Any effort to divide Afghanistan ethnically or weaken it will create exactly the same things in the neighboring countries. All the countries in this neighborhood have the same ethnic groups that we have, so they should know that it is a different ball game this time

On behalf of the Afghan people, I pledge today that we will be a dependable asset to the security of the region and of the world.

The past is gone. We were unaware: The Soviets came, invaded us and we went out of Afghanistan to defend our country. We defended our country and that was righ…

We should deal with terrorism wherever it occurs. Wherever they are trained.