Jennifer Dunham > Quotes

“had some of the same pre-conceived notions that many Westerners do about the country, believing that it was just another Muslim country in the Middle East.  In fact, Afghanistan is not in the Middle East; it is part of Asia.  And, it is not just another Muslim country.  The Afghan people are uniquely shaped by centuries of war, poverty and religious oppression. ”
― Jennifer Dunham, there is no goat

“After receiving the customary answer that the government was performing superbly, I generally asked the person how they arrived at this conclusion.  They often cited the construction of schools and clinics, solar panels and paved roads as signs of progress.  Mind you, the majority of this infrastructure was paid for and coordinated by the United States and other NATO countries.  Most were built by U.S. and other Coalition Forces, not the Afghan government, and not the Afghan citizens.  The typical Afghan citizen did not realize this however.  Most were under the impression that their own government had planned, funded and overseen these projects.  None ever stopped to think about how their government had miraculously come up with the billions of dollars necessary to complete these developments. ”
― Jennifer Dunham, there is no goat