Capable Quote by Barack Obama

Death comes to everyone. We must stand proud as Afghans in the defense of Islam.

— Mohammed Omar

It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.

— Ashraf Ghani

“The standard argument is that civilian deaths in Afghanistan were the regrettable consequence of military action that was needed to destroy Al Qaida bases…

— Mark Curtis

It is not surprising that most Pakistanis do not support America's bombardment of Afghanistan. The Afghans are neighbours on the brink of starvation and…

— Mohsin Hamid

“because Afghanistan is no country to fight a war in – and an impossible one to hold if you win.”

— M.M. Kaye

The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

“There is nothing the Americans can do. Their presence here only fuels the fire of the Taliban hatred. It's as if everybody thinks that…

— Deborah Rodriguez

You can't kill America. We're more than a nation. We're a notion. We're an idea. The American Dream. You never heard of the Afghanistani…

— Will Durst

If history is any guide, most Afghans would oppose an American invasion and fight the foreign occupiers, probably with substantial help from 'freedom fighters'…

— John Mearsheimer

Ultimately, it's not our responsibility to turn Afghanistan into a 21st-century, vibrant, economic, liberal democracy with a little L. Our responsibility is to keep…

— Martha McSally

Our troops shouldn't be mired in taking land for the Afghan military, providing force protection and fighting a permanent insurgency.

— Ro Khanna

We are not America. We are Afghanistan.

— Hamid Karzai