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Ilias Alami and Suleiman Amanzad, Opinion contributors Published 5:00 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2019 Fellow Afghans were shocked that we gave up the chance for a 'better' future in the West. Instead, we decided to build a future for Afghanistan. Exactly 10 years ago, we were among 40 high school students from across Afghanistan to visit the United States for a year of high school exchange program — Youth Exchange and Study (YES) — funded by the U.S. Department of State.
I am an Afghan, and I belong to the first post-9/11 generation. I was 4 when the Taliban took over my native Bamiyan in 1998. Bamiyan is one of the most beautiful provinces of Afghanistan, covered with towering mountains and lush green fields. It’s also home to the world’s largest standing Buddha statues. Or it was until the Taliban destroyed them.
Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Media personnel are targeted by militants; religious, ethnic, and separatist groups; intelligence and law enforcement agencies; and even mainstream political parties. The country—a frontline state for almost four decades—suffers from a polarized society and a culture of intolerance.
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