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"Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else."
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"But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan."

"Afghanistan is a land-locked country."

"The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan."

"Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses."

"There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan."

"Now I'm doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan."

"There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan."

"Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan."

"But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan."

"We don't consider the battle has ended in Afghanistan... The battle has begun and its fires are picking up. These fires will reach the White House, because it is the center of injustice and tyranny."
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