Even one day of peace is hard to find
Sometimes when things sound too good to be true, that ends up being the case. Take Peace One Day for example. When the United Nations asked the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan to lay down their arms for one day they agreed to do it – to everyone’s surprise. This was in honor of the 60th anniversary of the UN’s universal declaration of human rights. Unfortunately the Taliban-led insurgency did not keep to their word. “Regrettably but not unsurprisingly, the criminal insurgents did not honor their own declaration of support for the Day of Peace,” ISAF said in a statement. “Instead [they] chose to show their contempt for peace by attacking and killing ANP and ANA members, and kidnapping innocent Afghan civilians.” 140 laborers were kidnapped and many died. However, Peace One Day is not giving up and is hoping that next year the day is honored with true ceasefire.
Are you surprised that the Taliban-led insurgency didn’t keep their word?
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- 09.22.08
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