Afghanistan Quotes

• I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nation's interest.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Iraq, Liberty

  George W. Bush during Presidential Debate at the University of Miami Convocation Center in Coral Gables, Florida, www.washingtonpost.com. September 30, 2004.

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• The American administration is trying to achieve any gain in the shadow of the embarrassment hitting it because of its failures in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine after the failure of Israel's war on Lebanon and the retreat of America's project in the region.

  Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

  War, Israel, Iraq

  "Senior Shiite Cleric Says U.S. Desperate". Forbes, August 7, 2007.

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• Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Roles, Rebuilding, Difficult

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• There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

  Jim Fowler

  Country, World, Natural

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• Afghanistan is a land-locked country.

  Lakhdar Brahimi

  Country, Land, Locked

  "After nearly a century, a modern Afghan railroad is under construction" by Ivan Watson, www.cnn.com. September 27, 2010.

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• Do you know that every day, 10 people in Afghanistan are injured by landmines? It will continue for the next 50 years, because the country has the largest number of landmines in the world.

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  Country, Years, Numbers

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.

  Emma Bonino

  Issues, Different, Way

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• Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying to bring democracy to its people.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Running, Government, People

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• I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan, largely because my memories, unlike those of the current generation of Afghans, are untainted by the spectre of war, landmines, and famine.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Memories, War, Childhood

  Interview with Razeshta Sethna, newslinemagazine.com. November, 2003.

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• The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan.

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  Thinking, World, Taliban

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Lakhdar Brahimi

  Terrorist, Playgrounds, Adventurer

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• Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Memorial Day, Freedom

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.

  Bulent Ecevit

  Army, Ataturk, Staff

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• Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

  Traian Basescu

  Iraq, Romania, Obligation

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• 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 perfect democracy. We're never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security.

  David Cameron

  Thinking, Perfect, Trying

  "British Prime Minister David Cameron Speaks to ABC's Diane Sawyer". Interview with Diane Sawyer, abcnews.go.com. July 20, 2010.

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• According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Army, Sea, Mujahideen

  "The CIA's Intervention in Afghanistan". "Le Nouvel Observateur" Interview, www.globalresearch.ca. 15-21 January 1998.

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• Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  Culture, Reason, Complexity

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.

  Hamid Karzai

  Able, West, Economic

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• An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women's Affairs. Man, who'd she have to show here ankles to to get that job?

  Tina Fey

  Funny, Jobs, Humor

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• No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling.

  Allen West

  Years, Administration, Facts

  "Fiery Speech Thrusts Congressional Candidate Into National Spotlight". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. December 15, 2009.

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• Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan.

  Lloyd Cutler

  Europe, Important, Nuclear

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• This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles in Afghanistan and that we win in the battles in Iraq. And as the gentleman from Georgia has mentioned, this is not something that is going to be quick and easy.

  Marsha Blackburn

  War, Winning, Iraq

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• But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  Film, Made

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I am ready to sacrifice everything in completing the unfinished agenda of our noble jihad...until there is no bloodshed in Afghanistan and Islam becomes a way of life for our people.

  Mohammed Omar

  Sacrifice, People, Islam

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• When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Thank You, Cutting, Army

  Barrack-Room Ballads (1892) "The Young British Soldier"

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