There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.

People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.

A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.

There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.