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| Afghanistan |
| Talibs reject any government but them |
| 2001-10-06 |
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban government in Afghanistan have rejected to any imposed formula which may be implemented in the form of a broad based government in Kabul. A senior Taliban official talking on condition of anonymity told The Frontier Post on Friday night that "any government which is foreign sponsored will not succeed and bound to fail". The official said "Zahir Shah is not a popular leader, he has not sacrificed anything for the Afghanistan during war with Soviet Union but remained oblivious to the sufferings of Afghan people for the last more than 20 years. "Any government that will emerge in Afghanistan must have its roots in the people," he stressed. He said that the "Osama bin Laden issue could be resolved through talks and solution is that he could be tried in any court and any country on the basis of the evidence, we are ready for his court trial". He said it seems the aims are political and the Afghans will fight back if they are attacked. On the other hand a meeting between the Taliban and the British Prime Minister could not materialise on Friday because of no positive response from the latter side. It was learnt that two senior Taliban officials were in Islamabad waiting for this would-be-meeting. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |