BREAK THE SILENCE ON AFGHANISTAN

There is a conspiracy of silence about the war in Afghanistan, despite the fact
that the occupation is in growing trouble. Five British soldiers have died in
the last ten days but their deaths have barely been reported. Britain and the
US are trying to push an agreement that they can keep thousands of soldiers in
the country after the so-called withdrawal date of 2014. Polls show this is
deeply unpopular with the Afghans. On Saturday 1,000 students marched against
the deal in Jalalabad. But the plans are barely mentioned in the British media.

Stop the War is supporting an Afghanistan Withdrawal Group meeting tomorrow
night in parliament featuring Rodric Braithwaite, author of an important book
about the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, ’Afgantsy: The Russians in
Afghanistan 1979-89’. Tariq Ali wrote in the London Review of Books that: ’Each
page reads like a warning to Afghanistan’s current occupiers.’

PUBLIC MEETING

Afghanistan Withdrawal Group of MPs
The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89: Lessons for Today
Tuesday 22 November, 6.30-8.30pm
Committee Room 9, House of Commons, SW1A 0AA
(St Stephens entrance, nearest tube Westminster)
See: http://bit.ly/s0KZ48