Middle Eastern Muslim countries are not only important for Afghanistan due to common culture and faith, but also because of economic benefits.
My central objective is, turn Afghanistan's location into a greater asset. Central Asia is becoming Afghanistan's major trading partner. The vision of connectivity is really important.
Thank God there has been no recurrence of 9/11. It is not because of luck - it is because of mass sacrifice and effort.
Pathology by Daesh is distinctively to swallow its opponents, to frighten the population. In that regard, the threat is very real.
Afghanistan fortunately is one of the richest countries in terms of water, mineral resources, location and human capital.
We've had a difficult legacy of 40 years, and cleaning up is not going to be a one day job. But we are engaged in a systematic effort, we have not allowed formation of new militia groups, and we are reforming the local police systematically so that there won't be abuse.
