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People need to distinguish between combatants and those innocent civilians who do not bear arms. They also need to be mindful for protecting assets essential for the survival of Afghan civilians.
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Some of the Afghan people told us that at half-time in games under the Taliban, an open-top truck would be driven on the pitch with a woman tied up in the back. She would then be beheaded.
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Our preference would be an Afghan force composed of all ethnic groups, of course under the U.N., Abdullah Abdullah
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Our forces are able to go on the offensive, working in partnership with the Afghan national security forces.
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The Afghans are probably the world champions in resisting foreign domination and infiltration into their country. Stephen Kinzer
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The Afghan people need a government that is functional and accountable. The warlords offer neither.
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The Afghan people in the city live in something like mud houses, ... If they live out in the country, they live in old-time tents with no electricity. In town, they sleep on top of their houses because it's so hot at night. David Hernandez
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The Afghan people have proven once again that they know their interests, that they can work for tomorrow, that they have a vision and they will vote for that vision, Hamid Karzai
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The Afghan people have done their job. Now the international community must come and provide alternative revenue to the Afghan people which they have not done so far,
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The Afghan constitution has declared that men and women are equal but in reality women are still second class citizens.
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the Afghan civilian population nor their homes or property have been targeted.
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The Afghan ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office here today and we have lodged a strong protest with him.
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It is not just refugees but all the Afghan people who are in a precarious situation, a situation of great distress, which is intolerable. Jacques Chirac
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It is in the best interest of Afghan people if the election is held in a peaceful environment. A peaceful election is a success of the Afghan people.
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I was traumatised in the medieval Afghan society at Sarana village by the local boys of Omar's Taliban who forced my in-laws to subjugate me for trying to be different. There can be Omars in other religions, too, who oppress women.
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Joint operation of Afghan army, police and US-led coalition troops is going on in the area.
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I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence. Azita Ghanizada
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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together. Lakhdar Brahimi
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Because of the regional context, because of where they come from, because of the complexity of the issue, without a strong commitment of the international community the Afghans know that they cannot do it themselves. Emma Bonino
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Because of the international community's failure to provide sufficient security and financial assistance, Afghans are struggling against a resurgent Taliban movement, entrenched warlords, and severe poverty. Afghans have managed to progress despite these challenges, but they need real support, not just rhetoric.
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It is abominable to witness the cold and calculated destruction of cultural properties which were the heritage of the Afghan people, and, indeed, of the whole of humanity.
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He is just one of a million children there, and that is a boy who has put an Afghan face on Canada's mission in the country. I think it's important for people to realize that that's why the Canadian forces are there, to try to restore some of the things that take for granted in the western world.
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Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are. John Abizaid
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Maybe to feel like an Afghan I needed to be born and raised in the States, and maybe I needed to live in Afghanistan for nearly a decade to feel like an American. Both worlds shaped me, but neither one of them completely correspond to the picture I have of myself.
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No coalition forces should go to Afghan homes without the authorization of the Afghan government. ... The use of air power is something that may not be very effective now. ... That's what I mean by a change in strategy.
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We have asked Afghan authorities to investigate the matter and tell us how these innocent Pakistani civilians were killed by Afghan forces.
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Lots of Afghans are disappointed and cynical because they feel like people who perpetrated serious human rights abuses have been allowed back in the parliament.
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The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution. Richard Holbrooke
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In all the debate about Afghanistan, we don't hear much about our obligation to the wretched lives of Afghan women. They are being treated as collateral damage as the big boys discuss geopolitical goals. Tina Brown
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The overall level of Afghan and coalition security forces in the country is growing.
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We discussed...in broad strokes, the aid that's already going to help the Afghan people, ... the need to put together a broader coalition, probably under the mandate of the United Nations, but with our strong support of follow-on after this undertaking to take out Mr. bin Laden and his associates happens.
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We are concerned to read news that Afghan groups are asking for military assistance, the Northern Alliance has said so,
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Today we called the Afghan ambassador and lodged a strong protest.