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President of Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai served as the President of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. Born on December 24, 1957, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Karzai played a pivotal role in Afghanistan's political transition after the fall of the Taliban regime. He was instrumental in negotiating the Bonn Agreement and establishing the Afghan Interim Authority. His presidency was marked by efforts to rebuild the state and society, although it was also characterized by the resurgence of the Taliban and ongoing conflict.

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“This flag .. is raised not without costs, .. without the costs of having struggled for many years, without the costs of having lost so many lives in order to have a free and sovereign and good Afghanistan.”

Years Order Lost Cost Raised Afghanistan Flags Sovereign

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“Please, my dear brothers, let your wives and sisters go to the voter registration process. Later, you can control who she votes for, but please, let her go.”

Process Wife Brother Please Vote Dear Scary Voters Registration Let Her Go Dear Brother Voter Registration

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“The ongoing war in Afghanistan is being imposed on us, and Afghans are being sacrificed in it for someone else's interests. We are not blocking the interests of the United States or other major powers. But we are demanding that if you consider Afghanistan the place from which to advance your interests, then you should also pay attention to Afghanistan's interests.”

Ifs Should War States Reality Politics Interest Justice United Pay Attention United States Policy Majors Ethics Block Ideology Pay Attention Afghanistan Foreign Policy Diplomacy Ongoing

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“I hope (the United States) will change and they will now focus entirely on helping and building a stronger, better Afghanistan.”

States Helping Change United United States Focus Building Stronger Afghanistan

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“The people of Afghanistan will continue to remember his lasting friendship with the people of Afghanistan as well as his unstinting support during the years of jihad against the Soviets.”

People Years Wells Remember Support Lasting Afghanistan Jihad Lasting Friendship

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“I would never call a neighbor an enemy. But I would request the neighbor to be a good neighbor, to see that the neighbor's interest is a stable prosperous neighbor, a neighbor that is doing well.”

Wells Interest Enemy Neighbor Stable Prosperous Request Good Neighbor

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“The war on terror, if this is a war on terror, can only be won by a sincere regional and international cooperation. All have to believe they have something at stake and work together. In the absence of this it will become political and interest-oriented.”

Ifs Believe War Together Political Interest International Terror Absence Working Together Sincere Cooperation Stakes War On Terror International Cooperation

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“Afghanistan will, by the grace of God, stand on its own feet in three to four years time. Until then, of course, we need strong support from the international community, including the United States, to stay with us and support us fully.”

Needs Years States Three Courses Strong Community United United States Support Grace Four Feet Including International Afghanistan Four Years Grace Of God International Community

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“A democratically elected congressman of the United States of America should not be talking of an ethnic divide in Afghanistan, should not be interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.”

Should States America United Talking United States Affair Internals Divides Afghanistan Interfere United States Of America Congressman Internal Affairs

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“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.”

People Progress Moved Afghanistan Afghan

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“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.”

People Needs Country Force Protect Secure Regions Stability Afghanistan

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“As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.”

Giving Country Turns Ambition Leafs Afghan

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“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.”

Wells Areas Missions Satisfied Contribution Afghanistan Participation Restoration Nato Croatia

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“As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.”

People Looks Whole Suffering President Afghanistan

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“But the war on terror as I have repeatedly said in the past, and the Afghan people believe in it, in truth, is that the war on terror is not in the Afghan villages or homes. Its in the sanctuaries, it is in the training grounds, its in the motivation factors and the money that comes to it.”

People Believe Said War Home Past Motivation Truth Is Training Terror Factors Village Sanctuary War On Terror Afghan

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“I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.”

Thinking Afghanistan Taliban

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“If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.”

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“No peace will arrive unless the U.S. or Pakistan want it.”

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“Six months have passed since that horrible, horrible event of terrorism in the twin towers and Washington. I hope people all over the world recognize that these bad people, these criminals who committed crimes like that will be shown to the courts, and the people will have justice, and that we all shall work together to prevent these bad people from hurting us again.”

People World Together Hurt Justice Events Crime Months Six Court Committed Terrorism Criminals Horrible Working Together Twins Towers Six Months Bad People Twin Towers

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“Afghanistan will be a brother of Pakistan. Afghanistan will never betray a brother”

Brother Afghanistan Betray Pakistan

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“Life without Liberty is far worse than death.”

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“The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts.”

Running Found Forever Criminals Guilty Capture Sooner Or Later Proven Saddam Hussein

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“Where liberty dies, evil grows.”

Dies Evil Grows Liberty

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“Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.”

People Country President Differences Secret Flow Direct Vote Ballots Implementation Afghan Legitimate Power

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“If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.”

Ifs Country States United United States Prove Afghanistan Sovereign Prove It

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“No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution.”

People Country Constitution Asking Foreigners

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“People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. They're also people like we all are. They have families, they have relatives, they have children, they are suffering a tough time.”

People Want Children Suffering Tough Including Afghanistan Tough Times Taliban

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“The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people.”

People Mind Heart Book Holy Humiliation Heart And Mind Holy Books

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“The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States.”

People States United United States Support Majority Partnership Strategic Afghan

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“The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.”

War States Worst Terror Objectives Suspicion Worst Things War On Terror

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“We are not America. We are Afghanistan.”

America Afghanistan

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“We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together.”

People Helping Government Together Willing Afghanistan Pakistan Afghan

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“The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.”

Wells Has Beens Able Economy Economic West Well Being Afghanistan Health Services

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About the Author

Born: December 24, 1957
Known for: President of Afghanistan
Quotes: 33

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