results of the recent Maoist Central Committee meeting, ou [...]	2006-09-19 01:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU254	NEPAL-WIDE GENERAL STRIKE WIDELY OBSERVED; [...] (C) The January 26 general strike/closure (bandh) of all of Nepal called by the Parties to protest against the King and the upcoming February 8 municipal elections was widely observed. In Kathmandu and Patan, few vehicles were on the roads and most shops and businesses were closed (although s [...]	2006-01-26 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU255	RNA WORRIED THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO CONSENSUS ON HOW [...] (C) On January 20, Lt. General Katawal, Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of General Staff, told the Ambassador he was worried that the government did not have a unified strategy for tackling the Maoist insurgency. Katawal reiterated that there was no purely military solution to the insurgency [...]	2006-01-26 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2551	WORLD BANK REP TRIES TO ENGAGE MAOISTS [...] (C) On September 15, World Bank (WB) Country Representative Ken Ohashi told Emboff that he had requested a meeting with the Maoists' 20-member economic advisory committee, but was rebutted. Frustrated with the Government of Nepal (GON),Ohashi suggested the Maoists should be allowed to run a [...]	2006-09-19 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2557	NEWLY APPOINTED ARMY CHIEF STILL FACING HUMAN [...] (C) PM Koirala swore in Rookmangud Katawal as the new Chief of Army Staff on September 18. Katawal, who has repeatedly affirmed his intention to loyally serve the democratic Government of Nepal (GON) received cabinet approval on September 5. The government's decision came in the face of com [...]	2006-09-20 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2558	INDIAN AMBASSADOR AFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) In a meeting on September 18, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador that he had heard that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Koirala and Prachanda had been successful. Two-on-two talks were planned, he said for September 26, 27 and 28 between the Government of Nepal (GON [...]	2006-09-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON MARR IN NP
06KATHMANDU2573	PM TELLS AMBASSADOR: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala and Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told the Ambassador September 21 that the Government of Nepal had to give the Maoists every chance to make peace. Maoist Supremo Prachanda had accepted the PM's demand in a meeting September 17 that Maoist arms management would h [...]	2006-09-21 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2587	CRUNCH TIME IN NEPAL? [...] (S/NF) It looks like we're getting to crunch time here in Nepal. The Maoists are still stringing along talks with the GON, hoping that the GON will follow up on its past four months of unilateral concessions by caving in and allowing an armed Maoist movement into an interim government. The Prime [...]	2006-09-22 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2589	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSERTS MINISTRY'S CONTROL OF [...] (C) Ministry of Defense Secretary Upreti invited Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief to a meeting on September 18 to learn more about U.S.- Nepal security assistance and agreements. ODC Chief emphasized U.S. security assistance hinged on the promotion of human rights. He asked if the M [...]	2006-09-22 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PINS NP
06KATHMANDU2590	FAR-WESTERN NEPAL: IN TROUBLE, BUT NOT HOPELESS [...] (SBU) During a trip to the far-western region of Nepal September 12-15, Ambassador Moriarty met with government and military officials, business and political leaders, human rights organizations, and USAID project partners to gauge the situation on the ground and the impact of U.S. assistance [...]	2006-09-22 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON MARR MCAP PHUM SENV EAID NP
06KATHMANDU2596	ECONOMIC GROWTH UNLIKELY UNTIL RESOLUTION OF [...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Nepal, two INR economic analysts gained insight into Nepal's poor economic state. Industrialists in Kathmandu and the key border town of Birgunj explained how Maoist extortion and the activities of Maoist-affiliated trade unions had greatly disrupted their enterp [...]	2006-09-25 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2598	PARTIAL PEACE DEAL POSSIBLE BEFORE DASHAIN? [...] (C) On September 22, peace facilitator Hannes Siebert and UN Secretary General Annan's representative to the peace process Ian Martin told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were getting closer to agreement on several of the key peace documents. There were also, they [...]	2006-09-25 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2619	CHINESE AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador September 26, Chinese Ambassador Sun denied that China supported the entry of the Maoists with their arms into an interim Nepali government. To the contrary, the PRC still had a Maoist no-contact policy in place. Sun stated that China's key interest in Nepa [...]	2006-09-27 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CX NP
06KATHMANDU2620	AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES SERIOUSNESS OF SITUATION [...] (C) During a September 25 meeting with the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dr. Kim Howells and British Ambassador Dr. Andrew Hall, the Ambassador strongly reinforced the need for the separation of Maoists from their weapons. The Ambassador stated that he thought [...]	2006-09-27 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UK NP
06KATHMANDU2625	BUCKING UP THE PARTIES ON MAOIST ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) According to various sources, Home Minister and chief Government of Nepal (GON) negotiator Krishna Sitaula is pushing his Seven Party Alliance (SPA) colleagues, including Prime Minister Koirala, to accept a deal that brings the Maoists into an interim government quickly without dealing wi [...]	2006-09-27 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2634	AMBASSADOR TELLS DANISH AMBASSADOR AND VATICAN [...] (C) In a meeting on September 26 with Danish Ambassador Thilstead and another on September 28 with Vatican Nuncio Quintana on September 28, the Ambassador stressed that Nepal's peace process was important, but most important was the outcome. Ambassador Thilstead, who had just hosted his Minis [...]	2006-09-28 13:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF DA VT BT NP
06KATHMANDU2636	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) In a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka acknowledged that, while a resolution from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on arms management was an option, the Government of Nepal was not very interested in the idea. The Ambassador explained [...]	2006-09-28 13:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER JP NP
06KATHMANDU2666	CHIEF GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator Krishna Prasad Sitaula told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann and the Ambassador October 6 that he was optimistic the summit meeting on October 8 would be successful. PDAS Mann stressed the USG's view that it was difficult to imagine how the tal [...]	2006-10-06 12:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF CVIS UN CX NP
06KATHMANDU2680	OUTCOME OF PEACE TALKS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) With the second day of the staggered peace summit between the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) having drawn to a close, it is not yet clear where things stand. All the parties have agreed that constituent assembly elections should take [...]	2006-10-10 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2695	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION'S FY 07 SCORECARD [...] (U) On October 11, Emboff presented the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) FY 07 Nepal Scorecard to Ministry of Finance Under Secretary for the Foreign Aid Coordination Division Madhu K. Marasini. Mr. Marasini was not familiar with the MCC. Emboff explained the purpose of the scoreca [...]	2006-10-12 02:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC NP
06KATHMANDU270	FEW CANDIDATES FILE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) On January 26, the deadline to file for candidacy in the February 8 municipal elections, the government announced that 3,255 people had filed to run for 4,416 open seats. However, as there were multiple candidates for some posts, more than one-third of the seats had no registered candidate, [...]	2006-01-27 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2700	PEACE DEAL APPEARS UNLIKELY ON EVE OF THIRD DAY OF [...] (C) USAID contracted peace facilitator Siebert and leaders of two of the three major political parties in the Government of Nepal (GON) told the Charge d'Affaires and visiting SCA India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Office Director Bernicat in separate meetings on October 11 that they did not expect the GO [...]	2006-10-12 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2702	PARLIAMENT SPOKESMAN TO U.S.: "TAKE A CHANCE" WITH [...] (C) Parliament Spokesman Manohar Bhattarai told SCA/INS Office Director Marcia Bernicat on October 12 that the U.S. should aid the peace process by establishing informal dialogue with the Maoists. He stressed that there were many in Parliament, including himself, who agreed with the Ambassad [...]	2006-10-12 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2703	PEACE TALKS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 15 [...] (C) After a third day of peace talks on October 12, Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and Maoist leaders have decided to postpone peace talks until October 15. The leaders met for less than two hours during the afternoon of October 12 before deciding to continue the talks at a later date. Arjun Nar [...]	2006-10-12 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU271	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH CONCERNED JAPANESE [...] (C) On January 26, Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka told the Ambassador he was concerned about the deteriorating situation in Nepal. He noted that 2006 was the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Nepal, and although Japan had not planned any major celebration, the Japanese F [...]	2006-01-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP JA
06KATHMANDU2732	NORWEGIAN/DANISH AMBASSADORS FAVOR MAOIST [...] (C) In a luncheon October 12 with SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat and Charge, Ambassador Finn Thilsted of Denmark and Ambassador Tore Toreng of Norway stressed the need for Maoist outreach and engagement to ensure a viable peace process, while Indian Political Counsellor Prabhat Kumar remained [...]	2006-10-13 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2733	IAN MARTIN'S SHOP STAFFED UP AND POISED TO [...] (C) In consultations October 12 with Charge and SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, Ian Martin, and Tamrat Samuel, visiting UN Political Advisor expressed measured optimism on the progress of GON-Maoist summit talks. Martin seemed poi [...]	2006-10-13 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM UN NP
06KATHMANDU2734	OCTOBER 15 PEACE AGREEMENT LIKELY [...] (C) It appears that agreement on Maoist entry into the interim government, arms management and the Constituent Assembly could be reached at the October 15 Summit Talks. October 13 discussions with USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert, the Prime Minister's (PM's) Defense Advisor Ra [...]	2006-10-13 13:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2735	PEACE FACILITATORS BRIEF ON STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert (please protect) told SCA PDAS Steven Mann and USAID Mission Director Don Clark on October 5 that the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) had narrowed their differences on key issues in the peace pro [...]	2006-10-16 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2738	CENTER-LEFT LEADER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES AS PEACE [...] (C) SCA PDAS Steven Mann heard October 4 from Madav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),that success at the upcoming peace summit would depend in large part on reaching an agreement on the monarchy and Maoists arms management. MK Nep [...]	2006-10-16 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2743	CENTER-RIGHT LEADER CONCERNED AS PEACE TALKS DRAW [...] (C) Nepali Congress - Democratic President Sher Bahadur Deuba told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann October 4 that the Seven Party Alliance government would have to overcome considerable mistrust of the Maoists if it was going to reach a peace deal at the upcoming talks. The main question was Ma [...]	2006-10-16 08:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2749	PEACE PROCESS OBSTRUCTED BUT ONGOING [...] (C) Contrary to the indications we had on October 13, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) did not reach a peace deal at their meeting on October 15. No new date for talks was announced. According to our sources, Maoist arms management was the princi [...]	2006-10-16 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2763	MAOISTS ACTIVE IN RURAL SOLUKHUMBU [...] (C) From September 29 to October 4, Emboffs traveled to southern portion of Solukhumbu District in eastern Nepal and observed and heard about the Maoist activities in that rural area. In Salleri, the district headquarters, the Maoists had established a "People's Government" office, complete wi [...]	2006-10-18 02:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2773	PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR UPBEAT ON PEACE TALKS [...] (C) PM Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, was upbeat regarding the prospects for a peace deal between the (Government of Nepal) GON and Maoists in a meeting with CDA October 18. He said that the PM had instructed him to deliver a hard-line message to the UN peace team on t [...]	2006-10-18 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2774	NEW DELHI JOINS THE FRAY OVER NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert told Charge October 18 that the Government of India (GOI) has recently engaged in a powerful way in Nepal's peace process. Siebert said the intervention took place after a visit to New Delhi on October 13 by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Mukherjee. [...]	2006-10-18 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM UN IN NP
