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08KABUL1459	BADGHIS PROVINCE: DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECT [...] Summary: The combination of the past winter's record-cold temperatures and the current drought has dominated governance activities and will have profound implications for Badghis's agriculture-based economy. Badghis's economic infrastructure remains primitive. The provincial security situati [...]	2008-06-13 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF

08KABUL146	PAKTIA PROVINCE: DETERIORATING SECURITY, LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The security sitQion in Paktia province deteriorated over the past year with significant Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) presence. The agriculture-based economy is hampered by a lack of resources, including modern technology and power. Governor Rahmat is unpopular and most provinci [...]	2008-01-16 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1460	MOHAQEQ TILTS AGAINST KARZAI [...] (SBU) MP Mohammad Mohaqeq, a leader of the predominantly Hazara Hezb-i-Wahdat party, continues to try to unify his divided ethnic group into a bloc that can maneuver between Karzai and the opposition United Front. Though he might prefer to encourage both into a bidding war for Hazara votes, h [...]	2008-06-14 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1481	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (SBU) The following cable provides an update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (SBU) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Work on the site continues apace and the contractor appears to be on schedule. Arrangements for the transportation of the generator sets themselves to [...]	2008-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1482	KARZAI THREATENS PAKISTAN AND MEANS IT [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary: A Palace advisor implied Karzai would not retract his June 16 threat to strike at insurgents harboring in Afghanistan. The MFA said Karzai had not directed his threat against Pakistan's sovereignty or territorial integrity, but against the Inter-Services Intelligence [...]	2008-06-16 15:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PREL PK AF
08KABUL1483	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one hundred thirty (130) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service's Residence Watch Unit. Post possesses no de [...]	2008-06-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1492	CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Canadian security and development efforts in Afghanistan are substantial and noteworthy. Canada is a leading troop contributor. Its troops are placed in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces, where they suffer frequent casualties. Canada is also a major donor, with Afghanistan represe [...]	2008-06-19 04:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PHUM AF CA
08KABUL1493	Afghanistan's Refugee Absorption Reaches Saturation [...] (SBU) Summary: Since January 1 of this year, 143,737 Afghan refugees - the vast majority from Pakistan - have repatriated to Afghanistan with assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While the numbers are relatively low compared to recent years, Afghanistan' [...]	2008-06-19 06:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK IR AF
08KABUL1495	AFGHAN POLICE: ANAP/ABP TRAINING SURGE UPDATE [...] In the onward press of the Focused District Development (FDD) program to train and equip the Afghan National Police (reftels),the network of police-training facilities has been running at full capacity. Most of the network capacity of about about 3,500 spaces is now dedicated to FDD-related [...]	2008-06-19 08:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR AF
08KABUL1504	ANTI-KARZAI JUNBESH CONGRESS ELECTS PRO-DOSTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Junbesh party congress, held June 17-19 in Kabul after more than a year of dithering and political maneuvering, waxed strongly anti-Karzai and reaffirmed General Dostum's control of the Uzbek political machine. During the three-day event, speakers criticized Karzai's perce [...]	2008-06-21 06:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1507	PRT MEHTAR LAM: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Governance in Laghman is improving as the Provincial Council (PC) takes on a more assertive role. The coordinated development strategy in "Laghman Forward" should improve the agricultural sector. The warmer weather has brought an upswing in insurgent activity compared to the quie [...]	2008-06-22 05:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1508	GHAZNI PROVINCE: SECURITY REMAINS A CHALLENGE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Ghazni's Pashtun belt remains a challenge, but the Afghan National Police (ANP) are slowly improving. The province is beginning to attract more donor attention, which will hopefully revive Ghazni's stagnant economic development. Ghazni has had four governors in the [...]	2008-06-22 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1523	ZABUL PROVINCE: SECURITY IMPROVES, ALLOWING MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in Zabul is improving thanks to the Focused District Development (FDD) program, but an unintended consequence of better-trained police is that they are attractive to other employers. With improved security comes a focus on road building, training and other development p [...]	2008-06-22 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1551	PRT Herat: Semi-Annual Herat Province Review [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat enjoys a relatively stable security situation, an improvement from this past spring when there was a series of kidnappings. Shindand and Guzara districts remain unsettled. Governor Anwari has worked closely with Coalition forces, the Italian-led PRT, international organiz [...]	2008-06-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1552	PRT ASADABAD: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Wahidi extended good governance and implemented an aggressive development strategy despite ongoing insurgent activity in Kunar over the past six months. Governance is improved; development is increasing; and security is improving slightly. The threat of improvised ex [...]	2008-06-24 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1553	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D10 STAFF FOR CAMP WATAN TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 26 officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department r [...]	2008-06-24 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1554	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AIR CORPS STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-06-24 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL156	Iran Suspends Deportations In Face Of Strong Afghan [...] (SBU) Iran has suspended its deportation of Afghans after the Afghan government protested in the media and summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires twice to demand a halt to the mid-winter expulsions. In the first two weeks of January, Iran deported more than 9,000 Afghans, who were forced over [...]	2008-01-17 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IR AF
08KABUL1575	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: GOOD SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir remains one of Afghanistan's safest provinces. The Governor speaks out strongly against corruption and has taken action to avoid even the hint of impropriety, but the Provincial Council is largely in the Governor's shadow. Development and reconstruction is ongoing wit [...]	2008-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1576	FARYAB: STABLE SECURITY, BUT PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: Faryab suffered a severe winter and is currently suffering drought. Faryab is generally secure. Provincial governance performance remains mixed; the Governor and the Provincial Council President are positive forces, while other government institutions such as the provincial po [...]	2008-06-24 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1581	Afghan-Tajik Electric Power PPA Negotiations Short [...] (SBU) Summary: Unexpectedly, when the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan arrived in Dushanbe June 20 to sign the Afghan-Tajik Power Purchase Agreement (PPA),a component part of Afghanistan's North East Power System (NEPS) project, he insisted on a lower electricity purchase price [...]	2008-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1582	NANGARHAR PROVINCE: SPEEDBUMPS FAIL TO SLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent suicide attacks and insurgent incursions have failed to dissuade Nangarhar residents from the belief that their province is secure. Residents routinely cite economic concerns as the major problem before security concerns. Nangarharis are concerned about recent events in [...]	2008-06-25 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL1583	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-nine (29) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a goo [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1584	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1585	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1586	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-06-25 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1602	KUNDUZ PROVINCE: INCREASED TRADE AND IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector activity, spurred by trade across the new Afghan-Tajik bridge, and improved security are driving economic growth in Kunduz. Security has benefited from improved Afghan army and police capabilities, institutionalized co-operation amongst the security forces and a t [...]	2008-06-29 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AF TI
08KABUL1603	Refugee Admissions Referral: Azizi, Mehria [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul refers Azizi, Mehria Farzhad, one of Afghanistan's first female camerawomen and filmmakers, and her family to the U.S. refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information for the principal applicant and her dependents, a description of her persecution claim, [...]	2008-06-29 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM AF
08KABUL1644	AF: Uzbek power situation not as bleak, other PPA's on [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy Jalil Shams told donors the Uzbeks have begun manufacturing components needed for the Afghan-Uzbek power line. He believes the project will be completed by October 2008. Shams revealed a "backup" plan to import an extra 43 MW of Uzbek power to Kabul along a [...]	2008-07-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL1701	"HYBRID" VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will pursue a &hybrid8 voter registration. Voters who have registration cards from 2004/5 may use these cards at the polls. New voters and voters who lost their card, must register for a new, enhanced voter card. The IEC, [...]	2008-07-07 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREF AF
08KABUL1707	KABUL - SVBIED ATTACK ON INDIAN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 HRS local time on Monday, July 7, 2008, a suicide vehicle-borne IED exploded outside the front gate of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. LEGATT and RSO personnel from the U.S. Embassy responded to the scene to assist Afghan and Coalition officials on-site with the post b [...]	2008-07-07 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC AF
08KABUL1709	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB VIII welcomes SRSG Kai Eide, [...] Summary. On July 6, the eighth meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB-VIII) welcomed the co-chairmanship of Kai Eide, the newly-arrived Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. Minister of Finance (MOF) Ahady announced the Government of the Islamic Republic of [...]	2008-07-08 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL1719	AMENDED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. This cable retransmits reftel with the addition of one student. 3. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards a list of names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FD [...]	2008-07-09 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1720	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred thirty-nine (139) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are indiv [...]	2008-07-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL173	KHOST PROVINCE: STABLE SECURITY SITUATION AND GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Khost's security situation has improved over the last six months. Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition Forces have performed joint operations in less secure areas, and police morale is improving. The generally stable security situation has allowed significant reconstru [...]	2008-01-21 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1747	KANDAHARI TRIBAL LEADER,S DEATH A TALIBAN [...] (C) The murder July 4 of member of parliament and Alizai tribal leader Haji Habibullah Jan may have removed the linchpin that had kept his Taliban-predisposed tribe engaged in the constitutional political process. Jan was shot dead in Kandahar's Zharey district by unknown assailants while ret [...]	2008-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER PINR AF
08KABUL175	PRT NANGARHAR: GOVERNOR SHERZAI: JUMP ON THE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai led a "Peace Caravan" of approximately 300 government and traditional leaders from four eastern Afghan provinces (Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman) to meet with President Karzai on January 13 in Kabul. His goal was to show support for the [...]	2008-01-22 02:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL1770	AFGHAN UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] The GIRoA will issue a Universal Periodic Report (UPR) on its human rights record at the request of the UN's Human Rights Council (UNHCR). The government is open to including a modestly robust criticism of the its recent track record on human rights, especially in relation to treatment of pri [...]	2008-07-15 06:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL1782	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-17 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1788	KARZAI RESISTS ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS DELAY [...] (C) Palace political advisor Sigbatullah Sanjar (Protect) is trying to convince Karzai persistent insecurity in the south and east offers him a plausible excuse for postponing elections he otherwise might lose. Karzai continues to resist Sanjar and other supporters' agitation for an elections [...]	2008-07-17 10:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF
08KABUL18	MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GIRoA, the U.S., and the UK are cooperating on post-operation development in the recently liberated district of Musa Qala. UK Military Stabilization Team (MST) Officers in Musa Qala are implementing a joint UK and Afghan stabilization plan but need USAID support for the eff [...]	2008-01-02 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1812	HEZB-E-ISLAMI CONFERENCE; MOVING BEYOND HEKMATYAR [...] (C//REL UK) SUMMARY: Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan's (HIA) three-day conference in Kabul last week assembled more than 1,000 members from all 34 provinces and most of the country's ethnic groups to elect Abdul Hadi Arghandewal to his second one-year term as party chairman. The party's leadership [...]	2008-07-19 06:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1813	VOTER REGISTRATION SECURITY PLAN EMERGES [...] (SBU) The Independent Electoral Commission's security advisor, a seconded Canadian military officer, presented his voter registration security plan (emailed to SCA/A) to the elections security working group on July 17. It includes a threat assessment, spells out the roles of the Ministry of [...]	2008-07-19 07:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL MARR AF
08KABUL1816	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REED TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]	2008-07-19 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL1817	Iran: Another Wave of Deportations? [...] (SBU) Summary: Per a July 12 letter from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MORR) office in Tehran, Iran will start deporting 85,000 Afghans at the beginning of the Persian month of Asad (July 22). Iran has already deported over 166,000 Afghans since January 1, 2008, mostly yo [...]	2008-07-19 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IR AF
08KABUL1818	BAMYAN: HAZARA POLITICS: VIEW FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Bamyan is a bellwether for political attitudes of members of the Hazara ethnic group, and it offers insights to how various parties are seeking to engage the Hazara population. Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami and the Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami-e-Mardum remain the most active and influential parties in th [...]	2008-07-19 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1821	JOWZJAN - JUNE 2008 SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Security in the northern province of Jowzjan has improved over the past six months, at least partly due to efforts of the new governor, Hashem Zari. Some districts bordering Tajikistan remain insecure because of smuggling and other insurgency-related criminal activity. Dostum's [...]	2008-07-20 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1828	NURISTAN: NEW GOVERNOR, FRESH PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Hazrat Din became Governor of Nuristan on July 5, replacing Tamim Nuristani. His priorities start with popular engagement and good governance, and he intends to establish representative district councils - shuras - for consultations on whom to nominate as district administrator [...]	2008-07-21 08:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1829	HELMAND UPDATE: NEW GOVERNOR BRINGS IMPROVEMENTS, MARINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since his arrival in March 2008, Governor Gulab Mangal has been a force for positive change in Helmand province. Mangal is a capable bureaucrat and has an excellent grasp of the political and security challenges facing Helmand. He is building a competent administration, and is d [...]	2008-07-21 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1892	BAMYAN PROVINCE: IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bamyan Governor Sarabi appears to be growing weary of the jockeying over her post and may be open to changing jobs. The Provincial Development Council has proven itself capable of producing a coordinated development strategy. PRT Bamyan is considering improving several districts [...]	2008-07-23 05:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL19	MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GIRoA, the U.S., and the UK are cooperating on post-operation development in the recently liberated district of Musa Qala. UK Military Stabilization Team (MST) Officers in Musa Qala are implementing a joint UK and Afghan stabilization plan but need USAID support for the eff [...]	2008-01-02 05:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1924	FOREIGN PRESSURE BACKFIRES ON KAMBAKHSH APPEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. European governments are rethinking their strategy of pressuring President Karzai directly in support of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, who is appealing his death sentence for distributing literature found by a local court to be offensive to Islam (ref A). With many observers pessimi [...]	2008-07-26 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AF EU
08KABUL1948	HAZARA-KUCHI DISPUTE GOES NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai's effort to make peace between Hazaras and Kuchis engaged in a dispute over grazing lands is not meeting with early success. The largely Pashtun Kuchi nomads say they are considering temporarily pulling back from disputed grazing lands in central Afghanistan at [...]	2008-07-28 10:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1973	ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORT GAINING TRACTION [...] (U) President Karzai and his team have taken several positive steps to combat corruption in the wake of the Paris Donors Conference, including publishing a comprehensive anti-corruption strategy and establishing a wholly new watch-dog office against future corruption. Encouragingly, a June [...]	2008-07-31 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL1975	EX-TALIBAN SEEK MEDIATION ROLE [...] (C) On July 29, President Karzai gave the Ambassador a plan for negotiations with the Taliban that he had received from Taliban reconcilees (SEPTEL). In a meeting arranged by the presidency at our request the next day, prominent ex-Taliban said they are well-placed to mediate reconciliation with th [...]	2008-07-31 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL1985	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post reques [...]	2008-08-03 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2001	DEMARCHE TO KABUL AND ISLAMABAD: TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C) Drawing from reftel talking points during their July 22 discussion, the Ambassador urged President Karzai to ensure that the July 14 Council of Ministers decision suspending three meetings between Afghanistan and Pakistan be strictly limited in scope and duration. The Ambassador called fo [...]	2008-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF PK
08KABUL2065	EX-TALIBAN PROPOSE PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) President Karzai gave the Ambassador July 29 a two-part letter the former had received recently from unidentified ex-Taliban reconcilees. The letter encourages the government to propose preliminary negotiations to 'the opposition side,' blaming 'the wrongful agreement in Bonn' for prolo [...]	2008-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2066	Afghan President's Incoming Senior Economic Advisor [...] [U] Not for Internet distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 28 with Omar Zakhilwal, currently CEO of the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, who is slated to become Afghan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic advisor, to replace Ishaq Nadiri. L [...]	2008-08-05 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL207	LOCAL COURT SENTENCES JOURNALIST TO DEATH; CASE [...] (SBU) On January 22 in a closed session, the Balkh provincial court sentenced 23-year old journalism student and reporter for the daily Jahan-e-Naw (New World) paper Sayad Parwez Kambaksh to death for distributing an article that judges said violated the tenets of Islam. Kambaksh had been ar [...]	2008-01-24 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PHUM KIRF AF
08KABUL2084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-eight (28) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2094	KARZAI HOPES TO BOLSTER GILANI IN FACE OF AFGHAN [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim Spinzada told us August 5 Karzai hopes his SAARC Summit rapprochement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani would bolster Pakistan's new civilian leadership in its contest with the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (IS [...]	2008-08-07 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF PK
08KABUL2104	KARZAI TELLS CODEL REID THE USG HOULD INCREASE [...] (SBU) On August 6, Prsident Karzai told Codel Reid that Pakistan hs permitted terrorist sanctuaries in its teritory and the ISI has a clear role in supportng terrorists entering Afghanistan to kill Ameican troops and Afghan people. He urged the USG to increase pressure on Pakistan to act agai [...]	2008-08-09 13:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL AF PK
08KABUL2105	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATO-RUSSIA [...] Post has reviewed its fils andfinds that as of August 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. In the case of individuals with one name, Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that these individuals actually o [...]	2008-08-09 15:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2109	Chairman of Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament [...] Not for Internet Distribution. 2. [SBU] Summary. Officers of the Economic Section met July 30 with Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoi, Chairman of the Economic Committee of Afghanistan's Parliament. Sultanzoi, who emigrated from Afghanistan to the United States and worked for 22 years as a United [...]	2008-08-10 10:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM ENRG EAIR AF
08KABUL2121	WHO WILL BE A KUCHI VOTER? [...] (SBU) As reported REF A and REF B, debate in various committees of the National Assembly on a new electoral law continues to focus on the question of Kuchi representation. The 2005 electoral law designated 10 of the 249 seats in the lower house of the National Assembly as "Kuchi" seats. Thes [...]	2008-08-11 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2127	Afghanistan: Refugee, Internally Displaced, Deportee, and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continued security concerns in rural Afghanistan, notably in Helmand Province, have prompted an increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking a safe haven in Kabul city. Press reports indicate that families who had taken temporary shelter around Lashkar Gah and Kandah [...]	2008-08-13 01:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2128	RABBANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, currently a member of the Afghan Lower House and key leader in the United Front opposition coalition, stressed his commitment to seeing elections through and pressing the government to resolve ethnic disputes in an Aug. 10 lunch wit [...]	2008-08-13 04:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2129	SHARANA PRT SIX MONTH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Paktika experienced a difficult spring; violence was up and the government did not uniformly provide services. The long term outlook, however, remains positive, led by economic expansion. Anti-government activities, particularly indirect attacks and IED events increased. Seve [...]	2008-08-13 07:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
08KABUL2146	NGO SECURITY IN LIGHT OF ATTACK ON IRC STAFF [...] (U) On August 13, masked gunmen killed four employees of the International Rescue Committee: three female ex-patriates, including one American, and their male Afghan driver. Another Afghan colleague was injured but survived. According to the media, IRC, and UN contacts, the IRC group was trav [...]	2008-08-14 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL217	SENIOR CLERICS URGE KARZAI TO CRACK DOWN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Ulema Council of Afghanistan met with President Karzai to express concern over proselytizing in Afghanistan and issued a public statement urging the government to crack down on missionary activity. The council has also asserted themselves regarding media content and s [...]	2008-01-27 09:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KPOL PREL PHUM KIRF AF
08KABUL2173	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIRWOMAN: CONCERNED BUT STAYING THE [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with political counselor, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights (AIHRC) Chairwoman Sima Samar expressed strong support for on-schedule Presidential elections, stating that she did not want Afghanistan to develop into a "Pakistan-type democracy," where leaders serve b [...]	2008-08-17 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF PHUM PREL
08KABUL2174	KABUL POLICE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING [...] (U) Political officer attended a portion of a training workshop for 40 Kabul police officers and employees held August 12-14 and organized by the Afghan Women Skills Development Centre (AWSDC) and supported financially by INL. The workshop, held at the Kabul Provincial Police Headquarters, was [...]	2008-08-17 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPOL PREL PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL2175	DARI-PASHTO DEBATE DEADLOCKS PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Action in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga (the National Assembly's Lower House) has stalled over a higher education bill because of disagreements over the Pashto and Dari usage of the word "university." The disagreement has stopped most activity in the lower house for more than a week, dela [...]	2008-08-17 10:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2189	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - All work at the site is progressing apace with no significant delays. Equipment and parts are arriving daily, with some 70 pieces already at [...]	2008-08-19 05:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2193	ADVISORS TO RECOMMEND KARZAI SPEAKS ON MANAS AT [...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche August 13 to National Security Council Deputy for External Affairs Mohammad Homayoun Tandar. Tandar will recommend President Karzai emphasize at the August 28 Dushanbe Summit the importance of Manas air base to stabilization operations in Afghanistan, bu [...]	2008-08-19 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2221	IEC SHOWS VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS TO THE PRESS [...] (SBU) The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on August 16 hosted a press conference on its plans for voter registration. Independent Ariana TV provided the most substantial coverage, including footage of the IEC's demonstration of "average" Afghans registering to vote. RTA television s [...]	2008-08-20 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2229	FARAH: SECURITY WORSENS, GOVERNANCE IMPROVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Roohul Amin became Farah's governor on May 4, and is working closely with provincial officials, elders and the international community, but is struggling with ongoing insecurity. Amin's efforts to tackle corruption have produced some positive results. His efforts to secure Farah [...]	2008-08-21 02:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL2233	AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES TO ACT PRUDENTLY ON MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Notwithstanding the uncoordinated and unhelpful August 18 comments by Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary ("Musharraf was not someone good for Afghanistan. We hope that someone good will replace him."),principals in the Palace, the Council of Minister's Secretariat and the Foreign [...]	2008-08-21 11:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL2236	November 2008 Conference on Afghan Refugees [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will co-host the International Conference on Return and Reintegration in Kabul on November 19, 2008. The conference will address the difficult issues related to the Afghan re [...]	2008-08-22 02:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2245	PARLIAMENT'S ABSENTEE MP PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the National Assembly) has failed to make quorum on more than half of its business days since its new legislative session began July 22. Moreover, members lose quorum before they finish the day's business on many other occasions. The poor atte [...]	2008-08-23 05:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2249	NEW ELECTION LAW UNLIKELY, BUT ELECTIONS STILL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After lingering on the National Assembly's Lower House agenda for weeks, a proposed election bill is unlikely to come to a vote in time to impact next year's presidential elections. Nonetheless, future candidates and election experts agree that the political consensus and legal [...]	2008-08-24 06:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2269	PRT BAMYAN: MINISTER IGNITES HOPE FOR ENERGY, IRON [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel concluded a week-long visit to Bamyan to explore the feasibility of a coal driven power plant and conduct a site visit to the Haji Gak iron deposit. Accompanied by a team of international and national legal and technical experts, Minister A [...]	2008-08-25 05:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL2310	PARTIES MUM FOR NOW ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Political maneuverings for next year's presidential elections are well underway, but most of the major political parties are holding their cards close and have told us they are unlikely to publicly commit to a candidate for some time. Although President Karzai declared hi [...]	2008-08-27 14:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV AF
08KABUL234	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: SENIOR IMET TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six Afghan government officials selected to attend various senior International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses in the United Sta [...]	2008-01-28 17:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL235	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 11. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-01-28 17:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2356	AMBASSADOR AND FM SPANTA PLEDGE COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2357	NGO RESOLVE IN WAKE OF KILLINGS BUT VIOLENT [...] (C) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are showing resolve in the face of the recent killings of aid workers, but the violence is continuing. Even at the memorial service for the three female expatriate International Rescue Committee (IRC) staffers and their Afghan driver, the IRC Country [...]	2008-08-28 17:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2361	Competent Response to Pakistani Refugees From Bajaur [...] (U) Summary: Beginning the week of August 6, Afghan refugee and Pakistani families living in Bajaur and Mohmand Tribal Agencies in Pakistan began fleeing into Afghanistan due to Pakistani military operations. UNHCR estimates approximately 2,000-3,000 refugee families have crossed into Kunar p [...]	2008-08-29 03:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08KABUL2387	PREPARATIONS FOR PHASE 1 VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Provincial staff of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) are making tentative progress in preparing for the October 6 start date for Phase 1 voter registration, according to the reports of PRT field officers in Kapisa, Bamiyan, Panjshir, and Parwan. Kapisa, Bamiyan, and Parwan h [...]	2008-09-02 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2392	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of six (6) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2393	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2394	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF TRAINING IN HAWAII AND [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2402	PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE GOA'S SHINDAND [...] (U) The following is Embassy's translation of the Office of the President's August 31st statement detailing the results of a GOA investigation of the Shindand operation. 2. (U) Begin text: Nimatullah Shahrani, the Minister for Hajj and Endowment Affairs was assigned as the head of the del [...]	2008-09-03 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL241	FRENCH ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: WINDOW FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Charge has suggested that, if FM Kouchner returns to Afghanistan before the March NATO Foreign Ministerial, he should meet with high-level Americans and travel to Kandahar to see how other Allies are managing in the South. Paris is thinking about an expanded French rol [...]	2008-01-29 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL FR AF
08KABUL2416	THINKING AHEAD ABOUT ELECTION CHALLENGES AT THE IEC [...] (SBU) Daoud Ali Najafi, Chief Technical Officer of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),is thinking ahead about how to resolve potential challenges to the legitimacy of the electoral process. Facing widespread public speculation that insecurity will discourage voter registration, and [...]	2008-09-04 04:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2429	AMBASSADOR AND SRSG EIDE AGREE ON NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) In their September 2 meeting, SRSG Eide told the Ambassador that he had concluded that a joint investigation would end in the parties not agreeing on conclusions. A joint investigation without an agreed conclusion would be more harmful than no investigation at all. The internationals and [...]	2008-09-04 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL243	CABINET PASSES ELECTION LAW TO PARLIAMENT WITHOUT [...] (SBU) The draft election law forwarded by the Cabinet to the Parliament on January 23 is essentially the same as the existing election law, retaining the single nontransferable voting (SNTV) system used in the 2005 parliamentary elections and incorporating no element of proportional representat [...]	2008-01-29 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF

08KABUL2432	COLOMBIANS DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT WITH QAL-E-NOW PRT [...] (SBU) A senior Colombian military delegation led by Army Chief of Operations, Major General Matamoros, conducted a third fact-finding mission on Aug 12 and 13 to the Spanish-led PRT at Qal-e-Now in Badghis province. Five other senior Columbian military officials also attended, including Brigad [...]	2008-09-04 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2443	ELECTION THEMES: CONSULTATION, CONSENSUS, CHANGE [...] (SBU) Jandad Khan Spinghar, chief of the Afghan election observation organization FEFA, says that in the coming election campaign, people are looking for new leaders to address three challenges: corruption, security, and ethnic conflicts. As the head of an umbrella organization of 14 NGOs, S [...]	2008-09-07 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2446	EMBASSY INFORMS GOA: NO UG OBJECTION TO RELEASE [...] (SBU) Polcouns informed Ibrahim Spinzada, Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS),on 9/6 that the United States had no objection if the GOA released Muhammad Ahmad, son of Aafia Siddiqui, to his relatives from Pakistan (ref a). Spinza [...]	2008-09-07 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV AF PK
08KABUL2457	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of fifty (50) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depar [...]	2008-09-09 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2458	MFA CHIEF OF STAFF: SMART ADVOCATE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV GWI AF DRL
08KABUL2467	QANOONI: MOVING FORWARD FROM SHINDAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 7, Ambassador and Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Qanooni discussed how the US should engage the GIRoA in the aftermath of the Shindand operation. Qanooni stressed his confidence in the good intentions of the US in Afghanistan and his belief that US military support is ess [...]	2008-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2472	GENERALLY POSITIVE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai and other Afghan officials generally reacted positively to President Bush,s September 9 speech announcing deployment of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and to the JCMB,s endorsement of the Afghan National Army expansion. Those officials who opposed additi [...]	2008-09-12 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2478	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES KARZAI'S VETO AND ENACTS [...] (U) Summary: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ, Lower House of the National Assembly) approved the media law with a two thirds majority, overcoming President Karzai,s December 2007 veto. Journalists and NGOs reacted positively to the new law, with many speaking favorably of the provisions establishing Radio [...]	2008-09-14 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2486	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AND [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of five (5) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-09-14 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-14 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL251	PRT KANDAHAR: WOMEN PROTEST KIDNAPPING OF AMCIT [...] (U) Approximately 500-600 women demonstrated in Kandahar City on January 29 to protest the January 25 kidnapping of American Cydney Mizell, who was working for an international NGO in Kandahar. In addition to calling for the immediate release of Mizell and her Afghan driver, demonstrators urge [...]	2008-01-31 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL252	PRT KHOST: MADRASSA STUDENTS -- "THE REAL TALIBAN" [...] SUMMARY: Madrassa students and mullahs in Khost have welcomed initial GIRoA efforts to reinforce and better fund balanced religious education in Afghanistan. Hundreds of students and mullahs have stressed to the PRT that the longstanding gap between religious students ) who call themselves t [...]	2008-01-31 05:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL2535	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (36) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) on the protective details of Parlimentarians Kanooni [...]	2008-09-16 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2536	TURKEY STILL WANTS DOSTUM TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visiting Deputy Undersecretary from the Turkish MFA told the Ambassador Turkey may host General Abdul Rashid Dostum for a temporary stay for medical treatment in the near future. But they still oppose a lengthy exile for the Uzbek warlord and prefer he stay in Afghanistan to pla [...]	2008-09-16 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
08KABUL2537	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: URGENT REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (1) officer. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departmen [...]	2008-09-16 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2539	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of six (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2545	KARZAI ADVISOR ON AFGHAN-PAK PEACE JIRGA [...] (SBU) Farooq Wardak, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and a close advisor to President Karzai, told PolCouns negotiations on the Oct. 10-11 Peace Jirga between Karzai and new Pakistani President Zardari had been productive, with both presidents agreeing to expand the participants fr [...]	2008-09-17 11:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PK
