Afghan Quotes

You are a member of what today is called the Greatest Generation, but I want you to know that another great generation still serves the American people in the 91st. Your division has been mobilized for the Global War on Terrorism since January 2003. We have deployed soldiers to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait. - James Wilkinson

Yesterday's attacks by the enemies of Afghanistan are against Islam and indicate that killing of Muslims is the terrorists' main objective. - Hamid Karzai

Women candidates in Afghanistan are courageously defying the Taliban, warlords, and conservative social norms that exclude them from public life. - Nisha Varia

Without this, reconstruction, economic growth, poverty reduction and counter-narcotics will continue to be hampered. It's very important that the protection of human rights becomes part of the mainstream of Afghan politics. - Kim Howells

With regard to Afghanistan, he said he will end the war in 2014. Governor Romney said we should not set a date, number one. And number two, with regard to 2014, it depends. When it came to Osama bin Laden, the president the first day in office, I was sitting with him in the Oval Office, he called in the CIA and signed an order saying, 'My highest priority is to get bin Laden.' - Joe Biden

With God's help in the future, no one will do these kinds of things any more. We hope God will help the people of Afghanistan. - Hamid Karzai

With cash, we will be able to buy commodities in the region to distribute to the most vulnerable hungry, poor Afghans. Without cash, the lean season will be also very bleak for many. - Vincent Charles

With cases of the deadly disease detected in Iran and India, Afghanistan is practically surrendered. Today we can say that an outbreak of the disease among birds in Afghanistan is virtually unavoidable. - Serge Verniau

With all the decisions they have taken lately, they don't seem to be taking any decisions that are right concerning the work of the humanitarian community in Afghanistan. - Lakhdar Brahimi