Taliban Say No to bin Laden Surrender
The Taliban Ruling Council today rejected US demands to turn over Osama bin Laden and his associates, opening the way for a threatened American military response.
The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, stated in an Islamabad news conference: “Our position in this regard is that if the Americans have evidence, they should produce it.”
He also said that he did not know whether or not bin Laden was in Afghanistan, and added that the Taliban would have nothing further to say on the matter.
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