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Afghani
Women's Movement Statement
by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan (RAWA)
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 to any criminal force.
But unfortunately we must say that it was the government
of the United States who supported Pakistani dictator
General Zia-ul Haq in creating thousands of religious
schools from which the germs of Taliban emerged. In
the 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
attack 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 expression
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 sincerelyhope 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
http://www.rawa.org
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