Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Jihad Watch : “The most recent attack was a six-hour siege by Islamic State
militants on a Sikh temple and housing complex in Kabul that left 25
people dead, including young children.” But in the international establishment media, India, not Afghanistan,
will get criticized for this. Giving these persecuted people refuge is
“Islamophobic.” “India Offers Safety to Afghan Hindu and Sikh Minorities Facing Attacks,” by Matilda Coleman, Upnewsinfo, July 19, 2020:
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Indian government has said that
it will expedite visas and the possibility of long term residency for
Hindus and Sikhs who have been the target of bloody attacks in recent
years amid Afghanistan’s raging war. In a brief statement on Saturday on the rescue of an Afghan Sikh
leader who was abducted in eastern Afghanistan last month, the Indian
Ministry of External Affairs said, “India has decided to facilitate the
return of Afghan Hindu and Sikh community members facing security
threats in Afghanistan to India.” It did not provide further details.
An Indian official in Kabul said the decision meant that any of the
roughly 600 Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan would be given priority
visas and the opportunity to apply for long-term residency once they
arrived in India. In interviews, many welcomed the emergency option, but said that they
found themselves between a rock and a hard place. In Afghanistan, they
have livelihoods — shops and businesses passed down through generations —
but spend their days dreading the next attack. Making a new start in
India would most likely mean living in poverty, they said, particularly
during an economic slump that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus
pandemic.
Lala Sher Singh, a 63-year old amulet writer near a Kabul temple that
was attacked in March, said the community had shrunk so much that one
of the concerns that occupied his thoughts “day and night” was that the
next assault might not leave enough people who can perform the final
rituals for the dead. “I may get killed here because of these threats to Hindus and Sikhs,
but in India I will die from poverty,” Mr. Singh said. “I have spent my
whole life in Afghanistan. In this neighborhood close to the temple, if I
run out of money and stand in front of a shop and ask for two eggs and
some bread, they will give it to me for free. But who will help me in
India?”…
The Hindu and Sikh communities in Afghanistan once numbered in the
tens, if not the hundreds, of thousands, with well-established
businesses and high-ranking positions in the government. But most have
been forced to flee to India, Europe, or North America over decades of
war and persecution. In the eastern province of Nangarhar, only 45
families remain from thousands before. In Paktia, another eastern
province, only a single herbal doctor, Jagmohan Singh, is left, living
with his wife and two of their children. Their other two children have
already decamped for Kabul.
“A few decades back there were around 3,000 families of Hindus and
Sikhs in different areas and districts of Paktia,” Dr. Singh said.
“Except my family, all of them fled.”… Just over 600 Hindus and Sikhs now live across Afghanistan; two major
attacks in the past two years have killed about 50 — essentially wiping
out nearly a tenth of the population, and leaving practically every
family scarred.
The most recent attack was a six-hour siege by Islamic State
militants on a Sikh temple and housing complex in Kabul that left 25
people dead, including young children. After the attack, as community leaders expressed alarm, Afghan
officials, including the national security adviser, promised new safety
measures. But Narendra Singh Khalsa, the community’s representative in
the Afghan Parliament, said the temple had remained shut and unrepaired.
Except for a few additional police officers in the area, they had not
received any support that would ease their concerns.
Warjet Singh, 22, who runs a shop outside the temple, where his
mother, father and brother were killed, said, “They have made some
checkpoints where a number of police officers are present. But the
officials know that they cannot prevent any attack with a police officer
standing in front of the temple.” “There is no change in our situation,” he added. “I am still risking
my life when I come out every morning for work; I am still worried about
another attack on our compound.”…
“When India provides a long-term visa, I will go and live there until
the security situation is better in my own country so I can return,”
Mr. Singh said. “No one will take my country from me, but it’s important
for me to survive so I can come back when things are good.”…
