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| Taliban leader mourned by Tripoli politician |
| 2015-08-01 |
| [Libya Herald] A member of the antigovernment in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... has mourned the death of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... , which the organization confirmed yesterday. A former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Khaled Al-Sherrif is reported by Al-Watan to have described Omar as a "hero". He said he had known the Taliban leader personally and that Omar had sought to unite Afghanistan and provide peace and security. On his social media page, Sherrif is understood to have complained that Omar "lost his eye for the sake of the victory of religion against the Soviets, yet the western media has distorted him". |
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