- Dear Mr. Rense:
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- The emergence of Taliban in 1994 was a reaction to the
lawlessness and disaster brought upon Afghanistan by warlords of the Northern
Alliance. Today as the following article confirms, thanks to the US 'liberation',
Afghans live in fear, agony and insecurity. In fact, the blatant disregard
for human life and individual property has created an atmosphere of terror
compelling many to be imprisoned in their houses, while during the era
of Taliban's rule people would travel day and night without any concerns
for their safety, dignity and property, but only to face anarchy and terror
again, perpetrated by the US allies, the criminals of Northern Alliance.
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- Afghans appreciate civil liberties as other people do
worldwide, however, civil liberty is of no use when their lives are in
danger, and are faced with hunger and disease. The illnesses caused by
uranium--non-depleted uranium and depleted uranium-- have risen tremendously
all over the country, in particular in Eastern, Southeastern and southern
Afghanistan.
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- Individuals worldwide realize that development is a lot
more than just having Internet Cafes in Kabul. In fact, as a student of
development, I learned that development could only be realized if
it is viewed as a socioeconomic phenomenon rather than some odd symbolism
of modernity such as Internet Cafes.
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- The tragedy is this, since the US occupation, diseases
resulting from uranium weapons, unclean water, and lack of healthcare have
risen a lot; murder and looting have gone up by several hundred percent
compare to the Taliban era; infrastructure--roads, electricity and water,
education and healthcare--- is untouched, hence, non-existent, with some
minor work undertaken here and there.
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- If people here call this disaster 'liberation', I have
to simply wonder what do they understand by 'liberation' ? Is total
anarchy liberation? If that is the definition, why were there concerns
about the riots in South-central Los Angles? People all over the US should
have cheered for the 'liberation' exercised by the citizens of South-central
Los Angeles?
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- I suppose the good people in this country have to be
in the shoes of the 'liberated' in Afghanistan to fully appreciate and
understand it!!!
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- Sincerely,
- Mohammed Daud Miraki, MA, MA, PhD
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- Warlords Terrorise Afghanistan
- Sabawoon.com
- GoAsiaPacific.com
- 4-23-3
- Warlords in Afghanistan are said to be terrorising the
population with a climate of fear and religious fundamentalism is rising.
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- The trends are emerging 18 months after US forces toppled
the ruling fundamentalist Taliban regime.
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- The New York-based Human Rights Watch says the opening
of schools and colleges for women is also under threat.
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- It says the international community has allowed warlords
and local military commanders to take control of much of the country.
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- Instead of providing security, the warlords are terrorising
the local population with kidnappings, arbitrary arrests and extortion.
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- Political opponents, journalists and ordinary Afghans
are attacked and intimidated into silence.
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- Human Rights Watch submitted evidence to the UN Human
Rights Commission's annual session in Geneva.
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- http://www.sabawoon.com/news.asp?id=13129&view=detail
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