Even in a war, someone has to take care of daily life. Someone has to feed and clothe the children.

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

I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even my articles are more literary than ordinary news stories.

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

I was thinking, there are 5 million people, and I am just one of those 5 million. In the build-up to the war you see children playing in the street, and you think, ah, I'm going to be okay.

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

The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.