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TO CONVEY MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE CHANNEL CITY CLUB -- TO CHANNEL CITY CLUB AND TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS FOR THEIR KIND INVITATION AND...
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| 00:20:05 |
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DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TALK TODAY. I'M INTERESTED IN THE WORK OF YOUR FOUNDATION.
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I BELIEVE
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| 00:20:30 |
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YOU SPOKE THAT MOST OF THE WORK IS DONE IN DARI, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS ONE OF THE DIALECTS. HOW ABOUT FARSI? ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT -- >> ACTUALLY,...
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| 00:20:53 |
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THEN WE HAVE PASHTO WHICH IS IN THE SOUTH. MY SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH AND THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT CHILDREN ARE SPEAKING. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY...
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| 00:21:09 |
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STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE AFGHAN BUT THEY ARE STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES. SO THIS SUMMER, THEY'RE BOTH,
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| 00:21:16 |
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JUST FOR THE THREE MONTHS OF SUMMER, THEY'RE TEACHING ENGLISH AND COMPUTER IN MY SCHOOL. YES, THEY ARE VERY FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND THEY MADE A VERY BIG...
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| 00:22:14 |
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ENJOYED YOUR TALK VERY MUCH. I WAS IN AFGHANISTAN PROBABLY
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| 00:22:19 |
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BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, AND I LIVED WITH A FAMILY
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| 00:22:22 |
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JUST OUTSIDE OF THE INTERNATIONAL -- >> WONDERFUL. >> AND I WAS TAUGHT TO DANCE, AND WE PLAYED GAMES ALL THE TIME. AND I WENT
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| 00:22:35 |
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INTO THE -- THE BAZAAR WITH
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| 00:22:37 |
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THEM. WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS THE ORPHANS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A SCHOOL TO GO TO, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE WIDOWS? I SEE SO MANY WIDOWS AND CHILDREN BEGGING...
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| 00:23:09 |
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HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS. SO WHAT WE PROVIDE IN OUR SCHOOL IS EDUCATION FOR THE ORPHANS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER NGOs AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS...
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| 00:24:31 |
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12:00 NOON? >> I'M SORRY? >> OUTSIDE OF KABUL, THEY USED TO HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AND THE CANNON WOULD GO OFF AT
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| 00:24:39 |
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12:00 AT NOON. IT WAS
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| 00:24:41 |
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NEVER RIGHT ON TIME, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY BEFORE YOUR TIME. >> A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN. >> I KNOW. IT MAKES ME UPSET TO...
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| 00:24:54 |
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THE COUNTRY WENT THROUGH A LOT
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| 00:24:56 |
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DURING THE 30 YEARS OF WAR. SO WE'RE TRYING TO REBUILD. YOU KNOW, WHEN
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| 00:25:01 |
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IT TOOK THEM 30 YEAR TO DESTROY A COUNTRY AND IT'S ONLY BEEN TEN YEARS THAT WE'VE STARTED REBUILDING. A LOT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST TEN YEARS. I KNOW...
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| 00:25:53 |
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A GREAT CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL
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| 00:25:56 |
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OF TROOP FROM AFGHANISTAN. CAN YOU ADDRESS THE CONTROVERSY, IF ANY, THAT IS WITHIN AFGHANISTAN? >> WELL, YEAH, AS I MENTIONED IN MY SPEECH THE UNCERTAINTY...
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| 00:26:12 |
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MENTION, WE ARE READY. WE ARE READY TO STAND BY OUR PEOPLE AND TO HELP IN REBUILDING OUR COUNTRY AND STILL I THINK WHAT PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BIT AFRAID,...
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| 00:27:21 |
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TO AN AUTHOR, RAY MORTISEN WHO WROTE TWO BOOKS THAT YOU'RE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH, "THREE CUPS OF TEA" AND "STONES INTO SCHOOLS." COULD YOU COMMENT AS TO...
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| 00:27:52 |
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WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION HERE. HOW CAN THE
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| 00:28:25 |
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WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN SHOW
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| 00:28:27 |
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THE MEN
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| 00:28:29 |
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HOW EDUCATED WOMEN ARE IMPORTANT FOR AFGHANISTAN? >> VERY GOOD QUESTION. ACTUALLY, MEN ARE GETTING TO REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR WOMEN TO GET...
