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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07HILLAH112 | KARBALA POLICE CHIEF TARGET OF JAYSH AL-MAHDI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 14:07:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PINR PTER |
07HILLAH12 | EYES ON THE SECURITY PRIZE, BABIL GOVERNOR PUTS HIS BEST [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary and comment: In a meeting with Babil PRT that proved more of a two-way exchange than previous ones, the Babil governor requested stronger U.S. support for reconstruction projects, spoke somewhat favorably of cooperation with the Coalition in m [...] | 2007-01-20 15:12:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IR IZ |
07HILLAH13 | WORRISOME WARRANTS AND OTHER TALES FROM BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (C) Summary: Two cases involving a total of fifteen warrants issued in Karbala for Sunni citizens of Babil have the provincial police chief and chief justice worried that extradition may serve as cover for nefarious sectarian or anti-Ba'athist ends. One of [...] | 2007-01-22 09:44:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PTER KDEM IZ |
07HILLAH137 | ASSASSINATIONS HALT IN NAJAF [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During the three month period from June 13 - September 14, 2007, Najafis witnessed a sharp increase in the number of targeted assassinations, largely attributed to jaysh al-mahdi (JAM). These killings, predominantly in the form of drive-by sho [...] | 2007-10-12 12:59:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
07HILLAH155 | BABIL: PRT HOSTS SHEIKHS' ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: On November 13, PRT Babil hosted a gathering of Sunni and Shi'a tribal sheikhs from throughout the province. The sheikhs criticized the current political leadership of the province while blaming the US for allowing foreign influences to pe [...] | 2007-11-15 08:26:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IZ IR |
07HILLAH48 | BABIL'S FAINT-HEARTED GOVERNOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary and comment: The governor of Babil, reeling under the triple impact of a revolt in the provincial council (and the loss of his closest ally there),a public whispering campaign against him and an increasingly assertive Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM),sudd [...] | 2007-03-28 17:53:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ |
07HILLAH71 | POLICE CHALLENGE VBID, EXPLOSION ENSUES [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf/Diwaniyah Cable. VBID EXPLODES IN KUFA 2. (C) Our locally engaged staff in Najaf report that, on May 8, 2007 at approximately 1015, a device identified by Iraqi Security Forces as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBID) detonated near the Sherhistani [...] | 2007-05-08 13:06:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI MARR IZ |
07HILLAH77 | GOVERNOR OF NAJAF CALLS ON MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf/Diwaniyah Cable. SUMMARY 2. (C) The Governor of Najaf traveled to Baghdad on 14 May accompanied by Coalition officers and PRT leader. During his call the Governor gave the Minister a detailed list of weapons and ammunition, as well as a proposed budget, for an [...] | 2007-05-20 15:18:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PTER IZ |
07HILLAH86 | IRANIAN-SUPPORTED GROUP SAID TARGETING SISTANI AIDES, WOULD [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary: A civil society activist with strong religious credentials recently warned PRT leader that an Iranian-controlled group called Asa'ib Al-Haq, based in Diwaniya, is serving as a tool in Iran's efforts to take control of the hawza, the Shi'a relig [...] | 2007-06-07 04:37:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KISL IZ IR |
07HILLAH95 | KARBALA: GOVERNOR PUTS HIS HEART INTO THE TRANSFER OF THE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala classified cable. 2. (U) On June 27, Karbala Governor Aqeel Mahmood al-Khazali met with 3ID Deputy Commanding General (DCG) and PRT representatives at the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in al-Hillah. This was the first meeting betwe [...] | 2007-06-30 08:42:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PTER PINR IZ |
07HILLAH96 | CORRECTED COPY: KARBALA: GOVERNOR PUTS HIS HEART INTO THE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Hillah 00000095 (wrong classification) a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala classified cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 27, Karbala Governor Aqeel Mahmood al-Khazali met with 3ID Deputy Commanding General (DCG) and PRT representatives at the Regional [...] | 2007-06-30 08:50:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PTER PINR IZ |
07HOCHIMINHCITY160 | (C) EXPLOSION REPORTED OUTSIDE HCMC HOME OF PM DZUNG [...] (C/NF) Reliable media contacts in HCMC confirmed to us that a small improvised explosive device went off outside a home belonging to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung in HCMC's District 3 sometime on February 12. No injuries or damage was reported. Rumors of this incident circulated on February [...] | 2007-02-15 06:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PTER PINR VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY164 | SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES TERRORISM CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) GVN and Communist Party advisor Vo Viet Thanh told Poloff that the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is concerned about what it sees as new external efforts to radicalize Vietnam's Muslim community. (Numbering between 50 and 80 thousand, Vietnam's Muslims are centered in the coastal pr [...] | 2007-02-15 09:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINR CH CB LA VM |
07HONGKONG1800 | HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes to your visit next week. U.S. trade, investment, and business with Hong Kong flourish in a largely open environment. Hong Kong is our 15th largest export market, and the United States enjoyed a USD 9.8 billion trade surplus [...] | 2007-07-09 00:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH SENV MC |
07HONGKONG1801 | MACAU SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes your visit to Macau next week. U.S. interests in Macau have increased tremendously since 2002, when Macau liberalized its gaming market. The U.S. is now one of the largest investors, behind only Hong Kong and mainland China [...] | 2007-07-09 00:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH MC SENV |
07IRANRPODUBAI1 | FORMER IRGC GENERAL DISMAYED WITH POLITICIZATION OF IRGC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 16:50:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR PTER |
07IRANRPODUBAI16 | IRAN'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 14:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR IS IZ PTER AE |
07IRANRPODUBAI3 | FORMER POLICE GENERAL SAYS RAFSANJANI UP, AHMADINEJAD DOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 16:01:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR IZ LE PTER |
07IRANRPODUBAI41 | IRAN: MAKING ITSELF UNATTRACTIVE TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-05 09:23:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV PTER IR |
07IRANRPODUBAI60 | NEW IRGC HEAD JAFARI DESCRIBED AS A BETTER SOLDIER AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 16:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV MARR PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1021 | PAK SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE HIGH-LEVEL TALIBAN [...] (U) Local newspapers reported on March 2 that Pakistani security forces had captured high-ranking Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, along with up to five others, on February 26 in Quetta. An anonymous Pakistani official said that two of those captured with Obaidullah "could be" Amir Kha [...] | 2007-03-03 08:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | AF PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1028 | FM KASURI'S FEBRUARY 20-21 VISIT TO NEW DELHI [...] (C) Summary: In a March 1 meeting with PolOff, MFA Director-General for South Asian Affairs Jalil Jilani provided a readout of Foreign Minister Kasuri's February 20-21 visit to New Delhi. Jilani previewed the upcoming March 6 anti-terror talks in Islamabad and described the nuclear accord [...] | 2007-03-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | IN MNUC PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1094 | PAK MFA SAYS AFGHAN JIRGA COMMISSION COMING MARCH [...] (C//NF) In a March 7 phone call with PolOff, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Afghan jirga commission will visit Islamabad for meetings with the Pakistani jirga commission March 10 or March 11. The Ministry is waiting for confirmation of exact dates from Kabul. Th [...] | 2007-03-07 13:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1103 | PAKISTANI QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) PolOff met March 5 with Kamran Akhtar, Director of the Pakistan Foreign Ministry's Disarmament Cell, to invite the Government of Pakistan to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Akhtar said that Pakistan supported the initiative in principle but would not sig [...] | 2007-03-08 10:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP PK RS |
07ISLAMABAD113 | DOMESTIC TERROR KILLS MORE THAN 900 IN 2006 [...] (U) SUMMARY: A well-regarded local think tank calculates that more than 900 Pakistanis died from terrorist-related attacks in 2006. In addition, more than 1,500 were wounded. The numbers, broken down by province and nature of the incidents, highlight the difficult domestic environment the gov [...] | 2007-01-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD133 | STATUS OF FRONTIER CORPS [...] (SBU) On December 29, 2006, PolCouns raised with the MFA's America's Desk post's request for information regarding the legal status of the Frontier Corps. (Reftel) Post had twice earlier requested the MFA's assistance in parsing the legal underpinnings of the Frontier Corps, as the issue ha [...] | 2007-01-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1331 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON STATUS OF PAK-AFGHAN JIRGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher on March 15 and with Ambassador on March 19, Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan's Jirga Commission Afthab Ahmed Khan Sherpao reviewed the status of the Pak-Afghan jirga process [...] | 2007-03-24 06:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF PK AF |
07ISLAMABAD1688 | RED MOSQUE UPDATE [...] (C) Talks continued over the weekend between the leaders of the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) and the government. Maulana Abdul Aziz and Maulana Ghazi, the two leaders of the mosque, have softened their public tone toward the government. During Friday,s sermon, Aziz delivered a more tempered message [...] | 2007-04-16 13:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD1698 | RED MOSQUE CALLS OFF NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) On April 16, the administration of the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) announced that it would suspend talks with the government, after mosque leaders accused the government of aerial surveillance and spraying unknown gases on the mosque. Red Mosque leader Maulana Ghazi told a news conference that, [...] | 2007-04-17 11:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD1943 | PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO IRAQ MISSION [...] (C) Post assesses that Pakistan would not be willing to contribute troops or other support to the current Iraq Coalition, nor would it be productive to raise the matter with the Government of Pakistan at this time. 2. (C) Pakistani officials have intimated privately in the past that they w [...] | 2007-05-02 04:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER PK IZ |
07ISLAMABAD2023 | SINDH HIGH COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF AL RASHID TRUST [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 26, the Sindh High Court (SHC) suspended the Pakistan government's decision to freeze the assets of Al Rashid Trust (ART) and seal its offices. The two-member bench, which included the Chief Justice, ruled there was no justification for the closing of the offices. Th [...] | 2007-05-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO PK |
07ISLAMABAD2113 | PAKISTAN'S ACTION ON DISRUPTING EXTERNAL FINANCING TO THE TALIBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 06:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KPAO KTFN PK PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2220 | PROTESTS AND CLASHES OVER BEGINNING OF CAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Government of Pakistan began the process of physically closing two Afghan refugee camps by bulldozing several buildings. At Jungle Pir Alizai camp in Balochistan, the action sparked protests and gunfire between the Frontier Corps and locals, resulting in a number o [...] | 2007-05-18 02:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PTER PK AF |
07ISLAMABAD2270 | RED MOSQUE ISSUE FLARES UP AGAIN [...] (C) In what has become a recurring spectacle in Islamabad, mosque supporters and seminary students-- better known as the Red Mosque brigade-- have again "kidnapped" police to draw attention to their demands. On May 18, the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) "brigade" captured four plain-clothes police off [...] | 2007-05-21 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2334 | RED MOSQUE RELEASES POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On May 24, the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) brigade released the last two police officers kidnapped on May 18. The other two officers had been released on May 19. (Note. The Red Mosque "brigade" is a group of supporters and madrassa students who are often seen outside the mosque wielding large [...] | 2007-05-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD2378 | DISARMING KARACHI: A WORTHY BUT CURRENTLY UNLIKELY GOAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2402 | PRESS COVERAGE OF BAN ON LARGE GATHERINGS MISSES [...] (C) On May 30, the Islamabad district administration issued an official Section 144 order banning "all kinds of gatherings of five or more people" inside Islamabad for two months. Breathless press reports described the order as a new and dangerous decision, but in reality the document merely r [...] | 2007-05-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PK |
07ISLAMABAD2468 | IMAM OF THE KAABA CONDEMNS THE RED MOSQUE'S [...] (C) Background: Reftels describe the situation at Islamabad's Red Mosque, where two imams have for several months been encouraging male and female madrassah students to engage in vigilante justice. The situation at the women's madrassah, which is located in the heart of Islamabad and is hom [...] | 2007-06-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD250 | POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your January 27-28 visit to Islamabad. The Government of Pakistan is a key ally in the War on Terror and an essential partner in our efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. President Musharraf and Prime Minister Aziz, both western-oriented modern [...] | 2007-01-17 03:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PREL PTER PGOV KDEM OVIP OTRA |
07ISLAMABAD2546 | IMRAN KHAN TAKES ON THE MQM IN THE UK [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 13:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PTER |
07ISLAMABAD256 | MUSHARRAF TELLS BOUCHER ABOUT PAKISTAN’S PLANS FOR [...] (S) Summary and introduction: In his January 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf spoke of irritants in Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan's tactical adjustments to enhance security i [...] | 2007-01-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | EAID MOPS PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2574 | FEDERAL RAILWAYS MINISTER DEFENDS MEDIA CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2699 | CHIEF JUSTICE CASE: SUPREME COURT DEFERS RULING [...] BACKGROUND: In early March, President Musharraf presented a reference (charge sheet) to the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The same day, the President ordered the establishment of a "Supreme Judicial Council" to decide the merits of the reference against the Chief Justice and declared the judge [...] | 2007-06-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD277 | BOUCHER AND PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTRY REVIEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: On January 12, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher held back-to-back meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Additional Secretary Shahid Kamal. Khan stressed that improved intelligence coopera [...] | 2007-01-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV PK |
07ISLAMABAD2780 | BOUCHER'S FOREIGN MINISTRY DISCUSSIONS FOCUS ON CURRENT EVENTS, STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 11:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON IN PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2782 | BOUCHER VISITS BALOCHISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 14, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher made his first visit to Balochistan. Inspector General of Police Tariq Khosa discussed the need for more contacts with his counterparts in Afghanistan and Iran and expressed doubt that Afg [...] | 2007-06-22 11:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK AF |
07ISLAMABAD2793 | MUSHARRAF ASSURES NEGROPONTE THAT FIGHT AGAINST [...] (C) During a 90-minute cordial meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary for South and SIPDIS Central Asian Affairs Boucher, and the Charge d'Affaires, President Musharraf emphasized that Al Qaeda and extremism are Pakistan's greatest threat. The National Security Counc [...] | 2007-06-22 13:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PK AF |
07ISLAMABAD2796 | BOUCHER AND VICE CHIEF DISCUSS NEW STEPS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: While he demurred from speaking about Pakistan's political situation, Vice Chief of the Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat was eager to discuss a variety of topics during his June 13 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher. Hyat reported tha [...] | 2007-06-23 05:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2798 | DEPUTY SECRETARY AND FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with Foreign Minister Kasuri on June 15. Both sides expressed strong support for the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue. Kasuri noted that negative comments from the U.S. media and [...] | 2007-06-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2799 | PRIME MINISTER STRESSES NEED FOR STABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with SIPDIS Prime Minister (PM) Aziz on June 16. The PM stressed the importance of a stable Afghanistan and expressed concern about Afghan drug production. He reiterated Pakistan,s com [...] | 2007-06-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PK PREL PTER SNAR |
07ISLAMABAD283 | PRIME MINISTER AZIZ RAISES ECONOMIC AND CROSS-BORDER AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: On January 12, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Aziz discussed his recent visit to Afghanistan, noting that he had spent over two hours in a one-on-one meeting with Karzai, and that Karzai's [...] | 2007-01-18 06:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD EINV OPIC MNUC AF PK |
07ISLAMABAD2856 | DEPUTY SECRETARY, GEN HYAT, AND GEN UL-HAQ STRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with Vice Chief of Army Staff GEN Ahsan Saleem Hyat and then separately with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff GEN Ehsan ul-Haq on June 16. Both sides emphasized the importance o [...] | 2007-06-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK MOPS AG |
07ISLAMABAD2866 | HIGH LEVEL APG DELEGATION TO VISIT REGARDING STALLED AML [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Asia Pacific Group is sending a high level delegation to Pakistan July 2-3 in order to impress on the GOP the seriousness with which they regard Pakistan's lack of progress on passing anti-money laundering legislat [...] | 2007-06-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER EFIN PK |
07ISLAMABAD2905 | SITREP ISLAMABAD 20:00 LOCAL -- CONFRONTATION AT RED MOSQUE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PK PTER |
07ISLAMABAD2907 | RED MOSQUE -- SITREP ISLAMABAD 15:30 LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The Pakistan Army has taken command of government forces in the immediate area of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque). Approximately 700 people inside the mosque surrendered at the urging of the government; approximately 3,200 remain. Prime Minister Aziz told visiting Codel Davis July [...] | 2007-07-04 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2908 | RED MOSQUE -- SITREP ISLAMABAD 15:30 LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The Pakistan Army has taken command of government forces in the immediate area of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque). Approximately 700 people inside the mosque surrendered at the urging of the government; approximately 3,200 remain. Prime Minister Aziz told visiting Codel Davis July [...] | 2007-07-04 12:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2932 | RED MOSQUE -- SITREP 16:00 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Lal Masjid leader mullah Abdul Aziz was arrested July 4 while trying to escape disguised as a woman in a burqa. Pakistan Army Rangers estimate close to a thousand people have surrendered from the mosque. Abdur Rashid Ghazi, the remaining mullah in the mosque, reaffirmed his [...] | 2007-07-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2934 | RED MOSQUE -- SITREP 16:00 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Lal Masjid leader mullah Abdul Aziz was arrested July 4 while trying to escape disguised as a woman in a burqa. Pakistan Army Rangers estimate close to a thousand people have surrendered from the mosque. Abdur Rashid Ghazi, the remaining mullah in the mosque, reaffirmed his [...] | 2007-07-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2950 | HIGH-LEVEL APG DELEGATION EXPRESSES CONCERN TO GOP [...] (C) Summary: A high-level delegation of the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG),a regional subsidiary of FATF, traveled to Pakistan on July 2-3 to gage the country's progress on passing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation, and to send a message that quick movement was necessary [...] | 2007-07-06 08:54:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ECON PREL PK |
07ISLAMABAD2954 | ATTACK ON MUSHARRAF / RED MOSQUE STANDOFF CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Government sources confidentially confirmed that a rocket was fired at President Musharraf's airplane at Chaklala Air Base this morning; the Pakistan Army continues to publicly deny the attack took place. Security forces and militants at the Red Mosque continue to exchange spora [...] | 2007-07-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD2960 | RED MOSQUE -- SITREP JULY 7, NOON LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The strict curfew in the area around the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) remains in effect as of noon on Saturday, July 7. Gunfire and explosions continued intermittently overnight. After a several-hour lull Saturday morning, sporadic exchange of fire resumed. The rest of Islamabad c [...] | 2007-07-07 08:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2976 | RED MOSQUE - SITREP JULY 9, 1600 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been no major change in the Red Mosque situation since Post's July 7 report (reftel),but the government appears to be preparing for a final siege. Security forces and militants exchanged sporadic gunfire on July 8 and 9, and mosque leader Ghazi continues to refuse to [...] | 2007-07-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD2979 | BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM HELPS STRENGTHEN S&T [...] (SBU) Summary: The Biosecurity Engagement Program team's second visit to Pakistan June 12-23 further strengthened the collaboration on the Science and Technology Agreement, part of the Strategic Dialogue between Pakistan and the U.S. The team met with high-level GOP officials and various membe [...] | 2007-07-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK |
07ISLAMABAD2990 | RED MOSQUE SITREP AND EAC -- JULY 10, 11:00 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Overnight on July 9, the Pakistani government escalated its operation against the Red Mosque. A high-level delegation tried to negotiate with militant leader Maulana Ghazi on July 9. The negotiations failed and the military operation resumed at 04:00 July 10. As of 11:00 local, [...] | 2007-07-10 05:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD3022 | RED MOSQUE SITREP -- JULY 11, 1630 LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: The military operation launched against the Red Mosque at 0400 on July 10 continued for over 30 hours until 1030 on July 11. As of 1630, security forces continue to do a room-by-room search of the mosque compound but are no longer facing armed resistance. Militant cleric Abdul Rash [...] | 2007-07-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD3027 | POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE RED MOSQUE OPERATION [...] (C) Summary. President Musharraf's decision to take military action against the Red Mosque removes a long-festering cell of extremism in Pakistan's capital. Although criticized for being "soft" on extremists, the government's delayed response reflected concern about keeping civilian casualtie [...] | 2007-07-12 07:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD3028 | RED MOSQUE SITREP -- JULY 12, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Security forces continue to sweep the Red Mosque for any remaining weapons, but military operations are complete. The military has still not allowed journalists or other observers to the site of the Red Mosque as of 1300 July 12. The media is reporting 287 people killed in "Oper [...] | 2007-07-12 09:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD31 | PRESIDENT MUSHARAFF BRIEFS GEN SCHOOMAKER AND [...] (C) Introduction and summary: During a December 29 meeting, President (and Chief of Army Staff) Musharraf reinforced for U.S. Chief of Army Staff GEN Schoomaker and the Ambassador that Pakistan and the U.S, are in the war on terrorism together, sharing the same goals and fighting the same enemy. No [...] | 2007-01-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD3111 | SUICIDE BOMBER TARGETS ISLAMABAD CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: It is still too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the July 18 suicide bombing in Islamabad. The government's challenge will be to provide the increased security that opposition parties and the general public are demanding without imposing a state of emergency. End Summa [...] | 2007-07-18 12:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD3128 | MUSHARRAF TELLS EDITORS: IT IS MODERATES VS. [...] (C) Summary: In a surprisingly wide ranging and confident interview with senior Pakistani editors July 18, President Musharraf flatly stated that Pakistan was in a direct confrontation with extremist forces and the biggest challenge was to stop the spread of Talibanization. To win that fight [...] | 2007-07-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD3201 | GREENING THE RED MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: The government plans to re-open the Red Mosque on July 27 under a newly repainted green dome. The work of bulldozers and painters is so far proving more straightforward than finding partners for President Musharraf's July 12 call to help bring Pakistan's madrassas into the mainstr [...] | 2007-07-24 14:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS PK |
07ISLAMABAD3217 | DEMARCHE ON AML BILL DELIVERED TO GOP [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16 EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to Muhammad Javed Malik, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Nuzhrat Bashir, Joint Secretary for Banking, Ministry of Finance. EconCouns pointed out the extensive amount of time Pakistan has been working on passing Anti-M [...] | 2007-07-25 09:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ECON PREL PK |
07ISLAMABAD3269 | RED MOSQUE FLARES UP AGAIN, SUICIDE BLAST AT [...] (U) Security forcces have re-taken the Red Mosque after July 27 demonstrations. Hundreds of unarmed religious students and local attendees of Friday prayers protested the re-opening of the Red Mosque. Refusing to pray behind the government-appointed prayer leader Maulana Ashfaq, protesters rem [...] | 2007-07-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD333 | SIX PAKISTANI DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM BAGRAM [...] (S/NF) On January 8, 2007, CJTF-76 and Bagram's Task Force Guardian repatriated six (6) Pakistani nationals previously held at Bagram (Ref A). PolCouns and an ODRP officer were present for the detainees arrival at Chakala Air Base, Rawalpindi. Ministry of Interior/National Crisis Managemen [...] | 2007-01-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF KAWC PHUM PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD3534 | MUSHARRAF AND SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSS WAR ON [...] (C) Summary: Senator Durbin called on President Musharraf August 7 to discuss Pakistan's role in the war on terror, the state of Islamic extremism in Pakistan, relations with the U.S., and education in Pakistan, particularly in religious schools. Senator Durbin recognized Pakistan had been A [...] | 2007-08-13 07:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD3796 | SOUTH WAZIRISTAN'S CONTINUING MILITANCY [...] (C) Summary: Concurrent with the much-publicized breakdown of the North Waziristan Agreement, the GOP's agreement in South Waziristan has also been faltering. The result has been increasingly brazen militant attacks on security forces, including the recent kidnapping of 19 Frontier Corps (FC [...] | 2007-08-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD3857 | SUICIDE ATTACKS SHAKE RAWALPINDI [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, 31 people were killed and 67 injured in two separate suicide bomb attacks on government targets in Islamabad's neighboring city of Rawalpindi. In the short-term these attacks and the kidnapping (reftel) of Frontier Corps soldiers in Waziristan will undermine public [...] | 2007-09-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD392 | 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM -- PAKISTAN [...] Embassy Islamabad submits the following draft text for inclusion in the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism: Few countries play as central a role as Pakistan in the long war on terrorism and few have experienced as much suffering at the hands of terrorists. Credible reports estimate that as [...] | 2007-01-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4084 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary Negroponte held bilateral meetings September 12 during the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue with Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Foreign Minister Kasuri. Khan raised concerns about the negative impact of the U.S. NIE, the 9/11 Commission legislation's Pakistan [...] | 2007-09-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD4085 | MUSHARRAF TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY PAKISTAN IS [...] (C) Summary. During a September 13 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Musharraf reiterated his intention, absent intervention by the Chief Justice, to be re-elected before October 15 by the current National and Provincial Assemblies. He explained the nature and required solutions to what [...] | 2007-09-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD4092 | BIN LADEN'S CALL TO ARMS FALLS FLAT [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, al-Qaeda leaders released two new tapes calling for Pakistanis to wage holy war against President Musharraf in retaliation for the Red Mosque operation in July. The government has dismissed the threats and vowed to continue its counter-terrorism strategy. It is to [...] | 2007-09-21 13:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD4107 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On September 13, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Minister of Interior Sherpao. Sherpao praised the recent jirgas with Afghanistan and said Pakistan would move quickly to appoint its follow up team. Sherpao briefed the participants on the ongoing efforts by both the Pakistani [...] | 2007-09-24 14:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PK |
07ISLAMABAD414 | APHC'S PAKISTAN VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PAKISTAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IN PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4273 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FAZLUR REHMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 14:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4291 | RED MOSQUE RE-OPENS FOLLOWING SUPREME COURT [...] (U) A two-member Supreme Court bench ordered October 2 the re-opening of Islamabad's Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) and two thousand people gathered there today (October 3) for afternoon prayers. The mosque has remained closed since the July military operation against followers of Maulana Abdul Aziz [...] | 2007-10-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD4494 | FORMER PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER BHUTTO KARACHI [...] (C) Following is a description of the investigation to date provided by the Ministry of Interior to the RSO. 2. (C) RSO met with the Secretary of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),Kamal Shah, the morning of October 19 to discuss the attack in Karachi on the motorcade of former Prime Ministe [...] | 2007-10-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER CASC |
07ISLAMABAD4495 | KARACHI BOMB BLASTS - THE DAY AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PTER PINR PK ASEC CASC |
07ISLAMABAD4531 | BHUTTO ASKS AMBASSADOR FOR SECURITY ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Consul General Karachi met with Benazir Bhutto and members of her staff October 23 regarding a range of issues, but most urgently about her security. Bhutto requested, in writing, that USG "undertake an evaluation of existing executive security procedures and recommenda [...] | 2007-10-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PK |
07ISLAMABAD4599 | DISCUSSION WITH BHUTTO DESIGNEES REGARDING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: RSO met October 26 with two individuals empowered by Benazir Bhutto to discuss her security. As per reftel, RSO provided names of three security contractors who can provide security assessments and a full range of security services. There has been no reduction in police protection for [...] | 2007-10-27 11:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV |
07ISLAMABAD4601 | FATA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: OCTOBER 26 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: Per Ref A, Post requests urgent action on two pending requests: 1) Funding for a temporary FATA Coordinator; and, 2) Renewal of funding for a critical Pashto-language radio program. (See Paras 3 and 4 for action requests.) Post appreciates the swift respon [...] | 2007-10-27 12:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID PGOV KPAO PK PTER PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4652 | UK AND US AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: UK and US ambassadors reiterated October 29 the offer of law enforcement assistance to Interior minister Sherpao and MOI secretary (and former Karachi police chief) Kamal Shah. Sherpao said the investigation into the October 18 Karachi bombing was proceeding well. A formal reque [...] | 2007-10-31 13:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PTER PINR PREL PK |
07ISLAMABAD4692 | SECURITY STATUS UPDATE - FORMER PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO [...] (C) SUMMARY - According to the Sindh Inspector General (IGP) of Police, the suicide bombing attack of October 19 against former PM Bhutto (reftels) was carried out by two persons and was probably made possible due to the thorough advance public revelation of her plans and the snail-paced movement [...] | 2007-11-03 16:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER PINR PK PGOV |
07ISLAMABAD4817 | PAKISTAN: RETHINKING ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Musharraf has now set a date for elections and indicated he will resign from the Army. This is an opportunity to re-examine our assistance relationship and consider changes that will enable USG funding to more directly promote a more robust counter-terrorism (CT) and c [...] | 2007-11-10 10:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4926 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PAKISTAN FOLLOW-UP TO ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (U) The following is Embassy Islamabad's response to reftel request for additional information on illicit cash couriers. 2. (SBU) Pakistan places statutory limits on the international transportation of currency. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) legally allows individuals to carry up to USD [...] | 2007-11-20 01:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD494 | BOMB EXPLODES IN MARRIOTT HOTEL PARKING LOT [...] (U) On January 26 at approximately 1430, a bomb exploded at the back area of the Islamabad Marriott hotel. According to media reports an hour after the event, two people were killed, and seven injured (two critically so). Initial reports indicate that a suicide bomber detonated himself at the [...] | 2007-01-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CASC PK |
07ISLAMABAD4962 | EXPANDED USAID PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow-up to reftel. In reftel, Post recommended that the $200 million cash transfer could be projectized. We believe funds currently used for the cash transfer could be more productively used for other USG programs that directly benefit the Pakistani people [...] | 2007-11-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4965 | AMBASSADOR INVITES PAKISTAN TO ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) caretaker Foreign Minister (FM) Inamul Haq 21 November to invite him to attend the November 26-27 conference in Washington and Annapolis to advance Arab-Israeli peace. FM Haq pleasantly and courteously said he would need a few [...] | 2007-11-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4993 | NWFP REQUESTS HELP TO SET UP IDP CAMPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) authorities have asked UNHCR and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for assistance in setting up IDP camps for residents fleeing the violence in Swat. The central government has yet to approve the request. Two potential sites have been [...] | 2007-11-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK |
07ISLAMABAD5037 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH FAZLUR REHMAN [...] (C) Summary. Responding to an invitation, Ambassador met for lunch with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Fazlur Rehman on November 20. Ambassador reiterated that the USG supporting lifting the state of emergency and steps to ensure the elections are free and fair. Rehman agreed, but he affirmed [...] | 2007-11-27 08:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL PK |
07ISLAMABAD5060 | GOP DECLINES UNHCR HELP FOR IDPS FROM SWAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing concern about the optics, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority declined to approve the Northwest Frontier Province's request for UN assistance to help displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the violence in Swat. NDMA claims it has sufficient tents and food, but pr [...] | 2007-11-28 10:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK |
07ISLAMABAD5226 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN PK |
07ISLAMABAD5266 | PAKISTAN: FIXING COALITION SUPPORT FUNDING [...] (U) This is an action request, see Para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the USG has reimbursed Pakistan over 5.3 billion USD for support to U.S. operations using Coalition Support Funds (CSF). When pending claims are processed, that figure will likely exceed 5.6 billion USD. The CSF authorizi [...] | 2007-12-14 04:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD528 | PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI AND 110TH [...] (C) Summary: In a January 27 meeting lasting more than an hour-and-a-half, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Committee/Sub-Committee Chairs of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Appropriations Committees called on Pakistani President Musharraf. The Speaker [...] | 2007-01-31 12:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IN MOPS PK PREL PTER XF |
07ISLAMABAD5288 | CORRECTED COPY: PAKISTAN: FIXING COALITION [...] (U) This is an action request, see Para 12. This is a retransmission correcting text in Paragraph 10 of Ref A. Please refer only to this version of the cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the USG has reimbursed Pakistan over 5.3 billion USD for support to U.S. operations using Coalition Support Fu [...] | 2007-12-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD534 | FORWARD MOVEMENT THE BEST PROTECTION FOR MIRWAIZ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 05:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD5362 | CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID [...] (C) Summary: Codel Specter had an impromptu meeting with visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai December 27 in Islamabad. Karzai was extremely courteous and thanked Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy for continued USG assistance to Afghanistan. Karzai described his December 26 meetin [...] | 2007-12-27 19:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL SNAR PTER |
07ISLAMABAD5388 | PAKISTAN’S NEXT PRIME MINISTER? [...] (S/NF) The Pakistan Muslim League has unofficially selected former Punjab Chief Minister and current head of the party's Punjab chapter, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, as its candidate for the Prime Ministership following the January 2008 national elections. Elahi, who until the November 15 dissolution of [...] | 2007-12-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SHUM PK PINS |
07ISLAMABAD5392 | INITIAL BHUTTO INVESTIGATION BRIEFED TO DIP CORPS [...] (C) Summary: At a special briefing for the diplomatic corps December 29, Interior Secretary Kamal Shah presented the GOP's "initial findings" from the investigation into the Bhutto assassination. Basing his conclusions primarily on medical reports, Shah stated that Bhutto was killed by the bl [...] | 2007-12-29 12:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER MARR ASEC |
07ISLAMABAD5411 | PAKISTAN: CODEL SPECTER MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 27 meeting with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Patrick Kennedy stressed the importance of U.S.-Pakistan military cooperation, support for Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts, and the p [...] | 2007-12-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD608 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON PAK-AFGHAN RELATIONS: [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (C) Introduction: In a February 5 meeting, Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan's Jirga Commission Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao told the Ambassador that he has extended an invitation to Afghanistan's jirga planning com [...] | 2007-02-06 09:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER PREF |
07ISLAMABAD609 | MUSHARRAF'S MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN PEACE [...] (C//NF) Summary. In January, President Musharraf energetically renewed his two-year old effort to be a leader of moderate Muslim world with trips to seven Islamic capitals in three weeks; trips to two more capitals--Tehran and Ankara--are scheduled for this week. With a sense of urgency drive [...] | 2007-02-06 09:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER XF |
07ISLAMABAD616 | LATEST STEPS ON CURRICULUM REFORM IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PK PTER SCUL SOCI |
07ISLAMABAD637 | SUPREME COURT'S DEMAND TO ACCOUNT FOR MISSING DRAWS LIMITED GOVERNMENT COOPERATION [...] (C) On October 9, 2006, after agitation by human rights organizations and repeated public protests by family members, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the Government to locate 41 missing Pakistanis believed to have been arrested by government authorities and subsequently held incommunicado, of [...] | 2007-02-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER PHUM PK |
07ISLAMABAD650 | INTERIOR MINISTER ANALYZES REPRISAL ATTACKS [...] (S//NF) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao shared his assessment that, with one exception, the spate of suicide bombings, IED and missile attacks since mid-January were not/not motivated by sectarian tensions; these attacks were [...] | 2007-02-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD674 | G.G. ON JIRGAS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Culture Dr. Ghazi Gulab (G.G.) Jamal, a key member of Pakistan's jirga commission, told us February 7 that, when representatives of the two commissions meet later in February, key topics for discussion will include: to whom to issue jirga invitations; the scope of the [...] | 2007-02-12 02:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD828 | SUICIDE BOMBER DETONATES IN QUETTA COURTROOM: 16 [...] (SBU) On February 17 at approximately 1100, a suicide bomber wearing explosives around his chest entered a courtroom in the Quetta District Court complex and detonated himself, killing 16 people and wounding 40. Among those killed was senior civil judge Abdul Wahid Durrani. 2. (U) The bombe [...] | 2007-02-20 13:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PK |
07ISLAMABAD872 | GOP INQUIRY INTO GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para. 5. 2. (C//NF) During a January 26 lunch with visiting SCA DAS John Gastright, MFA officials queried emboffs regarding the prospects for the release of Pakistani detainees currently in custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention ce [...] | 2007-02-24 06:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD895 | PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri convened a meeting in Islamabad of the Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia. The session was billed as a continuation of President Musharraf's efforts to work with like-minded Mu [...] | 2007-02-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD896 | MOSQUE DESTRUCTION STANDOFF CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary. Four weeks in, approximately 200 female students of the Madrassa Hafza continue to occupy a children's library to protest the Islamabad Capital Development Authority's initiative to raze and relocate illegally constructed mosques. Reporters who have visited the girls and women oc [...] | 2007-02-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD897 | MOSQUE DESTRUCTION STANDOFF CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary. Four weeks in, approximately 200 female students of the Madrassa Hafza continue to occupy a children's library to protest the Islamabad Capital Development Authority's initiative to raze and relocate illegally constructed mosques. Reporters who have visited the girls and women oc [...] | 2007-02-26 12:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD954 | PAKISTAN'S REFUGEE REPATRIATION PLAN WORRIES UNHCR [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s Geneva office met with the DCM on February 19th. The representatives expressed concern that, in Pakistan's desire to close camps and reduce its refugee population, the government might violate UNHCR [...] | 2007-02-28 09:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PK PREF |
