A person can not be secular. It is a state concept, not individual. But I understand what you mean and it is a good start. We were always taught to respect other religions as children and told that there was not one single way to reach the almighty. I wish more people were taught that notion.
Afghans have the right of self defense. If these attacks by Pakistan don't stop then there will be retaliation, either overtly or covertly. You can't let your people die without doing anything, 4 civilians died just the other day.
Here is the real statistics with a valid source--
• Unemployment among ethnic minorities costs the economy almost £8.6 billion a year in benefits and lost revenue from taxes. Half of Muslim men and three quarters of Muslim women are unemployed.
Britain's coping classes at breaking point -...
Have you guys seen the old Sushma Swaraj interview that she gave to Talat Hussein of PTV in 2002? I was very skeptical about her as MEA but after watching that I think she would probably be not as bad as I thought.