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| Hizb charter wants foreign militants to quit Afghanistan
Tahir Khan |
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| ISLAMABAD: Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (Hekmatyar group) Saturday issued a 14-point peace plan which suggested that all foreign militants should quit the war-ravaged country after the withdrawal of foreign troops.
This is the first time Hizb-i-Islami has proposed withdrawal of foreign fighters from Afghanistan in its “National Charter of Salvation” issued in Pashto language, and a copy was also sent to The Frontier Post.
“We commit in the name of Allah Almighty to extend hand of cooperation to save our homeland from the on-going painful condition and to permanently end war and to establish durable peace in Afghanistan,” the declaration said.
“We have agreed on the Charter to achieve objectives — to make Afghanistan free of foreign troops and external interference and to further strengthen national unity to pave the way for the nation to decide a system based on their belief”.
Following is the text of the proposals:
1): Foreign troops must start withdrawal in July this year and complete the process in six months.
2: They should quit main cities and populated area and move to military bases.
3): Security issues must be completely handed over to Afghan army and the police. Foreign troops will have no rights to carry out military operations, house search and arrests on their own anywhere in Afghanistan.
4): The parliament and the incumbent government will continue to function unless new elections are held and new government is formed.
But those people should not be part of the government who are controversial and accused of corruption, war crimes and who have secular ideas. And those people should not be in top military leadership who support a group against other.
5: A 7-member National Security Council will be formed with the consensus of all Afghan factions which will have the power to take final decisions on key issues. The Council’s center will be in a province where security will be completely under Afghan forces and there will be no foreign troops there.
6: After the withdrawal of foreign troops, elections for the office of the President, National Assembly and provincial assemblies will be held simultaneously on proportional representation basis in (Afghan year 1390 Spring). (March 2011)
7): Cabinet members and governors can only be allowed to take part in the elections who resign three months before the polls.
8): Every party will get representation in the first elected government in accordance with their seats in the parliament and they will secure trust vote from the parliament. And the largest group will not be bound to form coalition government.
9): That Group or Alliance will have the right to take part in coming election which will secure upto 10 per cent votes in the first election.
10): During this period there will be complete ceasefire among the warring factions, all political prisoners will be freed, all sides will make commitment that they will not fight against rival faction and they will not use illegal channels to grab power.
11): The first elected parliament will have the right to review the constitution and to take a final decision about the constitution.
12): No foreign country will have the right to establish their jails in Afghanistan. They will not arrest or put on trial any Afghan national and will not take any Afghan for trial outside of the country.
13): Those accused of war crimes, drug smuggling, corruption and plundering national wealth will be tried in Islamic courts. No side will defend them covertly or overtly.
14): Foreign fighters will not stay in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops.
15): Any internal and external elements who are opposed to this agreement and insist on fighting, we all will jointly deal with the war mongers to save our homeland from their curse. |
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