Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires. — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
You have think tanks like the widely respected Atlantic Council that have published reports in the past year that have called Afghanistan… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The fact is that the American government and NATO have destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan. Their next targets will be Syria and Iran. — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
“I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
I believe in a strong national defense. But it's my belief that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan poses a threat to national security,… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
I have never believed you go to war in Iraq, you go to war in Afghanistan, and believe that you can deal… — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
From the War for Independence to today in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am inspired by the courage, professionalism and patriotism of our… — Tim Ryan Copy Share Image
Keeping a relatively small, predominantly U.S. Special Forces presence in Afghanistan to continue to train the Afghan army past December 2016 is… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
“It’s hard to describe being an expatriate of sorts to people who’ve never lived overseas, but when you’re an American living in… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
think that the external situation has also changed somewhat. The reduction of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has, in a sense,… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
Soviet foreign ministers would come in to see the president all the time, routinely. Jimmy Carter stopped that after the invasion of… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
I think it is a very important step in the right direction that the Afghans have taken over responsibility for the security… — Jens Stoltenberg Copy Share Image
As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
In military terms, if you're not winning, sometimes you are losing. We've seen the Taliban and associated terrorist organizations make gains in… — Tom Cotton Copy Share Image
It might sound crazy, but filming in a conflict zone, in Afghanistan, and being a female filmmaker was the easy part. I… — Pietra Brettkelly Copy Share Image
For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I know my dear brother, President [Barack] Obama, has a bust of Martin King right there in the Oval Office, but the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“The only thing worse than his arrogance was his incompetence. He was a bully, behaving like an ass. I saw Angel though,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahideen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
“The best thing we could have done for Afghanistan was to get out of our Humvees and drink more green chai. We… — Craig M. Mullaney Copy Share Image
I suggested that we had experience in helping other countries build their military forces, and we would be willing and happy to… — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made. — Alexander Haig Copy Share Image
I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
If you were disabled in Russia, you had to re-register every year, and it took up to six months to re-register, so… — Duncan Green Copy Share Image
“The one ring road around the airfield is paved, but heavily rutted and potholed. Every few days a street-sweeper makes its way… — Glenn Dean Copy Share Image
As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men… — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for… — Ryan Goodrich Copy Share Image
I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
We have to fight radical Islam wherever it exists. It's in Afghanistan, it's in Saudi Arabia, throughout the Middle-East in big numbers… — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
I supported the war in Afghanistan because 3000 of our people were murdered and I thought we had a right to defend… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
Afghanistan can't police its borders, and its neighbors give sanctuary and assistance to insurgents. — George Packer Copy Share Image
The story of what has happened to women in Afghanistan, however, is a very important one, and fertile ground for fiction. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
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