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In similar news, the #WSJ broke a story about why the #UAE was such a target of Iran.
The UAE carried out scores of airstrikes against Iran beginning in the early days of the war … The attacks were conducted in coordination with the U.S. and Israel... They included targets like water repositories, and the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex. The #Asaluyeh strike, carried out with Israel, garnered..."
In reply to Zalmay Khalilzad (@realZalmayMK):
Last week in a meeting of Pakistan's National Assembly, several members described the costs and risks to their country of their government's use of force rather than diplomacy to resolve differences with #Afghanistan. To briefly summarize the dispute: Pakistan alleges that groups such as TTP which are responsible for violence and destruction in their country have sanctuary and support in Afghanistan. Afghanistan, for its part, claims that Pakistan is offering sanctuary and support to ISIS-K and others hostile to their country.
Pakistan's Minister of Defense Khawaja Mohammed Assef pushed back, asserting that diplomacy with the Taliban government had failed because Kabul had not provided assurances and commitments. He did not elaborate.
Those parliamentarians who commendably favor diplomacy might have been able to ask what commitments and assurances Pakistan has been seeking, exactly, and what was the seemingly unsatisfactory response from Afghanistan. Unfortunately this opportunity for clarifying was not taken.
I have asked Afghan officials about Minister Assef's version of the negotiations between them and Pakistani officials. They provided the following:
- Afghanistan has offered to put in writing security guarantees and sought the same from Pakistan
- Afghanistan has worked in bilateral mechanisms including JCC (Joint Coordination Committee) to address security issues
- Afghanistan has accepted the principle of third party involvement in verification mechanisms
- Afghanistan has issued a fatwa barring Afghan involvement in attacks in Pakistan
- Afghanistan has removed Pakistani refugees that were settled near the Durand Line during the previous Afghan government, at the behest of Pakistan
- Afghanistan has engaged in Track 1 and 1.5 dialogues under intermediation of numerous countries
- Afghanistan has taken verifiable actions against all elements that have violated Afghanistan's policy and commitment regarding non-use of it's territory against others.
Pakistani parliamentarians who support diplomacy should do more to resolve problems with Afghanistan. They should press their government to negotiate an agreement that neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan will allow their territory to be used by groups or individuals to threaten the security of the other. If accurately described in the points above, Afghanistan seems ready for a serious solution. Why is Pakistan asserting that diplomacy has not worked? What are the specific problems that Islamabad has with what Afghanistan has offered? The Pakistani people and Parliament have the right to know. #Afghanistan #Pakistan @DCIARatcliffe #Qatar #Turkey #UAE #SaudiArabia #Turkiye @EU_COMMISSION @AJEnglish @FT @WSJ @NYT @washingtonpost #Iran
President @Abdirahmanirro says #Somaliland maintains “open channels” with the #US, #Ethiopia, #UAE, & #Kenya as #Hargeisa intensifies its push for #InternationalRecognition following #Israel’s historic #Recognition. #HornOfAfrica
https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-us-ethiopia-recognition-efforts-irro/
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi says Hargeisa maintains open diplomatic channels with the United States, Ethiopia, UAE, and Kenya as it intensifies recognition efforts following Israel's historic recognition of Somaliland
“Who Owns Your Feed: The Real Power Behind TikTok’s New Gatekeepers – Hint: It All Comes Back to Israel”
by Kathy in Manufacturing Dissent on Substack
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“‘The question isn’t ‘What are we watching?’
It’s ‘Who is deciding what we’re allowed to see?’
And right now, the answer is a tight circle of billionaires, defense contractors, and political actors who have every (Israeli) reason to manage public perception — especially when it comes to Palestine, war, surveillance, and state violence.
