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And I should say that for most of my time visiting Afghanistan, I Rosetta Stone Language found 99 percent of Afghans were very grateful for the support, particularly for the military support. And in every village people would say, "Please don't leave, not more, not less, we want more foreign troops, and more Americans." In recent weeks, there have begun to be more contradictions, a few more cracks opening up. There have been some instances that have made many Afghans quite angry. People in Afghanistan were upset about the reports about the desecration of the Quran. There have been people being upset about the behavior of the U.S. troops. There has been more pressure, I would say, from within Afghanistan. The Government of Afghanistan is walking a tightrope in many ways— it needs to continue to be grateful for and supportive of the Western backing that it gets, and yet it also needs to be sensitive to the needs, the demands, the rights of Afghan citizens.So, my question to you is, how do you balance those two demands? And, if I may, just on a personal note, I remember when there was a bombing of the village in Deh Rawood, and I remembered how upset you were, personally, over this. And so, I know that you're someone who has strong feelings, as well as being a diplomat and a representative of your country, but could you speak a little bit about some of these potential contradictions and how you balance them?ABDULLAH: Thank you. There are two or three issues, perhaps, in relation to your question. One, what was Language Learning Software the expectation of the Afghan people when the Bonn process was started, and we had the Tokyo Conference, and the pledging for Afghanistan? The people of Afghanistan had very high expectations; in some cases legitimate, logical, in some cases a little bit of overestimating, or not realistic.A country which was destroyed for 25 years couldn't be rebuilt in three-and-a-half years, [especially in a country] which only relies on foreign support in security, to a large extent, in the stability of the country, and financial support. Until it gets on its own feet, until it rebuilds, we not only missed 25 years in our history of golden opportunities, but it was destruction throughout, losing the institutions, destruction of the infrastructure, people were moving out of the country, migration, and minds were escaping from the country. So in today's situation, there is a sort of feeling among the people that perhaps we, as the government, were not able to deliver, or the international community might have not delivered as promised, this is one. So part of that expectation is legitimate, logical, part of it is not realistic.The second thing that I ask all of our international partners, do we have lessons drawn from our contact in the past three years that we should look into, we should review it, based on the lessons, the outcomes, and draw a better track in our conduct? So addressing these issues will be addressing some of the grievances which might be felt among the people.The third point would be that, for me, sometimes, it matters a lot whether I'm talking as an Spanish Learning Software Afghan citizen, an outspoken one, or a foreign minister. But, when it comes to the lives of the people, it's all the same. It's all the same. When lives are lost, I'm hurt, because I was thinking that we as an Afghan nation have chosen a different path, when innocent lives are lost.