The following statements are taken from longer interviews with community members across two different districts in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, one semi-urban and one rural, between November 2017 and March 2018, in which they were asked questions about their views on elections, peace and reconciliation. Respondents’ ages and ethnic groups vary. Data were collected by Abdul Hadi Sadat as part of a larger research project funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.