Matthew Hoh, former Foreign Service Worker in Afghanistan

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[JimmyAbernethy]

More information on Afghanistan in the first few minutes of this video than the 7 years of television I've watched.

[billyshake]

This is the same all over the world; rural Red Shirts vs. city Yellow Shirts in Thailand, red vs. blue in America, etc. etc. Religious, rural people living a homogeneous culture will always detest the educated, secular people living in cities of multiculturalism. The latter tend to look down on the former. It's amazing how common this dichotomy is across the globe and how virtually all politicians will make use of one side or the other -- seldom really caring about the constituency.

[mjosugrad2009]

I like this video, it's very informative, but who on earth wrote the subtitles? They're terrible! Some of the words are offensive. I'm not a prude, but this is serious subject matter and the last thing that is needed are dirty jokes on the subtitle line. Save it for Family Guy.

[radioactivemanonfire]

god i just want to bounce that guerillas head off every wall in that room. he's so annoying. i want to crack his head open by jacking a car up, putting his head under the tire, then lowering the car and consequently crushing his head.

no comment on the actual video

[PercyMcqueen]

@dna1987 There's not even that much of a dichotomy. When he says secular, non-extreme muslims he just means people who don't hate the government and the U.S. AS MUCH as the extremists. Afghanistan is like the Appalachian boondocks times 100. People there are poor, mean, and fucking crazy.

[needparalegal]

Yeah, he is a diplomat. Unfortunately we elected him to try to reform our corrupt government.

[shehzadshah]

The rural afghans are possibly the most fiercely traditional people in the world. They also have an ancient code of honor called pashtunwali that mandates an eye for an eye for even minor slights. Women in this medieval tradition are the forbidden fruit that no man other than the husband may even look upon. Its deplorable,but thats the way they've been for centuries and they're stubborn mothers.Conclusion: either nuke them all or just get out.

[KingofNH]

Even when Alexander the Great arrived in (Afghanistan) they warned him: Afghanistan has never been conquered. If nothing else, these people DESPISE occupation simply from cultural pride. I'm in favor of bombing Taliban extremists, or any extremists, building schools, building roads, ending the drug trade... But we need to pull our military out. We cannot win if we are occupying.

[padre1917]

"The Great War for Civilisation" talks about this nation and its conflict in immense depth.

even back to 1917, countries have never understood that Afghanistan is a country that will just do its thing, its way, and will never allow foreign occupation

[silentgenocide1991]

It means one sided, what i meant was for you to stop being so defensive i don't hate America and I'm not attacking it what I'm saying is that if anybody watches American media they would probably remember dr goebbels and the nazi regime.