Afghanistan Quote by Mohsin Hamid

Look at the violence in Pakistan and the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan: the more troops we put in the more violent Pakistan…

— Michael Hastings

I think that things were getting really very bad a couple of years ago, and there's been a very significant change in response to…

— Mohsin Hamid

The U.S. might have diminished al-Qaeda's capabilities in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has not diminished the threat from radical…

— Pete Hoekstra

There is Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan which will also be a very tricky issue in the coming years. Then there is a large part…

— Noam Chomsky

You must keep in mind that Pakistan has suffered the aftermaths of the Cold War, and that Cold War had left deep imprints on…

— Asif Ali Zardari

I think the changes that have happened, there have been come positive, but by and large, you have to say the changes have been…

— Khaled Hosseini

Pakistan's political instability is its greatest vulnerability, and a decline in U.S. power would reduce America's ability to aid Pakistan's consolidation and development.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Indeed, the big U.S. error after 9/11 was to treat Pakistan as if it were an ally. With an ally, it is possible to…

— Richard N. Haass

It is in Pakistan's own interest that the Afghan army is able to fight effectively against the Taliban, which is more likely if they…

— Peter Bergen

As far as Afghanistan is concerned, I'm not sure whether the United States and Pakistan have the same objectives. Pakistan would like Afghanistan to…

— Manmohan Singh

In 2007 and 2008, it was impossible to get American and British policy makers, or Pakistani politicians, to acknowledge that the Taliban leadership was…

— Chris Alexander

I think the scale of the conflict [in Afghanistan] has dramatically changed in 2003. You're now facing a much more motivated, well-supported enemy. I…

— Khaled Hosseini