All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat,' or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet,' or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates - taking the middle path.

We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon.

Believe in God, for with the grace of God the American rockets will go astray and we will be saved.

God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels.

The sheik is, thank God, still alive and this hurts Bush who promised to his people to kill Osama.

I am ready to sacrifice everything in completing the unfinished agenda of our noble jihad...until there is no bloodshed in Afghanistan and Islam becomes a way of life for our people.

Death comes to everyone. We must stand proud as Afghans in the defense of Islam.