I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel.

You don't order someone to polish your shoes one day and call them 'sister' the next.

Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn't bypass you, Laila.

There are so many orgizations that do amazing work. I represent not only my own foundation, but the UN Refugee Agency, which has been around since 1951, and has helped 30 million refugees around the world.

I did see [in Afghanistan] plenty that reminded me of my childhood. I recognised my old neighbourhood, saw my old school, streets where I had played with my brother and cousins.

The Chinese say it's better to be deprived of food for three days than tea for one.

Kabul was very popular with the hippies in the Sixties and Seventies. It was very quiet and peaceful.