”I am not afraid of death or of losing power. I am willing to give up power and my seat, but I'm not willing to give up Islam,…We shall be victorious… - Mohammed Omar

The sheik [Osama bin Laden] is, thank God, still alive and this hurts Bush who promised to his people to kill Osama,

I tell my brethren in Palestine: be patient and continue your blessed struggle.… We did not forget you. We are still healing another wound in the Muslim nation, which is the occupation of our land by the Americans. Your battle and ours are one and the same,

When they are asked the question by a journalist, a country, a friend, an enemy or anybody, "What is the real purpose of the taliban movement?" the answer to them all is that the taliban<nowiki/>'s mission and purpose is to implement the sharia on this land of Allah. That is their answer, true purpose and their mission from the beginning.