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Evil can kill a person but never conquer a people.

The Norwegian response to violence is more democracy, more openness and greater political participation.

But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a strong Afghan army, which is fighting the terrorists and Taliban. And the second thing is that they are able to do that without us being there to conduct the combat operations.

What NATO troops are doing in Afghanistan is to train, assist and advise Afghans, but they are actually doing the fighting. They are actually taking the responsibility for the security in their own country. And that is a great achievement, compared to what we saw just a few years ago, when NATO troops had to conduct the combat operations fighting the Taliban.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

The answer to violence is even more democracy, even more humanity...