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Afghan Exit Strategy
(Project of Jobs for Afghans)
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April 2012 News

UNPRECEDENTED PRIVATE CITIZENS' AIRLIFT OF DONATED WINTER BABY CLOTHES FOR AFGHAN CHILDREN ARRIVES

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cargo
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Cargo arrives in Kabul Camps receive assistance
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With Mass Child Freezing Deaths, Mass Starvation, US in Violation of Geneva in Afghanistan

Child Malnutrition Rises in Afghanistan as Obama Renews "Commitment" to Rebuild

In the Middle of of $2 Billion per Week Spending on War Costs, Babies Freezing in Kabul for Lack of Clothes, Blankets

Please lobby your senators for the Afghan National Solidarity Program Exit Strategy, HERE'S HOW.

Quran Burning Touched Dry Tinder of Afghan Misery

Where does your congress member stand on the war in Afghanistan? Is he or she voting to continue funding futile military operations?

VIDEO: Starvation in Lashkar Gah

starving babies

VIDEO: Starvation in Kandahar Province

Hunger in Afghanistan, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Report, Oct. 2008

Articles and Reports

McChrystal: Jobs Could Curb Taliban Fighting (USA Today, 2009)

The Schools the Taliban Won't Torch (Washington Monthly, 2007)

Minister: U.S. Shortchanging National Solidarity Program (Wired, 2009)

Why It's Not Working in Afghanistan (Ann Jones, 2006)

The Road to Taliban Land (Ann Jones, 2006)

Waste Management Slipping Out of Control in Kabul (RAWA, 2008)

Children Try to Make a Living on Afghan Streets (NPR, 2008)

Allies Turn Afghan Insurgents into Partners (Army Times, 2009)

Looking for the "Ten Dollar Taliban" (AP, 2009)

"It Was Either Join the Taliban or Watch His Family Starve," (Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 2007)

Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan (OXFAM, 2008)

The Truth Behind the Afghan Insurgency (Boston Globe, 2009)

"The Occasional Taleban" (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
"Farah is now dominated by unemployment and poor living conditions. This is what makes young men join the opposition."
- Police Chief in Farah District

Oxfam Warns Obama of Disaster in Afghanistan, Targets Louis Berger Group

Afghans Tell Obama: Send Engineers, Not Troops

Obama Making the Wrong Turn in Afghanistan

MORE ARTICLES...

Jobs for Afghans featuREd in Robert Greenwald's "Rethink Afghanistan" (FILM TRAILER VIDEO)

Rethink Afghanistan Trailer

co-founders

The co-founders of Jobs for Afghans in Kabul

Afghan Peace Plan Documentary
(Please put this on your local public access TV channel, 27 minutes, send this link to your station manager)
List of U.S. public access TV stations here.

Radio Interview with Ralph Lopez, WZBK Keene, NH

Radio Interview of Ralph Lopez on Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox (after Kevin Zeese)

Documentary: Afghan Peace Plan ( at PEGMEDIA, for public access TV download)

Afghan Peace Plan Trailer

Who wants war?
"The Windfalls of War," Center for Public Integrity

"This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience...we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications...we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." -President Dwight Eisenhower, Farewell Speech, 1961

"War is a Racket"
- General Smedley Butler, Double Medal of Honor winner, 1935

Smedley Butler

General Smedley Butler

Why the Wars Roll On: Ban Campaign Money from Outside District (Truthout.org, 2009)
Please forward this op-ed to your representatives here.

Time Magazine
"If the had jobs, they would stop fighting" -Korangal Valley Elder

Review of Time Cover Story
cover story

CARE site

CARE International Cash-for-Work Site (Report)

How much did you pay for war this year? (RethinkAfghanistan.com)

New World Strategies Coalition and authors Liz Gould and Paul Fitzgerald Present Afghan National Reconciliation Plan: an Indigenous Peace Process for Unifying a Shattered Nation

Community Supported Film: Student Work

Excerpt from "Searching for a Path" by Reza Sahel from Michael Sheridan on Vimeo.

"The conventional wisdom is that education and development are impossible in insecure parts of Afghanistan that the Taliban control. That view is wrong." -- Greg Mortensen

"Much of the enemy force is drawn from the ranks of unemployed men looking for wages to support their families" -- General Karl Eikenberry, former commander of US forces in Afghanistan

Spotlight

Pentagon Pays Taliban to Not Attack U.S. Supply Lines

Key Documents

Project White Paper: "Stabilizing Afghanistan Through a Cash-for-Work Initiative"

Memorandum of Meetings, Kabul 2009

The Orderly Withdrawal and Stabilization for Afghanistan Act

Forget Marjah, What About Kabul?

