Culture Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“My country is still in chains of bloody and terrorist fundamentalists. The situation in Afghanistan and conditions of its ill-fated women will never change…

— Malalai Joya

In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the Taliban. Can…

— Arundhati Roy

“There is nothing the Americans can do. Their presence here only fuels the fire of the Taliban hatred. It's as if everybody thinks that…

— Deborah Rodriguez

“Although the Taliban inflicted six times more civilian fatalities, President Karzai escalated his rants about American-caused casualties and released those imprisoned for killing Americans.”

— Bing West

The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two,…

— Richard Holbrooke

“the gains of women in Afghanistan once again directly contributed to war, as their fate was mixed into the powder keg of tension between…

— Jenny Nordberg

There are reports on the news tonight that members of the Taliban feel persecuted and fear their own safety. So now they know what…

— Jay Leno

Why has America's fringe left been making common cause with the Taliban, whose views on such matters as women's rights and separation of church…

— James Taranto

By releasing these five top Taliban commanders, the U.S. is demonstrating that it is throwing in the towel in the long struggle against the…

— Jonathan S. Tobin

“As a hypothetical illustration, let us assume a conflict involving us in Afghanistan.”

— J.C. Wylie

It seems perverse to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan ...[Showing the misery of Afghanistan ran the risk of] promoting…

— Walter Isaacson

When the Taliban took over in 1996, the news of their crimes hit the Toronto papers. As a feminist and as an anti-war activist,…

— Deborah Ellis