From: endevour@next00pg2.wam.umd.edu (Ask me.)
Subject: Re: UN Peace Plan & Afghanistan
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 21:27:28 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.190440.17203@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>  
mmasood@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mohammed A Masood) writes:
> 	WHY UN "PEACE" EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN SHOULD BE DENOUNCED
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> 	United Nations has recently accelerated its efforts to bring
> "peace" to Afghanistan.  The question arises where were these efforts
> when the Afghan people were being killed through Napalm Bombs and the
> Machine Guns of the communist soldiers? 

If you take the trouble to look into the activities of United Nations
during the invasion of the Soviet troops in Afghanistan you would see
resolutions after resolution denouncing the invasion and asking the
withdrawal of the troops from our country.

Apart from passing these resolutions the United Nation coordinated a 
peace diologue between the Kabul regime, the Pakistani Government and
the Iranians to bring the war to and end and to ensure the safe return
of the the Afghan refugees.

Of course they all came to a dead lock. Back then the cold war and the
interest of our neighbours were not such to favour a quick and peaceful
settlement in afghanistan. The west had a wonderful opportunity to drag  
the 
Soviets into a Vietnam style war and for the west the blood of the  
millions of Afghans were expendable. Our neighbours too had no desire to
bring an end to the war. Pakistan was getting two billion dollars worth 
of arms from United States and the embezzlement from the refugee relief
funds was in astronomical figures. 

So my friend, do not blame United Nations and open your eyes to the 
the wild and beastly games of international politics.

> In a similar way, it is absurd for the UN to promote peace and a
> coexistence for communists at this point in Afghanistan.  The blood of
> 2M afghans is not so cheap.  The freedom fighters did not sacrifice 2M
> of their brethren to see themselves robbed of a victory in the name of
> peace.

Indeed, and I will be the first to honour the sacrifice of our martyred 
brothers and sisters. But your comparisons are rather misguided here. It  
was not as if the Freedom Fighters were about take over Kabul and then 
suddenly everybody was talking about peace. Let us face the reality here.

Our so called Mojahedine leaders in Peshawar who are, unfortunately,   
chosen to carry out the war effort in Afghanistan were too busy toying  
with exile governments and electing and deposing each other to pay any 
attention to the plight of the millions of the refugees and those who were  
trapped in an uncertain future in Afghanistan.

Hand picked by the Pakistan's skillful ISI network which have learned 
well their divide and rule principles from the the Britishers these so
called leaders in Peshawar are no better and no worse than Najeeb. In  the
name of Islam and Jihad they corrupted our holy war and turned the holy  
and sacred Jahad of the people of Afghanistan into a bloody civil war  
which in fact helped the communist dogs in Kabul to stay in power even 
longer then they themselves anticipated. 

Something had to be done. We could not wait for ever for Mr.Hekmatyar to 
eliminate all his rivals through systematic assassinations nor could we  
wait Mr.Khalis to undermine the very culture of our country by alien  
ideologies. Nor could we wait for the Wolves in the the sub-branches of
ISI to make up their mind as who would be their best puppet in future 
Afghanistan. All over the country warlords, disgusted and repelled by  
their so called leadership were declaring autonomy and the very  
territorial integrity of our beloved country was and is still in danger.

Out of this necessity the United Nation peace effort  to take power from 
Najeeb, to creat a interim government , and to facilitate an early  
election in which the people of Afghanistan can choose their leader and
form of government was indeed a well come change.

For Peshawar based leaders the United Nations plan was indeed a nightmare
come true. Even though they were included in the peace effort they were
very well aware that the people of Afghanistan who did not bow to Soviets  
and their puppets will also defy those who sold the blood of millions of
Afghans to Pakistan for retaining their so called leader ship role.

My friend, do not blame United Nations. For we should be thankful for them
to try and bring this suffering to an end. The suffering of our brothers  
and sisters will be best honourd if Afghanistan gets free from all types  
of invaders and aliens. 

Long Live Afghanistan, our country, our home , our identity.