Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our…

The decision to rely heavily on high-altitude air power, target urban infrastructure and repeatedly attack heavily populated towns and villages has reflected a deliberate…

— Seumas Milne

By protecting our Afghan friends from reprisals and welcoming them into our American family, we can assert that the United States is still a…

— Jeanne Shaheen

“A Guardian investigation concluded that between 10,000 and 20,000 people died as an 'indirect' result of the US bombing, that is, through hunger, cold…

— Mark Curtis

Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy or a…

— Rahm Emanuel

We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work…

— John R. Allen

In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the Taliban. Can…

— Arundhati Roy

There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan troops and International Security Assistance Force. On most of…

— John R. Allen

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement…

— John R. Allen

When we talk about carpet bombing ISIL, that's what it looks like, creating huge numbers of civilian casualties, which increases the numbers of refugees…

— John R. Allen

My mission is to lead the country out of a bad situation of corruption, depression and slavery. After I rid the country of these…

— Idi Amin

Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a…

— Marie Colvin

Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense.

— Stephen Kinzer

If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.

— Hamid Karzai

I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out…

— Gary Sinise

We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he…

— Ashraf Ghani