Afghan Quotes

80 Afghan quotes by 53 unique authors

Why don't we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our… — Al Franken
My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful… — Claire Danes
We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security. — Stephen Harper
Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history. — Khaled Hosseini
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan… — Khaled Hosseini
If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In… — John Major
We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country,… — Colin Powell
Many of us didn't believe in the image of bin Laden as a wandering Old Man of the Mountains, living on plants and insects in… — Salman Rushdie
I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas -… — Patti Smith
As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation… — Allen West
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

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