Afghan Quotes
80 quotes by 53 authors
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The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
— David Petraeus
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No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield. The Afghan War that was waged by Alexander the Great 2000 years ago is eerily similar…
— Vince Flynn
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Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.
— Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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The Soviet Union was brought down by a strange global coalition of Western European conservatives, Eastern European nationalists, Russian liberals, Chinese communists, and Afghan Islamic…
— David Frum
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of…
— Hamid Karzai
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They will kill me but they will not kill my voice, because it will be the voice of all Afghan women. You can cut the…
— Malalai Joya
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I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it…
— Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression…
— Eleanor Smeal
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If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.
— Asne Seierstad
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Do not ever threaten an Afghan with violence. We will rise as one and we will face every threat the way we have taken on…
— Ashraf Ghani
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Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.
— John R. Allen
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And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with…
— John R. Allen
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The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States.
— Hamid Karzai
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We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together.
— Hamid Karzai
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It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.
— George W. Bush
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While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger
— Jack Straw
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Images of burning Red Cross and UN buildings struck by US bombs contrasted with images of thousands of desperately poor Afghan women carrying sickly and…
— Cynthia McKinney
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We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he that…
— Ashraf Ghani
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The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.
— Ashraf Ghani
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It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.
— Ashraf Ghani
Who Wrote These Afghan Quotes
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