06KATHMANDU2776	INDIAN CHARGE ADAMANT ON MAOIST ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) CDA called on Indian Charge Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya October 18 to discuss UN Nepal peace team leader Ian Martin's trip to New Delhi the day before and the overall status of the peace process. She applauded Prime Minister Koirala's firm stance on the need for the Maoists to disarm before [...]	2006-10-18 12:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2777	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert highlighted the difficulties Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiators faced in addressing the Maoist militia and security issues in an update for Charge on October 18. Senior politicians in the center-right Nepali Congress (NC) and the cen [...]	2006-10-18 13:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM NP
06KATHMANDU279	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered the points (reftel) to Mr. Shree Krishna Shrestha, Director General, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. Shrestha said, in general, he agreed with our comments, but he needed to review the documen [...]	2006-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU284	MAOISTS THREATEN ELECTION PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) Pravakiran, Kathmandu Valley Commander of the Communist Party of Nepal, released the following press statement on January 28, 2005, warning people "not to participate in the elections in any way." He threatened that those who did so would "face the most serious consequences." Begin text [...]	2006-01-30 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU286	600 ELECTION CANDIDATES WITHDRAW; MORE MAOIST [...] (U) More than 600 people withdrew their candidacy between filing to participate in the municipal election on January 26 and the deadline to withdraw on January 28. Some people withdrew voluntary, others claim the government forced them, and still others wished to withdraw but security forces [...]	2006-01-30 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU287	AMBASSADOR URGES FOREIGN MINISTER TO RELEASE [...] (C) On January 30, the Ambassador urged Foreign Minister Pandey to release political leaders in custody, including those in jail and those under house arrest. The Foreign Minister noted ongoing security concerns, but promised to discuss the matter with Home Minister Thapa. The Ambassador stre [...]	2006-01-30 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2877	JUNE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION WOULD BE [...] (C) The new chief of party for IFES told the Ambassador recently that meeting the peace negotiators' announced target date of mid-June 2007 for constituent assembly elections would be a tall order. Bill Chilvers, a twenty-two year veteran of the Australian Electoral Commission, cited five rea [...]	2006-10-27 09:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID NP
06KATHMANDU2879	FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) On October 26, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat expressed his concern to the Ambassador, World Bank Country Director Ken Ohashi and IMF Resident Representative Alexander Pitt that bilateral and multilateral donors not give legitimacy to the Maoists by signing assistance agreements with th [...]	2006-10-27 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2880	INDIA SUPPORTS SEPARATION OF MAOIST ARMS [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee reiterated that the Government of India (GOI) supported the separation of Maoists from their arms and enforcement of law and order by the Government of Nepal (GON). Ambassador Mukherjee acknowledged [...]	2006-10-27 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2903	PEACE AGREEMENT MOVING CLOSER? [...] (C) Dr. Shehkar Koirala, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala's nephew and a key member of the Government of Nepal (GON)'s informal talks team, told the DCM October 27 that the two sides were converging on a peace deal. He claimed the GON and the Maoists had managed to reach agreement on nearly all of [...]	2006-10-31 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2904	CPN-UML AND NC-D WEIGH IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) On October 27, the Ambassador met with General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (CPN-UML) MK Nepal and Nepal Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss the Ambassador's consultations in the U.S. and the status of peace tal [...]	2006-11-01 01:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2909	PRIME MINISTER'S CLOSE ADVISOR AND HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Over the recent Nepali holidays, Embassy LES discussed the arms management process with the Prime Minister's nephew and close advisor, Dr. Shekhar Koirala, as well as Home Minister Sitaula, the Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator. Both argued for a phased strategy, highlighting [...]	2006-11-01 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2930	NEW TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY REGISTERED BUT IN [...] (C/NF) Tamdin Dorje Tuladhar, a Nepali Citizen, told the Ambassador on October 26 that he, Tuladhar, had registered the Bhota Welfare Society (BWS) as an NGO with the Government of Nepal (GON) on June 29, 2006. Tuladhar said that he had formed the NGO to take the place of the Tibetan Refugee [...]	2006-11-02 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PREL SOCI CH NP
06KATHMANDU2931	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 1, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli shared his concerns about whether the Maoists intended to enter the political mainstream peacefully. He explained that the international community was playing an important role in the peace [...]	2006-11-02 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IN NP
06KATHMANDU2950	SAARC SECRETARY GENERAL TO ATTEND REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 05:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PGOV IN
06KATHMANDU2955	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, domestically-produced cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police suggests that Nepalis [...]	2006-11-03 08:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU2958	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, OCTOBER 31 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 10:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PINR NP
06KATHMANDU2959	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE, NOVEMBER 3 [...] (C) According to Douglas DiSalvo, a UNHCR officer in Kathmandu, 41 out of the group of 43 Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal safely after the shooting incident at the Chinese border on October 1 (ref A) departed Nepal for India on October 20 and arrived on October 21; the other two should t [...]	2006-11-03 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PINR NP
06KATHMANDU2962	PRIME MINISTER ANGRY INDIA AND EU COSYING UP TO [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed to Prime Minister Koirala in a meeting November 3 that any arms management agreement with the Maoists had to begin to drain the fear and would thus require substantial domestic and international monitoring. The Ambassador's third point was that the Government of Nep [...]	2006-11-03 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EU IN NP
06KATHMANDU2971	NEPAL ARMY PUNISHES SOLDIERS WHO ABUSED POLICE [...] (U) According to an October 29 press release from the Nepal Army (NA),the General Military Court had issued sentences against four NA officers and 12 non-commissioned officers involved in the July 29, 2006 attack on a Nepal Police post in central Kathmandu (reftel). The soldiers had surround [...]	2006-11-06 11:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2972	CHALLENGES FACING THE NEPALI POLICE: SECURING LAW [...] (SBU) From September 20 to 29, 2006 TDYers Christa Skerry and Holly Benner from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with officials from the USG, Nepal security forces, Nepal government officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, the United [...]	2006-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR NP UN
06KATHMANDU2973	LAW AND ORDER DURING THE TRANSITION: CHALLENGES [...] (C) Interviewees, including Nepal security forces, Government of Nepal officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, UN agencies and the UK Embassy, who met recently with TDYers from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) described a sharp downward [...]	2006-11-07 01:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UN NP MARR PREF PTER
06KATHMANDU2996	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU2997	MAOISTS RUNNING THE SHOW IN BIRATNAGAR AND [...] (C) Recent visits to two towns on Nepal's southern border with India revealed a sharp deterioration in law and order with Maoist extortion, opportunistic violence, and intimidation interrupting the local economies while government security forces stood idly by. The South and Central Asia Bure [...]	2006-11-07 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3000	U.S.-NEPAL POLICY AT THE CROSSROADS: SUPPORTING A [...] (C) With the governing Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists in their second straight day of marathon peace talks, there is increasing expectation in Kathmandu that a peace deal might be on the way. While the text of an actual agreement or agreements could be delayed, the outlines of how Maois [...]	2006-11-07 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN EU NP
06KATHMANDU3013	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE DEAL: WHERE'S [...] (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early morning hours of November 8th (full text below). While punting many vital implementation details to a November 16 "comprehensive peace agreement [...]	2006-11-08 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3014	CORRECTED COPY: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Kathmandu 3013 with text of the agreement attached. Summary And Introduction ------------------------ 2. (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early mo [...]	2006-11-08 13:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3023	GETTING A SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE FOR NEPAL'S [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- see paras. 7-9. Summary -------- 2. (C) In discussions November 9 with Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, the SIPDIS Ambassador stressed the need for a strong UN Security Council mandate to enforce the November 8 [...]	2006-11-10 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU3024	PM KOIRALA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] (C/NF) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister GP Koirala shared his optimism on the future of the Government of Nepal's (GON) peace process with the Maoists, but underscored the need for a large presence of foreign observers on the ground in Nepal. The Ambassador pressed [...]	2006-11-10 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3032	MAOISTS KIDNAP AND TORTURE MP'S BROTHER [...] (C) A Nepali Congress (NC) Member of Parliament representing Bajhang District told us recently about the kidnapping of Malla's younger brother October 29 by the Maoists. Suresh Malla, who leads a faction of 15-20 anti-Maoist MPs, told Emboff that his brother had been tortured for three days a [...]	2006-11-13 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3033	FOREIGN MINISTER OLI PESSIMISTIC ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli expressed strong personal reservations about the November 8 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (ref A). Oli worried that the November 8 agreement set a bad example b [...]	2006-11-13 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PREF NP
06KATHMANDU3034	INDIA URGES RAPID ACTION IN THE UN [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee emphasized the need for rapid action in the United Nations regarding Maoist arms management and peace and election monitoring in Nepal. Ambassador Moriarty stressed the need for a UN Security Council res [...]	2006-11-13 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR IN NP
06KATHMANDU3049	UN POLITICAL ADVISOR ON ARMS MANAGEMENT AND UNSC [...] (C) During a November 13 meeting with DCM, John Norris, political advisor to Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, provided an update on progress toward a detailed arms management agreement among the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA),the Maoists, and th [...]	2006-11-16 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3060	MINISTRY OF FINANCE CALLS ON DONORS TO SUPPORT [...] (U) On November 14 at the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) bimonthly donors meeting, Finance Minister Mahat requested an increase/realignment of foreign aid to support the peace process. Minister Mahat and Finance Secretary Vidyadhar Mallik outlined four specific areas in need of international sup [...]	2006-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3061	NOW IS THE TIME FOR UN MONITORS IN NEPAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. State of Play On Expanded UN Role --------------------------------- 2. (C) On November 17, Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet confirmed to the DCM that Ambassador Acharya, Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, had del [...]	2006-11-17 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3062	UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH [...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]	2006-11-17 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3063	NEPAL PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) According to a joint statement the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists issued on November 16, the signing of the comprehensive peace accord, which was supposed to take place that day, was postponed until November 21. According to political leaders on November 16 and Dr. Shehkar Koirala, [...]	2006-11-17 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3064	NEW OHCHR HEAD NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) On November 17, Lena Sundh, the new Swedish head of the Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told the Ambassador that impunity remained a big problem on both sides of the conflict in Nepal -- for both the security forces and the Maoists. Sundh stated that she wa [...]	2006-11-20 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MARR PINR NP
