#afghan

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world. ↗

— John Linder

#also #armed #armed forces #around #country

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years. ↗

— John Major

#afghan #ago #back #britain #come

A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#community #cooperation #cover #ethnic #ethnic groups

We can't stay in Afghanistan forever. ↗

— James F. Amos

#forever #stay

I suggested that we had experience in helping other countries build their military forces, and we would be willing and happy to do the same for Afghanistan, together with the United States. ↗

— Bulent Ecevit

#build #countries #experience #forces #had

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

#afghanistan #because #complex #complexity #culture

Do you know that every day, 10 people in Afghanistan are injured by landmines? It will continue for the next 50 years, because the country has the largest number of landmines in the world. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#because #continue #country #day #do you know

From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#afghanistan #been #films #get #history

I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#beard #being #clothes #danger #grow

The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#afghanistan #buddhas #destroyed #get #had