Afghanistan Quote by Paul Wolfowitz

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

The best way to get Americans to focus on what's happening in Afghanistan is by using the example of their own.

— Tim Hetherington

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

It is very much in America's national security interests to ensure that the Taliban do not dominate Afghanistan and that neither ISIS nor al…

— Peter Bergen

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for…

— Condoleezza Rice

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

The ongoing war in Afghanistan is being imposed on us, and Afghans are being sacrificed in it for someone else's interests. We are not…

— Hamid Karzai

We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.

— Stephen Harper

If you polled the military in Afghanistan as to how many think we should be there or not, the numbers would probably be similar…

— Michael Hastings

I believe in a strong national defense. But it's my belief that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan poses a threat to national security, and we…

— Gary Johnson

It doesn't matter what we think we are there [in Afghanistan] for; it matters what they think. They think we are invaders.

— Gwynne Dyer

We are now able to transition out of Afghanistan in a responsible way, making sure that Afghans take responsible for their own security.

— Barack Obama