For many people in the west, Afghanistan is synonymous with the Soviet war and the Taliban. I wanted to remind people that Afghans had managed to live in peaceful anonymity for decades, that the history of the Afghans in the twentieth century has been largely pacific and harmonious.
Khaled HosseiniDon't be afraid to tell the truth. It's better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies.
Khaled Hosseini