Voters had to choose between the unknown and the notorious.

The London Conference should not be an occasion for celebratory backslapping, but for rolling up sleeves and making up for past weak performance. The gains made by Afghans are not sustainable without greater international support and commitment.

Lots of Afghans are disappointed and cynical because they feel like people who perpetrated serious human rights abuses have been allowed back in the parliament.

I have a Maltese Shih Tzu. I'm notorious for dressing her up in sweaters.

First, my doctor told me the good news. He said I was going to have a disease named after me.

He [Nicolaus Steno] told the audience, "Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.