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 reason that Islamist militants can assert that jihad is necessary against the perceived enemies of Islam is that there is sufficient ammunition in the Quran to buttress their beliefs. The same could also, of course, be said for the Old Testament, which is full of scenes of violent death visited on the enemies of God.

When we talk about mortality, we are talking about our children.

If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a 'peace conference', you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

Googling me, you talk about being depressed. First of all there's 18 websites that predict my early death.