Afghan Quotes

80 Afghan quotes by 53 unique authors

We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had… — Khaled Hosseini
I'm sorry," Laila says, marveling at how every Afghan story is marked by death and loss and unimaginable grief. And yet, she sees, people find… — Khaled Hosseini
If the story had been about anyone else, it would been dismissed as laaf, that Afghan tendency to exaggerate ---sadly, almost a national affliction; if… — Khaled Hosseini
Come on," I said, taking his hand. Clutching the afghan with the other hand, he trailed down the hall after me, a snow white giant… — Charlaine Harris
It's being made out that the whole point of the war was to topple the Taliban regime and liberate Afghan women from their burqas, we… — Arundhati Roy
A teenage girl lay asleep on the sofa, curled up under a red-and-black knitted afghan. She was on her side, with one slender arm cradling… — L.A. Weatherly
I laughed. Partly at the joke, partly at how Afghan humor never changed. Wars were waged, the Internet was invented, and a robot had rolled… — Khaled Hosseini
The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now well… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined… — Azita Ghanizada
You must keep in mind that Pakistan has suffered the aftermaths of the Cold War, and that Cold War had left deep imprints on our… — Asif Ali Zardari
Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose… — Jack Keane
WikiLeaks published the Afghan War Logs and U.S. diplomatic cables stolen from a classified network by an Army private. — Rebecca MacKinnon
Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense. — Stephen Kinzer
Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that no leading tribal… — Stephen Kinzer
After literally hundreds of firefights, Chosen Company became increasingly battle-hardened. And they also became increasingly suspicious of their Afghan counterparts, believing - with their lives… — Richard Engel
There is no Afghan Awakening Movement. — Richard Engel
The Taliban mostly attacks international and Afghan security forces. They rarely carry out attacks in markets. — Richard Engel
Foreign aid projects have pumped billions of dollars into the Afghan economy. — Richard Engel
The dangers of an Afghan collapse are many: Afghan deaths, a loss of American prestige, a loss of NATO prestige, a moral blow to U.S.… — Richard Engel
A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to… — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the… — Asne Seierstad
The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails. — Lindsey Graham
There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan troops and International Security Assistance Force. On most of those,… — John R. Allen
The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay… — Richard Holbrooke
In Afghan society, parents play a central role in the lives of their children; the parent-child relationship is fundamental to who you are and what… — Khaled Hosseini

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