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| 00:28:41 |
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IS EDUCATED SO THEN THEY GO AND ACQUIRE A JOB AND THEY WILL BRING INCOME HOME. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MEN REALIZE THAT IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE AN EXTRA...
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| 00:29:44 |
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OF MY SONS ARE IN NORWAY, ONE IN CANADA, ONE IS HERE. EVER SINCE I WAS A CUD I LOVEKID I LOVED TO TALK INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. I SEE IN AMERICA A LOT...
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| 00:30:52 |
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AT THE EMBASSY OUR JOB WAS TO BRING
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| 00:30:54 |
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AWARENESS AND EDUCATE PEOPLE. BUT I THINK
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| 00:30:57 |
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THE UNITE IS NOT ISOLATED ANY MORE. WE'RE A WHOLE BIG WORLD TOGETHER. AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST TEN YEARS AND AS A RESULT OF 9/11. SO U.S. AND...
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| 00:32:41 |
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AFGHANISTAN. I HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE WOMEN. WHAT ARE THE EDUCATED WOMEN DOING IN AFGHANISTAN TO CHANGE POLICY THAT...
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| 00:33:02 |
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WOMAN AS A GOVERNOR. SHE'S BEEN A GOVERNOR FOR SEVEN YEARS AND VERY ACTIVE GOVERNOR. WOMAN AS AMBASSADORS AND EVEN WE HAD A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE...
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| 00:34:13 |
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DONATIONS. I WANTED TO ASK HOW CAN PEOPLE LEARN AND GET INVOLVED OTHER THAN GIVING DONATIONS. WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN THEY DO. >> YOU CAN DO RESEARCH....
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| 00:34:36 |
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CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND SUPPORT THEIR WORK AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING. YOU CAN GIVE YOUR TIME AND YOUR EXPERTISE LIKE HELPING WITH NEWSLETTER...
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| 00:36:17 |
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THE WOMAN THAT WAS SHOT WHILE THE OTHER PEOPLE WERE YELLING AND CHEERING. HOW LONG AND HOW IS THIS EVER GOING TO CHANGE IN AFGHANISTAN? IS THIS A CULTURE...
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| 00:36:51 |
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CHANGE THE CULTURE. IT'S A BIT CULTURE. THESE ARE THE EXTREMISTS. ALL THE PEOPLE THERE ARE CHEERING ARE PART OF THAT WHOLE GROUP. THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE...
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| 00:37:32 |
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WE'LL LIMIT IT TO TWO
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| 00:37:34 |
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MORE QUESTIONS.
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| 00:37:35 |
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THANK YOU. >> I
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| 00:37:36 |
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UNDERSTAND WOMEN CAN HOLD OFFICE. ARE THEY ALLOWED TO
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| 00:37:39 |
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VOTE? >> YES. THE FIRST ELECTION
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| 00:37:44 |
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WOMEN WERE LIKE, BIG LINE OF WOMEN. THEY'RE ALL STANDING AND
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| 00:37:49 |
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VOTING. >> DO THEY STILL HAVE TO CONFORM TO A CERTAIN DRESS? >> NO. IT WAS NEVER POSED BY THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS OPTIONAL. IF A WOMAN WANTS TO
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| 00:38:02 |
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COVER, THEY CAN
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| 00:38:04 |
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COVER. IT'S OPTIONAL. >> HI. I UNDERSTAND DURING THEAL ALTALIBAN RULE THAT
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| 00:38:18 |
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THEY OUTLAWED PLAYING MUSIC. I REMEMBER WHEN OUR TROOPS WENT IN THEY SAW PEOPLE HOLDING RADIOS UP AND EXCITED. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I WENT TO FILM...
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| 00:39:14 |
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MAYBE OVER TIME THIS WILL CHANGE. LIKE YOU SAID WE HAVE MUSIC THAT AFGHANS ARE COMPETING. THAT CHANGED. THAT WAS NOT THERE 11 YEARS AGO. OVER TIME...
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