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title: "4 Afghan Quotes By Asne Seierstad"
description: "4 Afghan quotes by Asne Seierstad. Plus more from Asne Seierstad and more Afghan sayings from other authors."
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> [If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/if-we-can-t-understand-the-afghan-family-we-can-t-understand/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/asne-seierstad-16627_afghan_if-we-can-t-understand-the-afghan-family_349411.png)

> [The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-book-came-after-the-fall-of-the-taliban-it-says-something-about/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/asne-seierstad-16627_about_the-book-came-after-the-fall-of-the-tali_401470.png)

> [The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-family-is-the-single-most-important-institution-in-afghan-culture/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/asne-seierstad-16627_afghan_the-family-is-the-single-most-important_651340.png)

> [The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the countrys constitution as the fundamental pillar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-family-is-the-single-most-important-institution-in-afghan-culture-2/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/asne-seierstad-16627_afghan_the-family-is-the-single-most-important_1686417.png)

## Other authors on Afghan

## More by Asne Seierstad

> [The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-judgment-means-a-lot-as-a-journalist-being-accused-of-invading/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/i-would-like-my-book-to-give-people-insight-to-the-war-before-and/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/if-we-can-t-understand-the-afghan-family-we-can-t-understand/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-book-came-after-the-fall-of-the-taliban-it-says-something-about/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/i-always-try-to-describe-the-situation-just-as-it-is-i-try-to-find/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [“Gerd called life 'existing minute by minute'. Every single minute felt like a battle. Time went on but life had stopped.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/gerd-called-life-existing-minute-by-minute-every-single-minute-felt/)

[Åsne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar of society'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-family-is-the-single-most-important-institution-in-afghan-culture/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [“Os iraquianos sempre devoraram livros: são o nosso alimento e, além do amor, é a única coisa que necessitamos”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/os-iraquianos-sempre-devoraram-livros-s-o-o-nosso-alimento-e-al-m-do/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [Even in a war, someone has to take care of daily life. Someone has to feed and clothe the children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/even-in-a-war-someone-has-to-take-care-of-daily-life-someone-has-to/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [“They played a game of dare - who could get closest to the flames?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/they-played-a-game-of-dare-who-could-get-closest-to-the-flames/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/as-a-woman-you-accept-the-situation-adapt-to-it-and-do-your-best/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [“Do you know what is our problem? We know everything about our weapons, but we know nothing about how to use a telephone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/do-you-know-what-is-our-problem-we-know-everything-about-our-weapons/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [If you've lived in a dictatorship for thirty years, you're used to people lying to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/if-you-ve-lived-in-a-dictatorship-for-thirty-years-you-re-used-to/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [As a war correspondent, you have to weigh the risk you run against the story you can get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/as-a-war-correspondent-you-have-to-weigh-the-risk-you-run-against-the/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

> [The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the countrys constitution as the fundamental pillar of society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/the-family-is-the-single-most-important-institution-in-afghan-culture-2/)

[Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/)

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