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Tue, 08/02/2011 - 14:21
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Afghan Spokesman: Mullah Omar in Pakistan's Hands
TEHRAN (FNA)- Spokesman for Afghanistan's National Security Lotfollah Mashal dismissed reports about the presence of the Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, in Afghanistan, and said he has been arrested or hidden by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
"In case Mullah Omar is still alive, he has definitely been arrested or hidden by the ISI so that he will not suffer Bin Laden's fate," Mashal told reporters on Tuesday.
He underlined that the Taliban leader is certainly in the hands of the Pakistani authorities.
Earlier, an Afghan security official had said that the ISI of Pakistan has urged Mullah Mohammad Omar to leave the country's soil.
"ISI has suggested Helmand province in Afghanistan for Mullah Omar's residence," the Afghan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said in May.
Asked about the reason for ISI's demand from Mullah Omar, the Afghan official implied that Islamabad has hatched a secret plot to convince the Americans and the world that it has not withdrawn cooperation in the war on terrorism, given the fact that the Al-Qaeda Leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in Pakistan when he was allegedly hunted down by the US forces.
US President Barack Obama announced in May that bin Laden was killed in a US operation in Pakistan.
US officials claimed that they have dropped bin Laden's body in the Arabian Sea after conducting the necessary postmortem examinations and DNA tests to make sure of his identity.
Yet, a US official later announced that bin Laden's hasty burial was in accordance with the Islamic law, requiring burial within 24 hours of death.
However, burial at sea is not an Islamic practice and Islam does not have a timeframe for burial.
"In case Mullah Omar is still alive, he has definitely been arrested or hidden by the ISI so that he will not suffer Bin Laden's fate," Mashal told reporters on Tuesday.
He underlined that the Taliban leader is certainly in the hands of the Pakistani authorities.
Earlier, an Afghan security official had said that the ISI of Pakistan has urged Mullah Mohammad Omar to leave the country's soil.
"ISI has suggested Helmand province in Afghanistan for Mullah Omar's residence," the Afghan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said in May.
Asked about the reason for ISI's demand from Mullah Omar, the Afghan official implied that Islamabad has hatched a secret plot to convince the Americans and the world that it has not withdrawn cooperation in the war on terrorism, given the fact that the Al-Qaeda Leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in Pakistan when he was allegedly hunted down by the US forces.
US President Barack Obama announced in May that bin Laden was killed in a US operation in Pakistan.
US officials claimed that they have dropped bin Laden's body in the Arabian Sea after conducting the necessary postmortem examinations and DNA tests to make sure of his identity.
Yet, a US official later announced that bin Laden's hasty burial was in accordance with the Islamic law, requiring burial within 24 hours of death.
However, burial at sea is not an Islamic practice and Islam does not have a timeframe for burial.
