In a male-dominated environment, things are very macho, and you can't show weakness.

- Hyder Akbar

To understand Afghanistan, you have to face the stress the average Afghan deals with.

- Hyder Akbar

The yearning to be Afghan, to be part of the country, part of the land helped me separate myself from the casual traveler and claim my Afghan identit…

- Hyder Akbar

It would be very hard to bring a wife to Afghanistan. In America, I'd have no problem with her doing whatever she wanted, but in Afghanistan, that's …

- Hyder Akbar

After I was in an ambush, my uncles were happy - it was almost like a baptism.

- Hyder Akbar