GlobalVoices.Org: Overseas, the word Afghanistan strikes fear into many people’s hearts, while some are quick to conflate it with the Taliban movement that ruled the country from 1996 to 2001 and continues to seek power through arms. But beyond politics, Afghanistan is a source of great inspiration and resolve for its long-suffering citizens, for a number of reasons. So, before asking the more frequently posed question of why so many Afghans are prepared to leave the country of their birth, perhaps it would be better to ask why so many stay? Click here to read more (external link).