91.  German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer opened the conference at a luxury hotel overlooking the Rhine River with an appeal to deliver peace and stability to the Afghan people.

92.  German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer opened the conference with an appeal to the delegates to reach consensus that will deliver peace and stability to the Afghan people.

93.  Haq, like many others, thought it would take a fellow Pashtun to rally opposition among the dominant Pashtun Taliban members and Afghan people.

94.  He promised any response would not be directed against the Afghan people.

95.  He said that although many Afghan people are relieved to be rid of Taliban rule, the militias could still be hiding out in towns and homes.

96.  He said the members of the interim council should be decided not in Germany, but by the Afghan people.

97.  He insisted the fight was not against Islam or the Afghan people, and said the EU was intensifying its aid effort to help those affected by the fighting.

98.  He said the United States had begun dropping leaflets and making aerial broadcasts delivering that message to the Afghan people.

99.  Hossain also urged the international community to make sure that the Afghan people have a say in their future.

100.  If the Afghan people want to go back to war, Khalizad warned, no one can stop them.