Atta walks in
Atta's armed guards in registration site
Atta's armed pick up outside registration site
CE and a donkey cart
Fauzia, handing out CE leaflets, shrine, Mazar
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.
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Keep them coming
18.01.2004 21:54
Jon
Afghanistan is too embarassing for politicians to talk about
30.01.2004 10:35
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
e-mail: Swindon@stopwar.co.uk
Homepage: http://freespace.virgin.net/swindon.stopwar/index.htm