“Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership...” — Kristen Soltis Anderson Quote

“Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership to be covered nearly head-to-toe and were barely allowed to leave the home; that young Afghan women today are not only accessing an education but are able to meet young people from around the world and cheer on a robot of their own making is something beautiful.”

“Not all change and disruption succeeds, to be sure.”

“Let's think about where things stood in December 2015. By that time, Republicans had already had such epic and long-standing struggles with young people that I'd written a whole book about it. Additionally, Republicans had already had a bruising start to their primary season.”

“The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.”

“After literally hundreds of firefights, Chosen Company became increasingly battle-hardened. And they also became increasingly suspicious of their Afghan counterparts, believing - with their lives on the line at the end of the day - that they could only truly rely on themselves.”

“The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails.”