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"Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority."
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"However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have influence, and, even more importantly, Afghanistan's neighbors realize that it is high time that they work together, and not against one another."
"Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago."
"What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something."
"There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been pushed around by foreigners in particular, but also by their own people."
"People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money."
"Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help."
"You are dealing with people who have taken the responsibility of killing their own because they think that they are right, they think that they are serving the interests of their people. They not going to give that up easily, just because you've shown up."
"There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them."
"The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations."
"But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between the various actors that are involved in these processes is very, very difficult indeed."
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