RE: Assassination in Kandahar Further Erodes Afghans' Faith in the Government
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
In Afghanistan on Monday night Azizullah Yarmal, Kandahar's deputy mayor, was killed in a mosque as he prayed. The Afghans are now in a state of disappointment and probably hopelessness. Everyday, they see destruction and death and now they can't even feel safe when they pray. Often times, their religion is all they have to guide them through life and even that get's oppressed. They just want to live freely and enjoy life, but instead they live in fear and under control. It's sad that they will never know what it's like to not be in fear in their house and when they leave. The majority of the world will never understand what they and others in the middle east go through everyday. They cannot have any confidence in their government or their fellow citizens to keep them safe and provide stability in their communities. In the end, I think that's what they really want. Stability in their governments, communities and families. Because right now, they have none of this. So, when we are unhappy in our own lives sometimes, take a moment to think about people in these types of situations. People that have miserable lives not because they did it to themselves, but from reasons they have no control over.
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I like how you ended this Letter to the Editor. They don't have control over what is happening. Stability in government is the only way it can happen and there is too much violence in between political agendas to create the stability. Someday, it would be great to see peace and stability and peace in the middle east. Well said, Danielle
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