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| Afghanistan |
| Bush rejects Talib offer to ask Binny to leave |
| 2001-09-20 |
The White House rejected on Thursday a recommendation from Afghanistan's Grand Islamic Council that the country's ruling Taliban ask suspected terrorist ringleader Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan. "It does not meet America's requirements," said White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. "It's time for action, not words. The president has demanded that key figures of the al Qaeda terrorist organization, including Osama bin Laden, be turned over to responsible authorities and for the Taliban to close terrorist camps in Afghanistan. The United States stands by those demands." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |