Afghanistan
Quotes & Thinkers from Afghanistan
12 thinkers101 quotesTop field: Politics
"Now we are proud that the government has moved from the class of the exploiters to the class of the people who were being exploited. And in the great name of the same class, I raise this nation's flag which is a strong symbol of this transfer."
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Shaqiq al-Balkhi
Religion
"If you desire purification of the heart then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled."
16 quotes
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
Politics
1101–1206
6 quotes
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Politics
1953–2001
"If President Bush doesn't help us, these terrorists will damage the U.S. and Europe very soon."
6 quotes
Frederick Forsyth
Journalism
1938–2025
1 quotes
Hamid Karzai
Politics
b. 1957
"Every time we ignore the suffering of others or stand by and watch, we do not only act against our own interests but we violate a part of our humanity."
14 quotes
Muhammad of Ghor
Politics
1144–1206
17 quotes
Nur Muhammad Taraki
Politics
1917–1979
"We want to create a society in which our workers and farmers can afford to appear in handsome attire and enjoy a good life and health; we want this kind of society."
9 quotes
Mahmud Tarzi
Literature
1865–1933
"Although age has its normal limits, it may be extended by two things-the study of history and by travel. Reading history broadens one's perception of the creation of the world, while travel extends one's field of vision."
5 quotes
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Mullah Dadullah
Politics
1966–2007
"Mullah Dadullah: The Military Mastermind of the Taliban Insurgency, The Jamestown Foundation, March 2006"
8 quotes
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Mohammed Omar
Politics
1960–2013
"Allah says to do it, and he will forever be satisfied."
6 quotes
Hemu
Politics
1501–1556
"…The king struck Hemu with his sword and he won the title of Ghazi…"
4 quotes
Ahmed Shah Durrani
Military
b. 1975
"The Marathas are the thorn of Hindostan.... by one effort we get this thorn out of our sides for ever."
9 quotes
Notable Quotes
"We want to create a society in which our workers and farmers can afford to appear in handsome attire and enjoy a good life and health; we want this kind of society."
— Nur Muhammad Taraki, b. 1917View →
"I noticed long ago that Amin has the tendency to concentrate power in his own hands but I did not attach any particular significance to this. However, recently this tendency has become dangerous."
— Nur Muhammad Taraki, b. 1917View →
"Everything will be all right. I know this room. Soldiers used to be quartered here. Now it's our turn."
— Nur Muhammad Taraki, b. 1917View →
"I am ready to sacrifice everything in completing the unfinished agenda of our noble jihad...until there is no bloodshed in Afghanistan and Islam becomes a way of life for our people."
— Mohammed Omar, b. 1960View →
"Allah says to do it, and he will forever be satisfied."
— Mohammed Omar, b. 1960View →