You have a lot of suspicion from the neighbors of Afghanistan about U.S. intentions. Iran is already, to some extent, trying to… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan Copy Share Image
The idea of a permanent U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, as opposed to an economic presence, is going to create a new… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
“Afghanistan is not only the mirror of the Afghans: it is the mirror of the world. 'If you do not like the… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
Pashtun nationalism is reasserting itself. Its political history spans several hundred years. The Pashtuns are angry at the Americans because, one, they're… — Ahmed Rashid Angry Copy Share Image
There is no way the Americans are going to be able to carry out a full scale war against Iraq and at… — Ahmed Rashid Able Copy Share Image
Our Pakistan elites are spoiled by permanent foreign aid and therefore find it difficult to change course. Pakistan needs someone who stands… — Ahmed Rashid Aids Copy Share Image
“Within a few short, dramatic months Afghanistan had been catapulted into the centre of the intensified Cold War between the Soviet Union… — Ahmed Rashid Cold war Copy Share Image
I am confident that there are hedge funds, banks or investment companies that could allocate five percent of their portfolios for risky… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
The Pashtuns feel discriminated against by the Americans because they supported the Taliban and the war is still going on in their… — Ahmed Rashid Bombing Copy Share Image
I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
We should remember that the Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Of course, many of them did support the Taliban.… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
What everyone underestimated was the acute unpopularity of the Taliban, even in the Pashtun areas. People like myself were saying the Taliban… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
The Soviets held to the tradition of colonialism. They raped the country and killed many people. But they also built dams, electrical… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
I met a lot of the senior Taliban, and I asked them precisely [about Mullah Omar]. The most common answer was he… — Ahmed Rashid Answers Copy Share Image
The West would be well advised to change its approach towards failing states. At present, no major power can find the correct… — Ahmed Rashid Civil war Copy Share Image
[Mullah Omar] gave himself this religious title. So it was something that all those people there who swore an oath of loyalty… — Ahmed Rashid Leader Copy Share Image
“Dr Leila Gupta found that most children had witnessed extreme violence and did not expect to survive. Two-thirds of the children interviewed… — Ahmed Rashid Children Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake Barack Obama could have made is to change quite a few things in his Afghanistan policy. He increased the… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan Copy Share Image
It would have been better if the United Nations had sent a team to Mali right away to mediate between the government… — Ahmed Rashid Army Copy Share Image
Dysfunctional states like Afghanistan need business people who are deeply rooted in their country and invest in it. They can add stability.… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Some Pakistanis fought for the Taliban. Pakistani extremist groups provided infrastructural support to Al Qaeda. There was a coming and going of… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
The United States only knows one form of intervention and that is the military one. Everything depends on drawn weapons. We should,… — Ahmed Rashid Action Copy Share Image
The strategy for peace-building in Afghanistan is economic aid, reconstruction, international security forces. On those lines, the U.S. has been extremely slow.… — Ahmed Rashid Afghanistan Copy Share Image
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