| Message From The Afghan
Women
From the Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan:
RAWA statement on the terrorist attacks in the US
The people of Afghanistan have nothing to do with Osama and his accomplices. On September 11, 2001 the world was stunned with the
horrific terrorist attacks on the United States. RAWA stands with the rest of the world in expressing our sorrow and condemnation for this
barbaric act of violence and terror. RAWA had already warned that the United States should not support the most treacherous, most criminal,
most anti-democracy and anti-women Islamic fundamentalist parties because after both the Jehadi and the Taliban have committed every
possible type of heinous crimes against our people, they would feel no shame in committing such crimes against the American people whom
they consider "infidel". In order to gain and maintain their power, these barbaric criminals are ready to turn easily to any criminal
force.
But unfortunately we must say that it was the government of the United States who supported Pakistani dictator Gen. Zia-ul Haq in creating
thousands of religious schools from which the germs of Taliban emerged. In a similar way, as is clear to all, Osama Bin Laden has
been the blue-eyed boy of CIA. But what is more painful is that American politicians have not drawn a lesson from their pro-fundamentalist policies in our country and are still supporting this
or that fundamentalist band or leader. In our opinion any kind of support to the fundamentalist Taliban and Jehadies is actually
trampling democratic, women's rights and human rights values.
If it is established that the suspects of the terrorist attacks are outside the US, our constant claim that fundamentalist terrorists
would devour their creators, is proved once more. The US government should consider the root cause of this terrible event, which has not
been the first and will not be the last one too. The US should stop supporting Afghan terrorists and their supporters once and for all.
Now that the Taliban and Osama are the prime suspects by the US officials after the criminal attacks, will the US subject Afghanistan
to a military attack similar to the one in 1998 and kill thousands of innocent Afghans for the crimes committed by the Taliban and
Osama? Does the US think that through such attacks, with thousands of deprived, poor and innocent people of Afghanistan as its victims,
will be able to wipe out the root-cause of terrorism, or will it spread terrorism even to a larger scale?
From our point of view a vast and indiscriminate military attacks on a country that has been facing permanent disasters for more than two
decades will not be a matter of pride. We don't think such an attack would be the statement of the will of the American people. The US
government and people should know that there is a vast difference between the poor and devastated people of Afghanistan and the
terrorist Jehadi and Taliban criminals.
While we once again announce our solidarity and deep sorrow with the people of the US, we also believe that attacking Afghanistan and
killing its most ruined and destitute people will not in any way decrease the grief of the American people. We sincerely hope that the
great American people could DIFFERENTIATE between the people of Afghanistan and a handful of fundamentalist terrorists. Our hearts go
out to the people of the US. Down with terrorism!
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
September 14, 2001
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