07ISTANBUL1005 | TURKISH SECURITY CHALLENGES: DOMESTIC PRESSURES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-23 08:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ISTANBUL1046 | CODEL SHAYS CONFRONTS SKEPTICAL BUSINESSMEN IN [...] (C) Summary. Codel Shays' November 29 meetings in Istanbul underlined contrasts in Turkish thinking on Iraq, the PKK and the U.S. image in Turkey. President of Karadeniz Holding Orhan Karadeniz told Congressman Shays Iraq remains a mess, despite military accomplishments. Turkey is very sen [...] | 2007-12-11 08:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ |
07ISTANBUL1052 | TURKISH BANK REPRESENTATIVES PLEDGE HEIGHTENED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of several Turkish banks told Istanbul Iran Watcher on November 29 that they are acting with "extreme vigilance" against the risks posed by the Iranian financial sector and scrutinizing all transactions with Iranian banks, including those designated by the USG on [...] | 2007-12-11 14:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IR PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ISTANBUL116 | AMCONSULATE ISTANBUL RECEIVES PURPORTED OCALAN [...] (C/NF) Consulate has received a letter purporting to be from jailed PKK leader Abullah Ocalan. The envelope was postmarked January 11, 2007, from Beyoglu, Istanbul and addressed to ConGen Istanbul's former Beyoglu office building. The Asrin Law Firm, responsible for Abdullah Ocalan's lega [...] | 2007-02-15 11:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ |
07ISTANBUL387 | DINK TRIAL TO BE HELD ON JULY 2 [...] Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court No. 14 will hear the case against the 18 suspects in the Hrant Dink assassination on July 2. The hearing will be closed to observers because Ogun Samast, the primary suspect, is a minor. The court has invited Orhan Pamuk, who was threatened by one of the suspect [...] | 2007-05-09 06:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV TU |
07ISTANBUL63 | U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH TURKISH BANKS [...] (C) Summary: In meetings on December 4 and 5, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey briefed leading Turkish bankers on the risks posed by deceptive Iranian banking practices. U/S Levey noted that Iranian interest in Turkey would likely increase as European banks pull back from their Iran business and ur [...] | 2007-01-29 06:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER EINV TU IR |
07ISTANBUL663 | ISTANBUL INDEPENDENT: FROM PRISON TO PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Democratic Society Party'S (DTP)-affiliated independent candidate Sebahat Tuncel was elected with nearly 90,000 votes in Istanbul,s 3rd district. Tuncel was arrested during a police operation in the DTP office in Bagcilar district of Istanbul in November 2006. She has been kept in Geb [...] | 2007-07-23 15:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER TU |
07ISTANBUL690 | AKP MP VAHIT ERDEM ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Vahit Erdem argued that the U.S. offers the only viable strategic partnership for Turkey, but noted that U.S. Iraq policy is an enormous problem and cautioned that only concrete U.S. action against the PKK in Northern Iraq could ease the pr [...] | 2007-07-31 06:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ISTANBUL779 | CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler stressed the importance of US cooperation in combating PKK terrorism during a cordial introductory meeting with the incoming Consul General. Guler offered his continued full support to the Consulate General, including and especially with respec [...] | 2007-08-29 10:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM TU |
07ISTANBUL922 | CORDIAL ISTANBUL GOVERNOR EXTENDS PROMISE OF ANY [...] (C) Summary. Istanbul CG Sharon Wiener requested and received a meeting with the Governor of Istanbul to stress the need for appropriate security measures at the U.S. Consulate in the event the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR) passes the full House. The CG also expressed condolences for t [...] | 2007-10-15 15:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ISTANBUL987 | A PROFESSOR OF GENERALS SPEAKS OF THE OBLIGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 08:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ |
07JAKARTA1005 | CT TRAINING PROGRAM PROMOTES COOPERATION IN [...] (C) On April 2-4, Post co-sponsored the latest in a series of CT training workshops, this time at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in Semarang, Central Java. Other sponsors included the Embassies of Canada and New Zealand, with the French Embassy providing a French CT [...] | 2007-04-10 06:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA1011 | GOVERNMENT CT EXPERT RECEIVES POSITIVE ATTENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: National security hearings in late February and the ASEAN CT ministerial in early March temporarily renewed a public counterterrorism (CT) dialogue in Jakarta and reenergized the GOI's National CT Coordinator, (ret) Police Inspector General Ansya'ad Mbai. Mbai told us that his la [...] | 2007-04-11 00:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS ID |
07JAKARTA1024 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) We followed up on ref c demarche (reported ref b) in a meeting with Carolina Tinangon in the Department of Foreign Affair's Directorate for International Security and Disarmament on April 11. Noting preparations were underway for a conference on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Ter [...] | 2007-04-11 07:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL ID |
07JAKARTA1050 | POSO CHRISTIANS CHARGED WITH TERRORISM [...] (U) Trials opened in Jakarta the week of April 2 in the cases of 17 Christians from Poso, Central Sulawesi. The men are charged with terrorism and pre-meditated murder in the killings of two Muslims in September 2006. The killings were reportedly a reaction to the execution just days earlier [...] | 2007-04-13 07:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA1107 | INDONESIA-MIXED PICTURE ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia,s Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) is receiving more suspicious transaction reports (STRs) than ever before, but the number of prosecutions remains low, at under 10% of cases referred to law enforcement. The Foreign Ministry (DEPLU) admitted [...] | 2007-04-20 03:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ECON PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA1279 | JAKARTA REQUESTS DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 2. 2. (S) The Indonesian National Police (INP) has provided us with information on four Indonesian counterterrorism rewards candidates who helped INP CT units track down top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives Azahari, Jabir, and Abdul Hadi. Our rewards workin [...] | 2007-05-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID |
07JAKARTA1293 | TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING, APRIL 27 [...] (C) SUMMARY: We hosted a trilateral counterterrorism (CT) meeting on April 27, with Australian and Japanese embassy counterparts. The three delegations agreed that Indonesian CT capacity had improved significantly, though the threat of terrorism would remain for the foreseeable future. Donor [...] | 2007-05-08 06:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA138 | 2002 BALI BOMBER ATTORNEYS BOYCOTT COURT SESSION [...] (U) The defense attorney for three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali bombings - Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas - walked out of the Denpasar court on January 11 without presenting any evidence during a hearing requested by the defense to overturn the conv [...] | 2007-01-17 09:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA1415 | INDONESIA PARTICIPANT LIST - BULK CASH SMUGGLING AND CASH [...] Below please find details of Embassy Jakarta's nominees for the South East Asia Regional Bulk Cash Smuggling and Cash Courier Training and Best Practices Workshop to be held in Manila from June 4-8, 2007. If you require additional information on the nominee's educational or work history, their [...] | 2007-05-20 22:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON PREL EFIN ID |
07JAKARTA144 | TERRORIST FINANCE - VIEWS ON RIHS DESIGNATION, USG [...] (S) Summary: Given our recent experience with the designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) Indonesia branch, and Indonesia's new status on the UNSC, it is difficult to predict how the GOI would react to a proposed Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) designat [...] | 2007-01-18 03:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER EFIN ETTC PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA152 | Central Sulawesi: Police, Laskar Mujahiddin Clash After [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Sulawesi police and Detachment 88 raided two safe houses in Poso, Central Sulawesi on the morning of January 11, 2006 killing two and capturing 4 members of Laskar Mujahiddin (LM) on their "most wanted" list of 29 terrorists operating in the province. A Poso police offic [...] | 2007-01-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL CACS ID |
07JAKARTA1585 | CENTRAL SULAWESI ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. THIS CABLE IS A JOINT REPORT FROM EMBASSY JAKARTA AND CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Central Sulawesi's former conflict areas, Mission officers clearly saw the beginning of a return to normalcy. [...] | 2007-06-08 06:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER ECON PHUM PINR ID |
07JAKARTA1620 | INDONESIAN POLICE TAKE DOWN KEY JI OPERATORS [...] (S) Summary. On-going Indonesian National Police (INP) counterterrorism operations in Central Java since Saturday, June 9, have netted the senior-most Indonesian terrorists arrested in the last several years. Among those arrested were Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Ustad Syahroni (aka Mbah aka N [...] | 2007-06-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC KVPR CVIS ID |
07JAKARTA1625 | A/S HILL MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT KALLA [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill focused on economic issues in his May meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Hill praised Indonesia for its new investment law, but urged Indonesia to do more to attract foreign investment, as Vietnam is doing. Hill also raised the Newmon [...] | 2007-06-12 05:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KTFN PREL PTER EINV ID |
07JAKARTA168 | VISIT OF INDONESIAN POLICE CHIEF SUTANTO TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian National Police Chief General Sutanto's January 22-25 visit to Washington provides an excellent opportunity to reiterate U.S. support for his efforts to develop a more professional, effective, and transparent police force and to express appreciation for his close coope [...] | 2007-01-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS ID |
07JAKARTA1718 | TRIALS UPDATE: THREE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM IN [...] (U) Summary. Three men were recently found guilty of violating the Anti-terrorism Law by courts in Semarang, Central Java. Beny Irawan and Agung Setyadi were sentenced to 5 years and 6 years respectively for their roles in providing a laptop computer to imprisoned Bali bomber Imam Samudra in [...] | 2007-06-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA1770 | INDONESIA: CT REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (S) On June 11, Post received the counterterrorism rewards payments requested in Ref A from the Department of Defense (DOD) rewards program at U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) for four Indonesian civilian rewards candidates. On June 20, senior Indonesian National Police (INP) CT investigators in [...] | 2007-06-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS KCRM KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA1859 | NEW HIGH SECURITY PRISON HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A brand new "super-maximum security" prison on Nusa Kambangan Island in Central Java highlights the deficiencies of Indonesia's prison system. The new prison exhibits security and prisoner management systems that are sorely lacking in most Indonesian prisons where overcrowding [...] | 2007-07-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA1934 | POSSIBLE ARREST OF FOUR INDONESIANS ALLEGEDLY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-17 00:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KVPR CVIS ID |
07JAKARTA1935 | POSSIBLE ARREST OF FOUR INDONESIANS ALLEGEDLY [...] (C) Reports that the Indonesian National Police (INP) arrested four suspects over the weekend of July 14 ) 15 linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network remain unconfirmed by INP Counter-Terrorist units (CT). RSO Kevin Whitson, Consulate General Surabaya, received information that the [...] | 2007-07-17 00:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KVPR CVIS ID |
07JAKARTA1962 | REHABBING THE RADICALS? GOI OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. During their June 27-29 visit to Jakarta, S/P Principal Deputy Director Matthew Waxman and S/P member James Green met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) counterterrorism officials to discuss their methods of combating radicalism, and notably Indonesia's deradicalization program. [...] | 2007-07-19 08:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL ID |
07JAKARTA1993 | :INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT SETS STAGE FOR NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recently arrested Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders Zarkasih and Abu Dujana are now in Jakarta after being transferred from Yogjakarta. Contacts report that they will be tried jointly, with the trial beginning possibly as early as August. Contacts report that the prosecution plans [...] | 2007-07-24 10:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ID PGOV PINR PTER |
07JAKARTA2005 | NOTICE OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF COMBATANT STATUS [...] Post on July 25 informed Director for North American Affairs Harry Purwanto at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs of reftel decision and its context. Purwanto had no official comment. 2. Post has also informed the appropriate Indonesian security services of the determination. HU [...] | 2007-07-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PREL PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA2026 | PRESSING INDONESIA ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel issues on July 25 with Andy Rachmiato, Deputy Director for WMD Issues in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. Rachmianto thanked us for the report on the U.S. ratification process and noted the Uni [...] | 2007-07-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ID |
07JAKARTA2040 | TERRORIST FINANCE - DUJANA, PATEK DESIGNATIONS [...] (S) Summary: National Police and Foreign Ministry officials told us they had no objections to a UN 1267 designation for Abu Dujana and Umar Patek. Foreign Ministry officials gave the familiar line that they would not support the designation, but would not stand in the way of the U.S. and did [...] | 2007-07-27 10:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2101 | POSO CHRISTIANS CONVICTED IN 2006 KILLINGS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has found 17 men from Poso in Central Sulawesi guilty of terrorism in the killings of two Muslims in September 2006. The 17 are the first Christians to be convicted under the GOI's Anti-Terrorism Law. The convictions should help the GOI defend itself against all [...] | 2007-08-03 08:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA2121 | JI CO-FOUNDER SUES INDONESIA'S KEY ANTI-TERROR UNIT [...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba,asyir, co-founder of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamyah, has filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian National Police (INP) anti-terrorist strike-force, Special Detachment 88 (SD-88). The suit demands the disbanding of SD-88 on the grounds that the unit is anti-Muslim. The [...] | 2007-08-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ID PGOV PHUM PTER |
07JAKARTA2187 | EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir, an extremist group, is planning a huge rally in Jakarta on August 12. Many Islamic leaders have been invited to speak as have two GOI ministers. The police have reportedly told Abu Bakar Bashir, the JI co-founder, that he cannot speak at the event. Mission has [...] | 2007-08-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PINR KCSY PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2202 | EXTREMIST RALLY DRAWS HUGE CROWD, BUT MANY BIG [...] (C) A rally sponsored by the extremist Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) party on August 12 drew a huge crowd to a Jakarta stadium. Many of the promised big name speakers failed to turn up, however. POL/C expressed concern to officials of Muhammadiyah (one of the largest Islamic organizations i [...] | 2007-08-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KPAO PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2228 | MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OFFERS ASSISTANCE ON KOREAN [...] (SBU) Pol/C met August 15 with Rozy Munir, Indonesia's Ambassador-designate to Qatar. Munir is currently a senior Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) official and chairman of its international relations committee. NU, a mainstream group, is Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization with an estimated 35 [...] | 2007-08-15 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER ID AF PK KS QA |
07JAKARTA2248 | PRESIDENT,S NATIONAL DAY SPEECH UPBEAT, BUT NO [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono's annual National Day speech offered a generally upbeat assessment mixed with a sober recognition of the challenges facing the country. The speech covered democracy, terrori [...] | 2007-08-16 10:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PTER ID IR |
07JAKARTA2263 | GOI ANNOUCES REMISSIONS FOR PRISONERS, INCLUDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, the GOI granted sentence reductions of up to six months to tens of thousands of inmates on Indonesian Independence Day, August 17. As many as six convicted terrorists (none of them major figures) may be released in coming days as a result. For the second s [...] | 2007-08-20 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA229 | POSO REMAINS CALM AFTER POLICE RAID [...] (C) Summary. Poso, Central Sulawesi is currently calm several days following the raid by police and Detachment 88 of the Muslim militant stronghold of Gebang Rejo Subdistrict. Reaction from the local and national Muslim community has been muted although even moderate Muslim figures are gene [...] | 2007-01-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT PTER KJUS KPAO KISL |
07JAKARTA2299 | PAPUANS PROTEST AUTONOMY FAILURES [...] (C) Summary: Papuan students have taken to the streets in peaceful protests, charging that the implementation of the province's Special Autonomy arrangement has failed. Student leaders have called for a referendum on Special Autonomy, a demand that is steadily gathering Papuan support, but wh [...] | 2007-08-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL HUM ID |
07JAKARTA2310 | COURT REJECTS LAWSUIT AGAINST KEY GOI ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) Summary: A Jakarta Court dismissed on August 21 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) co-founder Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's lawsuit seeking to disband the Indonesian National Police anti-terrorist strike-force, Special Detachment 88. Ba'asyir had claimed the unit acted in an anti-Muslim way and used torture. [...] | 2007-08-23 08:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC PHUM ID |
07JAKARTA2346 | TRIALS KICK OFF FOR JI-LINKED MILITANTS FROM POSO [...] (C) Summary: Trials of nine alleged JI-linked terrorists from Poso, Central Sulawesi, have begun. The accused have been indicted for several Poso-area attacks, including: the bombing of a market; the beheading of three schoolgirls; and the assassination of two pastors. All nine suspects face [...] | 2007-08-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA2363 | ISPS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) We formally demarched on August 24, Director General of Sea Transportation, H. Harijogi, Secretary Ajiph Anwar, and Director of Sea Transport Djony Algemar that the U.S. has determined Indonesia is not significantly implementing the International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) code. Failur [...] | 2007-08-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EWWT KHLS ECON ETRD ID |
07JAKARTA2376 | BALI BOMBER DEATH SENTENCES REPORTEDLY UPHELD [...] (C) A reliable source at the Supreme Court has told us that the Court has denied the Judicial Review request submitted by Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas. The three men were sentenced to death in 2003 for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings. The Court has dec [...] | 2007-08-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA2463 | TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATIONS [...] (S) In response to demarche delivered on September 6, 2007, Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would probably not place a hold on the designations of five Saudi individuals named in reftel. But he said the final decision wo [...] | 2007-09-06 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KTFN PTER PGOV EFIN UNSC ID |
07JAKARTA2473 | REQUEST FOR DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an Action Request: Please see para 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the Indonesian National Police (INP) captured two top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives, Abu Dujana and Zarkasih (information on both is contained in para 5). Mission's rewards working group has review [...] | 2007-09-07 07:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PINS ID |
07JAKARTA2475 | PUTIN VISIT -- ARMS, ENERGY AND MINING DEALS [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Putin visited Jakarta September 6. Russia and the GOI signed several bilateral agreements, including an arms deal worth $1 billion, investment projects in mining and energy worth $4 billion, and an MOU on fighting terrorism. Defense Minister Sudarsono comment [...] | 2007-09-07 09:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV MASS PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2476 | POLICE SHOW RESTRAINT IN HANDLING CASCADE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian police have repeatedly shown restraint in dealing with large and sometimes volatile crowds in recent months. This trend suggests that the police--including the Mobile Brigade--are developing a level of professionalism that is increasingly in line with internationa [...] | 2007-09-07 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC PINS ID |
07JAKARTA248 | GOI GAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POSO ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Over the past several days the GOI has done better in publicly justifying its January 22 actions against armed militants in Poso and in gaining the support of some national Muslim leaders in bringing calm to the situation. In particular, Vice President Jusuf Kalla met with Musl [...] | 2007-01-30 09:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA2497 | REJECTING APPEAL, SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court publicly confirmed September 7 that it has upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Amrozi bin Nurhasyim for his role in the terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002. His lawyers say they will appeal the decision despite the fact that all legal remed [...] | 2007-09-10 08:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA2499 | 1540: COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON POSTING MATRICIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC KNNP ID |
07JAKARTA250 | INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST? [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 00:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2509 | ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR FOR PRESIDENT? JI CO-FOUNDER [...] (C) Summary: Radical Muslim cleric and convicted terrorist conspirator Abu Bakar Ba'asyir reportedly plans to run for president in 2009. Rumors about a possible Ba'syir candidacy have circulated periodically since he was first released from prison in June 2006. Regardless of the veracity o [...] | 2007-09-11 03:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KISL PINR ID |
07JAKARTA253 | INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST? [...] (S) Summary. The Foreign Ministry has announced that Hassan Wirajuda plans to meet with exiled Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al in Damascus in February, during his visit to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Wirajuda and President Yudhoyono (SBY) previously received Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar [...] | 2007-01-31 07:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2562 | MISSION HOSTS TRILATERAL COUNTER-TERRORISM MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a trilateral counter-terrorism (CT) meeting September 13 with Australian and Japanese counterparts. Discussion focused mainly on current and future CT initiatives with the Indonesian government. [...] | 2007-09-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS ASEC PTER PGOV ID AS JA |
07JAKARTA2584 | FACILITATING TRI-BORDER MARITIME SECURITY [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines and observers from Brunei, Australia and the United States participated in a multilateral maritime security conference August 27-29 in Ceb [...] | 2007-09-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PREL PTER ID RP MY |
07JAKARTA2597 | CENTRAL SULAWESI - POSO: "BACK TO NORMAL" [...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) Summary: During Surabaya Principal Officer's recent trip to Central Sulawesi, interlocutors uniformly described the situation in Poso as "good" and "back to normal." Despite continuing concerns that hardliners from outside Poso could [...] | 2007-09-17 07:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07JAKARTA2604 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: INDONESIA TO [...] (C) Pol/C met with Hari Purwanto, Director of the North American Office at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),on September 17 to encourage an Indonesian contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (reftel). Pol/C noted that the United Nations had established a budget for the Spec [...] | 2007-09-17 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC ID LE |
07JAKARTA2626 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE: TO CONTINUE [...] (U) Please see Action Request in Para 3. 2. (C) According to our Australian PSI contact, the Indonesian government plans to propose a one-day seminar to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and other non-proliferation matters. The seminar, which the GOI would host, would be [...] | 2007-09-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2658 | AFTER LOSING FINAL APPEAL, ANOTHER BALI BOMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY -- A source has confirmed to Poloff that the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of Imam Samudra, a co-conspirator in the October 2002 Bali bombings. Samudra joins Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, another Bali bomber, on death row. One other bomber's case is still und [...] | 2007-09-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC PINS ID |
07JAKARTA2708 | INDONESIAN POLICEMEN MURDERED IN NORTH MALUKU [...] (SBU) Summary: Unconfirmed media reports state two Indonesian National Police (INP) officers were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Tenate, North Maluku Province. One officer was killed on September 22, and the other on September 24 in a suspected dispute between police and military. [...] | 2007-09-25 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PTER PHUM ID |
07JAKARTA2717 | Indonesian National Police - An Historical Overview [...] (U) This information is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Founded in 1945, the Indonesian National Police (INP) separated from the Armed Forces in 2000 and began a period of reform, reinventing itself as a modern, civic-minded force that responds to t [...] | 2007-09-26 07:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA2743 | INDONESIA - TRILATERAL STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The missions of Australia, the U.S. and Japan in Indonesia, at a September 20 meeting, agreed to pursue several issues in close coordination, including avian influenza sample sharing, encouraging better Government of Indonesia (GOI) compliance with UN 1267 Al-Qaeda-related asset [...] | 2007-09-28 02:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTFN KFLU PREL PTER PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA2820 | TERRORIST FINANCING -- INDONESIA WILL REVIEW [...] (C) In Mission's latest step to curb terrorist financing in coordination with the GOI, poloff delivered reftel demarche October 4 to Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Poloff informed him that three Saudi individuals will be recommended f [...] | 2007-10-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER SA KTFN ID |
07JAKARTA2852 | TRIALS KICK OFF FOR FORMER JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trials of seven defendants linked with the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network have begun in Jakarta. Six were operatives of an important Java-based terror cell and the other played a key role in a 2005 Sulawesi bombing. All seven face charges under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The [...] | 2007-10-10 06:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS ASEC PTER PINR ID |
07JAKARTA2854 | BALI AIRPORT COMPLIANCE NOTICE DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) On October 10, 2007, A/DCM met with Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal and delivered Secretary Chertoff,s letter regarding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finding of compliance with international security standards for Bali,s Ngurah Rai International Airport. [...] | 2007-10-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV PTER ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA2892 | GOI--REACTING TO CONCERNS--ADJUSTS REMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to international concerns, the GOI has quietly adjusted its sentence remission policy for those convicted of terrorism-related offenses. Instead of applying the annual holiday-timeframe remissions policy for all prisoners indiscriminately, the GOI will take time to [...] | 2007-10-12 06:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KJUS ID |
07JAKARTA2900 | TERRORIST FINANCE - SEVEN IRAQI INDIVIDUALS [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on October 10, 2007, to Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would not place a hold on the designation of the Iraqi individual (Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, the leader of the Iraqi Wing of the Sy [...] | 2007-10-15 08:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2903 | THE POLITICS OF RAMADAN IN INDONESIA -- THE GOOD, [...] (C) SUMMARY: October 13 marked the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri--the end of Ramadan--and the Indonesian political spectrum celebrated in its inimitable fashion. On the positive side, they held multiple ceremonies to give money to the poor. On the negative side, a number of politicos--includ [...] | 2007-10-15 10:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL PTER ID |
07JAKARTA2916 | BOWING TO PRESSURE, GOI ANNOUNCES TOUGHER [...] (C) SUMMARY -- The GOI's formal revision of its criminal sentence remission policy has taken effect. The new regulation makes it more difficult for certain groups of convicts--notably terrorists--to receive the annual sentence reductions traditionally given to most prisoners in Indonesia. Th [...] | 2007-10-16 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KJUS PREL ID |
07JAKARTA292 | REQUEST APPROVAL TO TRAIN MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL [...] (U) This cable contains an urgent action request (see Para 8). 2. (C) Summary: Recent counterterrorism operations by Indonesian National Police (INP) units in Central Sulawesi highlight a deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. Specifically, the 2003 ban on using Inter [...] | 2007-02-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS KPAO PGOV PINS KJUS KISL |
07JAKARTA2939 | GOI TO BALI BOMBERS -- MAKE CLEMENCY REQUEST OR [...] (C) SUMMARY -- The Indonesian Attorney General has given the three convicted Bali Bombers one month to request clemency from the President. If they don't--and the three have repeatedly said they won't, they face execution. If they make the clemency request, the process could drag on for some [...] | 2007-10-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3033 | IRAN -- SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, poloff on October 30 contacted Diego Alonso Garces of the Argentine Embassy in Jakarta to discuss the request for INTERPOL approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing of 1994. Garces confirmed that the Argentine Embassy had raised [...] | 2007-10-30 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ID AR IR |
07JAKARTA3039 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3043 | INDONESIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a highly anticipated October 30 ruling, the Indonesian Constitutional Court affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment under Indonesian law. The ruling came in a case involving two [...] | 2007-10-31 11:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3050 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Mission discussed reftel themes with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on November 1. We noted that Indonesia would appear to share U.S. objectives, given the participation of an Indonesian peacekeeping battalion in UNIFIL. 2. (C [...] | 2007-11-01 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER EUN SY LE IN |
07JAKARTA3109 | COUNTER-TERRORISM -- PROSECUTORS PRESS CASE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors have requested 20-year sentences for two alleged terrorists for a string of 2004-05 attacks in the Poso region of Sulawesi. Both men are being tried in Jakarta under the 2003 anti-terrorism law. Proc [...] | 2007-11-08 10:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KJUS ID |
07JAKARTA312 | Indonesian Police Capture Key Militants [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian National Police (INP) units in Poso, Central Sulawesi nabbed three key militants on February 1 in on-going operations there. Shortly afterward, two other militants sought by the INP surrendered to authorities. The lead suspect, Basri, one of the most violent figures [...] | 2007-02-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV PNAT KJUS KISL ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA3129 | JAYAPURA - SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88 [...] (U) RSO recently accompanied the Ambassador to Jayapura in the province of Papua. The principal reasons for the visit was to meet Government of Indonesia (GOI) Officials and to visit the mining operations of Freeport McMoRan in Timika and BP in Babo (REF A). During the visit, the RSO inquir [...] | 2007-11-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA3143 | CT UPDATE -- SBY TOUGH ON BALI BOMBERS; PATROL [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In the latest counter-terrorism news, President Yudhoyono has asserted that he will not grant the three terrorists convicted for the 2002 Bali bombings clemency (should they request it). The three terrorists remain [...] | 2007-11-13 09:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ID |
07JAKARTA3162 | JAKARTA - DS/ATA AND SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88 [...] (U) Begin Summary. Post appreciated the visit of DS/ATA Director Steve Brunette and DS/ATA Desk Officer Steve Hargrove. In addition to signing the Memorandum of Intent between the Embassy and the Indonesian National Police (INP),the visit provided useful ideas on improving the already suc [...] | 2007-11-15 04:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | ASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA3163 | SEMARANG - SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88 [...] (C) RSO and DS/ATA Country Manager visited the Special Detachment (SD) 88 in Semarang, the Indonesian National Police (INP) anti-terrorism training center in Plantina and the Jakarta Center for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) from 10/30 - 10/31. The main purpose of the visit was to inspe [...] | 2007-11-15 06:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ID KPAO |
07JAKARTA3182 | RULE OF LAW -- PROSECUTORS GET CLOSE LOOK AT U.S. [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Accompanied by poloff and DOJ/OPDAT, 11 Indonesian prosecutors from a key task force participated in a November study visit to the U.S. The USG-funded program gave the participants both a broad [...] | 2007-11-16 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS PGOV PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3214 | SULAWESI -- RADICALISM ON THE WANE WITH POLICE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Sulawesi Island, poloff met with various GOI officials, including from the police. There was widespread agreement that radicalism in Sulawesi had been largely contained, while tensions betwee [...] | 2007-11-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3249 | INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION CHIEF TALKS REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on November 14, 2007, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Budhi Suyitno emphasized the directorate's newest slogan, 3S plus 1C: safety, security, service and compliance. He told us DCGA's efforts will be comprehensive, focusing on improvements in [...] | 2007-11-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PTER ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA326 | MUSHARRAF AND YUDHOYONO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST CRISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Indonesian and Pakistani sources in Jakarta provided a detailed readout of the discussion between Pakistani President Musharraf and Indonesian President Yudhoyono on January 31 in Jakarta, where Musharraf presented a plan for a summit, to be held in Saudia Arabia in March [...] | 2007-02-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL KPAL XF ID |
07JAKARTA3263 | TERRORIST TRIALS -- NEW FUNDING NEEDED FOR COURT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Over the past two years, a locally contracted Court Monitor has provided valuable information on the trials of Indonesia's most dangerous terrorists. With current funding nearly exhausted, Mission seeks new Department funding to continue this productive relationship. Supported b [...] | 2007-11-28 06:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA3273 | CENTRAL JAVA -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Semarang, the capital of Central Java, November 27-28. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C met Central Java's Governor, who discussed the province' [...] | 2007-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER ID AS |
07JAKARTA3312 | COUNTERTERRORISM -- SIX CONVICTED FOR ATTACKS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors have won convictions against six terrorists for a series of attacks in 2005-06. Verdicts in three other terrorist-related trials are expected soon. The Supreme Court has also upheld the convict [...] | 2007-12-04 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS ASEC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3328 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Reftel points were passed on December 6 to Deputy Director for Terrorism and UN Sanctions Aris Munandar at Indonesia's Foreign Ministry. Munandar said he would consult with colleagues and give us any comments. Munandar also noted that his Directorate for International Security & Disarm [...] | 2007-12-06 05:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KTFN PTER PREL SY ID |
07JAKARTA3331 | ENGAGING A KEY POLICE UNIT [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The INL-funded DOJ ICITAP (police training) program is ready to begin to work with the Mobile Brigade in use of force, disaster relief, and critical-incident response. Mobile Brigade is a critical component of the police [...] | 2007-12-06 07:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PTER PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA3340 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER - INDONESIA [...] (U) Per reftel request, the Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Indonesia is Deputy Economic Counselor Ruth M. Hall, until May 2008. Beginning in June 2008, incoming officer Debra Juncker will take over those responsibilties. Economic Counselor Peter Haas will assign tasks as appropria [...] | 2007-12-07 05:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3350 | SULAWESI -- SMALL EXPLOSION MARKS LOCAL FESTIVAL [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A small explosion occurred in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on December 5. There are no reports of casualties or serious damage and a local festival continues. The Provincial Police Chief stated to poloff that th [...] | 2007-12-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3362 | CENTRAL JAVA -- KEYSTONE COPS MISTAKENLY SHOOT AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a bizarre incident, an Australian counterterrorism official became the target of gunfire while driving his vehicle in Central Java on November 25. He was not injured. Amid initial fears of a possible terrorist incident or maybe an attempted car-jacking, police now admit that [...] | 2007-12-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC PTER ID AS |
07JAKARTA3375 | COUNTERTERRORISM -- INDONESIA RACKS UP MORE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has handed down guilty verdicts to four more terrorists involved in a series of attacks in Central Sulawesi in 2004-06. The sentences were consistent with those handed out the previous week [...] | 2007-12-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3391 | COUNTERTERRORISM -- TRIAL OF KEY MILITANT KICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The trial of senior Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant Abu Dujana opened in Jakarta on December 12. Dujana was indicted on four separate counts under the Anti-Terror Law. Top prosecutors from a key task force are handling the case. Several other militants are expected to appear in [...] | 2007-12-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3396 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY -- INDONESIA CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI-hosted conference on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on December 12 yielded a constructive exchange of views. U.S. and Australian participants felt the exchange moved forward the dialogue with the GOI. While noting--sometimes unhelpfully--familiar reservati [...] | 2007-12-14 07:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PARM PTER ID AS |
07JAKARTA3397 | INDONESIA -- DRAFT 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The draft text of Mission's 2007 Country Report on Terrorism for Indonesia follows in para 3. This text will be posted on Intellipedia, the USG classified website, as part of its review by Washington agen [...] | 2007-12-14 07:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ID |
07JAKARTA3419 | LAW ENFORCEMENT -- INCREASING COOPERATION WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings, French Embassy contacts have underscored their interest in an enhanced working relationship with the U.S. on transnational crime and counter-terrorism issues. Mission has already enjoyed a productive relationship with the French in terms of anti-human traffi [...] | 2007-12-18 05:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KJUS ID FR |
07JAKARTA3426 | COUNTER-TERRORISM: MORE MILITANTS GO ON TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants--including senior leader Zarkasih--have been formally charged with terrorism. JI co-founder Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has also been in the news, making a none-too-veiled threat after meeting the three jailed Bali bombers. Few people believe, h [...] | 2007-12-18 10:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER ASEC ID |
07JAKARTA3451 | EXECUTION NEARING FOR BALI BOMBERS? [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The three terrorists who carried out the first Bali bombing are another step closer to execution. A Bali court has formally received the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the death sentence imposed on the t [...] | 2007-12-21 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER ID |
07JAKARTA545 | INDONESIA'S DETACHMENT 88 HITTING ITS STRIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since first emerging in the wake of the 2002 Bali terror attacks, Detachment 88 has begun to establish itself as the counterterrorism flagship of the Indonesian National Police (INP). A growing list of successful CT operations marks the Detachment's maturing capabilities. Recentl [...] | 2007-02-27 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA635 | PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES ANTI-TERROR MEASURES, NAMRU [...] (C) In a February 26 hearing with several security Ministries, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government of Indonesia to address terrorism's root causes more forcefully. The DPR's Commission I, the Commission for foreign policy and defense issues, summoned Coordinatin [...] | 2007-03-06 05:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KISL SN ID |
07JAKARTA706 | U.S. TEAM VISITS INDONESIA'S SULAWESI SEA AREA [...] (C) Summary. In late January, a DS/ATA-led team of U.S. and GOI security officials sponsored by S/CT assessed the security needs along Indonesia's Sulawesi Sea border areas. The visit was part of the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) targeting the strategic Indonesia-Malaysia-Philip [...] | 2007-03-12 08:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA725 | INDONESIA RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN'S MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John inquired about Pakistani President Musharraf's Middle East peace initiative during his meeting with Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director General Imron Cotan. According to Cotan, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda attended the meeting as part of Indonesia [...] | 2007-03-13 22:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL ID |
07JAKARTA735 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] PolCouns, accompanied by Russian Counselor Sergei Lobanov, delivered reftel demarche March 14 to Mohammad Koba, Head of Section for Itra-State Conflict in the Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament. Koba was assigned to receive the demarche at the [...] | 2007-03-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ID |
07JAKARTA822 | Indonesia: Central Java NU Leader Views on [...] (C) SUMMARY. Consulate General Surabaya met with Muhammad Adnan, Chairman of Central Java Nadhlatul Ulama (CJNU),Central Java's largest Muslim organization, and his deputies on March 2, 2007. Adnan commented that CJNU is less involved in local politics than its East Java counterpart and East [...] | 2007-03-22 06:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI PTER ID |
07JAKARTA826 | TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: POSO TERRORISTS CONVICTED [...] (U) Three Indonesians involved in the October 2005 beheading attacks in Poso, Central Sulawesi, were convicted of terrorism in Jakarta on March 21. They were sentenced to 20, 14 and 14 years respectively. The sentences imposed, while less than the maximum, appear to be the result of the defe [...] | 2007-03-22 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID |
07JAKARTA827 | INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20-21, Indonesian National Police (INP) units, including Detachment 88 officers trained by DS/ATA, carried out CT operations in Central Java that resulted in the arrest of at least five suspected terrorists. INP units fatally shot one suspect in a shootout Tuesday night [...] | 2007-03-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR |
