- Grandfather
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- Nov 07, 2020
Afghanistan Quotes
Perspectives on a country shaped by conflict and change.
This set of Afghanistan quotes spans geography and geopolitics, from the roughly 800 kilometer border it shares with Iran to international efforts at reconstruction.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Islamic
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Afghanistan was always a backwater in the Islamic world.
- Terrorism
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Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.'
- Capabilities
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The U.S. might have diminished al-Qaeda's capabilities in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has not diminished the threat from radical Islamist terrorists as a whole.
- Being
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But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.
- Leadership
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I was in Saudi Arabia on 9/11 and was part of the initial leadership team to execute the initial combat operations in Afghanistan.
- Contributing
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India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there.
- Graveyard
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Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires.
- Prove
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If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.
- Engagements
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I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French.
- General
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- Nov 07, 2020