Afghans Quotes

33 Afghans quotes by 23 unique authors

Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by… — Abu Bakar Bashir
Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans that will allow… — Barack Obama
The violent subjugation of the Palestinians, Iraqis, and Afghans will only ensure that those who oppose us will increasingly speak to us in the language… — Chris Hedges
The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower. — Abu Bakar Bashir
Do we really think that the United States will have the protection of innocent Afghans in mind if it rains terror down on the Afghan… — George Lakoff
This is so like the way the Americans deliberately erroneously refer to Afghans and Iraqis as terrorists when they fight back killing American soldiers to… — Bob Barker
Luckily ... there were Zulus and Afghans, also the Dervishes in the Soudan. Some of these might, if they were well-disposed, 'put up a show'… — Winston Churchill
We have not ceased to insist that an Islam of tolerance is advantageous to all Muslims, for the Afghans and the whole world and we… — Ahmad Shah Massoud
God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful. — Alexander the Great
There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and… — Lakhdar Brahimi
May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans. — Alexander the Great
A sea-green sky: lamps blossoming white. This is marginal land: fields of strung wire, of treadless tyres in ditches, fridges dead on their backs, and… — Hilary Mantel
Afghans think the burqa is a permanent part of culture. But, if you bring it to Europe, how would people react? Afghanistan doesn't want to… — Malina Suliman
When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit. — Ashraf Ghani
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 devastated… — Mohsin Hamid
I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time. — Khaled Hosseini
The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans. — Salman Rushdie
Hassan and I looked at each other. Cracked up. The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the century, and what… — Khaled Hosseini
Was there happiness at the end [of the movie], they wanted to know. If someone were to ask me today whether the story of Hassan,… — 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
The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Certainly Afghans in general and women in particular want a country in which security is a daily reality rather than a campaign slogan or the… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions. — P.J. O'Rourke
The Afghans, despite their backwardness, are a friendly lot, but the Taliban are as barbaric as the Huns from the past. — Unknown Author
Americans worry that Afghanistan has become a petri dish in which the germs of Islamic fanaticism are replicating - soon Afghans will be hijacking American… — William T. Vollmann

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