Pakistani Media: US Training MKO Members in Afghanistan
The Pakistani media disclosed that the US is training around 2,000 members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, NCR and PMOI) in special military camps in Afghanistan. The Karachi-based Urdu daily 'Ummat' reported that US authorities have setup a training camp for people of MKO in city of Heart in Afghanistan. According to the report, under the plan about 2,000 foreigners, mostly from Iranian origin are being training at 'Shindand' airbase in Heart bordering Iran. The daily said, the plan to train the MKO people for destruction and violence inside Iran was suggested by Israel and the trained activists may launch their terrorist activities in Iran by next year. The daily reported that under the deal with the MKO, US has removed sanctions against the key figures of the group including restrictions on their bank accounts and travel abroad. The daily said, some of the members of the family of former king of Iran also have contact with MKO and they also wanted to station at an Iran's neighboring country but could not achieve the goal. The daily added, the former royal family members had secretly visited Afghanistan with the assistance of Sardar Abdul Wali, the son in law of Former King Zaher Shah in 2007 but soon after under the Iranian pressure, they escaped from Afghanistan.