Afghan forces to protect gas pipeline

[ktlight]

FYI:


In a bid to provide security for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, the Afghan government plans to hire 12,000 military forces.


Initially Afghan officials originally planned to hire 7,000 forces but decided to increase the number to 12,000 after further investigations and evaluating threats, Afghanistan's Mines and Industry Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said.

“Insecurity is the biggest challenge TAPI pipeline faces in Afghanistan,” he added.

In 2010, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India signed a final agreement to build the TAPI gas pipeline, intended to carry gas to India from Central Asian states.

Turkmenistan, which holds the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves, is keen to revive plans to build the pipeline through Afghanistan to acquire access to Pakistan and India's markets.

The project, partially financed by Asian Development Bank, envisages the building of the 1,700-kilometer pipeline with a total gas capacity of 90 million cubic meters per day.

The TAPI gas pipeline will cross Afghanistan's southwestern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, which are under the influence of Taliban, as well as some of Pakistan's unruly tribal areas.

The project has also won vocal support from the US, which was strongly opposed to India and Pakistan drawing supplies from Iran through Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.

India and Pakistan faced intense pressure from the US over the IPI or the Peace pipeline.

Iran has not officially reacted to the construction of TAPI gas pipeline so far.


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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/183508.html

[Lord Sidious]

Took em long enough.
This is the real reason the invasion was already being put together before Sep 11.

[Siberia9]

LS is right, I was told this is the goal many years ago, The opium and death is just a little butter for the bread. Did I mention that the former Chevron executive that is now president of Afghanistan has a brother in the poppy business? Its bad enough these scum bags print the money, but they have to control how its spent, how its made, and how its used and this is the result, and more of course. I dont know man most times I'm at a loss for words these days...

[Lord Sidious]

LS is right, I was told this is the goal many years ago, The opium and death is just a little butter for the bread. Did I mention that the former Chevron executive that is now president of Afghanistan has a brother in the poppy business? Its bad enough these scum bags print the money, but they have to control how its spent, how its made, and how its used and this is the result, and more of course. I dont know man most times I'm at a loss for words these days...

Find out who Hamid Karzai used to work for.

[Siberia9]

Well Google says Unocal oil, not sure where I got Chevron but he is a CIA disposable scumbag non the less.

[Lord Sidious]

Well Google says Unocal oil, not sure where I got Chevron but he is a CIA disposable scumbag non the less.

Why do you think he is the president when he is so unpopular?

[Calz]

Follow the money ... what else need be said???

[Siberia9]

The same reason my relatives were put into the position of govt leadership, they agreed to do their biding and continue the enslavement of the planet, basically they were of use, if you want the truth that is... Not trying to sound smart, I'm just a dumbazz but my Illuminated grandmother taught me a few things so I know it when I see it, the details I try to ignore, because I can smell it when its dead and I dont need to poke it to make sure. But you were try'n to make a point and I'm lazy so give it up... (I am not try'n to be rude of course)