“I'm not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.” — Al Murray Copy Share Image
In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the… — Arundhati Roy 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
America does not hold to the colonial tradition. America came, liberated Afghanistan from the Taliban and al-Qaida, came to an arrangement with… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
Believe me, having a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban. — Kathy Lette Copy Share Image
If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan,… — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Liberals compare Jerry Falwell to the Taliban, but then are furious with George Bush for not being Jesus Christ. Evidently, what a… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The war is not going well and it is time to say why. It has been fought with half-measures. It has been… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
I believed Afghanistan was always going to be hard. It's the fifth poorest country in the world. And when you fly over… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
When we started after Osama bin Laden, we really decided to go after the Taliban. And we seemed to be content to… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
French troops arrived in Afghanistan last week, and not a minute too soon. The French are acting as advisers to the Taliban,… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Being nice to people is, in fact, one of the incidental tenets of Christianity, as opposed to other religions whose tenets are… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
What is common among all of these groups [Taliban, Islamic State etc.] is the intent to destroy. The majority of terrorists who… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Take the example of my daughter. A lot of people were speaking out about education when the Taliban were bombing schools in… — Ziauddin Yousafzai Copy Share Image
An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world . — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country,… — Eliza Griswold Copy Share Image
Women and children were slaughtered by the Taliban. You are going to sit down and negotiate with these folks? They never lived… — Mike Rogers Copy Share Image
Don't use the word gay unless it's an acronym for GAY (Got Aids Yet?) . — Bob Dornan Copy Share Image
“By not burning their poppy fields to the ground but instead maintaining a security umbrella that international development agencies could safely work… — Jake Wood Copy Share Image
If the Taliban comes back to power, the impact would be devastating. A country that has made great strides, in terms of… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
The problem is, we have yet to convince the Taliban they are fellow passengers on spaceship Earth. — Will Durst Copy Share Image