 Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ministers, respected delegates, ladies and gentlemen. WTDC 2006 Doha, I was there. WTDC 2010 Hyderabad, I was there. Now WTDC 2014, it is great honor for me to be here also. Is it development or is it revolution? The change we have seen in our lifetime is like science fiction coming true. In the late 60s, I was in secondary school in Gardez, which is located about 100 km from my hometown Urgun. My father used to call me on the phone once every few months. We were not able to hear each other voice. We talked through a third person, Medvia's repeater, since it was a single wire on wooden poles with a return earth path. In the late 1970s, I was doing my higher studies in London. For six years, I had no contact with my parents. As phone connectivity from London to my hometown did not exist. My only way of communication was through letters via the post. And now last week in Kabul, me, my wife, my son, my daughter-in-law, and two kids, age three and seven, were sitting in the living room. I looked and observed that while we talked in watch TV, at the same time we all had, and were using a personal mobile device. Distinguished delegates, what comes to your mind when I mention Afghanistan? Taliban, al-Qaeda, terrorism, suicidal attacks, war. Unfortunately, this is part of everyday life in my country. But despite all this, considerable progress has been made, especially in the area of ICT. WTDC 2002, Istanbul. The Taliban regime was just overthrown in a new era started in Afghanistan. In fact, Afghanistan had no ICTs at that time. Our people traveled to neighboring countries, like Pakistan, just to make a phone call. Just for making a phone call, they had to go to a neighboring country. WTDC 2006, Doha. I was very happy to report that Afghanistan has 1.2 million mobile phone users and over $600 million of investment in the ICT infrastructure. WTDC 2010, Hyderabad. I was very happy to report that Afghanistan has 15 million mobile phones and investments of $1.5 billion. WTDC 2014, Dubai. I am very happy to report that Afghanistan today has over 22 million mobile phone users. There is now no one in Afghanistan without a mobile phone. Services reach over 90 percent of the population. We have five operators providing GSM and 3G broadband services. Investments have reached $2.3 billion. Afghanistan has optical fiber backbone network connecting to all of our neighboring countries. Afghanistan, believe it or not, has 35 TV channels. And digital TV broadcast will start in May of this year. Afghanistan now has a satellite named the Afghan Sat 1, placed in orbital position, ready to provide direct-to-home TV services and bring connectivity to our rural areas. An advanced digital ID system has been developed and ready to issue electronic IDs to all of our citizens. I am on Facebook in direct contact with 2 million Afghan Facebook users. I have found it the most enjoyable part of my life to hear their views, suggestions, criticisms, and maybe some time appreciations. Distinguished delegates, this may be the last WTDC I participate as Afghanistan will have elections on Saturday next week with a new president and a new government. I thank Allah for having given me the strength and courage to serve my people for 10 years as Minister of Communications in IT. And I pray to God that there will soon be peace and stability in my country and that our people live a life without fear and that we continue on our path of progress. On behalf of the Afghan people, I wish to thank the people in governments of the world, the ITU, the United Nations, and all the world organizations and bodies who have supported us in our endeavors to rebuild our beloved country, Afghanistan. Thank you for your attention.