Afghan government has said that the memorandum of understanding signed between Afghanistan and the US for special night operations, is a great progress in the fight against insurgency in Afghanistan. foreign troops would not be allowed to enter Afghan homes and a special Afghan force will be constituted to conduct night raids and special operations to nab the insurgents. The personnel of the force will have all necessary equipments, expertise and expericnce to carry out such operations and they will work strictly under the Afghan laws. Yesterday President Hamid Karzai has also hailed the US-Aghan MOU over controversial night raids and called it consolidation of Afghan sovereignty. Addressing the cabinet meeting he said, the agreement has entrusted the Afghan security forces lead role in night operations. President Karzai also said that the people of Afghanistan have suffered much and now all government agencies should work to convince the people that the government was the protector of the interests, security and lives of Afghans.
The night raids by international troops targeting insurgents in their homes have been a stumbling block in the proposed long term stretagic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and the United States. With the signing of the MOU Afghan government has tried to give a healing touch to the innocent Afghans who have lost their near and dear ones in the controvertial night raids. It has paved the way for stretagic partnership between the two countries after the departure of all foreign forces from Afghanistan in 2014. The MOU makes Afghan security forces responsible for the night operations. Although, Western military commanders maintain that nights raids are a key tactic in their fight against insurgecy, but the Afghan people condemn night raids as a violation of their privacy. By signing the MOU, Afghan government has given an assurance to the people of Afghanistan that foreigners will not be allowed to enter Afghan homes and the human rights of Afghans will be respected at all costs. |
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