"August 19th 2009"

Please don't say Happy "Independence" Day to me
Our beloved Afghanistan is far from being free

They say we're a democracy now and should rejoice
we have elections but do we really have a choice?

It's been eight long years now since the Taliban fell
yet most of our Afghanistan is still a living hell

So please tell me what is their for us to celebrate today
as our people are killed by the Taliban and the USA?

Explosions instead of fireworks light up our Afghan sky
as more and more of our innocent people die

"The Next One Dead"

"Kabul"

Everyone's life in Kabul hangs by a thread
One wrong move and you'll end up dead

Of the American forces people live in fear
knowing what happens if you get too near

Who is your enemy and who is your friend
depends on how much money you spend

Kabul jan my eyes were not prepared to see
Your inhabitants still living in so much misery

Even your universities are still falling apart
To see you like this brings pain to my heart

Billions of dollars in aid where did it all go?
From looking around one would never know

*Inspired by a note about my friend Lmar Ghaljai's current trip to Kabul. Please pray for his safe return home.

A suicide car bomb in Kabul earlier this year.