As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.

Being a war correspondent, and having covered four wars, I know that wars very seldom solve things.

I believe the consequences of a war are so harsh that it should be always the last resort.

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

There is no journalist without opinions, and there's no real objectivity, but we can strive toward it.

If you've lived in a dictatorship for thirty years, you're used to people lying to you.

I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book and suddenly make up her mind about the war. I want to write for everybody.