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Kabul

Ras Siddiqui October 9, 1999

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Laughter is not heard here

there is a silence over Kabul

One still hears the prayer call yet

there is a silence over Kabul

The powers that be are shooting again

there is a silence over Kabul

No Pushto, Tajik or Uzbek songs
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there is a silence over Kabul

Gunfire mixes with Daari in the bazaar

there is a silence over Kabul

The Soviets are long gone but still

there is a silence over Kabul

The Pul-i-Churkhi prison all over again

there is a silence over Kabul

Minds have been imprisoned too long

there is a silence over Kabul

Hate speaks in many languages in the streets

there is a silence over Kabul

Amongst the bombs and the battle sounds

there is a silence over Kabul

Peace still eludes Afghanistan as

there is a silence over Kabul

When will the children see an end to this war?

There is a silence over Kabul.

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