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“villages were regularly patrolled by the Taliban.”

— Eric Blehm

“There is nothing the Americans can do. Their presence here only fuels the fire of the Taliban hatred. It's as if everybody thinks that…

— Deborah Rodriguez

“Sometimes I think that we should send all of the Killer Mediums to Afghanistan because al-Qaeda wouldn’t stand a chance.”

— Paul Rudnick

“Taliban stands for student; own a pen not gun.”

— Vinita Kinra

“In each village Nazak said the same thing: don’t work with the Taliban; work with me and get projects. Supporting the Taliban will lead…

— Douglas Grindle

“only a couple of miles east of the Helmand River, where villages were regularly patrolled by the Taliban.”

— Eric Blehm

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an…

— Colin Powell

“Funny how the U.S. sends in the military to fight “terrorists” in any country which has resources we want…”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“Although the Taliban inflicted six times more civilian fatalities, President Karzai escalated his rants about American-caused casualties and released those imprisoned for killing Americans.”

— Bing West

“American tolerance of the Taliban was publicly and inextricably linked to the financial goals of an oil corporation.”

— Steve Coll

“Funny how the U.S. sends in the military to fight “terrorists” in any country which has resources it wants…”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“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