Afghanistan Quote by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

“(Ali was horrified and enraged when in March of 2001 the Taliban dynamited the stone Buddhas that had stood watch over the town for…

— Doug Stanton

The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.

— Salman Rushdie

The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on…

— Khaled Hosseini

And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.

— George W. Bush

You know, terrorism in Afghanistan had everything to do with the support for the mujahidin by Saudi Arabia and by the CIA that sought…

— Jill Stein

By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.

— Ashraf Ghani

“the primary focus in Afghanistan was to “win the hearts and minds,” the Vaughns were enraged. The idea that the sensitivities and feelings of…

— Billy Vaughn

“But the average Kabuli was prepared to sacrifice some liberty for greater security and a measure of dignity. That's what the Taliban promised. It's…

— Marc Vachon

To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.

— Lakhdar Brahimi

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.

— Abu Bakar Bashir

But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.

— Bodhidharma

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.

— Leon Panetta