Democracy and human rights
Eshaghzey ISSA President of the Libera Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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1st of June 2008 a conference of the Liberal Democrat Party of Afghanistan. In this meeting president of the A National Tribal Coalition,Equality party , civil Movement of Afghanistan, vice president and members of the constitution party of Iran,vice president of international and members of liberal democrat party of Belgium, and other parties and social organisation members along with national and political personalities of Afghanistan including some ex-senate and parliament members and large members of intellectuals supporting national interests and democracy in Afghanistan will participate.
The purpose of this conference is to bring together the above mentioned personalities in the fight against war and repression and dictatorship that hinder and impede the progress and political and social freedom of the people and freedom of the media. Such evil forces are the cause of war and repression in the country. In this conference the participants will also discuss the need for a common struggle and unity in order to defend democracy and human rights in the region and world at large.
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The message of the Liberal Democratic Party of Afghanistan and the Council for National Understanding with Tribes dated 1st of
June to the United Nation, Europe Parliament & Americans congress
1st of June 2008
Your Excellency
Dear Sir
The Liberal Democrat Party of Afghanistan (LDPA) have consistently struggled for the salvation of Afghanistan on the basis of declaration of human rights aimed at getting rid of the menace of extremism and repelling terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism ,so that a just peace and the rule of law and democracy is established. Based on the recognition of the Afghan society and the structure of the political forces of Afghanistan and in the region and we would like to put forward the following proposals to the summit.
The LDPA while supporting the efforts of the international community at the Bonn conference of 2001 which was aimed at defeating terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism in Afghanistan would like to point out the flaws that were committed in the Bonn conference by the international community. The ouster of the Taliban from power had raised popular expectations among the helpless people of Afghanistan to finally embrace peace, security, justice, and freedom. To their utmost regret, however, all their cherished hopes were shattered. Instead of empowering the democratic and national forces politically and economically, predatory warlords--- who had brutalized and traumatized their people and committed large scale human rights abuses, incredible as it seems—were put into political positions of power and were given millions of dollars in cash. It is not surprising that relying on these warlords who have no or little education or principles, in the war on terror, has been a major strategic blunder perpetrated by the U.S. – led allies resulting in the alienation of the Afghan populous, .
On the other hand, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and their Pakistani mentors took advantage of the widespread discontent caused by the appalling nature of governance; rampant corruption; and total disregard and disdain for the rule of law; and travesty of the principles of justice to forward their own sordid and vicious schemes.
Strangely enough, Western powers are still oblivious to the stark fact that Mr. Karzai and his cronies are a liability rather than an asset in their mission to combat terrorism, pursuing a flawed strategy supporting an inept and corrupt Kabul regime. America spent billions of dollars to legitimize the Karzai government and have failed. Now European leaders paying visit to him are repeating United States mistakes
We believe that at the Bonn conference, decisions were made very hastily and careful attention has not been paid to the political mechanism and the rights of Afghanistan. As a result, fundamentalist groups in favour of ideological regimes with the help of the mafia network and the ideological regimes in the region, managed to include their anti-democratic and anti-western individuals in the political system of Afghanistan. They enjoy the financial, intelligence and political support to establish themselves. Availing themselves of the domestic and regional opportunities by violating the Bonn Accord, they have entered Kabul and taken the key political positions in the government They have established a weak management which is mostly made up of armed commanders and. Jihadi leaders who donot believe in peace and the rule of law , human rights and security of the people themselves. Unfortunately these violators of human rights who’s rapacious and dreadful character who are known to the people of Afghanistan and have consistently violated the national interest of Afghanistan and were the principal reason for the emergence of Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, are re-established and given military, economic, and political authorities and privileges. With the absence of a sound national and democratic leadership, these fanatical extremist anti-western forces once again, in coalition with communist groups have united as a threat to democracy and the West. The state organs of Afghanistan, despite the huge international help, are becoming a source of anti-western propaganda themselves. They abuse the system by instigating the nationalistic and religious feelings of the people against the West
We propose the following
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It is for the international community and governments to support and strengthen the forces of democracy and human rights and those who uphold democratic values and national interests of Afghanistan who are ready to fight and struggle against terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism
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The International community must help replace the present corrupt and inept leadership with a professional democratic one which is committed to democracy and national unity of the country
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In order to win the hearts and minds of the people of Afghanistan and restore confidence, the International community is strongly required to bring the warlords to justice and remove them from power as the only option available in the interest of peace and security in Afghanistan
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The international forces in Afghanistan is expected to stop the repression of the warlords and help bring an end to corruption and drug trafficking in Afghanistan
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NATO is expected to train, equip and strengthen the armed forces of Afghanistan on the basis of equal opportunity for everybody in Afghanistan. The present system requires fundamental reforms. The people of Afghanistan need a national army and a national police capable of defending the country and defeating the enemy by bringing peace, security, justice and freedom to the people of Afghanistan
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Reconstruction of Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism must go hand in hand. We must reach out to the rural areas where you have a large number of young people sitting idle deprived of education and work. These young individuals are a great source of recruitment for the Taliban
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As regards the NATO involvement in Afghanistan, we sincerely believe that we must fight terrorism across the border. We must cut their routes of supplies by all means. We must besiege the enemy and cut off their routes of supplies by seizing their main ports and their main incoming routes and that will only be possible if we go across the border and seize the territory surrounding and the areas around where Alqaeda is based. Otherwise NATO will face the same fate as the Russians did in Afghanistan many years ago. The government of Musharaf must be pressurized to help in this common goal, that will be the only way to defeat terrorism in the region. Lots of work must be done In the Waziristan area, to be able to bring some of the tribes on our side, and if war breaks out among the troubled tribes, we must provide ample facilities by establishing proper camps for their refugees so that they can use our territory as their strategic depth against their enemy
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International community has not yet used the national intellectual reserves of Afghanistan who think un-ideological and democratically. The absence of national and democratic movement in Afghanistan and the ascent to power of the groups within the political and judiciary system of Afghanistan, the spirit of opposition to the freedom of opinion and speech, freedom of media the absence of individual security, political assassination, violation of woman’s rights, threats to human’s rights activists, anti-western provocation, have been on the increase in recent years. Anti-western provocation. As a result, Investment in Afghanistan is decreasing and the activities of the democratic foundations are restricted. We therefore believe that without a sound administration and an absence of a humane and democratic law, it will be impossible to overcome the security difficulties in Afghanistan and defeat terrorism. Before it is too late, NATO and the international community must strive to bring about conditions for establishing the rule of law and a democratic government in compliance with the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan. We must free the people of Afghanistan from the menace of fundamental Islamic extremism and ideological regimes
Yours Sincerely
The steering council of the Liberal Democrat Party of Afghanistan
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