“To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.” TerroristAfghanistanPlaygroundsAdventurer Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.” PeopleNeedsHelpingMillionsAfghanistanDestituteInside And Outside Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that even a small, distant and far away country like Afghanistan cannot be left to break up into anarchy and chaos without consequences for the whole world.” PeopleWorldMadeCountryWholeLeftBreakHappenedEventsConsequenceChaosWhole WorldAnarchyAfghanistanFar AwaySeptemberBreak UpSeptember 11 Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“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.” CountryHelpingActorsProcessDifficultCommunityInvolvedInternationalVariousMeaningfulAfghanistanInternational CommunityCoordination Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.” Has BeensRealCountryHelpingCommunityTalkingCommitmentResourcesThirdsInternationalAfghanistanReconstructionInternational Community Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.” WeaponsNeighborFuelAfghanistanCooperating Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
