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 afghanafghanistancomplex Change image and share on social
Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history. Khaled Hosseini afghanequaledgroup Change image and share on social
Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.' Richard Engel afghanistancallglobal Change image and share on social
Afghanistan can't police its borders, and its neighbors give sanctuary and assistance to insurgents. George Packer afghanistanassistanceborder Change image and share on social
Afghanistan does have an air force: It has two C-130s. I saw one of them. It was nice, a gift from the United States. But two planes don't even make a Caribbean charter airline, let alone an air force for a country at war. Richard Engel 130safghanistanair share on social
Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed. Hamid Karzai achieveafghanafghanistan Change image and share on social
Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people. Hamid Karzai afghanistancountrydevelop share on social
Afghanistan is a land-locked country. Lakhdar Brahimi afghanistancountryland Change image and share on social
Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very tribal - almost medieval. Khaled Hosseini afghanistanconservativecountryside Change image and share on social
Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful. John R. Allen afghanistanconstructivecritical Change image and share on social