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

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.

This is not a matter of weapons. We are hopeful for God's help. The real matter is the extinction of America. And, God willing, it [America] will fall to the ground."

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