October 10, 2009
Pageant Theatre
To mark the 8th anniversary of the war on Afghanistan, we showed Brave New Foundation's latest documentary Rethink Afghanistan. The film highlighted the human suffering resulting from the US-led war.
With over 90 percent of U.S. funding in Afghanistan directed toward military purposes, non-military strategic options are not being pursued. The problems facing Afghan society are economic, social and political in nature, and require economic, social and political solutions. The U.S. can play a more constructive role in Afghanistan by engaging civil society than by waging war.
With the latest request from General McChrystal for more troops in Afghanistan, it is time to stop, think and rethink Afghanistan.