We are not going to be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
“If freedom is free and none need worry, then what blood drops for thee?” — Ryan Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don't wanna ever take your shoes off in coconut land. Never know when you're gonna have to run.” — Dianne Harman Copy Share Image
Like Vietnam, Afghanistan was never about troop levels; it is about how troops are utilized. — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
The true credit for our safety and security goes to our men and women who are serving in places like Iraq and… — Asa Hutchinson Copy Share Image
The recent wave of Taliban attacks has made clear that the international community must not waiver in its support for a stable,… — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
We stand with the government and people of Afghanistan in their quest for peace, stability and prosperity. — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have fewer troops in Afghanistan than we had law enforcement [officers] at the Olympics in Salt Lake City. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Before I became a Congressman, I was a United States diplomat. I worked in Afghanistan, spent time in Iraq. — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
The rules of engagement when I was in Afghanistan were very flexible. When you're at war, you're at war. — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
Military technologies such as Drones, SWAT vehicles and machine-gun-equipped armored trucks once used exclusively in high-intensity war zones such as Iraq and… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don't say you're worried about what they will… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which… — Tom Lantos Copy Share Image
For many people in the west, Afghanistan is synonymous with the Soviet war and the Taliban. I wanted to remind people that… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The military alone cannot end the conflict in Afghanistan. On that much nearly everyone can agree, offering a rare island of consensus… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
When I arrived in the summer of 2009 to command the war in Afghanistan, I entered an effort that was failing. Many… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
When George W.Bush attacked Afghanistan, it was widely hailed, and the failure of our war there wasn't understood. Within a few months… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
An idea is growing in foreign policy circles in Washington ... that there is no turning back. We are stuck in Iraq… — Georgie Anne Geyer 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
“the West, in violation of the April 1988 UN agreement on a Soviet withdrawal, continued to arm and finance the rebels and… — Fred Halliday Copy Share Image
One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Almost everything about Afghanistan was troubling Mullen. As Obama was giving intense focus on the war, Mullen was feeling more personal responsibility.… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
As a critic, I try to stay neutral about movies before I see them, but I really wanted "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" to… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
In a post 9/11 world, in which the uncritical essentializing of people from the "Third-World" has been legitimized; Iraq and Afghanistan have… — Nyla Ali Khan Copy Share Image
It's an Afghanistan goat, so it can't stay here, or else it'll choke on the sweet air of freedom. — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
I would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan. — Mark Danner Copy Share Image