Afghan Quote by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a…

— Hillary Clinton

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

Throughout the last century there were multiple attempts at giving Afghan women more autonomy, to change marriage laws, to abolish the practice of bride…

— 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…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male…

— Sonita Alizadeh

“But the average Kabuli was prepared to sacrifice some liberty for greater security and a measure of dignity. That's what the Taliban promised. It's…

— Marc Vachon

There is no doubt that the people of Afghanistan have suffered for a long time. Generations have been lost to terrorism. We empathise with…

— Ram Nath Kovind

I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general uprising against…

— Ahmed Rashid

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

— Khaled Hosseini

The story of Taliban recovery and resurgence begins in the places where they took refuge after 2001. And as long as those leadership structures…

— Chris Alexander

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

For many people in the west, Afghanistan is synonymous with the Soviet war and the Taliban. I wanted to remind people that Afghans had…

— Khaled Hosseini