The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan. Votes: 6
Mohsen MakhmalbafThere's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan. Votes: 5
Jim FowlerTo leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore. Votes: 5
Lakhdar BrahimiOur presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure. Votes: 5
Camille PagliaI am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia. Votes: 5
Emma BoninoIf the military contractors are out of Afghanistan, Karzai is out 15 minutes later. Votes: 3
Rachel MaddowAfghanistan will be a brother of Pakistan. Afghanistan will never betray a brother Votes: 3
Hamid KarzaiThe future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly. Votes: 3
Eliza GriswoldWe are not gonna be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy. Votes: 3
Barack ObamaThe misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War Votes: 3
Jurgen HabermasThe brave and capable women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have performed admirably. Votes: 3
Susan DavisThe misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War. Votes: 3
Jurgen HabermasAtaturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army. Votes: 3
Bulent EcevitTo understand Afghanistan, you have to face the stress the average Afghan deals with. Votes: 3
Hyder AkbarAfghanistan had collapsed and everyone's life now lies broken at different levels within the rubble. Votes: 3
Nadeem AslamAfghanistan is not like what's happening in Chicago. People are being shot left and right. Votes: 3
Donald TrumpSeveral million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help. Votes: 3
Lakhdar BrahimiAfghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles. Votes: 3
Maureen DowdAfter 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future. Votes: 3
Barack ObamaMake no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time. Votes: 3
Jerry CostelloIt is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back. Votes: 3
Hillary ClintonI would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan. Votes: 3
Mark DannerI can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's. Votes: 3
Eliza GriswoldI've always been fascinated with Navy SEALs in general and their role in Afghanistan in particular. Votes: 3
Christopher McQuarrieIf the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it. Votes: 3
Hamid KarzaiAs the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole. Votes: 3
Hamid KarzaiKids coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to come back to 21st century medical care. Votes: 3
Anthony PrincipiThe women of Afghanistan have a voice, and it needs to be heard and not forgotten. Votes: 3
Gayle Tzemach LemmonIt makes no sense to spend $6 billion a month to go after 100 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Votes: 3
Robert GreenwaldAfghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.' Votes: 3
Richard Engel[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Votes: 3
Peter R. MansoorI always get very fit if I'm going away filming for two months in Afghanistan or wherever. Votes: 3
Ross KempLast year I traveled to the Middle East to visit with troops in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Votes: 3
Kenny MarchantAmerica's foreign policy lacks the backbone to do the right thing in Afghanistan - which is leave. Votes: 3
Henry RollinsAfter all the sacrifice in Afghanistan and Iraq, why do we find ourselves in a more dangerous world? Votes: 3
Rand PaulAnyone who's traveled with me to Afghanistan knows why I love this book: 'War,' by Sebastian Junger. Votes: 3
Joe BidenI'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months. Votes: 3
Barack ObamaIt's an Afghanistan goat, so it can't stay here, or else it'll choke on the sweet air of freedom. Votes: 3
Trey ParkerIt was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would go to war in Iraq. Votes: 3
Douglas Hurd