User:Geo Swan/Shahzada Masoud
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Shahzada Masoud | |
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| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Occupation | politician |
| Known for | one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inner circle |
Shahzada Masoud is a citizen of Afghanistan.
On December 15, 2000, while he was a leader of the Great National Islamic United Front of Afghanistan he proposed an emergency Loya Jirga.[1][2] He was at that time the Chairman of the group's Foreign Affairs Committee.
Hamid Karzai advisor
[edit]Masoud was one of future Afghan President Hamid Karzai's closest advisors as early as August 2001.[3]
In 2006 journalists at The Guardian and The Boston Globe challenged the reliability of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals in general, and specifically that of Abdullah Mujahid. Mujahid claimed that rather than being tied to the Taliban he was appointed to a senior position by Hamid Karzai, to reward him for his role in ousting the Taliban. He claimed that he had recently been promoted, and that Shahzada Masoud had lead the committee responsible for his promotion. Captives were entitled to request witness statements from individuals would could confirm their alibis, and Shahzada Masoud was one the individuals he requested be contacted for a witness statement.[4][5][6] Farah Stockman and Declan Walsh reported that they found the names of Masoud and other witnesses on Mujahid's promotion committee with trivial effort, after reading in the transcript of his Tribunal that the US officials tried and failed when they tried to contact them. They reported that all it took was a single phone call to President Karzai's office to reach Masoud, who was then Karzai's advisor on Tribal Affairs.
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"Loya Jirga termed only solution to Afghan problem". Frontier Post. 2000-12-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
The convening of emergency Loya Jirga, Shahzada said that was the only solution of Afghanistan crises. This is the only means to restore peace in Afghanistan as it has the support of the majority of the people.
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"Loya Jirga only solution to Afghan crises". Frontier Post. 2000-12-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
Shahzada Masoud, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, The Great National Islamic United Front of Afghanistan, has asked the United Nations particularly the Security Council and International Community to stop foreign interventions in Afghanistan and support the proposals of convening emergency Loya Jirga for the solution of Afghan crises.
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"Rome delegation leaves for London to discuss Loya Jirga". Frontier Post. 2001-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
The National Islamic Unity Movement of Afghanistan's foreign affairs incharge and Loya Jirga activist Shahzada Masood told The Frontier Post here on Tuesday that according to Hamid Karzai, the delegation will hold talks on August 6 and 7 with the British foreign and defence ministries regarding Afghan situation and holding of Loya Jirga.
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Brett Murphy (2006-06-18). "Guantanamo Bay detainees not given access to witnesses despite availability". The Jurist. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
he US has told detainees in the past that it was unable to locate witnesses requested by terror suspects, but a Boston Globe reporter was able to locate three of those witnesses within three days.
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Farah Stockman, Declan Walsh (2006-06-18). "Detainees not given access to witnesses: But in one case, 3 quickly found". Boston Globe. p. A1. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
A phone call to President Karzai's office quickly led to Shahzada Masoud , an adviser to Karzai on tribal affairs. Masoud led an official delegation in May 2003 to Gardez, Mujahid's hometown about two hours south of Kabul, the capital, to persuade him to step down as police chief, a post in which he had served at the request of local elders since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001.
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Declan Walsh (2006-06-30). "Guardian finds Afghan witnesses US couldn't". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
In the military tribunal Mr Mujahid protested his innocence. He enjoyed good relations with American soldiers and had been promoted, not fired, he said. The three living witnesses he requested were easily located with a telephone, an internet connection and a few days work. Shahzada Massoud was at the presidential palace, where he advises Mr Karzai on tribal affairs.
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