Afghanistan Government

"US forces and international commitments will not be reduced, but the amount of time spent on Afghanistan might be reduced,"

- Hamid Karzai, President, Afghanistan, Washington, March 21, 2003.

"I have been assured of Washington's continued commitment to Afghanistan, but international peacekeepers warn war could be a trigger for violence in a country where al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists are still a problem."

- Hamid Karzai, President, Afghanistan, Washington, March 1, 2003.