Ashraf Ghani

The privileged elites are part of the globalization moment that we live in.

— Ashraf Ghani

We live in an interconnected world, and you cannot prevent people from leaving. What you need to do is to create opportunities.…

— Ashraf Ghani

Terrorism attacks peoples' trust in the system of their state. There is protection, but only if there is collective action and collective…

— Ashraf Ghani

We [Afghanistan] are constantly dealing with situations in which we must ensure that provinces or major cities do not fall into enemy…

— Ashraf Ghani

In 2001, we didn't have an army; we had remnants of a dissolved army that had no hope. Our generals had literally…

— Ashraf Ghani

You can get together, you can talk as much as you want, but if there's not a decision-making process - that's where…

— Ashraf Ghani

Time is not a friend.

— Ashraf Ghani

The future is Afghanistan.

— Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan is moving to really becoming an export-oriented country.

— Ashraf Ghani

Peace is our goal, but peace from strength, an enduring peace that will bring regional cooperation. What we have emphasized and agreed…

— Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan has the capacity to become an industrialized country because of its mining and agriculture sectors. We can also create jobs for…

— Ashraf Ghani

The economy is the silent elephant in the room.

— Ashraf Ghani

Either we all commit suicide together or guarantee institutions that provide stability for all. We need reforms that are enduring, so people…

— Ashraf Ghani

When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit.

— Ashraf Ghani

We need to create jobs for 300,000 youth graduating from high school in the next three years. We need to produce growth…

— Ashraf Ghani

Ninety percent of our police are fighting terrorists, so we don't have enough oriented towards their key duty, which is enforcement of…

— Ashraf Ghani

Women are part of the constitution.

— Ashraf Ghani

I cannot tolerate immorality.

— Ashraf Ghani

The key demand for me from the public across the 34 provinces is to transform the state into an instrument of the…

— Ashraf Ghani

You cannot have good terrorists and bad terrorists.

— Ashraf Ghani

Peace cannot come without the government of Afghanistan speaking directly to the Taliban or the Taliban talking directly to us.

— Ashraf Ghani

This hand is free of blood, and this hand is free from the stain of corruption.

— Ashraf Ghani

If I get elected, my government will promote a culture of acceptance and non-violence in the country.

— Ashraf Ghani

Politicians have become extraordinarily conservative, but our times require imagination and bold action.

— Ashraf Ghani

When we get peace in Afghanistan, we'll go to New Zealand to learn best practices for raising sheep. We'll go to Switzerland…

— Ashraf Ghani