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title: "14 Afghan People Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Afghan People quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Afghan People sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/jack-straw-32241_afghan_while-the-taliban-connives-with-foreign_2384589.png"
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> [While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-straw/while-the-taliban-connives-with-foreign-terrorists-the-afghan-people/)

[Jack Straw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-straw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/jack-straw-32241_afghan_while-the-taliban-connives-with-foreign_2384589.png)

> [The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamid-karzai/the-majority-of-the-afghan-people-support-a-strategic-partnership/)

[Hamid Karzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamid-karzai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/hamid-karzai-16777_afghan_the-majority-of-the-afghan-people-suppor_1991662.png)

> [I'm a believer in the Afghan people, so I support an increase in forces there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-a-mcchrystal/i-m-a-believer-in-the-afghan-people-so-i-support-an-increase-in/)

[Stanley A. McChrystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-a-mcchrystal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/stanley-a-mcchrystal-5088_afghan_i-m-a-believer-in-the-afghan-people-so-i_1840210.png)

> [If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamid-karzai/if-it-is-terrorism-if-it-is-war-on-terror-then-the-afghan-people-will/)

[Hamid Karzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamid-karzai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/hamid-karzai-16777_afghan_if-it-is-terrorism-if-it-is-war-on-terro_22553.png)

> [We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/we-want-an-afghanistan-that-is-shaped-by-the-dreams-of-the-great/)

[Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/narendra-modi-250_dreams_we-want-an-afghanistan-that-is-shaped-by_1636383.jpg)

> [But the war on terror as I have repeatedly said in the past, and the Afghan people believe in it, in truth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamid-karzai/but-the-war-on-terror-as-i-have-repeatedly-said-in-the-past-and-the/)

[Hamid Karzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamid-karzai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/hamid-karzai-16777_afghan_but-the-war-on-terror-as-i-have-repeated_2797543.png)

> [In the Afghan people, I found the most resilient, welcoming people who, for the first time in my career, never judged me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pietra-brettkelly/in-the-afghan-people-i-found-the-most-resilient-welcoming-people-who/)

[Pietra Brettkelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pietra-brettkelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/pietra-brettkelly-64503_afghan_in-the-afghan-people-i-found-the-most-re_3160461.jpg)

> [Over the past 30 years, hand grenades, tanks, fighter jets, missiles, helicopters and assault rifles have replaced traditional floral patterns in rug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-cole/over-the-past-30-years-hand-grenades-tanks-fighter-jets-missiles/)

[Henri Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-cole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/henri-cole-31226_afghan_over-the-past-30-years-hand-grenades-tan_173100.jpg)

> [We obviously don't want to cause problems for the Afghan government, President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people. In fact, we want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-petraeus/we-obviously-don-t-want-to-cause-problems-for-the-afghan-government/)

[David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-petraeus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/david-petraeus-11182_afghan_we-obviously-don-t-want-to-cause-problem_1910850.png)

> [Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamid-karzai/once-the-afghan-people-vote-and-they-choose-their-president-with/)

[Hamid Karzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamid-karzai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/hamid-karzai-16777_afghan_once-the-afghan-people-vote-and-they-cho_718464.png)

> [Trust is an amazing commodity. The Afghan people often talk to me about having to develop trust in America, because they believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-a-mcchrystal/trust-is-an-amazing-commodity-the-afghan-people-often-talk-to-me/)

[Stanley A. McChrystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-a-mcchrystal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/stanley-a-mcchrystal-5088_afghan_trust-is-an-amazing-commodity-the-afghan_900163.jpg)

> [“And it helped me too because I could see that away from the politicians and their arguments, away from the suicide bombers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-busfield/and-it-helped-me-too-because-i-could-see-that-away-from-the/)

[Andrea Busfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-busfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/andrea-busfield-34311_politics_and-it-helped-me-too-because-i-could-see_1787162.jpg)

> [While we can impart many of the tools of a nation to the Afghan people - economic development, the institutions of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-auchincloss/while-we-can-impart-many-of-the-tools-of-a-nation-to-the-afghan/)

[Jake Auchincloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-auchincloss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33a/jake-auchincloss-6362_afghans_while-we-can-impart-many-of-the-tools-of_2554630.jpg)

> [As the leader of a country, you are not free to enjoy the luxury of such feelings. The Afghan people want peace,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashraf-ghani/as-the-leader-of-a-country-you-are-not-free-to-enjoy-the-luxury-of/)

[Ashraf Ghani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashraf-ghani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/ashraf-ghani-4964_afghan_as-the-leader-of-a-country-you-are-not-f_2544775.png)

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