My overall goal is, at the direction of the president and the secretary of state, not to seek a withdrawal agreement but a peace agreement. Zalmay Khalilzad More Quotes by Zalmay Khalilzad More Quotes From Zalmay Khalilzad Enemy claims of civilian losses are false as no civilians were allowed close to the site of the attack. Zalmay Khalilzad top-news We are at the threshold of an agreement that will reduce violence and open the door for Afghans to sit together to negotiate an honorable and sustainable peace and a unified, sovereign Afghanistan that does not threaten the United States, its allies, or any other country. Zalmay Khalilzad top-news The attack on Amrullah Saleh's political party offices was grotesque and a clear act of terrorism. Zalmay Khalilzad top-news There is still important work left to be done before we have an agreement. Zalmay Khalilzad top-news In our opening session, I underscored to the Talibs that the Afghan people, who are their brothers & sisters, want this war to end, it is time to put down arms, stop the violence, & embrace peace. Zalmay Khalilzad world Peace will require that we find common ground on four inter-connected issues: troop withdrawal, counter-terrorism assurances, intra-Afghan dialogue & negotiations, and reduction in the violence leading to a comprehensive ceasefire, nothing will be final until we agree on all 4 issues. Zalmay Khalilzad world We are in the early stage of a protracted process, we have a long way to go. Zalmay Khalilzad us They (the Taliban) say they made a mistake in how they dealt with women the last time, but nevertheless, theyre not going to be the government of Afghanistan. They are going to be part of the political process of Afghanistan. They may be part of a power-sharing arrangement in Afghanistan. Zalmay Khalilzad us We will not just rely on peoples words. Zalmay Khalilzad us Words are not enough. Zalmay Khalilzad us Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. Zalmay Khalilzad us He came to get rid of Jaafari in the spring of 2006, he thought we didn’t know. Zalmay Khalilzad politics We are not going to abandon Iraq. Zalmay Khalilzad goingabandoniraq
