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| Afghanistan | |
| Taliban member dismisses 'sack' claims | |
| 2007-12-30 | |
A KEY Taliban commander denied he had been sacked by the leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, claiming the report was part of a "conspiracy" against him.
Shohabuddin Atal, claiming to speak on behalf of Masnoor Dadullah, however said the statement was not issued by Omar and was a conspiracy against the rebel commander. "Mullah Mansoor Dadullah is still Taliban commander and has never been sacked by ... Mullah Omar," Atal said, by phone from an unknown location. "The statement attributed to ... Omar is rather a conspiracy by some elements within the Taliban movement against Mansoor Dadullah. They want to weaken the Taliban movement," he said. "Mullah Omar is our leader, our commander and whatever order he gives we'll obey without any objections. But this statement has not been issued ... (by) Omar." The elder Dadullah was the most high-ranking Taliban commander to be killed since the group launched an insurgency following the toppling of their government in a US-led invasion in 2001. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 "hokay, maybe double-secret probation, but not dismissal!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-12-30 13:48 |