In Afghanistan, you don't understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
You have these crops of poppies that supply something like 90% of the heroin sold in Europe and actually represents more than… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan ] is a tremendous need for selter. So I am focusing most of the efforts of the foundation to… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about Afghanistan before the Soviet war because that is largely a forgotten period in modern Afghan history. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I returned to Afghanistan because I had a deep longing to see for myself how people lived, what they thought of their… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Equally important is the lack of cultivable land for farmers, a profound problem when you take into account that Afghanistan has always… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make ANYTHING all right. Only a smile.… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I looked westward and marveled that, somewhere over those mountains, Kabul still existed. It really existed, not just as an old memory,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
You are never alone in Afghanistan. You are always in the company of others, usually family. You don't understand yourself really as… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I laughed. Partly at the joke, partly at how Afghan humor never changed. Wars were waged, the Internet was invented, and a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Michael Bealmear is a philanthropist, and he has become interested in the issue of refugees, and he proposed that we do an… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Throughout the last century there were multiple attempts at giving Afghan women more autonomy, to change marriage laws, to abolish the practice… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
When I went to Afghanistan in 2003, I walked into a war zone. Entire neighborhoods had been demolished. There were an overwhelming… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Probably the single most commen response I get from my readesr, be it through e-mails or letters, is that they did not… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I know you're still young but I want you to understand and learn this now. Marriage can wait, education cannot. You're a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I returned to Kabul after a 27-year absence. I came away with some optimism but not as much as I had hoped… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I was overwhelmed with the kindness of people [in Afghanistan] and found that they had managed to retain their dignity, their pride,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I think the scale of the conflict [in Afghanistan] has dramatically changed in 2003. You're now facing a much more motivated, well-supported… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Ultimately, my books are not about the politics, although the toil and the struggle and the wars in Afghanistan have a significant… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
We will also be funding projects that empower women and children in Afghanistan and now and then give scholarships to Afghan students… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
At the time we are focusing our efforts primarily on building shelters for refugees. Homelessness in Afghanistan is a huge problem. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan, largely because my memories, unlike those of the current generation of Afghans,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There isn't, even now, a great tradition of novel-writing in Afghanistan. Most of the literature is in the form of poetry. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I brought Hassan’s son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
A great deal remains to be done in Afghanistan and the jury is out as to whether the international community has the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The country [Afghanistan] faces enormous problems. There is a violent insurgency hampering the rule of law and developmental efforts. — Khaled Hosseini 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
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 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
A Western-style democracy in Afghanistan is a dream. I don't see that as a reality anytime soon. But I think some form… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I did see [in Afghanistan] plenty that reminded me of my childhood. I recognised my old neighbourhood, saw my old school, streets… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I think the changes that have happened, there have been come positive, but by and large, you have to say the changes… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
When I go to Afghanistan, I realize I've been spared, due to a random genetic lottery, by being born to people who… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Winter was every kid’s favorite season in Kabul, at least those whose fathers could afford to buy a good iron stove. The reason was… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Their fights didn’t so much end as dissipate, like a drop of ink in a bowl of water, with a residual taint that lingered.” — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I think that everything he did, feeding the poor, giving money to friends in need, it was all a way of redeeming himself. And… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Mariam knew that life for the most part had been unkind to her. But as she walked the final twenty paces, she could not… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I pray. I pray that my sins have not caught up with me the way I'd always feared they would.” — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“shoes: that putting them on a bed invited death into the family, that a quarrel would follow if one put on the left shoe… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I have a theory about marriage, Monsieur Boustouler. And it's that nearly always you will know within two weeks if it's going to work.… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Throughout the last century there were multiple attempts at giving Afghan women more autonomy, to change marriage laws, to abolish the practice of bride… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“He says this is war. There is no shame in war. Tell him he's wrong. War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
![“At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d8/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_at-least-it-is-encouraging-to-me-that-pr_528159.jpg)
![“There [in Afghanistan ] is a tremendous need for selter. So I am focusing most of the efforts of the foundation to building shelters for refugees in northern Afghanistan and we have already begun doing so.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fd/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_there-in-afghanistan-is-a-tremendous-nee_2135741.jpg)
![“The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden from holding office in the future government. And finally, NATO agreed to expand the peacekeeping forces to troubled areas outside of Kabul.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e3/khaled-hosseini-251_administration_the-george-w-bush-administration-tripled_2968888.jpg)
![“[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war through guns and tanks. We have to engage the neighbors, and it is good that there is a non-military strategy in addition to a military strategy. It is, at least, encouraging…” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5b/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_barack-obama-is-sending-more-troops-to-a_2355982.jpg)
![“I was overwhelmed with the kindness of people [in Afghanistan] and found that they had managed to retain their dignity, their pride, and their hospitality under unspeakably bleak conditions.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/140/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_i-was-overwhelmed-with-the-kindness-of-p_1414307.jpg)
![“I think the scale of the conflict [in Afghanistan] has dramatically changed in 2003. You're now facing a much more motivated, well-supported enemy. I don't see any quick end to this thing.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/095/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_i-think-the-scale-of-the-conflict-in-afg_3015092.jpg)
![“The country [Afghanistan] faces enormous problems. There is a violent insurgency hampering the rule of law and developmental efforts.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/77c/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_the-country-afghanistan-faces-enormous-p_3159705.jpg)
![“I did see [in Afghanistan] plenty that reminded me of my childhood. I recognised my old neighbourhood, saw my old school, streets where I had played with my brother and cousins.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a3/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_i-did-see-in-afghanistan-plenty-that-rem_3177929.jpg)
