US held responsible
for increasing unrest
The
Nation, March 18, 2003
Peshawar: The Revolutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) expressing concern over the
ongoing unrest in the war-ravaged country, held the United States responsible
for it, alleging that the US always patronized the extremists for meeting her
own nefarious designs.
The RAWA emphasized that the
main reason for Afghanistan's unparalleled back ward ness and the servitude of
its men and women is that the orthodox people are in power.
A declaration was adopted at a
gathering organize by the RAWA in connection with the International Women's Day
on March 17 instead of March 8.
Besides leading activists and
stalwarts of RAWA, the function was attended by a large number of women
residing in Peshawar and its surrounding areas. The function was also addressed
by leaders from political (Sherpao) Sikandar Hayat Khan and Senator Aneesa Zeb
Tahirkheli' Awami National Party's Haji Mohammad Adeel and Communist Mazdoor
Kisan Party's Afzal Shah Khamoosh.
One of the RAWA activists in
her speech reminded that last year they promised to observe the international
Women's Day inside Afghanistan but they failed in materializing such a dream.
She recalled that despite certain observations, the RAWA had not only backed
the Bonn Accord but it announced support to President Hamid Karzai,s government
although now "we are disappointed".
The declaration said that, no
big change would occur regarding the present conditions, unless the whole
nation and particularly our women march on the path of struggle for freedom.
The unity of all democracy- loving forces is the sole guarantee of victory.
"To day the threat of
awful war by the US and UK for the control of oil of the Gulf region and for
the bulling and frightening of other countries under the excuse of Saddam's
regime toppling, has already cast its shadow over Iraq. It is the obligation of
all peace-loving forces of Afghanistan to take a firm stand against warmongers
with full solidarity with worldwide anti-war movement. The RAWA stretches the
hand of unity towards all those organisations and personalities that march
towards that day with out being afraid of a resolute and unwavering struggle
against the fundamentalists and their masters," it said.
In their speeches, the leaders
of PPP (S), ANP and Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party expressed satisfaction over
the RAWA efforts for democracy and safeguarding of the basic human rights. They
also assured support. Senator Aneesa Zeb Tahirkheli said RAWA should not
confine its movement to Afghan women but it should also raise voice in favor of
right s of the women from Pakistan, who are deprived of their basic rights.
ANP's Haji Mohammad Adeel said that like of RAWA, his party had always opposed
mujahideen and Taliban.
He
reminded the audience that their leaders, particularly the late freedom fighter
Bacha Khan, had denounced the jihad when the former Soviet Union invaded
Afghanistan and termed it a war between the United States and the former USSR.
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