Afghanistan Quote by Deborah Ellis

In Afghanistan, there have been a lot of teachers assassinated, schools are being blown up, girls are harassed and in some cases, attacked on…

— Deborah Ellis

The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly. Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections…

— Eliza Griswold

A Western-style democracy in Afghanistan is a dream. I don't see that as a reality anytime soon. But I think some form of representative…

— Khaled Hosseini

I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.

— Khaled Hosseini

A good girl in Afghanistan should be silent, should not talk about her future, should listen to your family, be like a doll so…

— Sonita Alizadeh

Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.

— Khaled Hosseini

“A Girl from Afghanistan”

— Fariba Ghorbani

Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership to be covered nearly head-to-toe and were barely allowed to leave the home;…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

As we begin to leave Afghanistan, are we fooling ourselves about what we are leaving behind or what we have promised the people of…

— Greta Van Susteren

Certainly Afghans in general and women in particular want a country in which security is a daily reality rather than a campaign slogan or…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

“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

The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon