Hyder Akbar Quotes

• To understand Afghanistan, you have to face the stress the average Afghan deals with.

  Hyder Akbar

  Stress, Average, Faces

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• The yearning to be Afghan, to be part of the country, part of the land helped me separate myself from the casual traveler and claim my Afghan identity.

  Hyder Akbar

  Country, Land, Identity

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• After I was in an ambush, my uncles were happy - it was almost like a baptism.

  Hyder Akbar

  Uncles, Baptism, Ambush

  "A Tale of Two Countries". Interview with Clara Jeffery, www.motherjones.com. December 2005.

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• In a male-dominated environment, things are very macho, and you can't show weakness.

  Hyder Akbar

  Weakness, Males, Environment

  "A Tale of Two Countries". Interview with Clara Jeffery, www.motherjones.com. December 2005.

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• It would be very hard to bring a wife to Afghanistan. In America, I'd have no problem with her doing whatever she wanted, but in Afghanistan, that's not the case.

  Hyder Akbar

  America, Wife, Would Be

  "A Tale of Two Countries". Interview with Clara Jeffery, www.motherjones.com. December 2005.

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