Powerpoint Presentation: "Exit Strategy: Understanding the National Solidarity Program. By Afghans, for Afghans." (PDF)

Reading/Watching

A remarkable film. Must see this if you want to understand Afghanistan. Stunning.

Jobs for Afghans Applauds Reconciliation Program, Says Does not Go Far Enough

Invisible History:
Afghanistan's Untold Story

READ: "Invisible Hostory, Afghanistan's Untold Story," By Liz Gould and Paul Fitzgerald. An historical perspective. What the media doesn't report.

Action

Wright's Congressional Directory

General Congressional Directory

PDAmerica's Brown Bag Lunch Vigils at Congress Members' District Offices

Please Help Us Reach John Kerry, My Own Senator

Stop Winter Starvation in Afghanistan

Senator Frank Lautenberg,
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Call list for sponsors of HR 2404 (McGovern, demanding an exit strategy from the president) to now commit to no funding for troop escalation by co-sponsoring HR 3699 (Lee)

U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Rep. David Obey, Chairman (D-WI)

Soldiers' and Vets' Congressional Call and Email Campaign, in Support of Our D.C. Lobbying

How to Make Congress Listen

Support Wafa Gym in Kabul! Community Project for Youth

U.S. Labor Can Stop a War, Here's How

Defense Industry Contributions to US Congressmen, Ranked

Newspaper Ad Campaign

SPOTLIGHT ON SENATOR DAN INOUYE (D-HAWAII, CHAIRMAN OF SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE): Map of military contractor contributions from outside his home district

No Torture!

Blog

Bomb Blast in Kabul: That Was Me

Has Anyone Seen My Little Buddy After the Car Bombing in Kabul?

An Exit Strategy for Afghanistan

KabulJourney.blogspot.com

More blogs...

Guest Blogger: Wright Salisbury,
"Bring Back the Draft and End the Wars"

Archives below here

General McChrystal Says Poverty, Lack of Jobs Drives Insurgency (USA Today, August 9,2009)
Congress, Obama Continue to Opt for War

Troops Out, Jobs In for Peace in Afghanistan.
40% unemployment, most insurgents fight for the money, the Taliban pays $8 a day...the only job in town"...MORE

We interview unemployed men in Kabul

Letter to Congress on the "Five Percent Solution" to the War in Afghanistan

Press Release | Yale and Harvard Grads Team Up to Stop Afghan War

Jobs for Afghans homepage archives

Please contact your congressman

Ralph Lopez Talks on YouTube

Facts

Unemployment in Afghanistan: 40-50%
Insurgent wage: $8 per day
Infant mortality: 1 in 5 dies before age five
Mothers dying in childbirth: highest rate in world
Percent population with no access to safe drinking water: 70%
Average lifespan: 44
Place on world poverty scale: 4th poorest nation, dropped one place from 5th since start of NATO occupation

Afghan links

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Afghan Discussion Forums

New York Times Magazine: Capt. Kearney's Quagmire

General Petraeus, Can You Hear Me Now?

Time Says No Win In Afghanistan Without Jobs

The Difficulty of New Thinking on Afghanistan

The War That Should have Been Over

Contact: RalphLopez2002 AT hotmail DOT com

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Jobs for Afghans
Dedicated to friendship between the Afghan and the American people

About Us    Mission Statement Summary of Proposed Legislation         Proposed Legislation   Donate Contact

Project White Paper: "Stabilizing Afghanistan Through a Cash-for-Work Initiative"     Memorandum of Meetings, Kabul 2009

"Much of the enemy force is drawn from the ranks of unemployed men looking for wages to support their families"

-- General Karl Eikenberry, former commander of US forces in Afghanistan

Powerpoint Presentation: "Exit Strategy: Understanding the National Solidarity Program. By Afghans, for Afghans." (PDF)

VIDEO: Starvation in Kandahar Province

Articles and Reports

McChrystal: Jobs Could Curb Taliban Fighting (USA Today, 2009)

The Schools the Taliban Won't Torch (Washington Monthly, 2007)

Minister: U.S. Shortchanging National Solidarity Program (Wired, 2009)

Why It's Not Working in Afghanistan (Ann Jones, 2006)

The Road to Taliban Land (Ann Jones, 2006)

Waste Management Slipping Out of Control in Kabul (RAWA, 2008)

Children Try to Make a Living on Afghan Streets (NPR, 2008)

Allies Turn Afghan Insurgents into Partners (Army Times, 2009)

Looking for the "Ten Dollar Taliban" (AP, 2009)

"It Was Either Join the Taliban or Watch His Family Starve," (Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 2007)

Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan (OXFAM, 2008)

The Truth Behind the Afghan Insurgency (Boston Globe, 2009)

"The Occasional Taleban" (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
"Farah is now dominated by unemployment and poor living conditions. This is what makes young men join the opposition."
- Police Chief in Farah District

Oxfam Warns Obama of Disaster in Afghanistan, Targets Louis Berger Group

Afghans Tell Obama: Send Engineers, Not Troops

Obama Making the Wrong Turn in Afghanistan

MORE ARTICLES...

