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. this is an area of serious concern, especially because of the possibility of corruption in it where there are hundreds of millions of dollars spent. so that is an area of serious concern for us, and we have been incontact with the u.s.