There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.
Lakhdar BrahimiAbout author
- Author's profession: Public Servant
- Nationality: algerian
- Born: January 1, 1934
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