Other invaders to Afghanistan "will face what the United States has faced today," says the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid during a press conference on the tarmac of Kabul airport hours after the last US troops left the country. However the Islamist hardliners are also repeating their promise for a more open brand of rule, "the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants good relations with the Americans through diplomacy," Mujahid said. SOUNDBITES