Afghanistan Quote by Khaled Hosseini

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

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

Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership to be covered nearly head-to-toe and were barely allowed to leave the home;…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

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

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

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

— George W. Bush

“the gains of women in Afghanistan once again directly contributed to war, as their fate was mixed into the powder keg of tension between…

— Jenny Nordberg

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

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

“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

When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996 after a searing, four-year civil war, they immediately instituted laws which fit their utopic vision of the…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon