[1] In 2004 Khan informed journalists that the Taliban's leadership were in Afghanistan, not taking sanctuary in Balochistan.

In April 2007 he told the Daily Times that the Taliban had Afghans who were willing to serve as suicide bombers waiting to attack in major cities in Afghanistan.

[5][6] In October 2007 he asserted that the Taliban had played no role in the assassination attempt of Benazir Bhutto.

[7][8] He said that “The Afghan Taliban are not involved in attacks in foreign countries.” In an interview with Reuters in November 2007 he described managing hundreds of suicide bombers.

He told Reuters: "Next year, 2008, will be the bloodiest year for U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan and we will make the Afghan land a graveyard for foreign forces,"Hayatullah Khan issued the Taliban's reaction on January 20, 2009, the day Barack Obama was inaugurated.