07JAKARTA86 | MARITIME SECURITY IN NORTH SULAWESI [...] (C) Summary. Indonesian officials in North Sulawesi are eager for bilateral security assistance to make up for Jakarta's meager investment in developing the area's maritime security assets. Foreign assistance and training programs are essential for Indonesia to develop effective maritime law [...] | 2007-01-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JAKARTA906 | JAKARTA: EAC MEETING, MARCH 29, 2007 [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 29, 2007, to discuss the issues of airline safety in Indonesia and the recent arrest of 8 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members in East Java. The CG and ECONCOUNS discussed a recent media release by the Indonesian Dire [...] | 2007-03-29 06:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PTER CASC AEMR ASEC PGOV EAIR ID |
07JAKARTA92 | MARITIME SECURITY IN NORTH SULAWESI [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian officials in North Sulawesi are eager for bilateral security assistance to make up for Jakarta's meager investment in developing the area's maritime security assets. Foreign assistance and training programs are essential for Indonesia to develop effective maritime law [...] | 2007-01-11 04:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID |
07JEDDAH392 | SAUDIS UNSURPRISED BY SHARIF'S RETURN; CONCERNED WITH MAINTAINING STABILITY IN PAKISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Fraker's September 11 meeting with Prince Muqrin, Head of the General Intelligence Presidency, Muqrin reiterated the SAG's commitment to accepting Sharif while in exile but added that Sharif had not heeded Saad Al-Hariri's warning not to return to Pakistan. (NOTE: A [...] | 2007-09-12 06:31:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SA |
07JEDDAH396 | SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON: AMCIT DEPENDENT, FUTURE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. During a September 12 discussion with Ambassador Ford Fraker and Jeddah Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal summarized the SAG position on a variety of issues. The Prince stated the importance of working in partnership with the U.S. to addr [...] | 2007-09-13 12:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KIRF KTFN SA |
07JERUSALEM1006 | GAZA: 4 HAMAS DEAD IN IDF STRIKES; ROCKETS HITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST 29 QASSAM ROCKETS STRUCK ISRAEL FROM MAY 27 THROUGH 1600 LOCAL MAY 30, KILLING AN ISRAELI MAN, LIGHTLY INJURING TWO OTHERS, DAMAGING THREE BUILDINGS AND AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES, AND SETTING A WHEAT FIELD ON FIRE. AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLED TWO HAMAS MILITARY-WING MEMBE [...] | 2007-05-30 14:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1064 | ABBAS APPOINTS JOINT FORCE COMMANDER TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian security contacts and press report PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Ismayil Haniyah agreed June 2 to create a "Joint Security Force," composed of Hamas "Executive Force" and Fatah "Special Force" personnel and led by retired National Security Forces (NSF [...] | 2007-06-04 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM1093 | FATAH-HAMAS GUNBATTLES BREAK OUT IN RAFAH; ONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. IN THE MOST SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF FACTIONAL VIOLENCE SINCE MAY 21, ONE FATAH FIGHTER WAS KILLED AND NINE OTHER PALESTINIANS WERE INJURED IN RAFAH CLASHES EARLY JUNE 7. A BRIEF GUNBATTLE BETWEEN PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF) AND HAMAS GUNMEN BROKE OUT IN GAZA CITY JUNE 6 AF [...] | 2007-06-07 13:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM1155 | GAZA: FACTIONAL TENSION HIGH DESPITE EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah and Hamas-aligned gunmen traded kidnappings and drive-by shootings in Gaza City June 7-8. Gunmen allegedly associated with the Presidential Guard (PG) kidnapped two Hamas members, and the "Executive Force" kidnapped a PG soldier. Drive-by shootings and preparations of r [...] | 2007-06-08 13:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM1172 | GAZA: SIX KILLED IN FACTIONAL CLASHES; NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST NINE PALESTINIANS (6 FATAH OR PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF),AND 3 HAMAS) WERE KILLED IN RENEWED FACTIONAL VIOLENCE IN RAFAH AND GAZA CITY FROM JUNE 8 TO 1600 LOCAL ON JUNE 11. BOTH SIDES ALLEGE SEVERAL ABDUCTIONS AND ABUSE/TORTURE OF PRISONERS. HAMAS PM ISMAYIL [...] | 2007-06-11 15:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1179 | HEAVY FACTIONAL FIGHTING IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. At least 14 Palestinians were killed in gunbattles in Gaza as of 1600 on June 12, with heavy violence in most cities and especially in Gaza City, the site of most political and security headquarters. Hamas warned all Palestinian security forces (PASF) to vacate their bases, an [...] | 2007-06-12 17:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1186 | EIGHT MORE KILLED IN HAMAS ATTACKS IN GAZA CITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Heavy factional fighting continues in Gaza City and central Gaza as of mid-day local. Approximately 8 Palestinians have been killed so far today (since midnight): 3 "Executive Force" fighters in a &work accident8, 2 Fatah militia in Gaza City, and 3 National Security Forces (N [...] | 2007-06-13 11:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1189 | FCC SUSPENDS FATAH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NUG [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Fatah Central Committee (FCC) decided on June 12 to "suspend" Fatah's participation in the national unity government (NUG). Fatah leaders report that some FCCs members urged that Fatah withdraw from the government completely, but that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) [...] | 2007-06-13 14:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1191 | GAZA UPDATE: 1800 LOCAL JUNE 13: HAMAS PRESSURES [...] (SBU) Summary. Interfactional violence continued in Gaza June 13, with at least 16 Palestinians killed since 1200 local. Most fighting involved Hamas military-wing/8Executive Force8 attacks against Palestinian security forces (PASF) installations and homes/offices of senior Fatah leaders an [...] | 2007-06-13 15:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC PINS |
07JERUSALEM1201 | JOINT PLO-EC AND FCC MEETING OFFERS BOLD POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: A joint PLO-EC/FCC meeting on June 14 recommended to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that he break the political partnership with HAMAS and dismiss the current government. Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire between HAMAS and Fatah delegations in Gaza continue. Abu [...] | 2007-06-14 14:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1230 | ABBAS DISMISSES GOVERNMENT AND WILL FORM EMERGENCY [...] (S) On the evening of June 14, PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) signed decrees dismissing the national unity government (NUG),declaring a state of emergency, and creating the legal basis to form an emergency government. On June 15, Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr announced that Salam F [...] | 2007-06-15 12:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1232 | NABIL AMR AND AZZAM AL-AHMAD ON SELECTION OF NEW [...] (SBU) Nabil Amr told the ConGen POL specialist on June 15 that President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and his close advisors are nearing consensus on names for cabinet ministers under PM Salam Fayyad and will meet at 1800 local June 15 at the Muqata' in Ramallah to finish consultations. He said [...] | 2007-06-15 16:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER KPAL |
07JERUSALEM1265 | HANIYAH "APPOINTS" NEW PASF COMMANDERS, CO-OPTS [...] (SBU) According to PASF contacts and Arabic-language press, former Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah (Hamas) has issued orders dismissing several Palestinian security forces (PASF) commanders (most of whom are no longer in Gaza),including Director-General for Internal Security Rashid Abu Shbak [...] | 2007-06-19 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL IS PTER PGOV |
07JERUSALEM1267 | FATAH LEADERS PINNING THE BLAME AND TAKING NEXT [...] (S) Summary: Fatah leaders are seeking to isolate HAMAS following the swearing-in of the new government under PM Salam Fayyad. Marwan Barghuti issued a statement from jail to endorse PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)'s decision to dismiss the national unity government (NUG) and form a n [...] | 2007-06-19 15:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1285 | HAMAS TRYING TO HOLD ON TO LEGITIMACY, SEEKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: HAMAS leaders in the Gaza Strip - including Former Prime Minister Haniyah and several HAMAS PLC members - have publicly questioned President Abbas's authority to dismiss the government and claim to represent the legitimate Palestinian Authority government. Abbas's office says HA [...] | 2007-06-21 14:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1290 | CONSUL GENERAL MEETS WITH NEW PALESTINIAN MINISTER [...] (C) The Consul General met the newly appointed Minister for Information and Justice Riad Malki on June 20 at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in Ramallah. Noting that he is the new government's spokesman as well as responsible for two significant ministerial portfolios, Malki said the jo [...] | 2007-06-22 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER EAID KDEM IS |
07JERUSALEM1295 | PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL SLAMS HAMAS, SUPPORTS ABBAS [...] (C) The PLO Central Council met in Ramallah June 20-21 and issued a statement (summarized in paras. 3-4) that condemned Hamas for its action in Gaza and expressed support for PA President/PLO ExComm Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Salam Fayyad. (Note: The Central Council is a 115-me [...] | 2007-06-22 11:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM1297 | ABBAS SPEECH TO PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL AND REACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Abbas's speech to the PLO Central Council on June 20 condemned HAMAS's actions in the Gaza Strip in unambiguous terms and called for a revival of the PLO without HAMAS. Consulate contacts expressed support for the clear direction that Abbas offered in spite of contin [...] | 2007-06-22 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1329 | HANIYAH'S SPEECH SEEKS TO BOLSTER HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a speech on June 24, former HAMAS PM Ismail Haniyah blamed Israel and the U.S. for problems between HAMAS and Fatah and criticized the planned Sharm al-Sheikh summit. Haniyah reassured Gazans that they are safe. He blamed a "trend" in Fatah for undermining the political p [...] | 2007-06-27 12:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1334 | ABU MAZEN EXEMPTS GAZANS FROM PA TAXES TO DENY [...] (SBU) PA President Abbas issued a presidential decree June 26 exempting Gazans from fees for services provided by PA entities, value-added tax on local activity, and from income tax on companies and individuals. Press accounts described the move as a response to the difficult circumstances u [...] | 2007-06-27 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV KWBG |
07JERUSALEM1345 | NABLUS INCURSION: AT LEAST 12 PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) According to Palestinian security contacts and Arabic-language media, Nablus has been under curfew since 0330 local on June 28 when the IDF entered the city and clashed with Palestinian militants around the Old City, Rafidiya neighborhood and Balata Refugee Camp. Militants responded to [...] | 2007-06-28 13:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM1360 | HUSSAYN AL-SHAYKH: SECURITY FIRST PRIORITY [...] (C) Begin Summary. On June 28, Fatah grassroots leader Hussayn al-Shaykh told PolChief that he supports the new government and the appointment of Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister. He urged an immediate re-examination of the entire security apparatus, claiming that West Bank PA security forces [...] | 2007-06-29 10:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1363 | NABLUS INCURSION: IDF WITHDRAWS FROM CITY CENTER, [...] (SBU) According to Palestinian security contacts and press, the IDF is wrapping up operations in/around Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus as of 1400 local June 29, and has left the city center. The IDF shot and killed al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Haytham Salih in al-Dahiya early June 29, an [...] | 2007-06-29 12:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1371 | DFLP CLAIMS MORTAR STRIKE ON KEREM SHALOM CROSSING [...] (SBU) The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) claimed joint responsibility (along with the PRC and al-Baraq Army) for mortar attacks against Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings on June 27, claiming the attack was "retaliation for the murder of Palestinians by occupation forces [...] | 2007-07-02 13:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KWBG KPAL IS PGOV |
07JERUSALEM1441 | JULY 11 PLC MEETING FAILS TO REACH A QUORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) did not reach a quorum for the July 11 meeting called by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),because of a boycott by HAMAS legislators. Contacts in Abbas' office say he is considering next steps. End Summary. PLC FAILS TO REACH [...] | 2007-07-11 15:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1454 | FAYYAD TO CONTINUE AS PRIME MINISTER; THREE NEW [...] (C) On July 13, shortly before the expiration of the state of emergency declared by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),three new ministers were sworn in: Ali Khashan as Minister of Justice, Ibrahim Ibrash at Minister of Culture, and Tahani Abu Daqqa as Minister of Youth and Sports. Con [...] | 2007-07-13 13:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS PINR |
07JERUSALEM1463 | PM FAYYAD AND HIS GOVERNMENT CONTINUE AFTER END OF [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Following expiration of the 30-day state of emergency declared on June 14, PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) accepted PM Salam Fayyad's resignation and then directed him to form a new government. Until a new government receives a vote of confidence by the PLC -- whi [...] | 2007-07-16 13:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1473 | POSITIVE PALESTINIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Most West Bank political contacts said they were pleased by President Bush's July 16 speech and praised his call for an international meeting to support progress toward a two-state solution. Most contacts said the speech offers an opportunity to move forward with negotiations [...] | 2007-07-17 15:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1487 | PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WANTS STATUS QUO ON GAZA [...] (S) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Salam Fayyad informed Consul General on July 17 that they do not support at this time increasing throughput at Gaza crossings beyond humanitarian assistance and commercial food shipments. Abu Mazen [...] | 2007-07-18 14:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON ETRD KPAL PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS |
07JERUSALEM1489 | MIXED REACTION TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRISONERS RELEASE [...] (C) Begin Summary. The July 17 posting of the names of 256 Palestinian prisoners who are scheduled for early release on July 20 generated mostly positive press coverage, including front page photos of families celebrating the anticipated release. The Q Ministry of Prisoners Affairs welcomed [...] | 2007-07-19 09:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM |
07JERUSALEM1499 | ABBAS SLAMS HAMAS IN OPENING OF PLO CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a strongly-worded speech to the PLO Central Council (PLO CC) on July 18, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) rejected dialogue with "Hamas mutineers" and called for Hamas leaders to be punished for taking over PA institutions in Gaza. He also called for early presidential a [...] | 2007-07-19 11:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV IS PREL PTER |
07JERUSALEM1502 | QADURA FARES ON INTERNATIONAL MEETING AND FATAH [...] (C) Summary. In a July 18 meeting with PolChief, grassroots Fatah leader Qadura Fares welcomed President Bush's call for an international meeting and said serious momentum is needed to bring Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table. He said Fatah reform has stalled since Hama [...] | 2007-07-19 13:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM IS |
07JERUSALEM151 | PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON [...] (S) Summary: The Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) is now emphasizing actions against money laundering over countering terrorist financing because of the current political situation in the PA. It continues to draft anti-money laundering legislation that will put into law many of the same [...] | 2007-01-26 07:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | EFIN PGOV PTER KTFN KWBG IS IZ |
07JERUSALEM1514 | PALESTINIAN LEGISLATORS CONCERNED ABOUT PLC'S [...] (C) Summary: The Fatah PLC bloc intends to boycott the July 22 PLC session called by the Hamas Acting Speaker. Fatah and independent PLC members say they are concerned about the future role of the PLC, given that the body has been unable to convene with a quorum while the new government is m [...] | 2007-07-20 14:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1522 | PLC SESSION FAILS AGAIN, FAYYAD CONTINUES GOVERNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 14:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KDEM PGOV PREL PTER |
07JERUSALEM1523 | PLO CENTRAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS ABBAS, CONDEMNS HAMAS [...] (U) Summary: The PLO Central Council (PLO-CC) released a July 20 statement (Ref A) after two days of meetings supporting President Abbas and PM Fayyad and calling on HAMAS to restore the Gaza Strip to PA control. PLO-CC Speaker Salim Zanun said this PLO leadership body will follow Abbas' le [...] | 2007-07-23 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1524 | HAMAS REPLACES THREE GAZA MAYORS, PRESSURES OTHER [...] (C) Summary. Hamas has taken control of three Gaza municipalities, replacing Fatah mayors and city council members. Gaza's other Fatah mayors report limited Hamas interference, but express concern about the agenda of Hamas' former Minister of Local Government. Gaza City's mayor described e [...] | 2007-07-23 14:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL |
07JERUSALEM1554 | PRISONERS' AFFAIRS MINISTER ON PRISONERS RELEASE, [...] (C) Summary. On July 24, newly appointed Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami told PolChief that he welcomed the July 20 release of 256 prisoners, but criticized the "unilateral" nature of the release and urged Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on criteria for the release of more p [...] | 2007-07-26 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS |
07JERUSALEM1571 | CEC READY FOR ELECTIONS BUT NOT EXPECTING THEM [...] (C) Summary. In a July 23 meeting, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail told PolOffs that the CEC is prepared to administer presidential and PLC elections, but the situation in Gaza creates major obstacles. Kuhail predicted that Fatah -- but not Hamas -- [...] | 2007-07-27 16:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KDEM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1590 | OLD GUARD TAKES CONTROL OF FATAH "REFORM" [...] (C) Summary. On July 25, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) convened Fatah's Office for Mobilization to begin the process of forming a new Fatah High Council to replace the West Bank and Gaza Field Committees. The formation of the High Council was approved by the Fatah R [...] | 2007-07-31 13:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1646 | SETTLERS OUT OF HEBRON WHOLESALE MARKET...FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, some 3000 Israeli security personnel removed settlers from three crowded structures in Hebron's wholesale market area. Four settlers were arrested. Hundreds of settler youth protested the action and tried to stop the Israeli security forces, but did not resort to [...] | 2007-08-08 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1648 | SETTLERS EXPANDING AROUND HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. On August 6, Poloffs visited the southern Hebron Hills. They observed how Susiya settlement and Avigail outpost are expanding and how the area's settlements and outposts stretch across the hilltops south of Hebron. PolOffs saw the IDF manning special security zones (SSZs) that e [...] | 2007-08-09 14:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1656 | PA AND FATAH CONTINUE TO REJECT ANY DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary. On August 7, former Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the press that Hamas is willing to resume Hamas-Fatah dialogue, and his political advisor Ahmad Yusef claimed that Hamas and Fatah are having "secret talks." However, PM Salam Fayyad and Fatah spokesman Ahmad Abd al-Rahman r [...] | 2007-08-10 03:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1671 | JERUSALEM OLD CITY SHOOTING [...] (U) At approximately 11:15 a.m. local time August 10, an unknown Palestinian male assaulted an Israeli security guard, took his firearm, and shot him in the shoulder at an Ateret Kohanim yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City Christian Quarter, according to Israeli press. A second security guard cha [...] | 2007-08-10 14:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC IS KDEM KWBG PGOV PREL PTER |
07JERUSALEM1684 | GOI REMOVES CONCRETE BARRIER IN SOUTH HEBRON HILLS [...] (C) Summary. On August 6, Poloffs saw workers removing a 41 kilometer-long, 82 centimeter-tall concrete barrier between Shima and Karmel settlements in the southern Hebron Hills area. According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI),the barrier was dismantled and removed per [...] | 2007-08-14 14:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1691 | ABU MAZEN LIKELY TO DECREE CHANGES TO LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is expected to issue a decree amending the 2005 elections law. According to a draft obtained by Post, the decree will change the electoral system from mixed to 100 percent proportional representative for legislative and presidential election [...] | 2007-08-15 14:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1717 | HOME DEMOLITIONS IN AND AROUND JERUSALEM CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff he believes Palestinian homes near Israeli neighborhoods and roads are more likely to be demolished than homes in other areas. He said he thinks that certain West Bank areas are being targ [...] | 2007-08-16 14:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM PHUM |
07JERUSALEM1719 | (S) FAYYAD ASKS U/S LEVEY FOR HELP WITH QATAR AND [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Under Secretary of Treasury Stuart Levey that Qatar was ""willfully bad"" on issue related to financing of terrorist organizations, including HAMAS. He said the PA was ready to move on terror financing legislation, but w [...] | 2007-08-17 07:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | EFIN ECON KWBG PTER OVIP |
07JERUSALEM1735 | GAZA ELECTRICITY CURTAILED AS EU SUSPENDS [...] (C) Summary. A security threat against Nahal Oz transfer station and increased HAMAS interference in the collection and distribution of utility revenues has led the EU - at the urging of the Palestinian Authority (PA) - to suspend its financial support for fuel shipments into Gaza, resulting in [...] | 2007-08-20 15:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1755 | NEW OUTPOST NEAR BEIT EL CROSSING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Settler youth have gathered at encampments in high-profile locations, including Givat Ha'or near Ramallah and Homesh in the Northern West Bank. The encampments involve little construction, but may serve test the depth of Israeli, Palestinian and international opposition to sett [...] | 2007-08-23 13:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1756 | ALLON SHEVUT: PROPERTY VALUES HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 16 August Poloff visited the Allon Shevut settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc and met AmCit Regional Councilwoman Ruth Lieberman. According to Lieberman, Gush Etzion residents are more confident than ever that their community will be inside Israel in any permanent status agre [...] | 2007-08-23 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1792 | MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI SEES HIMSELF LIKELY SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Barghouti discussed Hamas' internal tensions in an August 18 meeting with Staffdel Talwar. He said the national unity government (NUG) had been a "missed opportunity" that the international community could have used to demonstrate Hamas' inability to govern. Barghouti sai [...] | 2007-08-27 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL |
07JERUSALEM1793 | YASER ABED RABBO URGES SERIOUSNESS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo told Staffdel Talwar in an August 18 meeting that he questions U.S. seriousness about the planned international meeting in November. Abed Rabbo said Gaza's prospects are difficult, and the government must demonstrate tha [...] | 2007-08-27 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL |
07JERUSALEM1794 | GAZA CITY MAYOR: HAMAS PROVIDING SECURITY BUT [...] (C) Summary. Gaza City Mayor Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent, appointed by President Abbas in 2005) told PolOff August 20 that Hamas has effectively portrayed itself as a victim of hostile external policies and that most Gazans blame their suffering on Israel, the PA and the international comm [...] | 2007-08-27 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL |
07JERUSALEM1795 | FAYYAD SAYS TERROR LITIGATION POSES "EXISTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told a visiting interagency team that the suits brought against the PA in the U.S. and Israel pose an "existential threat" to the Palestinian cause. Fayyad urged the State Department to provide a Statement of Interest in supp [...] | 2007-08-27 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER KPAL EINV |
07JERUSALEM1801 | ABU MAZEN ASKS EXILED FATAH MEMBERS TO RETURN TO [...] (C) Senior Fatah officials told ConGen political specialist that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has recently encouraged senior exiled Fatah members to come to Ramallah in an effort to surround himself with strong Fatah personalities. Among this group are Fatah Central Council (FCC) [...] | 2007-08-27 12:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1802 | UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) In response to reftel action request, information regarding Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting follows. A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not [...] | 2007-08-27 12:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1806 | CONTINUED ROAD WORK AT E-1; WATER AND SEWAGE [...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed August 24 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, and that the parking lot of the police station building is near complete. The route of the road changed slightly leading to the police station since ConGen last visit [...] | 2007-08-27 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1820 | PA CLOSES 103 NGOS AND CHARITIES, MOST WITH LINKS [...] (U) PM Salam Fayyad announced August 27 a PA cabinet decision to dissolve 103 charitable and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza due to violations of laws governing civil groups. Publicly, Fayyad denied that the action is aimed at Hamas institutions, asserting that NGO c [...] | 2007-08-29 04:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KFTN PTER PGOV KWBG |
07JERUSALEM1821 | FAYYAD COMMENDS PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES WHO [...] (C) At a August 28 meeting with NEA DAS Rob Danin in Ramallah, PM Salam Fayyad praised Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) personnel who protected an IDF officer who accidentally entered Jenin August 27, passing A/PO a copy of his official commendation to Jenin security officers (pri [...] | 2007-08-29 04:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER ASEC |
07JERUSALEM1829 | BEIT JALA RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT ROUTE OF [...] (C) Summary. On August 21, Poloffs saw workers along Route 60 continuing construction of the security barrier around Beit Jala, south of Jerusalem, which Beit Jala mayor Raji Zeidan said will separate his town from nearly fifty percent of its total land, once completed. Mayor Zeidan and mun [...] | 2007-08-29 16:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1831 | PM FAYYAD AND CODEL ACKERMAN: SECURITY, [...] (S) Summary. On August 29, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Ackerman that the August 28 meeting between PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert was "positive, but general." He said that another meeting should be held soon to prepare for the November internationa [...] | 2007-08-30 12:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1835 | GAZA PLC MEMBER: PALESTINIANS BLAME ISRAEL, U.S [...] (C) Summary. Gaza PLC member Rawiya al-Shawwa told PolOff August 22 and 27 that most Gazans view Israel, enabled by the U.S. and EU, as the cause of Gaza's closures and poverty, not Hamas. Externally-imposed restrictions allow Hamas to claim it is the main force resisting occupation and shi [...] | 2007-08-30 12:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL |
07JERUSALEM1837 | YASSER ABD RABBO BRIEFS CODEL ACKERMAN ON [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, PLO Executive Committee Secretary-General Yasser Abd Rabbo told CODEL Ackerman that SIPDIS the August 28 meeting between PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert was "not bad," but that he had hoped for better results. Abd Rabbo said Abu Maz [...] | 2007-08-30 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS |
07JERUSALEM1840 | ABU DIS: MAYOR ASK FOR USG HELP ON THE ROUTE OF [...] (C) Summary: In separate August 27 and 28 meetings, the Mayor of Abu Dis, Ibrahim Jaffal, and Abu Dis's lawyer, Shlomo Lecker, requested USG assistance to encourage Israel to reconsider the route of the separation barrier around the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. This is part of the barrier is [...] | 2007-08-30 15:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1846 | SHIKAKI: ABU MAZEN NEEDS PEACE PROCESS SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Khalil Shikaki, head of the Center for Palestine for Research and Studies (CPRS) told Staffdel Talwar that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) needs tangible success in the planned November international meeting to deter reconciliation with Hamas. End Summary Abu Mazen Need [...] | 2007-08-31 10:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL KMPI |
07JERUSALEM1850 | HUSSAYN AL-SHAYKH WITH CODEL ACKERMAN ON FATAH [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Fatah leader and PA Civil Affairs director Hussayn al-Shaykh told CODEL Ackerman that PM Fayyad has taken bold steps in addressing internal Palestinian security issues, dissolving Hamas charities, and calling for a three-year economic development plan. He added th [...] | 2007-08-31 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1852 | CEC CHAIRMAN ON ELECTIONS DECREE, HAMAS, AND PA [...] (C) Summary. On August 23, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir and Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhayl told USAID and PolOff that legislative and presidential elections must include both the West Bank and Gaza. Nasir said that if Palestinian Authority (PA) President Ma [...] | 2007-08-31 15:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS |
07JERUSALEM1863 | PROMINENT FATAH FIGURES CALL FOR HAMAS TO BE [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28, Palestine Stock Exchange (PSE) CEO Hassan Abu Libdeh and Al-Ayyam Editor Akram Haniyah told NEA DAS Robert Danin that Israeli and international support is crucial to demonstrate tangible improvement in Palestinians' daily lives. Abu Libdeh said [...] | 2007-09-05 16:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS KTFN ECON EFIN |
07JERUSALEM1875 | GAZA GOVERNOR SLAMS HAMAS "CRIMES" AND PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary. In a September 4 meeting in Jerusalem, Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa said Hamas has stepped up harassment of Fatah and independent activists and journalists in Gaza. He called Hamas "more brutal than Israel was in 27 years of occupation" in arresting, beating and torturing pr [...] | 2007-09-07 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM189 | GAZA NSF CHIEF: CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING, BUT [...] (S) Summary. Gaza National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Jamal Kayyad told Poloff on January 30 that a Fatah-Hamas ceasefire is holding. However, he believes it will eventually collapse as it is not comprehensive in scope and does not address underlying Fatah-Hamas political disputes. [...] | 2007-01-30 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL KWBG PINS IS KPAL PTER PINR |
07JERUSALEM1893 | SEPARATION BARRIER PREVENTS EFRAT FROM EXPANDING [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited Efrat settlement, met with Mayor Eli Mizrachi, and viewed the route of the separation barrier north of Bethlehem that cuts off Eitam Hill from Efrat. The Mayor said his main challenge is finding space for outward expansion and he wants to see Eitam included in th [...] | 2007-09-09 12:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1897 | HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...] | 2007-09-10 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1898 | PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ALTERS ELECTIONS LAW [...] (C) Summary: President Abbas issued a presidential decree amending the PA elections law on September 2. The new law modifies the electoral system to be fully proportional; requires the president to obtain an absolute majority of votes; and requires candidates to accept the PLO as the sole, [...] | 2007-09-10 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1899 | HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...] | 2007-09-10 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM1905 | BILIN CELEBRATES COURT VICTORY, BUT WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Bil'in residents celebrated the Israeli High Court's decision to reroute the separation barrier between Bil'in and the settlement of Modi'in Illit on September 7 and described the decision as a victory for non-violent resistance. However, Bil'in activist Muhammad al-Khatib said [...] | 2007-09-10 13:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM1907 | MAYOR OF ARIEL: FORGET LAND FOR PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mayor of the Ariel settlement Ron Nachman told PolOff during a lengthy August 29 meeting that the USG pursuit of land for peace is "a big mistake" and proposed splitting the West Bank between Israel and Jordan. For thirty years, Nachman has been the Mayor of Ariel, which is home [...] | 2007-09-11 07:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1910 | LIST OF 105 ORGANIZATIONS CLOSED BY PA [...] (U) Post has received from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Interior (MOI) a list of 105 charities and NGOs closed on August 27 (reftel). Post translation of the list below, at para 3. 2. (C) MOI officials claim that the first 84 organizations listed below are suspected of having [...] | 2007-09-11 09:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN KPAL KWBG |
07JERUSALEM1917 | AKKRAM HANIYEH REVIEWS PALESTINIAN POLITICS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 6 meeting with NEA A/S Welch, al-Ayyam Editor Akkram Haniyeh said we have the "best administration in the history of the PA" and now is time to seize the moment. The GoI, he said, must show flexibility on basic "quality of life" issues; i.e., access and movement a [...] | 2007-09-11 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1918 | SHILO, OFRA ARE NUCLEI FOR ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Shilo and Ofrah, two major settlements north of Ramallah on August 31. Surrounding outposts included Amona, where the GoI destroyed nine permanent structures in February 2006 and where there are now over fifty caravans. There are clusters of caravans on most hill [...] | 2007-09-11 15:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1936 | 40,000 ULTRA ORTHODOX SETTLERS NOW IN MODIIN ILLIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Founded only thirteen years ago, the ultra-orthodox settlement bloc of Modiin Illit now has 40,000 inhabitants, according to Mayor Yakov Gutterman. The residents of this settlement east of the green line and west of the separation barrier are motivated primarily by economic and [...] | 2007-09-12 14:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1952 | SETTLERS LEVERAGE CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the northern West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron on 15 August to meet with Sondra Oster Baras, the Jewish director of the Israel office of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC). Baras is a well-known settler activist and Amcit who, in her words, work [...] | 2007-09-19 08:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1963 | HAMAS MAKES CHARITY AND SALARY PAYMENTS FOR RAMADAN [...] (SBU) Former Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah of Hamas told worshippers at a Gaza mosque on September 14 that his Gaza administration would pay USD 100 each to 40,000 unemployed Palestinians during Ramadan. Haniyah also pledged to cover USD 12 million in salaries for [...] | 2007-09-19 16:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER |
07JERUSALEM1965 | HEBRON: 450 SETTLERS IN THE CENTER OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hebron settler spokesman David Wilder led Poloff on a September 7 three hour tour of downtown Hebron. Hebron's 450 settlers (plus 250 yeshiva or religious school students) are known for their disruptive presence in the center of a large Palestinian city. Wilder told PolOff that [...] | 2007-09-20 07:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL ASEC IS |
07JERUSALEM1989 | CEC DOWNSIZES BUT REMAINS READY FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir announced that the CEC is reducing its sixteen West Bank and Gaza offices to six and 83 employees to 76. CEC Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail told PolOff that nonetheless, "the CEC is always ready to [...] | 2007-09-21 11:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM1999 | FAISAL HUSSEINI FOUNDATION IFTAR DISRUPTED [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Faisal Husseini Foundation told PolOff September 21 that Israeli police attempted to cancel the Foundation's annual Ramadan fundraising Iftar on September 20, but eventually allowed the dinner to proceed without fundraising activities. One official said he fe [...] | 2007-09-24 13:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM2032 | E-1 UPDATE FROM LATE SEPTEMBER 07 [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs observed September 25 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem and has begun on external structures near the E-1 police station building. They also observed two new traffic circles, which may suggest future road system expansi [...] | 2007-10-01 10:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM2039 | 80-90 GAZANS, INCLUDING HAMAS OFFICIALS AND OTHER [...] (SBU) 80-90 Palestinians, most members of Hamas, entered Gaza from Egypt early September 30, according to contacts in the Office of the President and Arabic-language press. Local media, citing witnesses and Hamas officials, report that the group included former PA Interior Minister Hani Talib [...] | 2007-10-01 13:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM206 | EU'S SOLANA ON PALESTINIAN SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: EU High Representative Javier Solana told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on January 21 that he wants to discuss EU COPPS assistance to Palestinian Civil Police at the February 2 Principals Quartet meetings. He said he supports placing the Police under governor [...] | 2007-01-31 15:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM2067 | WESTERN WALL SYNAGOGUE PROMPTS PALESTINIAN CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: The al-Aqsa Foundation and Mufti of Jerusalem have publicly criticized the opening of a synagogue located adjacent to the Western Wall Tunnel, close to sensitive Jewish and Muslim holy sites. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation told PolOff that the synagogue is not new, but was [...] | 2007-10-03 08:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM2096 | PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRISONER RELEASE, HOPE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Israel released 87 Palestinian prisoners October 1-2, including members of most Palestinian factions other than HAMAS. Palestinians welcomed the release and urged that the GoI release larger numbers and coordinate with the Palestinian Authority on which prisoners will be releas [...] | 2007-10-05 15:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM PHUM |
07JERUSALEM2113 | GAZA CHRISTIAN MURDERED [...] (SBU) Summary. The body of Rami Ayyad, an employee of the Baptist-affiliated Holy Bible Association, was found in Gaza City on October 8, with indications that he was murdered. According to Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa, initial indications point to a hate crime, noting that Ayyad had rec [...] | 2007-10-10 17:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KWBG IS PGOV PHUM |
07JERUSALEM2124 | WEST BANK LAND CONFISCATION TAKES ONE STEP CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: Ha'aretz reported October 9 that the GoI confiscated more than 1,100 dunums of Palestinian land to build a road for Palestinians to travel between Abu Dis and Jericho without traversing the E-1 area. PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat is [...] | 2007-10-11 16:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2131 | PALESTINIANS CONDEMN LAND CONFISCATIONS SOUTH OF [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians harshly condemned the recent Israeli confiscation of Palestinian land for a road near the Ma'ale Adumim settlement bloc, which they believe will contribute to the eventual development of the E-1 area. Mayor of the neighboring town of al-'Azariya Issam Far [...] | 2007-10-12 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2154 | CONCERNS ABOUT EXPECTED INCREASE IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff October 5 that according to Jerusalem Municipality sources the Municipality intends to use its remaining home demolition budget in the coming months. He said his organization received a num [...] | 2007-10-18 12:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2155 | PA RELEASES 30-40 HAMAS MEMBERS FOR EID, BUT [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released 30-40 Hamas-affiliated prisoners October 9-11 for Eid al-Fitr, according to Palestinian press and PA security contacts. According to security contacts, the prisoners released are minor figures associated with Hamas charities and other NGOs, and Ha [...] | 2007-10-18 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PTER PINS IS PGOV |
07JERUSALEM2156 | PA CONCERNED ABOUT ENHANCED GOI RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami complained to ConGen political specialist that recent Israeli Prison Service (IPS) decisions are undermining the PA's standing among prisoners and the Palestinian public. He pointed to an IPS prohibition on the entry of 16 tons [...] | 2007-10-19 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2169 | PA TO RESTRUCTURE ZAKAT COMMITTEES IN EFFORT TO [...] (C) PA Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Religious Affairs Jamal Bawattna, who also serves as chairman of The Higher Committee for Zakat Affairs, announced October 17 that all Zakat committees in the West Bank will be restructured. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad confirmed this decision to the C [...] | 2007-10-19 16:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV KFTN PTER |
07JERUSALEM2171 | FAYYAD PREPARING FOR DONORS' CONFERENCE; ACTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Meeting with the Consul General in Ramallah on October 18, PM Salam Fayyad said the PA is preparing a comprehensive development plan, covering all key sectors, in advance of the December Donors' Conference in Paris. He said he wants the Conference organizers to coordinate fully [...] | 2007-10-19 16:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PREL IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2183 | PM FAYYAD REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad requested USG intervention to prevent demolition of an East Jerusalem apartment building in a phone conversation with the Consul General on October 19. The developer and his attorney claim that they had obtained the necessary permits from the Municipality, bu [...] | 2007-10-22 16:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2184 | FAYYAD RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF "REVOLVING DOOR" [...] (S) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad provided the Consul General (in October 19-22 calls) a detailed chronology of PA actions concerning suspects in an alleged assassination plot against Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Fayyad confirmed that the suspects are now in PA custody. He said PA procedures on s [...] | 2007-10-22 16:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG IS PGOV PTER PREL |
07JERUSALEM2188 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) does not control borders or administer border crossings. It does not collect information on travelers who enter the West Bank/Gaza from Israel or Israeli-administered crossing points. Response to Ref A's specific information requests follow: 2. (C) A [...] | 2007-10-23 15:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PINR ASEC PTER CVIS KHLS |
07JERUSALEM2197 | E-1 UPDATE FROM MID-OCTOBER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed October 19 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, with two new antennae atop the police station building. Curbs have been installed along nearly the entire road, and water and sewage systems have been installed und [...] | 2007-10-24 15:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2199 | MUGHRABI GATE RAMP PLAN PROGRESSING, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem municipal official Irene Rubin told PolOff October 19 that the Regional Planning Committee approved blueprints for a new Mughrabi Gate ramp and there is now a period of public review during which interested parties can present objections to the plan. Jerusalem attorney [...] | 2007-10-24 15:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2205 | PA CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO KETZIOT PRISON RIOT [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, one thousand Palestinian prisoners rioted at Ketziot Prison in response to a search by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) officials for cellular phones. PIJ member Muhammad al-Ashqar was killed, and nine Palestinian prisoners and 15 IPS officials were wounded. On Octo [...] | 2007-10-25 13:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2226 | DISTRICT COURT APPROVES BEIT HANINA HOME DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. The District Court upheld the order to demolish a Beit Hanina apartment building on October 24. Advisor to Mayor Lupolianski Elad Halevy told PolOff the Municipality has 30 days to implement the court decision. According to the Municipality's October 25 press release, a building [...] | 2007-10-26 15:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2245 | PA MINISTER OF PRISONERS' AFFAIRS VISITS KETZIOT [...] (C) PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs (MoPA) Ashraf al-Ajrami met with fourteen prisoners from various political factions at the Israeli prison at Ketziot. On October 28, he told ConGen political specialist that Israeli Prison Service (IPS) allowed the visit, but only if supervised by IPS o [...] | 2007-10-30 14:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2259 | ISRAEL ENACTS LAND EXPROPRIATION IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary: Ir Amim Executive Director Amos Gil confirmed to PolOff press reports that in March 2007 the GoI implemented an expropriation order for 30 dunums of East Jerusalem olive orchards, part of a 40 dunum property known as Karam ha-Mufti. Ten dunums were not expropriated. Following t [...] | 2007-11-01 07:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM |
07JERUSALEM226 | GAZA TRUCE BREAKS DOWN [...] (C) Summary. The January 30 Gaza ceasefire proved short-lived, and 21 Palestinians died in interfactional clashes on February 1 and 2. The "Executive Force" attacked a supply convoy of items donated by the UAE escorted by the Presidential Guard (PG) in central Gaza on February 1, killing fi [...] | 2007-02-02 16:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS KPAL PTER |
07JERUSALEM2265 | CEMENT BARRIERS BLOCK ACCESS TO JAMMA'IN VILLAGE [...] (C) According to Ahmad Hussein, a resident of Jamma'in village in the central West Bank between Salfit and Nablus, Israeli bulldozers placed large cement blocks in front of the entrance to the village (population 8,000) on October 29, preventing vehicle or pedestrian access from Route 505. H [...] | 2007-11-01 13:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2284 | SENIOR GAZA PLO LEADER: GAZANS SEE "NO FUTURE"; [...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee (ExComm) member Riyad al-Khudari told PolOff by phone that Hamas has built a mini-state in Gaza with strong security forces, and cannot be effectively challenged if Gazans are too desperate to consider political alternatives. He said the near-total closu [...] | 2007-11-02 15:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM2293 | NABLUS DEPLOYMENT: PATROLS/ARREST OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. According to the PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and other PA security forces (PASF) contacts, NSF-led forces are patrolling Nablus, inspecting vehicles at six major checkpoints, and have surrounded Balata refugee camp in an operation to a [...] | 2007-11-05 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2318 | NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 6: PASF SURROUNDS BALATA CAMP, ARRESTS 11 SUSPECTS, BUT IDF COMPLICATES PASF EFFORTS REF: JERUSALEM 2293 [...] (S) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and other Palestinian security contacts say NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions around Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. The NSF have surrounded Balata refugee camp in an effor [...] | 2007-11-06 15:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2328 | RACHEL'S TOMB UNDER ISRAELI CONTROL, BUT [...] (C) Summary. On October 19, PolOffs visited Rachel's Tomb, outside of Bethlehem. The tomb is surrounded by the separation barrier, and access is allowed only from Jerusalem. Rachel's Tomb has been the site of more than fourteen reported security incidents in 2007. A representative of the [...] | 2007-11-07 12:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2330 | NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 7: IDF ACTIVITIES [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) sources reported that NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions in Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. Mukhabarat and PSO issued summons to 30 individuals and arrested 2 HAMAS members. More summons wil [...] | 2007-11-07 17:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2336 | NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 8: CITY GENERALLY [...] (SBU) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) contacts report Nablus is generally quiet as of 1500 local November 8, and the NSF continues to operate checkpoints and mobile patrols throughout the city. A workman accidentally triggered a boobytrap in Nablus' old city (Qasbah) at 1230, killin [...] | 2007-11-08 16:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2342 | QUARTET ENVOYS MEETING: SUPPORT FOR ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary. Quartet envoys expressed support November 1 for the Annapolis meeting and agreed to meet before it takes place. Envoys discussed rallying Arab support for the meeting. A/S Welch stressed that that meeting will not be an "end in itself," but rather a catalyst for negotiations. [...] | 2007-11-09 11:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2344 | DENIAL OF DOLLARS TO GAZA BANKS HELPS HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cash shipments of NIS sufficient to cover October Palestinian Authority (PA) salaries entered the Gaza Strip November 6, but Israeli authorities continue to deny bank requests for USD and Jordanian dinar (JD) cash transfers, according to bank representatives. Bank officials a [...] | 2007-11-09 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER KFTN |
07JERUSALEM2347 | NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 9: PASF SEIZE ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) soldiers are operating checkpoints and mobile patrols throughout Nablus November 9, and Friday prayers proceeded without incident. The security situation is quiet as of 1630 local. PA police and intelligence units report seizing several weapons in [...] | 2007-11-09 16:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2364 | GAZA: NINE KILLED IN FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; ABBAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Nine Fatah members were killed and at least 60 were injured on November 12 after Hamas police opened fire on a Gaza City commemoration of Yasser Arafat's death that drew 200,000 Palestinians. Fatah leaders report that Hamas police stationed on rooftops opened fire on the crow [...] | 2007-11-13 15:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWBG PTER IS PREL |
07JERUSALEM2374 | SENIOR PA OFFICIALS COMMENT ON ANNAPOLIS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In November 13 meetings with PolChief, senior PA officials, Minister of Local Government Ziad al-Bandak, Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar, and Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami offered support for the Annapolis meeting, but said the USG must push the GoI for changes o [...] | 2007-11-15 14:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2377 | PALESTINIAN INTERLOCUTORS SEE DISCONNECT BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian interlocutors told ConGen officers that success at the Annapolis meeting depends on tangible improvements to Palestinian life. Advisor to President Abbas Adnan Husseini said GoI home demolitions and land confiscations undermine the prospects for progress at Annapoli [...] | 2007-11-15 15:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2381 | KEY GAZA CONTACTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) Summary. Key Gaza political contacts told PolOff that they have low expectations for the Annapolis meeting and believe it is less relevant to Gazans' lives than Hamas threats or GOI-imposed closures of crossings. Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa said concrete results on core issues are n [...] | 2007-11-16 12:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG PTER IS PREL |
07JERUSALEM2392 | NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 16-19: PASF BESIEGE [...] (C) Summary. PA National Security Forces (NSF) continued a cordon/arrest operation to arrest 4 PFLP gunmen in Ein Bayt al-Ma' Refugee Camp ("Camp 1") for a second day on November 19. The raids follow PA Interior Minister (MoI) Abd al-Raziq al-Yahya's November 17 public pledge to disband all [...] | 2007-11-19 15:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2412 | HAMAS AND TELECOM SERVICES IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas recently announced that telephone bills in Gaza would be reduced by 75 percent, a move aimed to punish Palestinian Telecommunication Company (Paltel),which - in accordance with the order of PA President Abbas - has not paid taxes in Gaza since the Hamas coup in June. In [...] | 2007-11-21 12:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV KWBG PTER |
07JERUSALEM2415 | CHIEF JUSTICE ON CASE BACKLOG AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. In a November 13 meetings with PolChief, Chief Justice of the High Judicial Council (HJC) Issa Abu Sharar said the significant case backlog in the Palestinian justice system derives from too few judges; inadequate training for judges; and movement restrictions that impede judges [...] | 2007-11-21 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2416 | MINISTER OF PRISONERS' AFFAIRS: PRIORITIZING [...] (C) Summary. Following PM Olmert's November 19 announcement that the GOI had approved the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners, PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs (MoPA) Ashraf al-Ajrami told the press that the release was based on GOI criteria without consultation with the PA. According to A [...] | 2007-11-21 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2445 | PA SECURITY ADVISORS: ANNAPOLIS DECLARATION AND [...] (C) Summary. Presidential security advisor Haj Ismayil and the Prime Minister's security advisor, BG Hazem Attallah, told PolOff on November 28 that the Annapolis declaration's target timeline for negotiations and U.S. monitoring/assessment are very positive. They welcomed U.S. assessment o [...] | 2007-11-28 15:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM2453 | HAMAS AND PA DUEL FOR CONTROL OF HAJJ PILGRIMAGE [...] (C) Deputy Waqf/Religious Affairs Minister Salah Zuhaykah told PolOff November 29 that Hamas is obstructing PA efforts to move Hajj pilgrims out of Gaza through Erez Crossing in an effort to force the use of Rafah crossing and avoid Israeli screening of pilgrims. He said only 200 (out of over [...] | 2007-11-29 16:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG PBTS IS PREL PTER JO EG |
07JERUSALEM2464 | PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT AMBULANCES OPERATE IN [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Amin Abu Ghazali of the Red Crescent Maternity Hospital in East Jerusalem told ConGenOffs that the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) operated five additional ambulances in East Jerusalem and Israel after the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) approved the ambulances and [...] | 2007-11-30 15:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2468 | HAMAS STRENGTHENS GRIP ON GAZA JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary. Since the June takeover of Gaza, Hamas has strengthened its control of the Gaza judicial system by taking over courthouses and appointing its own High Judicial Council, Chief Justice, and Attorney General. On November 26, Hamas took control of Gaza City's Judicial Compound, whi [...] | 2007-12-04 10:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2498 | PA ANGRY THAT HAJJ PILGRIMS ARE ALLOWED TO USE [...] (C) Summary. PA officials--including President Abbas and PM Fayyad--have strongly condemned Egypt and Saudi Arabia for their roles in facilitating the movement of Hajj pilgrims through Rafah Crossing, in coordination with Hamas. President Abbas called the Egyptian and Saudi action "shameful" [...] | 2007-12-05 12:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG PBTS IS PREL PTER JO EG |
07JERUSALEM2517 | ABOUD VILLAGE: SEPARATION BARRIER, UNEMPLOYMENT, [...] (C) Summary. Father Firas Aridah told ConGenOffs December 4 that the separation barrier near Aboud village is not yet complete, but when finished, the 130 foot-wide fence and ditch barrier will cut off the village from 36 percent of its agricultural land. Aridah said he has been the primary [...] | 2007-12-07 13:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2519 | PA SECURITY NEXT STEPS: READYING SHIFT TO [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) officers report the MoI has directed them to plan security operations in Bethlehem starting mid-December to encourage Christmas tourism and move ahead on Roadmap Phase One obligations. An Israeli undercover unit shot and killed an NSF soldier in B [...] | 2007-12-07 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV |
07JERUSALEM2520 | PASF SECURITY OPERATIONS: NABLUS STILL FOCUS [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) contacts and local press report the NSF is continuing aggressive operations in Nablus and has arrested several dozen Hamas and criminal suspects since November 30. They also report near daily IDF incursions in/around Nablus. 13 fugitives, includi [...] | 2007-12-07 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER PINS IS PGOV |
07JERUSALEM2522 | GAZA CITY'S MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Gaza City Mayor Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent) told PolOff by phone December 7 that he and the city council have suspended operations to protest illegal Hamas interference in municipal operations and personnel decisions. He said that, if not reversed, Hamas' appointment of a D [...] | 2007-12-07 15:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM2527 | SECRETARY ALBRIGHT MEETS WITH PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright December 6 that the Annapolis conference was a "big success" and that permanent status negotiations, which are scheduled to start December 12, and the December 16 Paris Donors' Conference wi [...] | 2007-12-10 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2539 | FATAH LEADERS ADVOCATE CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. In December 7 and 10 meetings with Polchief Fatah leaders Azzam al-Ahmed and Nabil Amre advocated replacing some members of PM Fayyad's cabinet with Fatah members. They said the current cabinet is weak and isolated, and the PA must draw on Fatah's popular strength. PolChief exp [...] | 2007-12-12 12:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2540 | QADURA FARES SAYS MARWAN BARGHOUTI SUPPORTS PM [...] Summary. Qadura Fares, a close ally of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, told PolChief December 10 that PM Salam Fayyad should concentrate on governing and ignore those voices from Fatah who want to see a change in government. He said Barghouti supports PM Fayyad and his government, but [...] | 2007-12-12 13:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2541 | PLO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER SALEH RAFAT ON [...] (C) Summary. PLO Executive Committee (EC) member Saleh Rafat told PolChief December 10 that the GoI issuance of a tender for housing units at Har Homa/Jebel Abu Ghneim is an obstacle to permanent status negotiations and that some PLO-EC members had advised PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Maz [...] | 2007-12-12 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2554 | PASF DECEMBER 11 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON NABLUS [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) commanders told USSC LTG Dayton December 11 that the security campaign in Nablus is a success, but sustained law and order in Nablus requires the IDF to relax its control over the city. They said PA courts refuse to detain individual [...] | 2007-12-13 12:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2555 | AL-NUEMAN VILLAGE: CAUGHT BETWEEN JERUSALEM AND [...] (C) Summary. Mayor of al-Nueman and village residents told Poloffs November 30 that they "feel trapped" in their own homes, noting that al-Nueman is within the 1967 Jerusalem municipal boundaries, but two-thirds of residents have West Bank IDs. Residents said they are surrounded by the sep [...] | 2007-12-13 12:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2566 | E-1 UPDATE FROM MID-DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed December 12 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, and external structures at the police station building are nearly completed. The road leading to the police station is entirely paved, although sidewalks, medians [...] | 2007-12-14 12:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2583 | PA CONTINUES TO SCRUTINIZE ALMS COMMITTEES AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to demand the restructuring of Zakat (alms) committees and strict adherence to regulations governing NGOs. The Ministry of Awqaf has dismantled some 92 Zakat committees in the past three months and reformulated district committees. The [...] | 2007-12-18 08:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV PTER KWBG |
07JERUSALEM2584 | MUGHRABI GATE ISSUE RISKS RAISING TEMPERS [...] (C) Summary. The Director of the Waqf and Jerusalem's Grand Mufti responding to Israeli press reports criticized the unilateral nature of the GoI decision to renew Mughrabi Gate excavations and said such action undermines Muslim and Palestinian confidence that Israel will cooperate with the P [...] | 2007-12-18 10:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2589 | GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH SAID TO BE OFFICIALLY [...] (C) Summary. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III received official Israeli recognition on December 16. Theophilos told PolOff December 18 that the Patriarchate will honor previous agreements with the GoI and treat the issue of properties sold to Israelis as a legal matter. He said forme [...] | 2007-12-18 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM2597 | PASF DECEMBER 17 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON BETHLEHEM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 15:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM2628 | PA ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN KILLING OF OFF-DUTY IDF [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad and PA General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) have confirmed that PA security officers arrested two suspects in the killing of two off-duty IDF soldiers outside Hebron on December 28 and will prosecute them. PA security officials say the suspects will be moved to Jer [...] | 2007-12-31 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV |
07JERUSALEM272 | INITIAL PALESTINIAN REACTION TO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian political contacts all characterized the February 8 national unity government (NUG) agreement as positive, but expressed mixed views on whether Hamas will abide by its agreements and if the NUG will end Palestinian infighting. A Gaza-based PLO Executive Committee me [...] | 2007-02-09 12:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM30 | FACTIONAL VIOLENCE AGAIN FLARES IN GAZA AS ABBAS [...] (SBU) Summary. After nearly a week of relative calm, Fatah-Hamas violence surged January 1-4. Hamas military wing gunmen killed two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) officers (including the PSO's Inspector General for Gaza),a Fatah official and two bodyguards on January 4, while one H [...] | 2007-01-05 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL |
07JERUSALEM33 | GAZA: HANIYAH REENTERS AFTER INSPECTION; RAFAH OPEN [...] (C) PA Prime Minister Haniyah (accompanied by Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar, Interior Minister Sa'id Siyam and acting PLC speaker Ahmad Bahar) entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing January 4 at 1645 local, according to EU-BAM Operations Chief Patrick Delval. Delval said that Egyp [...] | 2007-01-05 15:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL |
07JERUSALEM437 | NABLUS INCURSIONS ENDS AFTER ONE KILLED, DOZENS [...] (C) Summary. According to Palestinian security commanders and Arabic-language press, Israeli security forces departed Nablus late March 1 after four days of intermittent operations. The West Bank National Security Forces (NSF) commander told Poloff that the IDF entered Nablus February 25 an [...] | 2007-03-02 16:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM704 | RAFAH SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: USSC Dayton chaired the Security Working Group (SWG) on the Rafah Crossing April 15. All sides agreed to create a sub-working group on persons of concern. The GoI provided an approved list of goods of concern. The next SWG meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 16. 2. (C) [...] | 2007-04-19 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS |
07JERUSALEM735 | QASSAM ATTACKS SPIKE; CONFLICTING HAMAS STATEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Hamas military wing claimed responsibility for a number of Qassam rockets and mortars on April 23-24. These were the first rocket attacks claimed by Hamas since the November 2006 "tahdiya" (calm) was put in place. On a Hamas military-wing website, spokesman Abu Ubaydah s [...] | 2007-04-25 14:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS KPAL PTER KISL |
07JERUSALEM833 | VIGILANTES TARGET GAZA BUSINESSES/INSTITUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Palestinian media and security sources, militants in Gaza have damaged or destroyed at least five internet cafes, two music shops, one bookstore, and three other businesses, and attacked two schools in recent weeks. In most instances, an Islamist group or groups [...] | 2007-05-08 13:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PTER |
07JERUSALEM899 | GAZA: AT LEAST 16 MORE DEAD AS HAMAS STRIKES AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. IN A SIGNIFICANT ESCALATION OF FIGHTING BETWEEN HAMAS- AND FATAH-ALIGNED FORCES, 43 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND OVER 110 INJURED SINCE MAY 12. HAMAS ATTACKS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON KEY LEADERSHIP/FACILITY TARGETS, WITH MILITARY-WING GUNMEN KILLING 6 FATAH BODYGUARDS AT INTE [...] | 2007-05-16 14:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS |
07JERUSALEM905 | GAZA: CEASEFIRE DECLARED, BUT FIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SEPARATE CEASEFIRES ORDERED BY HAMAS AND PRESIDENT MAHMUD ABBAS (ABU MAZEN) HAD A CALMING INFLUENCE EARLY MAY 17, BUT VIOLENCE RESUMED BY 1330 LOCAL. FIGHTING SPREAD TO RAFAH AND THE CENTRAL GAZA STRIP, WITH 5 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN FACTIONAL CLASHES AS OF 1700 LOCAL. PRESIDE [...] | 2007-05-17 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM929 | GAZA: FRIDAY MORE CALM, BUT SOME FIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite multi-faction agreement to enforce a ceasefire, violence continued (albeit at a reduced level) late May 17 through 1600 on May 18, with two Palestinians killed and at least 18 injured in factional clashes. 21 Qassam rockets landed in Israel since the last update (Ref [...] | 2007-05-18 14:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM940 | GAZA: INTERNAL CONFLICT SHIFTS TO HAMAS-GOI [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a new, Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreed to at 1500 local on May 19, internal Palestinian fighting has subsided to sporadic levels. One Palestinian was killed in Fatah-Hamas clashes May 18 (prior to the ceasefire). 25 Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes [...] | 2007-05-21 15:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM955 | GAZA: HAMAS-FATAH TENSION SIMMERS, AS QASSAMS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Interfactional violence remained at a low level May 21-22, but Hamas-Fatah shootings left three injured, and deaths from injuries in previous fighting raised the toll from factional clashes to 56. 20 Qassam rockets struck Israel from 1400 (local) May 21 to 1600 May 22, killin [...] | 2007-05-22 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM964 | GAZA TENSE BUT QUIETER AS IDF SHIFTS OPERATIONS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. There was sporadic factional and clan violence in Gaza late May 22 to mid-day (local) May 24. Hamas and Fatah both submitted lists of the other's ceasefire violations to the Follow-up Committee. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) visited Gaza and met with PM Ismayil Haniyah M [...] | 2007-05-24 14:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM980 | MINOR FACTIONAL CLASHES; CONTINUED QASSAM ATTACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. HAMAS GUNMEN RAIDED A FATAH "SPECIAL FORCE" TRAINING AREA IN CENTRAL GAZA MAY 24, BUT NO INJURIES RESULTED. SENIOR FATAH CONTACTS SAY A HIGH-LEVEL FATAH DELEGATION WILL GO TO CAIRO MAY 26 TO MEET WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS AND SENIOR HAMAS FIGURES TO SOLIDIFY THE FACTIONAL CEASE [...] | 2007-05-25 13:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC |
07JERUSALEM983 | ASSESSMENT OF FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES AND PASF [...] (C) SUMMARY. FACTIONAL CLASHES THAT FLARED MAY 13-18 DEMONSTRATED THE WILLINGNESS OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF) TO FIGHT HARD TO DEFEND MAJOR INSTALLATIONS, BUT ALSO SHOWCASED SUBSTANTIAL HAMAS ADVANTAGES IN TACTICS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTIVATION. END SUMMARY. METHODOLOGY ----------- [...] | 2007-05-25 14:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PINS PREL KPAL IS PTER MOPS |
07JOHANNESBURG230 | THANKS, BUT NO THANKS--SOME POTENTIAL SOUTH AFRICAN PARTNERS [...] Summary: Three times in as many weeks, potential PAS partners have reversed course and decided not to accept PAS grants or offers. Though some of our partners were somewhat circumspect and only hinted that this was because of an official disapproval of US foreign policy, one union contact sch [...] | 2007-08-03 13:04:00 | Consulate Johannesburg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PTER PGOV SCUL KPAO SF |
07KABUL1007 | ELECTION WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON CALENDAR REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Working Group called for by the JCMB met for the first time on March 15 to energize work on elections. The group discussed options for electoral calendar reform, but agreed that the international community should not take a position on the outcome. The Civil Voter [...] | 2007-03-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1009 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: SPANTA SAYS AFGHANS WANT TO [...] (C) During a bilateral meeting, Foreign Minister Spanta and senior members of the U.S. Delegation to the March 13 US-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership meeting reaffirmed the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship. Both agreed the Strategic Partnership meeting was particularly imp [...] | 2007-03-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1010 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: NSA RASSOUL ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan National Security Advisor Rassoul told visiting U.S. Delegation to the US-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership talks that the situation in Helmand remained problematic due to the volatile mix of drug traffickers and Taliban. Unlike six months ago, Rassoul believed Iran was m [...] | 2007-03-27 10:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL1015 | VISITING GERMAN DELEGATION ASKS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A German government delegation, visiting to inaugurate the newly completed German Police Program Office facility in Kabul, discussed Afghan National Police (ANP) training and reform with Ambassador Neumann, emphasizing the need for more intensive U.S.-EU cooperation. The Germans [...] | 2007-03-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1016 | PRESIDENT KARZAI REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) During a March 13 meeting with a senior U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership talks, President Karzai reaffirmed the strategic importance of the relationship. He asked that the U.S. do whatever it must to minimize collateral damage and civilian deaths in U.S. milit [...] | 2007-03-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1017 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PLENARY LOOKS TO ENERGIZE [...] (C) The U.S. delegation led by Under Secretary of Defense Edelman and Assistant Secretary Boucher joined its Afghan counterpart for a Plenary Meeting in Kabul on March 13 to reaffirm the importance of the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership. The Prosperity session focused attention on the loomi [...] | 2007-03-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1018 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: FOURTH SUICIDE BOMBING IN HELMAND [...] (SBU) On March 27 at approximately 1150 local time, a suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Lashkar Gah, provincial center of Helmand Province. The incident occurred at the headquarters of the Afghan National Police (ANP). (NOTE: The headquarters is across from the entrance to Lashkar G [...] | 2007-03-27 14:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1023 | PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR: SECURITY LIMITS TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings March 18 and 24, Governor Wafa reiterated that the security situation was the over-riding concern in Helmand Province. He was initially dismissive of the need for significant outreach to tribal leaders on governance and development, essentially saying that "having e [...] | 2007-03-28 10:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1030 | PRT KANDAHAR: ASSESSMENT -- WHERE WE ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable assesses developments in Kandahar Province in 2006 through security, political, economic, and social lenses. The cable does not review ISAF performance or programs, but looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2007 and notes areas in need of further attention from [...] | 2007-03-28 11:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL1032 | HOW NOT TO LOSE THE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been caught off guard by the Taliban's opportunistic efforts in the South, post stepped back to look at the situation in the North to assess how best to avoid destabilizing violence and power vacuums in the region. The current stability in northern Afghanistan can be credit [...] | 2007-03-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR SNAR AF |
07KABUL1036 | PRT MEHTARLAM: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Laghman province is positioned to take advantage of new attention to governing capacity and increases in developmental funding after heightened anti-government activity in 2006. The security situation worsened somewhat in the second half of 2006 due to limited Coalition prese [...] | 2007-03-29 09:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1051 | PRT/SHARANA: PAKTIKA GOVERNOR ON SPRING OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika's Governor Khpalwak has launched his own political spring offensive designed to preempt a widely expected Taliban offensive in southeastern Afghanistan. Starting on March 18, the Governor has been in near constant motion around the province. The Governor's agenda inclu [...] | 2007-03-31 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1055 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: SEMI-ANNUAL HELMAND REVIEW [...] (C) Helmand faces serious problems within all PRT pillars )- security, governance and development. Security is the most pressing and immediate concern for the province. Apart from intense civilian and military focus on major projects such as Kajaki, little progress can be expected on governa [...] | 2007-04-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1057 | ATTACK ON PRT MEHTARLAM KILLS CHILDREN AND ANA [...] (SBU) At approximately 1445 local time on April 1, PRT Mehtarlam sustained a vehicle borne suicide attack on the front gate of the ANA side of the compound. The lone driver attacked an ANA convoy entering the gate with his white Toyota Camry or Corolla. Governor Mangal reported that three ch [...] | 2007-04-02 09:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1058 | KARZAI MAKES "SURPRISE" VISIT TO HELMAND [...] (C) President Karzai's March 29 short-notice (for security reasons) visit to Helmand was well received but much less impressive than his December visit to Kandahar which lasted three days. Karzai repeated several themes during his four hour visit to Lashkar Gah which included meetings with pr [...] | 2007-04-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1074 | GOA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL GOA) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on April 1, deputy polmilcouns and polmiloff informed Malik Quraishi (Director of Policy and Oversight),Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director),and Abdullah Popal (Director of Internal Policy) in Afghanistan's Office of the National [...] | 2007-04-03 11:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL1078 | AFGHAN NATIONAL DETENTION FACILITY OPENS MARCH 25; [...] (SBU) This is an Action request. Please see paragraph 9. --------------------------------------- ANDF March 25 Opening, Press Reaction --------------------------------------- 2. (S/NF) The Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) in the Pol-e-Charkhi prison compound was opened formally [...] | 2007-04-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1091 | FIRST 12 DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (S/REL GOA) CSTC-A Detainee Operations has confirmed that the first 12 Afghan detainees were transferred on April 2 from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan Government custody at the Afghan National Detention Facility. Reuters carried a report today on the transfer citing the [...] | 2007-04-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1093 | INTERVIEW WITH BAGRAM DETAINEE AHEAD OF POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Post scheduled our Refugee Coordinator to interview Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) detainee Abdul Aziz Rashid Al Muteri (US9SA-001816DP) on March 24. As requested in reftel, Refugee Coordinator consulted bef [...] | 2007-04-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR KAWC PINS PREL PTER AF SA |
07KABUL1095 | PRT SHARANA: PAKTIKA ASSESSMENT 2006 [...] (SBU) In the past twelve months, measurable progress in Paktika has been limited, although 2006 witnessed greater Afghan involvment in the province's security. The most positive changes were driven by the U.S. military and the PRT in Sharana. Paktika is a province that has never experienced [...] | 2007-04-04 03:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON MARR AF EAID |
07KABUL115 | KARZAI DECIDES ON SENIOR POLICE REASSIGNMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 President Karzai signed an order to replace 11 police chiefs who had been found unqualified by the Police Probation Board as well as other senior police chiefs who have not performed up to professional standards in their current assignments. The signature followe [...] | 2007-01-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PHUM PTER AF |
07KABUL1162 | AFGHANISTAN WILL NOT ATTEND NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Davood Moradian, Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, who explained that Afghanistan's Embassy in Tehran had received standing instructions three months ago to avoid any events or activities related to Iran's nuclear program. He as [...] | 2007-04-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR UNSC IAEA |
07KABUL1167 | FM SPANTA'S SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN [...] (C) Afghanistan is acutely aware of U.S. concerns over Iran's nuclear program and will study U.S. non-paper and UNSCR 1747. Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, Davood Moradian, expressed to Embassy April 4 concerns over the formation of both the National Unity Council and Nationa [...] | 2007-04-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF IR RU |
07KABUL1169 | "OPERATION ACHILLES" MOVES TALIBAN FROM SANGIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since last fall, the Taliban presence in North Helmand had been growing, especially in the districts of Musa Qala, Now Zad, and Sangin. This Taliban presence undermined USAID's multi-million dollar efforts to refurbish the major hydroelectric plant located at Kajaki Dam -- an [...] | 2007-04-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PTER MARR PGOV AF |
07KABUL117 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REPLACEMENT GENERAL ABDUL RAHMAN [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of ANP Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Sarjang. BG Sarjang has been proposed by the Ministry of Interior to fill the position of Chief of Police of Gardez Provin [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1170 | FARAH PROVINCE SEES RISE IN TALIBAN ACTIVITY, [...] (U) Ambassador Neumann's March 5 visit to PRT Farah revealed that the province, which one year ago was a relatively low threat area (albeit with high rates of criminality and poppy production),has witnessed a disburing increase in Taliban activity, and its central districts are now considere [...] | 2007-04-10 03:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL118 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION: ABDUL GHAFAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (U) In reftel b, Department instructed that ANP Brigadier General Abdul Ghafar was not cleared for U.S. funded assistance due to ref a's reference to the likelihood of Ghafar a violator of human rights as well as ref' b's reference to his "conne [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1186 | WORLD WATCHING DEBATES ON THE AFGHAN MEDIA LAW [...] (U) The Media Law is slated to go for parliamentary debate on April 11 amid rumors over which of five drafts - ranging from reasonably moderate to very restrictive of media content and oversight - will actually be presented and voted on. When it happens, the final debate and vote will attrac [...] | 2007-04-10 13:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1190 | IRAN AND FORMER-SOVIET STATES VIE FOR INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several sources within the GOA and media community have pointed out increasing efforts by Iran, Russia and former-Soviet Central Asian states to gain influence in the Afghan media. Minister of Information Abdul Karim Khoram has described Afghan culture as "under assault" from Ira [...] | 2007-04-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF IR |
07KABUL1191 | GOA RELATIONSHIP WITH AFGHAN MEDIA REACHES [...] (U) Ongoing war in Afghanistan is taking its toll on media freedom. After initially witnessing dramatic improvements since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan's media has experienced a slow yet disturbing turn for the worse over the past year, including increased detention of journalists an [...] | 2007-04-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KCUL AF IR |
07KABUL120 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART ONE OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the first cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL121 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART THREE OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the third cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1213 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PSD FOR [...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of eight candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PS [...] | 2007-04-11 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR PGOV PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1214 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...] | 2007-04-11 13:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
07KABUL122 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART FOUR OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 55 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the fourth cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1220 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: PALACE CONVENES DETAINEE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post continues to encourage the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) to exert both executive and administrative leadership regarding detainee issues as we press for the remaining pieces of a legal framework. Post continues to explore ONSC and parliamentary views on in [...] | 2007-04-12 03:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1229 | Afghan Media Honor Partial Ban on Taliban Reporting [...] (U) In response to the April 8, 2007, execution of an Afghan journalist by the Taliban, many Afghan media outlets are fully or partially boycotting Taliban-related news for one week. While most government media already limit their reporting on the Taliban, this development is especially notew [...] | 2007-04-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL123 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART TWO OF FOUR [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the second cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...] | 2007-01-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1232 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING ATTORNEY GENERAL'S [...] (U) This is a time sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of 21 candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PSD) for [...] | 2007-04-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1245 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR HERAT CHIEF [...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one additional candidate chosen as a replacement for the Herat Chief Prosecutor Maria Bashir's personal security detail (PSD) [...] | 2007-04-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL125 | DUBAI MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN JUSTICE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 4-6 Justice Sector Coordination meeting in Dubai re-invigorated justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. The meeting resulted in a new initiative to organize international efforts over the next few months and to develop a consolidated framework for justice reform at t [...] | 2007-01-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR SOCI AF |
07KABUL1301 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan National Civil Order [...] This is an action request, see para 6. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two senior officers in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). ANCOP is a newly formed force within the Afghan National Police (ANP) and post is [...] | 2007-04-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1305 | PRT KUNDUZ: TALIBAN LAUNCHES SUCCESSFUL ATTACK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Taliban have claimed responsibility for what may be the first successful suicide bombing in Afghanistan's northeastern provinces on April 16. A suicide bomber blew himself up among some 60 provincial police officers who were doing morning exercises in downtown Kunduz City at abou [...] | 2007-04-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
07KABUL1311 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: POPPY HARVEST AND LABOR PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) The poppy harvest is in full swing in Helmand Province, which has brought an influx of young males into the provincial center of Lashkar Gah. Oddly, in recent days there has been no movement by laborers out of the town and into the poppy fields. The reasons for this are likely twofold [...] | 2007-04-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF MOPS |
07KABUL1315 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: ENSURING STABILITY IN BABAJI [...] (SBU) On March 22, Afghan National Security Forces, with ISAF support, initiated an operation that cleared a Taliban enclave close to the provincial center of Lashkar Gah (the "Babaji region"). Following the operation, local Afghans expressed what the Helmand Task Force and PRT generally take [...] | 2007-04-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1321 | PRT JALALABAD: KARZAI SKIPS OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) President Hamid Karzai visited Jalalabad in Nangarhar province April 14 to inaugurate the Baacha Khan Complex honoring the leader of the non-violent independence movement in British India's Northwest Frontier. The event was noteworthy for the fact that Karzai attended but did not take th [...] | 2007-04-18 06:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1327 | FM SPANTA'S VISIT TO IRAN: CONCERNS AMIDST [...] (C) During wide-ranging meetings in Iran April 10-12, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta deflected Iranian pressure for an agreement on water rights surrounding the Harirud River and Salma Dam project, pressed Iran to stop supporting the National Front, and declined (again) an Iranian offer to con [...] | 2007-04-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL1344 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: GOVERNOR HOSTS JIRGA IN SANGIN [...] (SBU) Following the recent military operation to clear the Taliban from Sangin district, on April 12 a Government of Afghanistan (GOA) and ISAF delegation traveled from Lashkar Gah to Sangin to meet with a group of elders. Governor Wafa's delegation included the Police Chief, head of the Ule [...] | 2007-04-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1350 | TIP PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. --------------------------------------------- -------- GAPS IN AFGHANISTAN'S CAPAPCITY TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING --------------------------------------------- -------- 2. (U) In both 2006 and 2007, the State Department's Global Office on Trafficking [...] | 2007-04-21 11:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1352 | PRT QALAT: GOVERNOR LED ERADICATION IN ZABUL [...] (U) Governor Led Eradication (GLE) is underway in Zabul province and is looking to expand and cut into what could be an increase in poppy production in Zabul this growing season. Through April 15, UNODC has verified 200 hectares of eradication in the province. PRTOff observed the eradication [...] | 2007-04-21 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM |
07KABUL1353 | GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN EFFORTS TO UPDATE UNSCR [...] (S) On April 19, 2007, POLOFF and CSTC-A Plans and Operations Officer (Pol-Mil Affairs) delivered reftel to Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials Mohd Zia Salehi, Director of the Situation Room and Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor, and Abdul Malik Quraishi, Direct [...] | 2007-04-22 06:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC FR UK AF |
07KABUL1356 | PRT JALALABAD: WHAT NEXT FOR POPPY ERADICATION [...] (SBU) Nangahar Governor Sherzai shared his plans for the future with officials from the PRT at a lunch on April 18, including what to do with so much poppy in the province. Sharzai indicated he will fire officials who do not support his eradication campaign and complained that even members of [...] | 2007-04-22 08:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM |
07KABUL1370 | IRANIAN WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN: MFA ASKS TO KEEP [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) wants to keep the issue of the Iranian-made weapons recently found in Kandahar under the radar screen in the lead up to the June visit of the Iranian President to Afghanistan. According to the MFA, President Karzai supports the plan to avoid additiona [...] | 2007-04-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL1391 | KOREAN TROOP DEPARTURE: AFGHANS WANT HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is requesting U.S. assistance in reversing the decision made late last year by the South Korean Parliament to not extend ROK troops in Afghanistan beyond December 31, 2007. Post leaves it up to Washington and Seoul to evaluate whether [...] | 2007-04-23 14:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF KS |
