US adds Pakistan, Turkey to child soldier recruiter list

[ajunaidr]

Get ready, soon USA will be doing some bad stuff with the people living In their country. Just what they did with Japanese living.g in USA during 2nd world war.

 

[newb3e]

@aziqbal kindly post pictures of Chinese child soldiers!

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Please read, Pakistan has NOT been listed, we are in Tier 2 watch list along with the likes of Romania and Ireland, This is misleading reporting by Dawn, as if we were placed there that would effectively end all Military to Military relations between US and Pak, even US are not that stupid.

2021 Trafficking in Persons Report - United States Department of State

www.state.gov

We are actually below the likes of Egypt, Saudi and UAE.

People need to calm down and check things before posting garbage. You are helping to do India's propaganda warfare for them...

Page 49 in the report.

Pakistan has been added to the CSPA along with Turkey:

 

[Irfan Baloch]

They've used a very round-about way of putting Pakistan on this list, arguing that the Pakistani State supports non-State actors that recruit children for conflict - no evidence of course, just the usual rehash of unsubstantiated allegations against Pakistan, this time out of petty, vindictive petulance over Pakistan standing up to the US.

but why Turkey?

is it because we like Ultugral drama series?
anyone we like is automatically bad?

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

but why Turkey?

is it because we like Ultugral drama series?
anyone we like is automatically bad?

The justification is similar to that used against Pakistan - Turkish support for entities that in turn use child soldiers (Libya in the case of Turkey) - Page 618:

 

[313ghazi]

Well if it comes with military sanctions great. GhQ need a push in the right direction from time to time.

 

[TigerOfMysore]

Without a CNIC you cant be recruited in armed forces of Pakistan... and the minimum age for CNIC is 18 years.... now this comes as surprise …. There is no such thing in professional armed forces as Child Soldier...
Post Afghan withdrawal and the strategic shift towards China containment, these sort of low jabs are expected to grow with each day passing by!

They will argue that religious parties and madrassas and groups like TTP as well as government backed militias like LET recruit child soldiers and bombers. This is nothing but pure BS - if anything these child recruits are funded by our enemies to hurt the state of Pakistan. US hypocrisy and mindlessness will result in nothing more than speeding up her own erosion of power. Looks like the US has decided to carve the world into two camps and they are just drawing the lines deciding who is in, and who is out. Pathetic.

 

[TNT]

Couldn't the yanks find a better and plausible excuse?

 

[xyxmt]

I only have one thing to say in response to Pakistan's inclusion in some bullshit list

ABSOLUTELY NOT

 

[Super Falcon]

Do what ever u do we dont care these americans had bigger agenda we muslims still dont understand in Afghanistan

They were here never to fight a war but they was here for muslim army of khurasa which will be rising to fulfill the PROPHET MOHAMMAD P. B. U. H saying


These americans are not idiots to waste bilions on just Afghanistan who has no natural resources

 

[Sinnerman108]

As I said in another thread the other day,

the diplomatic gloves are off,

this is open war now,

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US adds Pakistan, Turkey to child soldier recruiter list
Anwar IqbalPublished July 2, 2021 - Updated about 2 hours ago
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The designation is included in the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [report][1], which ranks countries in various tiers in accordance with their efforts for eliminating trafficking. — Reuters


WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday added Pakistan and Turkey to its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list, a designation that could lead to strict sanctions on military assistance and listed countries’ participation in peacekeeping programmes.
The designation is included in the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, which ranks countries in various tiers in accordance with their efforts for eliminating trafficking.
The US Child Soldiers Prevention Act requires publication in the annual TIP report of a list of foreign governments that have recruited or used child soldiers during the previous year (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021). The entities reviewed for this designation include armed forces, police, other security forces and government-supported armed groups.
The 2021 CSPA list includes governments of the following countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela and Yemen.

Three of these countries — Congo, Somalia, and Yemen — have appeared on every CSPA list since 2010, when the designation started. Nine others — Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Burma, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Syria — have appeared more than once over the last 10 years.
Six governments were identified on the first CSPA list in 2010.
Ten years later, the list more than doubled to 14 countries and to 15 in 2021 — the highest number of countries ever identified in a single year. This year’s list includes repeat offenders, two one new additions — Pakistan and Turkey — and some renewed appearances that were previously removed.
The statement, issued by the State Department in Washington, defines the term “child soldier” as: Any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces.
Those compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces are also included as are those under 15 years of age who have been voluntarily recruited into governmental armed forces, police or other security forces.
Any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state is also considered a child soldier.
The term “child soldier” is also applied to a person who is serving in any capacity, including in a support role, such as a “cook, porter, messenger, medic, guard, or sex slave”.
The CSPA prohibits listed governments in the following US programmes: International Military Education and Training, Foreign Military Financing, Excess Defence Articles, and Peacekeeping Operations. Some programmes undertaken pursuant to the Peacekeeping Operations authority, are exempted.
The CSPA also prohibits the issuance of licences for direct commercial sales of military equipment to such governments.
Beginning October 1, 2021, and effective throughout Fiscal Year 2022, these restrictions will apply to the listed countries, except those who receive a presidential waiver, applicable exception, or reinstatement of assistance pursuant to the terms of the CSPA.
The determination to include a government in the CSPA list is informed by a range of sources, including first-hand observation by US government personnel and research and credible reporting from various UN entities, international organisations, local and international NGOs, and international and domestic media outlets.
Published in Dawn, July 2nd, 2021

 

[Ace of Spades]

ADDA nai milna puttar. Mar la chalan jinian marnia

 

[Chris Logan]

its just real polotic, the US is trying to sanction without saying sanctions

 

[CatSultan]

But YPG is not list

 

[mqur1963]

NEW US GOVT IS DRINKING TO MUCH