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> [The dynamics of the Taliban now appear to be very different and complex, in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they attack governments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-dynamics-of-the-taliban-now-appear-to-be-very-different-and/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [We do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We see no military - we seek no military bases there. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-do-not-want-to-keep-our-troops-in-afghanistan-we-see-no-military/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Everyone in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a potential target. My heart goes out to the UN family in Afghanistan: in spite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-alexander/everyone-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan-is-a-potential-target-my-heart/)

[Chris Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-alexander/)

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> [Some Pakistanis fought for the Taliban. Pakistani extremist groups provided infrastructural support to Al Qaeda. There was a coming and going of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-rashid/some-pakistanis-fought-for-the-taliban-pakistani-extremist-groups/)

[Ahmed Rashid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-rashid/)

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> [If Afghan soldiers continue to kill American soldiers as is happening these days, it can hardly be assumed that they will stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-rashid/if-afghan-soldiers-continue-to-kill-american-soldiers-as-is-happening/)

[Ahmed Rashid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-rashid/)

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