The first concerns how not be blown up when in Kabul, and comes courtesy of an American TV journalist who was on the course with us.

We want to show the people that we can rule, and that we are ready for the day when we take over Kabul, that we have learned from our mistakes.

There can be no peace in Afghanistan until these two neighbors sit down and talk about a common approach to both Kabul and Kashmir, rather than negotiating by proxy war.

What happens when you give cameras to a group of Kabul teens? You see Afghanistan not as a place of war and violence, but as a country where children still play and life carries on.

An Afghan man rides his bicycle at dusk in Kabul, on Jan. 31.