"Afghanistan's rugged terrain is honeycombed with natural caverns and man-made tunnels. The Hindu Kush mountains are p…"

"Sta de ishq de weeno daq sho zegaronah Sta puh meena ke byley zalmey saronah Ta tuh rashema zergai ze mah farigh shey…"

"Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the …"

"I want to colour over the bad memories of war on the walls, and if I colour over these bad memories, then I erase [wa…"

"We will never be a pawn in someone else's game. We will always be Afghanistan."

"Thrice genial clime! Oh, favoured, sweet Cabul! Well art thou named the bless'd—the beautiful! With snow-peaked hills…"

"Afghanistan is important enough – largely because of its strategic location – to try to influence, but it is not valu…"

"And many an Afghan chief, who lies Beneath his cool pomegranate-trees, Clutches his sword in fierce surmise When on t…"

"Her work usually covers "conflict, humanitarian issues, and stories about women and politics" and is largely based in…"

"have covered so many wars in so many countries. In Iraq, you could always have got unlucky and caught up in a suicide…"