06KATHMANDU3086	BOUCHER DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF THE NEPAL ARMY [...] (C/NF) In a November 16 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, described an improving relationship between the Nepal Army and the civilian leadership. [...]	2006-11-22 07:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3090	UNHCR DONORS DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) During a November 20 meeting, Janet Lim, Director of the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),updated core group Ambassadors on the status of the census and potential resettlement for Bhutanese refugees in camps in eastern Nepal. T [...]	2006-11-22 08:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3091	NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...]	2006-11-22 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3093	REACTIONS TO COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Reactions to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed on November 21 (ref A) have varied across sectors, although the majority of interlocutors have expressed cautious optimism. Political party leaders from the main Nepali Congress party worrie [...]	2006-11-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3097	BOUCHER STRESSES PARLIAMENT'S OVERSIGHT ROLE [...] (C) During November 16 discussions with Speaker of the House of Representatives Subash Nemwang, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed the important role Parliament must play in overseeing Nepal's democratic transition [...]	2006-11-24 00:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3103	UN PEACE TEAM CHIEF: UN MONITORS URGENTLY REQUIRED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 10:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3104	IMPLEMENTING NEPAL'S PEACE [...] (C) Three days after the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement," the Government and the Maoists are moving to implement its provisions, but considerable challenges lie ahead. Maoist extortion and violence as well as illegal recruitment are continu [...]	2006-11-24 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN NP
06KATHMANDU3112	FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH UN [...] (C) During a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mahat gave his views on what the United Nations was doing and should be doing soon to assist the peace process. He expressed appreciation for Secretary General Annan's November 22 letter to the UN Security Council Presiden [...]	2006-11-27 06:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN IN FI NP
06KATHMANDU3115	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS UN TO SET STRICT STANDARDS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador November 26, Finance Minister Mahat asked the United States to use its influence on the United Nations to ensure that only true Maoist combatants be permitted to go into cantonments. Mahat expressed concern that the latest draft of the tripartite (Governme [...]	2006-11-27 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3116	NEGOTIATORS FOCUSED ON HOW MANY COMBATANTS WILL [...] (C) The political adviser to the UN peace team told DCM November 27 that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were arguing over how many combatants would get jobs in the security forces. John Norris said the issue preventing an arms management agreement was not who was a combatant. The po [...]	2006-11-27 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3118	PEACE AGREEMENT STICKING POINT: MILITARY TRAINING [...] (C) In a meeting on November 28, the lead UN negotiators told the Ambassador that an agreement on arms management between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists was stalled over the Maoist desire to conduct military training for their combatants in the cantonments. The Ambassador pushe [...]	2006-11-28 12:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3124	ARMS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT: VAGUE WORDING, BUT [...] (C) On November 28, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed an arms management agreement, in the presence of the UN, creating a concrete mechanism for the separation of Maoist combatants from their weapons. The agreement provides that all Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) mem [...]	2006-11-29 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3126	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) On November 27, 28, and 29, RefCoord met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Abraham Abraham, Office of Tibet Representative Jigme Wangdu, and the Director and Deputy Director of the Government of Nepal,s National Unit for the Coordinatio [...]	2006-11-29 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL CVIS SOCI CH NP
06KATHMANDU313	PARTY LEADER DISCUSSES MEDIATION [...] (C) On January 27, Ram Sharan Mahat, Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party, told the SIPDIS Ambassador that the involvement of a third party was needed for the King and the Parties and the Maoists to come together. Mahat stated that the Parties were ready for dialogue w [...]	2006-01-31 09:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3131	COAS KATAWAL DOWNPLAYS RUMORS OF ROYAL RESURGENCE [...] (C/NF) On November 28, Siddharta Rana, a prominent businessman and son of a close confidante of the King, told the Ambassador that the King believed he was going to make a comeback soon, and that he still did not realize he was responsible for his own downfall. Rana said the King blamed India [...]	2006-11-30 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3136	NEPAL: MECHANISMS FOR PEACE SLOW-MOVING [...] (C) ON November 30, Hannes Siebert and Retief Olivier, USAID-funded peace facilitators working with Nepal's Peace Secretariat, told the Ambassador that the primary focus of SIPDIS the Secretariat during the past week had been Terms of Reference for the various mechanisms envisioned in the N [...]	2006-11-30 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3141	NEPAL: TIBETANS VIEW RESETTLEMENT AS ZERO-SUM GAME [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 08:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV CH NP
06KATHMANDU3148	UN MOVING AHEAD ON CANTONMENT OF MAOIST COMBATANTS [...] (C) Key staff of the Office of Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General briefed members of the diplomatic corps and the donor community December 1 on the status of cantonment of Maoist combatants. Ian Martin's security advisor Dan Huntington, political advisor John Norris and milit [...]	2006-12-04 09:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP

06KATHMANDU315	INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post delivered Nepal's Interim Assessment report of progress made on anti-trafficking efforts (ref A) on January 31 to Shyam Sundar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Parbati T [...]	2006-01-31 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KHUM SMIG NP
06KATHMANDU3163	POLITICOS IN RAJBIRAJ: WE HAVE NO VOICE [...] (C) During a meeting in Rajbiraj (about 200 kilometers south-east of Kathmandu) on December 3, local political leaders told Emboff that they felt isolated from their parties and the government. The politicos in this rural community stated that the party leaders in Kathmandu did not listen to [...]	2006-12-06 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3164	STUDENT LEADERS FEEL LEFT OUT OF NEPAL'S POLITICS [...] (C) In meetings December 1 and 2 in Kathmandu and Biratnagar (eastern Nepal),student leaders from a range of political parties told Emboff that they were feeling increasingly left out of politics in Nepal. Although they disagreed on many social issues, they were united on the need for greate [...]	2006-12-06 09:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3165	NEPAL'S NATIONAL PARKS MAY GET UPGRADE IN [...] (SBU) Barna Bahadur Thapa, Warden of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in south-eastern Nepal, told Emboff on December 3 that poaching was a big problem in the park. Thapa stressed that most poaching was for food (wild buffalo, fish, or birds) or shelter (trees or thatch grass). Under Nepali l [...]	2006-12-06 09:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3167	NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY "INCLUSIVE" IN EASTERN NEPAL [...] (C) On December 2, Emboff accompanied Sujata Koirala, Head of the Nepali Congress (NC) Department of International Relations and daughter of Prime Minister GP Koirala, to a political program in Inaruwa, Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal. The NC leaders of the rural district discussed ma [...]	2006-12-06 09:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU3168	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WANTS TO GET THE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee stressed that the logistical realities of the peace agreements between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists needed to move quickly in order to succeed. Mukherjee worried about continued Maois [...]	2006-12-06 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU317	LABOR LAW REVISION TO ATTRACT FDI [...] (U) On January 31, the government promulgated a revision to the 1991 Labor Law intended to boost foreign direct investment (FDI). The revision opened the door for appointment of up to fifteen percent non-Nepali nationals as managers, executive directors and experts in firms. Existing laws di [...]	2006-01-31 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EINV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3175	TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO POKHARA [...] (C) On December 1, in a speech in Pokhara, the Ambassador reaffirmed that the U.S. welcomed the signing of the recent peace deals and would now push for their successful implementation. Until Maoist actions matched their words, Maoists laid down their arms, and renounced violence and intimi [...]	2006-12-07 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3176	NEPAL GOVERNMENT SLOW TO ADDRESS IDP PROBLEM [...] (SBU) The Maoist insurgency in Nepal has created significant population displacement, although the scope of the problem and location of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been difficult to assess due to social stigmatization, lack of material assistance and Nepal's open border with India [...]	2006-12-07 08:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3178	SECURITY FORCES IN EASTERN NEPAL: MAOISTS HAVE TO [...] (C) In separate meetings on December 3, Nepal Army (NA) and Nepal Police (NP) contacts in Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal told Emboff that the Maoists had to earn the trust of the public for the peace process to succeed. An NA Major told emboff that some soldiers believed the NA did n [...]	2006-12-07 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR NP
06KATHMANDU3184	NEPAL: TIBETANS VIEW RESETTLEMENT AS ZERO-SUM GAME [...] (C) In October 2006, Post's Tibetan-speaking staff conducted an informal survey of 18 Tibetans on the proposed resettlement of 60,000 Bhutanese refugees and about refugee resettlement generally. Generally, the reactions from the respondents indicated that some Tibetan refugees viewed U.S. res [...]	2006-12-08 04:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CH NP
06KATHMANDU3199	PEACE PROCESS: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador December 8 that the Government of Nepal (GON),the Maoists and the UN had established an effective working group to handle the nitty-gritty of the People's Liberation Army cantonments. The approximately USD 2.4 million i [...]	2006-12-11 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3207	POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE THAT MAOIST FEAR MUST BE [...] (C) In separate December 11 meetings with the Ambassador, MK Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),agreed that effective management of Maoist weapons was critical to [...]	2006-12-12 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3209	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES JAPAN TO ASSIST WITH [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Tsutomu Hiraoka, Ambassador Moriarty expressed optimism that Nepal's transition could proceed if arms management were successful and monitors flooded the Nepali countryside. The Ambassador indicated U.S. support was likely [...]	2006-12-13 07:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR PREF JA NP
06KATHMANDU321	ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF KING'S TAKEOVER [...] (U) On February 1, in a content-free speech marking the one-year anniversary of his takeover, the King announced no new initiatives, but highlighted the success of his plan to restore democracy to Nepal. He reconfirmed his intention to go ahead with municipal elections on February 8 and with [...]	2006-02-01 08:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU3210	NEPAL: UN SECY GENERAL'S REP. DISCUSSES NEED FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin SIPDIS welcomed the U.S. plan to provide assistance to Nepal's peace process in two principal areas: electoral support and local security and governance. He agreed it would be cru [...]	2006-12-13 07:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN IN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3216	NEPAL: NEXT STEPS ON INTERIM CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) Speaker of the Parliament Subash Nemwang informed the Ambassador December 12 that the current parliament should have five to six days to consider the interim constitution before the Parliament promulgated it. Nemwang also suggested that the current parliament could enact some of the requir [...]	2006-12-14 05:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3218	POLITICAL LEADERS IN GORKHA: WE MUST FACE THE [...] (C) In a meeting on December 9 in Gorkha District (just west of Kathmandu),political leaders from the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) told Emboff that the only way to create an atmosphere for free an [...]	2006-12-14 07:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3224	NEPAL: TIBETAN SETTLEMENT LEADERS DESCRIBE [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with RefCoord, Tibetan settlement leaders described the lack of employment opportunities for Tibetan youths and the difficulties in obtaining and renewing identification and travel documents from the Government of Nepal (GON). Out of roughly 4,000 Tibetan resident [...]	2006-12-15 06:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CH NP
06KATHMANDU3225	CENSUS OF FIRST BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMP CONCLUDED [...] (C) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Durable Solutions Officer Kim Roberson reported on December 13 that nearly all Beldangi I camp residents had appeared for the census, which was completed December 8. UNHCR has identified 120 vulnerable cases, of which only 20 had expr [...]	2006-12-15 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF BH NP
06KATHMANDU3237	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON THE KING [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 13, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Katawal dismissed the recent coup rumors sparked by the King's issuing commands to prepare his palace at Hetauda (reftel). The COAS said he had reassured Koirala of his and the Nepal Army's trustworthiness and had [...]	2006-12-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IN NP
06KATHMANDU3238	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Katawal told the Ambassador December 13 that he had emphasized to Prime Minister Koirala earlier that day that the Maoists had to be completely separated from their weapons before they were included in the interim parliament and the interim government. K [...]	2006-12-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3249	ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...]	2006-12-20 06:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3252	AMBASSADOR HEARS ABOUT MADHESIS AND MAOISTS IN [...] (C) Political leaders, business representatives, student leaders and government officials in Janakpur, southeast of Kathmandu, near the Indian border, expressed concern to the Ambassador over the lack of Madhesi representation in the Government of Nepal (GON) and their disadvantaged economic s [...]	2006-12-20 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PTER MARR PREF NP
06KATHMANDU3253	PRIME MINISTER TAKES FIRM STAND ON ARMS [...] (C) Prime Minister GP Koirala, who was recovering from a cold, stressed to the Ambassador December 20 that he would not permit the Maoists to enter the interim government until arms management was complete. He confirmed, however, that he had agreed to promulgate the interim constitution and st [...]	2006-12-20 08:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PREF CASC UN BT NP
06KATHMANDU3256	NEPAL'S INTERIM CONSTITUTION INITIALED [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists signed the much-anticipated interim constitution. While the 77-page document places the fate of the monarchy in the hands of the constituent assembly, it strips the King of all powers vested in the head of state and transfers [...]	2006-12-20 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN IN NP
06KATHMANDU3257	ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...]	2006-12-20 09:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3264	NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]	2006-12-22 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3265	NEPAL: FOOD FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES AT RISK, GON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Dinesh Bhattarai expressed concern to RefCoord December 21 about a possible break in the World Food Program's food supply to the Bhutanese refugees. WFP Deputy Country Director separately requested t [...]	2006-12-22 04:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PGOV CH BH NP
06KATHMANDU3268	U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY [...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...]	2006-12-22 05:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3273	NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...]	2006-12-22 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN
06KATHMANDU3274	U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY [...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...]	2006-12-22 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3275	NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]	2006-12-22 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3282	ELECTION COMMISSION NEEDS USD 32.8 MILLION FOR [...] (SBU) On December 13, Nepal's Election Commission (EC),told international donors it would need an estimated USD 32.8 million would be needed for the preparation and conduct of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. After sharing EC-identified areas of priority need, the EC said it would [...]	2006-12-22 07:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3283	NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...]	2006-12-22 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN
06KATHMANDU331	MORE VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS ON "BLACK DAY" [...] (U) The one year anniversary of the royal takeover, termed "Black Day" by parties and journalists, saw continued Maoist violence and government arrests of politicos and journalists throughout the country. Political party leaders claimed that the King's address to the nation contained "nothing [...]	2006-02-02 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU3323	NEPAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 06:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3324	NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD IN FITS AND [...] (C) PM Koirala's foreign policy advisor told Charge December 28 that the Government of Nepal would not promulgate the interim constitution until UN arms management had begun in earnest. Chalise noted that Koirala had charged Maoist Supremo Prachanda with undermining the planned June 2007 Cons [...]	2006-12-29 10:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU345	ADMIRAL FALLON TELLS NEPAL ARMY U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, stressed to the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS),General Pyar Jung Thapa, that the U.S. military could not fully resume military assistance to Nepal absent movement toward representative g [...]	2006-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS MASS NP
06KATHMANDU346	RUN-UP TO ELECTION FILLED WITH MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Maoist violence, including bombings throughout the country and within the Kathmandu Valley, continued in the lead-up to the February 8 municipal election. Fear of Maoist violence kept many people indoors on the first two days of the Maoist's February 5-11 national general strike, and caus [...]	2006-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU347	ADMIRAL FALLON URGES POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TO [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, met with Ram Sharan Mahat, Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party (NC); K.P. Oli, Central Committee Member, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML); and Minendra Rizal, Central Co [...]	2006-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU348	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HUMAN [...] (C) During a meeting with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon on February 2, human rights activists highlighted the distance between the King and the Parties and called for a consensus on a way forward, while noting the dangers of a Maoist takeover. They agreed that the King should reach out to th [...]	2006-02-06 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU349	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HOME AND [...] (C) In his meetings with the Foreign and Home Ministers on February 1, visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon called for the King to begin reconciliation with the political parties. Foreign Minister Pandey assured the Admiral that Nepal was "ready to go to any extent" to improve relations wi [...]	2006-02-06 12:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU372	NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE MOUNTING? [...] (C) At a February 6 luncheon hosted by Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka, visiting MFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Simiju told the Ambassador that he wanted to coordinate closely with the U.S. regarding policy toward Nepal. The Ambassadors and Simiju agreed that the U.S. and Japan sha [...]	2006-02-07 12:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF NP
06KATHMANDU373	MAOIST VIOLENCE AND ALL-NEPAL STRIKE CONTINUE ON [...] (U) This cable is an action request, see paragraph 12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Maoist-called nationwide February 5-11 strike continues to envelop the country in a state of fear highlighted by the Maoist murder of a taxi driver near Kathmandu and continued Maoist violence and multipl [...]	2006-02-07 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU379	MAOIST LEADER PLAYS GOOD COP, SORT OF [...] (SBU) Playing off a series of bloody interviews by his deputy, which have been matched by a lot of violence, Maoist leader Prachanda gave an interview in the country's largest daily on February 7, saying, "we are open to holding unconditional discussions on all issues including constituent ass [...]	2006-02-08 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU381	MOSTLY QUIET ELECTION DAY [...] (U) On February 8, for the first time since 1997, Nepalis were able to vote in municipal elections, though few chose to do so, due either to fear of Maoist violence, lack of candidates contesting the election, or calls by major Parties to boycott the elections. Kathmandu was quiet as the gove [...]	2006-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU390	LOW ELECTION TURNOUT; GOVERNMENT, PARTIES AND [...] (C) The February 8 municipal elections saw an average 20 percent voter turnout across the country. The Government proclaimed the polls a success. However, the Maoists and political parties separately claimed victory for the low turnout, believing their actions (Maoists used a campaign of vio [...]	2006-02-09 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU404	CHINESE AMBASSADOR SOFTLY PUSHING RECONCILIATION [...] (C) In a February 10 discussion, Chinese Ambassador Sun agreed with the Ambassador about the need for the King to reconcile with the political parties. Sun informed the Ambassador that State Counselor Tang Jiaxuan's visit was postponed until mid-March because of Chinese domestic political mee [...]	2006-02-10 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CH NP
06KATHMANDU409	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY SEEKS GUIDANCE ON WAY [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey lamented that the USG press statement on February 8th elections showed a "misunderstanding in Washington of the ground realities" in Nepal. He again stressed his desire for a strategic relationship with the [...]	2006-02-10 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
06KATHMANDU424	FOREIGN MINISTRY CRITICIZES FOREIGN REACTION TO [...] (U) In response to widespread international condemnation of the February 8 municipal polls, the Foreign Ministry issued a press release on February 10, requesting foreign powers to refrain from making "insolent comments" on matters that fall within the domestic jurisdiction of a sovereign coun [...]	2006-02-13 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU427	VIOLENCE CONTINUES ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (SBU) February 13 marked the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Following a major Maoist ambush on Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) troops attempting to remove a blockade across a key highway in Sunwal-Butwal in Nawalparasi District on February 10, in which 17 se [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU428	MAOISTS SET SOCKET BOMB IN CENTRAL KATHMANDU; NO [...] (SBU) At about 1500 on February 13, suspected Maoists threw a socket bomb into a rubbish bin at a park in central Kathmandu. No one was injured, but it snarled traffic throughout the middle of town. The police do not have anyone in custody. Comment ------- 2. (C) The bomb indicates th [...]	2006-02-13 13:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU429	SUPREME COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF FORMER PRIME [...] (U) This cable is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUPREME COURT DISSOLVES RCCC; THROWS OUT ALL DECISIONS --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (C) In a major decision, Nepal's Supreme Court on February 13 declared the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) [...]	2006-02-13 13:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU430	KOIRALA OPEN TO GESTURE BY KING, STRESSES INDIAN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala explained that, unless the first move was made by the Palace, he could not meet with any representatives of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN),rejecting a suggestion by Foreign Minister Pandey [...]	2006-02-13 13:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
06KATHMANDU443	NEXT STEPS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES? [...] (C) In separate February 13 meetings with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal, United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML),and Surya Bahadur Thapa, the Chairman of the National Democratic Party (Rastriya Janashakti Party-RJP),the Ambassador conveyed U.S. [...]	2006-02-14 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU448	PANDEY PREVIEWS POSSIBILITY OF OUTREACH TO THE [...] (C) In a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pandey suggested that the King could, in his scheduled February 19 address to the nation, make an outreach to the Parties calling for an alliance of political forces, if the King could be assured of a positive response from the [...]	2006-02-15 07:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP
06KATHMANDU450	MAOIST LEADER CALLS U.S. THE ENEMY [...] (C) The Maoists appear engaged in a big push to declare the U.S. the enemy and India the good guy. In his early February interview with the Hindu, Maoist Chairman Prachanda contrasted the roles of India and the U.S since the King's February 1, 2005 takeover. Although he urged India to abando [...]	2006-02-15 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU454	VICE CHAIRMEN RECEPTIVE AND READY FOR [...] (C) In separate February 14 meetings with the Vice Chairmen of Nepal's Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador relayed USG satisfaction with the Supreme Court decision finding the Royal Commission on Corruption Control (RCCC) unconstitutional and ordering the rel [...]	2006-02-15 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU455	SUPREME COURT DECISIONS REINFORCE CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) The February 13 decision of the Supreme Court to dissolve the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) (reftel) reinforced Nepal's constitution as a viable document and could limit the King's authority. Reactions from the Parties and the media were generally positive. The Court als [...]	2006-02-15 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU465	BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE SKEPTICAL OF U.S. POSITION [...] (C) In a February 15 conversation, Anthony Stokes, head of the South Asia Group of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, questioned the Ambassador's urging reconciliation between the Parties and Palace before engaging the Maoists. Stokes pushed instead to start a three-way negotiation p [...]	2006-02-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU468	DEUBA RELEASED, COMPROMISE QUESTIONABLE [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-released former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, head of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) party, expressed his thanks to the USG for its support while he was in detention, and had a generally positive reaction to the Ambassador's [...]	2006-02-17 08:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU47	UML WORRIED ABOUT KING MORE THAN MAOISTS [...] (C) Arguing that the King forced the Maoists to end their cease-fire, UML leader MK Nepal suggested to the Ambassador on January 4 three scenarios in which the Parties would chastise the Maoists for violence. The Ambassador countered that there was no excuse for the resumption of violence. MK [...]	2006-01-05 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU474	RELEASES CONTINUE AMID VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The government has released more than 900 student leaders, political activists and others arrested in the days leading up to the February 1 anniversary of the King's takeover and the February 8 municipal elections, although 800 remain in detention. Maoist violence throughout the country, [...]	2006-02-17 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU482	KING ATTEMPTS TO REACH OUT IN HIS DEMOCRACY DAY [...] (U) In his message to the nation on Nepal's Democracy Day, February 19, King Gyanendra apparently attempted to reach out to the political parties. He called "on all willing political parties to come forth to fully activate, at the earliest, the stalled democratic process in the greater intere [...]	2006-02-21 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU558	U.S. POLICY RESULTS IN SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) In the wake of the failure of the February 8 municipal elections Nepal's King Gyanendra might have to be more flexible. Up until now, the seven-party alliance is maintaining its 12-point understanding and remains locked in an increasingly dangerous embrace with the Maoists. Meanwhile, th [...]	2006-02-24 12:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU566	INDIAN AMBASSADOR: SUMMIT AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (S/NF) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee believes it important that we show the King and the people of Nepal that we remain closely lashed up with respect to handling the situation here. In a February 27 conversation, Mukherjee suggested that it would be particularly useful if the President and Pr [...]	2006-02-27 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PINS IN NP
06KATHMANDU599	POLITICAL LEADERS CONSIDERING RECONCILIATION [...] (C) In recent meetings with political party leaders ranging from pro-royalist to democratic center to parliamentary left, the Ambassador pushed the need for reconciliation should the King reach out to the Parties. Narayan Khadka of the Nepali Congress-Democratic Party (NC-D) indicated the Part [...]	2006-03-02 13:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU633	SEVEN PARTIES URGE MAOISTS TO CALL OFF STRIKE [...] (U) As Maoist violence throughout the country continued, including an attack on the Ilam District headquarters killing 37 people, the leaders of the seven-party alliance urged the Maoists to call off their indefinite general strike planned to begin April 3. At the same time, the Parties reaffi [...]	2006-03-07 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PREL NP
06KATHMANDU638	GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY DEREGULATES PETROLEUM [...] (SBU) On February 13, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced an end to government control over retail pricing of petrol and diesel. After successive financial crises faced by the monopoly state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) in 2005, a major move toward deregulation of the pet [...]	2006-03-08 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU658	POLITICAL LEADERS SEEKING CLARITY WITH MAOISTS, [...] (C) On March 9, SCA PDAS Donald Camp met separately with leaders from the three largest political parties, G.P. Koirala - Nepali Congress (NC),Sher Bahadur Deuba - Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (UML) Acting General Secretary Amrit Kuma [...]	2006-03-10 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU660	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY DEFENDS KING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Pandey assured visiting SCA PDAS Camp on March 9 that the King was committed to multiparty democracy. Camp emphasized the importance of the King reaching out to the Parties, but Pandey asserted that the King had reached out and was waiting for the Parties to respond. Pan [...]	2006-03-10 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP
06KATHMANDU663	FINANCE MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR FUNDING NEEDED [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting, Minister of State for Finance Roop Jyoti told the Ambassador that Nepal needed external funding to support additional security costs. (Note: For FY 2004-2005 Nepal's security budget was 17.2 percent of the total government budget.) Jyoti noted that security in the [...]	2006-03-10 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS EFIN PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU672	HEAD OF CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AGENCY [...] (U) In a March 12 front page story, the Kathmandu Post reported that the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA),Surya Nath Upadhyay, was responsible for assisting a man in gaining false citizenship in 1993. The Kathmandu District Administration Office was [...]	2006-03-13 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU676	NEPAL'S INTERNATIONAL DONORS INCREASINGLY [...] (SBU) Nepal's international donors, in a March 6 meeting with Finance Minister Jyoti, vented their frustration over poor conditions for development work in rural areas, the HMGN's inconsistent adherence to development operating guidelines and human rights violations. Several bilateral donor [...]	2006-03-13 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV ECON PREL PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU689	PDAS CAMP VISIT: INDIAN, UK ENVOYS ON STATE OF [...] (S) Visiting SCA PDAS Camp and the Ambassador alerted the Indian and British ambassadors in a March 9 meeting that the Chief of Army Staff had acknowledged that the Royal Nepalese Army's stocks of ammunition were so low as to have reached a "crisis" point. Indian Ambassador Mukherjee maintain [...]	2006-03-15 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU690	MAOIST BLOCKADE DISRUPTS DAILY LIFE IN NEPAL [...] (U) Transport came to a standstill on March 14, crippling routine activity in many areas of the country on the first day of the Maoists' indefinite blockade of district headquarters. Although only about ten percent of normal traffic entered or exited the Valley, there was little impact on dai [...]	2006-03-15 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU741	MAOIST BLOCKADE CONTINUES, DISRUPTING KATHMANDU [...] (U) Fear of Maoist retribution continued to affect daily life around the country on March 15, the second day of the Maoist-called blockade of district headquarters and the capital. Due to limited supply, commodity prices soared in Kathmandu, and thousands of local commuters were inconvenienc [...]	2006-03-16 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU751	HUMAN RIGHTS: DRL VISITORS FIND MIXED REVIEWS [...] (C) In a February 26 - March 3 visit to Nepal, DRL officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King met with local human rights groups, politicians, and government officials in Kathmandu and Pokhara to discuss human rights, democracy, and labor issues in Nepal. Human rights groups explained that followi [...]	2006-03-17 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU752	NEW IDP POLICY [...] (U) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced a new policy for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on March 13. Home Minister Kamal Thapa, releasing the policy, explained that it was drafted in accordance with international humanitarian principles and designed to provide immediate h [...]	2006-03-17 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU753	NO MAOIST-PARTY AGREEMENT YET [...] (C) Late in the afternoon of March 17, the leaders of the seven-party alliance decided they needed more time to discuss the terms of an agreement modifying and clarifying the Maoist-Parties November 2005 12-point understanding (ref A) stemming from recent negations between Maoists and Party c [...]	2006-03-17 12:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU762	MAOISTS, PARTIES STICK TO UNDERSTANDING; BLOCKADE [...] (U) On March 19, as a result of negotiations between the Parties and the Maoists in New Delhi (ref A),leaders of the seven-party alliance and the Maoists signed separate documents reiterating their commitment to the 12-point understanding (ref B). Both sides stated they would continue dialog [...]	2006-03-20 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU766	FIGHTING WITH MAOISTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Early in the morning on March 21, Maoists attacked police stations in three areas across the country. They attacked an area police office in Birtamod, Jhapa District (southeastern Nepal). According to Jhapa Chief District Officer Bhola Shivakota, the Maoists killed nine policemen and inj [...]	2006-03-21 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU767	HOME MINISTER OFFERS PARTIES LITTLE SPACE [...] (C) In a March 20 meeting, the Charge urged Home Minister Thapa to release the ten remaining civil rights and political leaders in detention since January 19. The Charge also argued that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) should allow the political parties to conduct their planned peacef [...]	2006-03-21 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU768	CHINESE DELEGATION SUPPORTS DIALOGUE OF [...] (C) State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan led a Chinese delegation to Kathmandu from March 16-18 that expressed hope for unity among "constitutional forces" in Nepal and signed two financial agreements. Tang delivered the message of the need for unity to leaders of three major parties of the seven-par [...]	2006-03-21 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF NP
06KATHMANDU77	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY ON RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) In a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pandey repeatedly stressed that good relations with the U.S. was key for Nepal as it tried to balance relations with its two powerful neighbors. Strained relations with the U.S. and India in the wake of the King's February, 2005 [...]	2006-01-09 07:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
06KATHMANDU770	MAOIST THROWS SOCKET BOMB OVER WALL OF NEPALI [...] (C) During the evening of March 21, a suspected Maoist riding a bicycle threw a socket bomb over the wall of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation office in Jawalakhel (Patan, south of Kathmandu, within the Kathmandu Valley). The bomb injured two people, one seriously. The police d [...]	2006-03-22 06:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU781	DEUBA NOT OPTIMISTIC KING WILL REACH OUT [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with the Charg, Former Prime Minister and current President of the Nepali Congress Democratic party Sher Bahadur Deuba was not optimistic that the King would reach out to the Parties. Deuba noted that the King was "very clever" in saying he wanted democracy, but in r [...]	2006-03-23 09:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU80	KING WORKING TO SPLIT ROYALIST PARTY [...] (C) Pashupati Shumsher Rana, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) President, told the Ambassador that the King was "using the full resources of the state to break" the RPP, traditionally viewed as a pro-King party. Rana said that the King's goal was to use the RPP to field candidates in the Febru [...]	2006-01-09 08:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU807	GOVERNMENT JAILS UML LEADER [...] (U) On March 23, the government took Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary MK Nepal into police custody for "spreading false information" about the government. Nepal had been under house arrest of the previous two months. The government's actions foll [...]	2006-03-24 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU814	NORWAY CREATING "ARENA" TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER [...] (C) On March 24, Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng briefed the Ambassador on a Norwegian effort to bring a group of about 40 influential Nepalis from a broad spectrum together to share "Norwegian Experiences in Conflict Resolution and Mediation." Toreng, explaining this was not a "Norwegian in [...]	2006-03-27 10:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU819	MAOIST BOMBS AND KIDNAPPING OF POLISH CITIZENS; [...] (C) A Central Committee Member of the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) publicly urged the Maoists to declare a cease-fire to "open a door" for dialogue between the "three political powers." A Maoist bomb inside Kathmandu's Ring Road on March 25, another at a college campus in western Nepal on Ma [...]	2006-03-27 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CASC ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU829	NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER ADAMANT THAT SEVEN-PARTY [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting, ailing Nepali Congress President G.P Koirala stressed to the Ambassador that the seven-party alliance was "not joining hands with the Maoists because the Maoists have guns." He explained that the political parties did not want to be associated with the Maoist-called [...]	2006-03-28 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU830	RNA HUMAN RIGHTS CELL WORKING [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting, Col. Dharma Baniya, head of the Human Rights Cell of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),and Brig. Gen. B.A. Kumar Sharma, Judge Advocate General, told Emboffs that the RNA was working hard to improve its human rights record. Baniya gave a point by point reply to the U.S. [...]	2006-03-28 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU831	GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATING APPOINTING A PRIME [...] (C) In separate March 27 meetings with the Ambassador, Vice Chairman Tulsi Giri and Home Minister Kamal Thapa each stated that the King was considering appointing a Prime Minister and relinquishing his Chairmanship of the Government. Giri mentioned that he was pushing former Prime Minister (a [...]	2006-03-28 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU833	PARTIES RESCHEDULE DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) According to Party contacts, the seven-party alliance canceled the mass demonstration set for April 8 in Kathmandu, and instead announced that the Parties would hold rallies in the districts April 6-9, in light of transportation difficulties associated with the general strike called during [...]	2006-03-28 13:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU835	DID MAOISTS ATTACK RADIO STATION BECAUSE OF U.S. [...] (C) Members of a visiting international media mission told Emboff that Maoists had told them a Maoist attack on a radio station in May 2005 was due to its American connection and that the Maoists had threatened future harm to any media with U.S. ties. Further investigation by the Embassy, ho [...]	2006-03-29 08:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC KPAO EAID NP
