Mullah Omar opposes limited withdrawal of troops 30 August, 2011



PESHAWAR: The Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar on Monday said limited withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan was not a solution to the Afghan conflict and the Jihad would continue till the complete pullout of occupation forces from Afghanistan. In his message made available to the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) and other media organizations, Mullah Omar opposed the establishment of permanent US bases in Afghanistan. He said the enemies of Afghanistan had envisioned that the current year would be crucial to the defeat of the Mujahideen but their plans and calculations would prove wrong. Mullah Omar said the enemy sustained more casualties in terms of human and material losses during the year compared to last years. The Taliban movement founder said that with the passage of each day the mujahideen were becoming more familiar with the tactics of the enemies by gaining access to new technologies. He added that the morale of his fighters was high and they had been able to infiltrate the ranks of their enemies. Meanwhile, the Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar on Monday said that the ongoing peace process was no solution to the Afghan conflict. "The only solution of the issue was the continuity of jihad," the Hezb-e-Islami chief said in his message on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. He said the invading forces would have to leave Afghanistan and that they would leave all their supporters alone. "I ask all the supporters of the invading forces to withdraw support and don't ask them to stay further in Afghanistan. The invading forces would leave you alone like the Russians left alone the communists. The Afghan nation would give an exemplary punishment to the enemies of the country," Gulbaddin Hekmatyar said. He said the only solution to the Afghan conflict was the continuity of jihad and withdrawal of foreign forces. "The foreign forces do not want end to the war. They are trying to buy the loyalty of some mujahideen by using money. But they will not be able to do so," he added. He said the Americans wanted to use Islamabad and Tehran against the Afghans. "They are facilitating Iran and forcing Pakistan for anti-Afghanistan activities," Gulbaddin Hekmatyar stated in his message sent to the Afghan Islamic Press. End.