On the Tenth Anniversary of NATO's War and Occupation .......

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On the Tenth Anniversary of NATO's War and Occupation of Afghanistan
by Malalai Joya

Respected friends -- ten years ago the U.S. and NATO invaded my country under the fake banners of women's rights, human rights, and democracy. But after a decade, Afghanistan still remains the most uncivil, most corrupt, and most war-torn country in the world. The consequences of the so-called war on terror has only been more bloodshed, crimes, barbarism, human rights and women's rights violations, which has doubled the miseries and sorrows of our people.

During these bloody years, tens of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed by occupation forces and terrorist groups. When Barack Obama took office in 2008, unfortunately his first news for my people was more conflict and more war. It was during Obama's administration that civilian death tolls increased by 24%. And the result of the surge of troops of Obama's administration is more massacres, more crimes, violence, destruction, pain, and tragedy. That's why he has proved himself a warmonger -- the second, even more dangerous Bush.

According to the Afghanistan Rights Monitor, in 2010, seven civilians were killed everyday. The U.S. and NATO tell us they will leave Afghanistan by the middle of 2014, but on the other hand they're talking about permanent U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. They will not leave our country soon. They are there for their own strategic regional and economic interests. That is why they want to change Afghanistan into a military and intelligence base in Asia.

The Western governments not only betray Afghan people, they betray their own people too. They are wasting their taxpayer money and the blood of their soldiers by supporting a war which only safeguards the interests of the big corporations and the criminal Afghan warlord rulers.

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