06KATHMANDU838	UPBEAT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEES POSSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador that he thought Nepal could successfully address the Maoist insurgency if enough military, diplomatic, political and economic pressure could be brought to bear on the Maoists. He cited a number of recen [...]	2006-03-29 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MASS MOPS MARR NP
06KATHMANDU863	POLICE PUNISH HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS [...] (C) On March 27, the police announced that they had taken departmental action against 996 police personnel for behaving "against the ethics of the police department" between April 2005 and March 2006. The Police Human Rights cell told Emboff that internal police investigations found 109 police [...]	2006-03-31 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM NP
06KATHMANDU866	INDIA NOT INTERESTED IN CHINA-U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) On March 29, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee told the Ambassador that "pretty definitively, New Delhi is not interested" in the proposal that India, China and the U.S. Ambassadors co-host talks between the Palace and the political parties. On March 31, the Ambassador met with Chinese Amb [...]	2006-03-31 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP

06KATHMANDU867	POSITIVE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON GENDER EQUALITY [...] (U) On March 30, the Supreme Court ruled that the provision in the Civil Code allowing men to divorce women on the grounds of a woman's infertility was contrary to the constitutional guarantee to equality. Under the old law, a married man could seek divorce after ten years of marriage if a go [...]	2006-03-31 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU883	PARTIES STRESS APRIL 6-9 GENERAL STRIKE WILL BE [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on March 30, United Marxist Leninist Party (UML) Acting General Secretary Amrit K. Bohara and Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC(D)) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha both stressed that the upcoming April 6-9 general strike (bandh) called by t [...]	2006-04-03 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU884	FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES SHAKY LOAN [...] (C) On March 31, the Ambassador and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Advisor Sukhwinder Singh met with Minister of State for Finance Roop Jyoti to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to refrain from proceeding with a shaky loan deal (ref A). Jyoti stated that he "heard" ou [...]	2006-04-03 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU891	IFIS ARGUE FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN NEPAL [...] (C) During an April meeting with the Ambassador, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Sukhwinder Singh, World Bank (WB) Country Director Ken Ohashi, and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Hafeez Rahman stressed that ongoing development work was important and mak [...]	2006-04-04 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU895	MAOIST CALL KATHMANDU VALLEY-ONLY CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On April 3, before the April 6-9 general strike and rallies planned by the seven-party alliance focused on the capital, the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists announced a unilateral cease-fire for the Kathmandu Valley until further notice. Seven-party alliance leaders welcomed the "positiv [...]	2006-04-04 12:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU896	NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WORKING [...] (C) In a March 31 meeting, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Khatri and two other Commissioners thanked the Ambassador for USG support of the Commission, and detailed the NHRC's activities, especially its work to resolve old disappearance cases. While Nepalis had not reported a [...]	2006-04-05 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU908	GOVERNMENT PREEMPTIVELY ARRESTS PARTY LEADERS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) Citing fears that the Maoists would infiltrate the April 6-9 peaceful protest program of the seven-party alliance and turn it violent through targeted assassination, the government arrested over 100 po [...]	2006-04-05 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU910	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL HASTERT [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Kathmandu. Your visit here should help further our two principle objectives in Nepal: restoring multi-party democracy and dealing with the Maoist insurgency. The King's takeover of February 1, 2005 was a step back for both of these goals. Since th [...]	2006-04-05 15:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF MASS NP
06KATHMANDU928	PARTIES TERM DAY ONE OF GENERAL STRIKE "TOTAL [...] (U) On April 7, the second day of the Parties' announced April 6-9 nationwide general strike, demonstrations and arrests continued in parts of the Kathmandu Valley. Normal life in Kathmandu remained largely quiet, however, as virtually all shops remained closed and few private vehicles were s [...]	2006-04-07 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINS NP
06KATHMANDU929	FORMER PM THAPA STRESSES KING MUST BE MENTALLY [...] (C) On April 7, Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister and current chairman of Rastriya Jyanashakti Party, told the Ambassador that he had recently met with Prabhakar Rana who convinced Thapa to have "not exactly hope, but some indicator" that the King was thinking of moving. Thapa recoun [...]	2006-04-10 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU931	DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST IN DEFIANCE OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On April 10, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets nationwide for the fifth day, in defiance of the third day of a government-called curfew, and despite security forces killing at least four protesters in the last two days. The seven-party alliance announced an indefinite continuat [...]	2006-04-10 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU934	GOVERNMENT LOSING CONTROL? [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) There is a growing sense in Nepal that time is running out for King Gyanendra and that the situation is slipping out of control. Since the seven-party alliance started their general strike on April 6, which they have [...]	2006-04-10 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU944	MAOIST LEADERS' STATEMENT: WE'RE IN CHARGE [...] (C) In their April 9 statement (unofficial translation in para. 5),Maoist leaders Prachanda and Dr. Baburam Bhattarai appear as if they are trying to make it clear that the Maoists, not the political parties, have the upper hand in directing the current anti-King, pro-republic movement. Stres [...]	2006-04-11 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU946	AMBASSADOR PRESSING NEPALI GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C) On April 10, the Ambassador spoke separately with Vice-Chairmen Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista to urge His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to release political detainees, reach out to the political parties, and lift the curfew. Bista limited his response to agreeing that matters we [...]	2006-04-11 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU948	PROTESTS CONTINUE AS PARTIES ENJOY MOMENTUM [...] (C) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced a day-time curfew in Kathmandu for the fourth consecutive day in an attempt to deal with growing civil unrest on the sixth day of the Party-organized pro-democracy movement. Protests continued across the country while political party leade [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU950	INDIANS THINKING OF PRESSURING BHUTAN ON REFUGEES [...] (C) On April 7, the Ambassador met separately with his Indian and Australian counterparts and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Resident Representative Abraham Abraham to discuss Bhutanese refugee issues. Cognizant of His Majesty's Government of Nepal's (HMGN) fear that Bhu [...]	2006-04-12 05:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU957	PROFESSIONALS INCREASING SUPPORT FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Numerous professionals and professional organizations have either announced their support through press statements or staged protests around the country as pro-democracy demonstrations called by the seven-party alliance continued into a seventh day. Health services in major hospitals arou [...]	2006-04-12 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU958	DAY-TIME CURFEW IN KATHMANDU LIFTED; CURFEW [...] (U) On April 12, day seven of the seven-party alliance nationwide general strike and demonstrations, Nepalis across the country again took to the street to participate in pro-democracy protests. Following April 8-11 day-time curfews, which protesters had increasingly disregarded, the governme [...]	2006-04-12 13:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU959	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS HOPING KING WILL OFFER [...] (C) In separate meetings on April 12, the Ambassador urged Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala and CPN-UML Acting General Secretary Amrit Bohara and Central Committee Member Bharat Mohan Adhikari to respond positively if the King makes a good faith offer in his New Year's Message on Ap [...]	2006-04-12 13:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU962	POKHARA: STUNNED NEPALI TOURIST TOWN COPES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an April 8-10 visit to the tourist city of Pokhara, A/DCM witnessed an almost total lockdown of the city in the wake of occasionally violent demonstrations, the fatal shooting of one protestor, vandalism of government property and widespread road blockages during a genera [...]	2006-04-13 11:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINS PREL NP
06KATHMANDU969	WAITING FOR KING'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (U) On the eighth day of the seven-party alliance nationwide general strike and demonstrations, Nepalis across the country continued to take to the street to participate in pro-democracy protests. Though there was no day-time curfew in Kathmandu on April 13, the government arrested over 200 p [...]	2006-04-13 13:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU971	KING'S NEW YEARS' MESSAGE DISAPPOINTING [...] (C) The King's much anticipated New Year's speech on April 14 contained no concrete initiatives, but called on "all political parties to join in a dialogue, which we have always advocated, to bear the responsibility of and contribute towards activating the multiparty democratic polity." Par [...]	2006-04-14 07:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU990	BANKING SECTOR PROVIDING LIMITED SERVICES, CASHING [...] (C) A possible paycheck crisis (reftel) has yet to materialize in Kathmandu as officials from one state-owned bank and two private banks told Emboff that they had been cashing checks and providing limited banking services throughout the now twelve-day strike. Bursa Shrestha of Nabil Bank (pri [...]	2006-04-17 13:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN NP
06KATHMANDU992	FUEL SHORTAGES AND INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES GROWING [...] (C) Fuel has become increasingly hard to find in Kathmandu and may reach a critical shortage within ten days due to the Maoist road closures (ref A). Ikshya Bikram Thapa, Manager of Nepal Oil Corporation's (NOC) fuel depot in Thankot (western Kathmandu Valley) explained to Emboff that no new [...]	2006-04-17 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON AMGT NP
