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May 22, 2009

Women in Black (Vienna) protest U.S./NATO killings in Afghanistan

On May 18, 2009, Women in Black held a vigil for one hour near the U.S. Embassy in the Austrian capital to protest the killing of civilians by U.S./NATO troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The women then handed a letter to the Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy. It starts:
" Today, 18 May 2009, a vigil of the Women in Black (Vienna) was held near the U.S. Embassy to protest the indiscriminate bombing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan by U.S. and NATO troops.

"We were joined by others who are gravely concerned about the brutal murder of Afghan civilians, including many women and children.  The last such attack, which killed 147 civilians in the province of Farah on 7 May, has shocked thousands of people in the area and abroad. It will undoubtedly cause much tension and hostile feelings against the US/NATO presence and result in the rise of extremist views."..  
Read complete letter here (1 pg. pdf)

Source: Women in Black listserve, from P. Abrams-Hourani, Women in Black (Vienna)

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