I have never believed you go to war in Iraq, you go to war in Afghanistan, and believe that you can deal… — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires. — James G. Stavridis 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 fact is that the American government and NATO have destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan. Their next targets will be Syria and Iran. — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
“I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too. — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
The net effect of Clarence Darrow's great speech yesterday seemed to be precisely the same as if he had bawled it up… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The women of Afghanistan, left behind as their men fought, did what the women of World War II did - used their… — Tina Brown 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
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
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds. I think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan proved it… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I think indeed our response on counterinsurgency needs to be finely tuned to the needs of Afghanistan. This is not Iraq. We… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
Since January 2002, when the United States began detaining at Guantanamo Bay enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other fronts in… — Linda Chavez Copy Share Image
But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a… — Jens Stoltenberg Copy Share Image
“I wanted to share the risks the digger in Afghanistan took every day. Whenever I could I joined patrols ‘outside the wire’,… — John Cantwell Copy Share Image
Who was it in Afghanistan who screwed up in Tora Bora and let bin Laden escape? It was the Bush Administration. Who… — Sidney Blumenthal Copy Share Image
Continuous wars - which we have now had since 2001 - starting with Afghanistan, continuing on to Iraq. And even since Iraq,… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
We do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We see no military - we seek no military bases there. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Suddenly that it was as dangerous to be in America as it was to be overseas. So that the false distinction that's… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
For Americans, Poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. Polish heroes and American patriots fought side… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The al-Qaida cell broken up near Buffalo, N.Y., contains some citizens who also found themselves in Afghanistan, training for the Great All-Around… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
In my view, the Western model of influencing the development of third world countries is doomed to failure. The West does not… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
As you know, I did not support the United States' engagement in Iraq and have long had concerns about Afghanistan... But I… — Kyrsten Sinema Copy Share Image
Afghanistan can't police its borders, and its neighbors give sanctuary and assistance to insurgents. — George Packer Copy Share Image
I supported the war in Afghanistan because 3000 of our people were murdered and I thought we had a right to defend… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
We have to fight radical Islam wherever it exists. It's in Afghanistan, it's in Saudi Arabia, throughout the Middle-East in big numbers… — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for… — Ryan Goodrich Copy Share Image
I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been… — Clint Eastwood 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
As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men… — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
If you were disabled in Russia, you had to re-register every year, and it took up to six months to re-register, so… — Duncan Green Copy Share Image
“The one ring road around the airfield is paved, but heavily rutted and potholed. Every few days a street-sweeper makes its way… — Glenn Dean Copy Share Image
In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made. — Alexander Haig Copy Share Image
When we get peace in Afghanistan, we'll go to New Zealand to learn best practices for raising sheep. We'll go to Switzerland… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
I would be quite happy to see the Northern Alliance steam across northern Afghanistan and take Kabul. — Geoff Hoon Copy Share Image
“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image