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rug

(82,333 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:29 PM Apr 2013

Young Afghans determined to rebuild war-torn country



Shaharzad Akbar, 25, a young Afghan activist talks during an interview at her office in Kabul. PHOTO: AFP

By AFP
Published: April 19, 2013

KABUL: While others make plans to flee, a new generation of educated young Afghans who have tasted new freedoms in post-Taliban times are determined to stay and rebuild their war-ravaged nation.

With the vast majority of foreign troops withdrawing by the end of next year, many predict a resurgence of the hardline religious groups or a return to the civil war of the 1990s.

But a host of young professionals — including entrepreneurs, journalists, activists and artists — say they plan to stay to build a better future for a country that has suffered more than three decades of war.

More globally connected than any generation before them, more aware of the outside world and more urban, this new young elite will be the key driver of change in a land where half the population is under 18, said analyst Omar Sharifi.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/537721/young-afghans-determined-to-rebuild-war-torn-country/
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Young Afghans determined to rebuild war-torn country (Original Post) rug Apr 2013 OP
One can only hope at this point (n/t) gaspee Apr 2013 #1
"half the population is under 18" rug Apr 2013 #2
 

rug

(82,333 posts)
2. "half the population is under 18"
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:33 PM
Apr 2013

they've known nothing but war. The country is changed forever.

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