Some 3,000 Afghans protest against long-term U.S. deal

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Some 3,000 Afghans protest against long-term U.S. deal

Topic: Situation in Afghanistan


14:09 20/11/2011
KABUL, November 20 (RIA Novosti)





Over three thousand people, mostly students, protested on Sunday in eastern Afghanistan against a deal that would allow a long-term presence of U.S. troops in the country.
A gathering of some 2,000 tribal elders known as loya jirga approved the idea of such a long-term partnership deal at a conference that ended on Saturday.
The demonstrators gathered near the capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar and shouted "Death to America! Death to the Government of Hamid Karzai!" to protest against any partnership with the United States allowing for the stay of U.S. troops in the country.
All international combat troops are expected to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, with security to be passed to the Afghan police and army. However, the proposed security agreement envisages the keeping of U.S. troops in the country past this deadline.


Some 3,000 Afghans protest against long-term U.S. deal | World | RIA Novosti

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Protest flares in east Afghanistan against U.S. deal



7:53am GMT
SURKHROD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Around 1,000 people, mostly students, took to the streets in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday to protest against plans for a long-term partnership deal with the United States, which they fear could lead to an extended presence of U.S. troops.
Afghan political and community leaders endorsed the idea of a strategic partnership, with some caveats, after a 2,000-strong national gathering, or loya jirga, which ended on Saturday.
The demonstrators gathered just outside the capital of eastern Nangarhar province and burnt an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama as they protested against the prospect of U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan.
All foreign combat troops are currently slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, with security nationwide to be handed over to the national police and army. However, other foreign advisers will remain to work with Afghan forces.
"We are totally against any American presence in Afghanistan, they kill our people in their arbitrary operations," said university student Mohammad Tahir Qane.
Other protesters carried banners and shouted "death to America, death to American slaves."
One, 22-year-old Gul Khan, said: "We don't want to be the slaves of Americans forever, our patience is running out. If this pact is signed, we will take to the streets every day."
There were some major qualifications on the jirga's support for a pact, however.
In a declaration made after the meeting, delegates said they opposed a permanent U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and wanted the United States to stop carrying out night raids.
The status of the raids is proving a major obstacle to finalising the bilateral agreement.
The raids have caused widespread resentment among Afghan civilians. Many Afghans, including President Hamid Karzai, say they should be stopped or severely curtailed.
However, Western commanders see the raids as one of their most effective weapons as they seek out insurgents who hide among ordinary Afghans.
The Taliban condemned the loya jirga in an email sent to media outlets on Sunday.
"We believe that (the agreement) was already designed by the Americans and only used the name of loya jirga to announce it," it said in a statement. The Taliban demand that all foreign troops must leave Afghanistan immediately.
(Reporting by Rafiq Sherzad and Hamid Shalizi; Writing by Jan Harvey; Editing by Paul Tait)


Protest flares in east Afghanistan against U.S. deal | Reuters

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The demonstrators gathered just outside the capital of eastern Nangarhar province and burnt an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama as they protested against the prospect of U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan.
All foreign combat troops are currently slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, with security nationwide to be handed over to the national police and army. However, other foreign advisers will remain to work with Afghan forces.
"We are totally against any American presence in Afghanistan, they kill our people in their arbitrary operations," said university student Mohammad Tahir Qane.
Other protesters carried banners and shouted "death to America, death to American slaves."
One, 22-year-old Gul Khan, said: "We don't want to be the slaves of Americans forever, our patience is running out. If this pact is signed, we will take to the streets every day."
There were some major qualifications on the jirga's support for a pact, however.

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New clashes in Cairo...Protest in Afghanistan
Posted On: 11/20/2011

CAIRO (AP) — A second day of clashes is under way in Cairo with Egyptian police butting heads with protesters demanding that the military quickly announce a date to hand power to an elected government. The police are using tear gas against several thousand protesters in and around Tahrir square. The protesters are pelting the police with rocks. Yesterday, at least two people died.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A proposed agreement to keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan past 2014 has angered some students. More than 1,000 university students are blocking a main highway in eastern Afghanistan. An Associated Press photographer at the scene says protesters shouted "Death to America! Death to Karzai!"

Hundreds of Afghans protest long-term pact with US

By Rahim Faiez Associated Press / November 20, 2011

KABUL, Afghanistan—More than 1,000 university students blocked a main highway in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday as they protested against any agreement that would allow U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan after a planned transfer of authority in 2014.





An assembly of more than 2,000 tribal elders and dignitaries known as a loya jirga endorsed the idea of such agreement in a conference that ended Saturday, though they also backed a series of conditions proposed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai including the end of night raids by international troops and complete Afghan control over detainees.

The protesters in Jalalabad city blocked the road to Kabul as they shouted "Death to America! Death to Karzai!" They said they would not accept any partnership with the United States.

Both the resolution and the protests reflect the tension in Afghanistan between a desire for real sovereignty and the need to bolster the relatively weak government against the still-strong Taliban insurgency.

The idea of the proposed security agreement is to keep a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan past 2014, when most international forces are to have left. Afghan and U.S. officials envision a force of several thousand U.S. troops, who would train Afghan forces and help with counterterrorism operations. The pact would outline the legal status of that force in Afghanistan, as well as the rules under which it would operate and the sites where it would be based.

The jirga's resolution carries no legal weight, but could bolster Karzai's negotiating position with the United States during difficult talks under way to craft what the U.S. is calling a Strategic Partnership Document.

For its part, the Taliban condemned the recent meeting of elders on Sunday, saying that they were puppets of the Afghan government and therefore also puppets of the NATO and U.S. forces it sees as occupiers.

"They are acting like servants of the invaders of our country by issuing this resolution," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement. He repeated the Taliban position that the only acceptable solution is for international forces to leave the country.

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Rahmat Gul contributed this report from Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

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[Afghanistan2010]

MashaAllah , there are more protest inshaAllah , those who took part in this jirga did not made any decision this decision was already made in Pentagon.

May Allah bring death and punishment fast to those slaves (kharzai and those 2000 who took in the jirga part) of the american terrorists.

[Insaaf_انصاف]

MashaAllah , there are more protest inshaAllah , those who took part in this jirga did not made any decision this decision was already made in Pentagon.

May Allah bring death and punishment fast to those slaves (kharzai and those 2000 who took in the jirga part) of the american terrorists.

It's not you who decide to the punishment, it's to Allah so don't talk about death .

[NokiaWnW]

Nangahar´s university has no 1000 Students. Only 95 Students.

[NokiaWnW]

Pakistani/Taliban/Gulbuddini propaganda and lies!

[thetruth]

It appears you did not read the articles posted.
It says Afghan students. It has also been confirmed by sources such as Reuters , one of the most professional media organizations

Please give me the evidence you promised about Daud Khan being assassinated by mujahideen. Post in that thread. Thanks

[thetruth]

Refute the statements of these articles as well as the fact that militant communists/secularists killed Daud Khan as you promised. Do that in the other thread.

There is no need to rewrite history, and no need to contradict reports like this

[NokiaWnW]

It appears you did not read the articles posted.
It says Afghan students. It has also been confirmed by sources such as Reuters , one of the most professional media organizations

Please give me the evidence you promised about Daud Khan being assassinated by mujahideen. Post in that thread. Thanks

Just because you´r a 13years old kid does not means I am wrong lol ... you need to learn a lot about Pakistan, Afghanistan and Pashtuns.

Ps: The head-line says ''thousands'' ... neither in the media nor in the news paper of Deutsche Welle Afghanistan such thing was reported. 2 or 3 crying monkies does not make a huge mass of thousands!

[thetruth]

This has been reported and confirmed by Reuters. Please prove to me and show the evidence that Reuters is operated by the Taliban

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Provide me evidence that this protest is not occurring

Please give me your sources informing that this protest is not occurring

Thanks

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