06KATHMANDU993	PARTIES TRYING TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON KING [...] (C) As pro-democracy demonstrations continued throughout the country and in Kathmandu on April 17, the twelfth day of the seven-party alliance general strike, media reported that the King had invited former Prime Ministers to the Palace to talk. Party leaders expected seven-party alliance memb [...]	2006-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KHARTOUM1002	Response to Humanitarian Access Demarche [...] (SBU) Summary: The GNU maintains that UN agencies in country continue to operate under their individual agreements, and do not automatically benefit from UNMIS status of forces agreement (SOFA) provisions. On the Voluntary and Humanitarian Work Law, the Government believes it enforces coordi [...]	2006-04-26 15:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM1008	SUDAN: TOO EARLY TO SET DATE OF EASTERN FRONT TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 25 meeting, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy General Secretary for External Relations, said that President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir would determine in early May the date of the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations and the composition of th [...]	2006-04-27 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1009	SUDAN: MFA ON AVERTING FURTHER VIOLENCE IN DARFUR [...] (C) On April 27, Charge served reftel demarche on increasing violence in the Geraida area on MFA Americas Director Osman Dirdieri in the absence of both President Bashir and Foreign Minister Lam Akol. Dirdieri promised to raise the talking points to the acting Foreign Minister and to "upper e [...]	2006-04-27 13:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1018	POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the first of two cables to discuss the political and tribal dimensions of [...]	2006-04-30 08:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1019	TRIBAL/OPPOSITIONAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS in Kassala to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the second of two cables (see reftel) to discuss the political [...]	2006-04-30 09:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1024	SUDAN: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN/NGO ACT: NO PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On April 26 the Sub-Joint Implementation Mechanism (SUB-JIM) met to discuss Sudan's progress on combating violence against women (VAW). Overall, the Government of National Unity (GNU) believes that it has almost fulfilled its legal obligation to combat violence against women. T [...]	2006-05-01 07:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN SU
06KHARTOUM1025	SUDAN - AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, SITREP 3, MAY 1 [...] (SBU) As previously reported, analysis of a human tissue sample conducted by U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit Number 3 (NAMRU-3) in Khartoum on April 22 found no evidence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Despite NAMRU-3's sustained efforts to support the Government of National Unity's ( [...]	2006-05-01 10:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1026	Sudan's GNU Extends GMO Waiver for Six Months [...] Background: Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) requires certification that U.S. food assistance to Sudan does not contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). The primary food commodities affected by this requirement are U.S. donations of wheat and corn-soy blend (CSB). Though U.S [...]	2006-05-01 10:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1027	GoSS Finance Ministry Believes Northern Oil [...] (SBU) According to Under Secretary for Finance Isaac Makur Ater, the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning now believes that the federal Government of national Unity (GNU) Ministry of Finance and National Economy is providing the true numbers regarding o [...]	2006-05-01 12:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EFIN PBTS SU
06KHARTOUM1028	CG Juba Round-up - April 30 [...] CRS Officially Reopens Juba Office: The president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) worldwide, Ken Hackett, was in Juba this week to officially reopen the CRS office in Juba, closed since 1976. CRS has maintained a continuous presence in Southern Sudan since 1973, [...]	2006-05-01 12:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON PINR EPET SU
06KHARTOUM1030	Update on Geraida Situation [...] (SBU) The situation in Geraida appears to have calmed since reftel of April 25; it appears the SAF has stopped its offensive. The USAID Darfur Field Office states that it has not received further reports of hostilities, and noted that a UN OCHA assessment mission plans to travel to Geraida la [...]	2006-05-01 14:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1031	Pres. Bashir Interview with Saudi News Channel [...] Summary: On April 17, Riyadh Al-Ikhbariyah Satellite Channel in Arabic broadcast an interview of President Bashir by Sharif Husayn Sharif. During the broad-ranging interview, Bashir commented on the Darfur conflict and characterized it as a tribal issue. He claimed the Darfur problem had t [...]	2006-05-02 05:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM1033	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Armed Forces military equipment continues to enter El Geneina, and UN staff remain in "lock down" mode. Chadian militia are returning gradually to Chad from Western Sudan; there does not appear to be jinjaweed activity in Chad. The UN will conduct an assessment missi [...]	2006-05-02 12:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1043	GNU PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY ON EASTERN FRONT [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 5. 2. (C) On May 1 and 2, USAID Mission Director Almquist met with Yassir Arman, head of the SPLM caucus in the National Assembly, who indicated that momentum was building between Khartoum and Asmara to pursue talks with the Eastern Front. On May 2, [...]	2006-05-03 14:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1044	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Save the Children - U.S. staff were car-jacked on May 2 near El Geneina; they were released unharmed in a remote area. A suspected April 30 ambush on SAF left at least two dead and five wounded. Arab militia abducted 15 individuals from Dagama, South Darfur. Thousands p [...]	2006-05-03 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1053	Agreement Reached on Khartoum Constitution [...] SUMMARY: A Technical Committee (TC) formed by the Khartoum Legislative Assembly (KLA) and made up of representatives from the ruling National Congress Party (NCP),the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has reached a compromise on the draft con [...]	2006-05-04 11:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1055	FIGHTING FLARES UP IN WESTERN EQUATORIA AND LAKES [...] (C) Summary: Jonglei State and the greater Upper Nile region remain the source of the greatest ethnic instability in Southern Sudan. Recent clashes in Western Equatoria and Lakes states, however, show that this fighting may spread if the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) cannot maintain se [...]	2006-05-04 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM KWMN SU
06KHARTOUM1060	Sudan: Kosti Wharf Update [...] On April 17, 2006, a USAID IDP advisor visited Kosti, White Nile State, to monitor progress of IDP returns through the Kosti wharf with USAID implementing-partner Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). At the time of the visit, ADRA estimated that the Kosti wharf was operating at ha [...]	2006-05-04 14:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1061	Sudan - Humanitarian Assessment of the Eastern [...] A USAID team visited the eastern part of the Nuba Mountains from April 11 to 17, 2006, to monitor USAID- funded projects and assess local conditions for IDP returns. The eastern Jebels host approximately 60 percent of the population of the Nuba Mountains. Save the Children-U.S. (SC/US) is U [...]	2006-05-04 14:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1062	Sudan's Strategic Commodity Reserve Authority [...] On April 19, 2006, a USAID food security representative met with Badawi El Khair, Director General of Sudan's Strategic Commodity Reserve Authority (SCRA),and Ahmed Mardas, head of the SCRA marketing section, to discuss the agency's ongoing efforts to maintain food security in Sudan. The SC [...]	2006-05-04 14:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1063	CONTINUOUS RIOTS CLOSE JUBA UNIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: After a series of riots over the student's right to form a union, the government has again closed Juba University in Khartoum until further notice. As a university founded to support the advancement of the South, many southerners want the university to return to its home in Juba, b [...]	2006-05-04 15:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1067	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Security Update: A. On May 3, an NGO convoy with an AU escort was stopped outside Mershing on the way to East Jebel Marra area by 65 militia. They warned the convoy that if they continued they would be shot. The convoy returned to Nyala. B. On May 2, Arab militias shot at the [...]	2006-05-05 09:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1072	Sudan - Humanitarian Challenges in the East [...] A USAID team visited Kassala from April 20 to 23, 2006, to assess the humanitarian situation in eastern Sudan. A disagreement between the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) concerning implementation of the U.N. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) is pr [...]	2006-05-05 14:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1082	Sudanese Government Sends Mixed Signals on UN [...] Summary: Following the May 5 signing of the Darfur peace agreement, the Sudanese Government is giving mixed signals to the international community regarding UN peacekeeping operations in Darfur. On May 5, a Ministry of the Interior spokesman stated that there was "no problem" with UN peacek [...]	2006-05-07 14:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1085	SUDAN: UNHCHR ARBOUR SEES NO PROGRESS IN DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour declared there had been "no progress" on human rights in Darfur since 2004, and warned the situation actually had gotten worse. The new Humanitarian Work Law would severely impede NGO relief work, and the expansion o [...]	2006-05-08 08:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPKO SU UN AU
06KHARTOUM1088	Eastern Sudan Poverty Alleviation and Peace [...] From April 30 to May 1, 2006, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) convened an eastern Sudan poverty alleviation and peace-building conference in Port Sudan, Red Sea State. The conference was attended by donors, U.N. agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs),community based organizations [...]	2006-05-08 13:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1089	Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 4, May 8, 2006 [...] (SBU) On May 4, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum received positive test results from the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) in Italy which confirm that the recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Sudan is indeed the highly pathogenic H5N1 str [...]	2006-05-08 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1090	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations at the Kalma IDP camp resulted in an attack on the African Union civilian police facility, with the UDSSS reporting with "near certainty" that an interpreter was killed and the AU facility being demolished. Fighting took place between the SLA and jinjaweed in Kh [...]	2006-05-08 14:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1092	SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY SETS POLICY; EYES CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) has reviewed and endorsed Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir's policy statement, with changes, and is now moving on to addressing corruption. The SSLA wants to be the main watchdog against corruption and plans o [...]	2006-05-09 06:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KCOR SU
06KHARTOUM1094	AU Interpreter, Two Protesters Killed; 11 AMIS [...] Summary: On May 8, IDPs protesting the Darfur peace agreement rioted in the Kalma IDP camp near Nyala, South Darfur, and killed an African Union civilian police interpreter and injured eight civilian police, two seriously. They also severely damaged the civilian police station and two AMIS [...]	2006-05-09 09:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1098	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Summary: Tensions continue in the Kalma IDP camp in the wake of the May 8 death of an AU interpreter in riots, with the SAF and Arab militia reportedly cordoning off the area. NGOs, however, continue to provide basic services. The AU has also received reports of attacks over the past three [...]	2006-05-09 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1104	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Summary: The AU reports that its patrols saw jet fighters near the border with Chad, including the apparent use of ordnance. Arab militias attacked Labado, killing 10 and injuring scores more. The AU and USAID also obtained further details on the May 8 incidents at the Kalma and Zalingei I [...]	2006-05-10 12:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1110	West Darfur - Assaults Targeting Aid Agencies [...] (U) Over the past several weeks, a spate of attacks targeting aid agencies in West Darfur has left a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) searching for options to counter the region's mounting security threats. Even before these recent attacks, humanitarian emergency relief programs [...]	2006-05-11 10:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1116	GOSS CONTACTS WITH THE LORD,S RESISTANCE ARMY (LRA) [...] (C) Summary: UNMIS, UNHCR, and Ugandan consulate officials, among others, have confirmed at least two meetings between GoSS Vice President Riek Machar and Vincent Otti of the LRA. In April, Machar reportedly offered to mediate peace talks with Kampala, an offer that Otti did not refuse. A fo [...]	2006-05-11 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UG SU CG
06KHARTOUM1117	AMIS TRANSITION AND DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initiating the transition from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN peacekeeping operation and implementing the Darfur Peace Agreement require well targeted and bold steps taken in a timely manner. Advancing this agenda will require strengthening AMIS during the int [...]	2006-05-11 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL KPKO PGOV PREF EAID AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1120	AMIS Issues Press Release on Kalma, Hassahissa [...] On May 10, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) released a press statement on the recent demonstrations in the Kalma and Hassahissa internally displaced persons (IDP) camps on May 8, which resulted in an AU interpreter being killed by an angry crowd. The statement called for the restora [...]	2006-05-12 17:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF AU SU