08KABUL2546	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON USG AND OTHER ENERGY PROJECTS - [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past six weeks, long and meandering negotiations on Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Afghanistan's neighbors have been successfully concluded, and positive developments with regard to Kajaki, the 100MW GENSET plant, and related distribution systems have occurred. Cu [...]	2008-09-17 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL2548	IEC PRESIDENT ON THE TALIBAN AND ELECTIONS [...] (C NF) Dr. Azizullah Lodin, president of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),on September 16 told PolCons that he has met several times with different Taliban elements over the past month, including as recently as September 15. These particular Taliban want to change their association [...]	2008-09-17 12:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2551	NOT IF, WHEN: IEC FACES DOWN MOD QUESTIONS ON [...] (SBU) Zekria Barakzai, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),firmly rebuffed the many doubts expressed by his Afghan National Army (ANA) counterpart at the IEC's September 15 security coordination meeting. "This is not a question, whether we will have [...]	2008-09-18 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2562	TALIBAN-STYLE MORALITY BILL UNLIKELY TO SEE ACTION [...] SUMMARY. Media reports citing a Taliban-style morality law drafted by some National Assembly MPs likely overstate the proposal's support in the Lower House. The proposal gained notoriety in the media last week, as elements of the bill banning make-up, loud music, and dancing on television r [...]	2008-09-18 11:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL2573	NSA RASSOUL ENCOURAGED BY PAKISTAN'S PROMISES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor Rassoul told the Ambassador that President Karzai had been impressed by the sincerity of Pakistan President Zardari in his assertions that he intended to improve and expand relations with Afghanistan. While Rassoul doubted Zardari could make good on this [...]	2008-09-20 12:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2575	IEC SCRAMBLING TOWARDS VOTER REGISTRATION OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks before the first phase of voter registration opens on October 6 in 14 provinces, the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) is scrambling. Its field operations are up and running but hobbled by the still slow delivery of key equipment and supplies in some areas, incl [...]	2008-09-21 06:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV MASS AF
08KABUL259	HEZBI-ISLAMI RECRUITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past two months, members of Hezbi-Islami-Afghanistan's (HIA) Executive Committee have visited provincial officials and party faithful in Kunduz and Laghman provinces to discuss plans for the region. In meetings with the PRTs they claimed that provincial officials (inclu [...]	2008-01-31 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2595	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES KARZAI VETOES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House has for the first time overridden several vetoes by President Karzai, effectively bringing into law measures on the media, land ownership, and the establishment of a constitutional implementation commission. However, problems with achieving [...]	2008-09-22 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2622	ELECTIONS ON THE BORDER: A SNAPSHOT FROM KUNAR [...] (SBU) In the northeastern province of Kunar, a patchwork of safe and increasingly prosperous river valleys stitches together dry mountains and high defiles where al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other anti-government forces operate. The hot, dusty, fly-blown capital of Asadabad is some 150 miles [...]	2008-09-25 11:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2627	PAKTIKA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANP MANPOWER ALLOCATION [...] (C) Citizens and government officials in Paktika's two Focused District Development (FDD) districts, Mata Khan and Sar Hawza, complain about problems with manpower allocation created by Paktika's ANP commander. Due in a large part to diversion of manpower resources, citizens and officials say [...]	2008-09-26 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2628	The Late Nuristan Governor's Unfinished Agenda [...] Nuristan Governor Hazrat Din was killed in a car accident on September 5, only two months after he assumed office (see reftel A). Days before his death, Hazrat Din told the PRT's Integrated Command Group (PICG) that security in the eastern districts of Nuristan was his chief concern. He wanted [...]	2008-09-27 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
08KABUL2631	Engagement on Afghan-Tajik Bridge Could Enhance Impact [...] (SBU) The Afghan-Tajik bridge continues to drive trade and improve relations between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The border crossing has the potential to become one of Afghanistan's most convenient, but dithering on both sides of the border about staffing the facility and on the Afghan side ab [...]	2008-09-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2632	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD and MOI Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-09-28 06:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2633	IEC: IMAGE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH NEED IMPROVEMENT [...] (C NF) A senior strategic communications expert with experience in advising heads of state visited Afghanistan September 14 to 26 to consult with the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on ways to improve the IEC's public image, media operations, and voter outreach. Hosted by UNDP/ELECT, [...]	2008-09-28 07:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2634	NURISTAN: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES NEW GOVERNOR [...] On September 7, Dow Ab District Administrator Qari Daud expressed his frustration to the PRT's Integrated Command Team (PICG) about Kabul's lack of inclusion of Nuristan voices in the provincial gubernatorial selection process. He described the security situation in the district as stable, but [...]	2008-09-28 08:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2641	URUZGAN GOVERNOR HEADED DOWN PATH OF POLITICAL DEMISE, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his one-year anniversary in office, Uruzgan Governor Hamdam conveyed his growing concern that he will not survive a full term. Hamdam's low profile in the province and his inability to check the influence of local power brokers and rebellious ministry directors are [...]	2008-09-28 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2645	UPDATE ON KIDNAPPED AMCIT ALFRED GEISER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 20 August 2008, AMCIT Alfred GEISER and local national (LN) and partner Abdul SHAKOR were abducted by armed gunman in the Deh-Pak Village in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Over the past five weeks, RSO Personnel Recovery Center (PRCC) and LEGATT have coordinated efforts to [...]	2008-09-29 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER AF
08KABUL266	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via a U.S. contractor circulating a routine host gov [...]	2008-02-02 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR AF
08KABUL2678	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 5 Ministry of Defense officials who have been selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post has re [...]	2008-10-01 03:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL268	Extreme Weather Affects Traffic on Afghan-Tajik Bridge [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December 18, 2007, the Afghan-Tajik Bridge has operated full-time according to the agreement reached at a December 17 meeting of Afghan and Tajik officials (reftel). Recent winter weather conditions have led to a decrease in commercial traffic and to the bridge's unexpecte [...]	2008-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
08KABUL2681	THE VITAL LINK - KHOST-GARDEZ ROAD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The rugged terrain of the Khost-Gardez (K-G) Pass, and its legacy as a mujahedin stronghold along the southeast approach to Kabul, have been challenges to the completion of an efficient and safe road in the area. Complex geography, tribal networks, and insurgent interference have also hi [...]	2008-10-01 09:57:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL2708	Initial Phase of Voter Registration Faces Tenuous Security [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the commencement of voter registration just one day away - Oct.6, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is struggling to address a number of issues that illustrate the fragile and fluid security situation that could undermine the registration process in some areas. The [...]	2008-10-05 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER MASS AF
08KABUL2714	KARZAI'S INEFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last month's overrides of presidential vetoes highlight President Karzai's difficult relationship with the National Assembly's Lower House. Several factors contribute to Karzai's poor track record in achieving his legislative goals, including his refusal to form a political par [...]	2008-10-06 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
08KABUL2722	AFGHANISTAN: PHASE ONE OF VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Phase one of the Voter Registration (VR) process began on 10/6 with the opening of VR stations scheduled in the 14 provinces of the Phase one region. VR successfully opened in 12 of the 14 provinces with only Nurestan and Ghazni experiencing some logistical and bureaucratic prob [...]	2008-10-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL2729	FEELING IGNORED BY KABUL, PANJSHIRIS PULL INWARD [...] (S) Despite having achieved unrivaled success in governance and security, Panjshiris appear to be turning increasingly away from Kabul as they see little attention paid to their valley by those in the national government, including other prominent Panjshiris. Evidence of this can be heard in [...]	2008-10-08 10:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2735	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-09 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2738	FORMER URUZGAN GOVERNOR JMK ACTIVELY LOBBIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, former Uruzgan Governor and Populazai leader Jan Mohammad Khan (JMK) provided a harsh critique of Governor Hamdam,s tenure. JMK made clear that in his current role as Tribal Affairs Advisor to Karzai he remains deeply involved in Uruzgan politics. JMK [...]	2008-10-10 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2741	JUNBESH LEADER CONFIRMS TURKISH PLAN FOR DOSTUM,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Junbesh Party president Said Noorullah confirmed to PRT Officer that a deal is in the works between President Karzai and Turkish authorities to remove former Junbesh leader and ex-commander General Abdul Rashid Dostum from the Afghan political scene by sending him to Turkey prior [...]	2008-10-11 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2744	Khost Governor Highlights Challenges to Governance and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Khost Governor Arsala Jamal cited corruption and limited human capital as the primary obstacles to good governance in Khost and Afghanistan. While donor projects positively impact private investment, lack of electricity hamper investors. Jamal feared growing Taliban intimidati [...]	2008-10-12 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL2746	U.S., U.K., FRENCH AND GERMAN AMBASSADORS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 9, French Ambassador Jean de Ponton d'Amecourt met with U.S., British and German Ambassadors to discuss his October 6 briefing by President Karzai on the recent reconciliation meetings in Saudi Arabia. The Ambassadors agreed that the publicity and lack of clarity surro [...]	2008-10-12 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2752	Zabul Justice System Shows New Signs of Life [...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 6 public sentencing hearing attended by over 200 local and provincial officials and tribal elders, the invigorated Zabul Court of Appeals handed down five death and fourteen life sentences to a group charged with murdering ten people and wounding six more in Shajoy [...]	2008-10-13 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2756	KARZAI SHUFFLES KEY CABINET POSITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai announced a long-anticipated Cabinet shuffle Oct. 11, making six key changes in his government. Reactions to these changes ranged from cautious optimism from the international community to healthy skepticism from opposition political leaders. State-owned media [...]	2008-10-14 02:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM AF
08KABUL2764	BALKH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FRUSTRATED WITH SWEDISH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkh Provincial Council chairman recently voiced his displeasure to Swedish PRT officials about Swedish development efforts and asked them for visible reconstruction projects. He repeated a message first uttered by Balkh Governor Atta that Sweden should pack up and leave P [...]	2008-10-14 05:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2775	EMBASSY KABUL RESPONSE TO ROK PLANS FOR MORE [...] (C) In response to reftel, regarding ROKG's interest in expansion of its vocational training program in Afghanistan, post would be very interested in sharing information on our experiences in implementing a successful vocational training program in Konar province. The Konar program consisted o [...]	2008-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SMIL MASS AF KS PTER
08KABUL2777	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 14 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-16 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2778	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI & MOD Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 10 officers from the MOI and MOD scheduled for training. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory [...]	2008-10-16 16:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2779	Kunar Preparing for Influx of Refugees from Bajaur [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: An estimated 180 Afghan families living in Pakistan have fled into Afghanistan's Kunar province after Bajaur Agency issued an October 3 order directing all Afghans to leave within three days. Kunar Province's Dep [...]	2008-10-17 03:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD EFIN AF PK TI
08KABUL2780	DUTCH PREPARE FOR CIVILIAN COMMAND OF URUZGAN PRT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch civilian staff embedded in the Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) and PRT was recently expanded to twelve officials in an effort to ensure civilian control over governance and development issues, and greater involvement in security matters. As of July 26, the senior Dutch civil [...]	2008-10-18 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2782	QAYUM KARZAI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Abdul Qayum Karzai described to the Ambassador the potential Saudi reconciliation process. He and Abdullah Anas developed the current initiative a year ago and secured Taliban engagement through Anas' connection to Mullah Abdul Salam Zaif (former Taliban Ambassador to P [...]	2008-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AF
08KABUL2783	MORE ACTION, LESS TALK NEEDED FROM URUZGAN [...] (C) Summary: The PRT conveyed to Uruzgan Governor Hamdam in explicit terms that his position as governor remained extremely tenuous, given his weak standing among key tribal elders on security and corruption issues, former governor Jan Mohammad Khan,s (JMK) renewed efforts to return to his old [...]	2008-10-18 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2785	ATTA RAISES SPECTER OF INSECURITY IN NORTH [...] (U) Summary: In his remarks at an International Peace Day event, Balkh Governor Atta Mohammed Noor predicted greater insecurity in the northern provinces within a year's time if the north does not receive its share of development projects and if there continues to be what he deems a lack of coo [...]	2008-10-18 11:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN SNAR AF TI
08KABUL2796	WESTERN AFGHANISTAN WOMEN TRY OUT SHURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Life in Western Afghanistan remains difficult for women, particularly in rural and insecure areas. NGOs and government agencies report that families continue to force women and girls into marriages and to otherwise subject them to physical and emotional abuse. Women and girls co [...]	2008-10-19 14:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL2797	AFGHAN OFFICIALS AIR CONCERNS TO SIGAR ON USAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Arnold Fields heard two common themes during meetings with the GIRoA Auditor General and senior Afghan MOD and MOI officials: A) that there is insufficient coordination between Afghanistan and the Donor Community, inc [...]	2008-10-20 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWAC AF
08KABUL28	Afghanistan Aids Pakistanis Fleeing Kurram Violence [...] (U) Afghan media reported January 2 that President Karzai had ordered an inter-ministerial humanitarian needs assessment in anticipation of more Pakistani refugees fleeing Sunni-Shia fighting in Kurram Agency. The Minister of Refugees and Repatriation is leading an assessment team to the Terza [...]	2008-01-03 03:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PK AF
08KABUL2810	3RD AFGHANISTAN TIFA TALKS POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, U.S. and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) delegations led by USTR Assistant Secretary for South Asia Michael Delaney and Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Mohammed Amin Farhang met in Kabul for the third round of Trade and Investment [...]	2008-10-21 06:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID AF PK
08KABUL2821	INSURGENTS THWART WFP'S AID DELIVERY TO JAWAND [...] (C) Summary. From October 10 to October 13, Spanish ISAF soldiers from PRT Qal-e-Now, along with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),escorted a 25-truck convoy with approximately 300 tons of World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food aid over mountainous and insecure [...]	2008-10-22 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2827	MINERALS ABOUND IN AFGHANISTAN, AN UPDATE ON THE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A viable engine of economic growth, the mineral sector in Afghanistan is striving for advancement step by step. At times, Afghanistan's steps are firm, promoting modernization, other times they are wobbly or haphazard, resulting in retraction. In recent months, Afghanistan rec [...]	2008-10-22 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID EINV PGOV AF
08KABUL2832	ELECTION POLITICS AT PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Daoud Ali Najafi, Chief Technical Officer at the Independent Election Commission (IEC),appeared before the leadership of the legislature on October 19 to calm the recent controversy there over the fall 2009 time frame for presidential and provincial council elections. The recent fla [...]	2008-10-22 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2833	IC REVIEWS INTERIM APPROACH TO KAMBAKHSH CASE [...] (C) Afghan and international media widely reported that the Kabul appellate court on October 21 sentenced Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh to 20 years of imprisonment, vice an earlier sentence of death, for distributing literature found by a local court to be offensive to Islam (REF A.) On the margin [...]	2008-10-23 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL2837	THREE CHANGES IN CABINET FORESHADOW MORE TO COME [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House overwhelmingly approved three of four nominees involved in President Karzai's much-anticipated Cabinet shuffle this week, moving forward on what many in the international community are hoping is a renewed focus fighting corruption and improvi [...]	2008-10-24 01:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2838	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In October 15-16 meetings with visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, representatives from the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),NATO, UNDP, the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI),and the International Foundation for Elec [...]	2008-10-25 08:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AF
08KABUL2839	ISAF AND PAKISTAN MILITARY AGREE TO BEGIN PLANNING [...] (S) Summary: At a Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18, Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps, ISAF, Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Border Police (ABP) commanders agreed to begin planning coordinated offensive operations designed to deny safe haven to insurgents on ei [...]	2008-10-25 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER
08KABUL2840	PARWAN PROVINCE: GOVERNANCE, ELECTIONS, SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Parwan, one of two provinces that form the northern gateway to Kabul, is relatively free of violence and poppy but remains woefully lacking in development and economic growth due to a lack of human capacity. Governor Taqwa prioritizes development efforts in Charikar, the prov [...]	2008-10-25 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2841	BORDER SECURITY MEETING ADDRESSES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Afghan and Pakistani military officers addressed disputes over border outposts at the Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18. While these are minor disputes engendered by the poorly demarcated frontier, in some instances, they have degenerated to the po [...]	2008-10-26 03:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER
08KABUL2842	IMPROVING OPERATIONAL COORDINATION WITH PAK-MIL [...] (C) Summary. Combined Task Force Currahee leadership held a Border Flag Meeting with Pakistani Military (Pak-Mil) officials in southern Paktika province as part of an ongoing process to enhance dialogue between the forces along the border, build trust and improve the flow of information and c [...]	2008-10-26 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2850	THE PARTY YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS UNAVAILABLE - [...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ghazni,s cell phone network shut down in response to Taliban threats. As of October 25 the phones remain nonfunctional despite Ghazni Governor Mohammad Usman Usmani,s jailing of two local phone company executives and his promises to have the networks up and running aga [...]	2008-10-26 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER AF
08KABUL2851	NURISTAN:INSECURITY IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bargi Matal,s district administrator, Mohammed Ishmael, and local leaders described security in their district as stable, and identified security in neighboring Kamdish district as their principal concern. The chief request from Ishmael and Bargi Matal elders was for the PRT to [...]	2008-10-26 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2856	DOSTUM RECONCILES WITH RIVAL, TIPS HAT TO KARZAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum apparently reconciled with adversary Akbar Bai Oct. 26, opening the door for his return to public life and jeopardizing efforts to reform his Junbesh-e-Milli party and lock the notorious Uzbek warlord out of Afghan politics. After several months of hous [...]	2008-10-27 08:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2860	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD/MOI STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of thirty-two (32)MOD and MoI officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Pos [...]	2008-10-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2863	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty (30) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 5. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good fai [...]	2008-10-27 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2864	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-10-27 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2865	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-four(34) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are individuals with on [...]	2008-10-27 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2866	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INL CANDIDATE FOR AGO PSD [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one(1) additional Afghan national selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office. When [...]	2008-10-27 12:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2887	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: POLICE OFFICERS FOR ATA VIP COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of sixteen 16 police officers scheduled to attend an ATA VIP course from December 10 2008 to January 12, 2009 at Camp Watan, Afghanistan. Post has rev [...]	2008-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2889	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS FOR ATA SD COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of twenty-four (24) students scheduled to attend an ATA Surveillance Detection course from November 25 to December 16, 2008. Post has reviewed the inf [...]	2008-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2896	AGAINST THE ODDS, VOTER REGISTRATION UNDERWAY IN [...] (SBU) Delayed in starting and still struggling across difficult terrain, Nuristan's voter registration process is nonetheless underway and going better than many observers expected. ------------------ FROM HERE TO THERE ------------------ 2. (SBU) Splayed across the jagged teeth of [...]	2008-10-29 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2897	POLL SHOWS VOTERS UPBEAT ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The Asia Foundation on October 28 published its fourth annual nationwide survey of Afghan public opinion. Media coverage has focused on the finding that security is the main reason for greater overall pessimism among Afghans; while a plurality of 38 percent of believe the country is mov [...]	2008-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2903	GHAZNI GOVERNOR ON OCTOBER 25 KILLING OF CONTRACT [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mohammad Usmani, the Governor of troubled Ghazni province, is struggling to manage fallout from an October 25 incident in Qarabagh district. Allegedly, U.S. forces accidentally killed 22 Afghans, at least nine of whom were private security employees on duty at two long-establ [...]	2008-10-30 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2909	A MORE HANDS-ON APPROACH TO PARLIAMENT RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After some confusion at the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs following the transfer of former chief Farooq Wardak to the Ministry of Education and the reluctance of a named successor to accept the job, the office's deputy has taken charge indefinitely, with hopes of dedicating [...]	2008-11-01 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL2913	UNITED NATIONAL FRONT NEITHER UNITED NOR NATIONAL [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The United (National) Front, the main political opposition to President Karzai in Parliament and the upcoming presidential election campaign, has attempted to present itself as a unified coalition of pan-ethnic and pan-regional political parties committed to opposing a second [...]	2008-11-02 06:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2914	ELECTION SECURITY COOPERATION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: Cooperation on voter registration security among the Independent Election Commission (IEC),the Ministry of Interior (MOI),and the Ministry of Defense (MOD) is much improved over its early stumbles (REF A) and the fractious planning of the late summer (REF B.) The security fo [...]	2008-11-02 07:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2932	AFGHAN REPUBLICAN PARTY EMBRACES KARZAI'S AGENDA [...] The Afghan Republican Party celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week with a national conference in Kabul, where party leaders made it clear they intend to serve among President Karzai's most reliable supporters in next year's election even though Karzai has said he does not intend to form, [...]	2008-11-04 10:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
08KABUL2933	AFGAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY MEETING - GOOD SPIRIT, SHORT [...] (C) On 11/3, the Ambassador called separately on Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Daudzai and NSA Zalmay Rassoul. The 10/31 Karzai-PM Gailani-President Gul trilateral and the Karzai-Gailani bilateral were long on positive atmosphere, and short on substance. Gailani told Karzai that Pakist [...]	2008-11-04 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2937	IDLG GOVERNOR'S ADVISORS PROGRAM IN URUZGAN: A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) dispatched nine advisors to Uruzgan Province in a direct response to Governor Hamdam's call for help as he undertook to coordinate the work of insubordinate and unqualified department directors. The advisors are part of an [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL2938	Indian and Pakistani Consulates Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian and Pakistani Consulates watch each others' activities carefully in Herat, while reaching out to Heratis in the medical area, in particular. The Indian Consul follows closely the progress of construction of the Indian-funded, 200-240 million dollar, 42-megawatt Salma dam [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2939	FIRST PHASE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WRAPS UP WELL [...] (SBU) Phase 1 of the voter registration update for the 14 central highland provinces reached its official end date on November 5 with 828,708 voters -- and counting -- added to the rolls (REF A). Nuristan province and selected districts in Ghazni, Wardak, and Logar will remain open until mid [...]	2008-11-05 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2940	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DS FSNI TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer scheduled to attend a DS FSNI Training course from December 2, 2008 to December 10. Post has reviewed the information available on these [...]	2008-11-05 15:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2942	PHASE 2 VOTER REGISTRATION OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (SBU) Phase 2 voter registration for the eight northern provinces and Paktya and Kabul provinces began November 5. The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) reported that 322 of the 326 Phase 2 sites are open. Delays in delivery of supplies prevented four sites in remote areas of Badghis p [...]	2008-11-06 10:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2943	FM SPANTA: EIDE THREAT TO RESIGN, KIDNAPPED AFGHAN [...] (C) FM Spanta told the Ambassador at their 11/5 meeting that: (1) Kai Eide told the Afghan UN Perm Rep that he was considering resigning in frustration. The Ambassador and Spanta are urging Eide not to do so. (2) Spanta sought U.S. help in finding the Afghan diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan. S [...]	2008-11-06 11:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2963	AFGHANS NERVOUSLY EYE RECONCILIATION TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Afghan political leaders and ordinary citizens are following reports of reconciliation talks with Taliban representatives with great interest and, in many cases, significant trepidation. A number of individuals who assume USG involvement, have approached us at many levels to [...]	2008-11-09 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV AF SA
08KABUL2964	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests D [...]	2008-11-09 09:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2967	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff - Cable Revised to [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Lahy vetting requirements, this cable forwardsthe name and biodata of two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Dep [...]	2008-11-09 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2968	HOW PAKISTAN'S ECONOMIC TROUBLES AFFECT AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghan exporters are complaining about the impact of depreciation of the Pakistani rupee on their bottom lines. Meanwhile, Afghan importers are taking advantage of the same situation, reportedly stocking up on imported goods to sell later if/when domestic prices rise. Pakistan' [...]	2008-11-09 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AF PK

08KABUL2969	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (31) Afghan nationals selected for training for the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government of Afghanistan. The training will be conduc [...]	2008-11-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL297	UPDATE: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT KABUL, [...] This to update the Department on Post's alert of February 2 regarding the report by the Afghan National Police Coordination Center (NPCC) of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) seizure of two bottles of uranium. Following further inspection of the bottle, an NDS liaison officer [...]	2008-02-05 08:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR AF
08KABUL2970	The Details of Evolving the PRT Model in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. Reftel lays out the Mission's ideas for evolving the PRT model in Afghanistan and expanding our civilian support for Operation Enduring Freedom. This message provides a more in-depth look at the structures outlined in Kabul 2784, detailing the new initiatives and tailored grow [...]	2008-11-10 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS
08KABUL2972	HEZB-E-ISLAMI ON VOTER REGISTRATION, IRAN CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan is continuing to organize a nation-wide political movement and distance itself from its origins as a mujahideen military force under the leadership of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The party has organized members in half of the country's provinces, but recent [...]	2008-11-11 02:24:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PTER AF IR
08KABUL2977	AFGHAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SACKED AMID ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a November 10 cabinet meeting, President Karzai abruptly dismissed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) Hamidullah Qaderi on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel. Hajj flights from Afghan cities were to begin November 8. However, the Sa [...]	2008-11-11 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL298	PAKTIKA SUPER SHURA IS A SUPER SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: District shura and government leaders from throughout Paktika province met in the provincial capital, Sharana, for three days in a "super shura" (gathering of elders). The shura was a huge success with a large number of attendees from diverse backgrounds, energetic debates, and c [...]	2008-02-06 03:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL2980	ATIQULLAH LUDIN APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF LOGAR [...] (U) On October 23 former Mujahedin commander LTG Atiqullah Ludin took up his duties as the new governor of Logar Province just south of Kabul. He replaced Abdullah Wardak, who was killed in an insurgent attack on September 13. In his initial address to Logar residents and officials, Ludin [...]	2008-11-12 11:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2986	RC South: Dutch PRT Overview [...] (U) Summary. Dutch Embassy representatives gave ISAF's PRT Working Group Secretariat an overview of the Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan province. The Dutch Embassy is unsure of the effects of its expiring mandate to lead the PRT, noting that its PRT will become civilian [...]	2008-11-13 03:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2987	PARLIAMENT ASKS FOR ROLE IN RECONCILIATION TALKS [...] (U) Members of Parliament are calling for a formal role in ongoing reconciliation talks in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Farooq Wardak, recently appointed education minister and a key player in the Afghan-Pakistani peace jirgas, appeared before Parliament's Lower House Nov. 12 to explain the gove [...]	2008-11-13 04:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL3006	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3007	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3008	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3009	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3011	KAM AIR OWNER CITES KIDNAPPINGS, TAX BURDEN AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 22 meeting with Econoff, the president of Kam Air, Afghanistan's most successful private airline, Mr. Zamarai Kamgar lamented the worsening security climate in Kabul for businessmen, noting the increase in kidnappings of close relatives of high-profile figures. Kam [...]	2008-11-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD AF
08KABUL3012	PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES OPTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Parliament continue to debate the timing for next year's presidential election, many of them for political motives. Caught between certain legal provisions to hold the election as soon as March and the reality of logistical and climate challenges to doing so, MPs h [...]	2008-11-18 03:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3013	KARZAI BUOYANT AFTER INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE SESSION; [...] (S) Although light in substance, Karzai was pleased with his 11/13 trilateral meeting with King Abdullah and President Zardari, on the margins of the Saudi-sponsored Interfaith Dialogue at UNGA. Karzai welcomed King Abdullah,s concern about the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and his [...]	2008-11-18 06:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL3015	AFGHANISTAN TO CONSIDER U.S. REQUEST ON THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL3019	AFGHANISTAN'S HAJ FLIGHT WOES PERSIST [...] (SBU) The difficulties in airlifting Afghan Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia that led to the dismissal of the last Transport Minister (reftel) are continuing. More than a week after Haj flights were to have begun, only about 900 of the 30,000 Afghans who have paid to make the Haj have actually tak [...]	2008-11-18 14:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AF
08KABUL3020	LEARNING LESSONS, LOOKING AHEAD ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Afghan security forces continue to improve their cooperation on voter registration security. In the wake of an attack on completed voter registration materials in Wardak province, representatives from the IEC, [...]	2008-11-19 06:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3025	KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]	2008-11-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3026	URUZGAN GOVERNOR PROMISES TO TAKE ON THRIVING POPPY [...] (SBU) Summary: Uruzgan Governor Hamdam has vowed to reduce poppy cultivation in his province by 25 percent this season. Hamdam told the Deputy Minister of Counter Narcotics he planned to create a comprehensive CN strategy with goals in public awareness, alternative livelihood and eradication [...]	2008-11-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR AF
08KABUL3027	DECLINING SECURITY MIGHT SPELL THE END TO HERAT GOVERNOR'S [...] (U) Summary: Following two years of declining security and repeated kidnappings in and around the city of Herat, Governor Anwari's days may be numbered. Responding to citizens' demands and after the President's receipt of a report from a high-level investigating delegation from Kabul, the Min [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3028	DOSTUM'S VOTER REGISTRATION APPEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Junbesh party founder General Abdul Rashid Dostum has appealed to all Afghans to register to vote in the 2009 elections. In particular, he calls upon mullahs to encourage women to vote and asks businessmen to provide transportation to voter registration centers for people living [...]	2008-11-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL303	UZBEK WARLORD DOSTUM TANGLES WITH POLICE, SNUBS [...] (C) Armed supporters of Uzbek strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum abducted political rival Akbar Bay and brutally beat him at Dostum's Kabul residence on February 2. The standoff that ensued between Dostum's supporters and police sent to the scene ended with with Bay's release and a police withdraw [...]	2008-02-06 05:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3030	POLITICAL AND SECURITY SITUATION IN HELMAND: [...] (C) President Karzai is willing to consider a combined ISAF-ANA (with key roles for the U.S. and UK) security plan to improve stability in Helmand, but is convinced reinstating Sher Mohammad Akhunzada (SMA) as governor is the best way to achieve stability (and bring out votes in next year,s electio [...]	2008-11-22 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF
08KABUL3031	RABBANI DISTRUSTS KARZAI ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On Nov. 18, Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani told the Ambassador he distrusted President Karzai's reconciliation talks with the Taliban and proposals to arm tribal militias. Rabbani said many non-Pashtuns suspect Karzai is pursuing a strategy that sets Pashtuns against the [...]	2008-11-22 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
08KABUL3032	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR MOD AND PPS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan nationals selected for MOD and PPS training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-11-23 08:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3036	DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan officials appear eager to implement the country's new anti-trafficking law, but the level of conceptual clarity on the definition of trafficking differed among government officials. Judicial delay, corruption, and weak coordination remain obstacles to effectively punishing [...]	2008-11-24 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
08KABUL306	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for the Command and [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Command and Staff College. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]	2008-02-06 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3062	VIEW FROM THE NORTH: KUNDUZ WOMEN NAVIGATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women in Kunduz Province face problems common throughout the country including illiteracy and violence. However, many Kunduz women are free to work, are much less covered in public than in other areas of the country, and express satisfaction with the Afghan government. The are [...]	2008-11-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF KTIP
