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 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
“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
The story of Taliban recovery and resurgence begins in the places where they took refuge after 2001. And as long as those… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
In the midst of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Putin invaded the Republic of Georgia. Let's call it for what it… — Kelly Ayotte Copy Share Image
If you polled the military in Afghanistan as to how many think we should be there or not, the numbers would probably… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
The United States has been essentially engaged in an ongoing war that most people date from 2001. That war has taken us… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
“the primary focus in Afghanistan was to “win the hearts and minds,” the Vaughns were enraged. The idea that the sensitivities and… — Billy Vaughn Copy Share Image
With the winding down of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States now has an opportunity to implement real defense… — Pete Hegseth Copy Share Image
Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan to transform her own life and ended up revolutionizing the lives of many of her Afghan sisters.… — Masha Hamilton Copy Share Image
Afghanistan has the capacity to become an industrialized country because of its mining and agriculture sectors. We can also create jobs for… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
I am proud that for the first time in the history of Afghanistan, I am raising the flag of such a people,… — Nur Muhammad Taraki Copy Share Image
It seems perverse to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan ...[Showing the misery of Afghanistan ran the risk… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Peace is our goal, but peace from strength, an enduring peace that will bring regional cooperation. What we have emphasized and agreed… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as the last… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
The Afghan - obviously the parties will decide which course of action. The most important there, get a government that is seen… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
In the time that we're here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan,… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
I like to tell people that I have the best job in the media. All I do is hang around with heroes.… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
The major problem for America is we're losing two wars. We're losing in Afghanistan, we're losing in Iraq. And there seems very… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
Inside the White House there were always extreme amounts of doubt about whether they should be escalating in Afghanistan. In fact, most… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
We cannot continue to ask the brave men and women of our Armed Forces to put their lives on the line to… — John F. Tierney Copy Share Image
John Walker, while he was in Afghanistan, told people his goal was to have four wives. ... Do we need any further… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I was in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Bahrain. The first year I went pretty much by myself. Then I went with General [Richard]… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
NATO is in our national security interests. And, yes, we pay a lot for it, but, when we had Afghanistan, NATO troops… — James Franklin Jeffrey Copy Share Image
Did you hear this? They say now Osama bin Laden and his buddy Mullah Omar have left Afghanistan dressed as women. They… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
For those 10 months back in Afghanistan after university, I felt I had no rights. It felt like I didn't exist. It… — Malina Suliman Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
I'm a lucky boy! I could be holding a gun in Afghanistan. There's boys out there doing what they've got to do,… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
Secret ops by secret forces have a nasty tendency to produce unintended, unforeseen, and completely disastrous consequences. New Yorkers will remember well… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
“Despite everything that has befallen us, do we not continue to hold the destiny of this shattered and magnificent nation, together with… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
There is no battle space the U.S. Military cannot access. They said we couldn't do Afghanistan. We did it with ease. They… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
Many people in Britain will regard the end of combat in Afghanistan as a very good news story, but for many young… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
This flirtation with isolationism in the Republican party is over. It's giving way to a more muscular foreign policy than I've been… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
For instance, in the last five years [till 2016], we've admitted nearly 100,000 immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan. And these two countries… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
It is imperative that Congress provides adequately funded and stable budgets which allow us to support Afghan personnel and ensure that Afghanistan… — Elise Stefanik Copy Share Image
You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know,… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
I remember, on the medevac helicopter, I said to myself, "I am not f - - g dying in Afghanistan." People talk… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
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![“I was in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Bahrain. The first year I went pretty much by myself. Then I went with General [Richard] Myers, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The shows and audiences were amazing. You'll never get a better group of people.” quote by Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/robin-williams-682_afghanistan_i-was-in-iraq-afghanistan-djibouti-bahra_593154.jpg)
![“For instance, in the last five years [till 2016], we've admitted nearly 100,000 immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan. And these two countries according to Pew Research, a majority of residents say that the barbaric practice of honor killings against women are often or sometimes justified. That's…” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ba/donald-trump-18_afghanistan_for-instance-in-the-last-five-years-till_1755835.jpg)
