But the war on terror as I have repeatedly said in the past, and the Afghan people believe in it, in truth, is that the war on terror is not in the Afghan villages or homes. Its in the sanctuaries, it is in the training grounds, its in the motivation factors and the money that comes to it.

The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.

As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.

I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.

The true object of war fought for God should always be peace.

I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.

Jesus said, 'Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's,' and part of that was to go to war, protecting whatever nation was under control of the king. I wouldn't agree with any interpretation of Scripture that was used to say that a man or a woman shouldn't protect their families.

Dispatches' is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century and the most brilliant treatment of war and men I have ever read.