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

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

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.

If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.

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.

Where liberty dies, evil grows.

People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. They're also people like we all are. They have families, they have relatives, they have children, they are suffering a tough time.