Moments in a War. / Juan O. Tamayo.
by Tamayo, Juan O; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 63Global Issues. Publisher: Knight-Ridder (1999-June 2002), 2002ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Taliban (Afghanistan) | War on Terrorism (2001- ) | Afghanistan -- Social conditions | Pakistan -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 050 Summary: This article depicts writer Juan Tamayo's journey to Afghanistan to cover the U.S. war on terrorism. "I don't know whether Afghanistan will ever achieve peace or progress, or even a semblance of either. My time there was far too short to really comprehend that sadly tormented country of 25 million people. But I do know that Afghanistan is a magically alluring place of warm people armed to the teeth, of valor and treachery, of friendly hugs and behind-the-back conniving, of almost inconceivable backwardness and impossibly dramatic landscapes. And of memories that linger weeks after I left in mid-December [2001]." (MIAMI HERALD).
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Originally Published: Moments in a War, Feb. 3, 2002; pp. 1L+.
This article depicts writer Juan Tamayo's journey to Afghanistan to cover the U.S. war on terrorism. "I don't know whether Afghanistan will ever achieve peace or progress, or even a semblance of either. My time there was far too short to really comprehend that sadly tormented country of 25 million people. But I do know that Afghanistan is a magically alluring place of warm people armed to the teeth, of valor and treachery, of friendly hugs and behind-the-back conniving, of almost inconceivable backwardness and impossibly dramatic landscapes. And of memories that linger weeks after I left in mid-December [2001]." (MIAMI HERALD).
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