07KABUL1397 | UPDATE ON FALLOUT BETWEEN TOLO TV AND AG [...] (U) In the week since the fallout between Tolo TV and Attorney General Sabit, multiple protests have been organized in support of both Tolo TV officials and the Attorney General. Reactions in the local press appear to be more balanced than those in the international media, and while the issu [...] | 2007-04-25 04:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1411 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH POLICE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan National Police officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that the ind [...] | 2007-04-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1412 | ATTEMPTED IED ATTACK AT KABUL AIRPORT [...] (C) At approximately 1000 hours local time on 18 April, a pipe bomb was detected aboard a fuel truck shortly after it entered the north (military) gate to Kabul International Airport. The truck had just passed through an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint and, according to witnesses, the d [...] | 2007-04-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC PTER ECON AF |
07KABUL142 | PAG: MUSA QALA TEST BEGINS BUT NEXT STEPS DEFERRED [...] (C) At the January 11 PAG, MOI reported that 40 ANAP who had been recruited from Musa Qala (MQ) had been deployed back to the district, which satisfied Test 1 agreed to by the PAG on December 21 (reftel). An additional 20 ANAP are in training in Lashkar Gah and will be deployed to MQ soon. [...] | 2007-01-16 10:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1430 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA TRAINING COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one police officer from Kabul International Airport CID unit to take DEA course INEMS #85. The course is designed for law enforcement officials at [...] | 2007-04-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1454 | PRESIDENT KARZAI ON EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ANKARA [...] (C) Ambassador used April 27 meeting with Karzai and CENTCOM CG Admiral Fallon to preview the upcoming trilateral with President Musharraf in Ankara. The Ambassador presented Ref A suggestions on ways to achieve a productive exchange. 2. (C) Karzai had a press conference on the Ankara m [...] | 2007-04-29 13:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PK TU AF |
07KABUL1455 | AFGHAN ERADICATION FORCE COMES UNDER HOSTILE FIRE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) came under hostile fire twice on April 29 during its deployment in Uruzgan province. The first time came at the beginning of the day when the AEF was initiating its operations. On the way back to base, the AEF encountered an am [...] | 2007-04-29 13:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR PREL KCRM AF |
07KABUL1456 | BAGRAM THEATER INTERNMENT FACILITY--PAKISTANI, YEMENI DETAINEE ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-29 14:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | AF KAWC MARR PINS PK PREL PTER |
07KABUL1478 | PRT JALALABAD: FALLOUT FROM MILITARY OPERATION IN NANGARHAR; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the night of April 28, coalition and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) conducted an operation against a suicide bomb cell in the vicinity of Bati Kot, about 20 miles southeast of Jalalabad. In the course of the operation, four insurgents as well as a woman and teenage gir [...] | 2007-05-02 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL150 | KUDOS FOR JERRY BRENNIG, SANDRA INGRAM AND AMY SCHMISSEUR [...] Post is grateful for the hard work and support from our colleagues in SCA/RA, SCA/A and DRL and their efforts on helping us with Leahy vetting for the Afghan National Security Forces. 2. We extend kudos and recognition to Jerry Brennig, Sandra Ingram, and Amy Schmisseur in DRL for helping po [...] | 2007-01-17 06:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL151 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pul-E-Charki Offciers [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) will complete the training of the prison guard detachment for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-E-Charki by February 22, 2007. The detachment will consist of 91 officers and 258 guard [...] | 2007-01-17 06:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1555 | AFGHANISTAN TERROR FINANCE - DISRUPTING EXTERNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO AF |
07KABUL1558 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA OFFICIALS OUTLINE [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request: Please advise regarding Post's paragraph 9-13 suggestions on possible legal vehicles and next steps. Building on reftel efforts, Post has continued, ahead of and during the 1-3 May advance team visit of L/PM Attorney Adviser Eric Pelofsky and OSD Global Secu [...] | 2007-05-08 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1559 | EMBASSY SUPPORT FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] (U) While freedom of the press is currently a highly sensitive issue in Afghanistan, World Press Freedom Day provided the opportunity for Embassy Kabul to go on the record supporting media freedoms in Afghanistan. The Ambassador released a press statement on the issue, and the DCM attended a [...] | 2007-05-08 13:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
07KABUL1569 | LAGHMAN'S AGGRESSIVE ERADICATION EFFORT LACKS ANA [...] (C) Summary. Laghman province has eradicated more than 60 times as much poppy this year compared to 2006, but ANP eradication missions are encountering increased resistance. Two ANP officers were killed in a clash on April 18. Governor Mangal has repeatedly requested increased support from [...] | 2007-05-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL1570 | PRT MAZAR-E-SHARIF: POPPY PRODUCTION DOWN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan (Balkh, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul and Faryab provinces) will produce much less poppy than last year as a result of a substantial drop in cultivation in Balkh Province, the sixth largest producer last year in Afghanistan. Some governors exaggerate their [...] | 2007-05-09 15:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL1571 | PRT QAL-E-NOW: BADGHIS GOVERNOR SET TO PROFIT FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April visit to the Badghis district of Murghab, PRToff was told by local police that 80 percent of the district's poppy crop had been eradicated. Personal observations, reports from the Police Support Team (PST) Commander and other PRT units strongly indicate that fa [...] | 2007-05-09 16:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL1572 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: GOVERNMENT RETURNS TO SANGIN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Following the military operation to clear Sangin district of Taliban, Governor Wafa has sought to reach out to locals long separated from the central government, and to extend the reach of the Afghan Government (GOA) into the district. Wafa recently appointed an interim Distr [...] | 2007-05-09 16:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MARR AF |
07KABUL1573 | PRT NURISTAN: HEAD OF EASTERN DISTRICTS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Fazel Ahad, head of the Eastern Districts Security Council, was murdered on April 30 in the vicinity of Kamdesh, in eastern Nuristan. The unknown culprits fled. Governor Tamim had appointed Fazel Ahad last November to head a 45-member council which formed the centerpiece of the Governor' [...] | 2007-05-09 17:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER MARR AF |
07KABUL1574 | MESHRANO JIRGA "DRAFT RESOLUTION" ON RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) Meetings with a member of the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) and a senior Parliamentary staffer provided some clarity on the intent of the reconciliation resolution passed on May 8. According to these contacts, the intent of the resolution passed by the Meshrano Jirga was to [...] | 2007-05-09 19:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL AF |
07KABUL1577 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD ON PLANNED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Afghan Detainee Review Board (DRB) convened for its third regular session on May 8. The GOA advised that they plan to file charges next week against 10 of the first 12 detainees who were transferred from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to the Afghan National Deten [...] | 2007-05-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1578 | ISAF DETAINEES: CANADIANS CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: It is NATO policy that ISAF partner nations should transfer detainees to GoA custody within 96 hours, or release them. While NATO's policy originally did not identify a particular Afghan agency to receive the ISAF detainees, an ISAF HQ order (FRAGO) issued March 30 designated [...] | 2007-05-10 14:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KWAC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1581 | PLANNING FOR A FEASIBLE, AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE [...] (SBU) The high cost and short-lived institutional benefit of Afghanistan's milestone post-Taliban elections underscores the importance of developing a feasible, affordable, and sustainable plan for future elections. The May 1 JCMB endorsed recommendations (drafted by the Embassy Governance Po [...] | 2007-05-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1598 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA OFFICERS SELECTED FOR IMET [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan National Army (ANA) officers who have been selected to participate in a Marshal Center sponsored seminar on counterterrorism. The semi [...] | 2007-05-14 02:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1610 | NDS SALEH ON PAKISTAN, THE TALIBAN, AND AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Counselor Eliot Cohen, National Director of Security Amarullah Saleh analyzed the nature of the Taliban and its links to Pakistan. He said that despite repeated attempts to share information with the Pakistanis, they have not been responsive to his initiat [...] | 2007-05-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR NATO AF |
07KABUL1678 | HELMAND: UK REPORT ON WAFA'S JIRGA IN GERESHK [...] This report was drafted by the British POLOFF at PRT Lashkah Gar. It is noteworthy in reporting that no Helmand Governor has visited the town of Gereshk in almost 30 years, highlighting the scale of the challenge in securing local support in Helmand. Begin text: 2. SUMMARY: Governor Waf [...] | 2007-05-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1684 | AFGHAN-PAK JIRGA PREPARATIONS BUILDING UP: NEED [...] This cable contains an action request. See para 9. 2. On May 16, Afghan Regional Peace Jirga Preparation Commission Director of Secretariat Farooq Wardak briefed the international community on latest plans for the cross-border jirga with Pakistan, now scheduled for the first week of Aug [...] | 2007-05-20 02:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL1685 | MINISTER OF HAJJ AND ENDOWMENT FRIENDLY TO [...] On May 19, Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to Minister of Hajj and Endowment (sometimes referred to as Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs) Nehmatullah Shahrani. Minister Shahrani, who dictates and distributes themes for Friday sermons to those mosques and religious leaders officially regis [...] | 2007-05-20 05:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
07KABUL1691 | PRT KANDAHAR: MID-MAY SECURITY ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A dramatic week was launched in Kandahar on May 12 with the killing of senior Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah (in Helmand Province) and of Mullah Manan (in Zharey District) on May 13. Many Kandaharis were jubilant and hundreds lined up to see his body on display at Governor [...] | 2007-05-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1694 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI LOGISTICS CHIEF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one Afghan National Police officer designated to become the new chief of logistics at the Ministry of Interior. Post has reviewed the information a [...] | 2007-05-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL17 | PRT JALALABAD: INTELLECTUAL SHURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During three separate "intellectual shuras" in Nangahar province, PRT Jalalabad heard views from local citizens on a range of issues that touched their daily lives. Locals expressed specific concerns about the role and activities of ISAF, particularly ISAF searches and convoys. S [...] | 2007-01-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1720 | AMBASSADOR LOOKS AT SECURITY, POLICE, POPPY IN [...] (C) (SUMMARY) During a May 13 visit to Mazar-i-Sharif and meeting with Balkh Governor Atta, the Ambassador offered congratulations for a dramatic reduction in poppy production, announced a planned increase in assistance to the province, and urged more progress on combating local warlords. T [...] | 2007-05-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PINR PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF |
07KABUL1724 | STEPPED UP IRANIAN INFLUENCE REACHES FOREIGN [...] (S) Over the past several months, Iran has taken a series of steps to expand and deepen its influence in Afghanistan. Afghan contacts point to the creation of the National Front and the National Unity Council, the discovery of Iranian weapons in Afghanistan, Iran's control of media outlets a [...] | 2007-05-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF IR |
07KABUL173 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator met January 15 with Italian Ambassador Sequi and a delegation from Rome led by Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Vernetti. The meeting produced an agreement that the upcoming Rome ROL Conference would be held in April with a [...] | 2007-01-18 10:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS PTER KCRM AF |
07KABUL1744 | UPDATE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES, DEPORTEES, AND SQUATTERS [...] Recent developments relating to three distinct segments of the wave of Afghan "returnees" - refugees from Pakistan, deported irregular migrants from Iran, and Kuchi squatters near Pol-i-Charki - have renewed focus on refugee/displaced persons issues. Over 200,000 refugees have returned from P [...] | 2007-05-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
07KABUL1755 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: CHARGES OUTLINED AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) legal adviser has now outlined charges to be brought against 10 of the first group of 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF). NDS is waiting for information from provinces in the remaining two [...] | 2007-05-27 07:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL1756 | DETAINEES: GOA NOTIFIED OF ARB III [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On May 27, deputy polmilcouns provided reftel A notification to Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director, Office of the National Security Council (ONSC). Deputy polmilcouns reiterated Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures, per reftel, and requested that the G [...] | 2007-05-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL1770 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan National Army (ANA) officers designated to attend aviation training at Fort Bliss, TX under the IMET program. Post has [...] | 2007-05-29 04:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1779 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: NON-PAPER ON SECURITY [...] (S) On May 25, the Ambassador delivered the ref C non-paper on security detention to President Karzai in a one-on-one meeting. Karzai undertook to review the matter. On May 26, Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim told A/DCM that President Karzai had held an internal meeti [...] | 2007-05-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL178 | BOUCHER SEES COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY WORKING IN [...] (U) During his January 10 visit to Panjshir Valley, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher heard an extensive analysis of the province from its Governor, Haji Bahlul. The Governor portrayed Panjshir as free of terrorist activity, official corruption and popp [...] | 2007-01-20 05:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1814 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 23 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort [...] | 2007-06-01 11:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1815 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to en [...] | 2007-06-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1817 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for Training at [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Army (ANA) officers and interpreters designated to attend training at the U.S. Army Recruiting School at Fort Jack [...] | 2007-06-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1820 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES VISIT TO [...] (S) Your June 3-4 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President Karzai facing challenges both domestically and from his neighbors. Domestic discontent is to a considerable degree a reflection of unmet expectations. The population expected the fall of the Taliban and arrival of the int [...] | 2007-06-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR |
07KABUL183 | BOUCHER AND SPANTA TALK NEIGHBORS, COORDINATION [...] (C) On January 9, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta discussed Pakistan, cross-border jirgas, U.S. funding for Afghanistan, Iran, the Strategic Dialogue, and the U.S. proposal to energize the Joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Spanta was downbeat over recent [...] | 2007-01-20 11:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR PK |
07KABUL184 | A/S BOUCHER MEETING WITH AFGHAN NSA RASSOUL [...] (C) During a January 9 meeting between Assistant Secretary Boucher and Afghan National Security Advisor SIPDIS Rassoul, Rassoul offered a comprehensive look at the security situationin Afghanistan, and the two shared concerns over the situation in Musa Qala and poppy cultivation. Boucher s [...] | 2007-01-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR PK ECON |
07KABUL185 | BOUCHER, MOSBACHER AND KARZAI TALK ENERGY, [...] (S/NF) On January 10, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Overseas Private Investment Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Mosbacher met with President Karzai. Mosbacher briefed Karzai on the Investment Corporation's projects in Afghanista [...] | 2007-01-20 12:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK |
07KABUL1859 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...] | 2007-06-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1867 | NY TIMES BESTSELLER PROMPTS THREATS FOR KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 07:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL PTER |
07KABUL1877 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ens [...] | 2007-06-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1893 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pilot Training and Marshall Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of an Afghan National Army (ANA) cadet and a Ministry of Interior (MOI) general officer. The cadet will receive English language and pil [...] | 2007-06-07 12:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL1896 | POLITICAL OR PERSONAL? TWO FEMALE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The June 5 assassination of Zakia Zaki marked the second murder of a female journalist in Afghanistan in a week. On June 1, Shakiba Sanga Amaaj, anchorwoman for Shamsad TV, was similarly gunned down at her home in Kabul. While not directly connected, the two murders have sent shock wave [...] | 2007-06-08 11:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL1903 | MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS OUTLINES CURRENT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During a June 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Women's Affairs Hussn Ghazanfar highlighted her main priorities as fostering women's and girl's education, bolstering Afghanistan's fledgling women's handicrafts industry, and establishing mental health centers for women. She anno [...] | 2007-06-10 04:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL1909 | AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. ON SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel points to FM Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor Davood Moradian June 9. Moradian assured us the GOA was completely in agreement with U.S. points and supported U.S. goals for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),including continued U.S. and allied access to [...] | 2007-06-10 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF RS CH |
07KABUL192 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP GENERAL OFFICER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of a brigadier general in the Afghan National Police who has been selected for appointment as chief of police in a high-priority district. Post has re [...] | 2007-01-21 08:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL193 | ANA NCO DEVELOPMENT: STRONG LEADERSHIP AND UNIT PRIDE [...] In 2002, the Afghan National Army (ANA) did not have a Noncommissioned Officers Corps or any tradition of professional NCOs. This year there are over 8,000 NCOs, including 311 Sergeant Majors, who have begun to perform their role as the backbone of the ANA. Under the leadership of Sergeant M [...] | 2007-01-21 08:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL1931 | MORE HAWALA CLOSINGS; LICENSE APPLICATIONS UP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER SNAR KCRM ECON AF |
07KABUL1946 | AFGHAN UPDATE ON JIRGA PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Reftel A (June 6) reported on the outcome of the recent Afghan-Pak meeting in Islamabad on Jirga preparations. On June 11, Director of the Afghan Jirga Preparation Commission Farook Wardak briefed the international community on latest developments, highlighting two outstanding issues: pa [...] | 2007-06-12 08:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL1970 | GUNMEN SHOOT SCHOOLGIRLS IN LOGAR [...] (SBU) Two schoolgirls were killed and five wounded on June 12 when two assailants fired at students leaving a school in Logar Province south of Kabul. Police report they have made three arrests, including one of the shooters. Afghan authorities believe that the gunmen were Taliban members; ho [...] | 2007-06-19 02:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAID PREL PGOV PHUM AF |
07KABUL1971 | PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...] | 2007-06-19 07:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL1972 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for CTES seminar in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two MOD officers nominated to attend the Counter Terrorism Executive Session seminar in Washington, DC from August 7-22, 2007. Post h [...] | 2007-06-19 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL200 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS INTERDICTION [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 7 individuals selected for DEA's Special Investigative Unit (SIU). Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found [...] | 2007-01-22 06:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2004 | PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...] | 2007-06-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF |
07KABUL2005 | AFGHAN PREPARATIONS FOR PEACE JIRGA ON TRACK; [...] (SBU) The Afghan Crossborder Jirga Preparation Commission is making good progress on its preparations for the August event. A number of substantive and logistical issues will be finalized based on input from the Pakistanis. The joint Afghanistan-Pakistan technical committee could meet as ear [...] | 2007-06-21 15:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2007 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PPS Candidates for IED Awareness [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen Presidential Protection Service (PPS) officers nominated to attend the improvised explosive devices (IED) recognition and awar [...] | 2007-06-23 06:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2028 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP Officers for Drug Interdiction [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police (ANP) sergeants to be trained in drug interdiction at the Narcotics Interdiction Unit facility in Kabul in e [...] | 2007-06-25 10:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2032 | DETAINEES: GOA NOTIFIED OF THIRD GROUP OF [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On June 25, polmiloff provided reftel A notification to Malik Quraishi, Director, Policy and Oversight, Office of the National Security Council (ONSC),who will relay it to Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director. Salehi, our primary ONSC contact on detainee issues, [...] | 2007-06-26 05:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL206 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 13 prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...] | 2007-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2068 | PRT BAMYAN: AMBASSADOR ASSESSES DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his introductory visit to Bamyan Province, Ambassador Wood and Governor Habiba Sarabi discussed development priorities and security risks in what has generally been Afghanistan's most secure province. The Ambassador also met the Provincial Council, a women's shura, and [...] | 2007-06-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PHUM PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL207 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 28 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...] | 2007-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2073 | EXPLORING WAYS TO MAKE PTS A MORE SUCCESSFUL [...] (C//REL UK) The Program Tahkim-e-Solh (PTS) process has reconciled 3,742 former combatants since being established in May 2005, but needs to be strengthened. Recent developments - a more solid funding base and stronger Afghan leadership - provide an opportunity to make this happen. Embassy is [...] | 2007-06-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL208 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Nangarhar province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training prog [...] | 2007-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2081 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER ONE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier One of ANP Rank Reform. When t [...] | 2007-06-29 03:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2082 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...] | 2007-06-29 03:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2083 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...] | 2007-06-29 03:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2084 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 41 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier 2 of ANP Rank Reform. This is [...] | 2007-06-29 03:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2085 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP DOB REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 25 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...] | 2007-06-29 03:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2107 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 19 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-03 02:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2108 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-03 02:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2109 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-03 02:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2130 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: AIR STRIKE IMPACTS PROGRESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Taliban hijacked what should have been a successful week in Helmand Province and forced President Karzai's hand in making a statement critical of ISAF. The week of June 18 started promisingly in Helmand's Nahri Sarraj district with a school construction groundbreaking ceremo [...] | 2007-07-05 08:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2131 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: ASSESSING SANGIN SECURITY [...] (C) Over the last two weeks, Helmand Province's Sangin district has seen a spate of violence directed not only at ISAF and Government of Afghanistan (GOA) military forces but also at Afghans with links to those forces or to reconstruction efforts. Taliban attacks have resulted in the deaths [...] | 2007-07-05 08:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF EAID |
07KABUL2133 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON JIRGA PREPARATIONS [...] (C) The proposed date for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Crossborder Peace Jirga is less than four weeks away. Post remains concerned that the Afghans and Pakistanis have not come to agreement on several key outstanding issues. The Bilateral Technical Committee, which the Afghans had hoped would me [...] | 2007-07-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2136 | DETAINEES: UPDATE ON TRANSFER-RELATED ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Transfers to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) resumed on June 3, and the ANDF now contains 56 detainees. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has relayed charges for the first 12 detainees transferred in April to the Attorney General's prosecutors, who have a [...] | 2007-07-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL2137 | PAG TO DISCUSS COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE SOUTH [...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: At a June 28 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting chaired by Afghan NSA Rassoul, COMISAF GEN McNeill urged the GoA and international community to do more to address the growing narcotics problem in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wood proposed that the PAG meet in three weeks to di [...] | 2007-07-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MARR SNAR PTER MOPS NATO AF |
07KABUL2139 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III (TIER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III (Tier Two) o [...] | 2007-07-07 04:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2143 | PRT/BADGHIS: DEALING WITH ETHNIC POLITICS, [...] (SBU) The June 9th insurgent attack against the Murghab district center that left two Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Officers dead and three government buildings damaged by fire was the largest and best organized insurgent attack to date in normally calm Badghis Province. The attack i [...] | 2007-07-08 10:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL2149 | PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL GHOR REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghor enjoys a stable security situation overall; most current issues stem from local land and tribal disputes. Pasaband and Taywara Districts remain vulnerable to Taliban elements based in Helmand, evidenced by several incursions this spring. A shortage of ANA and ANP contrib [...] | 2007-07-09 06:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL215 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 42 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...] | 2007-01-22 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2155 | STATUS OF JIRGA PREPARATION FOLLOWING MEETING OF [...] (C) The joint Afghan-Pakistan Peace Jirga Technical Committee met in Kabul on July 8 and, according to Afghan Commission Director Farook Wardak, reached agreement on the duration, rules and procedures, and format of the jirga. Wardak said the Pakistanis are increasingly comfortable with the i [...] | 2007-07-10 09:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2166 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 49 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-11 02:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2167 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-11 02:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2168 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 39 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...] | 2007-07-11 02:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2189 | PRT GARDEZ: LOGAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Logar is a stable, secure, and prosperous province close to Kabul. The onset of warm weather increased the number of security incidents but the province remains generally stable and attractive for development efforts. The exception is isolated Kharwar District, which insurgents use as a [...] | 2007-07-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2190 | PRT KHOST: KHOST PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Khost Province, located on the eastern-most edge of Afghanistan, remains vulnerable to extremist activity due to its close proximity to the Waziristan region of Pakistan. Attack levels have risen in recent months, directed at Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Coalition Forces (CF). [...] | 2007-07-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2191 | PRT BAMYAN: POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS IN BAMYAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 meeting, Chief of the National Directorate for Security's Bamyan office MG Wasiq described the overall security situation in Bamyan as positive but also spoke of recent intelligence indicating a Taliban plot to attack targets in Bamyan. Wasiq said that while Bamyan [...] | 2007-07-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV MOPS PREL PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2244 | PRT GHAZNI: SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghazni province is split between the "have's" (Hazara districts in the north/west) and the "have-not's" (Pashtun districts in the south/east). In April 2007 a serious insurgent threat in the Pashtun districts brought reconstruction to a standstill in both areas, heightening anx [...] | 2007-07-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2246 | FOLLOW-UP ON ATTACKS AND THREATS TO AFGHAN FEMALE [...] (C) Following the murders of two prominent female journalists (Zakia Zaki and Shakiba Sanga Amaj),Embassy officers met with both women's families to get further details on what happened. One case appears to have resulted from a family dispute. The family of the other victim report they hav [...] | 2007-07-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2249 | PRT URUZGAN: CHORA LEADERS SPEAK TO AFGHAN [...] (C) On July 6, Chora district and tribal leaders met at the district center with a team from the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission investigating civilian losses in the June fight for Chora. Their message was clear and measured, devoid of the histrionics or exaggeration and blame for IS [...] | 2007-07-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL2250 | OSCE INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambant briefed Ambassador July 2 on OSCE's interest in forging a partnership with Afghanistan. OSCE plans to take a step-by-step approach to Afghanistan, beginning in limited, specific areas. It is looking at a possible border manageme [...] | 2007-07-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF OSCE ECON EAID |
07KABUL2253 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Senior Executive [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials to attend the Senior Executive Seminar at the Marshall Center, August 22-29. Post has no dero [...] | 2007-07-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2280 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MI-17 Crew Training at Fort Bliss [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan national security officials to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 25 to Decem [...] | 2007-07-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2299 | PAG DISCUSSES SCHOOL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12 the Policy Action Group (PAG) chaired by NSA Rassoul discussed school security. Education Minister Atmar reported that there had been 20 attacks against schools in the previous week. Education Minister Atmar assessed that the Taliban have shifted their focus from d [...] | 2007-07-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PTER EAID NATO AF |
07KABUL2300 | GOA ADDITIONS TO UN1267 LIST NOT IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOA remains willing to cooperate with the UN 1267 Committee by updating biographic information and responding to specific requests to add names to the 1267 list, but expresses frustration with the Committee's inability to delist individuals, particularly Uruzgan Governor Monib. O [...] | 2007-07-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC AF |
07KABUL231 | GOA APPROVES RELEASE OF TWO GUANTANAMO BAY [...] (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A has advised Government of Afghanistan (GOA) approval for February release via PTS of two Afghan detainees in Guantanamo Bay: US9AF-000987DP Haji GHALIB and US9AF-001037DP Nazar GUL. 2. (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A advises that the GOA does not concur with release of two other de [...] | 2007-01-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF |
07KABUL2334 | PRT HERAT: IRAN AS A MULTI-FACETED ACTOR IN HERAT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's strategic and economic interests in western Afghanistan, and particularly in Herat, are expressed in a mix of traditional (mostly soft) and non-traditional (harder-edged) engagements. While Iran's sponsorship of official and unofficial crossborder delegations and aid/develo [...] | 2007-07-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IR AF |
07KABUL2338 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Workshop and Seminar [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of five Afghan national security officials who will participate in career development training at the Marshall Center. Mohammad Ismael Y [...] | 2007-07-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2343 | PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) In Badghis economic and social indicators continue to improve slowly, but growth has been restrained by a deteriorating security environment caused by a recently-removed corrupt and inefficient Governor. Recent insurgent attacks have grown in size and coordination in the Pashtun parts of [...] | 2007-07-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL2355 | PRT CHAGHCHARAN: PASABAND AND DOLINA DISTRICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Chaghcharan conducted a patrol of Pasaband and Dolina Districts from July 4-7, meeting with district officials, police, and elders. Residents of both districts praised the work of the ANP. Development issues were the main concern for residents who thanked the PRT for its w [...] | 2007-07-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS MASS PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL236 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND GOVERNOR UNVEILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Wafa has commenced his outreach to tribal leaders through a series of meetings with district shuras. In each meeting, Wafa has presented his "protocols," which are conditions the shura must accept before the Governor will give his approval and support. The c [...] | 2007-01-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2362 | PEACE JIRGA PREPARATIONS CONTINUE UNDER THE BIG TOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Afghan and Pakistani Joint Peace Jirga Commissions have agreed on jirga dates and that the international community will be invited to observe the opening and closing ceremonies. The Afghan Secretariat has shared the list of Afghan participants SIPDIS and continues physical [...] | 2007-07-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2367 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Second MI-17 Crew Training at Fort [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Police officers to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 27 to December 1 [...] | 2007-07-24 04:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2370 | IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On July 18 polmiloff notified Mohammad Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the three Afghan detainees listed in reftel A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO [...] | 2007-07-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL2379 | PRT KANDAHAR: SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IROA) are taking steps to improve security, governance, and the economy in Kandahar Province, but it remains a struggle. ISAF forces are taking the fight to districts north of Kandahar City. The [...] | 2007-07-25 13:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON EAID CA |
07KABUL2380 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center i [...] | 2007-07-26 04:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2381 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...] | 2007-07-26 04:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2382 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Language and Military Training for [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers. Major Sakhi Mohammad Bariz will receive language training at Lackland AFB and Ranger trainin [...] | 2007-07-26 04:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2383 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Afghanistan-Pakistan [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials who will participate in an Afghanistan-Pakistan confidence-building workshop at the Marshall C [...] | 2007-07-26 04:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2467 | PRT FARAH: DETERIORATION IN SECURITY, RISE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security in Farah Province deteriorated over the past six months. The Province now has its third ineffective governor since September 2006. The province continues to be plagued by high rates of kidnappings, robberies, and insurgent activity; weak and corrupt provincial and di [...] | 2007-07-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAID ECON KSEC SOCI IR AF |
07KABUL2468 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (C) The Taliban have been hit hard in Helmand over the past six months. Military operations in Nahri Sarraj and Sangin disrupted the Taliban and weakened their support but have not resulted in enduring stability. Despite this military disruption, the expansion of reconstruction and developm [...] | 2007-07-31 13:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF UK |
07KABUL2470 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (C) During Ambassador's July 8 meetings in Kabul with members of Parliament from Nangarhar Province and his July 9 visit to Jalalabad, the MPs, Governor Sherzai, and provincial leaders highlighted security concerns, Pashtun community sentiments towards the IROA, and drugs. They expressed sup [...] | 2007-07-31 14:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PTER PHUM PGOV AF |
07KABUL2496 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...] | 2007-08-02 10:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2506 | PRT SHARANA: PAKTIKA PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Despite an active pro-Coalition governor, weak government and a 60 percent increase in insurgent attacks continue to hamper progress in Paktika, a province of 800,000 people on the Pakistan border. The provincial government is well-meaning but weak, and almost all development in the provi [...] | 2007-08-03 05:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PTER ASEC MARR EAID AF |
07KABUL2507 | PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Security remains a concern in Nuristan, especially in the districts bordering Pakistan. Political activity continues to center on Governor Tamim who travelled to remote districts to firm up support and allegiance to the provincial and national governments. Construction on the more than 4 [...] | 2007-08-03 07:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ECON SNAR MARR SOCI PHUM AF |
07KABUL2510 | PRT BAMYAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unlike some neighboring provinces, Bamyan Province has enjoyed a calm security and political situation during the last six months. There is increased concern over threats from outside, due drug and weapons trade believed to be transiting the province. Bamyan remains one of Afgha [...] | 2007-08-03 07:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID ECON SOCI AF |
07KABUL255 | PAG APPROVES EXPANDING ANAP TO EAST AND [...] (SBU) The January 11 Policy Action Group (PAG) approved two Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) proposals. The first will expand the authorization of ANAP for Kandahar from 1300 to 2000. The additional 700 police will be recruited from and deployed to Panjwayi and Zharey districts to ba [...] | 2007-01-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PGOV SNAR PTER AF |
07KABUL256 | MUSA QALA: PRESSING FOR TEST TWO [...] (C) Deputy MOI Minister Khalid updated the PAG January 20 on Musa Qala developments since the last meeting (ref A). He reported that the GOA had sent a Commission to Musa Qala and Lashkar Gah to meet with the elders and the Chief of Police. The Commission confirmed that 40 ANAP were operating [...] | 2007-01-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL2571 | IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to Afghanistan) On August 4 polmiloff notified Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the four Afghan detainees listed in reftel A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay ( [...] | 2007-08-06 07:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL260 | KARZAI TELLS SENATOR BROWNBACK IRAN SHOULD IMPROVE [...] (C) During a January 8 meeting with Senator Brownback, President Karzai was critical of Iranian policy toward the U.S. He reported on his recent meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister where he called on Iran to improve relations with the U.S. He argued that normalized U.S.-Iran relations [...] | 2007-01-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL261 | UNAMA OPENS PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN KHOST [...] (U) UNSRSG for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs opened the UNAMA Khost Office, one of nine new UNAMA provincial offices, on January 21. In his remarks, Koenigs highlighted the provincial center's importance to the region, noting its university (being developed),economic activity, and strategic locat [...] | 2007-01-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID AF |
07KABUL2610 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Presidential [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 64 candidates for the Presidential Protection Service (PPS) to receiving training at Camp Watan, a DS/ATA facility in Kabul, Afghanist [...] | 2007-08-07 10:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2611 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Security Council (NSC) officials to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Ma [...] | 2007-08-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2618 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Training for Inspectors General [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan national security officials who will receive training as Inspectors General at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, [...] | 2007-08-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2644 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Participants at the GICNT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan government officials to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Information Portal Works [...] | 2007-08-09 10:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2647 | FIRST TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL TO IRoA) On August 9, the first transfer of Afghans from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to ANDF occurred. Without specifying where detainees would be transferred from, polmiloff alerted Zia Mohammed Salehi, Situation Room Director at IRoA's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) beforeha [...] | 2007-08-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL2649 | PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The mood in Herat Province has soured due to deterioration of the security and economic environment. A wave of murders and the presence of illegal armed groups with connections to old warlords has undermined confidence in the government. Unemployment has increased due to the [...] | 2007-08-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SOCI EAID MARR IR AF |
