The U.S. pours billions of dollars into surveying Afghanistan, flying Predator drones over cities, towns and roadways, claiming to better understand "patterns of life" in Afghanistan. But the war system establishes tragic patterns of death, of poverty, misinformation, desperate insecurity, and continued despair. If she could flee her circumstances, Jamila surely would seek refuge elsewhere in the world. But she has nowhere to turn and nowhere to hide from Predators near and far.
Young people gathering at the Afghan Peace Volunteer's Borderfree Center long to embrace innumerable people afflicted by war who share Jamila's seemingly insoluble problems. Thoughtfully, carefully, they've designed a campaign that they call #Enough! -- a simple yet compelling call to abolish wars and instead work to meet human needs. We asked Jamila if she thought her problems were connected to war. "Yes,| she said. "War leads to poverty and because of that poverty I have had so many problems. I hope the war will end so that I can find enough food."
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