Ashraf Ghani quotes
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“Do not ever threaten an Afghan with violence. We will rise as one and we will face every threat the way we have taken on thousands of previous armies and conquerors.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : Source: www.cbsnews.com
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“Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : Source: www.cbsnews.com
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“It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.”
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“I'm not taking power. I'm catalyzing systemic change.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : "Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". "The Two-Way" with David Greene, Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. March 22, 2015.
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“The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : "Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". "Morning Edition" with Scott Neuman, www.npr.org. March 22, 2015.
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“We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he that pays the price.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : "Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.wbur.org. March 22, 2015.
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“Ninety percent of our police are fighting terrorists, so we don't have enough oriented towards their key duty, which is enforcement of the law. But these are precisely the inheritance that we want to overcome. Particularly the mark for success for us would be that a woman can not only walk in the streets of every major city, but can go from one province to another without any hindrance.”
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“There's no place for mob justice in Afghanistan.”
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“The youth are hurt. Our majority are youth, under 30. They have no hope. They don't get jobs.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : "Transcript: NPR's Interview With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. March 23, 2015.
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“The job of an elected president is to overcome the past and change the playing field.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : Source: www.cbsnews.com
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“When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit.”
-- Ashraf GhaniSource : "Transcript: NPR's Interview With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. March 23, 2015.
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“Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country [Afghanistan] is dominated by drug economy and a mafia; textbook economics does not work in my context.”
-- Ashraf Ghani
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