Word of the Day
In the last two years, more than 15 of the market's traders have been kidnapped. One businessman says that corrupt government officials and the Afghan security services often collude in these crimes. -- "Afghanistan's kidnapping industry", New York Times, September 16, 2008
Our objective is to take Afghans to a better life, out of this quagmire...Our people want dignity. -- BBC News, 14 June 2002