Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06KABUL3001, KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06KABUL3001.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06KABUL3001 2006-07-05 13:11 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kabul
VZCZCXRO9369
OO RUEHDBU RUEHIK RUEHYG
DE RUEHBUL #3001/01 1861311
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 051311Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1187
INFO RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE
RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//JF/UNMA//
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J3//
RHMFISS/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RUMICEA/JICCENT MACDILL AFB FL
RHMFIUU/COMSOCCENT MACDILL AFB FL
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2661
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 2805
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 6114
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 1486
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KABUL 003001 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
RELEASABLE TO NATO/AUST/NZ/ISAF 
 
STATE FOR SA/FO DAS GASTRIGHT 
SA/A, S/CR, SA/PB, S/CT, EUR/RPM 
NSC FOR AHARRIMAN 
OSD FOR BREZINSKI 
CENTCOM FOR CG CFC-A, CG CJTF-76, POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM AF
SUBJECT: KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW 
PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP 
 
KABUL 00003001  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of elders and a 
parliamentarian from Khowst Province told A/DCM 
and PRTOff June 19 that Governor Merajoddin 
Pathan's administration is overrepresented by 
former Communist government officials, leading 
to weakening of GOA legitimacy in Khowst.  The 
group warned anti-coalition militias (ACM) are 
exploiting what they described as an 
unrepresentative, vengeful, and corrupt Pathan 
Administration to undermine support for the GOA 
and, by association, the USG.  Post will 
continue to evaluate all views on Khost 
governor and while there may be a kernel of 
truth in these views, they appear over blown. 
END SUMMARY. 
Pathan Administration Rife with Communist 
Holdovers 
-------------------------------------------- 
2.  (SBU) A/DCM and PRTOff met with 
Parliamentarian Mawlawi Hanif Shah al-Hussaini 
(Khowst, Lower House/Wolesi Jirga) and the 
following Khowst elders June 19: Haji Assil 
Kahn, Mir Sardar Zadran, Haji Muzarak, and 
Mirajan Sahiqi.  Although the delegation 
stopped short of accusing Khowst Governor 
Merajoddin Pathan personally of Communist 
sympathies, they claimed Pathan has surrounded 
himself with dubious advisors, tainted by their 
association with the former Communist regime. 
Haji Assil Kahn claimed only four Khowst 
leadership positions (i.e. sub-governors, 
directors, security chiefs) are held by ex- 
mujahidin, with the rest going to Communist 
government holdovers.  Mir Sardar Zadran 
asserted no other province has such a 
disproportionate number of ex-Communist 
government officials.  (NOTE: Delegates failed 
to define what they meant by ex-Communist 
"officials;" it is likely they are employing a 
broad definition that includes anyone on the 
government payroll.  END NOTE.) 
Ex-Mujahidin Targeted for Revenge; Fingered to 
CF 
-------------------------------------------- 
3.  (SBU) The group asserted Communist 
government leaders are now in prominent 
positions in Khowst's security leadership (ANA, 
ANP, and NDS) and are taking revenge on 
"innocent" ex-mujahidin trying to reintegrate 
into society through the GOA's Program for 
Strengthening Peace (PTS).  Because of a 
climate of fear induced by job discrimination, 
beatings, and false accusations of ACM 
sympathies to coalition forces, ex-mujahidin 
are forced to either stay in their homes or 
flee to Pakistan.  (NOTE: Delegates repeatedly 
referred to reintegrated fighters as ex- 
mujahidin, never ex-Taliban.  END NOTE.)  Kahn 
also accused members of the Pathan 
administration of passing information to their 
old KGB allies, among others, now in the 
Russian intelligence service. 
4.  (SBU) Zadran said Coalition Forces (CF) are 
undermining their credibility by detaining 
suspects falsely referred to them by GOA 
 
KABUL 00003001  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
forces.  The group provided a Red Cross report 
concerning an incarcerated man in Bagram Air 
Force Base presumably being held unjustly for 
ACM suspicions.  A/DCM said he knew that some 
of the accusations CF receives are based on 
vendettas, which makes evaluating this 
challenging.  He added that Coalition Forces do 
everything possible to avoid false detainments, 
but are obliged to follow up on all leads. 
Pathan/"Enemies of Islam" Must Go 
-------------------------------------------- 
5.  (SBU) The delegation repeatedly expressed 
gratitude for USG aid and the USG's long 
friendship with Afghanistan.  However, they 
lamented a perceived change in USG position by 
supporting governor's like Pathan, who are 
surrounded by "enemies of Islam."  Al-Hussaini 
added the GOA and USG are damaging their 
reputations and "defaming the mujahidin dead" 
by bringing ex-Communists back to leadership 
positions.  He advocated purging the entire 
Khowst administration, although the rest of the 
group favored retaining some officials.  The 
delegation agreed, however, that the USG should 
support a leadership change in Khowst.  The 
A/DCM explained the GOA, not the USG, is 
responsible for appointing GOA officials and 
emphasized the necessity of old enemies working 
together to move Afghanistan forward. 
6.  (SBU) The group also complained that 
Governor's should pay more attention of local 
elder opinion and be better acquainted with 
local tradition, hinting, but not directly 
stating that Pathan's 20-year history in the 
U.S. damaged his credibility.  They also 
criticized Pathan's links to local tribes and 
leaders, stating that a new governor should be 
appointed without strong area links.  The group 
said they expressed these concerns to various 
Karzai administration officials and to 
Ambassador Khalilzad.  Al-Hussaini plans to 
promote measures to strengthen Provisional 
Councils and require Governors to serve outside 
of their home regions. 
7.  (SBU) Comment: Governor Pathan can't win 
with this group.  He's both too familiar with 
the area to be impartial and simultaneously too 
much of an outsider because of his years living 
in the U.S.  Though Post has heard most of 
these complaints before, the group provided 
only anecdotal evidence of corruption, 
disrespect for local culture, or abuse to 
reformed insurgents.  A/DCM and PRTOff have no 
prior contact with these sources and suspect 
the reliability of their accusations.  We will 
continue to talk with critics of the Governor 
and investigate their complaints, but given 
Governor Pathan's history of support for 
Coalition Forces and GOA objectives, we are 
inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. 
However, on one occasion A/DCM heard the same 
complaints voiced by Professor Sayyuf perhaps 
because he heard them from the same source. 
8.  (U) Dushanbe minimize considered. 
 
 
KABUL 00003001  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
NEUMANN