07KABUL2689 | DETAINEES: IROA PREPARES FOR FIRST TRIALS AT ANDF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following July and August transfers from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanamo Bay (GTMO),more Afghans are in IRoA custody in the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) than remain at GTMO. Afghanistan's court system was reorganized in July, and the S [...] | 2007-08-13 06:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL28 | NEW AFGHAN NATIONAL COMMUNICATION COORDINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: With active encouragement and support from the international community (IC) and especially Embassy Kabul, the Government of Afghanistan established the National Communication Coordinating Center (known as the NCCC or NC3) in early December 2006. Although the GOA is still identif [...] | 2007-01-04 10:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AF PREL PTER MOPS |
07KABUL281 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: SUICIDE BOMBING AT ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) At approximately 11:50 a.m. on January 26, a suicide body-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside of USAID's Alternative Livelihoods Program (ALP/S) compound in the center of Lashkar Gah. According to Global Security, who handle security for ALP/S, the bomber approached the en [...] | 2007-01-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL2896 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Near East-South Asia [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Ministry of Defense officials scheduled to attend two Near East-South Asia (NESA) Center Seminars in Washington, DC. Th [...] | 2007-08-30 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2919 | INSURGENCY AND ETHNIC TENSIONS FLARE UP IN WARDAK [...] (C) Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have not been able to reverse a spike in insurgent attacks on provincial government and foreign contractors in Wardak province, 20 miles from Kabul, since late May. The MOD reports that as many as 750 armed "enemy" combatants are operating in the pro [...] | 2007-09-04 05:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR AF |
07KABUL293 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 67 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...] | 2007-01-28 11:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2968 | SCENE-SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) We welcome your first visit as Deputy Secretary to Afghanistan, which comes at an opportune time to advance our effort to establish a self-sustaining multi-channel dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The inauguration in Jalalabad of a discreet communications channel between the nat [...] | 2007-09-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV MARR PREL SNAR PTER ECON EAIDCIN AF |
07KABUL2975 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM ANCOP POSITIONS, [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). These names [...] | 2007-09-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2976 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...] | 2007-09-06 07:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2977 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...] | 2007-09-06 07:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL299 | MISLEADING PRESS REPORTS ON KARZAI'S ASHURA MESSAGE [...] (SBU) As is the usual custom on religious holidays, President Karzai offered a message during the Ashura ceremony at the Takyakhana-e-Hussenia (Shiite Mosque) on January 29. It follows successful efforts by government and religious leaders and security forces to plan for a peaceful Ashura cele [...] | 2007-01-30 09:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL PTER AF |
07KABUL2990 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...] | 2007-09-07 04:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2991 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...] | 2007-09-07 04:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL2998 | BOUCHER AND KARZAI, SPANTA ON JIRGAS, DRUGS, ECON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's August 27 meetings with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, Lower House Speaker Qanooni and National Security Advisor Rassoul spanned a range of key topics. Boucher, Karzai and Rassoul agreed to focus on t [...] | 2007-09-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON IR AF |
07KABUL3000 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...] | 2007-09-10 02:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3001 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COMMUNICATIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty (40) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Communications Department. When there are [...] | 2007-09-10 02:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3002 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there ar [...] | 2007-09-10 02:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3003 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...] | 2007-09-10 02:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3016 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...] | 2007-09-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3017 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...] | 2007-09-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3018 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...] | 2007-09-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3019 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...] | 2007-09-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3020 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...] | 2007-09-11 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3021 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...] | 2007-09-11 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3022 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-11 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3023 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-five (25) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are [...] | 2007-09-11 02:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL307 | PRT KANDAHAR: CANADIAN PRT GAINING CAPABILITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with the deployment of ground forces in the province, Canada took over Kandahar PRT (KPRT) in August of 2005. KPRT has experienced considerable change in its size and organizational structure during the ensuing 18 months. The death of Political Director Glyn Berry in an S [...] | 2007-01-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF CA |
07KABUL3076 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan National Police officers from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which be [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3077 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN HERAT [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3078 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins o [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3079 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twelve (12) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3080 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begi [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3081 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen (15) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...] | 2007-09-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL313 | POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meet [...] | 2007-01-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL3136 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...] | 2007-09-19 02:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3137 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...] | 2007-09-19 02:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3138 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-one (41) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are [...] | 2007-09-19 02:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL314 | POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meeting [...] | 2007-01-31 13:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL3191 | IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C/REL to IRoA) On September 18 PolMilOff notified Zia Salehi, Situation Room Director in the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC),that the seven Afghan detainees listed in ref A will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) in approxim [...] | 2007-09-20 14:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL3192 | U.S.-AFGHAN-PAKISTANI TRILATERAL: MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON AF PK |
07KABUL3237 | LOWER HOUSE QUESTIONS MANDATE AND LEADERSHIP OF [...] (C) Summary: The Lower House of Parliament's September 1 discussion of the Structure of Government Law included heated debates over the mandate and leadership of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Following scathing criticism of the AIHRC, the Lower House voted to [...] | 2007-09-25 08:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL324 | CLARIFICATION ON PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Several media outlets are reporting a decision on Wednesday, January 31, by the Afghan Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) to approve a declaration which would provide protection from prosecution for all the political and opposition elements that were in involved in war with each other o [...] | 2007-02-02 03:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL3267 | Security in Nuristan -- The Enemy Within? [...] (SBU) Summary: Nuristan Province has seen an increase in security incidents since the establishment of a Coalition presence last fall. The situation became particularly acute this summer, with 21 separate attacks on Coalition or Afghan targets. While the frequency has declined since July, t [...] | 2007-09-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON PHUM AF |
07KABUL3277 | SECOND TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL TO IRoA) On September 29, the second transfer of Afghans from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) occurred. PolMilOff alerted Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight at IRoA's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) beforehand that a t [...] | 2007-09-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL3278 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...] | 2007-09-29 12:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3279 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...] | 2007-09-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3280 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-seven (57) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Southern Regional Command Center. Wh [...] | 2007-09-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3281 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. Whe [...] | 2007-09-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3282 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...] | 2007-09-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3283 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...] | 2007-09-29 12:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3284 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...] | 2007-09-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3285 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3286 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3287 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3288 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-one (51) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are i [...] | 2007-09-29 12:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3289 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3290 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3291 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3292 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3293 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3294 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3295 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3296 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3297 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3298 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-six (56) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are i [...] | 2007-09-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3299 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...] | 2007-09-29 12:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3300 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...] | 2007-09-29 13:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3301 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are [...] | 2007-09-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3302 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...] | 2007-09-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL336 | BAGHLAN GETS NEW GOVERNOR [...] (U) Dr Mohammed Alam Ishaqzai, who until recently served as Nangarhar Deputy Governor and Director of Finance, has been selected as the new Governor for Baghlan Province. Governor Gul Agha Sherzai of Nangarhar confirmed Ishaqzai's appointment to PRT officials at a meeting at Jalalabad Airfie [...] | 2007-02-04 03:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL3396 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...] | 2007-10-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3397 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...] | 2007-10-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3399 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...] | 2007-10-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3400 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...] | 2007-10-04 10:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3405 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP: Narcotics Interdiction Unit [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty Afghan National Police Third Sergeants selected for positions in the elite Narcotics Interdiction Unit (NIU). When there are [...] | 2007-10-06 03:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL343 | PRT GARDEZ: REGIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Representatives from the southeastern provinces of Paktia, Khost, Paktika, and Ghazni gathered in Gardez January 25 to meet with representatives from Kabul to discuss and build support for the cross-border Jirgas initiative. The event demonstrated the Government,s efforts to secure supp [...] | 2007-02-04 11:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PK AF |
07KABUL3477 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CHIEF OF POLICE URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata for Juma Gul, recently appointed Chief of Police for Uruzgan province. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted Juma Gu [...] | 2007-10-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3479 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: JAMAL MIR JAMAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata of Jamal Mir Jamal, candidate to be Criminal Investigation Director for District 15 of Kabul. 3. IMPORTANT NOTE: The international community re [...] | 2007-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3495 | MORE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on October 7, PolMilOffs informed Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director) in Afghanistan's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) that the two Afghan detainees listed in reftel will be scheduled for Administrative Review Board (ARB) pr [...] | 2007-10-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL3562 | NEW GHAZNI GOVERNOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TALIBAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting October 16, recently appointed Ghazni governor Lawang Faizan appeared to seek the Ambassador's endorsement for his plans to reach out to Taliban fighters in Ghazni. The Ambassador welcomed Faizan's efforts in principle, but cautioned that reconcilees must not ha [...] | 2007-10-20 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS AF |
07KABUL3595 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Eleven Afghan Nationals Selected [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eleven Afghan Nationals selected for language training and eventual placement into the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF [...] | 2007-10-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3596 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: National Security Council Advisor [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for the position of National Security Council Advisor. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. [...] | 2007-10-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3598 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for military school training in Preventative Medicine and Intelligence. Post possesses no derogatory [...] | 2007-10-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3599 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for Non-Commissioned [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Training. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests [...] | 2007-10-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL360 | PRT QALAT: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: The political situation in Zabul is fairly stable, with a good governor, Delbar Jan Arman, who has served for almost two years. His efforts are undermined by a weak administration both in the capital and in the districts, and his own unwillingness to empower and build the cap [...] | 2007-02-05 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL3604 | DETAINEES: RELEASE OF BTIF DETAINEE KHALED SAMI [...] (S/NF) This is an action cable--see paragraph two. This has been coordinated with Task-Force Guardian. 2. (S/NF) Action: Based on the Canadian assurances detailed in paragraphs three and four, we recommend the Deputy Secretary of Defense approve the release to Canada of Khaled SIPDIS [...] | 2007-10-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL3656 | DETAINEES: RUNUP TO FIRST TRIALS AT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary/Comment: On October 3, the first 12 detainees transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) in April were arraigned before Afghan judges at the ANDF with defense counsel and the Attorney General's (AG) prosecutor pres [...] | 2007-10-26 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL3662 | D/NSA LTG LUTE AND D/SRSG ALEXANDER DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (C) Deputy SRSG Chris Alexander used an October 22 meeting with Deputy NSA LTG Lute to lay out a proposal for closer UNAMA-ISAF coordination on an overall counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. He reported close coordination between the SRSG and COMISAF, but highlighted difficulties coor [...] | 2007-10-28 07:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID AF |
07KABUL371 | PRTSHARANA: PAKTIKA GOVERNOR SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Governor Khpalwak used his January 20 meeting with the Ambassador to seek U.S. support for projects in his province. The Governor requested help in funding new projects in the border districts. The Ambassador highlighted the importance of the newly-authorized Afghan N [...] | 2007-02-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR AF |
07KABUL372 | PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Nuristan Province has traditionally been neglected and remains underdeveloped, but recent initiatives by Governor Tamin are energizing district administrations and encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own security. Despite these efforts, security remains problematic [...] | 2007-02-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL3728 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for the Senior Policy [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected to attend the Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC on November 26-28. Post possesses no derogatory information [...] | 2007-11-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3729 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Kabul Military Training Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Kabul Military Training Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on thes [...] | 2007-11-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL373 | PRT PANJSHIR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Over the past year, Panjshir Province has recorded remarkable progress. Security is holding, governance is maturing, reconstruction is advancing and society is evolving. Constraints remain, however, both in terms of infrastructure and mentality. The Governor highlights education as the [...] | 2007-02-06 10:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MASS ECON EAID SOCI AF |
07KABUL3741 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANT IN THE ADVANCED [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Advance Security Studies at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory information [...] | 2007-11-03 10:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3765 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY EDELMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (S) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Your visit, coming near the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress and to prepare the ground for major challenges in 2008. With 2008 being the last full year before the next Afghan president [...] | 2007-11-06 08:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL3767 | DEPUTY NSA IBRAHIM ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, AND [...] (C) DCM used his introductory meeting with Deputy NSA Engineer Ibrahim to underline U.S. support for the new Independent Directorate for Local Governance, headed by Jelani Popal, highlighting the role it can play in ensuring the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) both addresses local [...] | 2007-11-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL3768 | THIRD TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO [...] (S/REL IROA) On November 4, eight Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on October 29 of the (then pending) transfer. On November 5, Emboffs met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the [...] | 2007-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL3772 | DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY KEY THEMES IN AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Development and security were the key themes brought up in conversations with local officials during the Ambassador's October 29 visit to Khost Province. In meetings with the Provincial Governor, Provincial Council and university students, Ambassador underscored the U.S. respect for Is [...] | 2007-11-07 09:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MOPS PREL PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL3786 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO URUZGAN; OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Uruzgan Province on October 22 and met with the Governor and Provincial Council. Newly-installed Governor Hamdam said he already recognized the importance of development projects as a means to gain the loyalty and support of the local population. He complained t [...] | 2007-11-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EAID AF |
07KABUL3791 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3792 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 [...] | 2007-11-09 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3793 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3794 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3795 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3796 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3797 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3798 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3799 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: FBI INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para. 2). 2. (C) Guidance is requested from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the provision of FBI assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in investigating the November 6 bomb attack that killed over 50 pe [...] | 2007-11-09 02:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL3805 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these in [...] | 2007-11-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3859 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL Training of Prosecutors in [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 prosecutors selected to participate in the regional Justice Support Sector Program offered by the Bureau of International Narcoti [...] | 2007-11-18 11:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3896 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of six Afghan Nationals selected for military school training as indicated. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individu [...] | 2007-11-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3898 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...] | 2007-11-24 10:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3914 | AMB VISIT: DEVELOPMENT, POLICING AND [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's November 12 visit to Paktia province in the east, locals stressed the key themes of security and development in the province. In meetings with the Governor, Provincial Council, and Provincial Development Council, the Ambassador underscored the U.S. dedication to [...] | 2007-11-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EAID AF |
07KABUL3946 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Three Afghan Officials to Attend [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan officials, with positions noted, to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Security Studies at the George C. Mars [...] | 2007-11-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3960 | IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 20:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF |
07KABUL3965 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 32 prosecutors from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When there a [...] | 2007-12-01 19:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3966 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 38 police officers from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When ther [...] | 2007-12-01 19:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3978 | (CORRECTED COPY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...] | 2007-12-03 06:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL3986 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia Center [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...] | 2007-12-04 04:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4018 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten (10) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Intel Familiarization Course offered by the [...] | 2007-12-09 08:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4064 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARSHALL CENTER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of three Afghan nationals selected for studies in terrorism and security at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory [...] | 2007-12-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4079 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN BORDER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-eight Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are ind [...] | 2007-12-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4080 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 17 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police. When there are [...] | 2007-12-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4081 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 15 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are individuals [...] | 2007-12-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4082 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Central. When there are individual [...] | 2007-12-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4083 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 1 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officer selected for a position in the Communications Department. Post has made a good faith effor [...] | 2007-12-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4084 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 84 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior Headquarters. When there are [...] | 2007-12-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4085 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command East. When there are individuals [...] | 2007-12-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4086 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE PLANNING AND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 3 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate. When there a [...] | 2007-12-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4087 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Capital. When there are individua [...] | 2007-12-12 15:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4088 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 21 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command North. When there are individuals [...] | 2007-12-12 15:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4089 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command West. When there are individuals [...] | 2007-12-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4092 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-five (45) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class. Post possesses no derogatory inform [...] | 2007-12-13 05:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4094 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Sergeant-Major Academy in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these indi [...] | 2007-12-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL4107 | AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S SHORT TERM STABILIZATION PLANS [...] (C) During a December 15 meeting, Presidential Adviser "Engineer" Ibrahim outlined for the DCM the GIRoA's efforts to stabilize the district of Musa Qala in Helmand province, now that Afghan and ISAF troops have driven the Taliban from the area. Ibrahim said President Karzai had dispatched In [...] | 2007-12-16 06:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4112 | TRANSFER OF 13 AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO AFGHAN [...] (S) On 13 December, 13 Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on November 14 of the (then pending) transfer. On December 10, Emboff met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the Situation [...] | 2007-12-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PGOV PINS PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL4133 | KARZAI BAITS HIS EMERGING POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai recently fired several public salvos at his emerging political opposition, the Northern Alliance-backed United Front. He complained that his government's efforts to bring alleged human rights abusers to justice are being stymied by regionally powerful former war [...] | 2007-12-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4143 | PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALA STABILIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Task Force Helmand (TFH) is fully engaged in stabilization operations in Musa Qala and their Military Stabilization Team (MST) has identified health, education and road projects for immediate reconstruction. PRT officers and GoA officials visited Musa Qala on Dec 16, and were [...] | 2007-12-18 09:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4153 | BAGHLAN BOMBING AGGRAVATES KARZAI-QANOONI SPLIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 6 Baghlan bombing, did not unite Afghans of all ethnicities in their revulsion for the insurgency and its methods. Instead it provided the latest proxy for the ongoing political contest between President Karzai and Lower House Speaker and United Front leader Moham [...] | 2007-12-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AF PTER |
07KABUL4157 | PRT LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE: MUSA QALEH POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political reconstruction of Musa Qaleh is proving to be an extremely complicated process. However, the sustained presence of Minister Popal, of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),has kept officials focused on governance creation for Musa Qaleh. Popal' [...] | 2007-12-20 09:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4170 | Kunduz, Afghanistan: A Regional Hub for Security and [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2007, Kunduz province has made demonstrable progress along all lines of operations (security, development and governance) and served as a regional catalyst for Northeast Afghanistan. There is both visible reconstruction activity and private sector development, symbolized by t [...] | 2007-12-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4171 | Takhar, Afghanistan: Secure and Stable, but Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Takhar province has remained relatively secure and stable throughout 2007. While there have been rocket and IED attacks directed against Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),the disruption of an insurgent cell in September 2007 has resulted in a significant decrease in insurg [...] | 2007-12-22 06:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL4179 | KARZAI REACHES OUT TO HIG SPLINTER GROUP [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai recently appointed Hezbi-Islami-Afghanistan (HIA) Chairman Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal to the post of presidential tribal affairs advisor. The Pashtun Arghandiwal is a former close associate of blacklisted Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Ka [...] | 2007-12-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER AF |
07KABUL4228 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE AIR WAR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Air War College in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals [...] | 2007-12-31 05:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL442 | CODEL PELOSI CITES STRONG SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During January 28 CODEL Pelosi visit to Kabul, Pakistan and poppy were dominant themes. Speaker Pelosi, Chairmen Skelton (Armed Services),Lantos (Foreign Affairs),and Reyes (Intelligence) and Sub-Committee Chairs Murtha (Defense Appropriations) and Lowey (State/Foreign Operatio [...] | 2007-02-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PTER PGOV SNAR MOPS AF |
07KABUL459 | SECURITY NEEDS AND GOVERNORS' DISCRETIONARY FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Governors in a number of provinces slated to receive payments out of the Governors, Discretionary Fund have recently begun complaining that suspension of the Fund for the fourth quarter of the Afghan fiscal year has negatively impacted their ability to counter the security thre [...] | 2007-02-10 11:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KFIN SNAR PTER AF |
07KABUL465 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ABDUL JAMIL JUNBESH [...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The name of Brigadier General Abdul Jamil, formerly chief of Kabul Police Headquarters, was submitted for international vetting in reftel as part of the police rank reform process request. Department's vetting uncovered potential derogatory human r [...] | 2007-02-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL466 | UPDATE ON AMNESTY RESOLUTION [...] (U) During a press conference on February 6, Presidential Spokesman Karim Rahimi said that President Karzai may reject the draft resolution on amnesty passed by the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on January 31. Even if Karzai were to reject the resolution, it could still pass if i [...] | 2007-02-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL483 | PRT JALALABAD: NEW OFFICIALS REINVIGORATE DIAG [...] (U) Summary: New DIAG Regional Director visited the PRT to describe plans for new initiatives to reinvigorate the DIAG process. Two weeks later, DIAG hosted an event in Jalalabad for former Mujahideen. While the meetings were encouraging, getting new momentum for DIAG will require hard work [...] | 2007-02-13 06:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF |
07KABUL497 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BAMYAN CHIEF OF POLICE [...] The name of Brigadier General Ghulam Ali Wahdat, formerly Chief of Police of Bamyan province, was initially submitted for international vetting as part of the police rank reform process. At that time, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) did not clear him for assignment [...] | 2007-02-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL510 | REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING DETERMINATION ON ANA [...] (SBU) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post seeks Department's assistance in concluding Leahy (DoD) vetting for the Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel selected to participate in DoD-funded training to create a guard unit for the Afghan National Detention Facility (AND [...] | 2007-02-14 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PHUM PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL515 | CABLE/PRT JALALABAD: 6 MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Summary: Nangarhar province is an important urban and agricultural center along Afghanistan's eastern border. During the past six months, the security climate has witnessed increased enemy activity, including IED attacks and ambushes of PRT convoys. The paving of roads and a dramatic r [...] | 2007-02-14 19:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF |
07KABUL558 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: READOUT FROM FEBRUARY [...] (S) Summary: Afghan legal experts are still preparing the GoA's response to our request for a written description of the legal framework that the GoA would apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanomo (GTMO) to GoA custody at the Afghan Nati [...] | 2007-02-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL564 | ANA RETENTION RATES SHOW IMPROVEMENT; MORE WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: For the Afghan National Army to grow rapidly to the target strength of 70,000 personnel by December 2008, traditionally high AWOL and attrition rates need to be reduced. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) are work [...] | 2007-02-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR ASEC NATO PTER PGOV AF |
07KABUL579 | PRT ASADABAD: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C) Kunar,s security improved significantly in 2006 except in the isolated border areas. Ongoing road construction will help consolidate security gains, and will enable economic growth. Better and larger police forces will be necessary to keep Kunar,s security and economic trends positive in [...] | 2007-02-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL581 | SOUTHERN GOVERNORS OUTLINE MAJOR SECURITY [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a February 6 introductory meeting in Kandahar with COMISAF, the governors of Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul pressed for increasing police salaries and getting more police officers into the Southern provinces to provide leadership to new recruits. ANA 205th Corps Co [...] | 2007-02-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID NATO MARR AF |
07KABUL605 | NORTHERN GOVERNORS FOCUSED ON POPPY ERADICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, the Ambassador met with the Commander of PRT Mazar i Sharif and held a joint meeting with Interior Minister Moqbel Zarar and five governors from the Northern provinces to discuss poppy eradication efforts in the north. The counternarcotics strategy in the North [...] | 2007-02-25 05:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF |
07KABUL606 | KARZAI DISCUSSES SECURITY, PAKISTAN WITH CODEL [...] (U) On February 21, Codel Dicks discussed security and reconstruction issues with President Karzai. Karzai expressed confidence about GOA and ISAF ability to succeed. Attendees included Representatives Dicks, Kaptur, Frelinghuysen, Rothman, Carney, and Murphy. ---------------------------- [...] | 2007-02-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR NATO AF |
07KABUL643 | DIAG: STALLED AND SEARCHING FOR MOMENTUM [...] (C//REL/) Summary: President Karzai chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and international community representatives February 7 to review progress made to date by the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) program and to approve formally the new DIAG Action Plan. While the revised [...] | 2007-02-27 09:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC PTER AF |
07KABUL652 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PROVIDES PART ONE [...] (S) As promised (reftel A),on February 19 the GOA provided a written description of the legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and later possibly from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to GOA custody at the Afghan National Detention Fac [...] | 2007-02-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL663 | UPDATE ON THREATS AGAINST MP SHAKILA HASHEMI [...] (SBU) On February 13, PolOff met with Parliamentarian Shakila Hashemi and discussed the details of her daughter's murder, which occurred on January 3 in the front yard of Hashemi's home. Hashemi thought the bullet was intended for her due to her activities in support of women's rights and t [...] | 2007-03-01 03:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PRM PHUM AF |
07KABUL664 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP CANDIDATES FOR INL JUSTICE [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers. These individuals are selected to participate in an INL funded Regional Justice Sector training program to take place Marc [...] | 2007-03-01 03:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL672 | RUSSIAN FM SAYS NATO MUST LEAVE AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Drawing on Cold War rhetoric, Russian FM Lavrov told FM Spanta on February 23 that NATO must leave Afghanistan as it was an enduring presence against Russia (according to Spanta's debrief). The GOR is also worried about Iran's nuclear program and does not trust its regional intentions. [...] | 2007-03-01 07:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NATO RU IR AF |
07KABUL679 | TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA FOCUSING ON HELMAND [...] Helmand Governor Wafa assesses that most districts in his province are either under the control of the Taliban or surrounded by Taliban, as Taliban and Al Qaeda are focusing on Helmand and their numbers are on the rise. Wafa wants military operations to commence in five districts in Helmand, [...] | 2007-03-01 15:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL680 | PRT/GARDEZ: GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH TALIBAN [...] (SBU) Paktia governor Rahmatullah Rahmat announced on Jan. 30 that he intends to move energetically and methodically to bring Zormat District, currently plagued by insurgency, under government control. He outlined a plan, developed with UNAMA, to reform the district administrative and securit [...] | 2007-03-02 04:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV AF |
07KABUL685 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) On February 22, senior USG officials responsible for Afghanistan and GoA counterparts participated in a Working Group on Governance in preparation for the Strategic Partnership plenary to be co-led on the U.S. side by U/S Burns and U/S Edelman on March 13-14. Participants agreed on a li [...] | 2007-03-03 07:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL696 | EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...] | 2007-03-04 06:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | CASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF |
07KABUL722 | GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...] | 2007-03-04 13:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF |
07KABUL752 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Polmil Deputy Counselor delivered reftel A message on March 5 to Ayoob Erfani, Director General of the MFA's UN Affairs Department. Mr. Erfani had not previously heard of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (CICNT),but said that the GOA would review the matter mindful of i [...] | 2007-03-05 12:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PARM IAEA AF |
07KABUL755 | TERRORIST FINANCE - USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 13:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AF |
07KABUL758 | GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...] | 2007-03-05 15:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF |
07KABUL791 | NOTIFICATION: TWO AFGHAN DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Please pass paragraph two information to appropriate Department of Defense colleagues to begin the transfer process: 2. (S) COL Humdard of the Afghan Ministry of Interior advised CSTC-A Detainee Operations on March 5 that he approves release of the following [...] | 2007-03-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC PTER MARR AF |
07KABUL804 | SCENE SETTER: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Your March 13-14 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by an Afghan government eager to host the Second U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Dialogue meeting. As some Afghans begin to fear international support may be slipping, the GOA sees the Strategic Partnership as a key vehicle to r [...] | 2007-03-08 16:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL805 | SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...] | 2007-03-08 17:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL806 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PART TWO RESPONSE [...] (S) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) Expecting to receive the remainder of the GOA response on the detainee legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan custody at the Afghan National Detention Facil [...] | 2007-03-09 12:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL829 | SHIA ACTIVIST DESCRIBES IRAN'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND [...] (C) According to Sayed Jawad Husseini, the leader of a minor political party, "Afghan Youth", Iran is stepping up its efforts to influence the Afghan media, education, and influential Parliamentarians. At least four television stations financed by Iran are scheduled to go on the air in April [...] | 2007-03-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR AF |
07KABUL839 | KARZAI DESCRIBES "TERRIBLE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 8 meeting with Governors Tim Pawlenty (R-MN),Janet Napolitanto (R-AZ),and Brad Henry (D-OK),Lisa Marie Cheney, Lt. Gen. Steven Blum (Chief, National Guard Bureau),and Charge, President Karzai described Afghanistan's current relationship with Pakistan as "terrib [...] | 2007-03-13 02:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF |
07KABUL878 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND: TWO SUICIDE BOMBINGS, [...] (SBU) At about 1115hrs on March 13, approximately one mile south of the PRT, two DynCorp vehicles (attached to the Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) coming from Bost airfield and driving to the Lashkar Gah PRT in Helmand were the targets of an IED attack. It has not been confirmed whether it wa [...] | 2007-03-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL905 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...] | 2007-03-19 03:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF |
07KABUL910 | PRT HERAT: IRAN INCREASES VISIBILITY IN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran has recently taken steps to establish "operational centers" for police cooperation in three provinces in western Afghanistan: Nimroz, Herat and Farah. These new centers complement Iranian efforts to establish relations with Afghan security forces and increase the range of the [...] | 2007-03-19 16:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR |
07KABUL934 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR IMET [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Embassy Kabul's Defense Attache Office (DAO) to participate in international military education training at Alexa [...] | 2007-03-21 09:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
07KABUL94 | PAKISTAN PM AZZIZ VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim characterized the January 4 visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Azziz as a "good trip." There had not been agreement on substance, but Azziz and Karzai held frank and open discussions on a range of bilateral issues. Foreign Minister S [...] | 2007-01-10 06:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK |
07KABUL940 | PRT/KUNDUZ: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) The situation on the ground in the Northeast region of Afghanistan has not changed appreciably in the past six months. The security situation remains relatively calm, with only occasional criminal or terrorist attacks against local officials and ISAF. The primary threat and cause of ins [...] | 2007-03-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL944 | PRT GHAZNI: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security and governance in Ghazni have improved over the last six months due to an increase in troops and a change in governor. Reconstruction and development appear to be moving forward, but there is still no prioritized provincial development plan. Ghazni's citizens are expe [...] | 2007-03-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON AF EAID |
07KABUL950 | PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qal-e Now, in the western part of Afghanistan, has witnessed much progress over the last year. Residents of the capital enjoy a much better quality of life then they did under the Taliban. The PRT has had a direct impact on economic growth in the provincial capital. However, th [...] | 2007-03-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL953 | PRT ASADABAD: CORRUPT TIMBER DEAL CANCELLED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An unpopular and corrupt arrangement to sell timber to three designated contractors at below-market prices in Kunar has been cancelled by President Karzai in favor of a free market approach, but the order has yet to be implemented. The privileged contractor arrangement represen [...] | 2007-03-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL954 | KOENIGS AND BOUCHER ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION, [...] (C) A special response fund to allow the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan close developmental cooperation with ISAF would advance civilian-military coordination; Washington support requested. Additionally, in a March 14 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central A [...] | 2007-03-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF IR |
07KABUL956 | DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD MEETS [...] (S) Summary: The GOA has been informed that the first transfer of 13 detainees to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) is scheduled for March 25, when the facility will be formally opened; the actual transfer will occur on April 2. Post passed evidentiary files for the first transfer [...] | 2007-03-25 03:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL973 | PRT ASADABAD: EDUCATION FAILING IN KUNAR [...] (SBU) Education is a priority in Kunar and provides an opportunity to engage and influence communities throughout the province. Elders from every district consistently rate education -- including girls' education -- as one of their top priorities, and school buildings among their most pressin [...] | 2007-03-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL975 | PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL FOES INITIATE NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bamyan provincial governor Harabi Sarabi publicly disclosed that she is being investigated by the Attorney General,s office. Sarabi does not appear concerned about this investigation, which may have been initiated by her political opponents. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) At a Marc [...] | 2007-03-26 04:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF |
07KABUL979 | PRT/MAZAR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan enjoys a better security situation than much of the rest of the country but drought and crime hamper development. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and the judicial system need much work but progress has begun with the ANP. The balance of power between T [...] | 2007-03-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF |
07KABUL997 | PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat Province is a region of significant but still unrealized economic potential. During the past six months, the security situation has deteriorated, as has confidence in GOA institutions and leaders. Key sectors, such as the judiciary, require reform, and additional police [...] | 2007-03-27 02:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON MARR AF IR |
07KAMPALA1270 | UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democ 2. (SBU) On August 3, the GOU protested to the Government of DRC of a m 3. (SBU) This incident comes at a time when Ugandan exploration efforts 4. (SBU) Uganda is increasingly optimistic about exploratory offshore d [...] | 2007-08-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG |
07KAMPALA1272 | UGANDA PROTESTS TO DRC OVER OIL FACILITY ATTACK [...] (SBU) The Uganda Government protested to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accusing DRC troops of attacking Heritage Oil installations on Lake Albert on August 3rd. Security sources affirm that a British geologist was killed. In a separate incident on July 28, four Ugan [...] | 2007-08-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PTER UG |
07KAMPALA1752 | NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION IN [...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning the report was relayed to PM [...] | 2007-11-13 15:10:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PTER UG |
07KAMPALA1774 | UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...] | 2007-11-16 09:32:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG |
07KAMPALA577 | GOVERNMENT DEMANDS ACTION AGAINST UGANDAN REBELS IN CONGO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following recent infiltrations of Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebels into western Uganda from bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),the Ugandan Government formally protested to the DRC and the U.N. Mission in Congo (MONUC). The Ugandan military killed over 46 ADF r [...] | 2007-04-03 01:42:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL PGOV PTER UG ASEC PHUM |
07KARACHI755 | SINDH GOVERNOR ON BHUTTO BOMBING AND INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 23, the Ambassador and Consul General (CG) met with Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad. The Governor provided his official perspective on the security issues surrounding the October 19 attack on Pakistan People,s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent investi [...] | 2007-10-29 10:34:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK |
07KARACHI756 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO ON SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION OF KARACHI ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: During an October 23 meeting in Karachi, Pakistan People,s Party Chairman Benazir Bhutto told the Ambassador that she was dissatisfied with the government's investigation of the October 19 bombing that targeted her motorcade. The Ambassador noted we had absolutely no evidence anyone [...] | 2007-10-29 10:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK |
07KATHMANDU1003 | NEPAL: SILENCE HANDICAPS OHCHR [...] (C) On May 17, the Ambassador told Lena Sundh, the Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR),that OHCHR's silence regarding the Young Communist League (YCL) was destroying OHCHR's credibility. Sundh assured the Ambassador that OHCHR was preparing [...] | 2007-05-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1008 | NEPAL: NEW PEACE MINISTER STARTING TO MAKE PROGRESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador May 18 that Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel was getting things done. Under his leadership, the Government of Nepal (GON) was finally starting to come to grips, most importantly, with conditions in t [...] | 2007-05-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1009 | NEPAL: MAOIST COMBATANT VERIFICATION TO BEGIN SOON [...] (C) On May 21, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Suresh Chalise confirmed to Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Hugins that the Maoists had agreed to allow verification of Maoist combatants to begin. Chalise expected verification might commence within a week. Prime Minister [...] | 2007-05-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1028 | NEPAL: FORMER PM: "EVERYONE IS KEEPING MUM" [...] (C) On May 23, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that King Gyanendra had no intention to step down. Thapa had told Gyanendra that it might be wise to abdicate in order to "preserve [...] | 2007-05-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1032 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO NEPAL [...] Barry, I'm delighted that you are able to make it out to Nepal at this crucial point in the country's history. You will find a country that is teetering on the brink of becoming either a showcase for democratic transformation or a failed or totalitarian state threatening stability in the reg [...] | 2007-05-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1033 | NEPAL: CHINESE AMBASSADOR AGREES MAOISTS HAVE NOT [...] (C) The Maoists have not given up violence and intimidation, agreed Chinese Ambassador Zheng Xianglin in a May 23 meeting with the Ambassador. The two Ambassadors also discussed splinter ethnic groups in the Terai, their potential impact on elections, and the Maoist reaction to these groups. [...] | 2007-05-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF PHUM KDEM CH NP |
07KATHMANDU1035 | MELAMCHI FIASCO HAS JAPANESE WONDERING ABOUT [...] (C) On May 24, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka indicated to the Ambassador that Japanese soft lending may be affected by recent mishandling of the Melamchi Water Supply Project by Minister of Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami. Her decision to refuse to award the management contract [...] | 2007-05-25 09:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ADB ABLD JA NP |
07KATHMANDU1042 | NEPAL: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO RAISE PENDING [...] (C) In response to a request from the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pradhan agreed May 24 to raise the U.S. interest in a speedy process for parents with pending Nepali adoptions with Maoist Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Biswokarma and in the cabinet. At the same time, the Am [...] | 2007-05-25 12:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS KFRD KOCI PREF PTER EAID ADB |
07KATHMANDU1045 | NEPAL: MADHESI CONCERNS ARE PRIORITY IN CENTRAL [...] (C) Political leaders and government officials in the capitals of three Central and Eastern Terai districts -- Janakpur, Siraha, and Biratnagar -- expressed concern to Emboff during a May 16-18 visit that political turmoil in the troubled Southern borderland with India would increase dramatica [...] | 2007-05-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU105 | NEPAL: UN ARMS MONITORING BEGINS [...] (C) On January 17, Ian Martin's political advisor John Norris told the Deputy Chief of Mission that the UN arms monitoring team had begun the arms management process at the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) 3rd Division cantonment site in Chitwan District at around noon. The process began with [...] | 2007-01-18 12:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1058 | NEPAL: NEW ELECTION DATE STILL PROVING ELUSIVE [...] (C) A leading Nepali Congress - Democratic politician told the Ambassador May 28 that the governing Eight-Party Alliance was still at loggerheads over a new date for the Constituent Assembly election. According to Member of Parliament Minendra Rijal, Alliance meetings on May 27 and 28 failed t [...] | 2007-05-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1064 | NEPAL: PURE PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM FOR CONSTITUENT [...] (C) In two recent meetings, IFES Country Representative Peter Erben told the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission that the Government of Nepal's agenda for the Constituent Assembly election was largely stalled. Certain steps, such as the registration of political parties, were moving ahead, but man [...] | 2007-05-30 11:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1069 | AMBASSADOR URGES HOME MINISTER TO HOLD MAOISTS [...] (C) In a May 30 meeting with Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, the Ambassador sharply criticized the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) for attacking his vehicle in Jhapa on May 25 and for threatening and intimidating Nepalese with impunity across the country. The Maoist leade [...] | 2007-05-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PHUM ASEC PREL PGOV BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1077 | NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS GROWING INCREASING [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 22 and May 30 both Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),and Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (CPN-UML),blamed Prime Minister Koirala for [...] | 2007-05-31 09:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1089 | FOREIGN MINISTER HOPES FOR MORE PROGRESS ON MAOIST [...] (C) On May 31, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Barry Lowenkron highlighted to Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan U.S. concern regarding continued Maoist abuses; he also stressed the need to set a timetable for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and to include marginalized ethnic [...] | 2007-06-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PTER PGOV BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1091 | NEPAL: SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT HOPEFUL POLITICAL [...] (C) Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty May 31 that the governing Eight-Party Alliance had reached an informal understanding on a new date for a Constituent Assembly ele [...] | 2007-06-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF NP |
07KATHMANDU1092 | NEPAL: ELECTION COMMISSION HAS PLAN BUT LACKS LAWS [...] (C) Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty May 31 that the externalities, including the uncertain security situation and the absence of election legislation, were the Election [...] | 2007-06-01 13:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1093 | NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER RESOLUTE THAT ELECTION BE [...] (C) On June 1, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala explained to Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and the Ambassador that the Eight-Party Alliance had agreed the day before to hold the Constituent Assembly election in November. All of the parties had si [...] | 2007-06-02 05:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1099 | OHCHR FAILING TO REPORT ON MAOIST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On May 31 Lena Sundh, head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, defended her recent newspaper interview in which she slammed the failure by the Government of Nepal (GON) to implement its human rights commitments while saying nothing about Maoist abuses [...] | 2007-06-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1112 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGES MAOISTS ARE OUT OF [...] (C/NF) Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador June 4 that the Maoists had intensified their campaign of threats and intimidation. Mukherjee admitted he was being recalled by the Government of India (GOI) for consultations amid fears that the Maoists were out of control. [...] | 2007-06-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1117 | KATAWAL CONFIRMS NEPAL ARMY'S COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal(COAS) told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty June 1 that the Nepal Army (NA) was uncomfortable with the prospect of working under a "leftist" regime. Katawal explained th [...] | 2007-06-06 10:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU1118 | NEPAL: MINORITY LEADERS DEMAND MEANINGFUL ELECTIONS [...] (C) On May 31, three leaders from politically underrepresented groups and a human rights leader expressed to visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron and Ambassador Moriarty their concerns about equal representation in the Government and a meaningful C [...] | 2007-06-06 11:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1132 | HOME MINISTER RELINQUISHES ROLE AS NEGOTIATOR WITH [...] (C) Home Minister Sitaula stressed to the Ambassador June 6 that "it was no longer my job" to negotiate with Maoists on behalf of the Seven-Party Alliance. Peace and Reconstruction Minister Poudel would now be taking the lead. Sitaula told the Ambassador that the four Young Communist League [...] | 2007-06-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1133 | NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER CLAIMS ATTACK ON AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) On June 5, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who is the second-most senior Maoist leader, phoned the British Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Bute, to ask that he pass two messages to the U.S. Embassy. According to Bute, Bhattarai said that the May 25 stoning by Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) activ [...] | 2007-06-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KSEC NP |
07KATHMANDU1167 | NEPAL: ACTIVE MAOISTS, INACTIVE POLICE IN POKHARA [...] (C) In Pokhara on June 12, Western Region Administrator Medini Sharma told the Ambassador that attacks by the Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) were ongoing, despite police efforts to "coordinate with security forces and political parties." Political party representatives from the Nepali Co [...] | 2007-06-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1168 | UNMIN CHIEF SAYS MAOIST COMBATANT VERIFICATION TO [...] (C) Ian Martin, the head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),announced at a June 12 press conference that UNMIN would begin verification of Maoist combatants on June 14. Martin also highlighted the importance of public security for a free and fair Constituent Assembly election an [...] | 2007-06-13 12:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR KDEM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1188 | KILLINGS OF MAOISTS IN TERAI PROMPT DELAY IN [...] (C) United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Ian Martin told the Ambassador June 14 that the launch of the second phase of UNMIN's registration of Maoist "combatants" -- combatant verification -- had been unexpectedly delayed. He indicated the senior Maoist leadership had decided to hold [...] | 2007-06-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR EAID PHUM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1194 | SPEAKER NEMWANG UPBEAT AFTER PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On June 15 the Ambassador congratulated Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang on the Interim Parliament's passage on June 14 of the key Constituent Assembly Members Election Act. The Speaker emphasized that he and others had made great efforts to ensure the election process woul [...] | 2007-06-18 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1196 | FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER CALLS FOR U.S. TO TALK TO [...] (C) In meetings with the Ambassador on June 14 and 16, and strongly in a June 16 press conference, former President Jimmy Carter called for the United States to end its policy of not meeting with the Maoists. Although press reports claimed in the wake of Mr. Carter's June 15 session with Maoi [...] | 2007-06-18 13:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1197 | NEPAL: INDIAN OFFICIALS TAKE TOUGHER STAND ON [...] (C) On June 15, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee confirmed to the Ambassador that the Government of India had taken a tougher line on Maoist abuses. Mukherjee's recent visit to New Delhi had coincided with the visit of Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist General Secretary Ma [...] | 2007-06-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MARR IN NP |
07KATHMANDU122 | NEPAL: FORTY-EIGHT NEW MPS ROUND OUT INTERIM [...] (C) On the eve of the Interim Parliament's first session on January 15 (Ref A),the governing Seven Party-Alliance and the Maoists appointed representatives to fill the 48 additional seats the November 8 peace agreement had allocated to civil society (Ref B). The Maoists had previously announ [...] | 2007-01-19 09:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR NP |
07KATHMANDU1228 | NEPAL: UN EXPERT MONITORING TEAM COMPLETES FIRST [...] (C) The Team Leader of the United Nations Electoral Expert Monitoring Team told the Ambassador on June 20 that he was optimistic about the progress Nepal was making in preparing for a Constituent Assembly (CA) election in November. Dr. Rafael Lopez-Pintor was satisfied with the recently enacte [...] | 2007-06-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU123 | NEPAL: HOME MINISTER SAYS POLICE TO BE DEPLOYED [...] (C) On January 19, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) planned to re-instate all police posts across the country within one week. Sitaula added that the GON also planned a significant presence of the Armed Police Force in every voting co [...] | 2007-01-19 09:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF NP |
07KATHMANDU1247 | FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER OPPOSED TO LEFT ALLIANCE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on June 22, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) leader and former Foreign Minister K.P. Oli stressed that the center-left UML would reject any attempt at an alliance with the Maoists. Oli was critical of both Home Minister Sitaula (Nep [...] | 2007-06-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1292 | NEW DELHI OFFERING NEPAL SIGNIFICANT SECURITY [...] (C) On June 29, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee assured the Ambassador that the Government of India (GOI) would significantly enhance security assistance to the Nepali Police and Armed Police Force. The Indian Ambassador said New Delhi had already clamped down on the Nepal-India borde [...] | 2007-07-03 06:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PINR IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1298 | NEPAL: UNMIN POLITICAL ADVISER SAYS COMBATANT [...] (C) On July 1, UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) political adviser John Norris informed Emboff that Maoist chief Pushpa Dahal had suspended further verification of Maoist combatants after receiving the results of UNMIN's review of members of the Maoist "1st Division." Dahal had asked for a delay unt [...] | 2007-07-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1314 | NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF OPPOSES INTEGRATION OF MAOISTS [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal told the Ambassador July 2 that he opposed integrating Maoist combatants into the Nepal Army for "five years." He estimated it would take that long for democracy to take root in Nepal. He said he had stressed to Prime Minister G.P. Koirala on [...] | 2007-07-06 09:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PTER IN CH NP |
07KATHMANDU1320 | AMBASSADOR TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER: REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (C) On July 6, the Ambassador highlighted to Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan U.S. concerns regarding the intimidation and terror tactics the Bhutanese Communist Party and traditional Bhutanese refugee leaders were using in the refugee camps to discourage resettlement. Pradhan agreed that ther [...] | 2007-07-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER CVIS KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1328 | NEPAL: HOME MINISTRY TO HIRE 75,000 POLICE FOR [...] (C) During a farewell call July 10 on Home Minister Krishna Sitaula, the Ambassador stressed that the Maoists had miscalculated by assuming that the Nepal Army would acquiesce if the Maoists attempted to seize power. Pushing ahead with the Constituent Assembly polls in November was the best wa [...] | 2007-07-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1332 | NEPAL: SPEAKER SAYS INTERIM PARLIAMENT SERIOUS [...] (C) Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subash Nemwang told the Ambassador July 10 that the Interim Parliament was busy preparing for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and the passage of a new budget. Nemwang stated that, after the budget was passed, the Interim Parliament had one more ele [...] | 2007-07-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PREF PTER KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1333 | NEPAL: PEACE MINISTER SAYS EUROPEANS PAMPERING [...] (C) On July 10, Minister of Peace and Reconstruction Ram Chandra Poudel told the Ambassador that the Maoists were delaying resumption of the combatant verification and had not changed their behavior. The Minister complained that the Europeans, by "pampering" the Maoists, were increasing Maoist [...] | 2007-07-12 15:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MARR EAD UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1334 | NEPAL: REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Representatives from several child-focused international NGOs reported to Emboffs in late June that they and other similar NGOs under the leadership of the UN Children's Fund were poised to assist with reintegration of former Maoist child combatants. They had devised a standard reinte [...] | 2007-07-12 15:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR KOCI NP |
07KATHMANDU1345 | KING'S SUPPORTERS HAVE LOST HOPE [...] (C) On July 11, Royal confidant Prabhakar SJB Rana told the Ambassador that King Gyanendra's supporters had lost all hope for the future of the monarchy. Rana said the King was aware of his extremely weak position, but he still hoped that the Government of India and the passage of time might r [...] | 2007-07-13 08:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM ECON IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1347 | MK NEPAL CONFIRMS NO LEFT ALLIANCE [...] (C) On July 10, MK Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),reported to the Ambassador that his party had finished a 15 day party meeting at which the party members had discussed the conditions for the election in the countryside. Nepal told [...] | 2007-07-13 08:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PREF PTER KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU1459 | DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU1523 | UPDATE ON DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 04:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU155 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 09:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU157 | INDIA, UK, NORWAY ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) In separate meetings January 18 with Ambassador Moriarty, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee, Norwegian Ambassador Toreng and UK Ambassador Hall lamented the agreement to give a Maoist the Deputy Prime Minister slot, discussed the need for a strong Election Commission mandate, and shared growing [...] | 2007-01-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1572 | NEPAL: MAOIST LETTER TO AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR NEW [...] (C) On August 20, the Ambassador received a letter from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) leader Krishna Mahara in his capacity as a Central Committee member. Mahara also serves as Nepal's Minister of Information and Communications, but wrote only in his party capacity. The two-page [...] | 2007-08-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KDEM KSEC NP |
07KATHMANDU1577 | NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF ASKS FOR AMBASSADOR'S HELP TO [...] (C) At an August 15 introductory courtesy call, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal requested the Ambassador's assistance to protect the Nepalese Army from institutional alteration after the Constituent Assembly election. General Katawal listed the chief threats he perceives [...] | 2007-08-21 08:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU158 | INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) In separate meetings January 18 with Ambassador Moriarty, Indian Ambassador Mukherjee and UK Ambassador Hall stressed the importance of arms management before Maoist entry into government and expressed concern over the security climate in the countryside. Ambassador Moriarty and Ambassado [...] | 2007-01-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN UK NP |
07KATHMANDU1580 | FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT ESCALATING [...] (C) On August 20, Nepali Finance Minister Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat told the Ambassador, USAID Director Beth Paige and visiting senior Senate Appropriations Committee staffer Tim Rieser that the Government of Nepal (GON) anticipated a shortfall of approximately USD 30 million in funds for the Const [...] | 2007-08-22 08:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU160 | NEPAL: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MAY BE A MAOIST [...] (C) Hannes Siebert, a USAID-contracted peace facilitator, informed the Ambassador January 19 that the Maoists had expected to obtain the Speakership of the Interim Parliament and had been surprised when the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) agreed to give them the Deputy Prime Ministership instead. T [...] | 2007-01-23 07:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1613 | HOME MINISTER TRYING TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER [...] (C) On August 23 Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula told the Ambassador that the violent activities of the Maoists and of Madhesi splinter groups in the Terai were among many challenges to the Constituent Assembly election. Sitaula said that the Government of Nepal (GON) was attempting to r [...] | 2007-08-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF EAID KSEC KDEM BT NP |
07KATHMANDU164 | NEPAL: MECHANISMS OF GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) At its second sitting on January 17, the Interim Parliament elected Subash Nemwang as Speaker. Nemwang was the Speaker of the previous House of Representatives as well. The election came after a day of negotiations between the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists. Manohar [...] | 2007-01-24 09:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU165 | NEPAL: IAN MARTIN COMMENTS ON ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- See para. 3. Summary ------- 2. (C) The UN Secretary General's Personal Representative Ian Martin informed the Ambassador January 22 that the process of Maoist arms management was progressing fairly smoothly at the two main People's Liberation Army camps [...] | 2007-01-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MARR UN IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1666 | BOMBINGS IN KATHMANDU [...] (C) At approximately 4:30 p.m. September 2, three bombs exploded simultaneously in downtown Kathmandu, killing two and injuring twenty nine. Two little know Terai based groups -Terai Utthan Sangh (Terai Upliftment Union) and Terai Army -have claimed responsibility, but investigations continue [...] | 2007-09-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU168 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL'S [...] (C) In a hospital bedside conversation with the Ambassador January 23, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli expressed his grave concern about Nepal's political situation. Oli stressed that the Maoists had not given up their goal of capturing state power. He stated that it was [...] | 2007-01-25 09:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PINR BT NP |
07KATHMANDU171 | NEPAL: PM'S ADVISOR TALKS TOUGH, BUT SEEMS WORRIED [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, stressed to the DCM January 24 that the Maoists would not be allowed into the Interim Government until Maoist arms management was complete. Chalise was unhappy with the way the UN was handling arms monitori [...] | 2007-01-25 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1720 | NEPAL: AIRPORT THREAT PROMPTS ADDITIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) A leftist weekly, Jana Aastha, reported September 12 that Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had received an emailed threat of an attack against Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport September 10 from an unknown group. The email was signed "T Army of Nepal." (Note: An organizati [...] | 2007-09-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAIR KSEC NP |
07KATHMANDU1744 | NEPAL: CA ELECTION UPDATE: 65 DAYS TO GO [...] (C) During the week of September 10, the Carter Center's observers, USAID partners IFES and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and other Embassy contacts reported increased political party activity in the districts and more momentum at the center to hold the November 22 Constituent Assembl [...] | 2007-09-17 12:43:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1750 | NEPAL: MAOIST MINISTERS RESIGN FROM INTERIM [...] (C) Citing the Interim Government's failure to operate as agreed, the four remaining Maoist ministers submitted their resignation to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala the afternoon of September 18. The Maoists had been threatening to resign on the 18th if their 22 demands, including the im [...] | 2007-09-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KSEC NP |
07KATHMANDU1755 | NEPAL: MAOIST RESIGNATIONS STILL UP IN THE AIR [...] (C) One day after the September 18 resignations of the four remaining Maoist ministers in Nepal's Interim Government, it is still not clear if the Maoists will leave the cabinet or not. Prime Minister Koirala's nephew and close adviser Dr. Shekhar Koirala told Emboff September 19 that an eigh [...] | 2007-09-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU176 | AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR PLANS TO MEET WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Australian Ambassador Lade told Ambassador Moriarty January 24 that Canberra had authorized him to meet with the Maoists. He conceded that he had no illusions about the Maoists and acknowledged they were continuing their abuses. Nevertheless, the Government of Australia had interests in N [...] | 2007-01-26 00:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG EAID AS NP |
07KATHMANDU1783 | NEPAL CA ELECTION UPDATE: 58 DAYS TO GO [...] (C) Declaring Nepal a republic before the Constituent Assembly election and switching from the previously agreed upon mixed electoral system to a purely proportional electoral system for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election featured prominently in Maoist pronouncements during the week of Sep [...] | 2007-09-24 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EAID NP |
07KATHMANDU179 | INDO-NEPAL BORDER TOWN SOUNDS OFF ON MAOISTS [...] (C) In a visit to the Terai border town Nepalgunj January 19, government officials told Emboffs that Maoist activity had stopped in the region and that the government would now solve the problems. The police were struggling to win public approval and noted that now was the time to remind the [...] | 2007-01-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU1811 | NEPAL: DRAFT GUIDANCE AND ACTION PLAN IF ELECTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA. 3. 2. (C) Prime Minister G.P. Koirala, his partners in the Interim Government and the Maoists may agree in the coming days to postpone Nepal's Constituent Assembly election, which is currently scheduled for November 22, 2007, until April or May 200 [...] | 2007-09-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID KDEM KPAO UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1817 | CA ELECTIONS - TO BE OR NOT TO BE: 51 DAYS [...] (C) The week of September 24-30 ended with an 11th hour announcement from the Election Commission (EC) that the deadline for candidate nominations for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election would be delayed by five days at the request of all seven major parties. The new deadline for submissio [...] | 2007-10-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1833 | NEPAL'S ELECTION: DO THE COMBATANTS HOLD THE KEY? [...] (C) In recent days, senior diplomats have told the Ambassador that if Prime Minister Koirala wishes to hold a Constituent Assembly election in November, he must come up immediately with some satisfactory solution on the Maoist combatants. UN Mission in Nepal political adviser John Norris insi [...] | 2007-10-04 03:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PTER KDEM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU1868 | NEPAL: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PARLIAMENTARY SPECIAL [...] (C) Senior staff at the Interim Parliament expect the special session which begins October 11 will address two topics only: a purely proportional system for the Constituent Assembly election and the declaration of a republic. Maoist Members of Parliament cited these two issues when they invok [...] | 2007-10-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU188 | PARTY LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT A MAOIST DEPUTY [...] (C) In separate meetings January 22, 23 and 26, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Pashupati Shumsher Rana, and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal all told the A [...] | 2007-01-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1901 | NEPAL: NO POLITICAL PROGRESS LIKELY UNTIL AFTER [...] (C) Nepal's Six-Party Alliance and the Maoists are not expected to reach any agreement on resolving the current political deadlock until after the Hindu holiday season of Dashain. Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) General Secretary M.K. Nepal informed the Ambassador Oct [...] | 2007-10-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU1922 | NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN [...] (C) On October 29, K.B. Rokaya, a Nepali Christian leader who was recently appointed as a member of the National Human Rights Commission at the urging of the Maoists, delivered a letter dated October 28 from Krishna Mahara, in his capacity as a member of the Maoist Central Committee, via Emboff [...] | 2007-10-30 10:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU1935 | SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (C) On October 31 Post contacted the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in New Delhi as the mission responsible for relations with Nepal regarding Argentine's effort to persuade the International Criminal Police Organization's (INTERPOL) General Assembly to confirm the issuance of six Red Notic [...] | 2007-11-01 09:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IN AR NP |
07KATHMANDU1961 | NEPAL: MAOISTS WIN PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY BUT [...] (C) A temporary parliamentary alliance with the center-left Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),gave the Maoists the votes on November 4 to pass their resolution calling for a fully proportional election system. In return the Maoists backed UML's resolution directing the [...] | 2007-11-08 09:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU199 | NEPAL: UN CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING SITUATION [...] (C) John Norris, Political Advisor to the Secretary General's Personal Representative Ian Martin, told the DCM on January 25 that the UN was concerned that the deteriorating security situation in the Terai could have an adverse effect on UN arms monitoring operations. Norris said that the Gov [...] | 2007-01-29 08:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU2026 | NEPAL: NUCLEAR TERRORISM DETECTION GUIDELINES [...] On November 28, Emboff delivered Ref A non-paper on detection architecture model guidelines for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to Mani Bhattarai, Section Officer for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). After reviewing the document, [...] | 2007-11-29 01:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP |
07KATHMANDU2027 | NEPAL: PARLIAMENT RESUMES BUT POLITICAL DEADLOCK [...] (C) Nepal's Interim Parliament resumed its regular session November 29 after a 10-day recess, but without any progress on resolving the political deadlock. As expected, a last-ditch meeting of the Six-Party Alliance and the Maoists the morning of November 29 saw no breakthrough. Senior leade [...] | 2007-11-29 10:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU203 | NEPAL: NC LEADERS SAY SITUATION BAD IN COUNTRYSIDE [...] (C) On January 25, five Parliamentarians and district leaders of the Nepali Congress Party (NC) and one from the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) told the Ambassador that the security situation in the countryside in their districts remained poor. They wanted to see the current Home Minister [...] | 2007-01-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU204 | NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR POSITIVE ABOUT ARMS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 26, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee expressed confidence that India could squeeze the Maoists and the Government of Nepal (GON) into doing the right thing regarding arms management. Mukherjee assured the Ambassador that India would do wha [...] | 2007-01-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR IN NP |
07KATHMANDU2044 | NEPAL: FORMER PRES. CARTER PROPOSES COMPROMISE TO [...] (C) On November 24, at the end of a four-day visit to Kathmandu, former President Jimmy Carter proposed a three-point compromise to end Nepal's political deadlock and lead the way to a Constituent Assembly election. His first point was that the Interim Parliament should declare Nepal a republ [...] | 2007-12-05 01:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU2052 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS FOR NEPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 06:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN NP |
07KATHMANDU2061 | NEPAL'S CENTRAL BANK COMMITTED TO CURBING [...] Ramhari Neupane, Deputy Director of the Banks and Financial Institutions Regulations Department at Nepal Rastra ("National") Bank or NRB, provided a written response to Reftel demarches from November regarding the designations of Saudi nationals and Iranian individuals and entities variously [...] | 2007-12-11 09:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER KNNP PARM ETTC PREL ECON MNUC |
07KATHMANDU2079 | NEPAL: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Nepal experienced no significant acts of international terrorism in 2007; however, several incidents of domestic terrorism and politically-motivated violence occurred in urban areas and in the Terai. None was aimed at U.S. citizens or facilities. Nepal was not a state sponsor of terrorism, [...] | 2007-12-17 03:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR NP |
07KATHMANDU2101 | AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 2007 HOLIDAY SECURITY [...] (U) On December 20, 2007, Post convened an Extended Country Team meeting during which a review of Post's security posture in advance of the holidays was held. 2. (SBU) Post is not aware of any threat information that is aimed at American interests in Nepal. Post employees were reminded to [...] | 2007-12-20 05:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC NP PTER |
07KATHMANDU2118 | NEPAL: POLITICAL AGREEMENT REACHED BUT OBSTACLES [...] (C) On December 23, after a nearly three-month stalemate, the Six-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists signed a twenty-three-point agreement, which addressed two major Maoist concerns: declaration of the republic and the electoral system. They agreed to revise the Interim Constitution to decl [...] | 2007-12-26 12:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU2136 | NEPAL: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS EXTENSION OF UNMIN [...] (C) UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Ian Martin revealed at a press conference December 27 that the Nepali Government had formally requested an extension of UNMIN's mandate for an additional six months. The 23-Point Agreement that the poltical parties and the Maoists signed on December 23 ap [...] | 2007-12-31 10:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UNSC NP |
07KATHMANDU2138 | NEPAL: UNMIN COMPLETES VERIFICATION OF MAOIST [...] (C) On December 27, the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Ian Martin announced that UNMIN had verified 19,602 members of the Maoist People's Liberation Army and disqualified more than 12,600. In a conversation with the Defense Attache December 28, the Nepal Army's Director of Public Relations [...] | 2007-12-31 11:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PTER PHUM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU2139 | NEPAL: MAOISTS REJOIN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appointed five Maoists to Nepal's Interim Government on December 30. With the exception of the new Minister for Women, Children, and Social Welfare, the Maoist ministers returned to portfolios they had held before they resigned in August and September. Additionally [...] | 2007-12-31 12:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM PINR NP |
07KATHMANDU228 | NEPAL: TERRORISM FINANCE: DOCKRATS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 07:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN NP |
07KATHMANDU23 | POLICE ACROSS WESTERN NEPAL UNDER ORDERS NOT TO [...] (C) Police officials from across Western Nepal told Emboff during a driving tour from December 14-25 that the Nepal Police were nervous and afraid of the Maoists. Officials said they were under orders not to confront the Maoists under any circumstances. The bombed-out shells of police buildin [...] | 2007-01-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU25 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT NEPAL [...] (C) In a meeting on January 5, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister and the Government of Nepal (GON) needed to become more assertive. Thapa complained about continui [...] | 2007-01-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU26 | NEPAL: CONCERN ABOUT MAOISTS GROWING AMONG [...] (C) In separate meetings on January 3 and 4, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Ambassador that they were concerned about continuing Maoist violence and inti [...] | 2007-01-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU265 | NEPAL: MADHESI LEADERS SAY GOVERNMENT OFFER NOT [...] (C) Upendra Yadav, head of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF),and Awadesh Kumar Singh, a Supreme Court lawyer and senior MPRF member, told Emboff February 1 that the Prime Minister's January 31 speech was not enough to stop the ongoing movement in the Terai. Yadav stated that the demand [...] | 2007-02-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PTER PINR NP |
07KATHMANDU266 | NEPAL: INDIAN DCM CONCERNED ABOUT TERAI UNREST [...] (C) In a February 1 meeting with the DCM, Indian DCM Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya said that she was dismayed by the current unrest in the Terai, adding that she thought the Prime Minister had missed an "historic opportunity" to solve the problem with his January 31 speech to the nation by speaking o [...] | 2007-02-02 09:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU267 | NEPAL: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TERAI? A SHORT [...] (C) The Madhesi people believe they have been consistently oppressed in the course of Nepal's social, economic, and political development. The Terai (the lowlands of Nepal where most Madhesis live) is the breadbasket of Nepal, producing most of its agricultural and industrial output, and serv [...] | 2007-02-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU303 | MAOISTS SHAKEN BY UNREST IN TERAI [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador February 2 that the Maoist leadership had been shaken by the unrest in the Terai. Government officials, meanwhile, were struggling to make sense of the situation and respond appropriately. The peace facilitator agreed w [...] | 2007-02-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PHUM UN NP |
