Afghan Quotes

80 Afghan quotes by 53 unique authors

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
Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida… — John Abizaid
It's going to be really interesting to see what the heroin market does in the next two years or so. One thing you can be… — Bruce Sterling
We have a variety of intelligence and we're sure we're going to catch Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar this year. We've learned lessons from… — Bryan Hilferty
When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords and… — Senator John Kerry
We were curled up on my small bed, intertwined as much as it was possible, considering the thick afghan I was swathed in like a… — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

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