Posts Tagged ‘Mulla Omar’
Text of Mulla Omar’s Eid Message (English Translation)
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1430 AH, 25 November 2009 Message of Felicitation of the Esteemed Amir ul Momineen (Leader of the Believers) Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid (May Allah preserve him) on the Eve of Eid ul Odha In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Praise be to Allah Who honored His [...]
A ‘State of the Emirate’ Address Attributed to Mulla Omar Issued
The Times | By Tom Coghlan | 26 Nov 2009 Taleban leader Mullah Omar gets on message with speech aimed at West “The people of Afghanistan will not agree to negotiation which prolongs and legitimises the invader’s military presence in our beloved country. Afghanistan is our home” The Taleban’s reclusive leader has rejected President [...]
Afghan-Taleban Issue New Code of Conduct
Taliban issues new code of conduct -- 27 July 2009 Al Jazeera has obtained a copy of the Taliban's new military code of conduct, approved by their Afghan leader, Mullah Omar. The document outlines the use of suicide bombings, guidelines on the treatment of hostages and how to win the battle for the hearts of the Afghan population. As Al Jazeera's [...]
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Officials Brief New York Times
| By ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ | Published: July 21, 2009 Pakistan Objects to U.S. Plan for Afghan War ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new American forces are [...]
Profile: Baitullah Mehsud
Commander of the Faithful Meet the man who is Islamabad and Washington's new Public Enemy No. 1. BY IMTIAZ ALI | JULY 9, 2009 In May of last year, a convoy of journalists made its way from Peshawar up into the remote reaches of South Waziristan. They were responding to an invitation from the diminutive, diabetic, and hypertensive commander [...]
A Short History of the “Af/Pak” War: A Folly Built on Lies More Outrageous than Iraq
Britain must tell Obama: the alliance of denial has to end Brown can salvage the diplomatic disgrace of Afghanistan if he acts as he is known to believe, and sets a withdrawal date Simon Jenkins guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 July 2009 21.00 BST Article history Diplomacy, your hour has come. There is no way soldiers will [...]
The Taliban will ‘never be defeated’
From The Sunday Times June 7, 2009 ‘Colonel Imam’, the Pakistani agent who trained Mullah Omar and the warlords to fight the Soviets, says the US must negotiate with its enemies Christina Lamb in Rawalpindi THE Pakistani intelligence agent who trained Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, to fight has warned that Nato forces will [...]
Zhao Ziyang’s Memoir: The Taliban of Tiananmen Square
Zhao Ziyang (d. 2005) was a top Chinese leader who was deposed over his sympathy with 1989 protests by students (in Pashto, taliban, albeit with a small 't') who were massacred in the bloody 4 June 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, that he tried to prevent. Reflecting on his recently published memoir, as reported in the Bangkok Post of 14 May [...]
Transcript of Rare Interview with Taliban Leader Mulla Umar’s Representative
Reproduced below, in full, from CNN's site, is the transcript of a remarkable interview reportedly obtained by CNN's Nic Robertson with Zabiullah Mujahid, said to be a spokesmen for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar . Transcript: Afghan Taliban spokesman discusses war May 5, 2009 -- Updated 2116 GMT (0516 HKT) (CNN) -- Zabiullah [...]
