Afghanistan is a sideshow in comparison to where the real security threat lies. Officer, 32, british army this war cannot be won in afghanistan. Afghanistan had been marked by incredible neglect, he told some of his officers. Seminar on the security situation and the reconstruction of afghanistan middelburg 19 november 2009 ladies and gentlemen, i am honored to be among you, in this important meeting dedicated to the future of afghanistan. Statement given after the start of the us and british military strikes on targets in afghanistan on sunday, 7th october 2001. Prime minister narendra modi select speeches on foreign policy 2014. Freedom of speech in afghanistan is an area that remains shrouded in mystery.
Why should a secular government shelter persecuted hindus from afghanistan. Pm modis speech at the inauguration of the new parliament. Its a very big but useful leap to move from a thorough and scholarly study of the ins and outs of the rules of war or the legality of border crossings to afghanistan. Remarks by the president on the way forward in afghanistan. Pm modis speech at the joint inauguration of salma dam in. This terrorism has found root in a soil of prejudice and injustice. Text of modis speech to afghan parliament the hindu.
Full replaytranscript, president trumps afghanistan. Trump criticizes pakistan in afghan strategy speech. Johnson eludicates how the taliban outflanked america and her afghan allies in kabul to win the war of ideas. Donald trump takes dig at pm modi for funding library in strifetorn afghanistan. Excerpts from speech by afghan leader hamid karzai the. Whereas that speech was tightly focused on the shift in military and diplomatic strategy, obamas remarks tried to cover the history of the american involvement in afghanistan, the state of our domestic politics, and even the nature of americas mission in the world, while prebutting various possible attacks on his decisionmaking. The book is exceptional, and it presents the danish perspective on the war when most books on afghanistan tend to focus on american soldiers. Modi s speech to a news conference in beijing on friday. In a speech to us troops last year in virginia, mr trump called on.
Pakistan reacts the president addressed the nation about u. This is a translation of the pashtulanguage speech by the leader of afghanistans islamic taliban government, mullah mohammed omar, that. Nearly 10 years ago, america suffered the worst attack on our shores since pearl harbor. T he most important result of osama bin ladens death is likely to be a new us approach to afghanistan. Full text of speech by narendra modi and donald trump. Counterinsurgency in afghanistan and pakistan, 20012011, describes the lessons learned after ten years of war in afghanistan. Pm modi s speech at the inauguration of the new parliament building of afghanistan. Read the full text of president trumps afghanistan. Amanullah khan award, the highest civilian honour of afghanistan. Awhile back i blogged about the war in afghanistan and international law. There is no imminent threat of the government being overthrown, but the taliban has gained momentum.
Intolerant india narendra modi stokes divisions in the worlds. In afghanistan, a new great game with isis, isk and pakistan is on. In addition, it is an islamic country that islam religion has played a significant role in governing it. Following is the text of the speech delivered by prime minister narendra modi in the afghan parliament on friday. Trump mocks indias prime minister narendra modi over library in. File image of prime minister narendra modi and afghanistan. Remarks of president barack obama as prepared for delivery. Its almost like youre on a hunger strike and youre on the 50th day, and all of a sudden youre going to try to feed this person. Afghanistan has, in recent times, been the home of modern terrorism. Warm welcome for pm modi as he arrives in kabul youtube. Vice president pence, secretary of state tillerson, members of the cabinet, general dunford, deputy secretary. President trump confronts the afghansitan war august 21, 2017 transcript remarks by president trump on the strategy in afghanistan and south asia fort myer arlington, virginia 9. So i studied afghanistan in great detail and from every conceivable angle.
This outpost is more than 7,000 miles from home, but for over a decade its been close to our hearts. India steps toward making naturalization harder for muslims the. Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved backwards. Selfcensorship is another big enemy of freedom of expression in afghanistan, one that prevents writers and journalists from expressing certain things. Barack obamas afghanistan strategy speech wikisource. President donald trump used a speech ostensibly focused on his decision about the future of americas role in afghanistan to issue a call for unity and healing in the united states. I found it to be one of the vaguest speeches ever what was so important as to deliver it during prime time. Prime minister narendra modi arrived in herat, afghanistan on 4. The following is a full transcript of remarks president trump delivered monday, aug. Among which freedom of speech, though facing some obstacles, has its highest effective and fruitful achievements. The history of afghanistan media has begun with the first newspaper, called sarajulakhbar lamp of the news was initially published on january 11, 1906 in dari language. After eight years of fighting, more than 800 american lives lost and more than 200 billion taxpayer.