08KABUL3063	FM SPANTA: MORE HIGH-LEVEL PAKISTAN MEETINGS; [...] (C) Pakistan President Zardari will visit Kabul soon. Karzai and Zardari are scheduled to meet President Gul in Istanbul on 12/5 as a continuation of that trilateral process. Spanta briefed on the 11/17 Cabinet decision to send to Washington the Government,s proposal on a bilateral technical [...]	2008-11-24 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3084	UNITED FRONT RETHINKS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Senior United Front leaders have de-emphasized their search for a candidate in next year's presidential election and turned to building "national unity," a possible sign they anticipate a Pashtun victory and seek a greater role in national security issues under the next admini [...]	2008-11-30 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL3085	AFGHANISTAN: UPDATE ON ENERGY PROJECTS - FUEL SHORTAGE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Lackluster progress and recent setbacks in the energy sector underscore the difficulties of working in Afghanistan. In particular, critical lack of Afghan government planning and possible corruption, combined with very limited discretionary resources and competing demands, have [...]	2008-11-30 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3086	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN JOINT ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Economic Commission (JEC) focused on the many trade, trucking, and transit issues that bedevil the Pak-Afghan bilateral economic relationship. The two sides agreed to set up three new working groups to deal with these irritants. One aims to negotiate a new Afghanista [...]	2008-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETRA PREL ECIN EAID AF PK
08KABUL3087	GOOD SECURITY ALLOWS PANJSHIR TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE [...] Summary. Panjshir province has become a model for "clean" energy, with virtually 100 percent of electricity coming from renewable sources. Recent projects include Afghanistan's first wind farm providing power for the provincial government center, multiple micro hydro-electric systems, and sol [...]	2008-12-01 04:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SGNV ENRG PGOV AF
08KABUL3088	AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR WOOD'S MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wood met November 23 with leaders of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) for the first time since its reorganization. He underscored the central role Afghanistan's private sector must play in long-term, sustainable development and urged ACCI to become a [...]	2008-12-01 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND AF
08KABUL3089	ATMAR LEADS DONORS TO FUNDING DECISIONS ON ANP [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 18, in Minister Atmar's first LOTFA Steering Committee meeting, he steered the group to decisions to fund an increase to ANP salaries, initiate a pilot project to test incentive pay in targeted medium- and high-threat ANP districts, reach a settlement on how to handl [...]	2008-12-01 05:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS AFIN AF
08KABUL3096	CROSS-BORDER CALL FOR HELP -- KURRAM AGENCY PASHTUNS AND THEIR AFGHAN BROTHERS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 06:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08KABUL3097	OLD GUARD HAZARA POLITICOS RESIST GRASSROOTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's Hazara minority remains entrenched with the same political parties and leadership that have guided the ethnic group for the past 15 years. A handful of elder statesmen and warlords lead these parties, which are a legacy of the predominately Shia Hazaras' refuge [...]	2008-12-01 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL310	EMBASSY ACTION ON KAMBAKHSH DEATH SENTENCE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kabul has met with the brother of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, whose death sentence for distributing literature found by alocal court to be offensive to Islam is on appal (Ref). The Ambassador has communicated to senior Afghan officials U.S. concerns about the constitutionalit [...]	2008-02-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL3104	DOSTUM LEAVES FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum departed Afghanistan for Turkey this week, following a reconciliation ceremony last month with a political rival and a brief, but notable return to public life (ref A). Dostum had been living under a loose form of house arrest after a violent altercation in Febru [...]	2008-12-02 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF TU
08KABUL3106	OLD AND NEW RUB TOGETHER IN VOTER REGISTRATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The dry, spare southeastern province of Paktya, bordering on Pakistan, retains a solid social framework of Pashtun tribes and traditional values. Its inhabitants are also eager to win their fair share of political representation and development dollars in the new order. As t [...]	2008-12-03 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3111	DECLARED AND LIKELY AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Provided below, for addressees reference, is an update to reftel from June on declared and likely presidential candidates, with ethnicity in parentheses. Addressees should take care when dealing with those listed not to convey the misimpression of USG endorsement of a particular candidac [...]	2008-12-03 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL3122	IEC ENGAGES WOMEN MPS [...] With the Embassy and international NGOs as brokers, the Independent Election Commission held a consultative session this week with women MPs to discuss how to increase participation of women in the voter registration process. Although more than 2.5 million Afghans have registered under the cur [...]	2008-12-03 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL316	PAKTIKA PROVINCE: ISOLATION AND POOR SECURITY MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Province is widely perceived as an undeveloped and insecure Afghan hinterland. This perception is largely accurate, though centers of development and governance are emerging in key populated centers. The key challenge for Paktika is the near total absence of trained pr [...]	2008-02-07 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3174	NOT AFRAID: AFGHAN WOMEN LEADERS, ROLE MODELS, AND [...] (U) An impressive sampling of Afghan women leaders attended a December 4 human rights and gender violence seminar, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and the US Embassy. International media coverage focused on quotes about increasing threats to women in public life. The participan [...]	2008-12-08 07:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL3175	NATO SECGEN VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 26 - [...] (SBU) Summary: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer followed a shortened schedule during his November 26-27 visit to Afghanistan but achieved his substantive purposes. He met with President Karzai and other senior Afghan leaders, UNAMA head Kai Eide, and a visiting UN Security [...]	2008-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF
08KABUL3177	PRACTICING DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) As election season opens in Afghanistan, voters and politicians alike are demonstrating a stubborn enthusiasm for the still-new practice of democracy. The national mood feels dour, reflecting widespread criticism of the weaknesses of the Karzai government; frustration at the rise in ki [...]	2008-12-09 05:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3182	SPEAKER QANOONI: BALL IS IN KARZAI'S COURT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker Yunis Qanooni repeatedly claimed he had no particular position on the election debate issue and was flexible on timing, but could not resolve the problem on his own given the strong feelings of fellow parliamentarians. These [...]	2008-12-09 11:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3183	AFGHANISTAN: WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD [...] (SBU) Alternative livelihood programs are a key item in the counter-narcotics toolbox, but no one would contend that they are easy or always successful. Even in purely economic terms, poppy has some advantages that licit alternative crops do not enjoy. This message analyzes those advantages a [...]	2008-12-09 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ECON ETRD KCRM EAID EINV AF
08KABUL3187	AFGHAN LEADERS TELL AMB. KHALILZAD THEY ARE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. USUN Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad met with a broad array of Afghan political leaders, civil society activists, and government officials on the margins of his participation in a UN Security Council fact-finding mission to Afghanistan Nov. 24-27. He heard a common theme of growing pess [...]	2008-12-10 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL AF
08KABUL3190	UNDERSTANDING IRREGULARITIES IN VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) By December 13, 24 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces will have completed the voter registration update exercise. To date, observed irregularities and partisan quibbles alike revolve around the politically-sensitive question of Pashtun participation. This dynamic makes Phases 3 and 4, in t [...]	2008-12-11 08:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3191	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: USAID BASIC POLICE LITERACY IN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one-hundred (100) Afghan police selected for basic literacy training from USAID. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by Decemb [...]	2008-12-11 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3192	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-six (36) Afghan nationals selected for training for the presidential protective service. the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government o [...]	2008-12-11 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3193	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL KERRY TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes the visit of Senator Kerry and his delegation. The overall state of Afghanistan is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in security do not grab the headlines that a spectacular suicide attack does. Progress in d [...]	2008-12-11 13:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3194	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3195	Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group Established at [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kabul has established an Integrated Civilian-Military Action Group (ICMAG) to begin a rigorous, systematic effort to better align the respective actions of USG agencies across the civilian and military lines of operation. This decision builds on efforts over the last y [...]	2008-12-12 04:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS KCRS
08KABUL3197	THE ELECTORAL PROCESS FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On voting day in 2009, Afghans will choose not only a new president but new members of their provincial councils. At the same polling place, with the same voter registration card, Afghans will cast a separate ballot for between 9 and 24 provincial council representatives, according to [...]	2008-12-14 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3198	KARZAI URGES DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SUPPORT ZARDARI, [...] (C). In his 12/10 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Karzai urged the United States to give Pakistani President Zardari more political and economic backing to strengthen his hand in reforming the Pakistani military and intelligence services. Karzai welcomed the upcoming increase in [...]	2008-12-14 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON AF
08KABUL3206	JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]	2008-12-14 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KABUL3207	JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]	2008-12-14 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KABUL3208	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES GOVERNANCE WITH IDLG DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. At their December 11 meeting, Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) Director General Jelani Popal outlined to the Deputy Secretary the country's key sub-national governance challenges: governance capacity-building at the sub-national level, providing sub-national g [...]	2008-12-15 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
08KABUL3211	COMMERCE DEPMIN FARHADI ON WTO ACCESSION, ETC. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Afghan Deputy Commerce Minister Farhadi says launching the WTO accession process is one of his highest priorities, but he expressed uncertainty about finalizing Afghanistan's Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime by year-end, citing capacity weakness at the ministry. H [...]	2008-12-15 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID EINV ENRG WTO AF PK
08KABUL3215	PHASE 3 VOTER REGISTRATION TAKES UP THE CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) reports that on December 13, the first day of Phase 3 voter registration, 123 of 124 planned voter registration sites opened. Some 7,000 Afghans in Farah, Zabul, Paktika, Khost, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces signed up to vote, with turnout [...]	2008-12-15 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3222	AFGHANISTAN - ADDITIONAL FOOD AID NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Recommendation. Total food aid from international donors, combined with the Afghan government's wheat purchases, adds up to only one-quarter of Afghanistan's wheat production shortfall estimated at 2.5 million metric tons this year. Commercial imports and smuggling wi [...]	2008-12-16 08:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV WFP AF
08KABUL3227	COURAGEOUS AFGHAN WOMEN LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The turnout of approximately 250 female lawyers, judges, and law professors from Kabul and from several northern provinces to a USAID- and INL-funded women's legal leadership workshop in Kabul from December 15-17 overwhelmed organizers. Over the course of the three days, the Afg [...]	2008-12-18 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL3228	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty-four (24) Afghan nationals selected by the DEA for training for the National Intelligence Unit for the Government of Afghanistan. Post po [...]	2008-12-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL323	PRT LAGHMAN: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS PREVENT [...] (S) Summary. Neighborhood watch programs proved successful in countering a spike in the use of IEDs in Laghman province. IED attacks rose sharply in Laghman province in 2007, resulting in a six-fold increase in casualties to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). Insurgents used better equi [...]	2008-02-07 13:24:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3237	KARZAI URGES CODEL MCCAIN TO SUPPORT ZARDARI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham dined with President Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 6. Flanked by many from his cabinet, including the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Karzai urged the Senators to secure strong U [...]	2008-12-21 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM AF PK
08KABUL3239	GOVERNOR JAMALUDDIN: A NEW FACE WITH FEW RESOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nuristan,s newest governor, Jamaluddin Badr, was appointed in late November 2008, nearly three months after his predecessor,s untimely death (Reftel). Jamaluddin comes to the position with many proposals for improving security, governance, and development, but few resources from [...]	2008-12-22 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL324	SUCCESSFUL WINTER COIN OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The rigorous winter in southeastern Afghanistan is traditionally a period of relative inactivity in the conflict with insurgents. However, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Coalition Forces (CF) in the RC-East Task Force Fury area of operations are conducting several op [...]	2008-02-07 14:27:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3240	PRT KUNDUZ - KUNDUZ CITY'S INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2001, a number of informal settlements have sprung up around the Kunduz City's old urban core. Made up of returnees, internally displaced persons (IDP) and people simply attracted to the opportunities in the big city, these settlements vary in the level of amenities and or [...]	2008-12-23 03:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AF
08KABUL325	Logar Province: Chromite Smuggling Undermines Afghan [...] (SBU) Summary: Logar Province's Governor, Provincial Council (PC),and Members of Parliament (MPs) decried the widespread smuggling of chromite (a mineral used in the manufacture of steel and chemicals) by Pakistani smuggling mafias. The officials have repeatedly raised the issue with Minister [...]	2008-02-09 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN PK AF
08KABUL3276	AFGHANISTAN GEMSTONE OUTLOOK IN 2009 AND BEYOND SHINES [...] (U) Summary. Worldwide demand for colored gemstones has increased in recent years. Such a development bodes well for Afghanistan, a land with an abundance of emeralds and rubies, two gemstones that rival diamonds in exclusivity and value. The gemstone industry in Afghanistan suffers from a l [...]	2008-12-23 12:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL3277	AFGHANISTAN: IMF MISSION GIVES DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF staff mission has conducted the fifth review of Afghan performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Fund (PRGF) program and found shortcomings. Their overall message was that GIRoA performance under the program, especially its fiscal aspects, is slipping and political-leve [...]	2008-12-23 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID IMF PGOV AF
08KABUL3280	HANDICAPPING THE 2009 ELECTION: PASHTUNS AND [...] (C) Voter demographics, ethnic politics, and the electoral system together mean Afghanistan's next president almost certainly will be a Pashtun. For now, and for the forseeable future, President Karzai is the Pashtuns' candidate, and the 2009 election is his to lose. --------------------- [...]	2008-12-23 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3286	DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FILIP VISITS KABUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip visited Kabul December 20-21 to meet with Attorney GeneralQs Office, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Interior officials. In the meetings, Attorney General Aloko expressed gratitude for the work of DOJ senior advisors and discussed secu [...]	2008-12-27 11:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS AF
08KABUL3287	HIZB-E ISLAMI COURTS PAKTYA PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary. Although Paktya is not a traditional Hizb-e Islami (HIA) stronghold, the party is making inroads in the province. In its current guise as a constitutionally-respectful political movement, the party stokes Pashtun resentments against the current Afghan government, has established [...]	2008-12-28 05:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL3290	AFGHAN FINANCE, FOREIGN MINISTRIES SAY RECC STILL "TBD" [...] (SBU) Deputy Finance Minister Wahidullah Sharani (and now acting Minister of Commerce and Industry) said dates are "still under consideration" for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC),and the jury is out on just when Kabul might commit to a specific time or venue. Sharani's res [...]	2008-12-28 10:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF
08KABUL3294	URUZGAN PREPRARES FOR A SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than one month until the January 20 kick-off of the Phase IV voter registration period, Uruzgan election and ANSF officials are making steady progress in planning for a campaign that could lead to at least 100,000 new voters. The veteran Provincial Elections Officer h [...]	2008-12-28 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KABUL3296	TWO ELECTION WORKERS SUPERFICIALLY WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) As reported in international media, a suicide bomber on December 28 detonated an explosives-packed vehicle at an Afghan security forces checkpoint outside the district center in Manduzai district in Khost province. Press reports indicate police stopped the bomber before he reached his [...]	2008-12-28 14:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3322	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONSC PPS TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) Afghan national selected for training for the presidential protective service. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individu [...]	2008-12-29 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3325	MOI ATMAR - IMAGE VERSUS REALITY IN A MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai appointed Mohammad Hanif Atmar as Minister of Interior (MOI) in mid-October. He charged Atmar with showing progress on a very narrow range of political goals within a tight timeframe. That narrow list of security priorities has now multiplied as Atmar realizes [...]	2008-12-30 03:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AFIN AF
08KABUL3332	TAGAB STABILITY INITIATIVE PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] (U) UNAMA and the PRT continue to work with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),USAID, and local leaders to ensure success in the creation of the Afghan Social Outreach Program (ASOP) shura in Tagab, Kapisa. Local figures are already vying for leadership positions in the [...]	2008-12-30 06:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF KDEM
08KABUL3333	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND INFO ON GOVERNOR USMANI [...] Dr. Mohammad Usman Usmani was sworn in as Governor of Ghazni on May 31, 2008. A Durrani Pashtun of the Alokozai sub-tribe, he was born in Daman District of Kandahar province in 1968. Usmani is a medical doctor and a 1999 graduate of Kandahar University. He joined Mir Wais Hospital in 2000 [...]	2008-12-30 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR AF
08KABUL3334	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND (ARTF) [...] At the December 17 Quarterly Donors meeting, the Afghan government met with donors to discuss the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the ARTF donors approved a proposal to reform the Recurrent Cost Window of the ART [...]	2008-12-30 07:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF FAS
08KABUL3342	AFGHAN MINISTRY OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS: NOT SPEAKING [...] (SBU) Civil society actors largely agree the Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) is a weak advocate for Afghan women. The Ministry receives one of the smallest budgets of all Afghan ministries, and four women have rotated through as Minister over the past seven years. MOWA leadership envisions [...]	2008-12-31 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOL PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL346	AFGHAN VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS AND OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wood on January 31 raised the cluster munitions (CM) issue with President Karzai and National Security Advisor Rassoul, who said the Afghan government would not take any steps that would damage the U.S.-Afghan security relationship. Foreign Minister Spanta told the Am [...]	2008-02-12 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MPS PARM PREL AF
08KABUL348	NANGARHAR OFFICIALS PITCH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon that projects to bring electricity to the province, including irrigation dams with micro-hydro generators along Nangarhar's southern mountains, would increase security. He said short-term supply [...]	2008-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL349	EASTERN AFGHANISTAN GOVERNORS DISCUSS REGION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The governors of four eastern Afghan provinces decided at a conference in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, that they will work together to help eastern Afghanistan. The governors claimed they are making progress on governance, development, security and counter-narcotics, but that t [...]	2008-02-12 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL350	THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT DEBATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) The law and calendar for the 2009/10 elections have erupted onto the top tier of the Afghan political agenda in the past week following debates in both houses of parliament and a flurry of meetings involving the three branches of government. President Karzai privately convened influentia [...]	2008-02-12 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL361	2007 LIST AND STATUS OF LEGISLATION CONSIDERED BY [...] (SBU) The second annual session of the Afghan Parliament (ended in December 2007) was politically contentious but nevertheless produced significant legislation. The Parliament sent 14 bills to President Karzai for his signature. Political strains between Parliament and the Palace were reflec [...]	2008-02-13 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL388	AF - Request for input for New Required Reports to Congress [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kabul's response to Reftel, which requests input for 2 new reports to Congress on energy. Paragraph 2 offers a brief overview of the energy situation in Afghanistan and U.S. objectives. Paragraphs 3,4,5 and 6 contain the Embassy's responses to questions A, B, C an [...]	2008-02-18 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL398	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development's (MRRD) National Solidarity Program (NSP) is an Afghan success story, fostering local development through Community Development Councils (CDCs),including in some of the most insecure parts of the country. The Ministry proposed trans [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL399	TURKS WANT DOSTUM TO STAY QUIET IN THE NORTH, [...] (C) Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Ethem Tokdemir conveyed to the Ambassador February 14 his governmentÂ´s intention to encourage the Afghan Government to permit Dostum to return quietly to the north. Tokdemir passed a copy of his talking points cautioning against actions leading to instabilit [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL405	AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 18, the Afghan Foreign Ministry released the following statement in English on their official website in support of the independence of Kosovo: BEGIN TEXT: The Statement of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the Recognition of Independence of Kosovo Released on: Feb 18 [...]	2008-02-19 09:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KV AF
08KABUL409	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BIDEN TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Last year produced solid gains on the battlefield against the insurgency, on the economy, on local governance and on reinvigorated army and police train and equip programs. These gains reflect a surge in U.S. assistance in FY 2007 (more than in FY 2002-2006 combined) as well as a more [...]	2008-02-19 09:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL414	USOSCE EXPLORES POTENTIAL ROLE FOR OSCE IN [...] (SBU) Post welcomed the visit of Powell Moore and LTC Alan Hester of USOSCE on January 28 - 30 for consultations on how the OSCE might support U.S. and international objectives in Afghanistan. Moore and Hester paid office calls on the Ambassador, Commander of the Combined Security Transition [...]	2008-02-19 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
08KABUL416	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Expedited Review of Additional [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one (1) Afghan National selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit (NIU) class 11. Names and biodata for NIU class 11 [...]	2008-02-19 16:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL417	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: APPLICANT FOR LANGUAGE TRAINING AT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend language training at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base. Post possesses no derogat [...]	2008-02-19 16:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

08KABUL440	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of seven (7) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Executive Leadership Course offered by the [...]	2008-02-21 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL447	AFGHANISTAN: POST ASSESSMENT ON THE RELEASE OF NIGHT VISION [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the immediate release of Night Vision Devices (NVDs),specifically 1,750 pairs of the American Technologies Network Corporation ATN NVG7-CGTI Individual Night Vision Device-Night Vision Goggles, to the Governme [...]	2008-02-23 10:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR AF
08KABUL450	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction efforts continue in Musa Qala (MQ). The District Governor, Mullah Salam, continues to work well with the stabilization team and is conducting Shuras outside the District Center (DC) in an effort to overcome continued Taliban intimidation of rural citizenry. Resid [...]	2008-02-24 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL455	JCMB VII - TOKYO POLITICAL DIRECTOR'S MEETING ON AFGANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 5 in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Komura, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta, and Acting Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Asplund kicked off the annual Political Director (PD)-level [...]	2008-02-24 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PREL AF
08KABUL461	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB VII DISCUSSES AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY AND [...] SUMMARY: Convened in Tokyo, Japan, the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) held its second session at the Political Directors' level (JCMB-PD) on February 5, and its seventh regular session (JCMB-VII) on February 6, 2008. The Political Directors considered a discussion paper that [...]	2008-02-25 05:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID OTRA SNAR PREL AF
08KABUL467	KUNDUZ PROVINCIAL SECURITY: IMPROVING COORDINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Kunduz has successfully instituted several coordination mechanisms for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and ISAF in the province. The measures have improved cooperation within the ANSF, as well as between ANSF and ISAF. The successful re-launch of Kunduz's Joint P [...]	2008-02-25 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL473	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan Pakistan Workshop [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight (8) Afghan Nationals selected to attend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Workshop in Washington, DC. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-25 20:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL48	MEDIA LAW REJECTION PROVOKES INTERNATIONAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai's surprise December 26 decision to return the media law bill to Parliament's Lower House for further consideration has provoked a sharp reaction from civil liberties monitors at several missions here. They interpret Karzai's action as a challenge to media free [...]	2008-01-05 08:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM EU AF
08KABUL484	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Alumni Border Security Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Alumni Border Security Seminar in Germany. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-26 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: VARIOUS IMET TRAINING COURSES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifteen (15) Afghan government officials selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post possesse [...]	2008-02-26 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL491	DOSTUM IMPEDES UZBEK EFFORTS AT JUNBESH PARTY [...] (C) Afghanistan's Uzbek community is ready for change, but their traditional protector, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, is standing in the way. The larger political background to the ongoing crisis following the February 2-3 abduction of Akbar Bay (ref B) is that Dostum is loosing support. The [...]	2008-02-27 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL497	KARZAI-DOSTUM STANDOFF CONTINUES; KARZAI MESSAGE [...] (C) Attorney General Sabit announced on February 18 that the government had suspended General Abdul Rashid Dostum from his government post and threatened to arrest him if he refused to cooperate with the investigation into the beating and abduction of Akbar Bay on February 2-3 (reftel). Neith [...]	2008-02-27 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL498	LOCAL GOVERNANCE DIRECTORATE UNVEILS SOCIAL [...] (SBU/NF) The Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) unveiled on February 14 the Afghanistan Social Outreach Program, which aims to establish functional district governance by appointing community councils and work with them to develop memoranda of understanding committing local co [...]	2008-02-27 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL518	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA CONDUCTS [...] (SBU) District Governor Mullah Salam officially opened the Musa Qala Central School on February 28. Several hundred students and dozens of citizens watched Salam open the school and deliver an excellent speech that focused on the importance of education. Salam urged the students to take care [...]	2008-03-02 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL530	AF: UPDATE ON AYNAK COPPER MINE NEGOTIATIONS, PLANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE AFGHAN MINISTRY OF MINES (MOM),CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP (CMG) AND WORLD BANK-HIRED CONTRACT ADVISOR GUSTAFSON AND CO. FROM COLORADO, HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE USD 2.4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE AYNAK COPPER DEPOSIT. ALTHOUG [...]	2008-03-03 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL56	AFGHANISTAN - PRESSURES ON FOOD PRICES INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) Increasing food prices have been a concern since the summer, but the situation deteriorated in November. In December, Pakistan, the major source of imported wheat for Afghanistan, formally imposed a 35% duty on wheat exports, after a November in which the Afghans perceived sporadic Paki [...]	2008-01-05 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL AF
08KABUL566	KUNDUZ DAIRY FACTORY LOOKS FOR BUYER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kunduz dairy factory, the largest example of private investment in the city since the fall of the Taliban, is contemplating a sale to a local investor. The USD 8 million factory has never been used due to high input costs, low market price for dairy products and limited dema [...]	2008-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AF
08KABUL568	Afghan Refugee Camp Closures in Pakistan: Scenarios and [...] (SBU) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is developing a contingency plan for Pakistan's refugee camp closures and foresees three possible scenarios involving the return of 130,000, 266,000 or 400,000 refugees, respectively. NGOs are hesitant to commit resources until th [...]	2008-03-05 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL576	Baghlan, Afghanistan: New Leadership to Address Provincial [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the tragic suicide attack on the Baghlan Sugar Factory on November 6, 2007, the central government has replaced two leading provincial officials and has increased pressure on Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to combat organized crime and insurgent activity. Baghlan i [...]	2008-03-06 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL578	AF: Update on USG Energy Projects. [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in Afghanistan. 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - Delivery of the first six (of total 18) generators for the project is expected in May 2008. While progress is on track with manufacturing, w [...]	2008-03-06 07:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL579	IRAN EDUCATES, FUNDS, AND SUPPORTS PLACEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. The Afghan Graduates Association, with the support of the Iranian government, is working to place Hazara Afghan refugee university students educated in Iran into positions within the Afghan government and private sector. Iran has committed to providing salaries, contacts, and visa [...]	2008-03-06 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IR AF
08KABUL585	UNHCR Moves to Zone Defense in Afghanistan But Donors Have [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR is urging donors to concentrate their refugee assistance projects in distinct geographic zones. Their proposal would have major donors working around ongoing efforts of the Japanese in the east, the Germans in the north, and the Italians in the west. Major donors who are [...]	2008-03-08 03:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL599	POLITICIZED PARLIAMENT FACES CHALLENGING 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan Parliament considered more legislation in 2007 (ref A) than in its inaugural session. It is increasingly seen by Afghans as a vehicle to take their concerns to the government. Lower House Speaker (and presidential aspirant) Qanooni's willingness to use his position [...]	2008-03-09 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL601	KARZAI CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, President Karzai convened a three-hour meeting of key national and international players to try to sort out the issue of simultaneous elections. His goal was to lay out positions, allow the internationals to make their case directly to Afghan leaders, and, presumably, [...]	2008-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF
08KABUL602	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four (4) Afghan Nationals selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derggatory information on these ind [...]	2008-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL603	DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry welcomed the announcement of Mr. Sada Cumber as the new U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). WOOD [...]	2008-03-09 15:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIC AF
08KABUL613	THE DISBANDMENT OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS (DIAG) IN [...] (C) The Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan program, now in its third year of implementation, is showing modest success, has the continued attention of President Karzai, and will soon shift into a phase of significantly greater Afghan ownership. DIA [...]	2008-03-10 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PARM PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL615	AFGHANISTAN'S TIP SOLICITATIONS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 [...] Post has received four proposals and submits summary information below. 2. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) requests USD 234,014 for a "Prevention of Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Provinces" project to last 12 months. Recognizing that one of the major reasons for the p [...]	2008-03-11 05:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AF
08KABUL620	AFGHANS, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MARK WOMEN'S DAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 13:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL623	PANJSHIR GOVERNOR OUT ON THE HUSTINGS [...] (U) Summary: Panjshir Governor Bahlul visited Panjshir's districts to hear directly from citizens in an open "town meeting" format. These sessions are examples of accountability in governance and reveal grass-roots concerns. DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT "TOWN MEETINGS" ---------------------------- [...]	2008-03-12 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL651	AF: Current Afghan preparedness for ROZ implementation [...] (SBU) This message is keyed to reftel questions about Afghanistan's preparedness to implement the Reconstruction Opportunity Zone (ROZ) initiative after it is passed by the U.S. Congress. Although the Afghan government has been slow in its preparations and lacks capacity to implement many of t [...]	2008-03-13 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL667	HAZARAS DIVIDED BY KARZAI, UNITED FRONT POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The once united Hazara ethnic group has politically splintered since the fall of the Taliban; its fragments are being divided between Karzai and the opposition United Front. Powerful Hazara leaders' connections to Iran, or lack thereof, sometimes dictate their affiliation with [...]	2008-03-16 16:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV AF
08KABUL674	AF: AFGHANS REQUESTING POSTPONEMENT OF APRIL 24-25 REGIONAL [...] (U) On March 16, Mr. Enayatullah Nabiel, Director General for Economic Affairs at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Econ Counselor and Econoff that he had just met with the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan to request a postponement of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (R [...]	2008-03-17 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EMIN KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KABUL68	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFICERS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of five Ministry of Defense officers selected to attend training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individua [...]	2008-01-07 04:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL682	PARLIAMENT'S LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS EMPOWER KARZAI [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly's 2008 leadership elections, in which two deputy speakers and two secretaries were elected from among upper and lower house members, may have further diminished President Karzai's influence in the legislature. While new and independent lower house First D [...]	2008-03-18 05:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL688	IN POLITICS DOMINATED BY GIANTS, REFORMERS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The number of Afghan political parties has grown dramatically since the fall of the Taliban. Though small party leaders often explore coalitions and alliances, two primary competing blocs are emerging: the United Front opposition, and a looser coalition around Karzai. Both g [...]	2008-03-18 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL71	2007 IN REVIEW [...] (SBU) 2007 was a year of important progress, but also continued challenge. The good news was on the battlefield, the economy, and strengthened local and national institutions. The bad news was increased terrorism, increased drug cultivation, and corruption. Afghanistan already is seeing leade [...]	2008-01-07 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID SNAR ECON KPAO PREF AF