06KHARTOUM1122	SUDANESE VP TAHA SAYS NO DECISION YET ON UN [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, Sudanese VP Taha told CDA Hume that Sudan had not yet decided on whether to accept transition to a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur. The Government of Sudan is committed to the Darfur Peace Agreement, and it is ready to take concrete steps, such as expanding delivery o [...]	2006-05-13 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PREF EAID PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1126	Darfur Livelihoods Assessment [...] From April 12 - 27, 2006, USAID/OFDA Livelihoods Advisor Courtney Brown visited North and South Darfur to monitor and evaluate USAID-funded livelihood activities. The USAID livelihoods advisor met with partners and visited project sites near El Fasher, North Darfur, and Nyala, South Darfur, t [...]	2006-05-14 13:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1127	Sudan - Darfur Water and Sanitation Assessment [...] From April 29 to May 2, 2006, OFDA Water and Sanitation Specialist Peter Wallis traveled to North and South Darfur to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing USAID-funded programs and make recommendations concerning future support of water and sanitation humanitarian interventions in Darfur. I [...]	2006-05-14 13:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1132	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Summary: Demonstrations continue in several Darfur locations, with reports indicating that May 13 incidents at Abu Shouk and Al-Salaam IDP camps in El Fasher resulted in the death of a 13-year old boy and damage to AU property. The SLA shot at an AMIS helicopter near Korma, forcing it to cu [...]	2006-05-14 16:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1133	SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #5 [...] (SBU) On May 10, 2006, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed donors attending the weekly meeting on Avian influenza (AI) that the results received from the laboratories in Rome confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Sudan. [...]	2006-05-15 03:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1134	Sudan - Cattle Rustling, Emerging Government, [...] From May 3 to 8, 2006, a USAID/DCHA program officer visited Eastern Equatoria State (EE) to assess humanitarian conditions in Southern Sudan. The greatest driver of conflict in EE is cattle rustling and retaliatory violence between tribes. Though all EE counties are absorbing returning inte [...]	2006-05-15 05:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1139	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1140	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1141	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1149	Sudan - Operational Constraints Related to [...] (SBU) Summary: Any U.S. government (USG) initiatives linked to the support of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) must take into account the operational realities of the region. The experience of USAID's humanitarian operation provides insight into the challenges that will face any new USG ope [...]	2006-05-15 13:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1150	Darfur Peace Agreement: Seizing the Opportunity [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To ensure a lasting and just peace, the USG must move quickly to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and help the African Union (AU) establish its institutions. The DPA outlines some ambitious timelines and requires AU action in almost all areas. The security provisions [...]	2006-05-15 15:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1151	DEMARCHE TO VP TAHA ON FM LAM AKOL'S STATEMENT TO [...] (C) On May 15 CDA Hume called VP Taha concerning the statement earlier in the day by FM Lam Akol to the AU Peace and Security Council. Hume said that the USG is committed to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and was troubled by Lam Akol's attempt to deny or minimize any [...]	2006-05-15 15:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1153	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Summary: Demonstrations continue in several locations in Darfur; incidents in Kas, South Darfur, resulted in the deaths of at least two individuals. Several jinjaweed attacks took place in South Darfur, and a large-scale jinjaweed-SLA battle took place in West Darfur. NGOs and UN agencies a [...]	2006-05-15 16:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1155	SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START- [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]	2006-05-15 16:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1158	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE [...] (U) The following is an action request - see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: CG met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar and Minster for Parliamentary Affairs Gabriel Changson on May 12 to discuss the security climate in Southern Sudan. Machar spoke at length on his [...]	2006-05-16 07:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS PTER PEL SU
06KHARTOUM1159	UPON THIS ROCK: SUDAN'S CATHOLICS WEATHER THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Catholic Church in Sudan has fared relatively well during years of civil war and persecution, due largely to the strength -- and longevity -- of its leaders. With as many as six million followers, the Church accounts for over half of all Sudanese Christians; three-fourths ar [...]	2006-05-16 10:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF SCUL SU
06KHARTOUM1164	D-DAY: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- DPA: D-Day and the First Week -- INGOs Consider Pulling Out of West Darfur -- Kutum Sees First Janjaweed Attack Since DPA -- CDA Hosts Diplomatic C [...]	2006-05-16 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1166	MUSINGS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Gier Chuang Aluong on May 9 to discuss telephone service - or the lack thereof - in Juba and the South. Aluong described what he saw as a systematic plot by Khartoum to prevent the South from establishing reliable [...]	2006-05-16 17:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1167	UPDATE ON DDR [...] (SBU) There has been recent incremental movement toward disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) in Southern Sudan; the process of demobilizing child soldiers is underway in Malakal, and is scheduled to begin in Abyei later this month. To date, approximately 1,200 child soldiers h [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1168	SOUTHERN LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDS INCREASED [...] (U) On May 10, the Southern Sudanese Legislative Assembly (SSLA) convened to consider recommendations by the Standing Committee on Development, Finance and Economy to change portions of the 2006 budget submitted to the SSLA by the Ministry of Finance. The big winner was the Sudan People's Lib [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1169	ATTEMPTS TO HALT CONFLICT IN UPPER JONGLEI [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been clashes between the SPLA and Lou Nuer herders associated with the White Army, a continuation of conflict that first erupted during attempts at disarmament last January (reftels). Recent attempts by the SPLA to again forcibly disarm the White Army militia near T [...]	2006-05-16 17:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1171	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR SAYS UGANDA AGREES TO [...] (SBU) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Operations Manager for South Sudan Bhairaja Panday told CG on May 16 that he had received a telephone call from GoSS Vice President Riek Machar informing him that the Government of Uganda (GOU) had declared itself open to a role for th [...]	2006-05-17 11:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1174	DR. KHALIFA: GNU TAKING ACTION TO WIDEN SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 17, Charge Hume requested a meeting with Government of National Unity (GNU) Presidential Advisor and Chief Darfur Negotiator Dr. Magzoub al-Khalifa to discuss the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The Charge told Khalifa of U.S. plans to support the DPA by assisting the Africa [...]	2006-05-17 14:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1175	D-DAY+1: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- JAM Planning Begins -- Khalifa Outlines GNU Strategy for Implementation -- Darfur Leaders Support DPA After Meeting -- Minawi Outreach Has Begun - [...]	2006-05-17 14:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF EFIN UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1177	EPISCOPAL PRIEST ARRESTED FOR "KIDNAPPING" MUSLIM [...] (C) The Rev. Elia Kumundan, a priest of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, was arrested in Khartoum on Sunday, May 14, in connection with the disappearance of a Muslim woman who wanted to convert to Christianity. According to the Episcopal Bishop of Khartoum, Rt. Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, the woman is [...]	2006-05-17 15:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KWMN SCUL SU
06KHARTOUM1181	Darfur Health Assessment [...] Since the escalation of the conflict in Darfur in 2004, coordinated efforts within the humanitarian community have resulted in substantial improvement in the overall health and nutrition situation of conflict- affected communities. These advances are evidenced by a declining trend in crude m [...]	2006-05-18 07:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1183	EASTERN SUDAN: OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. On May 16 representatives from the US, UN, Canada, Netherlands, Norway and Britain met to discuss the situation in East Sudan. The discussion centered on the next steps for peace talks between the Eastern Front and the GNU. The Dutch and Norwegian representatives reported that Yas [...]	2006-05-18 12:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM ER SU
06KHARTOUM1184	UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAN STEM JEM ATTACKS IN [...] (C) The May 19 Security Council briefing with Jan Egeland presents an opportunity to send a message that the problems in Eastern Sudan have not been forgotten. With the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) there is increased potential for violence in the East, just as violence in Darfu [...]	2006-05-18 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1185	D-DAY+2: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- UNICEF Engages SLA on Child Soldiers -- Janajaweed Attack AU Outside of Kutum -- Darfur Outreach Continues to Yield Benefits -------------------------- [...]	2006-05-18 14:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1189	KHARTOUM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PASSED THE [...] SUMMARY: The Khartoum Legislative Assembly (KLA) unanimously passed the draft constitution of Khartoum State on May 13, 2006, after the Joint NCP and SPLM High Committee resolved the 4 pending controversial points: status of Khartoum state with Sharia law and special courts for non-Muslims, A [...]	2006-05-22 05:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1191	MAY 19 FIREWORKS IN JUBA [...] Summary. At approximately 1500 hrs local on May 19, an ammunition dump at the main Sudanese Armed Forces base, situated on the outskirts of Juba, caught fire and detonated much of the ordnance contained in the bunker. A brief general panic ensued, with both SAF and SPLA troops going on alert. [...]	2006-05-22 05:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS ASEC CACS PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1192	CIVIL SOCIETY GROWS IN JUBA [...] SUMMARY: As one indication of the growing strength of civil society in Southern Sudan, the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba with the support of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and the Life and Peace Institute Horn of Africa, organized a workshop for the "Voice of Women for Peace and Faith Civi [...]	2006-05-22 05:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN SU
06KHARTOUM1193	SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START- [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]	2006-05-22 05:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1207	D-DAY+5: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Charge Meets with AU Ambassador -- Meeting with SAF Operations Chief -- Lawyers Arrested in Nyala -- Pronk Calls Donor Meeting ----------------------- [...]	2006-05-22 12:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1209	SUDAN: EASTERN FRONT - GNU NEGOTIATION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) In a May 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Yassir Arman said that he and Director of the National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS),Salah Gosh, planned to travel to Asmara on May 24 to discuss preparations for GNU-Eastern Front negotiations. Arman estimated that the negotiations would [...]	2006-05-23 07:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1210	D-DAY+6: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Getting Abdel Wahid to Sign -- AU Report Increased Arab Militia Activity -- MFA Pledges DPA Support -- Interview with Charge Makes Front Page -- Charge [...]	2006-05-23 07:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1215	SUDAN: UPDATE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, [...] (SBU) Draft legislation for the CPA mandated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is, according to the European Commission, in the Presidency and should be forwarded to the Parliament soon. There have been multiple versions of the draft legislation and it is unclear which version was forwar [...]	2006-05-23 11:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1226	D-DAY+7: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Charge meets with State Minister Al-Waseela -- WFP Returns to Protest Sites, AU CIVPOL Waits -- IRC Staff Continues to be Held or Harassed ------------ [...]	2006-05-23 14:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1228	Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 6, May 24, 2006 [...] On May 21, 2006, the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum convened the second Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Sudan. Though the Government of National Unity (GNU) has acknowledged the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of AI in S [...]	2006-05-24 08:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU

06KHARTOUM1240	SITREP 9 (D-DAY+8): DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Inter-SLA Fighting Reported in Birmaza -- Charge Discuss UN Deployment with Brahimi -- Mudawi Tours Darfur for DPA Support -- HAC Demands Technical Agree [...]	2006-05-24 16:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO EAID UN AU SU

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