To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.

Quote by Lakhdar Brahimi

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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and...

It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and...

But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a...

But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a...

Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom...

Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom...

But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United...

But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United...

Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.

Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is...

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is...

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the...

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the...

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that...

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that...

However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have...

However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have...

What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's...

What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's...

There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which...

There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which...

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people...

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people...

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that...

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that...

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village,...

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village,...

A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will...

A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will...

There is an element of luck, there is an element of trial and error, sometimes...

There is an element of luck, there is an element of trial and error, sometimes...

Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.

Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.

In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to...

In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to...

When you go from one place to another, you go with experience, you don't go...

When you go from one place to another, you go with experience, you don't go...

Iraq is a country that has been invaded. It's not a failing state that you...

Iraq is a country that has been invaded. It's not a failing state that you...