Unfortunately, recent events in Pakistan have forced us to host 350,000 to 500,000 refugees from Pakistan ... the refugee issue is a common issue, like all issues. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani More Quotes by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani More Quotes From Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Salma Dam is another big step in deepening and broadening the relationship between Afghanistan and India. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world Terrorists neither recognize boundaries nor require passports to spread their message of hate and discord. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world I have had to become a war president, because an all-out war has been imposed on us. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world Unfortunately two countries which are committed to peace and stability are in danger from regional and international terrorism, our discussions were based on how to bring under control and eliminate those ominous phenomena which are obstacles to stability, prosperity and cooperation in the region. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world We owe a profound debt to the soldiers who have lost limbs to buried bombs, to the brave veterans, and to the families who tragically lost their loved ones to the enemy's cowardly acts of terror, we owe a profound debt to the many Americans who have come to build schools, repair wells, and cure the sick. And we must acknowledge with appreciation that at the end of the day it is the ordinary Americans whose hard-earned taxes have over the years built the partnership that has led to our conversation today. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us Terrorist movements whose goal is to de-stabilize every state in the region are looking for new bases of operation, we are the frontline, but the terrorists neither recognize boundaries nor require passports to spread their messages of hate and discord. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us From the west, the IS militants are sending advance guards to southern and western Afghanistan. To the south, Pakistan's counter-insurgency operations ... are pushing the Taliban from south Waziristan (in Pakistan) towards Afghanistan's border regions. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us Silence is not acceptable,'. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us I ate corned beef at Katz's, New York's greatest, greasiest, pickle-lined melting pot. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us Peace is our goal, but peace from strength, an enduring peace that will bring regional cooperation, what we have emphasized and agreed is that we are strategic partners. We are bound by common interests and will act together to ensure both the safety of United States and the safety of Afghanistan. That is the important consideration. Numbers are a means; they are not an end in themselves. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani politics Each one of you has left a legacy, but I also understand that Afghanistan has marked you. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world I like tough partners. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world We hold his memory dear, and when I go back, I will name a section of that military academy in his honor. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world The result is that America has been secure, thank God, there's been no terrorist attack on mainland United States. We have been the front line. Meanwhile, what needs to be underlined is while tragedy brought us together, there are common interests that now can be articulated very clearly. The threats that we are facing on a daily basis, were they, God forbid, to overwhelm us, will threaten the world at large. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani us-news We will not let the price of peace be greater than the price of war, we will firmly safeguard the achievements of the past 13 years under former President Karzai. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world Peace is a national issue, not only government's responsibility. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world I can't leave my countrymen and my home alone right now. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani world
