Afghanistan

Afghanistan Exit Strategy

A request to co-sponsor H.R. 2404, which would “require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress outlining the United States exit strategy for United States military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.”

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Organizing to end the war

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Call focused on alternatives to war and militarism, and how we can make that change happen.

Peace Strategy Call | Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis BennisRecorded on December 3, 2009.  Featuring Phyllis Bennis and AFSC staff, the strategy call offered a breakdown of the Administration’s new strategy and its implications for Afghanistan and the region. 

Also focused on organizing opportunities, strategies, and resources available for community activists.

Voice for Justice presents Rethink Iraq

Flyer for a Rockhurst University forum organized by an AFSC peace intern

Flyer for a Rockhurst University forum organized by an AFSC peace intern

Daoud Nassar

Daoud Nassar speaking at AFSC in Des Moines

Daoud Nassar is a Palestinian Christian whom AFSC sponsored on a recent speaking tour of Iowa. Founder of Tent of Nation's, Daoud's theme was, "We refuse to be enemies."

The Cost of War in Afghanistan

A four page summary of the Cost of War in Afghanistan.

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Labor and the Afghanistan War: a Teach-In

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Join us May 8 in Dorchester and hear the inside story of the war with an Afghanistan veteran, an Afghan-American woman, and the author of Ending the US War in Afghanistan: A Primer discuss the war’s impact on our jobs, our families, and the economy make plans to go back to your workplace and union.

Our list of individual and union sponsors is in formation.

9AM-1PM
SEIU 1199, 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester

For information, contact Mike Prokosch, mikeprokosch@verizon.net and 617-282-3783.

What does war in Afghanistan cost you?

New Online Tool from Quaker Group, National Priorities Project Spells It Out

PHILADELPHIA  (April 27, 2009) – The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker peace and international humanitarian organization, and the National Priorities Project (NPP) have partnered to create an online primer for U.S. taxpayers to learn the cost of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

Learn About Afghanistan

The Cost of War in Afghanistan

Published 2009 by: AFSC and The National Priorities Project

The document, “The Cost of War in Afghanistan,” gives a historical and cultural context to the seven-year-old conflict and details the human cost of war in thousands of casualties, both American and Afghan, and millions of refugees.

 

Summary Documents of AFSC’s Position on Afghanistan

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