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AFGHAN ACTIONS: October 7 will mark the eighth anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan. As Obama considers whether to send additional troops into the conflict, activists across the United States are using the month to call for an end to the war. Here are some actions you can take to demand a sensible policy from the Obama administration and a swift and safe resolution to the war.

The War Resisters League (warresisters .org) is organizing protests on October 5 in Washington and October 7 in New York to "surge peace and development and justice, not war and troops." Peace Action (peaceforafghanistan.org) is helping activists nationwide organize "Out of Afghanistan" house parties, where hosts can screen Rethink Afghanistan, the new documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald, and bring together concerned citizens from their area for a discussion of the future of US involvement.

Code Pink is collecting signatures for a petition on the "Women Say No to War!" portion of its website, which calls for a speedy and humane end to military engagement in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. CodePink4Peace.org also features a calendar of upcoming antiwar events and lectures focusing on peace and international women's rights. MoveOn.org is calling on its more than 5 million members to e-mail the president and demand a plan to get troops out of Afghanistan as soon as possible, to let Obama know "we need an exit strategy--not tens of thousands more troops stuck in a quagmire."

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