We will not be a pawn in someone else’s game.
I am ready to serve the people of Afghanistan, especially for [the cause of] peace. I am ready for any mission at the service of my people.
The future government should be formed through elections by the people. Men and women should take part. The only form of government, which can balance the different ethnicities, is democracy.
Our policy was always to have good and friendly relations with everyone. But we never have accepted being oppressed and we will never accept it.
We consider this as part of our duty to defend humanity against the scourge of intolerance, violence and fanaticism.
If the West does not help us eliminate al-Qaeda, if they do not help us rid our land of those terrorists who have invaded it, there will be a tragedy, a horror visited on you that is beyond comprehension or endurance. Help us, and in doing that, help yourselves.
The behavior of Taliban and their extremist conduct do not correspond in any manner to a tolerant Islam. We are and will always be opposed to the tendencies of [an] extremist
[interpretation of] Islam. We have not ceased to insist that an Islam of tolerance is advantageous to all Muslims, for the Afghans and the whole world — and we will always defend it.
It is our deep conviction and we have always insisted on the fact that democratic elections are the only solution for Afghanistan. Every individual must have a voice. On the day we are in Kabul, we will organize elections under the aegis of the international organizations.
If President Bush doesn’t help us, these terrorists will damage the U.S. and Europe very soon
-Ahmad Shah Massoud (September 2, 1953 – September 9, 2001)
