Afghan Quotations | Page 2

not only Afghan civilians and the Afghan people but the whole process that has started in Afghanistan, which is basically for peace and stability and prosperity.

At the same time as the minister's vehicles were passing by, a group of Afghan National Army soldiers fired at each other over a dispute which they had from previous days,

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.

I love them. They're my brothers, ... I think if we were all in the same town we would all play together like we used to, but as far as playing as the Afghan Whigs, I doubt that.

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

I don't think that any election is perfect, ... historic milestone in Afghan history.

It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.

The voice, Afghan matchmakers say, is more than half of love.

I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it.

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.

and not to forget the Muslim Afghan population who they assisted during their jihad against the Soviet occupation.

The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now well known and often cited: Today, Afghans lucky enough to live in secure regions can go to school, women may work in offices, and the burqa is no longer mandatory.

The first time I visited Afghanistan in May 2000, I was 26 years old, and the country was under Taliban rule. I went there to document Afghan women and landmine victims.

The film observes these people in the course of their daily routines, and hears the stories they tell about their past and present lives and their concerns for the future. The film is about the ways in which foreigner and Afghan warily co-exist in the city, each relying on the other, but neither sure of the other's intentions.