08KABUL730	NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS CONFIRM IDLG'S ROLE [...] (C) Summary. The Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) has, over the last two weeks, either fired or moved the governors of three provinces, and is ready to relieve several more. Ghazni Governor Faizan has been fired, and replaced by Mr. Sher Khosti. Helmand Governor Wafa was m [...]	2008-03-23 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL734	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-24 05:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL738	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one (1) Afghan government official selected to attend English language training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on [...]	2008-03-24 15:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL739	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND NATIONAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of four (4) Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials selected to attend various International Militar [...]	2008-03-24 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL757	AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BRIDGE IMPROVES TRADE AND RELATIONS [...] (U) This report has been co-drafted with U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2. (SBU) Summary: Afghan and Tajikistani officials have agreed on several steps to improve operations at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge. Afghan vehicle traffic to Tajikistan has increased seven-fold and border tax revenue te [...]	2008-03-25 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID AF TI
08KABUL769	AFGHAN PLEDGE TO 2008 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) The Embassy EPA Environmental Advisor discussed WIREC 2008 (reftel) with Dad Mohammad Bahir, Deputy Executive Director General (Technical) of the Afghanistan National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on March 23, 2008. Congratulating Afghanistan for making a WIREC pledge on renewabl [...]	2008-03-26 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA AF
08KABUL770	AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]	2008-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KABUL814	AF: Japanese Interested in Funding Training of Afghan [...] (SBU) On March 30 the Charge, accompanied by EconCouns, reviewed with visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Ken Sasae and Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hideo Sato Japan's plans for assistance to Afghanistan. Sasae reaffirmed Japan's commitment to completing its portion of the Kandah [...]	2008-04-01 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV AF FR
08KABUL82	Terms of Reference for a Senior Civilian Representative to [...] Direct all United Nations activities in Afghanistan as SRSG, including UN efforts in Kabul and the rest of Afghanistan by the pillars of the UN system responsible for activities there, including humanitarian, economic and development work. Coordinate, with the Afghan authorities, donor activi [...]	2008-01-07 09:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL829	AFGHAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM GAINS MOMENTUM AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SUPPORT FOR THE AFGHANISTAN SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM (ASOP),UNVEILED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE (IDLG) ON FEBRUARY 14 (REFTEL),IS GAINING MOMENTUM. IDLG ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROGRAM IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND HAS WELCOMED COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM T [...]	2008-04-03 05:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL835	PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Musa Qala remains stable but the absence of Mullah Salam and the District Shura has slowed government reconstruction efforts and stalled governance development. Ministries' provincial representatives in Lashkar Gah cannot coordinate development activities and will not send staf [...]	2008-04-03 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL841	NEW GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS HELP PRT KUNDUZ REGAIN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival of both a German airborne infantry company and additional reconnaissance assets has increased PRT Kunduz's ability to provide security and conduct reconstruction activities in Kunduz province. The new company has disrupted insurgent attacks and discovered weapons ca [...]	2008-04-03 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL85	Afghanistan Assists Pakistani Refugees [...] (U) The Afghan government and international community - through the auspices of the Afghan Red Crescent and an Afghan government interagency disaster management committee - are providing food, tents, blankets, fuel, cash, and other humanitarian assistance to the families crossing the border to [...]	2008-01-08 03:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PK AF
08KABUL855	DEPUTY MOI ATTACKS WEAK GOVERNANCE IN FARAH [...] (U) Summary: The First Deputy Minister of Interior, Abdul Khalee Khaled, visited Farah in late March to look at kidnapping, corruption, and weak governance. Over several days, Khaled met with an array of provincial officials and community members, as well as the Provincial Reconstruction Team [...]	2008-04-06 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWMN AF
08KABUL86	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: EXCELLENT SECURITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir has no insurgent threat and generally good governance, making reconstruction and development projects possible in the province. With Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) and "Good Performer" money guaranteed to flow for at least the next fiscal cycle, Panjshir [...]	2008-01-08 04:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL870	INFORMATION PASSED TO AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON GLOBAL [...] On April 7, 2008, POLMILOFF passed information sheet and talking points from reftel to Abdul Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight, Office of the National Security Council, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). Quraishi is also a member of IRoA Ministry of Foreign Affairs United [...]	2008-04-08 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR AF
08KABUL871	DOSTUM AFFAIR BECOMES EMBROILED IN ELECTION [...] (SBU) Election politics provides the context for the President Karzai, General Dostum, Akbar Bay, and Attorney General Saabit's ongoing maneuvering to resolve the legal tangle resulting from Dostum's February 2 abduction and beating of Turkmen community leader Bay (ref). Bay continues to dema [...]	2008-04-08 15:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL877	POLITICAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON SEPARATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The prolonged political debate between Parliament and the Palace ended this week with an agreement to hold separate Presidential (in 2009) and Parliamentary (in 2010) elections using a Single Non- Transferable Voting (SNTV) system for the parliamentary elections. President Kar [...]	2008-04-10 13:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL878	RABBANI REBUFFS TALIBAN OVERTURES, HIS GOALS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition United Front assures us that its leader Burhanuddin Rabbani recently rejected Taliban overtures inviting a military alliance against the Karzai government. The Taliban overtures follow the United Front's increasingly vocal criticism of the Karzai government, Rabba [...]	2008-04-10 15:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL892	MFA'S DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN'S UNOHCHR CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Minister Spanta called in Charg to inform him that Afghanistan wants Dr. Sima Samar, currently Chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),to be considered as candidate for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR). Spanta used his m [...]	2008-04-13 05:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL906	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: LANGUAGE AND ROTARY WING TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan government officials selected to attend language and rotary wing training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]	2008-04-15 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL907	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOCUSED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty (20) Afghan nationals selected to attend the Focused District Development (FDD) pilot training program for prosecutors. Post possesses n [...]	2008-04-15 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL911	TOLO USES PROGRAMMING TO PUSH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE; [...] (SBU) Afghan conservatives and politicians anxious to burnish their Islamic credentials in the run-up to elections have reacted to TOLO television programs which test the limits of traditional Afghan norms. TOLO's recent broadcast of conservatively dressed men and women dancing together durin [...]	2008-04-16 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
08KABUL95	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KABUL965	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post reque [...]	2008-04-21 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL97	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KABUL970	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR POSITIONS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six (6) Afghan nationals selected for positions within the Ministry of Interior (MOI). Post possesses no derogatory information on these indivi [...]	2008-04-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL975	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 12. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-04-22 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL980	PRT ASADABAD: KUNAR POLICE FRUSTRATED AS FIGHTING SEASON [...] (SBU) Summary: Frustration among provincial police chiefs boiled over at an eastern region governors' conference in late March, as Kunar Brigadier Abdul Jalal declared that he was under-staffed and under-resourced. Jalal also asserted that the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has yet to release a no [...]	2008-04-22 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL983	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ASIAN PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Asian Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. Post possesses no derogatory informa [...]	2008-04-22 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL984	AF: UPDATE ON USG ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) The following cable provides a current status update on USG energy sector projects in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). 2. (U) KABUL 100 MW GENERATOR SETS (GENSETS) - The IRoA transferred another USD 10 million to the U.S. Treasury, completing the Afghan Government's USD 20 mi [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
08KINGSTON653	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE PRESSURE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 16:25:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	COL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL JM XL
08KUALALUMPUR336	ASD SHINN AND DASD CLAD MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR [...] (U) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific James Shinn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Southeast Asia James Clad visited Kuala Lumpur April 23-24, meeting with Deputy Defense Minister The Honorable Daduk Wira Abu Seman, Ministry of Defense Secretary General Dato hj Abu B [...]	2008-04-30 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF LE MY RP SU
08KUWAIT1012	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL CAPUANO (SEPTEMBER [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Capuano to travel to post September 27-30, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2008-09-28 03:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IT RO KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1042	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HUGHES (OCT.11 - 15, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Hughes to travel to post Oct. 11-15, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2008-10-08 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK KW JO IZ AF SY COUNTRY
08KUWAIT1111	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CODEL THOMPSON [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post November 11-13, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2008-11-06 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1124	RAISING USG POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN [...] (C) POLCOUNS on November 11 shared points contained reftel concerning USG views on reconciliation in Afghanistan with Rashed Al-Hajri, Counselor in MFA's Asia Department. In delivering the points, POLCOUNS stressed the continuity of USG efforts in Afghanistan and our support for reconciliation [...]	2008-11-11 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF KU
08KUWAIT1170	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER 6-9, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Baird to travel to post on December 6-9, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]	2008-11-30 07:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF QA PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT134	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ENSIGN (FEBRUARY 7-12, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Ensign to travel to post 8-12 February 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2008-02-06 05:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT199	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL HUTCHISON (FEBRUARY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Hutchison to travel to post 21-24, February, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]	2008-02-20 10:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF PK IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT222	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COSTA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Costa to travel to post February 29 - March 2, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]	2008-02-27 09:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IQ AF IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT290	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BARRASSO(MARCH 16-21, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Barrasso to travel to post March 17-21, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2008-03-13 08:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT297	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ELLSWORTH (MARCH 17-25, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Ellsworth to travel to post March 18-20, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]	2008-03-16 07:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW IQ UK AF PK KU COUNTRY
08KUWAIT338	LITHUANIA SEEKING GULF COUNTRY FINANCING FOR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 18, a delegation led by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas met with CDA to discuss the GOL's efforts to raise approximately USD 300 million in funding from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Ec [...]	2008-03-26 08:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN KU AF LH
08KUWAIT7	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MITCHELL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Mitchell to travel to post 10-14, January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]	2008-01-03 04:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM PK AF KU IZ
08KUWAIT786	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (JULY 17-23, [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post on July 20 - 21, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]	2008-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IZ JO KU EI QA
08KUWAIT993	KUWAIT NON-COMMITTAL ON AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION [...] (C) POLCOUNS on September 15 delivered points raised reftels seeking Kuwaiti support to sustain and expand the Afghan National Army with Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Muqamis, director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. Per ref B, POLCOUNS also put forward USG request for Kuwait [...]	2008-09-18 05:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR AF KU
08LAHORE316	SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TELLS PAKISTANI OPINION-MAKERS PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 07:52:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PREL PTER PK AF IN
08LISBON1155	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...]	2008-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE
08LISBON1291	ISAF ALLIES WEIGHING IN WITH PORTUGAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Resident Ambassadors from NATO nations with uncaveated and militarily significant contributions to ISAF gave the ambassador a readout June 2 of their views regarding Portugal's contributions to that mission. While none of them have lobbied the GOP regarding the withdrawal of [...]	2008-06-02 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AF PO
08LISBON2379	PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...]	2008-09-04 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN
08LISBON2595	PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...]	2008-09-19 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO
08LISBON2643	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: NATO AND UNGA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PO AF IZ
08LISBON2699	PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...]	2008-11-07 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM
08LISBON2765	PORTUGAL TO SEND MEDICAL UNIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Jorge Roza de Oliveira, Diplomatic Adviser to Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, told us December 5 that Portugal would provide additional contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the wake of the Portuguese C-130,s December 2008 departu [...]	2008-12-11 09:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF PO
08LISBON2789	PORTUGAL UNDERSTANDS SECURITY NEEDS FOR 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LISBON35	PORTUGAL'S ISAF CAVEATS [...] (U) Even before my arrival in Portugal, the status of Portugal's contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was the most significant issue on our agenda. Following a review of the SHAPE Caveat Report, I believe it important to comment on the caveat prio [...]	2008-01-07 13:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL AF PO
08LISBON510	PORTUGAL-U.S. BILATERAL COMMISSION; KOSOVO, [...] (U) Summary. The 23rd U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission examined the state of the bilateral relationship. Portugal will not remove its battalion in Kosovo, supports NATO membership for three MAP countries, and will present its action plan for the Community of Democracies in the near future. [...]	2008-02-27 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS KDEM PGOV ELAB PO XH AF
08LISBON594	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE MARCH GAERC [...] (SBU) Assistant EU Correspondent Pedro Severo de Almeida responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of March's GAERC meeting. He confirmed that the ministers planned to discuss the Balkans, Middle East Peace Process, Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Iran. He also noted the possibil [...]	2008-03-10 12:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF IR GG IS PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON606	PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR; [...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]	2008-03-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LISBON611	PORTUGAL'S ADDITIONAL ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Action request. See paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Portuguese Defense Minister told us Portugal will announce the contribution of a second OMLT before the Bucharest Summit. To encourage additional contributions, we recommend that other ISAF allies and the NATO SYG engage the [...]	2008-03-12 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LJUBLJANA114	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (C) In their March 5 meeting, European Correspondent Aljaz Arih told ADCM that the Foreign Ministers would issue Council conclusions on Bosnia and Herzogovina, the Stability Pact/Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),Afghanistan, Pakistan, the WTO, and Zimbabwe. He noted that other than the Cou [...]	2008-03-06 11:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE SI
08LJUBLJANA185	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (C) On April 24, A/DCM delivered the April 28-29 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the GAERC would issue conclusions on Burma, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Western Balkans. He noted that Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and China/Tibet/Olympics were not on the agenda. [...]	2008-04-24 13:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SI

08LJUBLJANA223	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 26-27 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 21, A/DCM delivered the May 26-27 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the "jumbo" GAERC, which would include Development and Defense Ministers, would issue conclusions on Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, the Western B [...]	2008-05-21 18:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08LJUBLJANA350	SLOVENIA AGREES TO KEEP PRESSURE ON FARC [...] (C) On August 5, Emboffs met with Natasa Furlan, MFA Americas Division, to encourage the Government of Slovenia (GOS) to condemn FARC human rights abuses and terrorist acts and to use its good offices to urge governments that provide support to the FARC to take demonstrable steps to terminate [...]	2008-08-05 15:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL EUN COL VE HR AF SI
08LJUBLJANA404	SLOVENIA: AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 14:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF SI
08LJUBLJANA411	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF SI
08LJUBLJANA468	SLOVENIA TO LEAVE DECISION ON SUPPORTING AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 15:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AF SI
08LJUBLJANA488	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND [...] (C) On October 29, Emboff met with Aljaz Arih, European Correspondent, to deliver reftel's talking points for the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. Arih stated that the November 3 Gymnich would focus on transatlantic relations and the French had circulated a revised food for thought paper. [...]	2008-10-30 13:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG SI ECON ETRD PGOV IS AF PK
08LONDON1224	CODEL SMITH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Summary. On the heels of their trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Codel Smith traveled to London April 29 for meetings with senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),MI-6, and Department for International Development (DfID). The MOD and MI-6 talks focused on counterterrorism and coun [...]	2008-05-01 11:56:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL AF PK IZ UK
08LONDON1311	UK REAFFIRMS LONG-TERM PRESENCE IN IRAQ; PRAISES [...] (S/NF) Summary. During their meetings with Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne and FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the Commanding General of MNF-I General David Petraeus were reassured that the UK was in Iraq "long-term" and had temporari [...]	2008-05-09 16:18:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR IZ AF UK
08LONDON1606	DESPITE GRIM MILESTONE, HMG VOWS TO STAY THE [...] (C) Summary. UK media gave extensive coverage to the killing of three paratroopers by a suicide bomber as they were conducting a routine foot patrol in Helmand province on June 8. The incident pushed the total number of soldiers killed over the seven years of British military presence in Af [...]	2008-06-11 17:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR AF UK
08LONDON1620	USUN AMB KHALILZAD REVIEWS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Khalilzad told UK national security advisor McDonald that he was realistic about the difficulties of completing a SOFA and strategic framework agreement with Iraq by July, but saw some progress on the ground. In Afghanistan, he believed the SGSR needed to fill key slots and [...]	2008-06-12 16:40:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF IZ IR
08LONDON1709	(C/NF) UK CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, PM FOREIGN [...] (SBU) UK Chief of Defense Staff Sir Jock Stirrup's June 24 public assertion that the concurrent deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are severely taxing the capabilities of the British military provoked heavy media criticism of HMG's ability to effectively fight both conflicts. Stirrup told [...]	2008-06-26 10:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP AF IZ UK
08LONDON2178	UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF UK
08LONDON2181	AFGHANISTAN: BROWN URGES KARZAI TO KEEP HELMAND [...] (C/NF) During what was described by FCO Afghanistan Desk Officer Tom Burns as a mainly "morale boosting" trip to Afghanistan on August 21, Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with UK and Afghan military commanders and Governor Mangal in Helmand, and with President Karzai and UNSYG Special Representativ [...]	2008-08-22 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2420	LUTE DELEGATION'S DISCUSSIONS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 15:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MCAP AF PK UK
08LONDON2651	USDP EDELMANâ€™S OCTOBER 15 MEETINGS IN LONDON [...] (S/NF) Summary. The UK is pessimistic about Pakistan, especially in light of President Zardari's poor leadership and the bad economy, although they praise efforts by Pakistani President Zardari to cooperate with Afghan President Karzai, UK senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Foreign [...]	2008-10-21 17:03:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK ECON KNNP MOPS PTER AF FR
08LONDON2655	AFGHANISTAN: HMG SUPPORTS ELECTIONS AS SCHEDULED; UNLIKELY TO INCREASE TROOP NUMBERS ABOVE CURRENT DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Pat Moon and INL PDAS Bill McGlynn exchanged views on the way ahead in Afghanistan with FCO South Asia Director Adam Thomson and Afghanistan Team Leader Matthew Lodge, as well as MOD Joint Commitments Policy Director Jeff Garrett and Director-Political Peter Watkins. Moon brief [...]	2008-10-22 07:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF UK
08LONDON2821	FCO PLEASED WITH U.S./UK ALIGNMENT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson visited London October 31, to review Afghan counter-narcotics efforts (CN) with British counterparts. Johnson shared observations from his visit to Helmand, noted the importance of Afghan National Army CNIK protection for eradication, and noted th [...]	2008-11-07 16:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNAR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2853	PAKISTAN: UK ON FATA INTEGRATION, AF-PAK [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 15:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS EAID PK AF UK
08LONDON2960	AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY - UK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C/NF) The UK concurs with U.S. views (reftel) that the NATO Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund mandate should be broad and flexible enough to allow contributions from both NATO and non-Nato nations alike. FCO NATO/ESDP Team Leader Chris Holtby added that the disbursal system should be s [...]	2008-11-28 13:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF UK
08LONDON2964	AFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENT KARZAI NOT CONFIDENT ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a November 25 meeting in Kabul, Afghan President Karzai told FS Miliband that it would be difficult or impossible to hold a credible Presidential election. He said that Afghanistan's USD 13.4b of reserves, were the &best in the world." Miliband commented to Karzai that, after [...]	2008-11-28 15:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF UK
08LONDON3183	UK SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS - [...] (C) HMG concurs with points contained in U.S. nonpaper (ref a) on the need for ISAF nations to provide enhanced security assistance in the run-up to and during the 2009 Afghan Presidential election. FCO Afghanistan Office Director Matthew Lodge said that the UK is currently engaged in a cross-dep [...]	2008-12-19 17:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS AF UK
08LONDON878	BROWN MEETS MCCAIN: DISCUSS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham in London March 20. Brown used the meeting to present his big ideas about reforming the international financial institutions (IFIS) and increasing assistance to Africa as a means to preven [...]	2008-03-27 09:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EFIN EAID UNSC IZ AF IS
08LONDON929	DAVID CAMERON TELLS JOHN MCCAIN TORIES WONâ€™T BREAK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Conservative party leader David Cameron told Senator John McCain the Tories won't break ranks with HMG on policies affecting British troops in battle. Cameron and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told McCain and Senators Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham that Prime Minister [...]	2008-04-01 09:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR IZ AF IS IR PK UK
08LONDON930	WILLIAM HAGUE SAYS â€œNEAR DEATH EXPERIENCEâ€ HAS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told the DCM the Tories are "more likely to win than lose" the next general election. High approval ratings in the polls allow the Conservative Leader David Cameron a "latitude to maneuver" that he does not possess when the polls are running ag [...]	2008-04-01 10:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR AF UK
08LONDON957	HMG VIEWS SITUATION IN PAKISTAN AS "BETTER THAN EXPECTED"; DESCRIBES NEW PM AS "SOLID" [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 15:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER UK
08MADRID1131	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S OCTOBER 29, 2008, [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Chief of Mission hosted MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta at lunch October 29. They discussed the U.S.-Spain Agreement on Defense Cooperation (which governs U.S. use of the bases at Rota and Moron),Afghanistan, Georgia, nuclear powered warship visits, Som [...]	2008-10-30 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO AF SP
08MADRID1142	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]	2008-11-03 08:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1341	DEMARCHE: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MADRID289	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]	2008-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID342	SPAIN SUPPORTS NEW SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN KAI EIDE [...] Poloff communicated full U.S. support for Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide in his new appointment as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan (reftel). Spanish MFA's Chief of Continental Asia Policy, Pedro Arostegui Llama, reiterated March 14 Spain's stated [...]	2008-03-18 18:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP AF
08MADRID452	SPAIN SUPPORTS EVENTUAL OSCE ROLE INSIDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BMGT OSCE PGOV PREL PTER SP AF
08MADRID620	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome your visit. We are convinced there is much Spain can do to support the AFRICOM mission, so this will be a key opportunity. The challenge will be to engage them constructively on what the U.S. is trying to accomplish with this new and innovative command. We have a st [...]	2008-06-04 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID685	JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: General William E. "Kip" Ward, Commander U.S. Africa Command, visited Spain June 8-11 for meetings with Spanish officials regarding AFRICOM. The primary purpose of the visit was to meet with Spanish leaders to discuss AFRICOM as well as listen and learn from their experiences on the co [...]	2008-06-20 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID741	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 3, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met July 3 with Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Policy Angel Lossada. They discussed Lossada's visit to Washington, our concern over the tone of some recent public remarks by GOS and Socialist Party officials, the Global Initiative to Comba [...]	2008-07-07 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KV AF IR SP
08MADRID984	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: AMENDMENT OF ISAF OPLAN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 05:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MANAMA643	BAHRAIN: NEA TARGETED ASKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF BA
08MANAMA723	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: BAHRAIN SUPPORTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 06:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF BA
08MOSCOW1487	AFGHAN FM VISITS MOSCOW, DIPNOTE REGARDING TRANSPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Afghan FM Spanta's May 26 visit to Moscow focused on expanding cooperation on economic and counter narcotics issues, without making progress on the Russian proposal to provide military assistance to Afghanistan. On May 21 Moscow DAO received a diplomatic note from the MOD regard [...]	2008-05-27 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL ELTN AF RS
08MOSCOW1587	DFM BORODAVKIN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin was pleased Congressman Rohrabacher valued Russian cooperation in Afghanistan, but explained that Russia was disappointed in the response received so far to its offers of assistance. Borodavkin and Rohrabacher agreed on t [...]	2008-06-04 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP CH PK TX RS AF
08MOSCOW1817	RUSSIA CONCERNED WITH UNSCR 1267 DELISTING OF [...] (C) MFA Department of International Organizations Director Gennadiy Gatilov told IO DAS Brian Hook on June 19 that Russia was concerned with the process of reconciling Taliban with the Afghan government and would continue to approach 1267 delisting cautiously. He explained that the GOR did not [...]	2008-06-25 13:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KTFN UNSC AF RS
08MOSCOW1822	RUSSIA SUPPORTS STRONG MEASURES AGAINST PAKISTANI [...] (C) MFA Pakistan Desk Chief Andrey Starkov told us on June 25 that Russia continued to advocate the use of strong measures against terrorists in Pakistan, and was concerned by the new government's "weak" approach to securing the tribal regions on the border with Afghanistan. Starkov did not b [...]	2008-06-26 10:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF PK RS
08MOSCOW1865	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW1868	AFGHANISTAN: GOR PROPOSES MEETING IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov conveyed to us on July 1 a GOR proposal to send four officials to Washington in August to discuss an expanded Russian role in stabilizing Afghanistan. Their agenda would include the GOR plan to provide military assistance to the Afghan National Army (AN [...]	2008-07-02 17:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR PGOV PREL AF RS
08MOSCOW1875	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...]	2008-07-03 08:00:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW2048	U.S.-RUSSIA COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: [...] (C) Summary. At the June 19-20 meeting of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG),both sides agreed to exchange a list of follow-up items (reftel A). This cable presents Post's contributions to Washington's thinking on CTWG next steps. Post and MFA officials discussed th [...]	2008-07-18 12:11:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV AF RS
08MOSCOW2263	MFA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, MFA Afghanistan Deputy Director Khokhlov noted his office's support for two OSCE border guard initiatives, suggesting that GOR reservations were driven more by its broader unhappiness with the OSCE. Khokhlov undertook to make another bureaucratic push for the [...]	2008-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MASS RS AF OSCE
08MOSCOW2323	SCO SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOR ARGUES SCO NOT [...] (C) Summary: On August 7 we delivered reftel demarche to MFA Third Secretary Maksim Chernyshov, who told us the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) would not accept any new members at the August 28 summit in Dushanbe because no mechanism to do so exists. Possible Iranian membership enjoy [...]	2008-08-10 12:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS AF
08MOSCOW2502	RUSSIA CONCERNED POST-MUSHARRAF INSTABILITY HARMS [...] (C) MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev told us on August 21 that Russia was concerned that Musharraf's resignation as President of Pakistan would contribute to the country's existing political instability and draw attention from Pakistan's efforts to fight its extremist insurg [...]	2008-08-21 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF IN PK RS
08MOSCOW264	RUSSIA COMPLAINS AFGHANS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO [...] (C) Russia is concerned by Afghanistan's failure to respond to its offer of military assistance, which the GOR believes is indicative of larger problems in the Karzai Government. MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuriy Khokhlov told us on January 30 that the GOR invited Afghan Defense Minister Warda [...]	2008-02-01 14:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS AF RS
08MOSCOW2686	MEDVEDEV'S MEETINGS WITH IRANIAN AND AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov shared with us his insights on Medvedev's August 28 meetings with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Karzai on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, during which Kholkhov served as Medvedev's Persi [...]	2008-09-08 13:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF IR GG RS
08MOSCOW2687	RUSSIA WANTS TO CONTINUE COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 5 that the GOR wanted to continue cooperating with the U.S. and NATO on achieving stability in Afghanistan, an issue that was too important to be sidetracked by tensions over Georgia. Kholkhov explained that there was a consensus wi [...]	2008-09-08 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF GG RS
08MOSCOW2835	RUSSIA'S VIEW ON GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] (S) On September 22, DCM and ESToff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Iranian or Syrian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Oleg Rozhkov. Rozhkov said that this [...]	2008-09-22 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	IAEA PARM MNUC AF SY IR KZ RS
08MOSCOW2853	MFA SAYS "FOREIGN ADVISORS" IN AFGHANISTAN SEEK TO [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 23 that the MFA did not believe it was official U.S. policy to tell the Afghan government not to send law enforcement officials to counter-narcotics training in Russia, but suspected U.S. military officials in Kabul had persuaded the [...]	2008-09-24 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
08MOSCOW3130	RUSSIAN DFM BORODAVKIN ON NORTH KOREA, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin provided a readout of North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun's October 15 meeting with FM Lavrov and expressed concern that the North Korean interpretation of the October 3 verif [...]	2008-10-24 03:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM RS KN AF
08MOSCOW3303	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 08:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3333	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] (C) Summary. FM Lavrov told U/S Burns and the Ambassador November 12 in Moscow that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations. He dismissed the contention that Medvedev's state of the union address had been a deliberate slap at President-elect O [...]	2008-11-18 12:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3352	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH DFM RYABKOV: [...] (S) Summary. DFM Ryabkov November 12 reiterated FM Lavrov's message to U/S Burns and the Ambassador that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations, and Medvedev's state of the union address had not been intended as a deliberate slap at President [...]	2008-11-19 12:22:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3372	MFA ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF IR PK RS
08MOSCOW3379	MFA ON RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN ROLES IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On November 14, MFA officials expressed to DAS Krol Russian concern that the U.S. presence in Central Asia, combined with efforts to expand NATO, gave the appearance that Russia was "surrounded" and called for the U.S. to be transparent in its actions. The GOR understood, howeve [...]	2008-11-24 06:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV SMIG SNAR AF RS ZK
08MOSCOW3391	RUSSIA WATCHES U.S. WITH A "WARY EYE" IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Russian analysts recently told SCA DAS Krol that while Moscow looked with suspicion upon U.S. activity in Central Asia, it was more concerned about the challenge presented by China, but was not sure how to counter a rival that had more resources at its disposal for winnin [...]	2008-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV SOCI AF RS ZK
08MOSCOW3654	RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...]	2008-12-17 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF
08MOSCOW3655	RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...]	2008-12-17 12:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF
08MOSCOW3708	SENATOR LUGAR: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR U.S. RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Lugar heard a mixed, but mostly positive, message on Russian receptivity towards rebuilding U.S.-Russian relations, with a range of officials and respected observers calling for a return to the official diplomatic architecture that once governed bilateral dialogue. Th [...]	2008-12-22 06:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS IR AF
08MOSCOW434	DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...]	2008-02-15 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS
08MOSCOW520	ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...]	2008-02-26 15:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF
08MOSCOW54	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL AF IO
08MOSCOW624	MFA REASSERTS SUPPORT FOR NATO MISSION IN [...] (C) In a March 5 conversation, Deputy Director of the MFA Second Asia Department Ali Mustafabeily dismissed as "ludicrous" possible statements made by Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Kabulov, who reportedly told the press he suspected that U.S. military aircraft were used to ship narcotics o [...]	2008-03-05 15:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF RS
08MOSCOW713	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR NEW SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 12:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF RS
08MOSCOW86	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 11:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL AF IO
08MOSCOW884	RUSSIA ASKS FOR A "STRAIGHT ANSWER" ON AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov called in Poloff on March 31 to tell us Russia sought a "straight answer" from the U.S. on whether there was interest in the Russian offer to provide military aid to Afghanistan (refs). He said that while the GOR has dealt bilaterally with Afghanist [...]	2008-03-31 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF RS
08MUNICH54	AFGHANISTAN GETS TOP BILLING AT MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The need for greater Allied solidarity in meeting the demands of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan was the main topic of discussion at the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference (see ref A for full overview of conference). It was not only the subject of Secretary Gates' prepare [...]	2008-02-12 09:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO GM AF
08MUSCAT441	OMAN RULES OUT REOPENING BAGHDAD EMBASSY, BUT WILL [...] (U) In an interview with local Arabic-language daily "Shabiba" on June 11, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi stated that the government had "no intention" of sending diplomats to either Baghdad or Kabul. He did not indicate for how long this decision would [...]	2008-06-15 08:51:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF IZ MU
08MUSCAT723	ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN: OMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 09:47:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF MU
08MUSCAT852	NOVEMBER 30 MEETING BETWEEN U.S. CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) On November 30, General David Petraeus, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, and the Ambassador met over dinner with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Bin Alawi was joined by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, as well as Mohammed al-Hassan, P [...]	2008-12-17 05:51:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER AF IR IZ MU
08NEWDELHI102	MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...]	2008-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF
08NEWDELHI1441	GOI TO SEND MINISTER, NOT MONEY, TO PARIS [...] (C/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: MEA Deputy Secretary (Afghanistan) Piyush Srivastava disclosed to Poloffs May 28 that the GOI will likely send a Minister level GOI representative to the June 12 International Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, corroborating what the Australian PolOff told Post at a May [...]	2008-05-28 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF
08NEWDELHI1503	SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...]	2008-06-03 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF
08NEWDELHI1578	GOI TO SEND MINISTER SHARMA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF
08NEWDELHI1957	INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES TALKS [...] (SBU) The Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director for Pakistan Affairs and the Political Counselor at the Pakistani High Commission told us in separate conversations on the afternoon of July 14 that the July 18 Confidence Building Measures (CBM) talks in Islamabad are still on, and that th [...]	2008-07-15 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI2111	KARZAI TO VISIT INDIA, TO BE GREETED WITH OPEN ARMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Within weeks of the July 7 suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit New Delhi August 3-5. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Karzai will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, Vice P [...]	2008-08-01 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI2163	COUNTER-TERROR, NEW AID MONEY, REAFFIRMATION OF [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and terrorist bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, President Karzai's August 3-5 visit to New Delhi focused on discussing counter-terrorism with Indian officials. Karzai and his Indian interlocutors emphasized the sh [...]	2008-08-07 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID AF IN
08NEWDELHI2771	INDIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS, DETAILS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on "Elections in Afghanistan" to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary (Pakistan Afghanistan, and Iran),Piyush Shrivastava on October 14. Shrivastava assured PolOff that India would contribute to the Afghan elections, but was vague about w [...]	2008-10-22 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF IN
08NEWDELHI2874	INDIA,S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Michael Delaney, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan discussed India,s involvement in reconstruction and development efforts in Afg [...]	2008-11-07 09:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV AF PK SA IN
08NEWDELHI3003	INDIA RELUCTANT ON TALIBAN TALKS, CONSULTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 24 November meeting with PolCouns, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan expressed his government's concern over ISAF members' willingness to engage the Taliban. Raghavan welcomed a USAID proposal for a Trilatera [...]	2008-11-26 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KDEM AF IR PK XD IN
08NEWDELHI3165	PM SINGH TELLS CODEL KERRY RE PAKISTAN: ENOUGH IS [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senator Kerry in a December 15 meeting that India had exercised tremendous restraint in responding to the Mumbai terror attacks but that India had reached its limit. He called on the U.S. to make clear to Pakistan that it must take ser [...]	2008-12-16 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER SENV AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI3167	ADVANI SAYS ISI MUST HAVE KNOWN OF MUMBAI [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani on December 15, Senator Kerry extended his condolences for the Mumbai terror attacks and said he would deliver a strong message to the Pakistani leadership. Advani demanded immediate action from Pakistan on dismantling the i [...]	2008-12-16 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SENV AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI702	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD AF BG BT BM PK MV CE
08NEWDELHI751	GOI PRESSED TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT NEW SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Undersecretary (United Nations Political) Vishwesh Negi on March 12, urging the GOI to publicly support the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide. Negi noted our request and said that he would di [...]	2008-03-12 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF IN
08NICOSIA126	CYPRUS: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2008 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...]	2008-02-22 08:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
08NICOSIA216	CYPRUS: POLICE STEP UP IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) As reported Reftel, police enforcement action against IPR piracy seems to be on the rise. During 2007, the police launched 188 raids on suspected pirates, seizing 188,516 pirated items (mostly of DVDs and CDs),compared to 114 raids and 77,763 seized items in 2006. Thus far, this trend [...]	2008-04-02 11:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
08NICOSIA644	CYPRUS SUPPORTS KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] Per reftel, PolOff demarched Second Secretary Cyril Nicolaou, the Americas Desk Officer for the Cypriot MFA, on August 5 regarding Cyprus's support for keeping the pressure on the FARC. Nicolaou replied that Cyprus does not support the human rights abuses and terrorist acts of the FARC, and [...]	2008-08-05 14:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV CY
08OSLO123	NORWAY'S 2008 AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Norway's Minister of Defense told Ambassador Whitney on February 28th that Norway had little more to give on Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains Norway's largest military commitment and with the 50 percent increase in aid for 2008 Afghanistan will become its leading aid recipient. No new mi [...]	2008-03-05 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF NO
08OSLO302	NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]	2008-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO374	NORWAY - AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY INCREASE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL NATO NO
08OSLO430	AFGHANISTAN OUTREACH: INSPIRED PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 30 meeting Ambassador Whitney discussed with Jawed Ludin, Afghan Ambassador accredited to the five Nordic countries, public diplomacy outreach in Norway and beyond. Ludin was inspired by the recent seminar on public diplomacy sponsored by State to propose an Afghan hub [...]	2008-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NO PGOV PPD PREL
08OSLO504	NORWAY SUPPORTS AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO [...] (U) Norwegian MFA Security Policy and Afghan experts agree that ISAF should have a greater role in counter narcotics. As part of a broader discussion on Afghan issues the Norwegians expressed support for greater ISAF involvement in counter narcotics before poloff made demarche points. Norway [...]	2008-09-12 13:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NO
08OSLO527	NORWAY CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR ANA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 13:45:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR NATO NO
08OSLO564	NORWAY SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 11:02:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF NO
08OSLO675	NORWAY HESITATES ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) The underdirector of the MFA Pakistan/Afghanistan section of the Norwegian MFA, and the special advisor on Afghanistan in the Ministry of Defense, were unwilling to commit at this stage to additional Norwegian military elements to provide security for the upcoming Afghan elections. Post [...]	2008-12-17 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
08OTTAWA1	CANADA'S POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The government of Prime Minister Harper intends to maintain a steady course in implementing the policy priorities of the October 2007 ""Speech from the Throne"" (reftels),while the Conservative Party's minority status in both Houses of Parliament makes demonstrable progress prob [...]	2008-01-02 17:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV AF CA

08OTTAWA10	CANADA AGREES TO JOINT DEMARCHE RE UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on January 4, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director Richard Arbeiter confirmed that DFAIT would instruct the Canadian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York to participate in the [...]	2008-01-04 21:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IO AF CA
08OTTAWA1054	CANADIANS TO ORGANIZE RC-S MINISTERIAL ON MARGINS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Director Richard Arbeiter said on August 8 that Canada plans to propose a meeting of ISAF Regional Command Sounth (RC-S) country ministers on the margins of UNGA. The Canadians envision limiting the meeti [...]	2008-08-08 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS NATO UNGA AF CA
08OTTAWA1093	CANADA WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN OVER SYRIA FOR [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),told DCM August 15 that she was sure Canada would support Afghanistan over Syria if the race for the IAEA Board [...]	2008-08-15 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IAEA KNNP MNUN IR SY AF CA
08OTTAWA1106	IAEA BOG: CANADIANS OPPOSE SYRIAN BID, OPEN TO [...] (C//Rel Can) At an August 19 follow-up to ref a demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel confirmed DFAIT Assistant Deputy Minister Colleen Swords' assertion (ref b) that Canada would support Afghanistan over Syr [...]	2008-08-19 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP MNUN SY AF CA
08OTTAWA1122	CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...]	2008-08-21 15:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1152	CANADA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO PRESS ISI ON BORDER [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for South Asia Jim Nickel told pol/miloff on August 28 that Pakistani ISI Director General Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj had just canceled his September 4-5 meetings with senior Canadian officials in Ottawa. Nickel sa [...]	2008-08-29 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF CA
08OTTAWA1200	ISAF AMENDMENT OPLAN TO EXPAND CN AUTHORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1234	U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...]	2008-09-17 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1237	CANADIANS WORKING ON INTER-AGENCY RESPONSE TO RC-S [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior (DFAIT) Adviser for Afghanistan Policy and Advocacy David Fairchild expressed appreciation for reftel demarche of September 17, noting that the current version appeared to have taken into consideration earlier Canadian concern [...]	2008-09-18 17:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA1238	CANADIAN ELECTION WILL DELAY DECISION ON FUNDS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government will not consider reftel request that it provide $100 million per year in additional funding for the sustainment of the Afghan National Army (ANA) until a new government takes office after the October 14 federal election. End summary. 2. (C) On Septe [...]	2008-09-18 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA124	OPPOSITION REACTION TO MANLEY REPORT PREDICTABLE [...] (U) Summary: The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois moved quickly, and predictably, on January 22 to reject the central recommendation of the Manley panel to extend Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan. Their decision puts the onus on the official opposition Liberals to clarify [...]	2008-01-24 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1247	CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. ON MESA CANDIDATE FOR [...] (S) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament Craig Weichel assured pol/miloff on September 19 that Canada and the U.S. are fully "in step" with respect to Afghanistan's bid for the Middle East South Asia (MESA) seat on the IAEA Board [...]	2008-09-19 18:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM MNUC IAEA AF SY IR CA
08OTTAWA1331	CANADA TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski confirmed to pol/miloff on October 15 that the just re-elected Conservative government "soon" would announce Canada's "substantial" donation to support the 2009 and 2010 [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KDEM AF CA
08OTTAWA1345	CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE $35 MILLION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski told pol/miloff on October 20 that Canada has budgeted $35 million to support the 2009 and 2010 elections in Afghanistan. In her follow-up to ref a, she also specifie [...]	2008-10-20 18:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA141	PM HARPER SEEKS AFGHAN EXTENSION, WITH CAVEATS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper publicly voiced his agreement with the Manley panel's call for an extension of Canada's mission in Kandahar after February 2009 - as long as NATO provides additional troops and equipment to help out (ref a). He pledged personally to take the lead to press Canada's alli [...]	2008-01-28 21:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1427	CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 7, Deputy Pol/C conveyed reftel demarche points to James Gilmour, regional policy officer of the Afghan Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Gilmour promised to canvas colleagu [...]	2008-11-07 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM IR PK AF CA
08OTTAWA147	CANADA KEEN TO COOPERATE ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 22:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1470	2008 THRONE SPEECH FOCUSES ON ECONOMY, NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. The second Harper government's Throne Speech on November 19 lived down to expectations of a fairly modest agenda, primarily focused on dealing with the domestic impact of the global economic crisis. The government did not indicate any plans for a major economic sti [...]	2008-11-19 22:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1493	CANADA SUPPORTS BROADENING ANA TRUST FUND MANDATE, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In the absence of the Ambassador, DCM spoke to David Mulroney, Deputy Minister and Afghanistan Coordinator in the Privy Council Office, regarding the U.S.-led initiative to broaden the mandate of NATO,s ANA Trust Fund (ref a). Mulron [...]	2008-11-26 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1496	CANADA IN KANDAHAR; MODEST PROGRESS, LITTLE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and comment. The government's second quarterly report on progress toward Canada's benchmarks through 2011 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province claimed slight gains on the capabilities of Afghan army battalions in Kandahar, infrastructure projects, education and literary training, [...]	2008-11-28 19:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1507	OTTAWA'S UNEXPECTED POLITICAL TURMOIL; NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces a new and rather unexpected political challenge in the wake of the Conservatives' miscalculations in the Economic and Fiscal Statement (reftels). The Liberals and New Democratic Party on December 1 formalized an agreement to try [...]	2008-12-02 20:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA1558	CANADA STUDYING SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] (C) Canada is well aware of the currently circulating SHAPE estimate of force contributions required for Election Support Forces (ESF) in Afghanistan, and is now actively studying the "realm of the possible" to enhance security in the run up to the 2009 Afghan elections, according to Departmen [...]	2008-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA175	BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE PRAISES CANADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) According to British High Commission Head of Political Section Colin Smith, Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Dr. Kim Howells used his February 2 visit to Ottawa to reinforce the multi-national nature of NATO's involvement in Afghanistan -- already including in Kandahar [...]	2008-02-04 22:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF UK CA
08OTTAWA188	POLISH FM OFFERS HELICOPTERS FOR KANDAHAR [...] (C) During a February 3-4 visit to Ottawa, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski informed Canada that Poland was prepared to offer two Russian-made helicopters to support Canadian Forces in Kandahar. According to Polish Embassy DCM Artur Michalski Sikorski -- during a private [...]	2008-02-06 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PL CA AF
08OTTAWA211	INCHING TOWARD A SPRING ELECTION? [...] (C) Summary. Chances of a spring election are on the upswing, with upcoming confidence votes on Afghanistan, the crime bill, and the budget. Polling numbers do not look like either major party would have any realistic hope of forming a majority government any time soon, however, and the res [...]	2008-02-08 22:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA216	CONSERVATIVE PARTY EAGER FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives appear ready and eager for spring elections, although even they do not hope for more than a strengthened minority. They see the Liberals as deeply divided and heavily in debt, under a weak leader whose image will not appeal to voters. The Conservatives, while [...]	2008-02-11 21:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA221	GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION NEGOTIATING A WAY AHEAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNING CONSERVATIVES AND THE OPPOSITION PARTIES APPEAR CLOSER THAN EVER ON A WAY FORWARD FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION OF THE CANADIAN FORCES, WITH A NEW LIBERAL AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION. THERE REMAIN SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES OVER WHETHER THE TARGET DATE FOR THE E [...]	2008-02-12 23:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA270	COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]	2008-02-21 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA280	LIBERALS CLARIFY AFGHANISTAN NO TRIGGER FOR [...] (U) In remarks to reporters in Winnipeg on February 22, Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion explicitly stated that his party "prefers" that the future mission of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan not be the trigger for a federal election. He indicated that the Liberals welcome the debate on the [...]	2008-02-22 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA303	CANADA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATES AFGHANISTAN MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary debate on the future of the Afghan mission has reflected a new consensus between the Conservatives and Liberals to extend the mission until 2011, as long as there are additional troops and support. The government has voiced optimism about finding 1,000 more troop [...]	2008-02-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA310	CANADIAN FORCES RESUME DETAINEE TRANSFERS IN [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Senior Adviser Cory Anderson confirmed to pol/miloff on February 29 that Canadian Forces (CF) operating under ISAF in Kandahar had decided to resume the transfer of Canadian-captured detainees to Afghan A [...]	2008-02-29 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA325	CANADA: SUCCESS AT BUCHAREST CRITICAL FOR NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CANADA WILL DEFINE SUCCESS AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST AS (1) AGREEMENT TO A STRONG POLITICAL MILITARY PLAN REAFFIRMING THE ISAF MISSION AS THE ALLIANCE'S TOP OPERATIONAL PRIORITY, AND (2) THE PROVISION BY AN ISAF PARTNER OF A BATTLE GROUP TO PARTNER WITH THE CANADIANS IN KA [...]	2008-03-03 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA336	CONSERVATIVES EASILY SURVIVE FEDERAL BUDGET VOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservatives' third budget marks another legislative accomplishment for the minority government, as it easily survived three confidence votes, concluding on March 4. The budget is a lean, low-key document, constrained by prior commitments of C$60 billion in tax cuts and o [...]	2008-03-05 17:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV KCRM EAID AF CA
08OTTAWA351	CANADIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING AFGHANISTAN-RELATED [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins, Canada was "keen" see strong U.S. participation and close coordination with U.S. officials at two upcoming meetings on Afgh [...]	2008-03-10 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA358	CANADA KEEN TO WELCOME EUPOL TO KANDAHAR [...] (C) In a discussion with pol/miloff about the positioning agreement required for EUPOL to deploy to PRT Kandahar (reftel),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins and Senior Adviser [...]	2008-03-11 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA361	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSG'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on March 11 expressed Canada's support for Kai Eide as the UN Secretary General's new Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will brief the media on March 12. (Full text in para 2.) The House of Commons again debated the future of the Canadian mission [...]	2008-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA365	CANADIAN CHARTER RIGHTS: NOT FOR AFGHAN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 12:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA373	CANADA EXTENDS TROOP MANDATE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Canada's House of Commons on March 13 adopted by a vote of 198 to 77 a government motion to extend the mandate of the Canadian Forces (CF) in NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Kandahar through 2011, contingent upon NATO's provision of 1,000 more troops as well as adequate [...]	2008-03-14 14:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA435	CANADIANS EXPECT FRANCE, OR U.S., TO DEPLOY TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: Canada has redoubled its efforts to convince France to deploy a reinforced battle group to the Kandahar region of Afghanistan by February 2009. The Canadians are especially working to allay French concerns about improvised explosive devices (IEDs),which have emerged from milit [...]	2008-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF FR CA
08OTTAWA505	CANADA DEVELOPMENT AID FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 18:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID PGOV PK PREL
08OTTAWA521	CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF'S DEPARTURE; ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. General Hillier will step down as Canada's Chief of Defence Staff in July 2008. Despite long-time media speculation about bad blood between Hillier and the government (or at least about Conservative frustration related to his recurrent outspokenness),Hillier has been an unusu [...]	2008-04-16 16:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA536	DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...]	2008-04-17 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA545	SUPPORT FOR LONGER AFGHAN MANDATE IN CANADIAN [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on April 18, Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Chairman Colin Kenny described a strong bipartisan consensus within his committee for a much longer-term commitment to Afghanistan than authorized by the March 13 Commons motion extendin [...]	2008-04-18 20:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA572	CANADA ATTENDANCE AT PARIS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (sbu) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier will likely lead Canada's delegation to the June International Support Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, according to Richard Arbiter, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Acting Director for Policy and Advocacy on the Afghanistan [...]	2008-04-24 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA603	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on April 29 met with chairman Pierre Lemieux (Conservative, Ontario) of the House of Commons' new "Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan," established under the terms of the March 13 bipartisan motion extending the mandate of the Canadian Forces in Kandaha [...]	2008-04-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CA AF
08OTTAWA626	REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH MEETING, APRIL 28, OTTAWA [...] (U) Summary: On April 28 in Ottawa, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) hosted a DAS-level officials' meeting for countries contributing to NATO-ISAF Regional Command - South (RC-S). NATO and United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) representatives als [...]	2008-05-07 15:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA627	U.S.-AUSTRALIA BILATERAL ON MARGINS OF RC-SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: At their April 27 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S. and Australian delegations agreed the RC-South Plan should emphasize a counterinsurgency approach and retain its counternarcotics elements. The U.S. delegation agreed to include language in the Plan on a long-term approach and period [...]	2008-05-07 16:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF AS CA
08OTTAWA638	CANADA AND PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR AGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 17:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA651	U.S.- CANADA BILATERAL AT REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Regional Command-South meeting (reftel),Canadian representatives provided an overview of their security, reconstruction, and rule of law efforts in Kandahar Province. The Canadians emphasized the need for close U.S.-Canada cooperation in the transition to a [...]	2008-05-13 15:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA704	CANADA TO PRESS G8 TO FUND AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian-led Afghanistan-Pakistan Dubai Cooperation Workshop will publish a five-part border area action plan on June 16. Foreign Minister Bernier will urge G8 members to join Canada in funding the action plan at the June 26-27 G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Kyoto. End [...]	2008-05-23 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA725	SNAPSHOTS OF DIFFERING POLITICAL PRIORITIES IN MAY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bernier's sudden resignation on May 26 intensified the political pot-shooting in Parliament as it wraps up its spring session. It provided a gleeful Opposition with a welcome counter-message to Prime Minister Harper's May 27-29 four capital visit to Europe, or [...]	2008-05-30 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA753	CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF [...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]	2008-06-06 15:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CA AF
08OTTAWA773	P/DAS VOLKER CONSULTS WITH CANADIANS ON NATO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials emphasized to visiting EUR P/DAS Volker the similarity of views held by Washington and Ottawa on NATO issues. On ISAF, the Canadians were pleased by the Bucharest Summit outcomes, but they are worried about the weak commitment and focus of some key Eur [...]	2008-06-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA790	CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...]	2008-06-11 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA868	CANADA WILL LIKELY ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On June 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Officer David Hutchison expressed appreciation for reftel demarche and remarked that it looked like something Canada would want to do. Hutchison promised to seek approval to convey the talking points to Minist [...]	2008-06-25 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF JA CA
08OTTAWA880	CANADA BRIEFS KEY PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Canada's Afghanistan Task Force in the Privy Council Office David Mulroney on June 25 briefed Canada's key partners on Canada's new priorities in Afghanistan. Mulroney told the chiefs of mission or representatives of Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zeala [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA908	SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM MEET NEW CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on June 20, new Foreign Minister Emerson welcomed Senators McCain and Graham and Ambassador Wilkins to Ottawa, and emphasized progress Canada's Conservative government had made on re-equiping and enlarging the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as the political support th [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA918	COUNSELOR, CSIS DIRECTOR DISCUSS CT THREATS, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Judd discussed domestic and foreign terror threats with Counselor of the State Department Cohen in Ottawa on July 2. Judd admitted that CSIS was increasingly distracted from its mission by legal challenges that could endanger fo [...]	2008-07-09 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IR PK AF CA
08OTTAWA936	CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess said that Canada was "ready to support" the proposed increase in the size of the Afghan National Army fighting force from 80,000 [...]	2008-07-11 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA951	COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...]	2008-07-14 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA
08OTTAWA960	OMAR KHADR INTERROGATION DVD RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers on July 15 released DVDs containing the 2003 interrogation of their client by Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) agents at Guantanamo Bay. Khadr's lawyers and friendly media characterized the content as "disturbing" and hoped the mater [...]	2008-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC AF
08OTTAWA990	PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA
08PANAMA606	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis thanked Charge for sharing with him reftel demarche, but did not commit to make any efforts to encourage governments and entities that historically supported the FARC to take demonstrable steps to sever ties with the FARC, deny it safe-haven, and withhold any f [...]	2008-07-25 15:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO VE HR EUN AF PM
08PARIS1011	S/CRS HERBST DISCUSSES CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) On May 16, S/CRS John Herbst met with French Government and OECD officials to brief on S/CRS activities and discuss potential areas for cooperation. At the MFA, Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS for Strategic Affairs, discussed French activities to promote civil-military cooperation within [...]	2008-05-28 13:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV PREL KCRS AF FR
08PARIS1086	USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...]	2008-06-09 07:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR
08PARIS1203	PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: DONORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $20 billion at the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12. This amount doubled the pledge total achieved at the 2006 London Conference and demonstrated th [...]	2008-06-25 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV AORC FR AF XB XF XG XR
08PARIS1333	COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1386	FRANCE SUPPORTS OAS LANGUAGE TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On July 18, Poloff delivered the reftel demarche to French MFA Colombia and Venezuela desk officer Lionel Paradisi. While the GOF was in agreement with the USG regarding efforts to free the remaining hostages, end the guerilla movement of the FARC, and close the drug trade, GOF views do n [...]	2008-07-21 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN PTER COLOMBO PLAN VE HR AF SNAR
08PARIS139	A/S SILVERBERG REVIEWS UN ISSUES WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Kristen Silverberg reviewed international organization issues with French counterpart Sylvie Bermann on January 22 in Paris. Bermann signaled doubt that France would host an International Compact on Iraq, described the aftermath of the NIE on Iran as "disastrous," reiterate [...]	2008-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA PHUM KPKO AF ET ER CD
08PARIS1625	FRENCH RESPONSE ON SUPPORTING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) We delivered reftel message on supporting Afghanistan's candidacy for the MESA seat on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to French MFA DAS-equivalent for Levantine affairs Ludovic Pouille on 19 August. Prior to that meeting, we had previewed the pitch we would be making on August 13 to [...]	2008-08-22 14:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA FR SY IR AF
08PARIS163	TWO-MONTH TARGET TO PRIORITIZE FRENCH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary. French military and civilian authorities are "feeling the pressure" to step up France's military engagement in Afghanistan and are actively reviewing options that they plan to announce at the NATO summit in Bucharest. In addition to planning associated with President Sarkozy's [...]	2008-01-30 14:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS1660	FRANCE SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On September 2 we conveyed reftel demarche in support of the expansion of the Afghan National Army from 86,000 to 134,000 at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul to Nicolas Niemtc [...]	2008-09-03 11:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP AF FR
08PARIS1697	U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. On September 5-6, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met with Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy and Michel Miraillet, the Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to di [...]	2008-09-09 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR AF PK SO
08PARIS1715	FRANCE CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF EXPANDING ON ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
08PARIS1728	FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to Francois Delmas, who is responsible for NATO and Afghanistan issues in the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA. Delmas said that the GOF was expecting this demarche soliciting contributions for the Afghan National Army and is currently cons [...]	2008-09-16 08:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR FR AF
08PARIS1751	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1853	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...]	2008-10-07 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR
08PARIS1863	FRENCH SUPPORT STREAMLINING U.S. COMMAND AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) During the recent visits to Paris of USDP Eric Edelman (ref B) and General David Petraeus (ref C),both men raised with their French interlocutors the recent designation of General McKiernan as ISAF as well as OEF co [...]	2008-10-08 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
08PARIS1893	FRANCE PROPOSES INFORMAL MEETING OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. On October 15, Pol M/C met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, to discuss the French proposal for a meeting to discuss regional cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbors. Errera apologized that t [...]	2008-10-15 17:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TI TX IR PK
08PARIS1942	USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]	2008-10-22 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
08PARIS1975	BOUCHER AND FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary. During an October 21-22 visit to Paris, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher discussed with numerous French officials the next steps of the UN "Friends of Pakistan" group and U.S. efforts to tighten security by supporting police and trainers i [...]	2008-10-28 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TZ CH TA
08PARIS2001	FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S GYMNICH PREVIEW: [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 16:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR
08PARIS2162	FRENCH CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF [...] (C) On November 26, Post delivered reftel demarche supporting the expansion of the Afghan National Army at the NATO Foreign Ministerial meeting to Nicolas Niemtchinow, Sous-Director (DAS-equivalent) of Strategic Affairs at the MFA. Niemtchinow appreciated our comments and noted general Frenc [...]	2008-11-26 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF FR
08PARIS383	FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST [...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS720	FM KOUCHNER'S TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. The main goals of FM Kouchner's April 11-12 visit to Afghanistan were to advance preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan support conference, scheduled for June 12 in Paris, and to intensify contacts with Afghanistan's regional neighbors. The trip was also designed to showcase [...]	2008-04-15 15:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON FR AF
08PARIS763	AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT: GOF LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy is reportedly "very satisfied" with his first NATO summit, a meeting which demonstrated to the world the change in France's approach to the Alliance. President Bush's endorsement of a strong European defense in Bucharest gave the GOF the green light it wanted [...]	2008-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS FR AF GG UP UK MK GR
08PARIS77	USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]	2008-01-14 13:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARIS94	DEFMIN MORIN ON HIS TRIP TO THE U.S., AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, the Ambassador met with Defense Minister Herve Morin to discuss Morin's upcoming trip to the United States. Morin offered views on the situation in Afghanistan and strongly advocated the French strategy of strengthening European defense capabilities "along side [...]	2008-01-18 10:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS993	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...]	2008-05-23 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR
08PESHAWAR372	FATA SECRETARIAT ON BEATING AN INSURGENCY [...] (C) National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for South Asia, Peter Lavoy, his team, and Peshawar PO met with senior personnel from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' (FATA) Secretariat on June 17. The officials believe that security forces in the FATA are unable to confront an "insurgency," a [...]	2008-06-25 14:02:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR381	FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER ON JUNE 10 MOHMAND INCIDENT, [...] (C) Inspector General of the Frontier Corps, Major General Alam Khattak told the Counselor of the Department of State, Dr. Eliot Cohen and Peshawar PO on June 26 that the morale of his troops had been badly shaken in the wake of the June 10 incident on the Mohmand Agency/Afghanistan border that [...]	2008-07-01 03:05:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR389	FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER ON FATA OPERATIONS, COOPERATION [...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander Khattak and 11th Corps Chief of Staff Aamer Riaz briefed NSC Senior Director for South and Central Asia Mark Webber on their strategy for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 3. Khattak and Aamer were on message with other Northwest Frontier Provi [...]	2008-07-08 08:59:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR390	NWFP GOVERNOR ON KHYBER OPERATION, FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND [...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani briefed NSC Senior Director for South and Central Asia Mark Webber on the status of current operations in Khyber Agency during a July 3 meeting. While the Governor would like to expand operations to other parts of Khyber agency, he is [...]	2008-07-08 10:36:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR476	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO PAKISTAN KIDNAPPED OUTSIDE [...] (C) On September 22, the Afghan Ambassador-designate to Pakistan was abducted and his driver killed in a Peshawar suburb. Three vehicles and at least six kidnappers were involved in the attack. Police have set up barriers around the suburb of Hayatabad but are only stopping inbound vehicles. [...]	2008-09-29 07:38:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS PGOV PK AF
08PRAGUE162	EU GAERC: CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Anna Sykova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Afghanistan, Syria and Zimbabwe. While Sykova [...]	2008-03-07 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SY ZI SR
08PRAGUE17	CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...]	2008-01-11 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAGUE401	DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...]	2008-06-26 06:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN
08PRAGUE487	CZECH REPUBLIC: AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE620	ADDRESSING AFGHAN CONCERNS FOLLOWING SHINDAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 14:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF EZ

08PRAGUE640	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF EZ
08PRAGUE653	CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 16:37:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF EZ MARR PREL MASS
08PRAGUE779	DEFIANT OPPOSITION LEADER BLOCKING CZECH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber, together with the UK, Dutch, and Polish ambassadors to the Czech Republic, called on Czech opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek December 17 to underscore Allied concern over an impasse in the Czech parliament regarding the Czech overseas troo [...]	2008-12-17 16:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV AF EZ
08PRAGUE792	STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE84	UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...]	2008-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08REYKJAVIK195	ICELAND: PEACEKEEPING TAKES ON A MORE CIVILIAN LOOK AFTER [...] (U) Summary: On August 26, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced that Icelandic peacekeepers would only in rare circumstances carry arms, and that civilian and military tasks would be more clearly separated in future peacekeeping assignments. Gisladottir made the [...]	2008-09-09 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AF IC
08REYKJAVIK198	ICELAND SUPPORTS MOVING ISAF COUNTER-NARC DISCUSSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 16:55:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO MARR PREL AF IC
08RIGA144	LATVIA, BUCHAREST AND ISAF [...] (C) Summary: We assess that it is unlikely that the Latvian government will make significant new contribution to ISAF at Bucharest. Military op tempo, an unsure defense minister, and funding concerns all contribute to the reasons this is unlikely. Latvia is likely to continue with participatio [...]	2008-03-19 07:32:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LG
08RIGA484	LATVIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN [...] The Ministry of Defense announced that one Latvian soldier had been killed, and three wounded, in Afghanistan on August 11. The four servicemen's vehicle was hit by a mine or improvised explosive in the town of Meimen while escorting journalists. 13 civilians were also reported injured in the [...]	2008-08-13 14:36:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PREL AF LG
08RIGA554	NO LATVIAN POSITION ON EXPANDING ISAF OPLAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 04:34:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL MARR AF LG
08RIYADH107	CANADIAN FM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canadian FM Bernier visited Saudi Arabia on January 9-11. Bernier met with various SAG officials, including Saudi King Abdullah. Topics included aid to the Palestinians, Syria/Lebanon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, operations in Afghanistan, UN make-up and commercial interests. T [...]	2008-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CA FATAH IR IS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH471	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA: NEW SPECIAL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on March 18, 2008 to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). There is no response from the SAG to date regarding a meeting request. Post will follow-up with a meeting with an appropriate official from the MFA and provide results via separate cable. FRA [...]	2008-03-18 06:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA AF
08ROME1093	ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IAEA [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref B demarche to Italian MFA Disarmament and Nonproliferation Agreement Implementation Office Director Vittorio Rocco on August 27. Rocco said Italy regards Afghanistan's candidacy for the IAEA MESA Board of Governors' seat as a positive development that will encourage o [...]	2008-08-28 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY IT AF
08ROME1143	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF ANA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Political-Military Office Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 3. Mercuri and Batori both reiterated Italian support fo [...]	2008-09-12 08:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT AF
08ROME1251	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA TROOP INCREASE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs Carlo Batori on September 17 and followed up with them on October 9. Batori said that the MFA had circulated our request within the GOI interagency and the initial r [...]	2008-10-10 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME1284	ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS, PLANS G8 [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche requesting support for the 2009 and 2010 Afghan Elections to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on October 21. Mercuri said that Italy has already contributed Euro 5 million [...]	2008-10-23 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IT AF
08ROME1452	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA EXPANSION BUT [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Luca Giansanti on November 25 to encourage Italy to announce substantial contributions to the NATO trust fund for the Afghan National Army (ANA) at the December NATO Foreign Ministerial. Giansanti noted that Afghanistan remai [...]	2008-12-01 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08ROME148	ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...]	2008-02-01 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT
08ROME1568	ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. I [...]	2008-12-23 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME1573	GEN PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH ITALIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Italy's leaders warmly welcomed the December 9-10 visit of U.S. CENTCOM Commander, Gen. David Petraeus. In his meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, Defense Minister La Russa, Foreign Minister Frattini, and Italy's military leadership, Petraeus stressed that the situation in Afghani [...]	2008-12-24 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IZ IR LE PK
08ROME17	ITALY BRIEFED ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on January 7. Mercuri appreciated the opportunity to review the latest version of the terms of reference/job description and was pleased to find that the Senior Civilian Representative would have t [...]	2008-01-08 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO PREL AF NATO EU IT
08ROME257	ISAF: CARETAKER PRODI GOVERNMENT MAY ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Gianni Bardini on February 27. Bardini explained that the current caretaker government of PM Romano Prodi has no mandate to carry out anything more than basic administrative functions in the run-up to [...]	2008-02-29 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF IT
08ROME263	ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...]	2008-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT
08ROME312	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STRESSES LONG-TERM COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy hosted a "West 4" meeting of ISAF RC-West contributor nations (Italy, Lithuania, Spain and the U.S.) in Rome on March 4. Italian MFA U/S for Asia Gianni Vernetti, in his opening address, said that Italy is in Afghanistan for the "long haul" in both its civilian and milita [...]	2008-03-12 11:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINS SNAR AF IT SP LH
08ROME357	U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...]	2008-03-20 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID
08ROME484	AFGHANISTAN/ITALY: AMBASSADOR WOOD URGES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary. During an April 14-16 visit to Rome, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood praised Italian civilian and military efforts in Afghanistan while encouraging a vigilant military posture in Regional Command-West and urging greater involvement in police training activities. He re [...]	2008-04-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME613	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANT PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with Italian MFA Director General for Asia Iannucci on May 14 to discuss Iannucci's upcoming trip to Kabul and Farah Province and to discuss the new Berlusconi Government's plans for Afghanistan. Iannucci said that Italy had not yet decided what sort of pledge [...]	2008-05-14 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME823	ISAF: ITALY PLEDGES MORE FLEXIBLE USE OF TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Italian MFA Acting NATO Office Director Carlo Batori on June 25 to review Italian commitments to ISAF in the wake of the June 12 meeting between President Bush and PM Berlusconi. Batori confirmed that Italy is "removing" geographic caveats on Italian forces unde [...]	2008-07-02 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF IT NATO
08ROME835	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY RECEPTIVE TO ANA TROOP INCREASE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 3 to Italian MFA Deputy Afghanistan Coordinator Paola Munzi and Deputy NATO Office Director Carlo Batori. Munzi said that the Italian government supports the Afghanistan Compact goal [...]	2008-07-03 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME881	AMB. PRESSES ITALIAN MOD AND PM ADVISER ON NATO SAC [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with MOD La Russa and PM Berlusconi's principal adviser U/S Gianni Letta on July 15, the Ambassador noted the importance of the NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) to provide mission critical assistance in Afghanistan and lamented that an Italian withdra [...]	2008-07-16 14:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO LE AF XF IT
08ROME911	ITALY: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CO VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL IT
08RPODUBAI34	IRAN COMPLAINS OF BURDEN OF AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 14:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM PREF AF
08RPODUBAI56	TEHRAN-BASED UN OFFICIALS CONVEY IRIG INTEREST IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx based in Tehran, in separate conversations with IRPO officers, said that officials in Iran's Ministry of Interior are willing to work with the United States on issues relating to Afghanistan within a United Nations framework. Specifically, they noted that the IRIG is seeking c [...]	2008-11-26 11:48:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR PREF IR AF
08SECTIN03OF03KABUL3036	DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF
08SEOUL1243	ROKG REVIEWING ITS AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of multiple requests for assistance from the U.S., Afghanistan, and other nations, as well as renewed Taliban threats against Korean interests in Afghanistan and concerns over political sensitivities arising out of the recent beef protests, the ROKG has started an int [...]	2008-06-23 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS PREL AF KS
08SEOUL1272	ASD SHINN MEETINGS WITH ROK DFM LEE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Lee Yong-joon told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs James Shinn that discussions on a number of U.S.-ROK Alliance issues would be "temporarily postponed" in light of the domestic political situation [...]	2008-06-26 03:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS KS AF
08SEOUL1355	AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE INCREASE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF KS
08SEOUL1434	MOFAT SAYS ROK PLANNING MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) POL-MIL Chief met on July 17 with Director Kim Yong-hyon of the ROK-U.S. Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) to receive new information on ROKG internal decisions regarding additional South Korean contributions in Afghanistan. Director Kim stated [...]	2008-07-18 06:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PTER KS AF
08SEOUL1936	CLARIFIED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) On Tuesday, October 30, Poloff delivered ref B demarche to First Secretary Kim, Hyun-du in the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division of MOFAT. Poloff clarified the language in ref A on the USG's request for ROKG support for the expansion of the Afghan National Army. Poloff informed Kim [...]	2008-10-02 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	EAID PREL KS AF
08SEOUL2014	ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 14, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Cooperation Division's Jong-ho Kyun. Kyun noted that Deputy Minister for Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs Oh Joon, who h [...]	2008-10-14 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	AF KDEM KS PGOV PREL XB XC XD XE XF XG
08SEOUL2119	POLICY PLANNING BILATERALS: ROK FM YU EMPHASIZES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director of Policy Planning David Gordon met with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and senior Blue House, MOFAT, and Ministry of Unification officials in Seoul on October 27. FM Yu told Gordon that trilateral U.S.-ROK-Japan policy consultations were important to both regional r [...]	2008-10-29 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN JA KS KN AF
08SEOUL2231	IRAN FM MOTTAKI: COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on November 13 in Seoul with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki suggested that cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan and Iraq might be possible, but would depend on whether the U.S. was "s [...]	2008-11-18 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KS KN AF IZ
08SKOPJE157	MACEDONIA COMMITTED SUPPORTING ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 14:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF MK
08SOFIA149	BULGARIA: NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN [...] (U) We delivered REFTEL points to MFA's Kamen Velichkov, Head of the UN and Global Issues Department on March 12. Velichkov welcomed the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide as UNSG Special Representative for Afghanistan. Velichkov noted that Eide enjoyed a good reputation i [...]	2008-03-14 13:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL BU
08SOFIA610	BULGARIA UNDECIDED ON EXPANSION OF ISAF [...] (C) The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministries have yet to reach consensus on SACEUR's proposed amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the ISAF Operations Plan to authorize ISAF forces to interdict narcotics production and trafficking facilities. According to COL Stefan Yanev, [...]	2008-09-12 13:48:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS MARR BU AF
08STATE101218	AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. U [...]	2008-09-22 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ISAF AF
08STATE104488	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov on September 26 in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. Norov told Burns that the Government of Uzbekistan was satisfied with the U.S.-Uzbek relationship, and hoped the relationship would grow in a balan [...]	2008-09-30 20:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC NATO PHUM KDEM PREL KMAR AF RS UZ
08STATE104519	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) In a forty minute meeting on September 25, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and Under Secretary William Burns discussed the U.S.-Tajik relationship and Rahmon's views on issues facing South and Central Asia. Rahmon expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan stressing that, i [...]	2008-09-30 21:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM PMAR PK AF TI
08STATE105536	TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN [...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens to security concerns in Sudan. The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to the threats from armed conflicts and from terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should review their security posture, and [...]	2008-10-02 18:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL AF SU
08STATE105685	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 26, [...] (U) September 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; New York. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Fried Elaine Samson, Spain Desk Officer SPAIN Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada Chief of Staff Juan Sell Belen Alfaro, Spanish Mission to the UN 3. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary F [...]	2008-10-02 20:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SP KV RU GG AF
08STATE105786	(U) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister?s [...] (U) Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Glyn Davies, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b),(d),(h). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso?s foreign policies will remain consistent with those of Fukuda and Abe, assured Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae during back-to-back meet [...]	2008-10-02 22:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL AF KS KN PK JA MARR
08STATE106151	BOUCHER AND NOROV: PRAGMATIC STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, and Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister, Vladimir Norov, met September 27 on the margins of the UN General Assembly and discussed: overland supply to Afghanistan, human rights, religious freedom, the Red Cross, counter nar [...]	2008-10-03 18:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM PMAR PK AF UZ
08STATE108114	SAUDI NEGOTIATIONS WITH TALIBAN AND AFGHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) In his September 30 Eid message, President Karzai said, "Since two years I have been sending letters and messages to the Saudi king, and requested him, as a world Muslim leader, to help us bring peace in Afghanistan. The preparation for nego [...]	2008-10-08 21:59:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER SA AF
08STATE109268	GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER [...] The Department instructs USUN to draw on the points below for its participation in the UN Security Council debate on the Secretary General's September 23 report on the situation in Afghanistan, scheduled to take place on October 14. 2. Begin points: Mr. President I would like to thank [...]	2008-10-10 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PGOV UNAMA MARR MOPS EAID KDEM AF
08STATE113913	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation and warns American citizens against travel to Somalia. This supersedes the Travel Warning of May 20, 2008. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somalia, including the self- proclaim [...]	2008-10-24 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE AF
08STATE115017	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]	2008-10-28 23:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE118079	US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...]	2008-11-05 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AF
08STATE119309	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN [...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]	2008-11-08 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE125172	DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action telegram, please see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels December 2-3 to discuss the key issues facing the Alliance in 2009. Foremost among those issues will be our mission in Afghanistan. A key priority in that context will be supp [...]	2008-11-26 01:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE128519	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S DECEMBER 2, 2008 [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber Deputy Chief of Protocol Raymond Martinez D Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Koray Ertas (Notetaker) Slovakia -------- Ambassador Peter Burian DCM Andrej Droba 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovak Ambassador-designate Pe [...]	2008-12-05 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV AF LO
08STATE128585	GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD (SRB) DECEMBER [...] (C) In general, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) In response to Mission's request for guidance (ref B) concerning a one-year extension for SRB Chairman Pino, Washington concurs with Mission recommendation to suppo [...]	2008-12-05 23:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE134777	DEMARCHE TO AFGHANISTAN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Contrary to previous statements to the U.S. Government, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan joined 93 other states in signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),December 3-4, 2008 in Oslo, No [...]	2008-12-29 16:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL AF
08STATE1703	RFG: UN-NATO AGREEMENT AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Reftel requested Department guidance on UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's suggestion to NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to conclude a "non-binding agreement," on cooperation between ISAF and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (C) Department supports the idea of moving forward on an I [...]	2008-01-08 00:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IO NATO PREL
08STATE18141	SUPPORTING THE USG'S PROPOSAL FOR CIVIL AVIATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 20:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO EAIR PREL AF
08STATE18785	UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]	2008-02-25 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08STATE18790	COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]	2008-02-25 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08STATE19438	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-26 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08STATE19466	USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 22:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE2151	GUIDANCE FOR 9 JANUARY 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 00:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU
08STATE22352	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]	2008-03-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE22936	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON [...] The Department requests that USUN share the following draft elements of a resolution renewing the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Italian delegation, responsible for drafting the resolution, and other delegations currently engaging in discussions on the resolution text, with the ai [...]	2008-03-06 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL AF
08STATE24923	ITALIAN CARABINIERI TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/Rel Italy) SUMMARY: A critical part of the counter-insurgency plan for Afghanistan is assisting the Afghans in standing up an effective police force. The U.S. is committing a number of U.S. Marine trainers, due to arrive in Af [...]	2008-03-11 00:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IT MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE28948	AFGHANISTAN - INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus and vote in favor of the resolution renewing for one year the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate, to be considered by the Security Council on Thursday, March 20. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous [...]	2008-03-20 02:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PHUM PGOV PREL MARR AF
08STATE35860	PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-04-07 18:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF
08STATE52345	OSCE: GUIDANCE ON PERMANENT COUNCIL DECISION ON [...] (SBU) The Department concurs with Post's analysis (reftel) of the potential political costs of opposing the PC draft decision (PC.DD/16/08) on the OSCE-Afghanistan conference, and therefore instructus Post not to block cosensus in support of the conference. Given the potential uncertainties w [...]	2008-05-16 17:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OSCE AF
08STATE53566	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...]	2008-05-20 15:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE
08STATE56532	ANNOUNCING THE 2009 IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN CYCLE [...] Last year, our Foreign Service and Civil Service colleagues made their considerable talents available in support of our top foreign policy priorities in Iraq and Afghanistan, as we anticipate happening this year. They responded to our Department's call, and volunteers staffed every position [...]	2008-05-27 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AF IZ
08STATE60219	AFGHAN HEROIN PRECURSOR CHEMICALS -- INSTRUCTION FOR [...] The Department requests that USUN welcome the French draft resolution on chemical precursors of heroin in Afghanistan and express our appreciation to the French for their efforts to address this problem. USUN should support the text of the draft resolution provided by the French, as copied i [...]	2008-06-04 20:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC SNAR PREL AF
08STATE62620	AFGHANISTAN -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and join in co-sponsoring the French-sponsored Security Council resolution on International Cooperation to Prevent Diversion of Chemical Precursors of Heroin for Illicit Use in Afghanistan, during the Security Council meeting on June 11, 2008. [...]	2008-06-11 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL SNAR AF
08STATE68633	CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Government of Japan (GOJ) is actively considering possible contributions to support NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) security operations in Afghanistan (REFS A [...]	2008-06-26 13:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR JA
08STATE72704	GUIDANCE FOR JULY 9 SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below to respond to the report on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),which will be presented to the UN Security Council by Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Kai Eide on Wednesday, July 9, [...]	2008-07-07 23:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC AF
08STATE73807	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S JULY 2, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAN SMITH, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, S/ES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.4. (B) AND (D) 2. (U) JULY 2, 2008, 10:30 - 11:15, WASHINGTON, D.C. 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. THE SECRETARY AMBASSADOR JOHN CLOUD ACTING UNDER SECRETARY JOHN ROOD, T ASSISTANT SECRETARY D [...]	2008-07-10 00:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG AF IZ
08STATE78857	OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA, [...] The Department has reviewed the text of draft decision PC.DD/26/08 (reftel),which decides the agenda and modalities of the November 9-10 OSCE Asia Partners Conference, to be held in Kabul. 2. Post should seek the following ammendments to the text: a) in the third bullet of the session 3 [...]	2008-07-22 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AF OSCE PREL
08STATE79112	(S) FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN BETWEEN DPRK [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding a planned North Korean flight to Iran of proliferation concern and encourage them to deny overflight for the aircraft or require that it land and be subjected to inspection before proceeding. Posts may draw [...]	2008-07-23 15:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ
08STATE80081	(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding additional information vis-a-vis a chartered North Korean passenger flight to Iran (REF A). It has come to our attention that a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting is scheduled to be held in Iran on 27-30 Jul [...]	2008-07-24 21:53:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ
08STATE90314	DEMARCHE ON VISA SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS [...] (U) This is an action request - Embassy Islamabad see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Background: On July 17, 2008, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul delivered a diplomatic note to Embassy Kabul. In that note, the government of Pakistan announced that henceforth "it will not issue Pakistani visas [...]	2008-08-21 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PHUM PK PREL AF
08STATE91989	(S) CANCELLATION OF DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT: THANKING [...] (S//REL Recipients) SUMMARY: On 23 July, we informed Central Asian states of a possible flight of proliferation concern transiting Central Asian airspace en route from North Korea to Iran. Because similar flights in the past have transported personnel and items of proliferation concern, we [...]	2008-08-27 12:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ
08STATE96741	SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO EXPAND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. General Craddock, proposed to NATO Defense Ministers an amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Opera [...]	2008-09-10 14:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE96940	TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN [...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...]	2008-09-10 18:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF
08STATE97395	CORRECTED COPY: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF [...] (U) This is a CORRECTED action request. Please see paragraph 4. CORRECTIONS: demarche shuold be delivered only to NATO Allies and points in paragraph 4 are classified as Confidential/Releasable to NATO. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. Genera [...]	2008-09-11 17:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE97991	SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...]	2008-09-12 19:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR
08STATE98089	AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. USU [...]	2008-09-13 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ISAF AF
08STATE99182	DEMARCHE: REVISED CIV-MIL CELL CONCEPT FOR [...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On September 13, 2008, the Deputies Committee endorsed the circulation of a revised concept paper among Allies and Partners with troops in Regional Command - South in Afghanistan, which outlines a proposed Civil-Military Planning [...]	2008-09-16 22:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STOCKHOLM186	SWEDEN ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 16:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI SW
08STOCKHOLM187	SWEDEN WILL INCREASE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On March 6, poloff and Defense Attache's Office (DAO) delivered, in parallel to the MFA and MOD, reftel demarche seeking additional Swedish support in Afghanistan. MOD's U.S. Desk Officer Karin Hevert noted that Sweden's participation in the current EU Nordic Battle Group will end in June [...]	2008-03-07 16:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
08STOCKHOLM272	THREE ISSUES FOR MOD TOLGFORS APRIL 17 CALL ON [...] (C) In connection the upcoming April 16-17 visit by Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors to Washington, Embassy recommends raising two requests regarding specific additional contributions in Afghanistan (ref A) and Sweden's pending decision on participation in NATO's Rapid Response. We al [...]	2008-04-11 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PGOV IZ AF SW
08STOCKHOLM369	USAID REPRESENTATIVE IN MAZAR-I-SHARIF URGES [...] (SBU) On May 15-16, Deputy Economic Counselor accompanied USAID Field Program Officer (FPO) from Mazar-i-Sharif to meetings at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Directorate, and the Swedish International Development Cooper [...]	2008-05-20 05:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF SW
08STOCKHOLM51	SWEDISH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEADERS ON [...] (C) Charge discussed Sweden's role in Afghanistan and Kosovo in separate meetings January 16 and 17 with Goran Lennmarker and Urban Ahlin, the government and the opposition leaders in the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Lennmarker and Ahlin both saw room for increases in the number of [...]	2008-01-22 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV YI AF SW
08STOCKHOLM610	SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told us the Sweden is committed to Afghanistan "for the long haul" and that political parties across the spectrum remain supportive of the government's Afghanistan policy. He expects no problems with respect to Afghanistan when Parliamen [...]	2008-09-08 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SW AF PREL
08STOCKHOLM624	SWEDISH MFA SAYS "WE'RE READY TO INCREASE AID TO [...] (U) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, met with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on September 8 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Walters thanked Sweden for its long-term support of Afghanistan, especially for its commitment to leading [...]	2008-09-15 13:58:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID AF SW

08STOCKHOLM647	SWEDEN: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 12:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR SW
08STOCKHOLM693	SWEDEN TO SUPPORT AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 16:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SW AF
08STOCKHOLM695	SWEDISH SOC DEM LEADER AHLIN ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Urban Ahlin, the foreign policy spokesman of the opposition Social Democrats told DCM and POL counselor: -- On Afghanistan, he is working to cement Social Democratic support for the Government,s bill to expand troops, but it will be a "tough ride" for the bill. [...]	2008-10-20 10:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SW IR BO GG RS AF
08STOCKHOLM706	SWEDISH DEP FM BELFRAGE ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary (deputy minister equivalent) Frank Belfrage told DCM and Pol counselor: -- On Afghanistan, Belfrage noted "strong bipartisan support" for Sweden to stay for "the long haul," even though the opposition was creating difficulties for the [...]	2008-10-21 14:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF IR SW
08STOCKHOLM712	SWEDISH MFA ON AESA RELEASIBILITY, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 14:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MARR RS SW IR AF
08STOCKHOLM750	BILDT VISITS OFFICIALS AND TROOPS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Swedish FM Bildt paid his first visit to Afghanistan October 29-31, 2008. On this "fact-finding" mission, he met with all levels of government in Kabul, including Foreign Minister Spanta and Minister of Interior Atmar, and with Balkh Province Governor Atta when he visited Sweden's PRT in [...]	2008-11-07 17:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AF SW
08STOCKHOLM751	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BUT BILL DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-07 18:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM752	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BY 100; BILL [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-10 07:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM770	SWEDEN TO EXTEND MILITARY COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] On November 13, the Alliance government approved for transmission to Parliament a bill to extend Sweden's ISAF commitment to Afghanistan by 12 months. The bill will also expand the Swedish military contribution by: -- Increasing the number of ISAF troops from 366 to approximately 500 and ra [...]	2008-11-14 15:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	MAAR MCAP MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM771	SWEDES INCREASE AID TO AFGHANISTAN BUT CONTINUE TO [...] Summary: On November 13, Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, announced that a new Afghanistan development cooperation bill had been introduced to Parliament that will: -- Focus on promoting democracy, providing education with an emphasis on increasing oppor [...]	2008-11-14 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL KDEM KISL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM835	SWEDEN NOT LIKELY TO DONATE TO PAKISTAN-ONLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 15:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN AF PK SW
08STOCKHOLM841	SWEDISH MFA ON EU DISCUSSION OF CONGO, SOUTH ASIA, [...] (C) On December 17, Poloffs met with Axel Wernhoff, Deputy Head of the Division for European Affairs at the MFA. Wernhoff said: -- The EU will increasingly focus on Afghanistan in 2009 and understands that a "regional approach" is needed to deal with the Afghan-Pakistani border; -- FM Bil [...]	2008-12-18 10:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU AF PK CG CF SW
08TALLINN294	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REGIONAL SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on August 22, Christian-Marc Liflander, Director of Policy Planning Department at the Estonian MOD, Riho Rongelep, Director of Operations (MOD),Liis Jemmer from the Policy Planning Department (MOD) and E [...]	2008-08-22 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO AF EN
08TALLINN346	ESTONIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. On October 2, the MOD informed Poloff that currently, the GOE is unable to provide any trainers to assist the Afghan National Army, but in 2 [...]	2008-10-02 11:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN347	ESTONIAN REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN CIV-MIL CELL [...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. Neither agency was able to provide a substantive response with regards to requests for contributions to the Civ-Mil cell. However, on Octo [...]	2008-10-02 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN367	ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS AFGHANISTAN TROOP [...] (U) On October 22, the 101-member Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) voted to extend the mandate for the Estonian troop deployment in Afghanistan by 12 months (until December 31, 2009). Estonia troops are embedded with British units in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. The current m [...]	2008-10-23 15:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR PGOV AF EN
08TALLINN440	ESTONIA ON SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On December 23, Poloff met with Lauri Abel, Deputy Director of Operations and Crisis Management and Liis Jemmer, Policy Planning Advisor, at the Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss the points in reftel. Jemmer and Abel indicated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not reac [...]	2008-12-31 13:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TASHKENT1034	ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DEMPSEY MEETS [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Tashkent on August 28, Acting CENTCOM Commander General Martin Dempsey met separately with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilkhom Nematov and Director of the National Drug Control Center Kamol Dusmetov. He also conducted mil-to-mil meetings with Ministe [...]	2008-09-05 03:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM EAID PINR AF PK GG RS UZ
08TASHKENT1123	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1124	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1287	UZBEKISTAN: DOD DELEGATION ENGAGES BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The delegation from the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Central Command (CENTCOM) that visited Uzbekistan October 21-23 had numerous meetings with local and Western businesses to discuss possible purchase of goods and services in support of Coalition forces operating [...]	2008-11-07 10:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON MARR PGOV AF UZ
08TASHKENT1306	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES STILL ENDURE [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Tashkent reports that Afghan refugees with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mandate status in Uzbekistan continue to face harassment and occasional deportation at the hands of authorities. According to U [...]	2008-11-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF TI UZ
