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âPakistan sanctuary for Qaeda, Talibanâ
Guerrillas from Afghanistanâs ousted Taliban militia and the Al Qaeda network it once sheltered are using Pakistan as a sanctuary, the US ambassador to Afghanistan said on Wednesday. Speaking at a police graduation ceremony, Zalmay Khalizad also said senior Al Qaeda members including Osama Bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar must be brought to justice. âThe remnants of extremist Taliban, Al Qaeda and Hekmatyar want to take Afghanistan to the bad old days,â Khalilzad said. âThey use Pakistan as sanctuary.âThe Taliban and Hekmatyar have declared a âjihadâ, or holy war, against US forces in Afghanistan and US-backed President Hamid Karzai.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-12-26 |
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