Hamid Karzai Quotes (134 Quotes)

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

In Afghanistan today, we have a progressive constitution that is based on Islam ... and guarantees the fundamental and equal rights of men and women,

We are making history.

We have a constitution that we have today which is the most enlightened in that part of the world, ... And that constitution has been made possible because of the liberation that you helped us gain and because of the stability that the United States helped us have in Afghanistan.

Our people look upon the presence of these forces as a sign of continued commitment of the international community to peace and security in Afghanistan. Many world leaders have reassured our nation of their commitment.

We had a very tragic incident yesterday in which Dr. Rahman, our minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, was assassinated, martyred. God bless him.

The attacks after the elections are a clear indication of the frustration that exists (because) of the success in Afghanistan of the political process,

We are very happy that this went on peacefully, we are very happy that the Afghan people came to participate so massively. That's what I care about -- the will of the Afghan people, and I'm sure the Afghan people have voted freely, without fear, without intimidation.

to a complete democratic system in the country to emerge in another hopefully five to six months.

The people of Iran, not only in our fight against terrorism and in our jihad, they cooperated. But they also accepted more than 2 million afghan and they supported them and provided education for the children of Afghanistan. For this also we are very grateful.

With God's help in the future, no one will do these kinds of things any more. We hope God will help the people of Afghanistan.

If we find him, we will arrest him -- today, tomorrow, whenever. He's one man, and one man can easily hide, can easily take a motor bike and go places.

We are in a much better situation today than we were six months ago, than we were a year ago or before that, ... I am sure six months from now, a year from now, Afghanistan will be better served by the government, better administered by the country and more secure.

The fight, this war, this fight against the remnants of terrorism will go on for some time.

Improvement in relations between India and Pakistan is a necessity for this whole region and overtakes every other consideration.

There's so much more work to be done ... Afghanistan is still not be able to stand on its own feet, ... The international community should even give more.

I hope those security preparations will be somehow be enough to prevent whatever threats or attacks that may come.

years of war and disaster.

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,

Yesterday's attacks by the enemies of Afghanistan are against Islam and indicate that killing of Muslims is the terrorists' main objective,

Two or three times, I have received a call from the southwest indicating that Mullah Omar may be here or there. We will look for him, and if we find where he is,

We cannot allow this country to be influenced by mafia and narcotics-related activities. It kills our economy. It destroys our reputation. So we are going to work against it.

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.

I have no information about this, and I got the information through media.

Secretary Powell's visit today shows to us the commitment of the United States of America,

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,

There is clear and compelling evidence ... his forces specifically engaged in widespread killing.

Today's constitution has included all needs of Afghans from different parts of the country and indeed it reflects the hopes of the Afghan people,

I've been through this before, ... I've been hit three times at summits. Did that stop us from fighting My father was assassinated by terrorists. Did that stop him from fighting against them

We have now left a hard and dark past behind us and today we are opening a new chapter in our history,

Where liberty dies, evil grows.

I was supposed to have stayed at home for total rest for today and tomorrow because of severe flu,

He can't run the parliament, but it won't eat him alive - and a fractured parliament is better than a majority working against him.

You will have for a while some chaos in Afghanistan. It's inevitable. We have to establish a fresh order and, until that comes, there will be here and then, some difficulty. But overall, things are very good.

Come back to your country, and we will welcome you.

First, we respect all Islamic rules for our country,

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.

We are making history. It's the day of self-determination for the Afghan people. After 30 years of wars, interventions, occupations and misery, today Afghanistan is moving forward, making an economy, making political institutions.

It is our wish that all our countrymen...join this (reconciliation) program...to give up destroying their country and participate in its reconstruction.

The elections are important for the Afghanistan of today and tomorrow, ... We are going to have a new life.

committed to letting the Afghan people determine their own future.

In three months time, with the help of the coalition, we defeated the Taliban and pockets of terrorism.

attach importance to developing relations with all neighboring countries, including Pakistan.

Has a fugitive run forever No, at least not in my country. We will catch him one day, sooner or later.

There will be threats ... but that would not deter the Afghan people from participating. We will soon have a parliament,

The message sent by voters was great, ... Look at the threats, look at the bombing, look at the terrorism, and despite that, the Afghan people came out and voted.

Whoever is found guilty of connection with terrorism, of connection with the perpetration of atrocities against the Afghan people -- they will be found, and they will be tried, ... Meet the Press.

It will not end this year. It will not end next year. We may have it for many years to come. So Afghanistan will continue to have security incidents as it builds its security institutions.

We hope that this signature will bring to Afghanistan the stability and peace that we needed for so many years. We also hope that the cooperation between the Afghan state and the international security force and the United Nations will bring to an absolute end the presence of terrorism and banditry in Afghanistan.

It's a powerful institution that Afghans will listen to.