Taliban regime vs the islamic republic of afghanistan. Americans have reason to be pessimistic, if not despairing, about the war in afghanistan. In primetime remarks monday night, president trump unveiled the broad strokes of a new u. President donald trump laid out goals for the war in afghanistan, saying he will not announce dates or troop levels but from now on victory will have a clea. Prime minister narendra modis speech at the inauguration of the new parliament building of afghanistan. In afghanistan the new political system has achieved success to an extent in different fields in a decade. Modi from the ramparts of red fort also reached out to afghanistan. The importance of freedom of speech in afghanistan june 05, 20 zainab ahmadi.
This beautiful coffee table book of photographs from the u. India unlikely to talk to taliban directly despite us push to change. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. The importance of freedom of speech in afghanistan the. This mass murder was planned by osama bin laden and his al qaeda network in afghanistan, and signaled a new threat to our security one in which the targets were no longer soldiers on a battlefield, but innocent men, women and children going about their daily.
For instance, the kingdom of amanullah khan, the kingdom of. Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked country, which is one of the central asian countries. Transcript of obamas speech on afghanistan the following is a transcript of u. Pm modi s speech at the joint inauguration of salma dam in afghanistan. Because here, in afghanistan, more than half a million of. Below is the full transcript of president obamas speech outlining his strategy for afghanistan, as released by the white house. Ive heard past presidents, well, theyre involved in the afghanistan. Whatever the flourishes, that was the essence of tuesday nights surrender speech. President donald trump and first lady, vice president, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the media. The country of afghanistan claims to protect, through its constitution, the rights of its citizens to have freedom of expression weather that be through speech, writing, illustrations, etc.
The president then moved on to prime minister narendra modi, who. Narendra modi independence day speech modi independence day. Indeed, afghanistan must surely be teetering on the edge of being a failed state. After this first and only issue, its publication stopped then it was again revived in october of 1911 by mahmood tarzi known as father of afghan journalism. President trump addressed the nation on monday night in his first official address, beginning at 9 et, regarding u. In this second part of a twopart interview by government book talk blog editor michele bartram, col. Trumps depressingly normal speech about afghanistan the.
Addressing a joint session of both houses of the afghan parliament, prime minister narendra modi, without naming pakistan, said that nurseries and sanctuaries of terrorism must be shut. The essential problem is the one that trump himself characteristically overstated four years ago. Monty python in afghanistan honestly, if it werent so grim, despite all the upbeat benchmarks and encouraging words in the presidents speech, this would certainly qualify as monty python in afghanistan. This could mean that there are still fragments of power in afghanistan and powerful individuals in the government that can unilaterally take individual action against journalists and the free media. But a normal speech about afghanistan is a shortcoming rather than an achievement. Hamid karzai had told theprint that india should directly speak to the taliban. Donald trump mocks pm narendra modi for library in afghanistan. Your excellency president ghani your excellency, chief executive dr. Afghanistanism is a term, first recorded in the united states, for the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues. I think we learned that there will be no timeline withdrawal will be conditions based and we know the condition will be winning. A warm hug from president ashraf ghani set the tone for prime minister narendra modi s daylong visit to kabul where he will inaugurate the countrys new parliament complex built by india.
In his december 1 speech at west point announcing the deployment of 30,000 more us troops to afghanistan, president barack obama attempted to justify a major escalation of a deeply unpopular war on the basis of lies and distortions. Pm narendra modi address to afghanistan parliament. Prime minister narendra modi and afghanistan president ashraf ghani in new delhi shahbaz khan file image of prime minister narendra. Marine corps transports you from the scholars study directly to the. Cassidy, author of the new, critically acclaimed book, war, will, and warlords. In this meticulous assessment of primary sources, gathered over numerous years of research in afghanistan, thomas h. S retaliated and sent 50,000 troops to afghanistan and iraq.
Kabul, dec 22 following are excerpts from a speech by afghanistans new leader hamid karzai, who was sworn in as head of a u. In lok sabha election 2019, narendra modi has won by 4. Donald trumps afghanistan speech ended up being all. Transcript of obamas speech on afghanistan cbc news. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. President trumps full address on afghanistan youtube. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Prime minister modi s speech appeared designed to address mounting concerns in afghanistan over the countrys economic future, as western aid begins to get drawn down in response to deteriorating security conditions and a sharp reduction in foreign troop levels. Narendra modi stokes divisions in the worlds biggest democracy. Books set in afghanistan showing of 112 a thousand splendid suns by. Afghanistan free speech and free press around the world. Trumps afghanistan speech video and transcript the.
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