“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
“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.” CountryEnoughStoriesBraveryEverydaySavingEmployeeEveryday LifeAfghanUnesco 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
“So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.” ImportantCountryStatesShowsCommunityUnitedDealsResponsibilityUnited StatesPlayerEuropeUnionsInternationalLocalsEuropean UnionInternational Community Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
“I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country.” PeopleThinkingMadeCountryStatesResponsibilityFailing Author:Lakhdar Brahimi
