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Afghanistan: elections in the North...

sociétélibre, from P | 17.01.2004 15:26 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Oxford | World

A few photos and report from the North of Afghanistan, where a citizen of Oxford is now a UN volunteer.

Atta walks in
Atta walks in

Atta's armed guards in registration site
Atta's armed guards in registration site

Atta's armed pick up outside registration site
Atta's armed pick up outside registration site

CE and a donkey cart
CE and a donkey cart

Fauzia, handing out CE leaflets, shrine, Mazar
Fauzia, handing out CE leaflets, shrine, Mazar


My simplistic analysis of the situation here is that the registration and elections are being driven by the US Presidential elections this November. There is some speculation that the UN is deliberately trying to delay things to fuck up Bush. I have wondered if I could do my own little bit to hold up things through for example disinformation but if Afghanistan does not have elections of some kind this year it is possible they may not get another chance for quite a while and Bush might get in anyway. Therefore my feeling at the moment is that it is best to have elections this year when the US is behind them than risk not having them at all in an attempt to spite Bush. I constantly assess what i am doing and the consequences.

Here are a few photos. Atta is General Mohamid Atta who is one of the two war lords in the north and controls Mazar city. He sees his futrure with Karzai and the new government so is doing the politician role. He came to register with lots of media and far more armed men. No guns are allowed in the registration site but the police man in charge of the site went pale and silent when it was suggested he mention this to the armed men. The entrance to the site was blocked by the pick up with rocket launchers etc. The other photos are of civic Education activities like putting stickers n donkey carts, banners up and addressing hundreds of women on Wednesdays which is women's day at Ali's Shrine.

sociétélibre, from P

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Keep them coming

18.01.2004 21:54

Thanks for these. I doubt any of us sitting safely by our computers can fully appreciate the frustration and danger of working where you are, but sadly Afghanistan is off the news agenda now (mission accomplished presumably) so an insiders view is invaluable. What do the Afghans make of Deep Purple?

Jon


Afghanistan is too embarassing for politicians to talk about

30.01.2004 10:35

For those interested we do try to keep a news index with up to date of stories from all sources about Afghanistan on the Swindon Stop the War web page:
 http://freespace.virgin.net/swindon.stopwar/afghanistan_allnews.htm

Another interesting source is Sabawoon.com, but I have no idea who is behind it.
 http://www.sabawoon.com/default.htm

Our local MP in Swindon always justified her support for the war on Iraq on the basis that the war on Afghanistan had been such a sucess for women and human rights! I have written to her a few times asking if she has changed her mind, but curiously get no reply, for example:
 http://freespace.virgin.net/swindon.stopwar/Afghanistan_letter_Andy_Newman_2003_06.htm

Have no doubt, Afghanistan is the vision of the future if Bush and co get their way. Invade anywhere, destroy, snatch hostages and throw them into indefinate legal limbo like at Guantanamo Bay, routine use of tortue at Bagram air base.

These Indymedia reports from Afghanistan are fantastic - keep them coming

Andy Newman
mail e-mail: Swindon@stopwar.co.uk
- Homepage: http://freespace.virgin.net/swindon.stopwar/index.htm


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