The Afghans, despite their backwardness, are a friendly lot, but the Taliban are as barbaric as the Huns from the past. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes afghan backwardness barbaric
I was traumatised in the medieval Afghan society at Sarana village by the local boys of Omar's Taliban who forced my in-laws to subjugate me for trying to be different. There can be Omars in other religions, too, who oppress women. Sushmita Banerjee afghanboyforce share on social
I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it. Gary Sinise afghanbackbusy share on social
I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now? Malala Yousafzai 21stachieveafraid share on social
The link between peace and stability on the one hand, and social and economic growth on the other, is dialectic. Peace, poverty, and backwardness cannot mix in one region. Hussein of Jordan backwardnessdialecticeconomic Change image and share on social