Their goal is to use time and a battle of nerves to tire us, to intimidate us, to make us doubt our objectives, to sow dissension and turn it into a contentious political debate.

not only Afghan civilians and the Afghan people but the whole process that has started in Afghanistan, which is basically for peace and stability and prosperity.

For God's sake, these people have no clue whatsoever about what they are talking about, so let's sit down and discuss this.

Whoever is behind this cowardly act is considered by the government first of all as a terrorist,

Whoever they are, we are sure they are terrorists because this was an Afghan national ... a leader with a long history of struggle for the freedom of his country.

The Afghan government strongly condemns this act of terror, and will not rest until the perpetrators of such attacks are brought to justice. The Afghan government and people are grateful for the dedication and courage shown by Canadian and other multi-national troops in helping us secure the volatile Southern belt of the country.

Our hope is that he is doing better than what was reported and that if he needs medicine or urgent medical care that we could look at the options that exist to help him.

He did not really believe in having a lot of security guards around him,