Comments on: 10 Years in Afghanistan http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2011/10/06/10-years-in-afghanistan/ Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Kirsten http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2011/10/06/10-years-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5544 Kirsten Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:51:02 +0000 http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/?p=6906#comment-5544 Thanks for your comment Craig. I agree, the visit to Afghanistan was complicated. We heard many people say they wanted the international community to support their efforts to rebuild their country and not abandon them but the situation has not improved in the ten years of US occupation so it is time for a change. You are completely right.

]]> By: Craig Wiesner http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/2011/10/06/10-years-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5484 Craig Wiesner Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:34:27 +0000 http://www.globalexchange.org/blogs/peopletopeople/?p=6906#comment-5484 We went to Afghanistan with Global Exchange in June 2002. Amidst the destruction there was incredible hope for a better future. Many of the Afghans we met wanted the United States to stay, but in a role of friendship and support, not on a war footing. Sadly we broke all our promises and are mostly seen as an occupation force now.

It is time to bring our troops home.

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