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2005-09-05 Afghanistan/South Asia

Former Taliban foreign minister discloses regime's secrets

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-05 00:36|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It sheds ample light on important things like the genesis of the Taliban movement, its links to jihadi outfits, support from Pakistan, the designs of American oil giant UNICOL, its partnership with the Bridas company of Argentina, Dr Najibullah's execution, income sources of the dislodged regime, the Indian plane hijack episode, Iran's threats to invade Afghanistan, the US missile attack and his surrender.

Hope it comes out in English.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2005-09-05 03:36|| 2005-09-05 03:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Contradicts the assertion that OBL bought local goodwill with huge investments in local infrastructure.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-09-05 09:45|| 2005-09-05 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Mutawakil also directly attacks Osama ben Laden for making repeated promises to Taliban leader Mulla Omar to invest his money in development of Afghanistan. These promises were never fulfilled, he says.

Lies, lies, all LIES!

Posted by Sen. Patty Murray 2005-09-05 10:37|| 2005-09-05 10:37|| Front Page Top

#4 #1. PM: Hope it comes out in English.
If it does, Paul, you think we should send Washington's Sen. Patty Murray a copy?
She might want to ~~rethink~~ restate her assertion that Osama bin Laden is popular in poor countries because he helped pay for schools, roads and even day care centers.

Posted by GK 2005-09-05 10:50|| 2005-09-05 10:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Former Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil has disclosed that the Russians had offered to recognize the Taliban regime if the then Kabul Government de-recognized Chechnya.

A superpower - even one as badly hobbled as Russia - has no friends, just interests.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-09-05 11:40|| 2005-09-05 11:40|| Front Page Top

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