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2 saved, 2 killed--help the last 19
I thought you would like to know about this urgent campaign to free the remaining South Korean aid workers who have been taken hostage by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The Taliban have already executed 2 hostages, and are threatening to execute the rest this week--an action that could trigger a mass evacuation of life-giving humanitarian aid from all of Afghanistan.
The situation is desperate, but there is hope. The Taliban are from the Pashtun ethnic group, and observe a strict code called 'Pashtunwali.' This code demands "hospitality to all, especially guests and strangers". There are rumours of infighting among the Taliban over these kidnappings, because they clearly violate the code.
This week, Avaaz members are running a petition as a full page ad in a major newspaper in Afghanistan, the Killid Weekly--and directly contacting the official Taliban spokesperson, Qari Yusef Ahmadi, to deliver the message to the Taliban leadership.
The Killid Weekly ad, and the phone call to Ahmadi, will be more effective the greater our numbers. We need to get well over 100,000 signers in the next 24 hours, and massively grow the petition this week. Please forward this email to as many friends as possible and ask them to sign the petition at the link below:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/honour_the_afghan_code/tf.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK
Thanks!
The situation is desperate, but there is hope. The Taliban are from the Pashtun ethnic group, and observe a strict code called 'Pashtunwali.' This code demands "hospitality to all, especially guests and strangers". There are rumours of infighting among the Taliban over these kidnappings, because they clearly violate the code.
This week, Avaaz members are running a petition as a full page ad in a major newspaper in Afghanistan, the Killid Weekly--and directly contacting the official Taliban spokesperson, Qari Yusef Ahmadi, to deliver the message to the Taliban leadership.
The Killid Weekly ad, and the phone call to Ahmadi, will be more effective the greater our numbers. We need to get well over 100,000 signers in the next 24 hours, and massively grow the petition this week. Please forward this email to as many friends as possible and ask them to sign the petition at the link below:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/honour_the_afghan_code/tf.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK
Thanks!
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