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Balkh Painters Paint Peace On Walls

A number of Balkh province painters on Saturday painted peace images on the reconstructed German consulate wall that was destroyed in a suicide attack four months earlier.
 
The painters said they are tired of war and want to have a peaceful life. They urged warring parties to put an end to their fights and to return to peace.
 
“We want peace and empathy,” said Farkhunda Sadat, painter and organizer of the move.
 
Mohammad Sabir Naqshbandi, an experienced painter of Balkh province, said: “Most of our country fellows are illiterate, so they cannot read and painting is a good way to transfer the meaning of peace to them.”
 
“Almost 90 % of the people are illiterate and cannot read, but they can understand, looking at paintings, what beauty is in peace,” he said.
 
The painters said war has nothing constructive, it destroys our country and makes our people homeless.
 
“We always want peace in Afghanistan and urge the armed anti-government groups to join the peace process towards a country of no violence,” said Fahima, a civil society activist. 

Balkh Painters Paint Peace On Walls

The painters said they are tired of war and want to have a peaceful life. They urged warring parties to put an end to their fights and to return to peace

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A number of Balkh province painters on Saturday painted peace images on the reconstructed German consulate wall that was destroyed in a suicide attack four months earlier.
 
The painters said they are tired of war and want to have a peaceful life. They urged warring parties to put an end to their fights and to return to peace.
 
“We want peace and empathy,” said Farkhunda Sadat, painter and organizer of the move.
 
Mohammad Sabir Naqshbandi, an experienced painter of Balkh province, said: “Most of our country fellows are illiterate, so they cannot read and painting is a good way to transfer the meaning of peace to them.”
 
“Almost 90 % of the people are illiterate and cannot read, but they can understand, looking at paintings, what beauty is in peace,” he said.
 
The painters said war has nothing constructive, it destroys our country and makes our people homeless.
 
“We always want peace in Afghanistan and urge the armed anti-government groups to join the peace process towards a country of no violence,” said Fahima, a civil society activist. 

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