In 1994 the US brought to power the Taliban, Koran students raised in Pakistan's refugee camps. Attacking Afghanistan on account of Al Qaida would be like bombing Germany on account of skinheads. Do German soldiers only defend the US' superpower claim, not our security?

AFGHANISTAN - THE OTHER LOST WAR (tags)

HOW THE US PLUNDERED AFGHANISTAN IN THE NAME OF LIBERATION

Bush's unwelcome gift to NATO: Afghanistan (tags)

Economically, most Afghans see neither an improvement in their personal lot, or view the rebuilding of their country happening at an acceptable pace.

Bush-Democracy: Problems with Afghanistan Elections (tags)

"Washable ink enabled the friends of US democracy in Afghanistan to manipulate the electionr esults according to their pleasure.. The Afghans fulfilled their election duty without having a serious choice.. Afghan democracy is approaching US conditions.."

AFGHAN WOMEN'S MISSION TO U.S. GOVERMNENT: HALT BOMBING IMMEDIATELY (tags)

Hundreds of thousands will starve if not helped by mid-November

THE INDEPENDENT: UN Demands Pause in Bombing to Let Aid Reach Starving Afghans (tags)

Mary Robinson, the United Nations commissioner for human rights, called on Friday for a halt to Allied air strikes to allow aid to reach up to two million "desperate" civilians trapped in Afghanistan.

What do the Afghans need? Advertising! (tags)

If there was ever any doubt about the U.S. government's ties to global capitalism, this new strategy should put it to rest. Longtime ad executive Charlotte Beers, the State Department's new chief of public diplomacy (i.e. advertising and marketing) is considering running advertisements on Al Jazeera to let the Afghans know how we really feel. Clearly the bombs seem to have given them the wrong impression.

1st casualty = rule of law (Guardian) (tags)

Apparently Afghans in Britain are not all so happy that the US and UK are bombing their homeland. The US press seems to promote the opposite view for our domestic Afghan nationals. Why the discrepency?

Letter From An Afghan (tags)

A letter from Suraya Sadeed, born in Afghanistan, now an American citizen.

Statement from the Afghan Women's Mission (tags)

The Afghan Women's Mission statement includes important background information about the terrible conditions in Afghanistan.

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