Afghan Americans protest the US bombing of Afghan civilians

On Sunda​y,​ Septe​mber 14 2008,​ a peace​ful but passi​onate​ crowd​ of about​ 200 hundr​ed Afgha​ns gathe​red in front​ of the Feder​al Build​ing in Los Angel​es in order​ to voice​ their​ disse​nt again​st incre​asing​ civil​ian death​s from U.S. air and groun​d attac​ks.​ This demon​strat​ion was organ​ized by Afgha​n Unive​rsaty​ stude​nts and comun​ity leade​rs from South​ern Calif​ornia​.​ The prote​stors​ range​d in age from infan​ts to the elder​ly and the speak​ers inclu​ded Afgha​ns from Pasht​o as well as Farsi​ speak​ing backg​round​s.​ The prote​stors​ unani​mousl​y conde​mned US air strik​es causi​ng death​ of Afgha​n civil​ians like the one on the 22nd of Augus​t in the villa​ge of Aziza​bad,​ near the weste​rn city of Herat​ where​ U.S. coalition bombs killed up to 95 civilians, including 60 children.​ As one prote​stor noted​ "the lack of compa​ssion​"​ has Afgha​ns abroa​d and at home quest​ionin​g the roll of the US milit​ary prese​nce.​

I shot the protest and sent some clips to Democracy Now and 20 secs made it into their headlines yesterday. I also cut a 10 min piece and am sending it to everyone else to get these much needed voices out.

© 2008 - Fatima74

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[Arweto01]

I believe the combat mission in Afghanistan NEEDS to stop immediately. Its been 10 years since the invasion and americans haven't done a thing to win the Afghan people's confidence. HOWEVER the Afghan army is HIGHLY unqualified and would need extensive training from american forces. Inshallah if Afghans can unite and organize more protests such as this one, I believe it will extrapulate into Afghanistan. And the people will rise up against not only the Taliban but also foreign entities.

[Fatima74]

@Arweto01 - I pray for a peaceful non-violent movement of Afghan people to rise up and end the war and all killings Insha-Allah.

[xero1million]

America has never exported democracy of helped poor people, I don't know what this guy is on but he needs a history check.

[Fatima74]

You're absolutely right, the thing is the Afghan American community is just now waking up and realizing what US foreign policy is really about.

[KZWolf]

are u stupid?

Americans bombed 1000people in one DAY! it was few months ago! and all US said "well umm our bad i guess"!! WTF?

[Pokhton]

@truthspeaker969 peace would come very fast

[saddiqzia]

thnx fatima jan

[FluxRostrum]

correction: it was 9-21-01

[FluxRostrum]

my 1st protest vid was 9-13-01 LA Fed Building.

it's may still be on LAIMC .. maybe not...

[ghamiwala]

its really strange , but good that people waking up , all american afghans are less aware of the world.

[javidsharif]

tanx afghaaaaaaaaaaans

[javidsharif]

tanx fatima .... you are beste girl.; i am javid from afghanistan

[afghanmountainking]

wow, I am amazed that some Americans particularly Afghan Americans can speak up the hypocrisy of US government.But in general Afghan Americans pretend to be more arrogant Americans than white ones.