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Although, IRC colleagues cannot tell us everything on the phone, their letters eventually arrive. Again today, they are expecting looting and persecution of minority ethnic groups. A handwritten letter from a staff member describes his beating by a high authority figure. Another's home is entirely looted because he works the usual 16- hour day, everyday, taking no time for managing his own home affairs. Most of the staffers could have been the first to flee, but it is important for them to be there. They want to stay. It's lifesaving; it is meaningful...
...Earlier, another IRC colleague narrated details about the recent horrific deaths of several Afghan children killed when they stepped on some landmines. The youngsters were sent by their parents to search for firewood far away from their crowded homes at a displaced-persons camp, because firewood, charcoal (or any fuel) was no longer available; the humanitarian pipeline had been shut down, a consequence from this war on terror...
...another region, the IRC was approached by local authorities and asked if we could help transport severely injured civilians to local medical centers. Reports of many more civilian casualties arrived later...
...Many IRC staff report seeing increasing numbers of Afghans (new arrivals since the bombing began) in mosques. Hungry children are carried by their parents. There's no eye contact; some shred of self-respect holds them back from asking for help...
...Security is a top priority for our agency. We work for the security for refugees, and demand the best security for our staff. This last month an IRC compound in an area near Peshawar was burned and destroyed by protestors, the first time in our history in any of our global locations that one of our offices was burned. A dangerous period - but we intend to continue our work...