07KATHMANDU304 | NEPAL: GOVERNMENT FIDDLES WHILE TERAI BURNS [...] (C) On February 4, Dr. Suresh Chalise, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, requested suggestions from Post on a solution to the unrest in the Terai. Chalise stressed in a meeting with the DCM on February 5 that the government was worried about the growing unrest but had a plan to sol [...] | 2007-02-06 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU316 | COMMUNIST PARTY OF BHUTAN INTENSIFIES ACTIVITIES [...] (C/NF) According to several recent reports in the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGOB) news service and the Indian press, the Communist Party of Bhutan - Marxist Leninist Maoist (CPB) has intensified its activities in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. A close Embassy contact and r [...] | 2007-02-07 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PGOV PTER BT IN NP |
07KATHMANDU326 | NEPAL: PM'S SPEECH MIGHT CALM TERAI UNREST [...] (C) At nearly midnight on February 7, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala went on national television to announce a series of steps to meet Madhesi demands and to call for calm in the Terai (his second address to the nation in one week). The speech followed several days of negotiations among [...] | 2007-02-08 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU327 | NEPAL: OHCHR WORRIED ABOUT TERAI UNREST [...] (C) In a February 6 briefing, Country Representative for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Lena Sundh told Chiefs of Mission that OHCHR worried about the growing violence in the Terai. OHCHR officers were worried about the actions of the Nepal Police and the Armed [...] | 2007-02-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU339 | NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE TO INTIMIDATE INDUSTRIAL [...] (C) On February 8, the Industrial Security Group (ISG),a business-diplomatic group, chaired by the Ambassador, discussed continued Maoist threats against the commercial and industrial sectors. Extortion, kidnappings and violence continued and appeared to be soaring in the run-up to a planned [...] | 2007-02-09 12:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ELAB UK NP |
07KATHMANDU340 | UN WILL REPORT MAOIST WEAPON DISCREPANCIES AFTER [...] (C) Newly-designated Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) to Nepal Ian Martin told the SIPDIS Ambassador February 8 that once the UN arms registration process was complete, the UN would report the total number and type of weapons the Maoists had turned in to the Government [...] | 2007-02-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU341 | U.S., UK, INDIA, AND UN DISCUSS CHALLENGES [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, UK Ambassador Hall, UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) head Ian Martin, and an Indian Embassy representative, a visiting UK security assessment team described the key challenges facing the police as: 1) the absence of public debate on public security a [...] | 2007-02-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU345 | NEPAL: MAOIST VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (C) Recent events around the country indicate that Maoists continue to use violence to advance their agenda. Maoist actions have disrupted the voter registration process, spurring a request from the Election Commission to allow registration to continue beyond the initially planned closing dat [...] | 2007-02-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU366 | NEPAL: PM'S ADVISOR UPBEAT ABOUT PEACE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) Dr. Suresh Chalise, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, told the DCM February 12 that he was confident that the Government of Nepal (GON) would find a solution to the situation in the Terai. The Maoists had been put on the defensive due to the Terai unrest, and the Nepali Cong [...] | 2007-02-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PREF NP |
07KATHMANDU367 | NEPAL: MAOIST RALLY BIG BUT BLAND [...] (SBU) On February 13, Maoist Supremo Prachanda and other Maoist leaders addressed a rally in Kathmandu, drawing between 150,000 and 200,000 people. The rally was peaceful and well-organized, with security provided by 4,000-5,000 members of the Maoist Youth Communist League. Many of the parti [...] | 2007-02-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON NP |
07KATHMANDU402 | CANADIAN AMBASSADOR PLEASED BY PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Canada's New Delhi-based Ambassador to Nepal David Malone told the Ambassador recently he was pleased to hear of Prime Minister Koirala's recent decision to approve third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. He indicated that the Government of Canada had not yet decided how many re [...] | 2007-02-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER BT IN CA NP |
07KATHMANDU406 | PM'S ADVISOR ASKS FOR HELP ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, expressed concern to the DCM February 20 about UN pressure to accept the results of the arms management exercise without effective monitoring mechanisms in place. The UN had submitted a report to the Government of Nepal [...] | 2007-02-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU407 | NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT KING, [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Mukherjee told the Ambassador February 21 that King Gyanendra's speech on Democracy Day reflected the monarch's increasingly deliberate efforts to interfere with Nepal's democratic transition and derail the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. Mukherjee said that the Sev [...] | 2007-02-21 12:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU416 | NEPAL: PM CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala expressed concern to the Ambassador February 22 that the UN arms management exercise had not been satisfactorily completed. Although the UN had told the PM that the quantity of weapons was satisfactory, the PM was not satisfied that enough weapons had [...] | 2007-02-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU42 | NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS AGREE ON INTERIM [...] (C) On January 8, leaders of the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists signed an agreement to promulgate an interim constitution and form an interim parliament on January 15. The new parliament will have representation from the Maoists, opening the door for their entry into an [...] | 2007-01-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU423 | NEPAL: STAFFDEL FITE HEARS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S. [...] (C) During a visit to Kathmandu from February 20-22, Staffdel Fite heard from various interlocutors that, despite many obstacles and challenges in the months ahead, there was an opportunity for Nepal to achieve a peaceful democracy; the Staffdel also heard that additional funding would be nece [...] | 2007-02-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER OREP NP |
07KATHMANDU426 | NEPAL: THE PERFECT STORM GATHERING [...] (C) Three issues threaten to coalesce into a "perfect storm" that could blow the winds of change in Nepal in a dangerous direction: Maoist arms management and entry into Nepal's interim government, ethnic unrest in the Terai, and the fate of the monarchy. A derailing of Nepal's peace process [...] | 2007-02-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU427 | NEPAL: UNMIN COMPLETES ARMS AND COMBATANT [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador February 22, UNMIN chief Ian Martin said that the UN would be releasing final numbers of arms (roughly 3,400) and combatants (roughly 30,000) registered by UNMIN on February 23. The Ambassador emphasized to Martin that he should also release the types of w [...] | 2007-02-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU437 | NEPAL: COAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (C/NF) General Rukmangud Katawal, Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army (NA),told the Ambassador February 26 that the Maoists were not serious about arms management or joining a democratic system. The NA was the last shield against a Maoist takeover, and the U.S. should not abandon it. The [...] | 2007-02-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MASS PREL PTER PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU445 | FOREIGN MINISTER WORRIES BUT HOME MINISTER [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on February 26, Foreign Minister K.P. Oli worried that the Maoists intended to make a grab for power while Home Minister Sitaula hoped that Maoists would enter the political mainstream and renounce violence. Oli believed the Prime Minister would st [...] | 2007-02-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU465 | NEPAL: TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary for Europe and the Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing concern over illicit cash carriers given Nepal's substantial reliance on non-traditional forms of money transfer. Bairagi said he would share [...] | 2007-03-02 10:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU468 | NEPAL: GON PRESENTS TOUGH LINE FOR MAOIST ENTRY [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, told the DCM March 1 that the Government of Nepal (GON) planned to take a hard line on Maoist entry into an interim government. The GON considered that arms management would be complete when UN monitoring equipment was in pl [...] | 2007-03-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU469 | NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS FEAR UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (C) In separate meetings on February 29 and March 1, leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) told the Ambassador they were not optimistic about the prospects for Nepal in light of Maoist insincerity. Political leaders [...] | 2007-03-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU480 | NEPAL: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER HAS HANDS FULL [...] (C) Speaker Subash Nemwang told the Ambassador March 1 that he expected the Interim Parliament to amend the Interim Constitution in two phases. The Government of Nepal (GON) was under pressure, he said, to act quickly to translate into action the promises in Prime Minister Koirala's February 7 [...] | 2007-03-05 12:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU486 | NEPAL: INDIA DIGS IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee told the Ambassador on March 5 that the Government of India (GOI) was encouraging the Prime Minister to hold the line on weapons management before allowing Maoist entry into an interim government. Mukherjee also reported that he personally [...] | 2007-03-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF BH IN NP |
07KATHMANDU487 | NEPAL: INDIA DIGS IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee told the Ambassador on March 5 that the Government of India (GOI) was encouraging the Prime Minister to hold the line on weapons management before allowing Maoist entry into an interim government. Mukherjee also reported that he personally [...] | 2007-03-07 02:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PREF BH IN NP |
07KATHMANDU511 | PM'S ADVISOR SAYS INTERIM GOVERNMENT LIKELY IN 5-6 [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister (PM) Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, told the DCM March 8 that Maoists were likely to join an interim government in the next five to six days. Chalise said the Prime Minister, leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC),and Maoist leaders had reached an under [...] | 2007-03-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU512 | NEPAL: FORMER PRIME MINISTER OFFERS DIRE [...] (C) Three-time former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa agreed with the Ambassador March 8 that the government was not acting quickly enough to resolve the Terai unrest or negotiate with other ethnic groups. Thapa worried that the Indian government would become involved if the situation wors [...] | 2007-03-09 11:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU525 | AMBASSADOR DEMANDS ACTION ON ALLEGED THREAT TO [...] (C) Nepal media widely reported March 8 that Maoist Supremo Prachanda had alleged during a public rally in western Nepal that royalists were planning to kill U.S. officials in Nepal. In a meeting March 10 with Under Secretary Fore and the Ambassador, Prime Minister Koirala SIPDIS emphasize [...] | 2007-03-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU530 | UNDER SECRETARY FORE DECRIES LAW AND ORDER VACUUM [...] (C) On March 10, Under Secretary of State Fore voiced her concern about the poor law and order situation in Nepal to Prime Minister Koirala. The Prime Minister acknowledged the problem. He told the Under Secretary and the Ambassador that one reason was the failure by the Maoists to meet their [...] | 2007-03-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU55 | UN SAYS ARMS MONITORS SOON TO BE OPERATIONAL [...] (C) UN Political Advisor John Norris informed Charge January 9 that fifteen UN arms monitors were currently on the ground, and another twenty would arrive by the end of the week. The team would be partially operational by January 15, and fully operational by January 20. A second phase of Pe [...] | 2007-01-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU557 | NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT MAOISTS [...] (C) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador March 12 that Maoist leader Prachanda should provide evidence of his claim of a royalist plot to assassinate official Americans and that, if he failed to provide evidence, the Government of Nepal (GON) should issue a publ [...] | 2007-03-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC IN NP |
07KATHMANDU560 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT, THREAT TO [...] (C) Foreign Minister K.P. Oli suggested to the Ambassador March 15 that the Interim Parliament might vote March 16 to endorse Prime Minister Koirala and accept his oath of office. Oli was not certain if the PM would then announce the formation of an interim government. The Ambassador expresse [...] | 2007-03-16 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ASEC PTER BH NP |
07KATHMANDU562 | AMBASSADOR TELLS PARTY LEADERS PRACHANDA'S REMARKS [...] (C) In separate meetings March 12 and March 14 with the leaders of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) the Ambassador expressed his concern about Maoist leader Prachanda's remarks regarding a royalist plot to kill American of [...] | 2007-03-16 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU568 | NEPALI CONGRESS VICE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON [...] (C) Sushil Koirala, Vice President of Prime Minister G.P. Koirala's Nepali Congress Party (NC),told the Deputy Chief of Mission March 14 that the Government of Nepal (GON) had taken Maoist Supremo Prachanda's allegation of a royalist threat against U.S. officials very seriously. Koirala, who [...] | 2007-03-19 07:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC NP |
07KATHMANDU581 | HOME MINISTER WILL ASK PRACHANDA TO INSTRUCT CADRE [...] (C) On March 17, the Ambassador stressed to Home Minister Sitaula that, although he considered Maoist Supremo Prachanda's March 8 allegation of a royalist plot to kill U.S. officials (reftel) to be a hoax, the U.S. remained concerned. The Ambassador expressed appreciation for Prime Minister K [...] | 2007-03-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC NP |
07KATHMANDU582 | HOME MINISTER SAYS TRUST IS BIGGEST HURDLE WITH [...] (C) Home Minister Sitaula told the Ambassador March 17 that the biggest difficulty the Government of Nepal (GON) faced in forming an interim government with the Maoists was "biswas" (trust). He noted that the Maoists had started to return some land they had seized but continued to violate man [...] | 2007-03-20 12:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF BH NP |
07KATHMANDU583 | NEPAL: THE ROYAL QUESTION [...] (C/NF) Royal family confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador March 19 that King Gyanendra had been discussing abdication but had yet to make a decision. Meanwhile, mixed messages from India had not clarified the King's thinking. Rana also relayed that former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur T [...] | 2007-03-21 06:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU589 | NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGES PEACE PROCESS AT [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty encouraged Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng March 19 to support fully Prime Minister Koirala's efforts to prevent Maoist entry into an interim government until Maoist behavior improved. Toreng worried, however, that the widening credibility gap between the Seven-Party [...] | 2007-03-21 11:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PREL PGOV PREF UN BH NP |
07KATHMANDU60 | NEPAL: GON HAS NO PLAN FOR DEALING WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, told Charge January 10 that the Government of Nepal (GON) had no plan on how to handle the Maoists once they joined the interim parliament. He insisted, however, that Prime Minister Koirala would stand firm and not allow th [...] | 2007-01-11 08:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU61 | NEPAL: INTERIM PARLIAMENTARY CHALLENGES ABOUND [...] (C) In a meeting on January 10, Subash Nemwang, Speaker of the House of Representatives, told Charge that he was optimistic about the peace process, but expected difficulties in the interim parliament. Nemwang told Charge about the logistics of the upcoming promulgation of the interim constit [...] | 2007-01-11 08:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU612 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL RS NP |
07KATHMANDU613 | NEPAL: MPRF LEADER FEARS MAOIST ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) At a meeting hosted by the Ambassador March 20, political party and Madhesi leaders hotly debated the government's response to ongoing tensions in the Terai, acknowledging the urgent need for dialogue. They feared that violence in the Terai could turn communal and threatened to destroy th [...] | 2007-03-22 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU614 | PRACHANDA ORDERS CADRE NOT TO HARM U.S. OFFICIALS [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's nephew Dr. Shekhar Koirala told Emboff March 21 that, per the U.S. request, Maoist Supremo Prachanda had verbally conveyed to Maoist cadre that same day that they should not harm U.S. officials. According to Dr. Koirala, Prachanda finally issued the order after the [...] | 2007-03-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC NP |
07KATHMANDU619 | UN WORRIED ABOUT VIOLENCE; JUNE ELECTIONS NOT [...] (C) UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal Ian Martin briefed Kathmandu-based Chiefs of Mission on March 22, expressing appreciation for the outcome of the UNMIN budget exercise. Martin worried that ethnic and communal violence in Nepal was rising and doubted that the Governm [...] | 2007-03-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MCAP NP |
07KATHMANDU638 | PARTIES AND MAOISTS JOCKEYING FOR MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Nepal's three major legitimate political parties and the Maoists have spent much of the past few days publicly squabbling over the division of ministries in a long-awaited interim government. The Interim Government's first decision will be to choose the date for Constituent Assembly elect [...] | 2007-03-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU647 | NEPAL: INDIANS WANT TIMELY ELECTIONS [...] (C) On March 28, Indian Charge d'Affaires Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya stressed to the Ambassador the importance of holding the Constituent Assembly election by June as specified in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Since only an interim government could declare the date for the election und [...] | 2007-03-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU653 | NEPAL: PEACE NEGOTIATOR EXPECTS FORMATION OF [...] (C) Pradip Gyawali, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) representative on the Government talks team with the Maoists, told the Ambassador March 28 that he expected the formation of an interim government would be delayed until after the South Asian Association for Region [...] | 2007-03-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAIR ETRD SAARC NP |
07KATHMANDU667 | KEY ALLIANCE LEADERS DIVIDED OVER INTERIM [...] (C) In meetings March 29 and March 30 with Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) General Secretary MK Nepal and Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, the two senior Seven-Party Alliance leaders expressed divergent views on the formation of an interim [...] | 2007-03-30 16:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IN NP |
07KATHMANDU668 | PRIME MINISTER UNEASY ABOUT FORMING INTERIM [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala told the Ambassador March 30 that he faced tremendous pressure to form an interim government with the Maoists before he departed April 1 for New Delhi to attend the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. Koirala said he was being pressed by [...] | 2007-03-30 16:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU669 | NEPAL: INTERIM GOVERNMENT WITH MAOISTS SWORN IN, [...] (C) On April 1, after days of bickering between the parties, Prime Minister and Nepal Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala administered the oath of office to an interim Nepali government. The 16 ministers and five state ministers include five Maoists. Koirala once again kept the defense mini [...] | 2007-04-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU689 | NEW MAOIST MINISTER FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AIMS TO [...] (C) Newly appointed Minister of Local Development Dev Gurung told AmCit Robert Bestani (please protect) April 3 that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) recognized it was part of a coalition government and would have to accept the government consensus. Gurung stressed the need for e [...] | 2007-04-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR ECON EFIN EINV NP |
07KATHMANDU698 | AMBASSADOR TO OHCHR, DIP CORPS: TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) On April 3, the Ambassador urged Lena Sundh, the Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR),to send a stronger message to the Maoists. The Ambassador stressed that it was important for the Maoists to know that, if the Constituent Assembly elec [...] | 2007-04-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU719 | AMBASSADOR URGES BRITISH TO SEND MAOISTS MESSAGE [...] (C) On April 5 British Ambassador Hall, briefed the Ambassador on the April 2-5 visit to Nepal by Gareth Thomas, UK International Development Minister, and the additional British Pound (BP) 13 million (USD 25.6 million) in aid Thomas had promised to the Government of Nepal's (GON) Peace Trust [...] | 2007-04-06 12:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK NP |
07KATHMANDU720 | NEPAL: COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION [...] (C) Nepal will need significant assistance if its planned June 20 Constituent Assembly election is to have a chance of success. Our work in the coming 75 days falls into four main categories: support for the Election Commission and the security forces, support for voter education, diplomatic [...] | 2007-04-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM EAID NP |
07KATHMANDU728 | SECOND PHASE OF MAOIST COMBATANT REGISTRATION [...] (C) A Nepali journalist told the Ambassador April 5 that, on a recent tour of one of the Maoist cantonments, he had observed military training of new People's Liberation Army (PLA) recruits. He claimed that many of the PLA's most skilled combatants remained outside the UN-monitored camps; mos [...] | 2007-04-09 12:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU732 | THE KING AND THE MAOISTS: FROM FOE TO FRIEND TO FOE [...] (SBU) An article by a former senior Maoist turned dissident that appeared in mid-January 2007 in one of Nepal's leading newsweeklies casts light on the somewhat bewildering turns that have characterized the relationship between King Gyanendra and Maoist chief Prachanda. Maoist dissident Rabin [...] | 2007-04-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PGOV PTER PINR IN NP |
07KATHMANDU738 | NEPAL: HEART DOCTOR EXAMINES MAOIST CHIEF [...] (C) Dr. Bharat Rawat, a prominent cardiologist who works at Norvic Escorts International Hospital in Kathmandu, told the Ambassador recently that he had received a request that he could not refuse from the Maoists not long ago. According to Dr. Rawat, a group of Maoists had shown up at his off [...] | 2007-04-10 12:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR AMED NP |
07KATHMANDU739 | AFTER PUSHING FOR AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT, INDIANS [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador April 9 that the re-appointment of Krishna Prasad Sitaula as Home Minister would exacerbate existing tensions in the Terai and make it more difficult to impose law and order. They also agreed that problems remained with t [...] | 2007-04-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF BT IN NP |
07KATHMANDU741 | NEPAL: DIFFICULT TO HOLD ELECTION ON TIME [...] (C) Peter Erben, Country Director for IFES Nepal, and Dominic Cardy, Country Director for the National Democratic Institute (NDI),told the Ambassador April 6 that holding the Constituent Assembly (CA) election by the proposed June 20 date would be difficult. Erben outlined the major technical [...] | 2007-04-10 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU748 | NEPAL: NEPAL BAR ASSOCIATION WILL OBSERVE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On April 9, Bishwa Kanta Mainali, President of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA),told the Ambassador that the NBA planned to monitor the June 20 Constituent Assembly election. Mainali had recently been elected President of the NBA and planned to make the NBA an apolitical association. Th [...] | 2007-04-11 10:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU753 | UNMIN CHIEF PREDICTS ELECTIONS WILL BE POSTPONED [...] (C) Ian Martin, the head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),told the Ambassador April 10 that he expected Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel to state publicly soon that the Constituent Assembly election would have to be postponed until the fall. Martin said Communist P [...] | 2007-04-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU76 | NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE WEST AGREE MAOISTS [...] (C) Leaders of the main political parties from 12 districts in western Nepal told Emboff during a driving tour from December 14-25 that the Maoists were effectively in control of their districts. The only difference between the Maoists before the April 2006 cease-fire and after the cease-fire [...] | 2007-01-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU761 | PRIME MINISTER SAYS ELECTION DELAY LIKELY, [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala told the Ambassador April 13 that an election delay was likely. The Ambassador acknowledged that free and fair elections now would be difficult, noting that security in the country remained poor and marginalized ethnic groups continued to feel excluded from the poli [...] | 2007-04-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MASS ETRD IN BT NP |
07KATHMANDU762 | ELECTION COMMISSION CALLS FOR ELECTION DELAY; [...] (C) IFES Country Representative Peter Erben told the Ambassador April 13 that Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokhrel had given a letter to Prime Minister Koirala stating that a Constituent Assembly election could not be held by June 20. Pokhrel and his fellow commissioners were asking f [...] | 2007-04-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER UN NP |
07KATHMANDU77 | NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE WEST--WHAT'S NEXT? [...] (C) Leaders of the main political parties from 12 districts in western Nepal told Emboff during a driving tour from December 14-25 that they trusted the police as a legitimate force to restore security and lamented the fact that the police were not allowed to do their jobs. There was, for the [...] | 2007-01-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID NP |
07KATHMANDU771 | NEPAL ELECTION: TO BE OR NOT TO BE? [...] (C) On April 13, the Election Commission publicized a letter it had sent to the Interim Cabinet one day earlier stating that it could not hold a Constituent Assembly election by June 20, the date the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists had agreed upon when they formed the Interim Government o [...] | 2007-04-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU773 | NEPAL: MAOISTS, MPRF, AND GON ALL BLAMED FOR GAUR [...] (U) In an April 12 briefing for the diplomatic corps, Lena Sundh, Country Representative for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, held the Maoists, the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF),and the Government of Nepal (GON) all culpable in the March 21 massacr [...] | 2007-04-17 10:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU774 | NEPAL: NC-D PARTY CHIEF PLEASED THAT ELECTION [...] (C) President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba stated to the Ambassador April 16 that it was good that the Constituent Assembly election had been delayed from its planned June 20 date. The situation in the countryside was still bad, and a free and fair election would [...] | 2007-04-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU79 | NEPAL: MAOISTS RELEASE LIST OF MEMBERS OF [...] (C) On January 11, the Maoists released a list of 73 individuals who will represent them in the interim parliament to be formed on January 15 (ref A). The list includes people from different castes and ethnic groups, women, the disabled, and dalits. Although the list is strikingly inclusive, [...] | 2007-01-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP |
07KATHMANDU81 | NEPAL: VIEW OF TWO MAOIST CANTONMENTS [...] (C) During a driving tour of western Nepal from December 14-25, 2006, Emboff had the opportunity to get a glimpse of two Maoist People's Liberation Army cantonment sites. The first, on December 22, 2006, was a main cantonment site, situated on the north side of the Mahendra Highway, a few kil [...] | 2007-01-12 10:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR NP |
07KATHMANDU82 | NEPAL: STUDENT LEADERS TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE [...] (C) Student leaders from four districts in western Nepal told Emboff during a driving tour from December 14-25, 2006 that they were ready for change in Nepal's political system. Students lamented the fact that they had no option outside of the mainstream political parties for having their voice [...] | 2007-01-12 10:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU824 | MAOIST ABUSES/MADHESI UNREST CONTINUE IN [...] (C) Political party leaders, business community representatives, human rights monitors and minority rights activists in southeastern Nepal told the Ambassador during an April 17-19 visit that they were increasingly dissatisfied with the general lack of security. Threats, extortion and intimid [...] | 2007-04-23 12:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF KDEM ECON NP |
07KATHMANDU825 | NEPAL: ELECTION PROCESS FLAWED, MAOISTS BENEFIT [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Dominic Cardy, Country Director for the National Democratic Institute (NDI),and Peter Erben, Country Director for IFES, told the Ambassador that the election process thus far had been flawed -- to the Maoists' advantage. The new constituencies t [...] | 2007-04-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU826 | NEPAL: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MODEL IS UNDER DEBATE [...] (C) Retief Olivier, a USAID-contracted peace facilitator, told the Ambassador April 20 about a 10-person official delegation headed by Deputy Speaker Chitra Lekha Yadav that he was taking to the United Nations in New York as well as Peru April 22 - May 1 to look at transitional justice issues. [...] | 2007-04-23 13:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PTER CVIS UN SF NP |
07KATHMANDU830 | CENTER-LEFT LEADER SAYS MAOISTS DIFFICULT TO [...] (C) MK Nepal, General Secretary of the center-left Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),told the Ambassador April 21 that he believed there was an internal struggle within the Maoist ranks that made it difficult to predict their next move. MK Nepal reiterated his frust [...] | 2007-04-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU831 | NEW CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER PROMISES ACTION ON [...] (C) On April 19, the Ambassador met with recently appointed Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithvi Gurung to reiterate his concern about the presence of Maoist porters at the cargo terminal at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. The Maoists were a designated terroris [...] | 2007-04-24 11:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAIR ETRD NP |
07KATHMANDU855 | NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR WANTS COOPERATION ON NEPAL [...] (C) Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zheng Xianglin told the Ambassador April 27 that he wanted to see more cooperation among China, India, and the U.S. to help Nepal's peace process succeed. The People's Republic of China (PRC) and the U.S. had a common interest in Nepal achieving [...] | 2007-04-27 11:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR ELTN CH IN NP |
07KATHMANDU856 | BRITISH AND INDIAN AMBASSADORS AGREE: NEED TO NAG [...] (C) Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, British Ambassador Dr. Andrew Hall, and the Ambassador April 26 agreed that the Government of Nepal (GON) should set a date for a Constituent Assembly election and enforce law and order. The Maoists needed to be made aware that serious abuses in t [...] | 2007-04-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KDEM PHUM UN IN NP |
07KATHMANDU859 | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SAYS MAOISTS CAN'T BE TRUSTED [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Katawal (COAS) told the Ambassador April 27 that the Maoists could not be trusted and stressed that the Nepal Army (NA) had to be kept intact. For law and order to be restored, a new Home Minister would have to be appointed. Katawal expressed his gratitude for [...] | 2007-04-28 07:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU869 | NEPAL: YCL CONTINUES TO INTIMIDATE IN RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) Nepal Police and Nepal Army sources told Emboff during a trip with Defense Attaches from the U.S., Great Britain, China, Pakistan, and India on April 25 to Dolpa and Dang Districts in rural western Nepal that the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) continued to intimidate people [...] | 2007-05-01 06:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU879 | NEPAL ABLE BUT UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ NP |
07KATHMANDU88 | NEPAL: MAOISTS JOIN INTERIM PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Nepal's Parliament, which had been reinstated after the successful People's Movement of April 2006, promulgated the interim constitution and dissolved itself on January 15. Immediately upon dissolution, the Maoists joined a new, Interim Parliament. In a feel-good session welcoming the Mao [...] | 2007-01-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU883 | NEPAL: POLITICO PREDICTS BAD TIMES AHEAD [...] (C) Dr. Narayan Khadka, Central Committee Member of the Nepali Congress-Democratic Party (NC-D),told Emboff April 30 that Nepal was heading in a bad direction with the Maoists poised to take control. Prime Minister Koirala had been acting alone, and all the main parties in the coalition gove [...] | 2007-05-03 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU884 | MPRF EXPECTS TO DOMINATE THE VOTE IN THE TERAI [...] (C) Awadesh Kumar Singh, a Nepali lawyer and second-in-command of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF),told Emboff May 1 that the MPRF had recently registered as a political party and had been gaining strength in the Terai (along Nepal's southern border with India),especially in the wes [...] | 2007-05-03 11:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU907 | NEPAL: FORMER PM ENCOURAGES INDIANS TO SEND CLEAR [...] (C) On May 4, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa expressed concern to the Charge that the Maoists would increase their efforts to destabilize the country in the coming months. During recent consultatio [...] | 2007-05-07 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU915 | MAOIST TAKES THE HELM AT MINISTRY OF WOMEN, [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Prem Shukla (please protect),an Indian national and the Country Director of Plan Nepal, the new Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Khadga Bahadur Bishwokarma, explained that he wanted to restructure the ministry to ensure that the maximum amount of be [...] | 2007-05-08 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID KWMM KOCI CVIS NP |
07KATHMANDU916 | UNMIN: HURRY UP AND WAIT ON PHASE II OF ARMS [...] (C) UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Political Advisor John Norris told the Charge May 7 that UNMIN was in "hurry up and wait" mode regarding the start of Phase II of the arms management process. UNMIN Chief Ian Martin had declared publicly May 1 that UNMIN was ready to begin verification of Peo [...] | 2007-05-09 08:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU92 | PM KOIRALA ASKS FOR U.S. ADVICE ON COMMUNISTS AND [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister GP Koirala told the Ambassador January 17 that he planned to tell Maoist Supremo Prachanda later the same day in plain terms that, with the Maoists in the interim parliament, the time had come for them to end their violence and extortion and dissolve their "people's gover [...] | 2007-01-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PREF MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU96 | NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On January 17, Ambassador Moriarty met with Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka to discuss U.S. and Japanese assistance plans as a follow up to their December meeting (reftel). Now that the Security Council was close to a resolution on Nepal, Hiraoka reported, Japan's Director [...] | 2007-01-18 07:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID JA NP |
07KATHMANDU973 | PEACE MINISTER'S DIALOGUE WITH MADHESIS STALLED [...] (C) Minister of Peace and Reconstruction Ram Chandra Poudel told the Ambassador May 15 that Madhesi insistence on the immediate formation of a high-level Commission of Inquiry into events in the Terai had delayed his scheduled dialogue with the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF). However, P [...] | 2007-05-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU974 | NEPAL'S HOME MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS, BUT [...] (C) Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula suggested to the Ambassador May 15 that the security situation had improved. Nepal Police had taken action against the Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) in three districts, but police were ill-equipped to effectively implement law and order. The Amba [...] | 2007-05-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER PHUM MARR UN NP |
07KATHMANDU975 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR AGREES ON NEED FOR LAW AND ORDER [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador May 15, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee was hopeful that problems with the Madhesi rights groups would be resolved soon, but pessimistic about the law and order situation in Nepal generally. Mukherjee noted that Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandr [...] | 2007-05-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU988 | NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA FEISTY, FRUSTRATED [...] (C) On May 17, Prime Minister Koirala expressed his frustration to the Ambassador with the Maoist failure to change their behavior since joining the Interim Government. Koirala said he was determined to enforce law and order and to crack down on the criminal activities of the Maoist Young Comm [...] | 2007-05-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM MARR UN CH IN NP |
07KATHMANDU990 | NEPAL: CARTER CENTER WORRIED ABOUT THE TERAI [...] (C) On May 7, Peter Burleigh, Carter Center consultant, described the situation in the Terai as one of fundamental insecurity. Burleigh told the Charge d'Affaires that the Government of Nepal (GON) needed to set a firm date for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election and expressed concern over [...] | 2007-05-18 05:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP |
07KHARTOUM104 | SUDAN: CONDEMNING THE JAN. 24 HIJACKING INCIDENT [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting of Charge Hume with Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail to discuss reftel demarche, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs asked that the USG condemn the January 24 hijacking of an Air West aircraft in Darfur (details covered in septel),because it was a t [...] | 2007-01-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KPAO PTER EAIR US SU |
07KHARTOUM105 | KHARTOUM CDA PRESENTS CASE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) On January 24 CDA Hume met Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail in the airport's VIP departure lounge to ask that President Bashir not submit his candidacy for AU Chairman. Hume explained that, with AU troops still in Darfur, a Bashir candidacy would present questions of a conflict of inte [...] | 2007-01-24 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER AU SU |
07KHARTOUM1133 | DARFUR: MINAWI DESCRIBES SAUDI TRIP, PREVIEWS TRIP [...] (S) Buoyant after his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi described his visit to Jeddah--which had included a rare 40-minute private meeting with King Abdullah and promises of financial support for the SLM--as " [...] | 2007-07-22 15:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR SU SA UN AU |
07KHARTOUM1165 | BASHIR ADVISOR: SUDAN AT END OF TETHER WITH U.S. [...] (C) Meeting with CDA Fernandez on July 25, Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin mused about the deterioration of the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Recalling the last 18 years of National Congress Party (NCP) rule in Sudan, Salaheddin said that Khartoum was at "the end of its tether" in [...] | 2007-07-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SU |
07KHARTOUM1308 | GITMO DETAINEE RELATIVES, ACTIVISTS PROTEST [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 25 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum on August 19 to protest the continued detention of nine Sudanese citizens held in Guantanamo Bay. The demonstration included six relatives of the detainees who carried photographs of their family members. Appr [...] | 2007-08-21 07:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPAO PINS PTER SU |
07KHARTOUM1386 | MINAWI: "WE WILL NOT BE VICTIMIZED" [...] (U) See para. 10 for recommendation. 2. (S/NF) In a recent meeting with CDA Fernandez, SLM leader Minni Minawi lamented the loss of international support for the DPA and warned that "we will not be victimized." While supportive of enhancing the agreement in the context of upcoming negotiat [...] | 2007-09-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UN AU SU SA |
07KHARTOUM1857 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez delivered points in reftel a to MFA Protocol Director Ali Yusuf on November 26. Ambassador Yusuf subsequently confirmed that the GOS will permit refueling of the plane after landing in Sudan and transferring detainees to Sudanese exclusive custody and control. He added that [...] | 2007-11-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PTER SU |
07KHARTOUM1883 | ISLAMIC AFRICAN RELIEF AGENCY SEEKS RECONSIDERATION AS [...] (SBU) Representatives from the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) called on embassy November 27 to discuss their organization's designation as a sponsor of terrorism. The delegation consisted of Dr. El Jizouli Dafaal, former Prime Sudanese Minister (in the early 1980s) and Chairman of the IA [...] | 2007-11-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON PGOV PREL AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1917 | CDA MEETS WITH FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER FADLALLA BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Defense Minister and Umma party adherent Fadlalla Burma Nasir told CDA Fernandez on December 4 that the NCP-Umma party dialogue initiated on November 27 might be beneficial to both sides "if the dialogue is genuine." He said the NCP recognized that Sudan's international r [...] | 2007-12-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON PGOV PREL AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM202 | UPDATE ON AL-WATAN THREAT [...] (C) On February 7, an article in a local newspaper in Khartoum reported that a group of masked men visited Al-Watan, an independent Arabic daily newspaper, claiming that they were responsible for sending terrorist threats to both the UN and the U.S. diplomatic mission in Khartoum. One of the [...] | 2007-02-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM214 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POST-VETTING OF HUMAN APPEAL [...] (S) ORCA reports that it has no information on Human Appeal International's (HAI) activities in Sudan. However, HAI, which is based in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, has strong ties to HAMAS and has raised funds on its behalf. HAI is also believed to have a close relationship with the Internat [...] | 2007-02-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON SU |
07KHARTOUM384 | SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH FM LAM AKOL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, SE Natsios described the USG's frustration at the delay in implementation of the November Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements, called on Sudan to provide an immediate response to the UNSYG's January 24 letter on the Heavy Support P [...] | 2007-03-13 08:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | PREF PGOV KPKO PTER AU UN SU US CD LY |
07KHARTOUM614 | SUDAN: POST ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT OF RETURNED [...] (S) Embassy Khartoum does not believe there to be a credible basis to suspect the mistreatment of previously transferred Sudanese GTMO detainees by the Sudanese authorities and believes that the GOS has demonstrated sufficient resolve and effectiveness to justify consideration of additional tr [...] | 2007-04-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KAWK SU |
07KHARTOUM695 | FONMIN AKOL LETTER TO THE SECRETARY ON DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Government of Sudan (GOS) delivered May 2 the following letter to the Embassy regarding the status of its citizens currently held as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on. Post requests Department's guidance in responding to this letter. Post under [...] | 2007-05-03 03:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | SU PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC |
07KHARTOUM73 | MFA RAISES GUANTANAMO ISSUES [...] (C) On January 17, MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi raised the matter of Sudanese detainees at Guantanamo with the DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor during a meeting to which they were summoned (other aspects covered septel). Al-Sanosi specifically requested an update on the status of Sani [...] | 2007-01-17 16:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM KAWC US SU |