Afghanistan, 2002: No Refuge

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In the break between "evil regimes" and their former ally, the United States; in the rift between post-Soviet civil wars and post-September wars on civilians; in the breach between profit politics and people's well-being; in between the holes in the mountains where the Buddhas stood and those on the grounds where the bombs fall--what happens to the millions who do not make it to the "safety" of detention centres in the West? Where is the refuge? For the massive numbers of humans displaced and struggling for survival amidst the ongoing global strife--played out in their land, at their cost and ours--this question is an incessant preoccupation; indeed, it is life itself.

The tragic inadequacy of …