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While my mother is from Jammu, my father was originally from Afghanistan, as my grandfather was the governor of five provinces there, including Herat.

~Adnan Sami

Topics: Afghanistan Father Five Governor Grandfather Including Mother Originally Provinces While

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When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.

~Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Topics: Actions Afghanistan Al-Qaeda Arrested Charged Crossing Imprisoned Iran Run Some Them Through Were

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As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.

~Al Franken

Topics: Afghanistan Behalf Deep Feel Iraq Life Limb Men Men And Women Met Obligation Our Reed Someone Spent Time Tours Troops Warriors Who Women Wounded I Feel

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If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq.

~Alcee Hastings

Topics: Afghanistan American Anything Civil Civil War Continue Day Die Enhanced Get Iraq Like Little Past Soldiers Stronger Taliban Three Today Typical War Will Years

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As a reporter, I embedded for modest stints with American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. When I'm asked about those experiences, I always say - and mean - that we civilians don't deserve the soldiers we have.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: About Afghanistan Always American Asked Civilians Deserve Embedded Experiences Iraq Mean Modest Reporter Say Soldiers Those

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Over the years, I've spent time in Saudi Arabia, the Bekaa Valley, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Kenya, among other vacation hotspots.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Afghanistan Among Arabia Jordan Kenya Other Over Saudi Saudi Arabia Spent Time Vacation Valley Years

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We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare.

~Alexander Haig

Topics: Afghanistan Among Anything Convince Country Devastated Face Force Given Ground Learned Lessons Lessons Learned Magnitude Major Now Problems Recovery Warfare Were World Would Wrong Years

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I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of the terrorists had been.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Afghanistan After Attack Attacked Been Distressed Had Response Some States Terrorists United United States Where

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No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling.

~Allen West

Topics: About Absolutely Administration Afghanistan Almost Appalling Casualties Days Fact Figure Going Highest Him His Obama Obama Administration Out Seen Strategy Talked Took Year You

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I taught high school for one year in Deerfield Beach, Fla., and in the end, it was such an enjoyable experience breaking up fights daily, that I decided to return to the combat zone of Afghanistan.

~Allen West

Topics: Afghanistan Beach Breaking Breaking Up Combat Daily Decided End Enjoyable Experience Fights High High School In The End Return School Taught Up Year Zone

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