"Education is the Future of the Nation"
As seen at a school opening in Parwan Province. I had the banner translated to me as "Education is the future of the Nation". I am glad the Afghans (at least in Parwan) think this way. Note the contrast with other banners recently seen in Pakistan:
Odd thing is that it seems parts of war ravaged Afghanistan have a better attitude than parts of Pakistan. Maybe the Afghans learned the harder lesson when they experienced the savage rule of the Taliban. I would hope others don't have to go through the same thing to learn to wish for peaceful progress above all else.
posted by LTC John at 7:55 AM
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It's just a matter of curriculum, isn't it? Pakistani radicals perpetuating 7th Century ideas, Afghanis wanting to join 21st Century reality.
Could be. Odd thing is that Pakistan would probably be considered more "advancd" than Afghanistan by most people...
The second photo... gave me chills... so scary.
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