Actors Quote by Lakhdar Brahimi

However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have influence, and, even more importantly, Afghanistan's neighbors realize that…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

The bureaucratic culture that we [Afghanistan] have inherited is an obstacle. Hierarchies may be extremely efficient for dealing with certain events, but they are…

— Ashraf Ghani

There are still many, many uncertainties, challenges and difficulties in Afghanistan. But we have to enable the Afghans to manage those challenges themselves. We…

— Jens Stoltenberg

Afghanistan is just one of those countries that no group can conquer. It's so challenging to live, and the people are so close among…

— Bill Murray

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the…

— David Cameron

I think that the first point to be made is there is no "solution" in Afghanistan. Solution I put in quotes. We live in…

— Mark Danner

The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

Let's remember that the reason we are there is that we have vital interests in Afghanistan, hugely important national interests, as do the other…

— David Petraeus

“Perhaps it is because no one requires more than a charming illusion of action in the developing world. If policy makers know little about…

— Rory Stewart

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent…

— John R. Allen

Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this…

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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