 SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - Four years after US forces launched their offensive to overthrow the Taleban, the guerrillas vowed on Friday to continue their holy war to rid Afghanistan of foreign troops.
| "Hrrrr! We're still big!" |
Taleban military chief Mullah Dadullah told Reuters that Afghanistan had become a âhub of disturbance, killings, looting and drugsâ since the Talebanâs overthrow in late 2001.
| Of course, it was all that and more before 2001. |
Dadullah, speaking by satellite phone from an undisclosed location, denounced presidential and legislative elections in October 2004, and Sept. 18 this year as US-staged âdramasâ. He said the latest polls for a national assembly and provincial councils had brought in âold murderers and warlordsâ.
| Who are less murderous and (perhaps) more sensible than youse guyz. |
âThose who were happy over the fall of the Taleban have now realised the American occupation of their country was just for the sake of American interests,â he said. âItâs proven the Americans occupied our country by raising the bogey of terrorism and have no sympathy with Afghans.â
| Whereas the Taliban were the milk of kindness. |
Dadullah called Afghanistan a âdrug-manufacturing factoryâ with government ministers involved in the narcotics trade. âWe will continue our jihad until we drive out foreign troops from our country,â he said. |