Convince Quote by Jamal Khashoggi

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

We need to deal with the problem of al Qaeda, make sure that they can't have a sanctuary in Afghanistan and guarantee that we…

— Rahm Emanuel

We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

The Taliban didn't attack us on 9/11 - Al-Qaeda did. That's why I and other people joined the military - to go after Al…

— Tulsi Gabbard

Al Qaeda has no place in Pakistan. It's a threat to Pakistan. And there should be a convergence of interests between the Pakistani state…

— David Miliband

“Al Qaeda's central political objective is the creation of an Islamic republic, not the progressive realignment of American foreign policy.”

— Simon Cottee

Al Qaeda is on the run, partly because the United States is in Afghanistan, pushing on al Qaeda, and working internationally to cut off…

— Ed Royce

Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them…

— Max Cleland

What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it make sure…

— Barack Obama

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying…

— Condoleezza Rice

Al Qaeda has dominated the battlefield of the soul among the disaffected, disenfranchised, and dissatisfied. It promises action instead of discussion.

— Malcolm Nance

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

— Hillary Clinton