-----Original Message----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, 27 December 1998 19:09 Subject: (en) Taliban again show their fangs to RAWA Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk >Taliban again show their fangs to RAWA > >The Frontier Post >December 27, 1998 >By SYED BUKHAR SHAH > >RAWA postpones rally after Taliban's threats > >PESHAWAR - Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, (RAWA) >has postponed its scheduled demonstration to be held in Peshawar on >Sunday (today) due to the pressure of religious circles. > >The decision was taken by the RAWA after the local police high ups >expressed their helplessness in providing protection to their protest >procession. Last time, their demonstration on main university road few >months back, was attacked by the local Talibans and the police had to >baton charged them. > >A spokesman of RAWA told The Frontier Post on Saturday that the next >date for holding a demonstration would be announced later on. A >delegation of RAWA has reportedly held a meeting with SSP Peshawar on >Saturday and apprised him regarding their scheduled programme but he >expressed helplessness to protect the procession from any attack of >Taliban. > >A person identifying himself as a spokesman of Taliban called at the >office of The Frontier Post in the afternoon, threatening that they >would break the legs of RAWA participants if they took out a protest >demonstration. He said that they had already informed the IGP about >their decision and he would be responsible for any eventuality in case >the RAWA took out a procession. > >He added that they did not allow the female to come out from their >houses in Afghanistan, then how could they allow them to take to roads >here in Pakistan. He added that the processions by the females was >against the spirit of Islam. > >When he was asked as to why they have been trying to implement the laws >of Afghanistan in Pakistan, he replied that their laws are applicable to >all the Afghans irrespective of their place of livings. > >RAWA has earlier, planned to take out a protest demonstration in >Peshawar on Sunday to condemn the injustices of Taliban's government >towards female in Afghanistan. > >The spokesman of RAWA told The Frontier Post that they did not want to >create law and order situation for the local administration and due to >same reason they decided to postpone their procession. He expressed >astonishment as to how could the Afghans laws be applicable over them in >Pakistan. > >"We were aware of the reaction of Taliban as they are habitual of >beating women in Afghanistan but despite that we planned the >demonstration", she said. But now when even the administration expressed >helplessness, they had to postponed their programme. However, she said, >"they would announce fresh date for the demonstration in near future". > > > >The News, >December 27, 1998 >By our correspondent > >Taliban accused of threatening RAWA > >PESHAWAR: The Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) >has accused the Taliban of threatening them with dire consequences in >case it went ahead with its planned demonstration in Peshawar Sunday on >the 19th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. > >"We have been forced to postpone our demonstration because of the >Taliban threats. The district and police administration in Peshawar >declined to guarantee our protection from Taliban attacks," a RAWA >spokesman told The News. However, she said RAWA would wait for an >opportune time and date to stage a demonstration by Afghan women in >Peshawar. > >The spokesperson recalled that RAWA's demonstration in Peshawar on >December 27 last year was also attacked by the Afghan Taliban and their >Pakistani supporters. "We retaliated and the Taliban suffered more than >our women last year. It were the Taliban who fled leaving their shoes >and turbans," she claimed. > >The RAWA spokesperson said as usual they wanted to hold a procession in >Peshawar on December 27 this year to condemn the Soviet invasion of >Afghanistan on this day 19 years ago. "But the Taliban came to know of >our plans and have been threatening us on the phone over the last few >days. We aren't scared of the Taliban and could have faced them on the >streets of Peshawar again but the local police chief said he wasn't in a >position to provide us security in case we staged a demonstration. So >for the time-being we have decided to postpone our demonstration," she >explained. Nevertheless, she said RAWA members have offered sacrifices >in the past as well and would do so again in its struggle to establish >democracy in Afghanistan. > > > > >Kindly visit our site for more information > > >=============================================== >~ Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan >~ Mailing Address: > RAWA, > P.O.Box 374, > Quetta, Pakistan >~ ICQ UIN #: 2717083 >~ Mobile #: 0092-300-551638 >~ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >~ Home Page: http://www.rawa.org end ============== Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html The Year 2000 Bug - An Urgent Sustainability Issue http://www.peg.apc.org/~psutton/grin-y2k.htm
