15 Amendments of Eduard KUKAN related to 2009/2217(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying powers in place but unable to defeat the Talibanit is difficult to see an obvious end in sight, with an international coalition unable to defeat the Taliban through military means only, and an insurgency movement unable to prevail against these military forces; and whereas there is no obvious end in sight,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas extremist groups have failed to obstruct the election process and numerous Afghans went to vote for their members of parliament on 18 September 2010, showing their courage and commitment to democracy-building in their country,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Commends, in this regard, the progress accomplished in the elections held on 18 September 2010, such as the good technical preparation of the polls by the independent electoral commission, the increased role of the Afghan authorities, decreased violence and a higher participation rate (estimated at 40%) compared to last year's presidential election, as well as a higher number of candidates than in previous legislative elections;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that women's rights are part of the security solution – it is impossible to achieve stability in Afghanistan without women enjoying their full rights in political, social and economic life; calls on the Afghan authorities to include women in every stage of the peace talks and reconciliation/reintegration efforts;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises the potential for local corruption but believes that this will be outweighed by the strengthened legitimacyand affirms that one of the goals of the international involvement is that the Afghan State will gain by beingbe responsible for implementing aid and by ensuring that aide effectiveness indicators andof the aid; notes that this is to take place through effective monitoring mechanisms, agreed upon by both donors and the Afghan Government, are in place;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates a policy of increasing procurement within Afghanistan itself wherever possible rather than importing goods or services; commends General Petraeus' new guidelines aiming at using the purchasing power of coalition forces as a tool in the fight against the insurgency; hopes this change of orientation in contracting policy will be implemented quickly;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, as widely reported in the press and in the US House of Representatives report "Warlord, Inc.", the US military in Afghanistan has outsourced most of its logistics to private contractors, who in turn subcontract the protection of military convoys to local Afghan security providers, with disastrous consequences;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Fears that these errors have fuelled the resurgence of the Taliban in over halcertain parts of the country, exacerbating the deterioration in security;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes, too, that all other that when the Afghan State has shown capacity to take responsibility for the entire country and when stability and prosperity have been consolidated, more and more issues should be left to the will and capacity of the Afghan people themselves;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the EU to support the peace process unreservedly, allowing the Karzai Government full autonomenough flexibility in its choice of dialogue partners, but insisting that the Afghan Constitution and respect for fundamental human rights form the overall legal and political framework for the peace process;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses that Afghanistan must be provided with a police force capable of ensuring a minimal standard of security able to permit a subsequent withdrawal of the foreign military presence fromsustainable security and the rule of law throughout the country;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Draws attention to the many different police training missions present on the ground, and to the funding being invested in police training, with little to show for it; ; calls on all relevant actors to closely coordinate in order to avoid unnecessary duplication and to fulfill complementary tasks at strategic and operational levels;