Zindagi migzara (life goes on)

A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.

I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.

You changed the subject." "From what?" "The empty-headed girls who think you're sexy." "You know." "Know what?" "That I only have eyes for you." Laila swooned inside. She tried to read his face but was met by a look that was indecipherable: the cheerful, cretinous grin at odds with the narrow, half desperate look in his eyes. A clever look, calculated to fall precisely at the midpoint between mockery and sincerity

A sudden happiness catches me unawares. I feel it trickling into me, and my eyes go liquid with gratitude and hope.

The images [of The Kite Runner grafic] were created in Fabio Celoni's mind. I chose to let him take the lead. Fabio and I did exchange an e-mail or two, but it was my intention to step out of the way and let his artistic instincts take over.

You have think tanks like the widely respected Atlantic Council that have published reports in the past year that have called Afghanistan a failing state.