Peace for Afghanistan House Party Central

Peace Action Montgomery just wrapped up its house party in Rockville, Maryland. Check out the recap at the blog!

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This October 7th marks the eighth year of the NATO and US-led war and occupation in Afghanistan. Military operations, carried out in the name of the United States, continue to bombard the Afghan people with daily attacks that kill innocent civilians and establish another generation of Afghan's who know only war and occupation.

Earlier this year, President Obama announced his 10 year plan for Afghanistan. It includes an additional 21,000 U.S. military forces deployed in Iraq and diplomatic engagement of Pakistan. He is still trying to force political and social change through the Pentagon.

We have a better plan: focus on diplomatic cooperation and humanitarian aid, mitigate civilian causalities by scaling back military force.

However, the new administration will only end the war in Afghanistan when the public demands it. Now is the time to tap into the political momentum for peace and educate the American public about the need to remove foreign forces from Afghanistan and increase international support of Afghan-led aid and development.

Holding an Out-of-Afghanistan house party is a good way to educate our friends, family and community about:

  The military, political, economic, cultural, and humanitarian realities of war in Afghanistan

  Better solutions to secure Afghanistan and consequently the United States and our allies

  Specific actions we can take to motivate the American public and move our government to support peaceful solutions for Afghanistan

The work of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund is made possible thanks to the generous support of our members and the following foundations:

The Paul & Edith Babson Foundation * The Bydale Foundation * Colombe Foundation * Janelia Foundation * The HKH Foundation * The New World Foundation * Peace Development Fund * Ploughshares Fund * Iraq Peace Fund, Underdog Fund, Tides Foundation * The Scherman Foundation, Inc. * Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis * Unitarian Universalist Funding Program * Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation * Sisters of Loretto * Dominican Sisters of Springfield Illinois * Working Assets Long Distance