Additional Quote by John R. Allen

Tonight, I can announce that over the next year, another 34,000 American troops will come home from Afghanistan. By the end of next year,…

— Barack Obama

The idea of a permanent U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, as opposed to an economic presence, is going to create a new wave of…

— Ahmed Rashid

There is a difference between a military mission and the aspiration for the long-term plans for the country. What we want is a stable…

— Liam Fox

One only has to look at the debacle that has unfolded in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of 2011…

— Peter Bergen

We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

— Barack Obama

We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghanistan where we're going to push toward a future.…

— John R. Allen

Afghanistan will, by the grace of God, stand on its own feet in three to four years time. Until then, of course, we need…

— Hamid Karzai

I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we see today…

— Dick Cheney

I hope (the United States) will change and they will now focus entirely on helping and building a stronger, better Afghanistan.

— Hamid Karzai

After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.

— Barack Obama

As for the United States' future in Afghanistan, it will be fire and hell and total defeat, God willing, as it was for their…

— Mohammed Omar

Keeping a relatively small, predominantly U.S. Special Forces presence in Afghanistan to continue to train the Afghan army past December 2016 is a wise…

— Peter Bergen