and just about a month ago, i saw a letter sent by the justice department to a lawyer that my brother hired. in that letter, they said that they have no case or investigation or file on him. i can fax you that letter. you can see it and make your interpretation from that. >> larry: one other thing in that area, at least six of your relatives operate or are linked to contracting businesses that collect millions of dollars from the american government. that was a report in "the new york times." is that part of your -- how do you respond to that? >> well, we have been talking to the u.s. government on the contracts that they issue. this is a serious matter and a matter that is of concern to us in afghanistan. we want all the contracts to be made public. and i will be especially unhappy if there are any contracts given to relatives of government officials or the government officials themselves.