(AKI) - A new video found by Spanish security forces shows the Taliban threatening to attack the US, Israel, Australia, Denmark, France and Spain. The 42-minute video was distributed on 14 November, five days after two Spanish soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack in western Afghanistan, said Spain's Cadena Ser news, which posted the video on its website on Wednesday.The video shows the flags of the six countries and the United Nations burning and eventually exploding, only to be replaced by an Islamic white flag showing Islam's 'shehadeh' or creed.
The scene is followed by a speech in the Dari language by alleged Taliban commander Sheikh Mulavi Abdel al-Basset, who is holding a copy of the Koran in his hands. In the video he demands the withdrawal of Spanish, US and NATO troops in Afghanistan and threatens to attack their interests inside and outside the country.
Al-Basset is shown with four other militants, all with their faces covered and heavily armed, some of them wearing suicide bomb belts, holding a rocket-propelled grenade and a Kalashnikov machinegun.
Spain's security forces believe the video is authentic. It is the second time that the Taliban has made direct threats against Spain.