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Posted by Kree on September 17, 2001 at 19:28:02:

Here is a message I thought everyone should think about, especially
those who are advocating revenge bombing:

For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 13th, 2001

CONTACT:
info@afghanwomensmission.org
www.afghanwomensmission.org

Press Release

The Afghan Women's Mission strongly denounces the acts of cruel
violence committed on September the 11th, 2001, resulting in the loss
of thousands of American lives. We join the country and world in
grieving for those who were killed in New York, Washington DC and
Pennsylvania.

However, we strongly urge the US Government and it's allies to not
carry out military attacks on
Afghanistan in retaliation for these violent acts. Afghanistan is a
country devastated by more than two decades of war, starting from the
late 1970s when fundamentalists called the Mujahadeen, armed and
trained by the US government and other countries, fought the Soviet
occupation of their country. After the Soviet withdrawal in the early
1990s, in-fighting between the various Mujahadeen groups resulted in
the destruction of most of the infrastructure in cities such as the
capital Kabul. When the fundamentalist Taliban took over most of
Afghanistan in 1996, the
situation only worsened for Afghans. As we all know, the Taliban are
the most repressive government in the world today, and do not
represent the Afghan people.

Afghans have been suffering the results of extreme war, poverty,
disease, hunger, lack of education, health care and shelter for too
long. Afghans comprise the second largest refugee group in the world
today. In addition, there are millions of internally displaced
Afghans who are living on the edge of survival throughout the
country. To attack Afghanistan now would be to attack a weak and
defenseless people who have no control over those that rule them with
violence and terror. While we insist that those responsible should be
identified and tried in a court of law, we urge the United States
government to not answer violence with violence.

The Afghan Women's Mission also urges our fellow Americans to
remember the values of freedom and
respect for diversity that make this country great. We need to remind
each other of the reactionary backlash towards Americans of Japanese
descent who were unfairly targeted in 1941 after the bombing of Pearl
Harbor. In the wake of the tragedy on September 11th, let us treat
each other with respect and dignity, regardless of national origin or
religion.

The Afghan Women's Mission works to support long term positive change
in Afghanistan via health and educational projects.

 


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