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
People get upset when Baghdad, the "Cradle of Civilization" is burning, or when the Buddhas in Afghanistan are falling. These are real… — Aleksandra Mir 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
Bush, you must admit that you have been defeated in Iraq and that you are being defeated in Afghanistan and that you… — Ayman al-Zawahiri Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what we think we are there [in Afghanistan] for; it matters what they think. They think we are invaders. — Gwynne Dyer Copy Share Image
Sacrifice is going to war for your country. Sacrifice is a brave young man being blown up by a landmine in Afghanistan. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
And there’s been drift in Afghanistan over the last couple of years. That’s something that we intend to fix this. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you do anything high profile in Afghanistan, the threats are bound to come. And there is nothing more high profile there… — Kabir Khan Copy Share Image
Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to have a conversation about whether Obama's plan to increase spending to occupy Afghanistan helps make America a safer country,… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
We've been talking about the Syrian refugee crisis a lot, in the news in the U.K. and possibly the U.S., but it… — Nadine Shah Copy Share Image
If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan,… — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
This is a city of absolute enchantment in the literal sense of the word. It loosens all the bonds binding the traveller… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
Certainly I am sometimes afraid, but my hope is greater than my fear, and the biggest enemy we all face is ignorance… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I'm no military expert, and these figures might not be exactly right,' I said. 'But as best I can tell, we've launched… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
What everyone underestimated was the acute unpopularity of the Taliban, even in the Pashtun areas. People like myself were saying the Taliban… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
At no time in the past, now or in the future has or will Russia take any part in actions aimed at… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It was interesting watching the Afghanistan war review deliberations, this three-month process where Barack Obama did the most thorough foreign policy review… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not think in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There was a time when the women of Afghanistan - at least in Kabul - were out there. They were allowed to… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
If in the past, you didn't cry out when thousands of protesters were killed and injured by Turkey, Egypt and Libya, when… — Hillel Neuer Copy Share Image
After the invasion of Afghanistan, when the focus suddenly turned toward Iraq, I suddenly thought, 'What on earth had Iraq got to… — Katharine Gun Copy Share Image
While my mother is from Jammu, my father was originally from Afghanistan, as my grandfather was the governor of five provinces there,… — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share Image
“I’m clinging to one last thought: pain is the harbinger of hope. You have to be alive to feel pain. If you… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
There is still a severe and scary amount of extreme poverty in rural parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma and sub-Saharan Africa. — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
Buttigieg was a naval reservist who served as a lieutenant in Afghanistan, so he has seen first hand how American foreign policy… — Lisa Kennedy Montgomery Copy Share Image
The Taliban, who controlled Afghanistan, harbored and protected the terrorist organization that was behind the 9/11 attacks on the United States, and… — Nancy Mace 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
But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan,… — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan,… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share Image
When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 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 market system rewards me outlandishly for what I do, but that doesn't mean I'm any more deserving of a good life… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
My sense is that General Kayani recognises that a stable and secure Afghanistan is in the best interests of Pakistan. — Joseph Dunford Copy Share Image
Let's remember that the reason we are there is that we have vital interests in Afghanistan, hugely important national interests, as do… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
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