Secularism is the winner

Secularism means respect of others’ beliefs and views.

Despite the on-going terror in our countries, the Mullahism and all other narrow-minded things will end one day because people will be not able to bear them any more.

And it will be the day of winning of secularism.

The sooner our people will accept it and hug it, the better for their life and the humanity.

Mullah Dadullah is killing Italian Journalist

The one-legged commander of the terrorist network has issued tow statements on the same time. In one statement he says that he has a full network in Pakistan and can go to Islamabad every time he wants and another statement is about the Italian journalist. He says that he will kill him if his demands were not accepted. Why not will he kill this journalist? The Taliban has killed hundreds of doctors, journalists, engineers, and laborers in Afghanistan in last some years. He is going to kill this one too, because their philosophy is ‘Kill the people, kill yourself and destroy every thing’.

Journalist threatened by ‘Unknown People’

A radio journalist, writer and translator in Quetta Barakwal Miakhel has been threatened last night by unknown people who phoned him and told him that he should not work for Azadi Radio (Radio Free Europe), otherwise he will meet bad consequences.

According to http://www.benawa.com, a Pashto website, the caller was speaking in Urdu language and was threatening in serious tone.
It is to be mentioned that the same unknown people had also threatened his predecessor Ghauth Din Firoten, who eventually left Quetta and Radio Azadi.

Barakwal Miakhel is my close friend and I know he works hard to achieve his career.

He requested all the media organizations, unions, and journalists to raise his voice until the ‘unknown people’ let him to do his work.

Just twenty-four hours of WAR ON TERROR

Afghanistan

Sunday, 04 March 2007, 08:00 AM
A suicide bomber hit a convoy of American soldiers and they opened fire on innocent peoples killing 16 and wounding 30 in Momandara district of eastern Nangrahar province.

Monday, March 05, 2007, 08:00 AM
American forces came under attack of Taliban and in return they bombed a home killing 9 innocent Afghans, including women and children in the Najrab district of Kapisa province.

Just four days of Jihad!

Tuesday, Feberuary 27, 2007
Iraq
Ramadi: 18 children killed in a bomb explosion in Stadium.
Afghanistan
Kabul: 17 civilan Afghans killed and more than five hurt in a suicide attack outside Bagram airbase. Three foreigners also killed in the attack.
Kandahar: A district Shura member killed by armed militants.
One civilian killed and several wounded in a suicide explosion. One police also killed in the attack.
Helmand: A woman and a chilled killed in firing between Nato-led ISAF forces and the Taliban fighters in Sangin district.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Iraq
A car bomb explosion killed 10 and injured seven Iraqis in the southern commercial district of Bayaa.
Afghanistan
Khost: Tow civilians injured in a suicide attack on police. Three police also suffered killing and injuries.
Pakistan
South Waziristan: Militants killed an Afghan clerk. Akhtar Usman, accusing him of ‘spying’ to U.S. forces. Officials said that Akhtar Usman was criticizing militancy.

Thursday, March 1, 2007
Iraq
Anabr: 80 militants killed in battle with security forces. Three police officers also killed.
Yathrib: Iraqi security forces discovered six bullet-riddled bodies.
Falluja: Five people died when a parked car bomb targeted a convoy of guests to a wedding party.
Tikrit: Gunmen shot and killed four Shiite students in a private car leaving Takrit University.
Afghanistan
Farah: Three civilians killed and 48, mostly laborers, wounded in a roadside bomb.
Khost: A shopkeeper beheaded by the armed insurgents declaring him a ‘spy’ to the foreign troops.
Pakistan

Friday, March 2, 2007
Iraq
Baghdad: A bomb exploded at a popular used-car lot in Sadr City killing 10 people and wounding 17.
Baquba: The bodies of 14 missing Iraqi police officers found.
Afghanistan
Helmand: The body of a kidnapped doctor, Addul Shakoor, of Ibne Seena NGO found. He was abducted some five days ago.
Laghman: Three drivers wounded in armed attack by the Taliban.
Kunar: 12 civilian Afghan laborers wounded in a mortar attack carried by the Taliban.
Pakistan
Multan: Three killed and 10 injured, including a judge in a bomb explosion.
The mullahs kidnapped and later beat a cameraman of AVT Khyber Pashto and warned about their anger against photography and filming.
And the fifth (Saturday, March 3, 2007) is started with:
Iraq
Youssuffia: Six Sunni men who had received death threats for meeting with local Shiites killed in execution-style slayings.
Baghdad: A roadside bomb wounded three Iraqi police and one civilian.
Afghanistan
Herat: Tow civilians killed and 16 others wounded in a remote controlled bomb explosion.

Khost meeting condemns suicide attacks

KHOST (afghanislamicpress.com): Participants of a public meeting here on Thursday (March 1) condemned suicide attacks and alleged that the attackers cross into Afghanistan from Pakistan.

Pakistan always rejected these allegations. The public meeting was held at Khost stadium and attended by about 2000 people from all walks of life including local officials, tribal elders and clerics.

The gathering was addressed by Governor Khost, Arsala Jamal, head of Mujahideen Shura, Maulvi Sardar Khan, tribal elder, Amir Zaman Sabri, religious scholar, Maulvi Muhammad Aqil and several other people. The meeting also passed a resolution carrying the following points.

1) We condemn and consider suicide attacks against Islam and the country.

2) Sources of instability are outside the country and suicide attackers enter into Afghanistan from the neighbouring country.

3) The world should take immediate steps for the solution of the insecurity and the terrorists’ problems should be resolved outside the country where it exists.

4) We condemn and consider the statements of Baluchistan and NWFP province of Pakistan that Pakhuns are supporting Taliban and the Taliban war is turning into a freedom war, as far from reality and an interference into Afghanistan’s internal affairs.

5) We do not accept the mining and fencing of Durand Line.

6) Reconstruction projects are very slow in Khost province, therefore, it should be expedited.

7) Corruption should be stopped in government departments and able people would be appointed.

8) Attention should be focused on religious schools so Afghans should get religious education inside the country and may not go to other countries.

9) The performance of National Reconciliation Commission is not satisfactory. It needs to be improved and play vital role in reconciliation with opponents.

It is to be mentioned here that rising suicide attacks have spread a wave of fear among the people and it was not the first time that these attacks are condemned in public meeting in Khost.

Suicide attacks were also condemned in different meetings and pamphlets were also spread in Khost in the past.

Afghan officials at numerous occasions alleged that terrorists and suicide attackers cross into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Pakistan, at each occasion dismissed these allegations.

The Lead Story

The ‘jihad’ against Russians was over and war among factional warlords was on its peak. We were informed that due to the fighting between tow rival Islamic warlords we will be not able to go to jalalabad. So I went to Torkham to know about the situation.
I found the small bazaar of Torkham like it was a cemetery. The fighting was continued on Afghanistan part of the Shamshad hill. When I reached there I saw shops and hotels were closed and all people were looking enthrallingly at the Shamshad hill where seven fighters of the Islamic Hizb were hiding in a trench and their rival fighters were searching them bit by bit with fear on their faces. The hiding fighters were finished with ammunition and when they tried to flee back to Pakistani territory their opponents were clever enough to prevent them cross the border.
The opponents had shot their eighth comrade who was critically wounded laying just a few steps away from the bazaar crying for help. But none was going to help him. It was because we were in Pakistani part of the Torkham and they were fighting in the Afghanistan side. Between the tow countries was a big gate which was locked at the time. But the Shamshad was bigger one hundred times than the gate so we were seeing the fighters clearly.
Death was coming close to the seven fighters hiding in the trench as their opponents with their Kalashnikovs ready to shoot were carefully reached to upper part of the trench. People in Torkham were not breathing because they did not want to miss any second of this Death Game. They were watching the horrible scene like a horror film with extraordinary suspense.
Suddenly the armed opponents, undoubtedly Islamic like the others, jumped in front of the trench and there was nothing but blood and a heap of human flesh after thirty seconds. When the game was over, the victorious fighters went back waving their Kalashnikovs proudly and people in Torkham began to do their jobs.
I was deeply shocked and it was an awful experience for me. Who were the killed people? Why they did kill them? When the dead bodies will reach their homes how their mothers, daughters and wives will endure that? There were many questions but no answer. Then I thought I have to wait till tomorrow newspaper for the questions. Will the newspaper publish this story? I asked myself. Why not? It will be the lead story, I answered myself.
I went back where we were staying. It perplexed me all the day. In the night, every time I tried to sleep the story began again. Seven fighters in a trench and one lying on a big stone crying from wounds. Their opponents with loaded Kalashnikovs in their hands searching for them. Suddenly they know that their enemies are hidden in the trench. They jump and kill them in less than one minute. This horrible scene did not let me to sleep. In the dawn I tried for the last time to sleep but it was the worst. In dream, I went to a house where women and children were weeping loudly. When I entered the house I saw tow dead bodies still laying in their bloody clothes. An old lady was pulling her hair and beating herself. A man was trying to keep her in control but he was failed. I asked him who was she? He told me with tears in his eyes that the lady is mother of the tow brothers killed in Shamshad. I went near the dead bodies. Their faces were damaged mercilessly. Again I awakened with fear and fright.
After much waiting, I went to the nearest stall and got a copy of the newspaper. It was another shock and bad experience when I read the lead story. It was:
‘Sons of Rival Commanders Married for Second Time.’
‘According to details, wedding ceremonies of the sons of tow rival Afghan commanders, Engineer Hazrat Islam and Ustad Mohammad Islam, whose forces are fighting in many provinces, arranged on the same day (yesterday) because they are trying to defeat each other every time in every thing. This is second time that they are marrying. It is to be mentioned that each commander have already three wives.’