Country Quote by Jay Leno

When I read about women living under the Taliban, I really wanted to travel there and see for myself: Is it that bad? What…

— Lynsey Addario

We're told to go on living our lives as usual, because to do otherwise is to let the terrorists win, and really, what would…

— Ellen DeGeneres

What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?

— Ellen DeGeneres

The key to breaking the Taliban taboo against women and the cultural brainwashing that the Taliban imposed upon many Afghans is to get women…

— Ahmed Rashid

As Indians, we take great pride in the fact that we are a progressive nation. We are proud of our democracy, our secular values…

— Ashwin Sanghi

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

It's what the Taliban does in Afghanistan, it's what gets done in the Middle East, and it's clearly something that certain mainly conservative groups…

— Anna Quindlen

“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

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

— George W. Bush

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

The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone.

— Tina Brown

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