A democratically elected congressman of the United States of America should not be talking of an ethnic divide in Afghanistan, should not be interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.

If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.

The war on terror, if this is a war on terror, can only be won by a sincere regional and international cooperation. All have to believe they have something at stake and work together. In the absence of this it will become political and interest-oriented.

Afghanistan will, by the grace of God, stand on its own feet in three to four years time. Until then, of course, we need strong support from the international community, including the United States, to stay with us and support us fully.

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

The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States.

No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution.