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.

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

As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.

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

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

The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.

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