It says it does not have any agenda to harm other countries, but is determined and ready for a prolonged war if other nations want to turn Afghanistan into a colony.
The statement comes on the anniversary of the U.S. invasion that ousted the Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden. U.S. forces launched airstrikes into Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, less than a month after the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S.