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coexistence · 2006–2010s

Before He Traveled the World, the World Came to Kabul

Working around Afghans, Americans and multinational military and civilian personnel exposed Shah to people from dozens of countries, languages, cultures, faiths, foods and ways of thinking. Kabul became his first global classroom and helped shape the coexistence philosophy behind Rise to Peace.

The story

What happened—and what it changed.

Kabul became a classroom beyond school. Languages, technology, public service and daily contact with people from many backgrounds widened what seemed possible—and exposed the distance between decisions made about conflict and the lives shaped by them.