08TASHKENT132	UZBEKISTAN GRANTS OVERFLIGHT RIGHTS, USE OF TERMEZ [...] (SBU) The Government of Uzbekistan informed Post via diplomatic note on January 30 that it has approved overflights of Uzbekistan and the transit of the Uzbek-German airbase at Termez by U.S. military and diplomatic personnel assigned to NATO and/or International Security Assistance Forces whe [...]	2008-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS AF UZ
08TASHKENT1325	UZBEKISTAN: FORMER OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, Furkat Sidikov (a former official who remains affiliated with the Government of Uzbekistan) discussed a range of political and security issues with Poloff and expressed interest in developing bilateral cooperation. Sidikov asserted that Uzbekistan is curious about [...]	2008-11-18 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PINS PTER PHUM SOCI AF UZ
08TASHKENT1522	Uzbekistan: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General Allen [...] (C) Summary: On December 19 CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General John Allen met separately with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev in Tashkent. Lt. Gen. Allen's visit laid the groundwork for a planned visit by CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus in J [...]	2008-12-24 08:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS ETRD PINR PHUM ECON KCOR TI AF UZ
08TASHKENT199	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON PUTIN-KARIMOV MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 the Ambassador called on Russian Ambassador Farit Muhametshin to discuss President Karimov's February 5-6 trip to Moscow, including his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Muhametshin described the trip as "nothing extraordinary" and said all meetings an [...]	2008-02-13 11:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EMIN ENRG ECON SNAR RS AF TI ZK UZ
08TASHKENT2	UZBEKISTAN'S BORDER GUARD AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Julia Khersonsky, who works at the University of Georgia's Washington DC-based Center for International Trade and Security (CITS),briefed Poloff on her recent meetings with Border Guard and Customs officials. They were highly appreciative of past U.S. assistance in border securi [...]	2008-01-02 05:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL SNAR PTER AF UZ
08TASHKENT219	UZBEKS ON REGIONAL TRADE, AFGHAN ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: SCA Special Advisor for Economic Integration Bob Deutsch met in Tashkent January 29 with senior Uzbek officials, to discuss provision of electricity to Afghanistan and prospects for this year's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings. The Uzbeks underscored the importanc [...]	2008-02-19 06:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM AF UZ
08TASHKENT266	ICRC PRESIDENT TO VISIT UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni and Deputy Head Raffaello Muller requested a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28 to discuss ICRC's new agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to resume prison v [...]	2008-02-28 11:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ASEC MCAP SOCI ZK AF KG
08TASHKENT374	UZBEKISTAN: PROCEDURES FOR TRANSIT VIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Post requests assistance in notifying Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Headquarters to disseminate required procedures for personnel transiting Uzbekistan territory via the Uzbek-German Air Base in Termez. Post also requests [...]	2008-03-28 10:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR GM AF UZ
08TASHKENT445	UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two hours. Norov covered a wide range of topics from human rights to security and economic issues. He welcomed an invitation for his D [...]	2008-04-16 05:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON EINV SOCI SNAR AF UZ
08TASHKENT449	UZBEKISTAN: GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON "6 PLUS [...] (C) Summary: On April 11, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov told the Ambassador that the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) will indicate who will participate in the upcoming Afghanistan Support Conference in Paris, and provided us with a non-paper elaborating on the "6 plus 3" proposal that P [...]	2008-04-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC PGOV AF UZ
08TASHKENT482	NATO ENVOY: UZBEKISTAN POSITIVE ON COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. NATO envoy Robert Simmons gave a readout to NATO Embassies on April 15 of meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials. According to Simmons, senior GOU officials may be split on pushing Uzbekistan's "6 plus 3" proposal. Simmons reported on the NATO land transit agreem [...]	2008-04-24 04:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT714	UZBEKISTAN: SCO OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS, POSE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on June 17, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) Senior Experts Bakhram Auanassov and Kairbek Amenov discussed upcoming SCO plans and the role of observer states, but were reticent in discussing threat perce [...]	2008-06-23 10:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER AF UZ
08TASHKENT764	STRATEGIC TERMEZ RIVER PORT PLAYS QUIET ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: On June 27 the Ambassador and emboffs made a rare visit to the Termez City River Port on the southern border with Afghanistan. Barges at the Soviet-era facility transfer goods from road and rail links to the upstream Afghan town of Hayraton, returning with agricultural produce. [...]	2008-07-01 12:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON MCAP KCRM AF UZ
08TASHKENT8	UZBEK ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND EXPORT PROSPECTS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Botir Teshaboev, the Chairman of state-owned Uzbekenergo, on December 21, to discuss domestic electricity generation, infrastructure and export. Uzbekenergo is modernizing many of its generation facilities, most of which are natural gas fired, increasing effici [...]	2008-01-03 14:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET EAID PGOV PREL ZK AF UZ
08TASHKENT818	OSCE NOTES ON KARIMOV MEETING OFFER INSIGHTS INTO [...] (C) Summary: On July 3 Bernard Rouault, Senior Project Officer at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project Coordination Office in Tashkent, provided poloff with notes from the June 4 meeting between Alexander Stubb, visiting Chairman in Office of the OSCE and Fin [...]	2008-07-14 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE PHUM PINR AF KZ UZ
08TASHKENT948	UNODC REPORTS FIRST PRECURSOR SEIZURE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met on August 8 with Mark Colhoun, Senior Regional Law Enforcement Advisor at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia, which is based in Tashkent. Colhoun said the recently conducted Operation Tarcet netted 1.6 tons of acetic [...]	2008-08-14 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KG AF IR UZ
08TASHKENT974	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN POWER TRANSMISSION LINE [...] (C) Afghan Ambassador Baraki told us by cell phone that as of this afternoon, August 22, talks held in Tashkent this week on the contract to build a 43 km power line from the Surkhan substation to the Afghan border had concluded successfully. According to Baraki, the final agreed construction [...]	2008-08-22 10:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG KPWR UZ AF
08TELAVIV2219	ISRAEL DISPUTES "COORDINATED RETURNS" OF AFRICANS [...] (C) SUMMARY Post delivered demarche (Reftel A) on September 17 as a non-paper to Eviatar Manor, MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for International Organizations and the United Nations. Manor and Simona Halperin, MFA Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, res [...]	2008-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS ER SU AF
08TELAVIV891	ISRAEL ACCEPTS NEED FOR HOMEGROWN ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS SU AF
08TELAVIV909	ISRAELI NGOS FRUSTRATED WITH CURRENT ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. At an April 6-7 Tel Aviv University Conference on "Designing an Asylum System in Israel," Israeli human rights advocacy NGOs expressed dissatisfaction with the existing asylum system, describing it as biased and lacking transparency. The NGOs also are disappointed with the abs [...]	2008-04-18 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM IS AF SU EG
08THEHAGUE1047	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: LIMITED RESOURCES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
08THEHAGUE109	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...]	2008-02-04 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE185	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE ISSUES HEADING INTO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MOD is facing several defense issues leading up to and beyond the NATO Bucharest summit in April. Dutch MOD senior leadership is facing criticism over the way it is handling the investigation into three possible friendly fire incidents in January. The MOD continues to review [...]	2008-02-27 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE255	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT NEW UN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE330	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CONCERN OVER RUMORED [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (S//NF) Summary: The GONL is concerned about rumors expressed in a recent Daily Telegraph article laying out U.S./UK plans to replace the Dutch during their upcoming command rotation of NATO operations in southern Afghanistan. Ac [...]	2008-04-10 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE395	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AT PARIS [...] (SBU) The Netherlands will announce a level or higher pledge at the upcoming Paris Conference than at the 2006 London Conference, according to the point person for Dutch assistance to Afghanistan. Both Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Minister Bert Koenders plan to attend. [...]	2008-05-09 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL NL AF
08THEHAGUE48	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUFFER FRIENDLY [...] (C) Summary: The GONL suffered its first casualties due to friendly fire January 12 when two Dutch and two Afghan soldiers were apparently killed by Dutch troops during a firefight in the southwestern part of the Afghan province of Uruzgan. Two investigations have been launched to determine [...]	2008-01-16 09:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE52	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR ARNALL [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop summoned Ambassador Arnall January 16 to discuss an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times (reftel) in which Secretary Gates reportedly criticized NATO forces -- Canada, the United Kingdom, [...]	2008-01-16 12:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE740	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CAUTIOUS SUPPORT OF ARMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 06:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MACP AF AR NL
08THEHAGUE754	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AMEMDMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF AR MOPS NATO MARR PREL
08THEHAGUE791	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COMMITTED TO CURRENT NTMI MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 06:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF MOPS NL
08THEHAGUE792	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH URGE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 06:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE803	NETHERLANDS/IAEA: PREPARATIONS FOR MESA SEAT VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA SY IR AF NL
08THEHAGUE827	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ON CURRENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 13:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NL
08THEHAGUE832	(S/NF) NETHERLANDS FM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: FM Verhagen has serious concerns over the status of Afghan detainee, Mulla Bari Gul, who is reportedly in U.S. custody in Iraq. On November 5 the Foreign Minister must report to Parliament on detainees in Afghanistan and will be questioned as to the status of each detainee the Dutch [...]	2008-10-03 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM AF IZ NL
08THEHAGUE998	RC-SOUTH BILATERALS, NOVEMBER 13, THE HAGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The day prior to the Regional-Command South (RC-South) Senior Officials Meeting in The Hague on November 14, 2008, DAS Patrick Moon had bilateral meetings with delegations from Australia, Estonia, Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark, and The Netherlands. Because of logistical issues [...]	2008-12-02 13:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR MOPS AF AS CA DA EN NL RO UK
08TOKYO100	AFRICANS WELCOME JAPAN'S RESPONSIVENESS IN TICAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) taking place May 28 - 30 in Yokohama will focus on four main topics: economic growth and investment; human security; environment and climate and; consolidation of peace. The GOJ has invited all African [...]	2008-01-11 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PREL AF
08TOKYO1194	JAPANESE THOUGHTS ON PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Negotiations within MOFA and with the Ministry of Finance are currently underway to determine Japan's next steps with regard to pledging support for Afghanistan, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. He told Political Officer the Paris co [...]	2008-05-01 11:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO1250	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Kabul May 3, where he met separately with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, and U.N. Senior Representative Kai Eide. The purpose of the visit was to signal Japan's continued commitment to support the government of Afgha [...]	2008-05-08 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON AF JA
08TOKYO1263	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]	2008-05-09 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1272	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six Party Talks, the abductees problem, China, Afghanistan, and Iraq were the focus of discussions over dinner between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and a cross section of Japanese Diet members May 9 in Tokyo. Diet members underscored the political importance of addressing the ab [...]	2008-05-10 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA KN CH AF IZ MOPPS
08TOKYO1464	(S/NF) JAPAN PLANS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, EXPANDED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is actively planning to terminate the C-130 support mission in Iraq by the end of the year while expanding its activities in Afghanistan, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that these decisions are driven by the [...]	2008-05-28 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1593	(S/REL NATO) PROSPECTS FOR EXPANDED JAPANESE [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: Japan continues to review options for a new operation in Afghanistan to "off-set" the planned termination of its current Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) logistics effort in Kuwait/Iraq. The Japanese government remains focused on such options as dispatching C-130s for logis [...]	2008-06-11 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS PATRICK MOON AND MR. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-7, 2008 visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Moon and Mr. Neil Kromash. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-01-22 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AF JA
08TOKYO1642	G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...]	2008-06-16 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK
08TOKYO1657	SHAPING JAPAN'S AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT DECISIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is struggling to find a strategy to terminate its C-130 mission to Iraq and start a new deployment to Afghanistan to ""off-set"" its decision to opt-out of the Iraq coalition. The U.S. political calendar appears to weigh heavily on Japanese deliberation [...]	2008-06-17 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO1705	CABINET TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS BEFORE G-8 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Key ministers will seek a consensus on a possible new mission to Afghanistan before the June 26-27 G-8 Foreign Ministerial meeting in Kyoto, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that the survey team dispatched to Afghanistan and neighbori [...]	2008-06-20 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1765	MOD DG TAKAMIZAWA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a June 25 dinner Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General for Defense Policy Nobushige Takamizawa cited technical and political challenges to the possibility of Japan deploying helicopters or PRTs to Afghanistan. He also underscored the Japanese Government's need to convince Japan's [...]	2008-06-27 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF JA
08TOKYO1983	DASD WILKES DELIVERS AFGHAN OPTIONS TO JAPAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Japanese officials and politicians indicated a willingness to consider substantial new financial and personnel contributions to Afghanistan in response to an updated set of Afghan options presented on July 15-16 by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes. DASD Wilkes' Japanese inte [...]	2008-07-17 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV AF JA
08TOKYO1999	JAPAN PASSES MESSAGE FROM IRAN REQUESTING RELEASE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials called on Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor to convey a request from the Iranian MOI Director General for Security that the U.S. release eleven Iranian nationals detained in Western Afg [...]	2008-07-18 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF JA
08TOKYO2305	JAPAN OPPOSED TO SYRIA IAEA BOG CANDIDACY [...] (C) EST Chief delivered points in ref to MOFA Special Assistant for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Taijiro Kimura August 20. Kimura said Japan shared the United States' view that Syria was an unacceptable candidate for the IAEA BOG because of Syria's cooperation with North K [...]	2008-08-21 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF JA
08TOKYO2434	JAPAN ON EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Japan will support a call by Afghanistan at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting for the expansion of the Afghan National Army to an authorized strength of 134,000, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. However, Japan will ha [...]	2008-09-05 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF JA
08TOKYO2536	JAPAN TARGETED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires raised points contained in Ref A with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho on September 16 and reminded him that the United States is still waiting for a response to our requests for further assistance to Afghanistan, to include: CH-47 and C-130 air [...]	2008-09-16 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF JA
08TOKYO2947	JAPAN SUPPORTS ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO3171	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (C) Japan's delegation to the November 19 International Conference on the Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees will be led by Ambassador in Charge of Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Masaki Okada, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita. [...]	2008-11-17 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF AF IR PK JA
08TOKYO3257	AMBASSADOR AND FM NAKASONE DISCUSS DPRK, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID JA AF AS KS KN
08TOKYO3359	JAPANESE PARLIAMENTARIAN TO VISIT KABUL, [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AF JA
08TOKYO449	IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...]	2008-02-20 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA
08TOKYO681	JAPAN SUPPORTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) Japan fully supports the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide to be UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself to make that support known, according to MOFA Second Middle East Di [...]	2008-03-13 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AF JA
08TOKYO70	JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]	2008-01-10 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO97	FM KOUMURA VISITS TANZANIA, TALKS ECONOMICS AND [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to highlight Japan's relations with Africa while shoring up support for the May 2008 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV),Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Tanzania January 4-7 (after scaling back plans to visit Kenya as well). Th [...]	2008-01-11 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PGOV PREL AF
08TOKYO976	MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES G-8 PREPS, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Ministry Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Takehiro Funkoshi told visiting EAP/J Director that the four major political issues facing the upcoming G-8 summit will be Afghanistan, climate change, Tibet, and G-8 expansion. Japan plans to step up its engagement with Afghani [...]	2008-04-09 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU KS CH TT JA
08UNVIEVIENNA445	IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]	2008-08-07 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA453	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA461	IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...]	2008-08-18 15:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA478	FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TAKES SHAPE IN PREPARATORY MEETING [...] (U) Representatives from Afghanistan, France, Italy, U.K., and U.S. met at the Italian mission in Vienna on August 27 to discuss the structure and format of the proposed "Friends of Afghanistan" group. Charge delivered guidance points from reftel, which were well received across the board. [...]	2008-08-27 15:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR UN AF FR UK IT CA AS NL GM DA NO TU RS PK
08UNVIEVIENNA504	TALIBAN TO BAN OPIUM IN AFGHANISTAN?? [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points on eradication to UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on September 11. He urged Costa to clarify publicly UNODC's continuing support for a balanced, comprehensive eradication policy in Afghanistan. Ambassador also highlighted USG support to a [...]	2008-09-12 14:42:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL NATO PTER AF UN
08UNVIEVIENNA523	VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:48:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA588	SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18 VIENNA FRIENDS OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador will host the second meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan group (Ref b) on November 18. (Note: List of Friends follows in para 5. End Note.) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa has been invited to give a presentation on UNODC's activities in Afghanistan, as well [...]	2008-11-06 15:54:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN NATO AF
08UNVIEVIENNA617	UNODC on Afghanistan and Related Drug Issues [...] (SBU) Meeting in mid-November, UNODC Executive Director told Ambassador of the shocking level of amphetamine seizures in Saudi Arabia. He expressed surprise at the difference between USG and UNODC estimates of poppy cultivation in Pakistan, predicted a decline in Afghanistan poppy cultivatio [...]	2008-11-21 13:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN CO PK IR SA
08UNVIEVIENNA634	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]	2008-12-02 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08UNVIEVIENNA666	UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]	2008-12-22 13:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08USNATO103	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 19, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee Henault briefed the military chain of command's poppy assessment. In the operations update, IMS Assistant Director for Operations MG Li Gobbi briefed on the increased ability of Opposing Militant Forces [...]	2008-03-20 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO126	CORRECTED COPY - ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT [...] (U) Correted copy sent to include additional addresses. Reference below to (para 4) was incorrectly noted in the previous cable as (para 9). 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." [...]	2008-04-09 13:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO138	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]	2008-04-16 14:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO140	UN SRSG EIDE SHARES INITIAL THOUGHTS WITH NAC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan Kai Eide told NATO and ISAF SIPDIS Ambassadors in a joint NAC meeting April 16 that the June 12 international donors' conference in Paris must leave no doubt about international commitment to the development and [...]	2008-04-17 17:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF

08USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]	2008-01-10 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO151	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]	2008-04-30 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO154	RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar, largely due to significant differences over the issue of jurisidiction: the Qataris continue to insist on sole jurisdiction over NATO personnel; the U.S. and oth [...]	2008-05-06 11:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA
08USNATO16	USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]	2008-01-11 16:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO160	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]	2008-05-08 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO186	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]	2008-05-29 12:06:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO200	ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO205	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]	2008-06-11 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO206	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]	2008-06-11 17:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO212	ISAF COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC POL-MIL PLAN (CSPMP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. With Bucharest well behind us, we should use the new ISAF internal plan to strengthen ISAF's commitment to conduct counterinsurgency operations, to give more direction to NATO's drifting ANA training and equipping support, broaden Allies' involvement in police training, and keep [...]	2008-06-18 13:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO221	RFG: JULY 1 NAC DISCUSSION ON WHITHER NATO-PAKISTAN [...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 4. 2. (C) As reported in reftels and other channels, the role of Pakistan as a safehaven for insurgents in Afghanistan and how NATO's political and military engagement with Pakistan should evolve has become an increasingly high-pro [...]	2008-06-26 14:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO231	PAKISTAN: ALLIES SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSALS TO DEEPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Ambassador James Pardew briefed the NAC on his June 25-26 meetings in Islamabad (Reftels A and B) during a June 30 informal NAC "coffee" meeting. Pardew characterized his meetings as positive and productive, noting his interlocutors were [...]	2008-07-02 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK
08USNATO233	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 2, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG welcomed the new Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giampaolo De Paola (Italy),and stated that the NAC would benefit from military advice from SHAPE on military preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan voter registr [...]	2008-07-03 16:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO239	RUSSIA OFFERS PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov informed the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) during its June 25 meeting that although Afghanistan is a more civil place than in 2001, the mission in Afghanistan was failing and that much more needed to be done in the areas of counter-narco [...]	2008-07-10 07:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV MOPS AADP RS AF KV UP
08USNATO241	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO25	D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]	2008-01-18 16:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO252	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...]	2008-07-17 14:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO257	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Tajik participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. Post will forward the Afghan trainers names SEPTEL. [...]	2008-07-23 12:36:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO260	VETTING REQUEST FOR AFGHAN PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. This request is an addendum to REFTEL concerning Tajik p [...]	2008-07-24 13:50:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF
08USNATO268	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...]	2008-08-01 08:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO313	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE WARDAK [...] (SBU) On Sunday, August 30, 2008 the Afghan Minister of Defense, General Rahim Wardak, circulated a letter to the NATO Secretary General on the issue of civil casualties, improving coordination between international and Afghan security forces and the Government of Afghanistan's desire to re-e [...]	2008-09-02 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO317	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 3 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY FROM THE NAC: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reviewed his September 1 phone conversation with President Karzai, who said civilian casualties were now "beyond the tolerance and comprehension of the Afghan people." The SYG said he underscored that NATO is making every effort to avo [...]	2008-09-04 16:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO320	AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]	2008-09-05 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO321	UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...]	2008-09-05 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO338	NAC MEETING WITH AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov extolled his country's priorities of continued integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, increased practical cooperation with Euro-Atlantic partners, participation in Partnershi [...]	2008-09-18 16:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PGOV PINR AF AJ GG
08USNATO347	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]	2008-09-25 13:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO353	UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]	2008-10-01 12:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO354	A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08 [...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...]	2008-10-01 12:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO358	READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]	2008-10-03 11:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO367	READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 12:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO37	ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]	2008-01-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT
08USNATO375	DECISIONS BY NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS REGARDING [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, October 15, the NATO Secretary General issued a statement in regards to decisions made by NATO Defense Ministers at the recent meeting in Budapest. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: BEGIN STATEMENT 15 October 2008 SG(2008)0770 To : ISAF Non-NATO Troop Co [...]	2008-10-16 13:24:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO380	NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]	2008-10-17 13:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO394	READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]	2008-10-23 16:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO399	UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]	2008-10-24 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF
08USNATO40	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]	2008-01-31 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO423	VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Central Asian and Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 17-28. No USG trainers will be pa [...]	2008-11-12 10:17:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NATO SNAR TX RS AF KG KZ TI UZ
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO453	ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE â€œGLOOMY,â€ [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO454	USNATO: FOREIGN MINISTERIAL NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 13:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF PK
08USNATO456	NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 10:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]	2008-12-11 16:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO48	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]	2008-02-07 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO50	SINGAPORE,S EVOLVING COOPERATION WITH NATO, THEIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore,s DCM in Brussels confirmed Singapore is considering an increased yet modest contribution to ISAF in the summer months of 2008. He has also been asking cautious questions about what opportunities could derive from deeper Singapore-NATO cooperation. He implied inform [...]	2008-02-08 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV MARR PREL SN AF
08USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-14 19:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO79	SUPPORTING USG PROPOSALS FOR CIVIL AVIATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. USNATO delivered reftel points on civil aviation in Afghanistan to NATO Assistant Secretary for Operations Martin Howard on February 26. Howard gave assurances NATO shares U.S. objectives for civil aviation in Afghanistan and said he would instruct NATO representatives who wil [...]	2008-02-27 15:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR NATO PREL AF
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO9	UN AND NATO SECGENS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN SENIOR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche orally to NATO SYG on January 4. Charge delivered Terms of Reference on January 7. 2. (C) Separately, UNSYG Ban Ki Moon telephoned NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on January 4 to discuss the proposed Terms of Reference for the Senior International C [...]	2008-01-07 15:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PREL NATO AF
08USNATO93	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...]	2008-03-11 13:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO99	MESSAGE OF STRONG SUPPORT FOR SRSG DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) Speaking at the informal weekly "coffee" gathering of the North Atlantic Council on March 11, Ambassador Nuland told Allies the U.S. welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the Special Representative for the Secretary General in Afghanistan and intended to put together a series of high- [...]	2008-03-17 13:56:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN NATO AF
08USUNNEWYORK1008	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND JAPANESE PERM REP DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Perm Rep Takasu told Ambassador Khalilzad October 31 that Japan would like to take the lead on Timor Leste and Afghanistan in the new Security Council term beginning in January, as well as chair the Peacekeeping Working Group. Japan is reluctant to chair the 1737 (Iran) [...]	2008-11-04 00:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC KUNR AF TT JA IR BM PK
08USUNNEWYORK1035	UPDATE ON AIRLIFT AND MISSING ASSETS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Summary: USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) Political Officer and Senior advisor for Special Envoy's office spoke with UN Secretariat Staff regarding the US airlift offers and the Ethiopian helicopter pledge. UN officials told USUN (1) 60% deployment by year end is contingent upon US airli [...]	2008-11-07 15:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK1050	SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES OCT SYG REPORT ON UNMIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on the SYG's October 20 report on Sudan in an open meeting. In the discussion that followed, Council members discussed the ICC indictment of Bashir, pending elections, Abyei, oil revenue sharing, and reconfiguration of [...]	2008-11-10 18:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
08USUNNEWYORK1080	UNGA DEBATES SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the UN General Assembly considered the situation in Afghanistan, and adopted by consensus a resolution reaffirming international commitment to rebuilding the country. Virtually every speaker expressed strong concern over the increase of attacks against humanitarian a [...]	2008-11-17 23:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AORC AF UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK114	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 07 [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Updates on UNAMID TCC deployments including police units; helicopter update; contractor issues and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). END SUMMARY 3. (C) UNAMID Deployment: --Egypt: The heavy transport un [...]	2008-02-07 23:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK1147	US STAFF OFFICERS NEED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: After months of waiting USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) was notified on 17 NOV by UN Force Generation Services (FGS) that the 8 US Military Staff Officers deploying in support of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been issued letters of approval by the GOS for visas on [...]	2008-12-08 15:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK1163	UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA SRSG [...] (SBU) Head of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenca delivered a well-received statement on December 10 to the Security Council on UNRCCA activities and outlined plans for the future. In response to questions from [...]	2008-12-11 23:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KRAD PREL ENRG SENV ZK AF
08USUNNEWYORK1205	UNSC DISCUSSES DEC SYG REPORT ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19, U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra briefed the Security Council on the SYG's December 12 report on Sudan. The Sudanese Permanent Representative also spoke. In the consultations that followed, Council members discussed the security and humanitarian situation in Darfu [...]	2008-12-24 17:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
08USUNNEWYORK1209	COPY OF LETTER SENT TO AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD FROM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad received the following letter from the Grand Conference of the Afghans Organizing Committee, forwarded to him by Hekmatyar's son-in-law, Mr. Jarir. The text of the correspondence is included below. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Dear Excellency, Some time ago Mr. Jari [...]	2008-12-31 21:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK139	U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...]	2008-02-14 13:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU
08USUNNEWYORK147	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) informed USUN that the Egyptian Contingency Owned Equipment for the heavy transport unit was released from the Port of Sudan on February. The UN will convene a bidders conference February 16-22 for companies to replace PA&E. DPKO [...]	2008-02-14 21:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK164	UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]	2008-02-21 17:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK166	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) reported that the Egyptian heavy transport unit is scheduled to arrive in Darfur by March 31. The advance party of the Ethiopian infantry battalion will deploy between March 24 and April 4. In anticipation of the April 1 termination of [...]	2008-02-21 21:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK188	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) reported that the Egyptian infantry battalion advance party will complete deployment into Darfur by March 15. The main body of the Ethiopian infantry battalion is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Sudan on March 29. DPKO will recon [...]	2008-02-28 21:07:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK199	CANADIAN PERMREP URGES MORE UN INVOLVEMENT ON [...] (C) The Canadian Mission to the UN hosted a select meeting of PermReps from key coalition countries active in Afghanistan on March 3 to consider how to improve the effectiveness of the UN role in Afghanistan and to ensure UN leadership in New York dedicates more attention and resources to its [...]	2008-03-04 22:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK210	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 6 [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) informed USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) rep that at least one TCC is refusing to deploy to alternate locations directed by the UNAMID Force Commander LtGen Agwai. UNAMID plans an air movement exercise to test the GOS-approved pr [...]	2008-03-06 22:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK238	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES AFGHANISTAN; UNAMA [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On March 12, the Security Council held an open debate on Afghanistan, with newly appointed Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Kai Eide in attendance. All 32 countries that spoke during the debate (including thel 15 members of the Security Council [...]	2008-03-14 23:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK243	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN and the Canadian Permanent Mission co-chaired the first working-level meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" on March 13. Discussion focused on how members of the group can work in partnership with the UN to help identify and remove impediments to UNAMID deployment. On the marg [...]	2008-03-18 15:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK26	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMID force generation problems continue with no TCC for helicopters or transportation units. Jordan, Norway and Sweden withdrew their offers of troops for UNAMID. DPKO rejected Pakistan's offer of an aerial reconnaissance and Gambia's offer of a sector reconnaissance company du [...]	2008-01-10 22:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK32	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, USUN met with the UK, French, German, Canadian and Italian delegations to discuss the proposal that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appoint Lord Paddy Ashdown as the new Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Senior Envoy for Afghanistan. SIPDIS Up [...]	2008-01-12 00:39:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK320	U.S. CITIZEN SPOUSE OF AFGHAN DIPLOMAT REPORTS [...] This message is unclassified but sensitive - please treat accordingly. 2. USUN Host Country Law Enforcement Coordinator was recently contacted by NYPD regarding a report of domestic violence it received from Lalla Khan-Amin, the U.S. citizen wife of Afghan Mission Second Secretary Wahidulla [...]	2008-04-09 19:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP UN AF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK337	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 11 [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a 3 April Friends of UNAMID meeting, Max Kerley, Director of Logistics for Force Generation Service, addressed self-sustainment issues previously raised by Special Envoy Williamson. Kerley outlined a plan that would allow for TCCs to deploy without achieving the level of self-s [...]	2008-04-11 21:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK362	SUPPORT FOR INCENTIVES TO STRENGTHEN UNAMA [...] This is a guidance request - see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: SYG Ban is seeking U.S. support for a special allowance for UN staff serving at the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to address ongoing compensation disparities in order to reduce UNAMA's current vacan [...]	2008-04-17 20:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA KPKO AF
08USUNNEWYORK365	FRANCE TO PROPOSE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Benoit Guidee, the expert on Afghanistan issues for the French Mission to the UN, told Poloff April 16 that France would like to adopt a Security Council resolution on the trafficking of chemical precursors in Afghanistan. France will push to adopt such a resolution before the June 12 conf [...]	2008-04-18 17:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK390	UNDPKO UNVEILS PLAN TO SPEED DARFUR DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation's Enhanced Integrated Deployment Plan (EIDP) seeks to populate Darfur with badly-needed engineering assets from all available sources, to include borrowing from the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS),hiring through local contractors and requesting [...]	2008-05-01 23:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK411	RWANDANS READY TO REINFORCE UNDERSTRENGHT UNAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN/Government of Rwanda (GOR) negotiations for the participation of three Rwandan troop battalions in Darfur went smoothly Monday, May 5th, paving the way for the deployment of new Rwandan soldiers and equipment to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in 2008. The negotiated Memora [...]	2008-05-08 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK437	SLOVAK FM KUBIS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) In a May 13 meeting, Slovak FM Jan Kubis told Ambassador Khalilzad that he had just returned from a joint trip to Afghanistan with Dutch FM Verboken. Kubis said he had found the situation in Afghanistan "unclear and unresolved." Kubis speculated that the local Afghan population is unha [...]	2008-05-15 16:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC AF UNMIK IZ
08USUNNEWYORK48	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 17 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The UK Permanent Mission to the UN (UKUN) hosted a donors meeting on January 16 to solicit TCCs for the UNAMID shortfalls of helicopters and transportation assets. The Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to obstruct [...]	2008-01-17 21:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK553	UN VIEWS ON SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) UN DPKO U/SYG Guehenno shared a downbeat report on his recent trip to Afghanistan and the UN perspective on the outcome of the recent Paris Conference in a June 19 meeting with PermReps from key coalition countries. In comparison to his last visit in 2005, Guehenno described a sense of [...]	2008-06-24 17:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF

08USUNNEWYORK559	SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...]	2008-06-24 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF
08USUNNEWYORK560	STRATEGIC/OPERATIONAL PLANNER FOR USUN MILITARY [...] USUN requests LtCol. Glenn J. Sadowski, USMCR xxx-xx-xxxx, be activated to serve as the strategic/operational planner on the USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) from 1 October, 2008 to 30 September 2010, per DJSM 0393-07 dated 4 MAY 2007 (REF A). 2. LtCol. Sadowski is the lead strategic/op [...]	2008-06-25 18:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK572	SPECIAL AFGHANISTAN ALLOWANCE APPROVED [...] THE UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (ACABQ) TODAY APPROVED THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S (SYG) REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL STAFF SERVING IN THE UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN (UNAMA). THIS WAS THE SYG'S SECOND REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL UNAMA ALL [...]	2008-06-28 00:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PGOV UNGA UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK585	UN HEADQUARTERS SUPPORTIVE OF SRSG EIDE'S REQUESTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador Khalilzad spoke with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno regarding UN Headquarters support for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and SRSG Kai Eide. Guehenno said DPKO supported Eide,s reque [...]	2008-07-01 21:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK596	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PR [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad on July 1, Pakistani PR Akram made several requests. Akram asked for U.S. assistance to ensure that SYG Ban tells FM Quereshi when he visits New York on July 9 that the UN will proceed with a commission of inquiry into Bhutto's death. Secondly, Akram [...]	2008-07-03 23:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PK PREL UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK6	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 3 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The scheduled Transfer of Authority (TOA) from AMIS command to UNAMID command took place as scheduled on December 31. On December 27, Acting UN Military Advisor Major General Five briefed the P-5 on the results of the High Ranking Operational and Technical Advisory Team (HROTAT) [...]	2008-01-03 20:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK613	SRSG KAI EIDE'S REQUESTS TO UN HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) Summary: In advance of SRSG Kai Eide,s meetings in Washington, below is a summary of what he needs from UN Headquarters, what USUN has done to support him, and what we plan to do in the future. End summary. WHAT EIDE NEEDS 2. (C) Eide has requested UN Headquarters action on two broad [...]	2008-07-10 00:51:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08USUNNEWYORK623	SRSG EIDE AND U/SYG HOLMES BRIEF SC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Security Council met to discuss Afghanistan, following the Secretary-General's special report on the outcome of the June 2008 Paris Conference. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitari [...]	2008-07-14 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK671	BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...]	2008-07-28 16:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AA
08USUNNEWYORK697	UN BRIEFS ON UNAMA'S STRUCTURE, EXPANSION, AND [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY: On 30 July, the UN briefed members of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) on the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA),specifically with regard to UNAMA's budget proposal, UNAMA's expansion, and aid coordination and effective [...]	2008-08-04 15:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK711	ARE THE "FRIENDS OF UNAMID" TRUE FRIENDS? [...] (C) This is an action request see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The July 24th meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" (FoU) was a follow up to the July 2nd meeting of the FoU at which UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) of the Department of Field Support (DFS),Malcorra asked the FoU for sp [...]	2008-08-07 23:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK76	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 24 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This week saw limited progress in UNAMID deployment planning by a number of TCCs including China, Egypt and Bangladesh, and one potentially significant development with the provision of helos coming out of A [...]	2008-01-24 20:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK794	RE-ENERGIZING THE FRIENDS OF UNAMID [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Recent meetings of the &Friends of UNAMID8 (FoU),co-chaired by the United States and Canada have focused on: 1) following up on UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) Susanna Malcorra's July 2 list of requests, especially for air [...]	2008-09-03 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK805	UN LOWERING SIGHTS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Field Support Malcorra acknowledged to Ambassador DiCarlo that the UN will not be able to meet its goal of 80 percent deployment of UNAMID by December. Malcorra agreed that the UN should consider going public with this information. She [...]	2008-09-08 19:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK92	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 31 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3, 6, and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Integrated Operational Team (IOT) updated USUN MSC on UNAMID deployments, SOFA negotiations, UK Chief of Staff (COS) Persona Non Grata situation, Canadian APCs, and Government of Sudan (GOS) attempt to den [...]	2008-01-31 22:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK937	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCT 13 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide outlined to Ambassador Khalilzad a complex tapestry of opportunities and solutions for Afghanistan's tenuous situation, emphasizing the need to act now to shift the balance in our favor. He said that the October 11 cabinet re-shuffling by Afghanista [...]	2008-10-14 23:01:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK941	SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] (U) Summary: SRSG and head of the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) Kai Eide briefed the Security Council on October 14, leading off a nearly four-hour meeting on Afghanistan. Eide cautioned against "doom and gloom" statements and said there were promising trends in the conflict. [...]	2008-10-15 23:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK947	BRIEFING ON UNAMA'S PROPOSED BUDGET - SPECIAL [...] (S) In a briefing on October 9th to Fifth Committee experts of the Friends of Afghanistan on the soon-to-be-issued proposed 2009 budget of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),Scott Smith of DPKO confirmed many of the facts and figures he conveyed in a briefing on July 30th (Ref [...]	2008-10-17 17:42:00	USUN New York	SECRET	AF PGOV PREL UNGA
08VIENNA1037	AUSTRIA: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel message to Austrian MFA Americas Director Isabel Rauscher July 22. Rauscher reported that Austria's July 3 statement welcoming the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and the other hostages had included the following call for the FARC to release all hostage [...]	2008-07-23 08:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF AU
08VIENNA1544	AUSTRIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 10:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR AF AU
08VIENNA1615	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON GAERC, GYMNICH AGENDAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF SY IR AU
08VIENNA1893	AUSTRIA: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, Econ/Pol Counselor, DATT and Polchief discussed reftel demarche with GOA officials across the government, as well as with the German Ambassador to Austria during a series of meetings December 17 to 23. Austrian officials said the MFA and Defense Ministry would rev [...]	2008-12-24 12:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
08VILNIUS146	LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...]	2008-03-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08VILNIUS475	LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: The GOL secured conditional funding from UAE and Saudi officials for reconstruction projects in Ghor province in a meeting facilitated and attended by USAID Administrator Fore on the margins of the June 12 Paris Conference. MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa intends to combine a trip to Ghor i [...]	2008-06-17 13:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS477	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WASHINGTON MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Cloud met June 18 with Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas to discuss his July 2 meetings with the Vice President and other senior officials in Washington. Kirkilas said there is no decision yet on extending Lithuanian troops in Iraq past July; said Lithuan [...]	2008-06-18 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR ENRG SCUL PHUM XH IZ AF LH
08VILNIUS757	LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO ISAF OPLAN ON [...] (C) MoND Undersecretary Andrius Krivas told Post September 11 that the Lithuanians are still considering their position on authorizing ISAF to participate in drug interdiction activity in Afghanistan (reftel). He did speculate however that if they agree to it, Lithuanian SOF operating in the [...]	2008-09-12 06:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS877	(C) LITHUANIA STILL CONSIDERING TRAINING PRESENCE [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points October 15 with MoND Acting Director of International Operations Migle Budryte and her Deputy, Bartas Trakymas. Budryte said the MoND is still considering an increased training presence in Afghanistan and will let us know when a decision is final. 2. (C) On [...]	2008-10-20 08:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR NATO AF LT LH
08VILNIUS923	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BUILD CONSENSUS TO DELAY [...] (C) Post discussed ref a points October 30 with MFA Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Division Egidijus Navikas in anticipation of the November 3 Gymnich and the November 10-11 GAERC. The most pressing issues to the Lithuanians for these two meetings are the resolution of the Geo [...]	2008-10-31 14:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS GG AF LH
08WARSAW1039	POLES SUPPORT AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION [...] (C) Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski thanked DCM September 4 for reftel information about plans to increase the capabilities of the Afghan National Army, and expressed support for the effort. Komorowski reminded that Poland has been seeking to join the Joint Coordination Board. [...]	2008-09-05 07:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF PL
08WARSAW1069	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. GOP will consider guarded support for amendment of the ISAF oplan to expand CN authorities, provided actions resulting from amendment do not have a negative impact on safety of Polish troops. However, the Poles believe that the priority should be training Afghans to take on thei [...]	2008-09-15 14:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
08WARSAW1140	POLAND WRESTLING WITH CIVILIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland begins its fourth Afghanistan rotation November 1 with the consolidation of 1,450 soldiers in Ghazni province. The GoP agreed to take sole responsibility for operations in Ghazni in March 2008, and began detailed military planning at that time -- particularly to secure t [...]	2008-09-29 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAPP AF PL
08WARSAW1173	POLES DEEPEN AFGHANISTAN ENGAGEMENT DESPITE PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 1, Poland will increase its military presence and take on new responsibilities in Afghanistan. Polish forces will consolidate control over military operations in Ghazni province, and a Polish civilian contingent will replace its U.S. PRT counterpart over the course [...]	2008-10-07 06:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PL MAPP
08WARSAW1250	AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH SEJM SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of the Sejm (lower house of parliament) Bronislaw Komorowski expressed satisfaction with lessons learned by the Polish military in Iraq. Discussing the November 1 Polish takeover of responsibilities in Afghanistan's Ghazn [...]	2008-10-29 07:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM AF IZ PL
08WARSAW1285	POLISH VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland will oppose the unconditional resumption of negotiations on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia, but will take a "careful" approach at the November 10-11 EU Foreign Ministers Meeting (GAERC). B [...]	2008-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN GA RS BK AF SY IZ PL
08WARSAW1382	POLISH ISAF STRATEGY UNCLEAR ON CIVILIAN ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOP has engaged in a continuing interagency review to determine its long-term strategy in Afghanistan. The strategic planning process has gained little traction, stalling on the question of how long to plan for a Polish presence. On the other hand, the GOP has taken near-t [...]	2008-12-05 13:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PL MAPP
08WARSAW468	POLAND ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: So far Polish officials have not begun to discuss whether to make a pledge at the Afghanistan Conference in Paris in June, let alone the possible amount. Like other European governments, they have been thinking of the Conference in purely political terms. Nevertheless, Afgha [...]	2008-04-14 08:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NATO PGOV PREL AF PL
08WARSAW945	POLISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Plans are still being developed for a proposed Polish-Spanish-Emirati Agricultural Training School in Afghanistan. Poland's USD 1.3 million pledge at the Paris Support Conference will be used for a 2008 donation to the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund. The Poles remain keenly [...]	2008-08-11 14:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NATO MARR EAID PL AF
08WELLINGTON15	CODEL HOYER MEETS WITH GNZ LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 9, a 13-member Congressional delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) met with Deputy and Acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Chief Executive Simon Murdoch to discu [...]	2008-01-18 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG MOPS MARR AF NK NZ
08WELLINGTON322	NEW ZEALAND AND ANA EXPANSION [...] (C) On September 18, A/DCM met with Wayne Higgins, Director for the Ministry of Defense International Relations Division, MOD defense policy and planning analyst Greg Mitchell, Ron Logan, MOD staff officer to the Chief of Defense Force, and Richard Prendergast from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...]	2008-09-30 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL AF NZ
08WELLINGTON35	NEW ZEALAND: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S JANUARY [...] (C) Summary. New Zealand PM Clark believes the indifference of most Japanese to whaling leaves the most extreme whaling advocates free to drive GOJ policy. Clark opposes Antarctic tourism and she is pleased with her government's efforts to get developing economies to accept some responsibi [...]	2008-02-07 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SENV NZ AY AF BM FJ UK IN MY
08YAOUNDE1233	CAMEROON: DEMARCHE ON DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) On December 17, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on terminating defense cooperation with Iran to Secretary General Sebastien Foumane at the Ministry of External Relations. Secretary General Foumane responded that, to his knowledge, Cameroon did not have any defense cooperation agre [...]	2008-12-22 10:34:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	AF IR PARM PREL XA ISN NEA CM
08YAOUNDE368	YAOUNDE AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE LESSONS LEARNED: IT [...] (U) Summary: During the last week of February 2008, Cameroon's renowned stability and tranquility of Cameroon were shattered by a spasm of rioting and violence that led Embassy Yaounde to request the authorized departure of eligible family members. Mission Cameroon's lessons learned from this [...]	2008-04-15 15:43:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AF AFIN AMGT ASEC CA CASC CM CMGT KFLO
08ZAGREB286	NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS: CROATIA'S GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia has steadily expanded its contribution to ISAF and has assumed increasingly complex missions. Croatian forces are currently in their 11th rotation with 203 soldiers. The MoD plans to increase this to 280 troops this summer and has Parliamentary approval to raise this to [...]	2008-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB694	CROATIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) Pol officer discussed reftel points in a meeting at the Croatian Foreign Ministry with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department and Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head for Peace Support Operations. Nakic noted that earlier this year the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) had authorized an increase in Cr [...]	2008-10-03 12:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR EAID AF HR
08ZAGREB866	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 13:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ABUDHABI1068	AFGHAN INAUGURATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on November 11. Gargash said he would inquire as to senior-level UAE representation at the Afghan Presidential inauguration, but could not as yet confirm the level of Emirati participation. Gargash [...]	2009-11-12 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF AE
09ABUDHABI1110	UAE READY FOR JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a significant advance for our CT agenda, the UAE has agreed to operationalize cash courier interdiction with a joint training program in Al Ain (inter alia, home to a significant Afghan population). The UAE also provided us with the first detailed description of how they exe [...]	2009-11-24 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI1131	UAE SUPPORT FOR WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 09:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM AF AE
09ABUDHABI1160	SUPPORTING UAE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN AE AF
09ABUDHABI173	REQUESTING UAE VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash took careful notes February 18 as the Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding U.S. interest in the UAE's "considered views" on goals, priorities, and actions that we might focus on in our Pakistan/Afghanistan policy review. D [...]	2009-02-18 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI174	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...]	2009-02-19 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI270	UAE THOUGHTS ON AFGHAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's input to our Afghan/Pakistan policy review is constructive and broadly consistent with current US policy insofar as it calls for: supporting Pakistan; upping reconstruction assistance; urging Pakistan and Afghanistan to work better together; and looking skeptically at [...]	2009-03-18 13:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NATO AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI301	FM PRESSES SRAP HOLBROOKE FOR IRENA SUPPORT [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, UAE Foreign Minister Shaykh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) asked if the United States had changed its (Ref E) policy on joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). AbZ recall [...]	2009-03-25 08:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PREL PARM AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI318	NEW UAE NGO SEEKS TO CONFRONT ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers met March 12 with Saif Bin Helal Al Shehhi, Founder and CEO of a new international humanitarian NGO based in Dubai, "Peace Without Limits (PWL)." PWL is inspired by a desire to reduce terrorism and extremism by addressing the root causes of discontent in the re [...]	2009-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KMPI KWMN PTER XF SU AF AE
09ABUDHABI330	UAE REACTION TO REQUEST FOR MANAS ALTERNATIVES [...] (S) Summary: The UAE Chief of Staff (CoS) asked for more details on the Manas operations before he endorses a US led site survey, in his mind, USG use of Safran AB is questionable. Transit of US forces may be doable, but expanding to NATO use seems out of the question. End summary. 2. (S [...]	2009-04-01 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR PREL MOPS AE KG AF IR
09ABUDHABI347	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REITERATES IRAN CONCERNS FOR S/SRAP [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) expressed his grave concerns about the Iranian threat to the region. MbZ said the Iranian response to the Nowruz message was pri [...]	2009-04-05 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI348	UAE OFFERS S/SRAP HOLBROOKE MORE AFGHANISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) offered additional UAEG support for Afghanistan. MbZ said the UAE was working to c [...]	2009-04-05 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI371	PRESSING UAE ON AID FOR PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash and Assistant MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan (who will join the UAE delegation in Tokyo) U.S. goals for the Tokyo Pakistan Donors' Conference April 17. Noting $4 billion as a t [...]	2009-04-14 07:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON MOPS NATO PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI485	ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT FUND CHANNELS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During EconOff's May 7 courtesy call, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD, www.adfd.ae) Mohammed Saif Al Sowaidi outlined the Fund's efforts to support economic development through bilateral loans and grants to Middle Eastern, African and Asian cou [...]	2009-05-14 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV EFIN EINV AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI503	UAE TO REQUIRE VISAS FOR DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL TRAVELERS [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. 2. On May 18, 2009, Ambassador, accompanied by Conchief, was summoned to meet with UAE MFA Director for Consular Affairs Ambassador Sultan Mohammed Al Qortasi. Al Qortasi provided a diplomatic note announcing that, effective October 1, 2009, t [...]	2009-05-19 06:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS APER AMGT AE AF
09ABUDHABI578	(S) UAE UPDATES S/SRAP HOLBROOKE ON PAKISTAN SUPPORT, AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) pledged an additional USD 30 million for Pakistani displaced persons and commended Pakistan's decision to shift troops to the Afgha [...]	2009-06-10 07:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI583	(S) UAE DETAINS US MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 16. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, the UAE authorities detained two Russian IL-76 cargo planes operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA),which were carrying US military cargo and two US service members from Kuwait to Afghanistan. Accor [...]	2009-06-10 15:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KU AE
09ABUDHABI607	UPDATE ON UAE DETENTION OF MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following overnight indications that four U.S. military escorts (reftel) might be prosecuted along with the Russian crew and carrier, Ambassador met June 15 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Rumaithi and Minister of Interior Saif to seek their intervention in the releas [...]	2009-06-15 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KUAE
09ABUDHABI618	UAE PROPOSAL TO SEND DOCTORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) Following up on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's (MbZ) June 6 discussion with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (reftel),Ambassador met with Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) [...]	2009-06-17 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID MOPS PTER PGOV AF AE
09ABUDHABI640	UAE PERSPECTIVES ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Tariq al-Haidan acknowledged ref A points and President Obama's statement that the USG has no favored candidate in the Afghan elections in a June 22 meeting, but pressed the Charge to clarify who the U.S. is really backing. He noted [...]	2009-06-22 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF AE
09ABUDHABI684	UAE TARGETING DRUG AND ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS TO/FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings June 28 and 29, Central Bank and Ministry of Interior officials told visiting Staffdel Frantz the UAE is working with Afghanistan to disrupt illicit financing and drug trafficking. UAE officials stressed the importance of developing alternatives for Afghans currently [...]	2009-07-06 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR ETRD PGOV AF AE
09ABUDHABI719	UAE DOCTORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) During his July 13 majlis (a weekly public salon),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) Chairman Dr. Ahmed Al Mazrouei and the Ambassador that HAAD should work with Al Ain-based Oasis Hospital to send volunteer Emirati doctors to Afgh [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MOPS PARM PREL PGOV AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI744	UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND [...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...]	2009-07-22 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI772	(S) COMCENTCOM PETRAEUS MEETING WITH UAE CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (S) CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus met with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff (CoS) LTG Hamad Mohammed Thani al-Rumaithy on July 24. Echoing his points on Iran with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed the night before (septel),Petraeus told the CoS by that the USG does not fully share the UAEG a [...]	2009-08-02 08:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF AE
09ABUDHABI783	TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...]	2009-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI845	CROWN PRINCE OFFERS DHS U/S BEERS COOPERATION, SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) discussed UAE efforts to combat illicit financial flows to Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-08-24 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN AF PK YE AE
09ABUDHABI877	THE UAE AND TALIBAN FINANCING: Our Analysis and Action Plan [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable sub-continent immigrant community and significant legitimate financial flows between the two countries, it comes as no surprise that Taliban financing originates in and transits the UAE to Afghanistan and third countries. Afghan drug p [...]	2009-09-03 08:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI890	Disrupting Taliban Financing: First Meeting of US-UAE Cash [...] (S) SUMMARY. On 7 September 2009, Embassy officials from DHS/ICE, GRPO, Treasury, and State attended the first meeting with Emirati counterparts of the US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force (Ref A) to address the interdiction of cash couriers as one method of disrupting Taliban financing. In the mee [...]	2009-09-08 10:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI917	UAE SUPPORT FOR AL AZHAR PROGRAMMING OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has researched comments on UAE support for Al Azhar University activities, made by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his September 10 meeting with President Obama. Media sources confirm UAEG support for moderate Islamic broadcasts by Al Azhar University C [...]	2009-09-17 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PTER KISL SCUL AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI979	UAE CHARGES 3 WITH TALIBAN FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 28, Abu Dhabi based English language daily The National reported that seven Emiratis and one Afghan national had been charged with funneling money to the Taliban and supporting terrorist activity. The defendants reportedly denied the charges and said confessions we [...]	2009-10-15 13:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUJA2172	NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individual who has been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION ABUJA. The individual is to attend the INTERNATIONAL OFFICER INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY INTEL [...]	2009-12-02 14:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF NI
09ABUJA2186	NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COORPORATION ABUJA. The individuals are to attend UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING at LACKLAND AFB, HO [...]	2009-12-03 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF NI
09ADDISABABA1824	STAFFDEL PERKINS [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Mr. Alexander Perkins, Majority Trade Counsel, and Ms. Angela Ellard, Minority Trade Counsel to Ethiopia August 6-9, 2009. For the latest travel advisories consult the Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov. The purpose of travel is to hold AGOA-r [...]	2009-07-30 11:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF OTRA ET
09ADDISABABA2346	Ethiopia Becomes Fourth African Country [...] (U) As part of the USG's food security initiative implementation plan development, USAID Ethiopia continues to produce information sharing cables to highlight progress and plans in key areas. This Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) cable is a continuation of this seri [...]	2009-10-01 06:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL AF ET
09ADDISABABA2434	ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2436	ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]	2009-10-13 12:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2618	ETHIOPIA: SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY AND STANDARDS-RELATED [...] (U) This cable is a response to reftel request for reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standard-Related foreign trade barriers. Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) -------------------------------- 2. (U) On September 9, 2009, the Ethiopian Government enacted Proclamation No. 655 [...]	2009-11-04 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2853	ETHIOPIA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable is a response to reftel request for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ethiopia was $147.2 million in 2008, an increase of 89 percent over the surplus of $77.7 million in 2 [...]	2009-12-04 11:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2871	ETHIOPIA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 13:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2900	ETHIOPIA SEEKS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL LAND USE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All land in Ethiopia is owned by the government. Farmland is leased long-term to individuals (95 percent) and companies (5 percent). Having determined that (1) vastly more acreage must be brought into agricultural production, (2) existing farmland must be made much more product [...]	2009-12-10 07:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA708	CODEL CARNAHAN APRIL 5-8, 2009 [...] Embassy Addis Ababa warmly welcomes CODEL CARNAHAN to Ethiopia April 5-8, 2009 to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly. Travelers should check with the control officer 72 hours prior to commencement of travel, and consult the Department of State website at http://travel.stat [...]	2009-03-24 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA AF CY EG ET
09ADDISABABA963	POTENTIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radiological material. This report came to post's attention via photographic material. Information concerning this report was r [...]	2009-04-24 09:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	AF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09ALGIERS1072	ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Charge discussed reftel points with Algerian MFA Director General for the Americas, Sabri Boukhadoum on December 1. Charge said we wanted to preview the President's speech because Algeria is a close partner in security matters and in light of Foreign Minister Medelci's upcoming visit to [...]	2009-12-02 16:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR MOPS AF PK AG
09AMMAN1414	JORDAN: AFGHAN ELECTION DEMARCHE PASSED [...] (C) On June 24, the Ambassador met with Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Court to share a copy of the President's statement about the start of the Afghan election campaign season. Lozi agreed that a level playing field for all candidates was important and that impartiality on behalf of the int [...]	2009-06-25 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF JO
09AMMAN675	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points seeking input for the Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review contained in reftel A on February 28 separately to Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and to Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi. Neither Judeh nor Lozi provided an immediate substantive response. We have [...]	2009-03-16 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF JO
09AMMAN709	DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR BASE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 13:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF JO
09AMMAN768	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador discussed Jordan's participation in the Afghanistan conference on March 24 with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi who said that LTG Prince Faisal, who is the King's brother and the special assistant to the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK IR UN JO
09ANKARA1053	TURKEY BUSILY PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials fully agree with the need to press forward on supporting Afghanistan post-elections and welcome a "whole of government" approach. The GOT has already obligated the USD 200 million pledged at the June 2008 Paris and January 2006 London Donors Conferences, and expe [...]	2009-07-23 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TU
09ANKARA1156	TURKEY: MFA BRIEFS CODEL MURPHY-MCKEON ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Murphy-McKeon attended a lunch on August 4 hosted by MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan during their visit to Ankara. The delegation discussed the importance of the U.S.-Turkish relationship and current issues in Afghanistan and Iraq. Apakan highlighted the need to build a national, [...]	2009-08-10 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV AF TU IZ KDEM
09ANKARA1224	AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS: TURKEY NEEDS LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In both their public statements and private conversations with us, GoT officials have repeatedly confirmed their commitment to a free and fair Afghan presidential election. The GoT's dispatch of a 12-person MFA-led team of election monitors to Afghanistan substantiates that com [...]	2009-08-19 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
09ANKARA1361	TURKEY: MFA ON AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador made REFTEL points to MFA U/S Sinirlioglu on September 14, underscoring that congratulatory messages should not be premature. Sinirlioglu said Ankara already is aware of USG concerns and intends to be careful about extending congratulations. He noted that the Turkish Gove [...]	2009-09-16 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF TU
09ANKARA1567	TURKEY: TOKYO PLEDGE IN PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN AF PAK
09ANKARA1631	TURKISH FM WILL ATTEND AFGHAN INAUGURATION [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu confirmed to visiting EUR A/S Gordon November 12 that he plans to attend President Karzai's inauguration in Kabul on November 19. The Ambassador also had raised REFTEL points with MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu late on November 10. Sinirlioglu had pred [...]	2009-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV TU AF

09ANKARA1661	PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Turkey plans to involve itself actively in organizing meetings related to both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the coming year. Turkey's "Action Plan for Afghanistan" (included in para 4 below),which lists "immediate steps" for Turkish efforts in Afghanistan, includes convening the fourth Af [...]	2009-11-19 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL TU

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