I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure.

At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent.

Educate yourself, learn about what refugees face when they don't have homes, after they have lost everything.

But if you have a book that needs urgent reading,' she said, 'then Hakim is your man.

I returned to Afghanistan because I had a deep longing to see for myself how people lived, what they thought of their government, how optimistic they were about the future of their homeland.

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

You have extreme poverty and high crime and you have to admit that the governance of the Kabul regime has been poor and has been losing its popular legitimacy. You have a corrupt police force, not to mention homelessness, joblessness. The problems are huge.