Afghan Quotes · Page 4

We obviously don't want to cause problems for the Afghan government, President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people. In fact, we want…

— David Petraeus

There is no Afghan Awakening Movement.

— Richard Engel

The reality is that [Barack] Obama has some 15 countries in the current Libya coalition. President Bush put together close to 50…

— Donald Rumsfeld

Definitely in the West, we're all cast as the same now. Whether you're Indian, Pakistani, Arab, Iranian, Afghan or whatever, you just…

— Maz Jobrani

“An intelligent enemy,' he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, 'rather than a foolish friend.' Or,…

— Tahir Shah

It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.

— George W. Bush

The Pashtuns in particular are kind of trapped. They've never accepted the Durand Line nor has any Afghan government historically accepted it.

— Noam Chomsky

I have been involved with the UN refugee agency for a few years now, and we have done events to speak about…

— Khaled Hosseini

The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States.

— Hamid Karzai

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.

— John R. Allen

We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in…

— Hamid Karzai

I mean,you will have an Afghan government. There are two roads here. One is obviously a run-off election or a negotiated settlement.…

— Rahm Emanuel

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

— Rahm Emanuel

Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where…

— John Abizaid

In Afghan culture, you don't date - you marry. Even talking to boys before marriage brings great shame to your family.

— Azita Ghanizada

To understand Afghanistan, you have to face the stress the average Afghan deals with.

— Hyder Akbar

We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

— Barack Obama

If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera.

— Andrew Bacevich

I don't know anyone who is more admired and respected in the international community than President Karzai, for his strength, for his…

— Condoleezza Rice

Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history.

— Khaled Hosseini

We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour,…

— Khaled Hosseini

It's hard for comic actors used to pulling faces just to be on screen, but Tina Fey does a good job. I…

— David Edelstein

As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.

— Hamid Karzai

While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger

— Jack Straw

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

— Seumas Milne