Taliban supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar said on Saturday that his fighters would step up attacks on foreign forces in the coming months, which will surprise many. “With the grace of Allah the fighting will be increased manifold and it would be much more organised. Our previous predictions about attacks were not incorrect,” Mulla Omar said in his “Eid” message. “I am confident that the fighting will be a surprise for many. I advise the Mujahideen to maintain unity in their ranks as rift in their ranks affected jihad against the former Soviets,” he said in a two-and-half page Pashtun language message, issued by a Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan and received through email here. Mulla Omar further said,
| “Our enemy has faced defeat despite his misleading programmes and his move about so-called democracy has also failed. The aggressors released fake films to malign and weaken us…the enemy propaganda has achieved nothing and the nation is behind us.” |
Mulla Omar added, “I am confident as the former Soviets, despite the backing of Warsaw, faced disintegration. The Americans will face the same fate despite NATO support.”
Mulla Omar said that all the NATO members today were loosing their soldiers only for America and added that they must think of their own interests and quit Afghanistan. He added, “The UN has not played any positive role so far with regard to Palestine, Iraq and Kashmir and even if it has taken any decision, it has not been implemented.”
Regarding Muslim rulers following the example of the US, he said, “Muslims will lay heavy hands on them. They must stop the betrayal of the Muslim Ummah.” Dismissing the notion that Pakistan was supporting the Taliban, he said, “America used Pakistani airfields for attacks on Afghanistan…In my opinion, those who have a mind, will not accept the notion of Pakistan support for Taliban.