This is ownership and ownership always comes with an agenda…an Israeli one.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/mandissent/p/who-owns-your-feed-the-real-power
#Press #SocialMedia #TikTok #Censorship #Israel #Genocide #NarrativeControl #Youth #Oracle #Dell #Susquehanna #IDF #UAE #PalestinianGenocide #Gaza #Ecocide #GreaterIsrael #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine
A look at the billionaires, defense contractors, and political networks now sitting between you and what you’re allowed to see
Last week in a meeting of Pakistan's National Assembly, several members described the costs and risks to their country of their government's use of force rather than diplomacy to resolve differences with #Afghanistan. To briefly summarize the dispute: Pakistan alleges that groups such as TTP which are responsible for violence and destruction in their country have sanctuary and support in Afghanistan. Afghanistan, for its part, claims that Pakistan is offering sanctuary and support to ISIS-K and others hostile to their country.
Pakistan's Minister of Defense Khawaja Mohammed Assef pushed back, asserting that diplomacy with the Taliban government had failed because Kabul had not provided assurances and commitments. He did not elaborate.
Those parliamentarians who commendably favor diplomacy might have been able to ask what commitments and assurances Pakistan has been seeking, exactly, and what was the seemingly unsatisfactory response from Afghanistan. Unfortunately this opportunity for clarifying was not taken.
I have asked Afghan officials about Minister Assef's version of the negotiations between them and Pakistani officials. They provided the following:
- Afghanistan has offered to put in writing security guarantees and sought the same from Pakistan
- Afghanistan has worked in bilateral mechanisms including JCC (Joint Coordination Committee) to address security issues
- Afghanistan has accepted the principle of third party involvement in verification mechanisms
- Afghanistan has issued a fatwa barring Afghan involvement in attacks in Pakistan
- Afghanistan has removed Pakistani refugees that were settled near the Durand Line during the previous Afghan government, at the behest of Pakistan
- Afghanistan has engaged in Track 1 and 1.5 dialogues under intermediation of numerous countries
- Afghanistan has taken verifiable actions against all elements that have violated Afghanistan's policy and commitment regarding non-use of it's territory against others.
Pakistani parliamentarians who support diplomacy should do more to resolve problems with Afghanistan. They should press their government to negotiate an agreement that neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan will allow their territory to be used by groups or individuals to threaten the security of the other. If accurately described in the points above, Afghanistan seems ready for a serious solution. Why is Pakistan asserting that diplomacy has not worked? What are the specific problems that Islamabad has with what Afghanistan has offered? The Pakistani people and Parliament have the right to know. #Afghanistan #Pakistan @DCIARatcliffe #Qatar #Turkey #UAE #SaudiArabia #Turkiye @EU_COMMISSION @AJEnglish @FT @WSJ @NYT @washingtonpost #Iran
#Russia #China #Uzbekistan #Kazakhstan
Source: Zalmay Khalilzad (@realZalmayMK)
[ https://x.com/realZalmayMK/status/2068398702662652055 ]
#Afghanistan #Qatar #Iran #Islam #Taliban #Kabul #Turkey #Russia #UAE #Pakistan
Last week in a meeting of Pakistan's National Assembly, several members described the costs and risks to their country of their government's use of force rather than diplomacy to resolve differences with #Afghanistan. To briefly summarize the dispute: Pakistan alleges that
In similar news, the #WSJ broke a story about why the #UAE was such a target of Iran.
The UAE carried out scores of airstrikes against Iran beginning in the early days of the war … The attacks were conducted in coordination with the U.S. and Israel... They included targets like water repositories, and the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex. The #Asaluyeh strike, carried out with Israel, garnered significant international backlash and led the U.S. to ask Israel to stop.
Israel sent US munitions and Israeli troops to defend the U.A.E., with many troops still stationed in situ. Netanyahu, the head of the Mossad spy agency, the head of the Shin Bet, and the Israeli chief of staff—secretly visited the U.A.E. during the war to coordinate on Iran.”
https://apple.news/ARcbDrLOPQiyfFHT9j22oYQ
#Trump #MOU #Iran #Versailles #French #Macron #USA #Bibi #Netenyahu #Lebanon #Iran #Strait #Hormuz #Israel #America #Israeli
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