Jobs for Afghans featuREd in Robert Greenwald's "Rethink Afghanistan" (FILM TRAILER VIDEO)

Rethink Afghanistan Trailer

co-founders

The co-founders of Jobs for Afghans in Kabul

Radio Interview with Ralph Lopez, WZBK Keene, NH

Radio Interview of Ralph Lopez on Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox (after Kevin Zeese)

Documentary: Afghan Marshall Plan, An Exit Strategy (Full-length, 27 minutes, at PEGMEDIA, for public access TV download)

Preview online as MP4

Afghan Marshall Plan Movie Trailer

Who wants war?
"The Windfalls of War," Center for Public Integrity

"This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience...we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications...we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." -President Dwight Eisenhower, Farewell Speech, 1961

"War is a Racket"
- General Smedley Butler, Double Medal of Honor winner, 1935

Smedley Butler

General Smedley Butler

Why the Wars Roll On: Ban Campaign Money from Outside District (Truthout.org, 2009)
Please forward this op-ed to your representatives here.

Time Magazine
"If the had jobs, they would stop fighting" -Korangal Valley Elder

Review of Time Cover Story
cover story

CARE site

CARE International Cash-for-Work Site (Report)

Late and Breaking

Proposed follow-on resolution to Rep. Dennis Kucinich Resolution Directing Troops to be Withdrawn by December 31, 2010: "The Orderly Withdrawal and Stabilization for Afghanistan Act"

Forget Marjah, What About Kabul?

An utterly remarkable film. Must see this if you want to understand Afghanistan. Stunning.

Jobs for Afghans Applauds Reconciliation Program, Says Does not Go Far Enough

Action

Wright's Congressional Directory

General Congressional Directory

PDAmerica's Brown Bag Lunch Vigils at Congress Members' District Offices

Please Help Us Reach John Kerry, My Own Senator

Stop Winter Starvation in Afghanistan

Senator Frank Lautenberg,
ââââââââââ‚¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Åââââââââ‚¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Åââââââ‚¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Åââââ‚¬Å¡¬Åââ‚¬Å“Get
Food
to
the Starving Afghanis,
NOW!ââââââââââ‚¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Å¡¬Âï¿½

Call list for sponsors of HR 2404 (McGovern, demanding an exit strategy from the president) to now commit to no funding for troop escalation by co-sponsoring HR 3699 (Lee)

U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Rep. David Obey, Chairman (D-WI)

Soldiers' and Vets' Congressional Call and Email Campaign, in Support of Our D.C. Lobbying

How to Make Congress Listen

Support Wafa Gym in Kabul! Community Project for Youth

U.S. Labor Can Stop a War, Here's How

Defense Industry Contributions to US Congressmen, Ranked

Newspaper Ad Campaign

SPOTLIGHT ON SENATOR DAN INOUYE (D-HAWAII, CHAIRMAN OF SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE): Map of military contractor contributions from outside his home district

No Torture!

Blog

Bomb Blast in Kabul: That Was Me

Has Anyone Seen My Little Buddy After the Car Bombing in Kabul?

An Exit Strategy for Afghanistan

KabulJourney.blogspot.com

More blogs...

Guest Blogger: Wright Salisbury,
"Bring Back the Draft and End the Wars"

Archives below here

General McChrystal Says Poverty, Lack of Jobs Drives Insurgency (USA Today, August 9,2009)
Congress, Obama Continue to Opt for War

Troops Out, Jobs In for Peace in Afghanistan.
40% unemployment, most insurgents fight for the money, the Taliban pays $8 a day...the only job in town"...MORE

We interview unemployed men in Kabul

Letter to Congress on the "Five Percent Solution" to the War in Afghanistan

Press Release | Yale and Harvard Grads Team Up to Stop Afghan War

Jobs for Afghans homepage archives

Please contact your congressman

Ralph Lopez Talks on YouTube

Facts

Unemployment in Afghanistan: 40-50%
Insurgent wage: $8 per day
Infant mortality: 1 in 5 dies before age five
Mothers dying in childbirth: highest rate in world
Percent population with no access to safe drinking water: 70%
Average lifespan: 44
Place on world poverty scale: 4th poorest nation, dropped one place from 5th since start of NATO occupation

Afghan links

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Afghan Discussion Forums

New York Times Magazine: Capt. Kearney's Quagmire

General Petraeus, Can You Hear Me Now?

Time Says No Win In Afghanistan Without Jobs

The Difficulty of New Thinking on Afghanistan

The War That Should have Been Over

Contact: RalphLopez2002 AT hotmail DOT com

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