The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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The Afghans are probably the world champions in resisting foreign domination and infiltration into their country.
Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that no leading tribal or political figure there has called for secession.
A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan.
Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.
If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.
Never short of guns and guerrillas, Afghanistan has proven fertile ground for a host of insurgent groups in addition to the Taliban.
If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very tribal - almost medieval.
The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.
There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.
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