"Utterly Alien?" - Afghanistan »
Posted By tehranchik 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political NewsWhile I share some of your skepticism (but not your despair), I reject your description of the Afghan and Pakistani people, their institutions, culture and religion as "utterly alien." I have spent time in Afghanistan myself and met many people who share the same basic values as most Americans and Europeans and Arabs and Africans and Chinese, etc. They want to live in peace, security and prosperity. They are proud of their faith, heritage and history. They want their children to have a better future. They dislike foreign intrusions, but deeply desire normal relations with the other peoples of the world.
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Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
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15 minutes of your time will show an Afghanistan completely alien to the Afghanistan we all think we know. This is an Afghanistan before communism, before Russia, before the Americans. Seems we world powers are very good at screwing things up.
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