Tag Archives: Afghan Peace Volunteers
Nao Rozi> Afghanistan veterans commit suicide from a good conscience
Nao Rozi: I was an Afghan soldier for 2 years and had combat roles. Our Journey To Smile Published on Apr 3, 2013 Excerpts of Video Transcript Nao Rozi: I was an Afghan soldier for 2 years and had combat roles. Hakim: What did you learn from your experience? Nao Rozi: If I think about the root issues, philosophy since […]
Polly Mann> Believing in the Power of Love
Believing in the Power of Love By Polly Mann February 2013 worldwidewamm.org I heard Fr. Elias Chacour, speak in the Twin Cities in 1984. He was one of the most moving speakers I have ever heard and yet his message was quite simple. Elias Chacour, who describes himself as Palestinian-Arab-Christian, is a firm believer in […]
Linda Sartor> Why not warmth in Afghan duvets?
Why not warmth in Afghan duvets? “At least 28 children died last year in Kabul due to the winter cold, so families were very grateful for these gifts. … I was moved by how we can all reach out to one another in the global human family.” by Dr. Linda Sartor 15th December, 2012 truthout.org Kabul–The Afghan […]
Ann Wright> The Compassion of Women of Afghanistan for the Women of Gaza
The Compassion of Women of Afghanistan for the Women of Gaza By Ann Wright (about the author) OpEdNews Op Eds 12/15/2012 opednews.com Last week I was in Gaza, just days after the eight-day Israeli attack on Gaza that killed over 180 Palestinians and subsequent rockets from Gaza that killed six Israelis. This week I have been in Afghanistan […]
Hakim and Kathy Kelly> Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan
Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan by Hakim and Kathy Kelly September 2, 2012 “Stop fighting,” suggests Farzana, a brave 22 year old Afghan stage actress. Significantly, her statement is in sharp contrast to what seems to be the democratic world’s unquestioned modus operandi of today, exemplified by U.S. Secretary of […]
Kathy Kelly> Two Million Friends Video
Join Friends for Peace in Afghanistan Although she is not identified, that is Kathy Kelly in the photo with the Afghan children. Published on Aug 11, 2012 by ourjourneytosmile The hope for ’2 Million Friends’ is simple, that in place of the 2 million Afghan victims of war over the past 4 decades, the Afghan Peace Volunteers wish […]
Kathy Kelly> Why Afghanistan Can’t Wait
Why Afghanistan Can’t Wait by Kathy Kelly and Dr. Hakim 08/10/2012 Huffington Post Last week, we spent three anxious hours in an outer waiting area of the “Non-Immigrant Visa” section of the U.S. consulate here in Kabul, Afghanistan, waiting for our young friends Ali and Abdulhai to return from a sojourn through the inner offices […]
Kathy Kelly> Soft Necks Will Not Be Slaughtered
Soft Necks Will Not Be Slaughtered Posted: 07/29/2012 11:38 pm Huffington Post Kathy Kelly and Hakim Abdulhai remembers his father being killed by the Taliban. “Anyone who takes up a weapon in revenge, whether the Talib or any other, is acting like the Talibs who murdered my father,” he says, in a matter of fact […]
Kathy Kelly> The Sky As It Falls with action request
The Sky as it Falls by Kathy Kelly July 23, 2012 Take action. For more details see Kathy’s article below. Caravan for Peace organizers, in coordination with Global Exchange, recently invited Afghan Peace Volunteers to participate in the Caravan of Solace during the final ten days of travel across the U.S. Afghan Peace Volunteers await an […]
Kathy Kelly> Out to the Wall
Out to the Wall Posted: 06/07/2012 4:48 pm Huffington Post “On the last day of summer, ten hours before fall … … my grandfather took me out to the wall.” KABUL–When we arrived at the museum, two legless men wheeled themselves past us, traveling in wooden carts operated by a hand-held steering device. Inside […]
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