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 afghanistanareacontribution Change image and share on social
Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose to prominence fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Afghan territory holds special significance to the group, which is committed to retaking it and re-establishing it as the base of a global movement. Jack Keane 1980safghanafghanistan share on social
Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism. Julia Gillard afghanistanhavensafe Change image and share on social
Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism operations - in Iraq. Jack Keane abandonafghanistanblow Change image and share on social
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. Stephen Kinzer 19thafghanistanarbitrary Change image and share on social
Afghanistan's story, backwards or sideways, is not confined to the Americans or the English. Terry Glavin afghanistanamericanbackwards Change image and share on social
Afghanistan was always a backwater in the Islamic world. Richard Engel afghanistanbackwaterislamic Change image and share on social
Afghans long ago resigned themselves to this sort of thing. Compromises must be made. Deals with the devil are better than ceaseless butchery. In the exigencies of post-conflict bygones, against the threat of collapse into more terrible bloodletting, the ugliness of realpolitik is the lesser evil. Terry Glavin afghanagobloodlet share on social
Aficionados of Slow design and Slow fashion use ethical and green materials to make objects - furniture, clothes, jewellery - that lift the spirit and last a lifetime rather than one catwalk season. Carl Honore aficionadocatwalkclothe Change image and share on social
Afraid no, I wasn't afraid but it was an unusual thing, it was an unusual feeling. It was an unusual atmosphere for me having grown up in this country and, and, and never seeing anything like that. Ralph Boston afraidatmospherecountry Change image and share on social