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NEW AG EN T S OF GLOB AL JIHAD
‘value transfer’ system that is known as the hawala system, tends
to thrive when the banking sector is weak. We recommend
requirements on hawaladar, such as licensing and registration.
Support economic policies that will reduce income inequality in
Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, and avoid the implementation of
financial measures that disproportionately impact the poor in the
way that structural adjustment schemes have done so in the past.
Critically review the legal, moral, and military arguments for
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in operations over Pakistan and
Afghanistan. Associated grievances can be exploited by extremists
to radicalize or recruit local populations.
T o t he Gove rn m e n t s o f Pa kistan, India, and Af g hanis t a n :
Reduce corruption to legitimize state institutions. This includes
implementing different policies (education, training, job search assistance)
to provide livelihoods for citizens.
Increase focus on prisons and prison care, where staff should be
trained to tackle arguments of extremists, and inmates can be
recruited to help in this process.
Encourage the implementation of new education measures within
schools and universities that focus on more secular curriculums
and the role of civil tolerance.
Promote the rule of law and investigate the role of a dual-justice
system within Pakistan, whereby the state legally recognises
dispensers of, and decisions by, more traditional justice systems,
provided they follow proscriptions to bring them under the remit
of state law 1 .
Take steps to establish a non-profit initiative that harvests Afghan
opium at prices beneficial to Afghan producers, and redistributes
its constituent medical products to hospitals in need, an initiative
that has potential for conflict appeasement and palliative care. As
we illustrate in this report, one of the main challenges
governments face is competing with terrorist organizations that
also offer effective social services. One way of doing this is by filling
the gap of legitimate philanthropic organisations.
Restructure and increase transparency of hawala systems of
finance, which are often used for the financing of terrorism, by
encouraging regulated banking structures that are shariahcompliant,
charities such as FINCA, and charitable arms of banking
systems, to provide low-interest loans, and implement minimum
regulation standards to be in line with rules imposed on
conventional banks.
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