An extract from Kathy Kelly’s recent interview about the Afghan War withdrawal with Chris Cook on Pacific Free Press’ “Gorilla Radio” (12/3/20). The full interview is listenable at http://www.gorilla-radio.com/2020/12/02/gorilla-radio-chris-cook-kathy-kelly-pete-rockwell-janine-bandcroft-december-3-2020/ . I think there is a possibilityContinue reading
Category: Afghanistan
Like a Rocket in the Garden: The Unending War in Afghanistan – Kathy Kelly
People in the United States continue to pretend that the despair and futility we’ve caused isn’t our fault.
Afghanistan Diary – Sarah Ball
On October 24th, in Afghanistan, a deadly explosion hit Kabul’s Kawsar e Danish tutoring center, killing 24 people, most of whom were students, aged 15-26. At least 57 people were injured. A wave of violence has spiraledContinue reading
Afghanistan: 19 Years of War – Maya Evans
12th October 2020 The NATO & US backed war on Afghanistan was launched 7th October 2001, just a month after 9/11, in what most thought would be a lightning war and a stepping stone ontoContinue reading
Oct 7 Chicago rally – America’s Forever Wars 19 years on
Chicago-area friends – please consider coming out to this noontime rally / press conference on Chicago’s spacious (social-distancing-ready) Federal Plaza on October 7, the nineteenth anniversary of the start of the U.S.’ never-ending and disastrousContinue reading
Listening to our Anger and Angst – Dr. Hakim Young
June 4, 2020 – COVID-19 is clarifying a significant source of global anger and angst: inequality. At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Afghanistan had 300 ventilators, only one ventilator for every 110,000 Afghans. AsContinue reading
In Afghanistan, COVID-19 Can Mean Starvation
by Henrietta Cullinan20th April 2020 As Kabul enters a third week of strictly-enforced lockdown, what do the restrictions mean for those living below the poverty line? The first item on everyone’s minds is food. SomeContinue reading
Global Days of Listening 3/21/20
Responding as a human family to global crises In October, 2019, the Afghan Peace Volunteers initiated the Circle of Humanity انسانیت دایره In sharing their vision, they quoted Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “The purpose of humanContinue reading
Making the Pandemic Worse – Kathy Kelly
March 25, 2020 During the United States’ 1991 “Desert Storm” war against Iraq, I was part of the Gulf Peace Team—at first, living in a “peace camp” set up near the Iraq-Saudi border. We foundContinue reading
