10/18/2001
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"For the first time young girls are going to be going to school in Afghanistan."
"Next week, for the first time in many years, Afghans will be free once more to celebrate this time-honored tradition."
"There is a lot of normal traffic that ought to be facilitated, as opposed to stopped."
"We will continue to help Afghanistan become a stable, prosperous, and free country."