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The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important.

~Asne Seierstad

Topics: About Afghan After Behind Book Came Fall Family Family Life Happens Important Kind Life Says Scenes Screen Something Stories Taliban Those Tv

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In Afghan culture, you don't date - you marry. Even talking to boys before marriage brings great shame to your family.

~Azita Ghanizada

Topics: Afghan Before Boy Brings Culture Date Even Family Great Marriage Marry Shame Talking You Your

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In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined to raise my two sisters and me according to Afghan traditions.

~Azita Ghanizada

Topics: According Afghan Afghanistan Determined Family Far Home Invaded Me Parents Raise Russians Sisters Toddler Traditions Two Vienna Virginia Were Whole

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I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence.

~Azita Ghanizada

Topics: Afghan Carefully Cheese Country Country Music Girl Independence Mac Music Required Rules Want Wanted

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The reasoning for our civil-military plan is that lasting success will be when the Afghan government, security forces and people can resist the insurgents and terrorists themselves.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghan Forces Government Lasting Our People Plan Reasoning Resist Security Security Forces Success Terrorists Themselves Will

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We are not in Afghanistan because girls were not allowed to go to school, but helping them do so will give the Afghan people hope for a better future.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Allowed Because Better Better Future Future Girl Give Go Helping Hope People School Them Were Will

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The U.S. must continue to carefully withdraw troops from Afghanistan at a pace based on assessment of the ground conditions so we do not leave our Afghan partners unable to guarantee long-term security or risk Afghanistan becoming a terrorist safe haven again.

~Brian Schatz

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Again Assessment Based Becoming Carefully Conditions Continue Ground Guarantee Haven Leave Long-Term Must Our Pace Partners Risk Safe Safe Haven Security Terrorist Troops Unable Withdraw

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My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind.

~Claire Danes

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Aid Beautiful Classes Disenfranchised Embroidery Exchange Financial Financial Aid Friend Gifts Given Hands Kind Literacy Math My Friend Nonprofit Organization Stunning Supports Which Women Women Are

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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Able Afghan Al-Qaeda Back Come Control Could Country Government Hoped Make Out Place President Put Sure Taliban Work Work Out Would

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Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying to bring democracy to its people.

~Condoleezza Rice

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Al Base Bring Democracy Friendly Government Longer Now Operations People Run Trying Qaeda

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