Here's some news from Afghanistan. We're sending more troops to seal up the borders. Can we try that here? Three months, 12,000… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I'm trying to sum up President Obama's first 11 months in office. He gave billions to Wall Street, cracked down on illegal… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to… — Lisa Ling Copy Share Image
One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Taliban has not, in my judgment, in any significant way changed their fundamental goal and objective, which is to take over… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I didn't know Michael Hastings very well, but one thing about him was always obvious - he was born to be in… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
I applaud President Obama's decision to begin a partial withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. However, I believe that we must… — Susan Bysiewicz Copy Share Image
I started a foundation, called The Khaled Hosseini Foundation. The mission has been to help the most vulnerable groups in Afghanistan. So… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
More American young people can tell you where an island that the 'Survivor' TV series came from is located than can identify… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, America undertook serious military cuts only once: after the election of Richard Nixon, during the Vietnam War. The… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
We [Afghanistan government] were in the process of cleaning up the government when these attacks happened in the north - not only… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
We all know that Washington families are making a tremendous commitment to winning the War on Terror. Tonight, more than 22,000 Washington… — Patty Murray Copy Share Image
The problem right now, which I've been pointing out very bluntly to American officials in Washington, is that the U.S. has no… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan,… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
What began as a counterterrorism mission - to bring to justice the architects of 9/11 and deny terrorists a base of operations… — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
“The lucky ones, the ones who weren't here when the place was getting bombed to hell. We're not like these people. We… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghanistan where we're going to push toward… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
Afghanistan has always been sort of a fractured nation, very tribal, where the countryside and the distant provinces have been run by… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
You know, NATO as a military alliance has something called Article 5, and basically it says this: An attack on one is… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The best time of being a Marine was Afghanistan. There will never be a time when I'm sleeping in the dirt and… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share Image
There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's… — Medea Benjamin Copy Share Image
The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5… — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
One of the lessons of Vietnam, which we failed to heed in the Iraq war and the Afghanistan surge, is that before… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced… — Ferdinand Mount 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
Our [Afghanistan] main problem is education. Over 90 percent of our population is uneducated. So what can you expect? The terrorists come… — Najibullah Quraishi Copy Share Image
I had said from the start that I thought Iraq was a mistake, that we should have stayed focused on Afghanistan. I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily… — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic… — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
People say the war in Iraq is a bad war, and the war in Afghanistan is a good war, but what's the… — Malalai Joya Copy Share Image
It's ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, 'We recognise there must be… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
It's that time of year again, April 15, taxes. I know it's depressing, but just remember, you're paying for roads, bridges, hospitals,… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
The warlords took part in atrocities during the civil war in Afghanistan. They looted, they raped, they killed. They have become incredibly… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
My family left Afghanistan in 1976, well before the Communist coup and the Soviet invasion. We certainly thought we would be going… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
We [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] support and fund projects that bring jobs, healthcare, and education to women and children. In addition,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of… — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
![“We [Afghanistan government] were in the process of cleaning up the government when these attacks happened in the north - not only in Kunduz, but also in other provinces. Our special forces are limited - we cannot be everywhere at the same time and we had to defend every district regardless of how…” quote by Ashraf Ghani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/ashraf-ghani-4964_afghanistan_we-afghanistan-government-were-in-the-pr_1777130.png)
![“There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's not counting Afghanistan. So this has been tremendously increased under the [Barack] Obama administration.” quote by Medea Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/medea-benjamin-27522_administration_there-were-between-46-and-52-drone-strik_1140265.jpg)
![“Our [Afghanistan] main problem is education. Over 90 percent of our population is uneducated. So what can you expect? The terrorists come from Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, saying the Quran says this, Quran says that, and the Afghans believe that because they speak Arabic, they think they know the…” quote by Najibullah Quraishi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/najibullah-quraishi-60061_afghanistan_our-afghanistan-main-problem-is-educatio_166123.jpg)
![“The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan or Iraq [as a soldier] is fighting for an evil cause under an evil commander in chief.” quote by Ted Rall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/ted-rall-13770_afghanistan_the-word-hero-has-been-bandied-about-a-l_1189882.png)
![“We [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] support and fund projects that bring jobs, healthcare, and education to women and children. In addition, we award scholarships to women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_we-in-the-khaled-hosseini-foundation-sup_342046.png)
