“We could never go back to how things were on the day before 9/11, but maybe I could go back to who… — Tucker Elliot 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
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
When I came to Afghanistan, I couldn't choose the training camp; al Qaeda and the Arabs ran the camps. I said, 'Hey,… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Afghanistan's winters in the north are legendarily harsh, and southern Afghanistan, by contrast, is bleak desert. These difficulties are compounded by the… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
In Turkey it was always 1952, in Malaysia 1937; Afghanistan was 1910 and Bolivia 1949. It is 20 years ago in the… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country.… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
“Even the air of this country has a story to tell about warfare. It is possible here to lift a piece of… — Nadeem Aslam Copy Share Image
When I commanded infantry in Afghanistan, our K9 dog was an important member of the platoon. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
When was the last time the United States won a war? You know, it lost in Vietnam. It's lost in Afghanistan. It's… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahideen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is ideally suited for guerrilla warfare, as the Soviets discovered in the 1980s. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
“I felt a hand on my back, movement behind me, my guys making room, someone squeezing into our circle, and then one… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“For your own security it’s imperative you blend in with the native population.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It was too late to pray, though. The sky was clear. The helicopters were gone. Too late for so many things. My… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
By abandoning Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, we will no longer have a U.S. airfield in a country that borders China. — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
We should remember that the Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Of course, many of them did support the Taliban.… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO. — George W. Bush 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
I think that the first point to be made is there is no "solution" in Afghanistan. Solution I put in quotes. We… — Mark Danner Copy Share Image
I understand why so many Americans were angry when I was first discovered in Afghanistan. I realize many still are, but I… — John Walker Lindh Copy Share Image
I think of all the guys that strap a gun on their backs and head to Afghanistan and Iraq to keep us… — Foster Friess Copy Share Image
