Afghanistan

Taliban Will Continue Fighting

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was in London this week to speak with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. In the midst of these talks, the British Prime Minister was told that more troops had to be sent into Afghanistan. This would be on top of the eight thousand troops that they currently have stationed there.

Amidst the talks in London, the Taliban’s senior spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, spoke on the BBC’s World Have Your Say program. During the interview, Mr. Mujahid told listeners that the Taliban now has control over more than half of Afghanistan. Under Taliban control, Western ideals are rejected in the arts and education. He also criticized the US actions in 2001. He said there was no proof that Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the attacks on 9/11. He claims that the Americans, not the Taliban, brought al-Qaeda to Afghanistan.

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http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=75339&sectionid=351020601

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7728345.stm

November 14, 2008 at 08:34 am