26 Quotes by Afghani authors

Afghan sayings speak in a low, steady voice, tempered by mountain winters, caravan dust, and courtyard laughter. They braid honor and hospitality with prickly humor, weigh patience against fate, and let love and loss share a bowl of tea. In Dari and Pashto cadences, Sufi longing meets village wit; a pomegranate splits to reveal both sweetness and stain. These lines remember exile, celebrate steadfast friends, chide pride, and bless the traveler, trusting that a measured word can outlast a sword and a season.

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"We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"We are not going to abandon Iraq"

Zalmay Khalilzad, Diplomat

Small: Zalmay Khalilzad

"It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair"

Zalmay Khalilzad, Diplomat

Small: Zalmay Khalilzad

"The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods"

Zalmay Khalilzad, Diplomat

Small: Zalmay Khalilzad

"Believe in God, for with the grace of God the American rockets will go astray and we will be saved"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world"

Zalmay Khalilzad, Diplomat

Small: Zalmay Khalilzad

"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, Clergyman

"As for the United States' future in Afghanistan, it will be fire and hell and total defeat, God willing, as it was for their predecessors - the Soviets and, before them, the British"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet"

Zalmay Khalilzad, Diplomat

Small: Zalmay Khalilzad

"This is not a matter of weapons. We are hopeful for God's help. The real matter is the extinction of America. And, God willing, it will fall to the ground"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels. In terms of worldly affairs, America is very strong. Even if it were twice as strong or twice that, it could not be strong enough to defeat us. We are confident that no one can harm us if God is with us"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"We don't consider the battle has ended in Afghanistan... The battle has begun and its fires are picking up. These fires will reach the White House, because it is the center of injustice and tyranny"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"The sheik is, thank God, still alive and this hurts Bush who promised to his people to kill Osama"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"I tell my brethren in Palestine: be patient and continue your blessed struggle. We did not forget you. We are still healing another wound in the Muslim nation, which is the occupation of our land by the Americans. Your battle and ours are one and the same"

Mohammed Omar, Clergyman

"They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"The fight, this war, this fight against the remnants of terrorism will go on for some time"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Terrorism as a force is gone. As individuals they are all around and we will continue to look for them"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in the past for political purposes, who are on their own now as gangs"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Life without Liberty is far worse than death"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"Where liberty dies, evil grows"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai

"I don't think Osama is a Muslim. I don't think Osama is a human being"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

Small: Hamid Karzai