I can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
The most dangerous thing I've ever encountered was a run-in with Boko Haram around 2007 in a small town in Nigeria. I… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
One of the things about landays is that they thrive in a modern context. Early on I went to this incredible Pashtun… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Poetry is a popular genre… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly. Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country, and possibly… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
If we think about folk forms, they belong to disenfranchised people, people who have not been allowed access to the poetry of literature or… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
I can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
The most dangerous thing I've ever encountered was a run-in with Boko Haram around 2007 in a small town in Nigeria. I got caught… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be as popular… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
We know Jesus taught that if someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to the left. We know that Mohammed was sacked from… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
Seeing the Afghan women in their burqas, it's easy to say, "Well, they're not as fully aware as I am, so why do I… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
One of the things about landays is that they thrive in a modern context. Early on I went to this incredible Pashtun novelist, Mustafa… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan.… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
I was surprised by the level of sophistication of the Special Operation forces. Among them were anthropologists and PhD candidates. I felt because I… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
News isn't designed to talk about daily life in its nuances, but poetry is. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban. — Eliza Griswold Copy Share
