November 15, 2024
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Comments for: A mouse in the walls of Herat

Afghans, far more than Americans, guard their words. Lacking national institutions, they keep their options open but – at least in public – their mouths closed. Not for them our current impulse toward blabby self-revelation. On the contrary, parents teach the virtues of verbal self-restraint. Or, when something… Read More

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