above: Jan 17 2019 People’s Peace Movement marchers in Kandahar: “No War,” “We Want Ceasefire,” We Want Peace.” Credit: AFP/Javed Tanveer January 29, 2019 On January 27th, 2019, the Taliban and the U.S. government eachContinue reading
Category: Afghanistan
Where Can the Anger Go?
by Carolyn Coe Kabul, December 23, 2018–At a busy four-way intersection in the northwestern part of Kabul, traffic is stuck. There is no traffic signal, and cars are threaded through one another like a wovenContinue reading
Nonviolent Afghans Bring a Breath of Fresh Air
17th October 2018 By Dr Hakim Above: Iqbal Khyber and Badshah Khan bring a breath of fresh air Grade 12th Afghan student Jamila Omary asked, “Do you have any plans to arm yourselves, because ofContinue reading
Oct 2nd – DC Rally to End the Afghan War
JOIN UP IN DC TO HELP END THE WAR ON AFGHANISTAN Two events are planned for Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2018: –rally with speakers at 12 noon in front of the White House –panelContinue reading
In Afghanistan, our need to rethink the institution of war
By Dr Hakim 20th Aug 2018 It’s frustrating that whereas all human beings wish to live meaningful lives, we seem helpless in the face of a few individuals waging wars and exploiting our world. ButContinue reading
Can Afghans Convince Us that the Method of War Isn’t Effective? – Dr. Hakim
Aug 2, 2018 Can Afghans convince us that the method of war doesn’t work? Consider their thirst to end the war If we’re still quietly hoping that wars would end and people all over theContinue reading
Marching for Peace, from Helmand to Hiroshima – Maya Evans
Photo: Okinawa to Hiroshima Peace Walk. Maya Evans August 4, 2018 I have just arrived in Hiroshima with a group of Japanese “Okinawa to Hiroshima peace walkers” who had spent nearly two months walking JapaneseContinue reading
On Purpose, in Kabul – Kathy Kelly
June 26, 2018 Writing this week for the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman called a U.S. Government report on the war in Afghanistan “a chronicle of futility.” “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction” report says theContinue reading
Peace at Last!? – Zaher Wahab
Dear All, Greetings from Kabul. Here are a few observations, thoughts, and feelings about the ceasefire in Afghanistan. On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr celebrating the end of Ramazan (June 15,16,17), Pres Ashraf GhaniContinue reading
A Mile in Their Shoes – Kathy Kelly
Photo caption: One of several murals being created by Kabul’s “ArtLords” activists to welcome the Helmand to Kabul peace walkers. June 11, 2018 This past Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Hazara girls joined young PashtoContinue reading