January 2, 2020 At age 11, Saabir Gulmadin began chopping wood to support his family. Now 18, he earns about $1.50 US (120 Afghanis) for every 56 kg of wood he splits. It takes himContinue reading
Tag: Afghan Peace Volunteers
David Swanson reviews “The Kabul Peace House”
PEACE IN AFGHANISTANby David Swansonhttp://davidswanson.org/peace-in-afghanistan/ There were whispers in the village, high up in the mountains of Afghanistan. There was a Stranger here. He had made a friend and been invited to live in aContinue reading
Sarah Ball on Iran and Afghanistan – 3CR Tuesday Hometime
Voices’ Sarah Ball recently appeared on Jan Bartlett‘s Tuesday Hometime program (on Melbourne, Australia’s 3CR Community Radio) to discuss her travels this year in Iran and Afghanistan. Parts I and II of the interview, fromContinue reading
Youth on the Road to Peace – Dr. Hakim
30th September 2019 / 8th Mezan 1398 Despite the violent crises which we human beings have created for Afghanistan and our planet earth, I have witnessed yet again how renewing our relationships with Nature andContinue reading
The Wounds of War in Afghanistan
Recovering from a broken hip, peace activist Kathy Kelly reflects on her experiences with people disabled and traumatized by war. September 27, 2019 Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan’s largest cash crop remains opium. YetContinue reading
Remnants of War – Kathy Kelly
July 12, 2019 Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In KabulContinue reading
In Afghanistan, We Have Three Dreams
by Dr Hakim Young and the Afghan Peace VolunteersJuly 5, 2019 Dear fellow human beings, Some of us have wondered, “Are people today too disconnected and frantic to calm down, in order to solve globalContinue reading
March 2nd: Nuclear Nonproliferation Workshop
Voices Afghanistan delegate Sarah Ball will be a featured speaker at this March 2nd breakfast workshop in Chicago, where she’ll discuss her ongoing work with Voices advocating for nuclear disarmament of the United States andContinue reading
Defying War and Defining Peace in Afghanistan – Kathy Kelly
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
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