Afghanistan Quote by Hyder Akbar

Women in Afghanistan do not ask the United States to stay for the simple or sentimental reason of safeguarding their rights. They are the…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

“In Afghanistan when a woman is widowed, she is generally taken in by her late husband’s family. His brother might marry her if she…

— Douglas Grindle

No woman in Afghanistan is in business without support from either her husband or her father or her uncle, someone.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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…

— Al Franken

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

— George W. Bush

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

— Khaled Hosseini

“Women in my country take their rights for granted and completely dissociate themselves from the women's rights movement and feminism. But I think anything's…

— Cheryl Benard quoting Lorrie

Afghanistan has safe zones... so it's possible to send grown-ups back to that country. We can't empty Afghanistan.

— Erna Solberg

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

I got married in 2009, and my husband and I both immediately deployed to Afghanistan.

— Amy McGrath

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.

— Helen Clark

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

— Khaled Hosseini