| One way to strengthen the Afghanistan nation is to | | | | all the kids. |
| do so through sports. We know that kids and | | | | Did you know that the Iraqi national soccer team is |
| students in Afghanistan like to play soccer, and they | | | | up and running again? And did you know they are |
| like to fly kites. In this case we should have contests | | | | playing other countries, and they are even winning |
| with kites, and we should give soccer balls to all the | | | | some games? By setting up national championships, |
| families. We should assist the Afghans in building | | | | and youth league programs, this will provide a feeding |
| soccer fields, setting up goal posts, and even helping | | | | program to the upper levels. If the kids play |
| to train soccer coaches in all the communities. We | | | | together, compete together, and work together on |
| should also set up soccer leagues as we have in the | | | | a team for a common goal there will be less sectarian |
| United States with AYSO. | | | | violence. |
| If we keep the kids focused on sports, and keep | | | | Sometimes the answers are so simple, but we don't |
| them healthier and happier, they are less likely to be | | | | realize. Sometimes we spend money on the wrong |
| recruited by the Taliban. We could round up one | | | | things when trying to help other nations. If we truly |
| person from every village, and one person from each | | | | care about the cultures of these other nations, and |
| block in the larger cities, and bring them to a soccer | | | | truly wish to help them, we have to do it on their |
| camp in the United States. We could teach them all | | | | terms and help them with what they love. We need |
| there is to learn about their favorite sport. Then | | | | to help them help themselves to become great again. |
| when they go back to they can be the coaches for | | | | Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this. |