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Old 09-29-2001, 06:08 PM   #7
tw
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Originally posted by Nothing But Net
In the past day I have seen pictures of Afghan refugees amassed near their borders. One was a young man sleeping on hundreds of sacks of rice clearly marked 'GIFT OF JAPAN'. Another showed an Aghani woman sitting on a can of vegetable (cooking) oil, labeled 'GIFT OF U.S.'.
In a country where the literacy rate is 31%, do we think they read what is on the can? Furthermore, what language is written on the can?
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