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Afghanistan
Pakistan exposed Mullah Omar's death for its own interests: Kandahar clerics
2015-08-19
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The religious holy mans in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan said Pakistain exposed the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar to cover its own interests by jeopardizing the peace efforts.

The remarks by Kandahar holy mans were followed during a gathering to declare support for the Afghan cops.

Head of the provincial holy mans council Obaidullah Faizani said the neighboring Pak has been involved in attacks across Afghanistan and called it un-islamic.

Mullah Omar
... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality...
's death was first confirmed by a splinter group of the Taliban -- Afghanistan Islamic Movement Fidai Mahaz, which claimed that he was assassinated Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor and Gull Agha.

The group's front man Qari Hamza said last month Mullah Omar was killed two years ago in the same month of July.

Taliban's top commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah confirmed last week that Mullah Omar did not die naturally but was assassinated, confirming the reports suggesting Mullah Omar was mysteriously killed in April 2013 in a hospital in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
city of Pakistain.

Mansoor Dadullah is the brother of the former senior Taliban capo Mullah Dadullah who was actively operating in southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province before he was killed during an operation in Helmand province in 2007.

The Afghan Intelligence -- National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS) said Monday that the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad was mysteriously killed in a hospital in Karachi city of Pakistain.

A statement was issued by NDS on Monday tonight stating that Mullah Omar was killed in the month of April 2013 in a hospital in Karachi city.

His death was exposed just days before the Afghan officials were due to meet for the second round of peace talks with the Taliban representatives in Pakistain's capital city, Islamabad.

Posted by:Fred

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