For many people in the west, Afghanistan is synonymous with the Soviet war and the Taliban. I wanted to remind people that… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Wars always evolve over time, don't they? Iraq/Afghanistan is different than Vietnam, and Vietnam was different than Korea, and Korea was different… — Dave Abrams Copy Share Image
Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which… — Tom Lantos Copy Share Image
Military technologies such as Drones, SWAT vehicles and machine-gun-equipped armored trucks once used exclusively in high-intensity war zones such as Iraq and… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don't say you're worried about what they will… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
When I arrived in the summer of 2009 to command the war in Afghanistan, I entered an effort that was failing. Many… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
The military alone cannot end the conflict in Afghanistan. On that much nearly everyone can agree, offering a rare island of consensus… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
The story of Taliban recovery and resurgence begins in the places where they took refuge after 2001. And as long as those… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
With the winding down of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States now has an opportunity to implement real defense… — Pete Hegseth Copy Share Image
The United States has been essentially engaged in an ongoing war that most people date from 2001. That war has taken us… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
“the primary focus in Afghanistan was to “win the hearts and minds,” the Vaughns were enraged. The idea that the sensitivities and… — Billy Vaughn Copy Share Image
In the midst of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Putin invaded the Republic of Georgia. Let's call it for what it… — Kelly Ayotte Copy Share Image
If you polled the military in Afghanistan as to how many think we should be there or not, the numbers would probably… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
The president made clear when he was a candidate for this office and when he took this office, that unfortunately prior to… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
We're here so that Afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists the way it was when al-Qaeda planned… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I was in Afghanistan and then obviously in Iraq. And I realized that you can't control life. You can do a lot… — Nathaniel Fick Copy Share Image
The art of coalition command - whether it is here in Afghanistan, whether it was in Iraq or in Bosnia or in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
“ Who are your favorite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what they're all going to face, whichever one of them becomes president on January 21st of 2009. They will… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
It is unacceptable that private groups working tirelessly to save lives in Afghanistan have hit bureaucratic roadblocks and red tape prohibiting them… — Young Kim Copy Share Image
There is still a desperate need for investment and promotion of education in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Official figures put Pakistan literacy… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I've been to Iraq three times. I've been to Afghanistan, I've been quite a few places, and I want to tell you… — Charlie Daniels Copy Share Image
Hassan and I looked at each other. Cracked up. The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
In another show of America's force to the world, when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Carter responded by boycotting the Olympics. And thus… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The blow back from the cold war is that a weakened Russia allowed Afghanistan to become a failed state, and then all… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
This is a city of absolute enchantment in the literal sense of the word. It loosens all the bonds binding the traveller… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
We've been talking about the Syrian refugee crisis a lot, in the news in the U.K. and possibly the U.S., but it… — Nadine Shah Copy Share Image
If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan,… — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
Britain, along with the U.S.A., is war weary, and after the travesty of Iraq and Afghanistan, has grave misgivings in any future… — Paul Conroy Copy Share Image
Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup… — Walter Russell Mead Copy Share Image
Certainly I am sometimes afraid, but my hope is greater than my fear, and the biggest enemy we all face is ignorance… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I think 2001 was the year Al Jazeera started to play an international role, in a way. Because in 2001, we were… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image
Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her… — John McCain Copy Share Image
American troops on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. And so she [Hillary Clinton] is saying we're not going to go back… — Eric Bolling Copy Share Image
As president, my goal in Afghanistan will be to complete a successful transition to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014.… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously… — Solomon Ortiz Copy Share Image
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