If you've been following the links to stories about Afghanis and some by Afghanis (Afghan Warrior), then you may be interested in this tidbit at Winds of Change. Student exchange programs have not always yielded the best results. After all, Osama Bin Laden came to the USA as a student calling himself Sam.
Frankly, though, student exchange programs are about all we have, if we don't personally visit a country such as Afghanistan. I don't imagine that country being a major tourist destination any time soon. Let's hope things change for the better. And the people who took in the students in the above-linked story are doing more than hoping. When those young folks return to their land--and see that the Taliban is still beheading as many Afghanis as they contact, and that the United States is still defending and providing safe haven to as many Afghanis as we contact--they represent the best shot we have at a peaceful future with our allies there.
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