Hamid Karzai (1957) President of Afghanistan
Quoted on BBC News, "Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai says Nato caused 'great suffering'" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24433433, (October 7, 2013). <br class="br">2013
“There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.”
— Khaled Hosseini, book The Kite Runner
Source: The Kite Runner
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