Afghan Truths - First, listen to each person's story

Captain Cat re-emerges with a story that must be read if you want to understand what it can take to leave Afghanistan with honor and a chance for the Afghan people to finally be free to be all they might be. The important point for me is that each person coming to the NATO forces with a tale of who is against them, should listen well and talk to more people before killing more people and chances for a just end to the killing of the future.

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Exile and the Kingdom*

There are so many people out there who have known the humiliation of arrest at the hands of people who didn’t understand or respect their culture, whose dignity was ritually stripped from them through torture or any other means. In a country where honour is one of people’s most valued possessions, many are trying to live with memories of shame and mistreatment. A simple gesture by ISAF, by the Afghan Government, a genuine recognition of suffering and past injustices, an apology or two… I believe these could make the world of difference here.

I’ve come to learn that people here have many pasts, and one person may give you an entirely different account of the same event, seen from the other side of the fence. Whatever people’s backgrounds, everyone deserves a chance to tell their stories.Read more at captaincat.typepad.com

 

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