Quotes of the Day

Afghan boys play with balloons released at an International Peace Day ceremony in Kabul on September 21, 2010
Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2010

Open quotePeace is a need, and we want to pursue it.Close quote

  • WAHEED OMAR,
  • spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on the 70-member peace council set up by the Afghan government to reconcile with top Taliban leaders
Photo: MASSOUD HOSSAINI / AFP / Getty Images | Source: AP