It would seem at times that hope is difficult to sustain. The challenges of building security, alleviating poverty, addressing the impact of climate change, and the complexities of pursuing reconciliation are a few of the cross-cutting areas that dominate our thinking.

The experience of the past seventeen years has strongly reinforced my conviction that the path to sustainable peace in Afghanistan depends heavily on two key principles – regional cooperation, which is key for national development and stability; and a commitment to pluralism

Hazrat Mowlana Imam Nur-Din Ali ascended to the Masnad of Imamat in 922 A.H. It is believed that The Imam lived in Anjudan in Iran. He was popularly named as "Noorudwar". Also he was called "Fard-e-Haqq", "Mard-e-Haqq" and "Shah-e-Zaman waz Zamaan"