Twenty-five years after 9/11, We must remember not only the nearly 3,000 Americans a gross undercount) who were killed, but also the innocent Afghan families who suffered the devastating consequences of the wars that followed.
The story of MASUDA SULTAN, an Afghan-American New Yorker, is a painful reminder. She returned to Afghanistan and learned that 19 members of her family had been killed in a U.S. air raid in October 2001. No innocent family should ever become a casualty of war.
Today, JAN EGELAND warns from Kabul about Afghanistan’s deepening poverty, humanitarian crisis and the devastating effects of global aid cuts. At the same time, the TALIBAN continues its repression of women and girls.
The lesson of 9/11 should be clear: Terrorism cannot be defeated by creating more suffering. Every human life has equal value—American, Afghan, Muslim, Christian, Jewish or otherwise.
Twenty-five years later, We need less war, fewer weapons and more humanitarian aid, justice and compassion. We must remember every innocent victim and choose peace over endless war.
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